Chicago Fringe Festival

Chicago Fringe Festival
Location	Chicago, Illinois
Founded	2009
Type of play(s)	Comedy, drama, dance, musical, something different
Festival date	August 31—September 11, 2016
Website	Official website

Chicago Fringe Festival is an annual performing arts festival showcasing traditional and non-traditional performances. CFF aims to provide a space for artists to produce shows that would not otherwise be seen and a festival that is accessible to everyone.

History[]

All Fringe Festivals trace their roots to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe which began in 1947.

After producing shows at the New York International Fringe Festival and Minnesota Fringe Festival, Executive Producer Sarah Mikayla Brown (previously Managing Director of ) wanted to bring that kind of "glorious chaos" to Chicago.^[1] Chicago Fringe Festival was founded on December 30, 2008.

The inaugural festival attracted 156 applicants. A total of 46 groups (23 local and 23 non-local) performed in eight non-traditional venues in Pilsen in September, 2010. After three years in Pilsen, CFF moved to Jefferson Park ^[2] for the 2013 festival.

Past performers[]

Barrel of Monkeys Productions
Duplicity Ensemble
Instinct Theatre
New Light Theatre Project
Oracle Productions
Our Fair City
Po' Chop
Rebecca Kling
Royal Kung Foolery
Spartan Theatre Company
Mari DeOleo

References[]

^ "Sarah Mikayla Brown, Chicago Fringe Festival". Chicago Artists Resource. 2010-02-15. Archived from the original on 2011-12-04. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
^ "Chicago Fringe Festival tries a change in scenery". Chicago Sun-times. 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2013-08-25.

External links[]

[1] "Sarah Mikayla Brown, Chicago Fringe Festival". Chicago Artists Resource. 2010-02-15. Archived from the original on 2011-12-04. Retrieved 2012-01-01.

[2] "Chicago Fringe Festival tries a change in scenery". Chicago Sun-times. 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2013-08-25.

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