About This Episode:

What would happen if a newly elected Premier of Ontario was forced to live on minimum wage? That's the provocative (and deeply funny) question at the heart of Minimum, the political satire written and performed by Victoria Sullivan. After winning Best in Venue at the 2025 Hamilton Fringe Festival, Victoria is bringing the show to Toronto Fringe, and the timing couldn't feel more apt.

Victoria is an actor, playwright, and producer based in Hamilton, working under the banner of Be Victorious (and sometimes the Intergalactic Federation of Space Beers - it's a long story). She holds a master's degree from TMU, where her Dante-inspired thesis project Daniel T's Inferno Latte became a critically lauded Fringe hit. With four consecutive Fringe runs under her belt, she knows what it takes to make a show land; and she's ready to find out how Toronto audiences respond to political absurdism in the current climate.

This episode explores:

How the experience of moving to Toronto and working for minimum wage sparked the idea for Minimum
Why Victoria chose a fictional premier over the actual Premier and what creative freedom that decision unlocked
Returning to a show with the same cast but a new director, and what that reinvestigation revealed
The changing landscape of Fringe marketing - from flyering lineups to social media ads - and what actually works
And much more!

Guest: 🎭 Victoria Sullivan

Victoria Sullivan is an award-winning scriptwriter, producer and actress who currently resides in Hamilton, Ontario.

Victoria completed an MFA in Scriptwriting and Story Design at Toronto Metropolitan University in 2023. Her thesis project is a female-led, television adaptation of Dante’s Inferno, with a modern-day interpretation of the entry requirements into Hell. Victoria produced and starred in a stage adaptation of Danielle Tea’s Infernal Latte on Tarragon Mainstage for the Toronto 2023 Fringe Festival to rave reviews and critical acclaim. She has co-written and produced It’s Always Hazy in Hamilton for the 2024 Hamilton Fringe Festival and wrote, produced and starred in Minimum for the 2025 Hamilton Fringe Festival, both of which won ‘Best in Venue’ at the Player’s Guild of Hamilton.

Victoria is passionate about astronomy, the environment, animal rights and has an avid green thumb. She is currently entrenched in a war with fungus gnats over her indoor plants. Her favourite planet is Saturn.

Get tickets to Minimum at Toronto Fringe: https://fringetoronto.com/fringe/show/minimum

Connect with Victoria

🌐 Website: www.spacebeers.ca

📸 Instagram: @vicsulliva https://www.instagram.com/vicsulliva

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