No One Needs To Know Shania
A one-woman show with a live band led by Matthew Barber, inspired by Canada’s queen of country music
Highlights from the show:
Final poster, text design & layout by Joel Tellier (fusstudio.com), photo by Matthew Barber.
Crowd-Funding Campaign Video:
July 3-12th, 2014, Alexis performed No One Needs To Know Shania at The Monarch Tavern as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival. She wrote, produced and starred in the title role, accompanied by a live band led by her husband, Matthew Barber. (www.matthewbarber.com). It’s a play and a concert in a bar!
This show was the Meat and Three of the 2014 Fringe which means that it packed in southern smoke and all that guilty home-cookin’ flavour you’ve been depriving yourself of since the 90’s.
The director was Alex McCooeye (Theatre Aquarius, Citadel, Shakespeare in the Ruff, Centaur…) and Sean Frederick D was a guest choreographer helping out with the moves (he actually worked with Shania!)
Reviews:
http://www.theworldofgord.com/2014/07/no-one-needs-to-know-shania-at-toronto.html
Scroll down to see the show’s progress!
July 6th, Alexis was invited to promote No One Needs To Know Shania on CP24’s Breakfast show:
Stage Shots from the show:
Visited the National Ballet of Canada costume department to get a sequin gown for the show fitted by seamstress extraordinaire- Lisa Diquinzio:
Photographer & filmmaker sextraordinaire, Miz Monday aka Ingrid Johansson, did an amazing promo photo shoot. Alexis’ handler was actress & best pal Sophia Walker:
Matthew Barber and Alexis did their first public performance from No One Needs To Know Shania at Chelsea P. Manders’ Fringe Party for Don’t Tell My Dad at Artscape Youngplace: 
Writer Jason Whiting helped Alexis edit the script. To finalize it, she made an evidence board to visualize the scenes and help investigate the body parts:
Vancouver’s Jill Barber & Grant Lawrence have been so kind as to donate their art, time & money towards this production. The video below was created by Alexis to thank them for donating to her campaign on FWYC.
Susan & Jim Spencer of Eden Mills, Ontario, were also generous donors towards this production. This is Alexis’ clubby? thank you video for them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTftWw-AMG8
Went to see the show Friday night show and made sure I sat in the front row. (Huge Shania fan!!!) Fantastic show!!! Quietly sang along to the songs. Keep up the good work.