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History
In 2004 the Fringe Festival was kicked-off with a standing-room only audience late Thursday night during the SETC 55th Convention. Performances for the following two days showcased a wide variety of work at SETC. From one-person shows and experimental theatre to theatre for youth productions and state festival runner-up performances, audiences continued to come and enjoy theatre. The festival has become a convention favorite, and continues in 2011.

Who can Perform?
All sectors of our theatre world - professional, educational, theatre for youth, theatre by youth, community theatres, etc. (Some of the work will be from the state Secondary School and Community Festivals; It is up to the judges at each festival to recommend work. The most suitable work for a "fringe" festival might not be the runner-up or alternate production.)

Who Selects the Productions?
The Program Chair, Steve Bayless, will select the performances in order to produce a program that is varied by type, origin, intention, audience and geography.

How Long Should the Performance Be?
The time slot for each production in the Fringe Festival is 1 1/2 hours.
This includes set-up and strike. Rehearsal time is not scheduled.

Important Details:

Remember that all work displayed at the Fringe must supply appropriate rights and royalty information.
All participants must be members of SETC and be registered for the Convention. All production costs are the responsibility of the production company.

How to participate:
Productions interested in participating must apply and be accepted for inclusion in the festival.

Deadline: November 15, 2010
2011 Fringe Festival Application

(Shows will be chosen by December 15, 2010.)

Take a look at the 2010 Fringe Festival participants

Seventh Annual Fringe Festival
was held at the Lexington Children's Theatre (Lexington, KY)
Thursday, March 4^th - Saturday, March 6^th, 2010

friday, march 5th

10:30 AM
Scapin
University of Montevallo

Using Moliere’s text as an outline, the cast brings together improvisation and sketch material in front of a live audience. No topic is taboo, no neurosis too absurd and there’s no telling what is going to happen!

7:00 PM
LET IT BE ART! Harold Clurman's Life of Passion
Ronald Rand

The compelling story of Harold Clurman, heralded as “the elder statesman of the American Theatre.” Thrusting the audience into a world of boundless passion for the theatre, it tells the story of The Group Theatre, including such luminaries as Stanislavski, Adler, Strasberg, Stieglitz and Crawford.

8:30 PM
Assassins
MTE (Music Theatre Ensemble)

Directed and performed by UNCG students, the play examines the lives of various men and women who have committed, or attempted to commit, the ultimate crime of assassination. This musical freely mixes characters from different periods in a kaleidoscopic, hallucinatory revue. For these lost souls, Sondheim composes this brilliant and haunting musical which exposes the nightmarish underside of the American dream.

10:00 PM
Portraits
Chattanooga State Professional Acting Program

An original ensemble piece based on the premise of characters defined by different portraits and how their stories intertwine with a specific focus on creating the moment of the portrait. The portrait portrayals from various periods of time speak to a personal journey of character, the actor and possibly the artist. The piece incorporates elements of guerrilla theatre, long form and short form improvisational techniques.

saturday, march 6th

10:30 AM
Wolf
College of Southern Maryland

What do a puppy, a lawyer defending the Big Bad Wolf and a Native American warrior have in common? Set in a juxtaposed world of fairy-tale and philosophy, Wolf is the challenge to be true to oneself despite a world of opposition.

12 Noon
When Winter Come: The Choreopoem
Northern Kentucky University

This is the retelling of the Lewis and Clark expedition through the eyes of Lewis and Clark and York, one of Clark’s slaves. It also gives voice to the Native Americans they met and the slaves they left behind and returned home to. It is choreographed to an original score by Jazz musician Harry Pickens.