Paper Fathers:
Shadows and the Songs We Leave Behind
Creative Team
Written and Performed by
Tim Hogue is a Winnipeg-based father, husband, actor, playwright, and musician who occasionally descends from the domestic stratosphere to rehearse lines and tune a ukulele. Paper Fathers: Shadows and the Songs We Leave Behind is his first play, and he is delighted to premiere it at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival.
Dramaturged and Directed by
Andrew Davidson is the New York Times bestselling author of The Gargoyle, which has been translated into thirty languages. Andrew began his artistic career at the Black Hole Theatre at the University of Manitoba in the late 1980s, and the Gargoyle Theatre is inspired by his desire to support Winnipeg-based writers of original theatrical work.
Technical Crew
Z. Kenneth Martin
Stage Manager
An alien dignitary visiting annually from a galaxy far, far away to oversee the Winnipeg Fringe Festival. Ensures cues, actors, and cosmic alignments are perfectly synchronized.
Rebecca Driedger
Venue Technician
The Gargoyle’s in-house lighting designer and technician, making sure every spotlight hits its mark. She orchestrates shadows and color to sculpt each scene, subtly guiding the audience’s eyes and emotions, all while keeping the backstage cosmos in perfect harmonies.
Also Appearing
Known as “Ukulele Ike,” Cliff Edwards was a vaudeville star whose warm tenor and playful ukulele style made him a Broadway and Hollywood favorite. He voiced Jiminy Cricket in Disney’s Pinocchio. Behind the charm, however, were financial instability and personal struggles that shadowed his career.