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IndyFringe is located at:
719 E St Clair Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Free parking is available, but can be limited during inclimate weather. Additional parking can be found at Art Bank and Scholar's Inn parking lots.
IndyFringe Building
Above: An interior video view of the IndyFringe Theatre Building.
The Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival is proud to celebrate one year in its new headquarters in the Massachusetts Avenue Arts and Theatre District, directly across College Avenue east of The Beilouny and just south of the Art Bank.
IndyFringe thanks the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation, Inc. and LISC for their generous support in funding the restoration and renovation of the building.
The new space enables the Festival to remain close to its traditional home on Massachusetts Avenue while providing additional space to increase shows for the 2009 festival. The St. Clair Street building houses IndyFringe offices as well as providing accessible, low-cost performance and rehearsal space for independent artists.
The Festival will utilize the space exclusively for FringeNext youth performance events during the month of the Festival. The building has already hosted a full program of performances by independent artists in 2009.
The building has undergone extensive renovation before becoming the full-time home of the Festival in 2009. To this end, IndyFringe has received funding from Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation to replace the roof, interior roofing, windows and door, wiring/plumbing and some painting.
The building is now equipped with a 20' x 12' stage, theatre curtain and wings, LED lighting, tech deck and audience seating for up to 100.
Funding for the building feasibility study came from the Christel DeHaan Family Foundation. IndyFringe is proudly supported by The Indianapolis Foundation, a CICF affiliate; the Christel DeHaan Family Foundation; A.W. Clowes Charitable Foundation; Cummins Foundation; the Arts Council of Indianapolis, the City of Indianapolis and the Cultural Development Commission; Young & Laramore; NUVO; IndyMonthly Magazine; and the many partners, donors and volunteers who support the IndyFringe festival.
Here's a photo of the building when acquired in 2008:
And here's a photo of the building in August 2009:
At Fringe Headquarters you can:
Catch a FringeNext performance during the Festival.
Pick up your printed copy of the official IndyFringe program.
Get your Backer Buttons in advance.
Purchase merchandise such as T-shirts and posters.
Get general information about the festival.
Verify show times, venues, performance groups, ticket prices, etc.
Volunteer to help with the festival.
Here are the architect's drawings of what the IndyFringe Building will look like when all renovations are completed:
Downtown Hotels
Here is a list of downtown hotels as provided by Indianapolis Downtown, Inc.
Canterbury Hotel
123 S. Illinois St.
317.634.3000
www.canterburyhotel.com
Courtyard by Marriott at the Capitol
320 N. Senate Ave.
317.684.7733
http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/indcd
Crowne Plaza Hotel at Union Station
123 W. Louisiana St.
317.631.2221
www.crowneplaza.com
Embassy Suites Downtown
110 W. Washington St.
317.236.1800
www.embassysuites.com
Hampton Inn Downtown at Circle Centre
105 S. Meridian St.
317.261.1200
www.hampton-inn.com/hi/indpolis-downtown
Hilton Garden Inn Indianapolis Downtown
10 E. Market St.
317.955.9700
www.hiltongardenindianapolis.com
Hilton Indianapolis
120 W. Market St.
317.972.0600
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=INDDNHF
Hyatt Regency Indianapolis
One S. Capitol Ave.
317.632.1234
www.indianapolis.hyatt.ccom
Indianapolis Marriott Downtown
350 W. Maryland St.
317.822.3500
www.indymarriott.com
Nestle Inn Bed & Breakfast
637 N. East St.
317.610.5200
www.nestleindy.com
Omni Severin Downtown Hotel
40 W. Jackson Pl.
317.634.6664
www.omnihotels.com
Residence Inn by Marriott on the Canal
350 W. New York St.
317.822.0840
http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/indri
Westin Indianapolis
50 S. Capitol Ave.
317.262.8100
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1033
Yellow Rose Inn
1441 N. Delaware St.
317.636.7673
http://www.yellowroseinn.com
FringeFriday Last Friday Each Month
FRINGE FRIDAY. Fringe Friday is held on the last Friday of each month at the IndyFringe Theatre Building, 719 East St. Clair Street. Fringe Friday features special performances by current and past IndyFringe performers, skits, live music occasionally, and other surprises. Fringe Friday typically includes a cash bar and hors d'ouevres, and admission is usually free (except for certain special events). Details for the next Fringe Friday will be published soon.
FringeFuture: 5th annual IndyFringe: Aug. 21-30, 2009
