What IS Fringe?
THE FRINGE FILOSOPHY:
-100% UNCENSORED
-100%UNJURIED
-100% ACCESSIBLE
-100% OF TICKET SELLS GO DIRECTLY TO THE ARTISTS INVOLVED!
Orlando Fringe Festival dates for 2007 are May 17 - 28 at Loch Haven Park!!
THE FRINGE MISSION: The Mission of the Orlando Fringe is to provide an accessible, affordable outlet that draws diverse elements of the community together and inspires creative experiences through the arts.
Not to be confused with “frilly decorative borders” or “extremist political parties”, “Fringe” is a “festival” or rather, a “celebration”, of the theatrical and performing “arts”. The Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival takes place in and around Loch Haven Park over the course of ten straight days. Frequently referred to as “the premier springtime cultural event in Central Florida,” The Orlando Fringe Festival “encompasses” more than 500 “uncensored” and “non-juried” shows.
HISTORY of the FRINGE:
The origination of the Fringe festival dates back to over 50 years ago in Edinburgh, Scotland. The story goes that there was an international performing arts festival going on in Edinburgh, strangely engouh called The Edinburgh International Festival, and a few theatre groups showed up uninvited. They had no place to stay, no place to put on their shows, and so they went home. Just kidding. They went to the ‘fringes” of the city to venues away from the main stages and put on their performances. Thus, The “Fringe” Festival was born.
Beth Marshall - Producing Artistic Director
Beth Marshall's belief in The Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival are the TRUE Fringe concepts of:
100% Unjuried
100% Uncensored
100% Accessible
100% of Box Office goes to the Artists
Genevieve Bernard - Associate Producer/genevieve@orlandofringe.org
Ryan Morris - Producer Assistant/Ryan@orlandofringe.org
Anna McCambridge - Visual Fringe Producer/visualfringe@yahoo.com
Mike Garvey - Box Office Manager
Carla Hicks - Box Office Manager
Rachel Joyce - Webmaster/RachelTJoyce@gmail.com
Arwen Lowbridge - Resident Grant Writer
Mark Baratelli - Social Network Manager/email@markbaratelli.com
Rozz Grigsby - Kid's Fringe Producer/Rozz877@hotmail.com
Matthew Allam - Fringe Photographer
Amy Hadley - Technical Director
Dave Summers - Assistant Technical Director
Jae Nale - Outdoor Events Coordinator
Corene Fry - Pet Fringe Cooridnator
Gyulya Peetz - International Fringe Intern