The Staircase Cafe Theatre Upcoming Events
The Staircase is Hamilton Canada's arts incubator. Serving up theatre, dance, comedy and food.
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Like Any Good Human - Live at The Staircase in Hamilton Ontario.
Folk artist - The Bailiff - sings live to sold out crowd Sept 29th, 2016 in Hamilton Ontario Canada at The Staircase Theater.
This song is titled Wanderlust regarding freedom and travelling.
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Stand-Up at Hammer Night Live 12 FEB 2015 Staircase Theatre Hamilton
Some new material after the previous night's abortive outing at Coalition T.O.
This set touches on Secret Police, Tinder for assisted suicide problem drinking as part of the creative process.
Many thanks to Mat Surina and the Staircase Theatre for making this happen.
Staircase Theatre Hamilton Ontario Canada Stand-up Comedy Hammer Night Live Aunt Francis
Yoann Freget - Let it Shine @ The Staircase Theatre
Yoann Freget's concert @ The Staircase Theatre, Hamilton - Canada
FIVE COURSE MEAL || HAMILTON PREMIERE || Gross Out Short (HXFF 2020)
Mark and Jenny agree to take part in a mysterious experiment for money. Things get exceptionally messy. Based on the short story by Josh Saltzman.
Screens at the Hexploitation Film Festival February 20-22, 2020 at the Staircase Theatre, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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Anandita Video - Presenting & Dancing in Hamilton, Canada
Anandita - Day 4 of Art & Spirituality - When Rhythm becomes Meditation - Touring Canada
(Free-Meditation.ca); here is in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada @ Staircase Cafe Theatre
The City of Hamilton Arts Awards 2014
This video was shot on Thursday May 29, 2014 at Theatre Aquarius in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, Canada for the 2014 City of Hamilton Arts Awards. The City of Hamilton Arts Awards program was established in 1976 to recognize the vital contribution that artists make to our community. It is one of the longest running municipally-led arts award program in Canada and provides an unparalleled opportunity to celebrate exceptional achievements across all parts of our artistic community. Featuring the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Visual Arts Award and the community Arts Award with the winners Ian Jarvis and Thea Faulds (Unlocking HIV). In other categories, the winners are:
•Fiona Kinsella (Visual Arts) — A painter and sculptor known for elegant cake sculptures, one of which is being featured in an Art Gallery of Hamilton's exhibition called Art for a Century. Emerging artist: Kearon Roy Taylor.
•Ian Jarvis (Community Arts) — A film and media artist who recently co-ordinated Unlocking HIV, a project in which four media artists from Centre 3 studio worked directly with people living with HIV to document their experiences. Emerging artist: Thea Faulds.
•Peter Lloyd (Theatre) — A director, performer and set designer, recognized for his creative energy at Dundas Little Theatre. Emerging artist: Gregory Cruikshank.
•Astrid Hepner (Arts Administration) — A jazz musician and teacher who co-founder director of the Hamilton Music Collective and An Instrument for Every Child, which provides musical instruments for the use of inner city children. Emerging artist: Dejehan Hamilton
•Lori Yates (Music) — A country singer recognized by the Hamilton Music Awards as songwriter of the year in 2007, who also hosts a popular series of songwriting workshops. Emerging artist: Mimi Shaw
•Lisa Pijuan-Nomura (Performance) — A multidisciplinary storyteller and performer known for Speak: Storytelling at the Staircase; The Quarterly at The Pearl Company; and her one-woman show, Small Sweet and Quiet, at Theatre Aquarius. Emerging artist: Clifford Myers
•Emma Rush (Arts Education) — A respected classical guitarist and teacher at Mohawk and Redeemer University colleges, as well as director of the Hamilton International Guitar Festival. Emerging artist: Sarah Lawrence
•Tony Clennell (Fine Craft) — A ceramicist and instructor at Sheridan College dedicated to the art of wood-firing his glazed and unglazed works. Emerging artist: Christine De Takascy
•Tyler Tekatch (Media Arts) — He's the media artist in residence with Culture for Kids in the Arts' Artasia program and works in film, video and digital media. His Terrors of the Breakfast Table is on exhibit at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. Emerging artist: Kearon Roy Taylor.
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Carpet Installation Hamilton Ontario Canada by Direct Carpet
Direct Carpet in Hamilton Ontario,Amazing
MAKING MONSTERS || HAMILTON PREMIERE || Canadian Horror (HXFF 2020)
When a celebrity couple famed for their YouTube scare-prank channel are invited to a friend’s converted church in the countryside for a weekend getaway, a series of startling events unfold that spiral them into an inexplicable nightmare.
Screens at the Hexploitation Film Festival February 20-22, 2020 at the Staircase Theatre, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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ZANDAVI LIVES - Teaser - WORLD PREMIERE (HXFF 2018)
Two priests are called upon to perform their first exorcism on the newborn baby of an estranged family. They soon realize they are in over their heads.
Screens at the Hexploitation Film Festival March 23-25, 2018 at the Staircase Theatre, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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Commercials for Hamilton Opening Night
Hammertheatre presents a new play by Sky Gilbert Commercials for Hamilton
Two guys. One Office.
Objective: Sell Hamilton!
This video of the opening night introduction with Sky Gilbert was shot on Friday November 21st at 8pm. Guest speakers Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath and Aidan Johnson.
