Wokeness has found its way into the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival (EIFTF). The EIFTF will be featuring a play called Local Diva: The Danielle Smith Diaries that mocks Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. “Your tax dollars at work,” tweeted Quillette associate editor Jonathan Kay on Sunday. .Low Hanging Fruit Productions (LHFP) said Local Diva is a story told by fictitious diva Tragidean. “Their trials, their struggles, their stories,” said LHFP. “Growing up gay in a Catholic school, working the drag circuit, and living through two UCP (United Conservative Party) elections.”However, LHFP said it comes to an explosive end. Tickets for Local Diva cost $25. It has shows from Monday to Wednesday and on Saturday. It runs for 45 minutes. The shows will be held at the Fringe Theatre Arts Barns. Fringe Theatre has issued a content warning for Local Diva because of adult language and content, drugs and alcohol, mental illness and disorders, political content, sexual material, strobe lights, and violence against the queer community. The EIFTF receives funding from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Canadian government, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA), the Alberta government, the Edmonton Arts Council, the City of Edmonton, and the Edmonton Community Foundation.The Alberta government has provided it with $2.5 million since 2019, with most of it coming from the AFA..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Wokeness has found its way into the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival (EIFTF). The EIFTF will be featuring a play called Local Diva: The Danielle Smith Diaries that mocks Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. “Your tax dollars at work,” tweeted Quillette associate editor Jonathan Kay on Sunday. .Low Hanging Fruit Productions (LHFP) said Local Diva is a story told by fictitious diva Tragidean. “Their trials, their struggles, their stories,” said LHFP. “Growing up gay in a Catholic school, working the drag circuit, and living through two UCP (United Conservative Party) elections.”However, LHFP said it comes to an explosive end. Tickets for Local Diva cost $25. It has shows from Monday to Wednesday and on Saturday. It runs for 45 minutes. The shows will be held at the Fringe Theatre Arts Barns. Fringe Theatre has issued a content warning for Local Diva because of adult language and content, drugs and alcohol, mental illness and disorders, political content, sexual material, strobe lights, and violence against the queer community. The EIFTF receives funding from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Canadian government, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA), the Alberta government, the Edmonton Arts Council, the City of Edmonton, and the Edmonton Community Foundation.The Alberta government has provided it with $2.5 million since 2019, with most of it coming from the AFA..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
