Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival
indianapolis theatre fringe festival nicknamed indyfringe day showcase traditional nontraditional theatre dance music improvisation wide range performance visual art performed created local national international artist festival feature performance adult performance group based fringe festival began edinburgh scotland rogue theater group set edge edinburgh international festival indyfringes root found mayor bart petersons cultural tourism initiative group expert citizen met theatre city indianapolis came idea indianapolis theatre fringe festival central indiana community foundation donated seed money indyfringe born first year festival festival drew patron inaugural year substantial increase publicity medium coverage resulted attendance doubling patron attendee festival typically presented mid august festival scheduled august – performance group invited apply place festival november year sixtyfour group perform eight different stage approximately half group local half national international performance presented eight indianapolis area venue phoenix theatre comedysportz theatre theatre square indyfringe basile theatre indy eleven theatre fireman union hall located massachusetts avenue art cultural district archived wayback machine within easy walking distance one another shadowape heartland actor repertory theatre list attraction event indianapolis official website