Category: 2024 Fringe

THIS IS AN ARCHIVE OF THE 2024 CINCINNATI FRINGE FESTIVAL. Encores These shows have special encore performances on Saturday June 15! Primary Line Up These shows are part of the awards-eligible primary line-up. Shows are at Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Gabriel’s Corner, and various venues in Art Academy of Cincinnati. …

Artist Bio Local puppeteer and founder of Autumn Kaleidoscope, Sean P. Mette, returns to the Cincinnati Fringe Festival with an all-new puppet show, “The Emu that Ate Cincinnati and Other Curious Tales.” Since forming in 2016, this will be Autumn Kaleidoscope’s ninth appearance at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival and its …

Artist Bio True Theatre is Cincinnati’s longest-running storytelling event — now in our 14th season of quarterly performances where people from all walks of life share their true stories based on each evening’s theme. Since our beginnings, True has participated in the Cincy Fringe, providing a mic for performers, directors, …

Artist Bio Like a lot of adoptees, Julie Coppens is a shape-shifter, having played many roles over a long career in theatre, journalism, and nonprofit leadership. Past professional homes include Cincinnati Public Radio, Educational Theatre Association/Dramatics magazine, and Perseverance Theatre (Alaska); she’s currently the president of Ski for Light, Inc., …

Artist Bio Steven Strafford has appeared on stages, screens, TVs, and commercials. He is the author of Small Jokes About Monsters, published and licensed by Dramatists Play Service; The Match Game (world premiere-Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati) and Greater Illinois (world premiere-Playhouse on the Square) Other titles: The Model Congressman, Squeakers, and …

Artist Bio Alphas Comedy (Alphas) is an all-woman Cincinnati-based sketch and improv comedy group who has been writing, performing, and improvising shows together since April 2022. Their mission is to amplify women’s voices in comedy, while providing an inclusive, safe space for exploration, performance, and learning. Past Fringe Credits Special …

Artist Bio Paul Strickland’s heartfelt and hilarious original tall-tales, reupholstered folk tales and thought-provoking songs have been performed in virtually every imaginable environment, from Off-Broadway to elementary and middle schools, libraries, corporate events and even two prisons – where he was NOT an inmate at the time. Paul was a …

Artist Bio Kirk Sheppard is a playwright, counselor, theatre blogger, photographer, and former professional wrestling personality. After years of writing about Fringe, he is thrilled to be writing FOR Fringe as an artist. Check out kirksheppard.com for more information. Past Fringe Credits