SPECIAL EVENTS
Just when you thought you’d considered everything Cincy Fringe has to offer this year, here comes our lineup of Special Event programming, strolling in like it owns the place. (Pssh. Such nerve.) Featuring mainstays of the Festival, unique limited-run productions, and exciting events from other organizations that Fringe is delighted to be a part of, this final round of options is sure to leave you dizzy with the thought of cramming everything in.
(Productions listed in alphabetical order.)
Art After Dark: On the Fringe
at the Cincinnati Art Museum
out of Cincinnati, OH
Friday, May 31, 5:00–10:00 PM
You’re invited to get Kinda WEIRD at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival kick off during Art After Dark this month. Enjoy live music from Largemouth Brass Band, preview performances from Cincy Fringe productions and more as CAM is immersed in theatre, art, music, film, dance, and everything between.
Savor specialty cocktails, food for purchase from Eli’s BBQ, salads from Dewey’s Pizza, and Graeter’s Ice Cream and enjoy free after-hours access to the entire museum, including special exhibition No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man.
Art After Dark is made possible thanks to P&G, PNC, Dewey’s, CityBeat, and 91.7 WVXU.
Cincinnati Underground Secret Society: Fringe Edition
from Travis McElroy
out of Cincinnati, OH
Join Travis and his super secret guests for a super secret talk show full of tons of super secret fun!
Interdisciplinary (Comedy, Improv)
Rated: PG-13
Returning Participant
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Desperately Seeking the Exit:
Cincy Celebrity Reading
from Peter Michael Marino
out of New York City, NY
Cincy’s best tell Pete’s notorious tale of his West End flop.
Solo Performance (Solo, Comedy, Reading)
Rated: PG-13
Returning Participant
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OTRimprov
from OTRimprov
out of Cincinnati, OH
Come play with us.
Improv (Comedy, Theatre)
Rated: PG-13
Returning Participant
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Prescription
from Phase Melt Digital
out of Cincinnati, OH
Augmented reality audio visual experience where the audience’s decisions determine the structure of the performance.
Interdisciplinary (Projection Mapping, Augmented Reality, Avant-garde Theater)
Rated: PG-13
New Participant
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Second Sunday on Main
Main Street between 12th & Liberty
Sunday, June 9, 12:00-5:00PM
Eat, drink, shop, and relax at this FREE monthly neighborhood street festival. Rain or shine, 12pm – 5pm every second Sunday of the month from June to October. More than 30 participating shops, galleries, restaurants, bars and cultural venues on Main Street, plus 100+ local vendors, food trucks, live music, street performers, and outdoor beer garden.
Fringe will be at Second Sunday, will you?
trueFRINGE
from True Theatre
out of Cincinnati, OH
True stories Fringe artists.
Storytelling (True Stories, Live Music)
Rated: PG-13
Returning Participant
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The Umbrella Term
from Savannah Slaby
out of Dayton, OH
Eight teens explore the idea of labels in gender and sexuality.
Play (LGBTQ+, Coming of Age, Monologue Play)
Rated: R
New Participant
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