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'''The Free Fringe''' is a performance slot at [[The Hideout Theatre]]. | '''''The Free Fringe''''' is a performance slot at [[The Hideout Theatre]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Free Fringe happens every Thursday at 10pm at the Hideout. It is free to attend, and features experimental | The Free Fringe happens every Thursday at 10pm at the Hideout. It is free to attend, and features two experimental, one-off shows followed by a headliner act. | ||
The show is concept-driven, rather than troupe-driven. The Hideout accepts online submissions for show concepts, and picks several to showcase each week. | The show is concept-driven, rather than troupe-driven. The Hideout accepts online submissions for show concepts, and picks several to showcase each week. | ||
The show is hosted by [[Jessica Arjet]]. Up until 2012, [[Firth & Arjet]] was the ''Free Fringe'''s headliner. After [[Kristin Firth]] left Austin, a rotating set of Jessica's projects have occupied the headliner slot. | |||
Many of the experiments put up for the Free Fringe have met with unexpected success and become recurring shows. | Many of the experiments put up for the Free Fringe have met with unexpected success and become recurring shows. | ||
Revision as of 01:44, 27 April 2013
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| Theater | The Hideout Theatre |
| Directed by | Various |
| Cast | Various |
| Run | 2012-Present |
The Free Fringe is a performance slot at The Hideout Theatre.
Summary
The Free Fringe happens every Thursday at 10pm at the Hideout. It is free to attend, and features two experimental, one-off shows followed by a headliner act.
The show is concept-driven, rather than troupe-driven. The Hideout accepts online submissions for show concepts, and picks several to showcase each week.
The show is hosted by Jessica Arjet. Up until 2012, Firth & Arjet was the Free Fringe's headliner. After Kristin Firth left Austin, a rotating set of Jessica's projects have occupied the headliner slot.
Many of the experiments put up for the Free Fringe have met with unexpected success and become recurring shows.
History
The Fringe premiered on 1/5/12, shortly after Parallelogramophonograph travelled to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and is patterned after that festival's own Free Fringe.[1]
