The Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival, nicknamed "IndyFringe," is a 10-day showcase of traditional and non-traditional theatre, dance, music, improvisation and a wide range of other performance and visual arts, performed and created by local, national and international artists. The festival features performances by 64 adult performance groups.
Based on the Fringe Festival that began in Edinburgh, Scotland, when rogue theater groups set up on the edges of the Edinburgh International Festival in 1947,[1] IndyFringe's roots are found in Mayor Bart Peterson's Cultural Tourism Initiative in 2001. A group of experts and citizens met for "Theatre City Indianapolis 2012" and came up with the idea for an Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival. Central Indiana Community foundation donated seed money and IndyFringe was born.[2]
The first year for the festival was 2005. The festival drew 4,775 patrons in its inaugural year. In 2006, a substantial increase in publicity and media coverage resulted in attendance doubling, with 9,677 patrons.[3] In 2010, there were 11,214 attendees.[4]
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The festival is typically presented in mid August. The 2017 festival is scheduled for August 17–27, 2017.
Performance groups are invited to apply for a place in the festival in November each year. Sixty-four groups perform on eight different stages. Approximately half of the groups are local and half are national and international.
Performances are presented at eight Indianapolis area venues: the Phoenix Theatre, ComedySportz Theatre, Theatre on the Square, IndyFringe Basile Theatre, Indy Eleven Theatre and the Fireman's Union Hall. All are located in the Massachusetts Avenue Arts and Cultural District 2020-11-14 at the Wayback Machine within easy walking distance of one another.
indianapolis, theatre, fringe, festival, nicknamed, indyfringe, showcase, traditional, traditional, theatre, dance, music, improvisation, wide, range, other, performance, visual, arts, performed, created, local, national, international, artists, festival, feat. The Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival nicknamed IndyFringe is a 10 day showcase of traditional and non traditional theatre dance music improvisation and a wide range of other performance and visual arts performed and created by local national and international artists The festival features performances by 64 adult performance groups Indianapolis Theatre Fringe FestivalStatusActiveGenreFestivalFrequencyAnnuallyInaugurated2005 2005 Previous eventAugust 17 September 3 2023Websiteindyfringe wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Schedule 3 Past performers 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editBased on the Fringe Festival that began in Edinburgh Scotland when rogue theater groups set up on the edges of the Edinburgh International Festival in 1947 1 IndyFringe s roots are found in Mayor Bart Peterson s Cultural Tourism Initiative in 2001 A group of experts and citizens met for Theatre City Indianapolis 2012 and came up with the idea for an Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival Central Indiana Community foundation donated seed money and IndyFringe was born 2 The first year for the festival was 2005 The festival drew 4 775 patrons in its inaugural year In 2006 a substantial increase in publicity and media coverage resulted in attendance doubling with 9 677 patrons 3 In 2010 there were 11 214 attendees 4 Schedule editThe festival is typically presented in mid August The 2017 festival is scheduled for August 17 27 2017 Performance groups are invited to apply for a place in the festival in November each year Sixty four groups perform on eight different stages Approximately half of the groups are local and half are national and international Performances are presented at eight Indianapolis area venues the Phoenix Theatre ComedySportz Theatre Theatre on the Square IndyFringe Basile Theatre Indy Eleven Theatre and the Fireman s Union Hall All are located in the Massachusetts Avenue Arts and Cultural District Archived 2020 11 14 at the Wayback Machine within easy walking distance of one another Past performers editShadowApe Heartland Actors Repertory Theatre 1 See also editList of attractions and events in IndianapolisReferences edit Crews Nick August 21 2006 IndyFringe goes mainstream Indianapolis Business Journal 27 24 3 Lieber Tammy August 15 2005 Festival prepares to kick off with help from friends Indianapolis Business Journal 26 23 9 Indy Biz Now gt IBJ Articles Archived from the original on 2007 09 30 Retrieved 2007 03 10 Harry Lou August 31 2010 IndyFringe by the numbers Indianapolis Business Journal Retrieved October 21 2012 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival amp oldid 1181365058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
