Primal Edge Theatre

Primal Edge Theatre Primal Edge Theatre was created by Sharon Malone and Mary Melfi as an independent theatre company.

Sharon Malone has been active in every role in community theatre for 40 years. Primal Edge Theatre started as a collaborartion with Mary Melfi, to produce and direct her play, Painting Moments. Information about Nick Palazzo, the subject of the play, can be found on the Visual Aids website: https://visualaids.org/artists/nick-palazzo

Mary Melfi is a published author, poet, playwright. Her first novel, Infertility Rites, was published by Guernica Editions in 1991; it was later translated into French and Italian. In 1994 Doubleday Canada published her children's fantasy book: Ubu, the Witch Who Would be Rich. Also a playwright, Mary Melfi's works for the theater have been workshopped in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. Noted for her black humour, wry wit and imaginative style critics have suggested that this author manages "not only to make us laugh, but also think." More information regarding Mary's work can be found on the following websites:
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Melfi
The Italian Canadian Collective: https://italocanadese.org/2024/02/05/un-momento-with-mary-melfi/
Guernica Editions: https://guernicaeditions.com/collections/vendors?q=Mary%20Melfi

06/18/2026

There is nothing fictional about Painting Moments: The Portrait of an Artist as a Young Gay Man. This is the tragic yet most compelling story of Nick Palazzo, the once-acclaimed and prolific Montreal artist who created more than 2,000 paintings before dying of AIDS in 1991. He was just 29.

Based on the 1998 Mary Melfi book, the one-man play has been adapted by Melfi and Sharon Malone, directed by Anton May and stars Nick Fontaine as Palazzo.

“Nick was such a brilliant artist, a rising star,” Melfi says. “He had two much-praised exhibitions. Then his partner died, and he got ill and everything went downhill. I felt it was time to reintroduce audiences to a gifted but largely overlooked artist.”

Fontaine concedes he knew nothing about Palazzo’s life before taking on the role. “I wasn’t at all familiar with his incredible life until Mary proposed me for the role,” notes Fontaine, a grad of John Abbott College’s theatre program. “I’ve since become very much struck by his art and his life — his identity issues, his quest for recognition. It wasn’t at all hard for me to connect with his character.”

Mary Melfi poses for a photo outside.
Playwright Mary Melfi. Evan Buhler / Montreal Gazette
Adds Melfi: “This isn’t just about his illness or him being gay, but about the fact he was such an essential artist and that we want him to be part of Canadian art history. That is my hope, that is my dream, because, sadly, now he is forgotten.”

Go to visualaids.org/artists/nick-palazzo to view Palazzo’s art.

Visual AIDS utilizes art to fight AIDS by provoking dialogue, supporting HIV+ artists, and preserving a legacy, because AIDS is not over.

Wonderful article about the Fringe… and OUR show!!!🥰
06/18/2026

Wonderful article about the Fringe… and OUR show!!!
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Bad weather, no tent, no permanent home, no problem for director Amy Blackmore. No matter the obstacles, the Montreal Fringe Festival keeps on truckin'.

Painting Moments: The Portrait of an Artist as a Young Gay Man plays Wednesday at 11 p.m., Friday at 4:15 p.m. and Satur...
06/18/2026

Painting Moments: The Portrait of an Artist as a Young Gay Man plays Wednesday at 11 p.m., Friday at 4:15 p.m. and Saturday at 7:15 p.m. at O Patro Vys, 356 Mont-Royal Ave. E.

The 36th Montreal Fringe Festival continues until Sunday. For tickets and more information, go to

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04/21/2026

Happy Anniversary Primal Edge!

04/21/2026

Celebrating my 1st year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

04/13/2026

I donated to this fundraiser because the story of Dalton Trumbo's: Johnny Got His Gun is powerful and needs to be shared. They've already reached 11.25% of their goal, and every contribution helps bring this meaningful production to life. If you're able, please consider donating or sharing to help support the talented team behind this project. It’s inspiring to see how a simple question can ignite such passion—let’s help make this show happen! 🎭✨

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03/27/2026

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This World Theater Day, we celebrate the passion that drives performers forward: the moments, the sacrifices, and the stories they carry with them long after the spotlight fades 🎭

Experience that same love for the craft in , now on stage at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater in Circuit Makati. Don’t miss the final week of shows before closing on March 29! 🌟

A Chorus Line is presented by Ayala Land, Inc., BPI and Philippine Airlines with additional support from Make It Makati and Circuit Makati.

🗓 Show Dates:
Mar 27 | 7:30 PM
Mar 28-29 | 2:00 PM, 7:30 PM
📍 Samsung Performing Arts Theater, Circuit Makati
🎟 Get your tickets via TicketWorld: https://bit.ly/ACLatCircuitMakati

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