IndyFringe Welcomes You!
53 performers. 270 shows. Six stages. And 10 days of splashy spectacle, provocative pageantry and outrageous outbursts of off-beat theatrical fun.
It's Year Five of the Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival, a big, bold and bodacious celebration of alternative theatre and performance arts.
When it arrives on August 21, 2009, IndyFringe will transform the Massachusetts Avenue Arts District into a colorful, open-air showcase of traditional (and not-so!) theatre, dance, music, improvisation and a wide range of other performance and visual arts, all performed and created by local, national and international artists.
The festival centers on six stages at five venues—the American Cabaret Theatre, the Auditorium at the Athenaeum, Theatre on the Square (Main Stage and Stage II), ComedySportz Indianapolis, and the Phoenix Theatre. But the fun also spills out onto the streets with street buskers, performing poets and visual art exhibitions among other fringy festivities.
In 2006, IndyFringe even began inviting young people into the Fringe-fray with FringeNext, a dedicated stage for young performers—slated to return again in 2009.
Wander the avenue, catch some shows, and—in between—enjoy a bite to eat or a drink at one of Mass Avenue's fringy eateries, as you compare show notes with fellow Fringers, or just hang out to soak up the scene.
Fringe shows run 60 minutes or less. Admission is $10.00 per person, per show at the door, first-come, first-served ($7.00 students). Advance tickets are available for $11.00 per person, per show (until half the house for each show is sold). Festival-goers also buy a one-time festival badge for $3.00 onsite, good for all 10 days of the festival. Kids 12 and younger are free.
The fun gets underway at a free opening night party at 5:30 PM on Thursday, August 20, 2009. Details forthcoming. Meet IndyFringe performers and enjoy street theatre that ranges from the silly to the salacious to the sublime.
Welcome to the 5th annual Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival: August 21-30, 2009!
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.
Join Refried Fringe!
REFRIED FRINGE: A RADICAL MARCHING BAND. Are you a former bando, show choir or theatre kid? Can you rock out on a kazoo? Do you like performing just for the fun of it? Is there a little rebellion in you?
IndyFringe is launching a radical marching band, inspired by Rude Mechanical Orchestra’s visit to our festival last year. A radical marching band is all about breaking the rules of band (no shakos here!), playing ridiculously fun and crazy tunes, and causing a public ruckus.
Our radical marching band will be a low-time-commitment group that will lead our Opening Night parade at the festival in August. You definitely want to be a part of that party. Plus, it’s a great way to perform in a fun, no-pressure atmosphere, and meet other artsy, hip, nerdy, creative, random, culture-lovin’ rebels. We are looking for musicians of every assortment and level of talent as well as people who like to dance like fools, wave things in the air and create something exciting to look at (aka an unconventional dance line/color guard/visual performance hybrid).
If interested, please go to http://lb.wufoo.com/forms/refried-fringe-a-radical-marching-band/, fill out the form, and join us at our Informational Meeting on July 13.
ABOVE: One radical marching band: Rude Mechanical Orchestra at IndyFringe 2008.
FringeFuture: 5th annual IndyFringe: Aug. 21-30, 2009
