The San Francisco Fringe Festival, or SF Fringe, is a fringe theater festival produced by the EXIT Theatre in San Francisco. It is one of the oldest fringe festivals in the United States.[1] It takes place over the course of two weeks every September.[2]
| Location | Tenderloin, San Francisco |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| Type of play(s) | Fringe theater |
| Festival date | September (annually) |
| Website | www |
The festival was founded in 1992 by several members of BAIT (Bay Area Independent Theatre), a consortium of small theatres in San Francisco and vicinity.
Performances featured at SF Fringe are chosen by lottery.[3] The 2017 festival featured about 150 performances by more than 35 theater companies, performing in three small theater venues.[4] Non Traditional Fringe Venues (NTFV) have included "bars and restaurants, on buses, park benches and trees".[5] Many of the shows feature mature themes or nudity.[6]
The conclusion of the festival features additional performances by shows chosen as the "Best of the Fringe".[7]
2019 award winners
edit- AEON by James Sundquist[9]
- Get Uncomfortable Nicia De’Lovely[10]
- HICK: A Love Story, The Romance of Lorena Hickok & Eleanor Roosevelt by Terry Baum & Lilith Women's Theater[11]
- I Favor My Daddy by Jamie Brickhouse[12]
- The Magic of Ryan Kane by Ryan Kane[13]
- My Will and My Life by Harry Cronin, Page 86 Productions, John Tranchitella[14]
- Why My Unicorn Left Me by Resonance[15]
- Barbara Holoway Volunteer Award: David Kirby
- Big Tips Award: Glen Micheletti
- Curtis Overacre über Tech Award: Michelle Chesley
- Techie's Choice Award: Fingertips by Fingertips Variety
- Volunteer's Choice Award: Grief is Horny by Jonathan Euseppi[17]
2018 award winners
edit- Adam and Eve on a Raft by Book of Jones
- ALTARS FOR MY ALTERS Potatoes Mashed Comedy
- Dandy Darkly's All Aboard by Dandy Darkly
- Dangerous When Wet: Booze, Sex, and my Mother by Jamie Brickhouse
- Experts, Assholes, and True Believers by Ronen Sberlo
- Mingalaba by James Sundquist[19]
- My Preferred Pronoun is We by Lyralen Kaye
- The Immaculate Big Bang by Bill Santiago
- Adam and Eve on a Raft by Book of Jones
- ALTARS FOR MY ALTERS Potatoes Mashed Comedy
- Dandy Darkly's All Aboard by Dandy Darkly
- Dangerous When Wet: Booze, Sex, and my Mother by Jamie Brickhouse
- Experts, Assholes, and True Believers by Ronen Sberlo
- Mingalaba by James Sundquist[21]
- Put a Little Shimmer in Your Life by Joan Chaplick
- The Immaculate Big Bang by Bill Santiago
- The Mermaid's Tears by Evelyn Jean Pine
- The Secret Language by Allen Gittelson
2017 award winners
edit2017 Best of Fringe Award Winners with Encore Performances
edit- Dandy Darkly's Myth Mouth! by Dandy Darkly[22]
- Expeditious Intent by James Sundquist[23]
- Nigga-Roo by Dazie-Grego Sykes[24]
2017 Best of Fringe Awards
edit- An Audience With Shurl by Sue Bevan Theatre[25]
- BLACK! by Michael Washington Brown[26]
- Dandy Darkly's Myth Mouth! by Dandy Darkly
- Even If It's Wrong by Todd Pickering[27]
- Expeditious Intent by James Sundquist
- Hitler in the Green Room by K.S. Haddock[28]
- Homeful by Amy Mihyang Ginther[29]
- Keeping Up With the Jorgensons by Jeremy Julian Greco
- Nigga-Roo by Dazie-Grego Sykes
- Tasha by Cat Brooks
- Why Would I Mispronounce My Own Name? by Irma Herrera[30]
- You Fucking Earned It by Naked Empire Bouffon.[31]
2017 Tech Awards
edit- Barbara Holoway Volunteer Award: Denise Dee
- Big Tips Award: Glen Micheletti
- Curtis Overacre über Tech Award: Tyler Null
- Techie's Choice Award: An Audience With Shurl by Sue Bevan Theatre
2017 SOLD OUT Awards
editGiven to shows which sold all seats to a performance.
- $wampland by Other Voices and Playwright's Center of SF[32] - 1 award
- Hitler in the Green Room by K.S. Haddock - 3 awards
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "27th Annual San Francisco Fringe Festival". Do The Bay. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ^ "San Francisco Fringe website". SF Fringe Official Website. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ "San Francisco Fringe Festival". Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ "SFTourismTips - San Francisco Fringe Festival 2017". Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ "United States Association of Fringe Festivals - San Francisco Fringe Festival". Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ Joe Kukura (September 8, 2016). "Our 12 Fringiest Picks For The San Francisco Fringe Festival". SFist. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ "DoTheBay.com - Best of the Fringe (Second Stage)". Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ "2019 Best of Fringe Announcement". Archived from the original on September 24, 2019.
- ^ "James Sundquist SF Fringe 2019". Archived from the original on September 24, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ "Archived". Archived from the original on September 24, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)[dead link] - ^ "Lilith Women's Theater Official Website". Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ "Jamie Brickhouse Official Website". Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ "Ryan Kane Official Website". Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ "My Will and My Life |". Archived from the original on September 24, 2019.
- ^ "Resonance Music Project Official Website". Archived from the original on September 24, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Best of Fringe Announcement". Archived from the original on September 24, 2019.
- ^ "Jonathan Euseppi Official Website". Archived from the original on September 24, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ "San Francisco Fringe Festival | produced by EXIT Theatre". Archived from the original on September 19, 2018.
- ^ "James Sundquist Official Website". Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ^ "San Francisco Fringe Festival | produced by EXIT Theatre". Archived from the original on September 19, 2018.
- ^ "James Sundquist Official Website". Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ^ "Dandy Darkly Official Website". Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ "James Sundquist Official Website". Archived from the original on September 2, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ "Dazie Grego Sykes Official Website". Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ "Sue Bevan Official Website". Archived from the original on February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ "Michael Washington Brown Official Website". Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ "Todd Pickering imdb Profile". Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ Haddock, Keith. "Hitler in the Green Room Facebook Page". Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ "Amy Mihyang Ginther Official Website". Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ "Irma Herrera Official Website". Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ "Naked Empire Bouffon Company Official". Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ "$swampland Official". Archived from the original on February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.