The DC Traveler

“Exploratory artists” make up the participants of the Washington, DC Capital Fringe Festival.

What’s that mean?  It’s place festival where local talent can showcase over 100 cutting-edge, contemporary performances.

Plays, music, multimedia, burlesque, comedy, cabaret, improv, dramas, “science-fiction rock n’ roll parody” (check out Wiener Sausage: The Musical!), stories, one-person shows, puppets and clowns, and even a game show, all make up this year’s Fringe Fest. 

The festival is non-juried, so some of the performances may have never been pre-screened or “approved”, so some may be fantastic, others… may not.  But that’s what makes the festival fun.

There’s also a host of workshops, lectures, roundtables and more for the aspiring performer and filmmaker.

There’s too many performances to list them all, but tons of them  sound fun, dramatic, inspiring and zany.  Click here for a print guide and schedule (pdf) of the festival.

Most performances are presented on different days/times, but a few only once or twice.

Capital Fringe Festival
Various venues
Washington, DC

Dates and Times – July 10 – 27, 2008.

Locations - 30 area theaters and performance centers.

Tickets – Available for individual performances and prices vary by performance and venue. Available online or at the Fringe box office at 607 New York Ave., NW.

Also available are multi-performance passes – 4 performances for $50, 6 for $75, 10 for $110 and the All Access Passes for any show for $300.

All seating is first-come, first-served.  Photo ID may be required for admission.

Images – Bee man - Patricia Di Bella, Beekeeper Marc Hoffman, who wrote and performs the play “Bee Man” about Rev. L.L. Langstroth, 7×1 samurai - Susan Thompson-Gaines, graphic design by Jonathan Benham. Platypus Dreams - : Jason Tremblay, Dancers: Ken Manheimer, Diana Cirone, Adrian Moore, Choreography: Nancy Havlik

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