What is a Fringe?

What is Fringe?
Very generally speaking, Fringes are...

• Focused on the performing arts: At it's core, Fringe gives a spotlight to theater, dance, puppetry, music, visual arts, and spoken word. Fringes don't have a focus on one single discipline or genre, but are a performing-arts smörgåsbord
• Uncensored: From family friendly to bawdy and burlesque, Fringes do not curate or constrain the material or content used in participating show.
• Easy to participate in: Ticket prices are purposely low for audiences and production fees are low for artists. We strive to make the arts available to everyone. Show selection varies from festival to festival, but is generally quite open to participation by the gamut of amateurs to professionals
• Festivals: Fringes around the world vary. They last from just a few days to a few weeks and involve lots of people at multiple venues.
• Original: Fringes feature a wide array of original material—sometimes by design, but usually because that’s what Fringes do naturally well.
• Rapid-fire: Typically, tech is minimal and time is a factor at our festivals. Shows are often kept brief (Fringes most frequently have shows right around 60 minutes in length) and technical requirements kept simple (minor sets, streamlined cues, nothing elaborate)