Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Hollywood Fringe Theatre Festival Registration Open







Participant registration for the Hollywood Fringe Festival is now open. We welcome artists and producers around the world to join the Fringe in Los Angeles.

Registering for the Fringe is a 3 step process Create a Project, Find a Venue, Register with the Festival.

Do you have a project you'd like to bring to the Fringe? Create a project on our newly-launched website now. Creating a project costs no money and carries no obligation. Projects include plays, art pieces, special events, bands, films - the Fringe welcomes all disciplines and expressions. We provide online tools to articulate and promote your vision including picture/video sharing, collaboration, and team building.

Lacking resources to produce a show by yourself? Post your ideas anyway, you never know who might be interested in helping you.

We've already assembled nine top-notch Hollywood venuesinterested in Fringe programming. There are more coming including homes for film and visual art projects. Having created a project, registrants can apply online to any of these venues. If none of them fulfill your needs, you can bring your own. All venues need to be located in Hollywoodand conform to basic safety standards.

Once a venue is secured, there's one last step: Registering with the festival itself. This one-time fee of $200 entitles you to all the benefits of registration.

Need help navigating through the registration process? That's why we are here. Send an email to support@hollywoodfringe.org and our participant support team will guide you along your journey. You can also refer to our website for more information about participating in the Fringe.

The festival runs June 17-June 27, 2010 in Hollywood, CA, USA. Registration closes April 1, 2010.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Midwest Fringe circuit 2010 tour application

This was reposted from the site United States Fringe Festivals, run by Matthew Foster. It's a great resource to visit!

In 2010, four Fringes in the Midwest—Kansas City, Minnesota (Minneapolis-St. Paul), Indianapolis and Chicago—are offering producers the chance to create a tour with one simple application. Two slots in each festival are reserved for the Midwest Fringe circuit. If you apply and if your application is selected in a special touring lottery, you'll be guaranteed a place in each festival. It's that simple!

2010 Midwest Fringe dates

July 25–August 1: Kansas City Fringe Festival
August 5–15: Minnesota Fringe Festival (Minneapolis-St. Paul)
August 19–29: Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival
September 1–5: Chicago Fringe

2010 tour application rules

1. Your application is due to the Minnesota Fringe Festival office by noon Central on Thursday, December 31, 2009. You may fax, mail or scan and email your application to:

Minnesota Fringe Festival
Attn: Midwest circuit lottery
528 Hennepin Av #503
Minneapolis MN 55403
Fax: (866) 596-3224
Email: midwest@fringefestivals.us

2. Two applications will be selected in a lottery on Friday, January 8, 2010 at 3 p.m. Central. The lottery will be broadcast live (and results will be posted immediately) at fringefestival.org. Each producer or production company is limited to one application.


3. There is no application fee for this lottery. If your application is selected in the circuit lottery, you will be guaranteed a standard production slot in each of the four participating Fringes: Kansas City, Minnesota, Indianapolis and Chicago. If your circuit application is drawn, you must fill out a standard application and pay all fees by stated deadlines to each festival individually.


4. There is no wait list for the circuit lottery. If a selected company drops out, its production slot will be filled according to the rules set by each festival. Applicants not drawn for the two touring slots are welcome to apply to each festival individually.


5. We encourage (but don’t require) touring producers to bring the same show to all four festivals. This increases your chances for press and good word-of-mouth to build over the circuit.


6. Producers must abide by all rules of each festival, including:

  • Run time of 45 to 60 minutes
  • Set up and strike each performance in 10 minutes
  • A minimum of 80 percent scripted material

7. Any questions? Just ask!

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Secret Fringe Alert: Is a new fringe baby on the way?


As you know, Mr. Fringey likes to put on his fringe detective specks from time to time and do a little secret agent work.

In his last round of secret agentness, he managed to dig up some good dirt.


Although it's still too soon to say, and Mr. Fringey can't give his source away, the word on the street is that there's been a little hanky panky going on in the fringe world in an area where a lot of couples like to go on their Honeymoon (hint....hint) Some even say there may be a fringe baby birth announcement coming soon from that region of the United States known as Hawaii.

Would you apply?

Friday, October 16, 2009

Fringe Baby Alert! Chicago Fringe Festival


Mr. Fringey is proud to announce the upcoming birth of a brand new baby fringe. Please help him in celebrating the occasion by telling the whole wide world. Although he talked with the parents, they didn't have access to a fringe-o-sound and so you'll notice much of the information is missing. Still, it's cause to celebrate. Wa-hoooo!





Save the Date

When: September 1-5, 2010

Where: Pilsen neighborhood, centering around Halsted and 18th street in Chicago, IL


Info for Performers

Show Length: n/a

# of performances: 5

Performer Split: Performers get 100% of the door.

Ticket Prices: n/a


Fringe Info

Selection process: Lottery and sub-lottery for 40 spots

Application Deadline: n/a

Cost: $400

Lottery Results Published: March 1, 2010

Additional Application Costs: n/a

Questions: info@chicagofringe.org


Apply

Application Deadline: n/a

Applications Published: December 1, 2009


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