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After years of waiting, The Persistent Stain is finally getting back up on stage at the Ottawa Fringe Festival in Ottawa, Canada (June 19th-28th, 2026).
Show your love for the band (and the show!) and help us raise some funds by buying your limited edition t-shirt today. Wear your shirt to the show and get a free sticker!
We really appreciate all your love and support. This one's for you!
The Show:
The Persistent Stain is a second-wave Canadian punk band that?s been slogging it out on the small touring circuit for decades. Now they find themselves in their 50s still pursuing the dreams they had in their 20s. As they struggle through yet another gig in yet another nowhere town, Joey Blank and Maxie Staines ask themselves: Should they stay, or should they go?
Maxie and Joey are the only ones left alive from the original band; they travel with the ghosts of their former bandmates. ?Aristotle?s Dick? was their only hit song, and now a younger, hipper band wants to steal it. The pair have to decide if giving up the song also means giving up the dream. What do you do when you?ve followed your dream but the dream is no longer enough?
A comedy which also hits hard, asks tough questions, and touches on soft spots?the show includes original songs played live.
Created by Geoff McBride & Margo MacDonald
Performed by Margo MacDonald, Geoff McBride, Nick DiGaetano, & Trevor Lubin
Directed by Patrick Gauthier
Stage Managed by Robin Treleaven
Music Direction & Composed by Nick Di Gaetano
Costumes and Makeup designed by Vanessa Imeson & Patrice-Ann Forbes
Lighting designed by Laura Brink
Associate Produced & Graphics by VW Titus
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