Singer, banjoist, and guitarist Willi Carlisle in There Ain’t No More.
The Minnesota Fringe Festival, the largest theatre festival in the state, opened yesterday with 62 performances at venues across Minneapolis. Before the festival officially opened, a packed crowd assembled at Mixed Blood on Wednesday to view the Touring Artists Showcase, a first glimpse at performers from out of town. Some of the out-of-town shows to watch include the folk operetta There Ain’t No More!, Subpar Heroes, Not Quite/Asian American by Law, Asian Woman by Desire, and Bear Eats Bear. Here are the video previews from Wednesday’s event:
Atlas Dynamo’s Burnt Offerings, presented by Scream Blue Murmur Productions
PHD (Po H# on Dope) to Ph.D.: How Education Saved My Life, By Give Us Free Records, LLC
Spy in the House of Men: A One-Woman Show With Balls, presented by Penny: For Your Thoughts
There Ain’t No More!, presented by Willi Carlisle Productions
Macduo, presented by Three Crazy Sons
Bear Eats Bear, presented by The Last Grizzly
Skirmish of Wit: Your Imaginary Forces, presented by The Minnesota SkyVault Theatre Company
Fruit Flies Like a Banana: WORLD TOUR, presented by The Fourth Wall
The Fainting Room, presented by Sonder Productions
Our Boy, presented by Theatre B
Plan B, presented by Kyle Schwartz
Subpar Heroes, presented by Renegade Theater Company
Not Quite/Asian American by Law, Asian Woman by Desire, presented by Renegade Ada Cheng
It’s About Love Again This Year, presented by RE|dance group
BOOMBOX , presented by Hannah Starr
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