Hammertheatre presents a comedy in one act written and directed by Sky Gilbert. “Commercials For Hamilton” stars newcomers Abraham Asto and Spencer Robson. Set and costumes by Kelly Wolf. Lighting design and stage management by Stephen Newman. This intimate comedy premieres at The Staircase Cafe Theatre, 27 Dundurn Street North. Tickets are $15.00 and can be reserved by calling the box office at 905-529-3000. “Commercials For Hamilton” previews on Thursday November 20th at 8pm, opening night is Friday November 21st at 8pm with regular performances Thursday – Saturday at 8pm and two Sunday matinees at 2pm.
In Hamilton, house prices are going up along with a new GO Station. Condos are everywhere, and thousands of Toronto hipsters and young people cannot wait to get down and party at Hamilton’s Art Crawl. In other words, Hamilton is on the verge of a boom, and there is no doubt that there is money to be made. But what does it mean when people want to make money out of your city?
“Commercials For Hamilton” is Sky Gilbert’s third play with Hamilton in the title (We cannot forget Hamilton Bus Stop and Naked Hamilton which both preceded “Commercials For Hamilton”) and the sixth play he has written with a Hamilton setting. Like these earlier plays, “Commercials For Hamilton” looks at issues of class, gentrification, and sexuality.
What does it mean to sell Hamilton? “Commercials For Hamilton” asks just that question. Set in a makeshift office near Jackson Square, this one act comedy tells the story of two advertising men who have been given an urgent assignment: sell Hamilton. Abraham Asto plays Sanders Dillingham – a slick Toronto ad executive on his way up. A tall chai latte loving lad from Toronto’s Ossington Avenue who is not too happy when his boss tells him that he must work with a young intern (a recent grad of Hamilton’s Mohawk College) named Roy Stilts (played by Spencer Robson). Roy is Hamilton born and raised (his father used to have a store on Barton Street). He has a shaved head and boundless enthusiasm and he just loves everything about the city. Sanders is not fond of Hamilton. Or is he? What are the mysterious phone calls that Sanders Dillingham keeps making? And what really happened at the Devil’s Punchbowl?
Find the answer to these and other important questions (like: is Hamilton really The City of Waterfalls?) in “Commercials For Hamilton.” A 40-minute, two guy comedy. Secrets are withheld, secrets are told and the truth wins out. Because Hamilton is a place where the people are REAL.
hammertheatre presents
“Commercials For Hamilton”
a new play in one act written and directed by Sky Gilbert
starring: Abraham Asto and Spencer Robson
The Staircase Cafe Theatre
27 Dundurn Street North,
Hamilton. Ontario
tickets: $15.00 box office: 905-529-3000
Preview: Thursday November 20th at 8pm.
Opening Night: Friday November 21st at 8pm
Closing Performance: Sunday November 30th at 2pm
Regular Performances: Thursday – Saturday at 8pm and two Sunday matinees at 2pm
hammertheatre wishes to thank The University of Toronto’s Drama Centre, The Ontario Arts Council and The Ontario Trillium Foundation for their ongoing support.
Andre Guantanamo at Father's Day Bash 21 JUNE 2015 (Staircase Theatre, Hamilton Ontario)
I had the privilege of opening the show for the first annual Father's Day Bash at Staircase Theatre in Hamilton, Ontario. It was a great crowd and I touched on anal sex, sex offenders and sex with young women.
I like talking about the sex apparently XD
Thanks to CMW Management & Promotions for putting on the show and to all the comics for their amazing sets: MIchael Moses, Alex Charbs, MIke Demissie/Black Zeus, MIchelle Christine, headliner Eric Johnston and host, Brandon Sobel.
Laughing in the Face of Death (Part 2)
Benefit show for Darfur Relief. Performed at the Staircase Theatre in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Laughing in the Face of Death (Part 6)
Improv benefit show for Darfur relief. Performed at the Staircase theatre in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Laughing in the Face of Death (Part 1)
A benefit show for Darfur relief. Performed at the Staircase Theatre in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Wakaliwood Invasion: USA and Spain and Canada!
In Person (and vegetable):
Ebola Hunter, Commando Jesus, and Segwanye: Da Killer Gourd
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CANADA
The Royal Cinema on January 13, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario
Staircase Theatre on January 14 in Hamilton, Ontario
SPAIN
CutreCon V on January 30, 2016 in Madrid
USA
Proctor's Theatre on February 4, 2016 in Schenectady, NY
BLOODSUCKA JONES vs. THE CREEPING DEATH - Trailer - Goof Ball Comedy (HXFF 2018)
Bloodsucka Jones -- the baddest mofo with the killer afro -- and his gorgeous sidekick must help a couple of idiots fight an army of zombies unleashed by an evil group of vampires.
Screens at the Hexploitation Film Festival March 23-25, 2018 at the Staircase Theatre, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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Open Mic at the Staircase Theatre Cafe in 2010
David and Raphael perform a cover song I Got You Babe during the Open Acoustic Stage at the Staircase Theatre Cafe in Hamilton on February 15, 2010. We did this without any rehearsals, just one prior run-through that evening. Since Raphael was unfamiliar with the song, I think it resulted in a really nice original interpretation.
Laughing in the Face of Death (Part 7)
Improv benefit show for Darfur relief. Performed at the Staircase Theatre in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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