Some lost and found photos

Now that the dust has settled, we’ve found some show photos and party images that never made it into the slideshows. Enjoy!

Minnesota Fringe 2009: Day 11 Photos

The final numbers: Biggest Fringe yet

MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL — Minnesota Fringe Festival today announced a 13 percent increase in attendance over last year’s festival, setting a new all-time attendance record for the festival. The 11-day performing arts festival closed yesterday in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Preliminary numbers show 46,189 tickets were issued to an estimated 15,100 patrons of the 2009 [...]

Minnesota Fringe 2009: Day 10 Photos

Fringe Encore!

For the first time in festival history, we had a tie. Not just one tie, even, but two! To break the tie, we held a public coin toss (similar to the lottery that we use to determine the festival lineup) at Fringe Central tonight.

Congratulations go to contenders at Augsburg Studio (”Parry Hotter” and “Sarah, Your [...]

Minnesota Fringe 2009: Day 9 Photos

Minnesota Fringe 2009: Day 8 Photos

Minnesota Fringe 2009: Day 7 Photos

In Queue with Intern Ann and Intern Kelsye: Volunteer appreciation

Sold-out shows (Tuesday 8/4)

Sarah, Your Ovaries are Drying Up (Augsburg Studio)
Parry Hotter (Augsburg Studio)
The A Train (Augsburg Studio)
Squawk (Gremlin)
2 Sugars, Room for Cream (Xperimental)
2 Short Operas (PWC)
Love Me or Die! (Xperimental)

Minnesota Fringe 2009: Day 6 Photos

Minnesota Fringe 2009: Day 5 Photos

The extreme cuteness of Fringe in handy sticker form

Finally, the extreme cuteness of Fringe is now available in handy sticker form! For windows, bumpers, notebooks and more, you can take Wobbles (Fringe’s pet kitty) home for just $2. Available at all venues and at the concierge desk at Fringe Central.

(Photo courtesy Scott Pakudaitis… Squirrels and Fringe, man. Squirrels and Fringe.)

UPDATE: Jeff, our tech [...]

Sold-out shows for 8/4

“Parry Hotter and the Half-Drunk Twins” presented by Empty S Productions
“June of Arc” presented by Sandbox Theatre
“Rumspringa the Musical” presented by Best Weird Dog
“Animal Cracker Genocide” presented by Ben San Del

3-Minute Egg for Tuesday

3-Minute Egg for Monday

Opening weekend attendance up 19%

MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL — Minnesota Fringe Festival, the Midwest’s largest performing arts festival, opened with a remarkable 19 percent jump in attendance over last year’s event, the festival announced today.

Preliminary numbers for the first four days of the annual eleven-day performing arts festival—Thurs., July 30 through Sun., Aug. 2—show that 16,814 tickets were issued, [...]

Opening weekend sold-out shows!!!

Thursday, July 30
Projectile Thinking presented by Stages Theatre Company with Jon Ferguson (first performance)
Parry Hotter and the Half-Drunk Twins presented by Empty S Productions (first performance)
Two Short Operas: Mr. Berman’s Bath-Size Bar and There’s a Mastodon In My Backyard presented by the Dead Composers Society (first performance)
Friday, July 31
Parry Hotter and the Half-Drunk Twins presented [...]

Minnesota Fringe 2009: Day 4 Photos

Minnesota Fringe 2009: Day 3 Photos