SENESCENCE, Or Ageing Gracelessly
Being Old Rocks!! … Well no, Ageing isn't much fun. The best you can do is have a laugh about it. So, this one-person show of comical storytelling invites you to laugh along with (or laugh at) Donnie's tales of Gracelessly Growing Old. Delightful topics include Aged Frailty, Dewlaps, Memory failures (short and long term), Absent-Mindedness, "Senior Moments"—and there's even some Shakespeare to lend some dignity to the mix. AND to wrap up—Golly! Donnie present his eccentric (and perhaps slightly senile) reflections on His Place, and also Our Place, in our Great Grand Old Cosmos! … The Wine of Well-Aged Wisdom? Don't know. You will have to decide for yourself. But if You are old, or just getting older, or if You have old persons in your life, this show's for You! (Trust me.)
Credits
Created by - Don Randall
Written by - Don Randall
About the Artist
Don Randall retired in 2016 from his career as an expat literature prof at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey. He's the writer of the show. His somewhat eccentric performance-persona "Donnie" presents it. Don&Donnie reside together in Edmonton, the Great Fringe Festival City in the middle of that wacky-Conservative province, Alberta.
Accessibility
Content warnings: None.
Sensory warnings: Audience interaction and/or participation.
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All shows will admit latecomers at an appropriate moment for up to 10 minutes after the start of the show.
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Event Types - Storytelling
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$0.00 -
August 27, 2026-September 5, 2026 -
50 minutes -
Wood Hall -
Fringe Venue 2 -
Ages 14+ -
Content warnings: None. Sensory warnings: Audience interaction and/or participation.
