Minnesota Fringe Festival
minnesota fringe festival performing art festival held minneapolis minnesota united state every summer usually first two week august elevenday event feature performing artist many genre discipline one many fringe festival north america minnesota fringe largest nonjuried festival united state thirdlargest fringe festival north america minnesota fringe ran august – featured show total performance multiple venue around city distributed ticket elevenday event attendance box office revenue adversely affected collapse iw bridge day festival opened fringe show minute less appear official venue supplied festival five performance stretched festival eleven day venue vary widely capacity ranging available configuration include blackbox proscenium thrust arena stage past venue include minneapolis theatre garage huge improv theater mixed blood theatre mainstage theatre de la jeune lunes side stage four stage university minnesota rarig center normally eleven show share venue performing company participate fringe split share ticket revenue festival pay application fee currently artist share percent box office revenue festival run executive director dawn bentley assumed position april former executive director jeff larson stepped october next instance festival take place august – minnesota fringe festival founding member united state association fringe festival usaff minnesota fringe festival created part trend fringe festival establishment united state country first fringe seattle fringe festival founded followed orlando international fringe theater festival san francisco fringe festival respectively founded bob mcfadden operating budget around minnesota fringe festival first ran june –july several theater around west bank neighborhood minneapolis spite festival name minnesota fringe serve fringe festival larger mainstream theater event first annual fringe described mark pizzato quickly organized underpublicized low attendance reported show cost six dollar less ran minute drew theatergoer featured show company hailing three continent north america asia europe festival growth modest first several year following previous year festival seen lowest attendance fringe date event moved loring park neighborhood year marked attendance point dean seal replaced mcfadden festival executive director festival began offering patron multishow pass attendance increased following year festival attendance doubled owing according fringe official better marketing show year festival increase previous year fringe grant mcknight foundation expanded show festival operation working budget run office space acadia cabaret cafe minneapolis festival begun attracting variety sponsor earlier year act selected invitation new millennium festival operating unjuried firstcome firstserved model festival marked first year fringe organizer turn away applicant number show capped festival also expanded screening film showcasing visual art part visual fringe seal fulltime fringe employee resigned festival executive director replaced leah cooper previous three year served president organization board early tenure cooper hired fulltime volunteer coordinator director visual fringe parttime office manager festival first number year employ venue outside loring park expanding festival footprint uptown district point minnesota fringe united statess largest fringe festival following year festival popular show saw increased attendance including record number soldout house well reprises remount venue mean attendance decreased indicating decreased attendance smaller show cooper announced plan exit fringe festival stayed additional year help solve fundraising issue arose festival began using venue west bank neighborhood robin gillette replaced cooper executive director festival august year iw mississippi river bridge collapsed year iteration festival scheduled begin next day bridge would connected patron neighborhood performance take place result bridge collapse attendance festival lower year lowest since festival saw increase number dance show presented well partial recovery number ticket sold festival set alltime attendance record jeff larson first worked administratively fringe technical director associate director became executive director left position april festival executive director dawn bentley announced cancellation edition festival due ongoing coronavirus pandemic organization four staffmembers furloughed began refund deposit artist projected additional loss festival income minnesota fringe festival nonjuried performer show vetted panel judge ahead time company wish perform submit application drawn lottery practice replaced festival former method first come first served festival open performing artist show genre typically include comedy scripted improv drama dance classical modern ethnic puppetry musical theater opera show forby child teen storytelling minnesota fringe like many fringe festival proven excellent launching point new work venue wheelchairaccessible festival offer aslinterpreted show deaf hardofhearing well audiodescribed show blind past minnesota fringe provided option company produce sitespecific work outside official venue bring venue byov option available show could normally fit traditional theater space past byov show staged place clothing store dressing area swimming pool art gallery coffee shop show record number performed byov slot minnesota fringe festival website operates yearround show yearly festival review audience member register site show rated scale star along written review show assigned overall star rating based average review received minnesota fringe also retains staff photographer attend show return photograph festival daily slide show sixweek festival period site received million pageviews official website fringey award online video award minnesota fringe festival huyck ed minnesota fringe festival talkin broadway website retrieved january conversation performer minnesota fringe festival 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