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Fringe Theatre is a charitable arts organization, Fringe Theatre brings community together through the power of storytelling. Fringe supports Artists by giving them the tools and platform they need to put on their productions and reach audiences. [2] In 2014, 118,280 tickets were sold, up from 117,000 in 2013.
Edmonton International Film Festival [13] late September – early October: Independent film Edmonton International Fringe Festival [14] August: Held in Old Strathcona, this is an exhibition of alternative theatre and is the largest fringe theatre festival in North America, and second only to the Edinburgh Fringe festival in the world.
The 1982 Edmonton International Fringe Festival, modelled after the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, was the first successful instance of Fringe theatre in North America.Based on its success, an informal network of other Canadian and American Fringe festivals arose.
While most mainstream theatre shows are two or three acts long, taking two to three hours with intermissions, fringe shows tend to be closer to one-hour, single-act productions. The typically lowered ticket prices of a fringe theatre show permit audiences to attend multiple shows in a single evening. [11]
June 11, 2024 at 7:01 PM. Audiences are being urged to “jump right in” and enjoy the excitement of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe which will feature 3,317 shows this year.
Guys in Disguise is an independent queer theatre company based in Edmonton, Alberta.It was founded in 1987 by Darrin Hagen and Kevin Hendricks when they took their first show, Delusions of Grandeur, to the Edmonton Fringe.
Minnesota Fringe Festival is smaller in 2024, but still is wild and wooly with 100-plus shows ... with a high-water mark of some 50,000 ticket buyers, the fest drew 22,000 patrons last year ...
The City of Edmonton and Government of Canada have also contributed funding to the $7.5 million project, with the remaining of funds coming from public donations. While the renovation project was underway, the Varscona Theatre Alliance built, and moved all performances into, The Backstage Theatre at the Fringe Theatre Adventures in the ATB ...