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iPhoto caption: Hamilton Fringe 2025. Photo by Dave Pijuan-Nomura
REVIEWS: Hamilton Fringe Festival 2026
From intimate performances and new dramas to musical comedies and experimental collaborations, these shows offer a glimpse into the many strange, funny, moving, and unexpected stories being told across Hamilton this summer.
iPhoto caption: Photo of Mark Crawford courtesy of Theatre Aquarius.
Mark Crawford returns to Theatre Aquarius as A Christmas Story’s nostalgic narrator
“There’s a beautiful song that Ralphie’s mother, who’s played by Jamie McRoberts, sings to her boys in act two,” said Crawford. “I almost started weeping [when I first heard it] — the tenderness of a mom taking care of her kids in this moment, and [me] standing there as the adult version of one of those kids. I think that’s so identifiable for people: those moments of tenderness and love between this family.”