Do you believe in ghosts? I mean, really believe? Have you seen one? Have you heard one give one tap for “yes"? Or is it just a feeling?

The Vaudevillian ghost medium, complete with jaunty moustache and tailcoat, is sure that the ghosts require your enthusiasm to make contact with the spirit world. If you call yourself a believer, Dr. Silkini (Gwendolyn Coburn) wants you to yell it from the rafters. Even skeptics are invited to humor him as he performs a series of parlour tricks that just might do the job.

The Importance of Being Haunted is quintessentially Fringe because there's so much more you'll take with you than a few ghost-summoning pointers. What begins as a clown show with visual gags, amusing vignettes, and some impressive dance moves, ends with a poignant message about grief and loss. Why have humans been trying to make contact with the afterlife for generations? What is it we're really looking for? Perhaps Silkini can conjure up an answer or two for you.