
A promotional image for A Pickle by Really Spicy Opera, one of several shows that have sold out performances at the 2017 Minnesota Fringe Festival.
Note: This article will be updated throughout the 2017 Minnesota Fringe Festival.

The following Fringe Festival shows have sold out one or more shows: Updated Wednesday, 8/16.
All Five Scheduled Shows + Encore
- A Pickle (Friday, 8/4; Sunday, 8/6; Wednesday, 8/9; Saturday, 8/12; Sunday, 8/13-1 PM; Sunday, 8/13 Encore), presented by Really Spicy Opera at the Ritz Studio Theater.
- The 8/4 sellout was omitted from the MN Fringe Festival’s 8/5 newsletter due to an internal error.
- On 8/6, A Pickle became the only Fringe show to sell out a performance in advance.
- On 8/8, A Pickle‘s remaining 3 performances were completely sold out in advance.
All Five Scheduled Shows
- It Can’t Happen Here (Thursday, 8/3; Sunday, 8/6; Tuesday, 8/8; Friday, 8/11; Sunday, 8/13), presented by Sinclair Lewis Productions at the Ritz Studio Theater.
- Sevlin & Devlin Presents: Seven Evans in Heaven (Saturday, 8/5; Sunday, 8/6; Thursday, 8/10; Friday, 8/11; Saturday, 8/12), presented by Ferrari McSpeedy Theatrical Productions at the Ritz Studio Theater.
Four Shows
- Hot Air (Thursday, 8/3; Sunday, 8/6; Tuesday, 8/8; Sunday, 8/13), presented by SCHMAGENCY at the University of Minnesota’s Rarig Center Xperimental Theatre.
- The Buttslasher (Friday, 8/4; Sunday, 8/6; Thursday, 8/10; Saturday, 8/12), presented by New Endeavors at the Ritz Studio Theater.
Three Shows
- A Resister’s Handbook (for holding onto optimism in shitty times) (Saturday, 8/5; Thursday, 8/10; Saturday, 8/12), presented by minnerican productions at the University of Minnesota’s Rarig Center Xperimental Theatre.
- Blackout Improv (Saturday, 8/5; Monday, 8/7; Thursday, 8/10), presented by Rogues Gallery Arts at the Phoenix Theatre.
- BOOMBOX (Sunday, 8/6; Thursday, 8/10; Saturday, 8/12), presented by Hannah Starr at Bryant-Lake Bowl.
- The Ballad of Bearclaw Jones (Sunday, 8/6; Wednesday, 8/9; Friday, 8/11), presented by Jacobin Grille at the Ritz Studio Theater.
- The Memory Box of the Sisters Fox (Sunday, 8/6; Thursday, 8/10; Sunday, 8/13), presented by The Winding Sheet Outfit at the University of Minnesota’s Rarig Arena.
- Waiting for Gygax (Saturday, 8/5; Friday, 8/11; Sunday, 8/13), presented by Hot Chocolate Media at the University of Minnesota’s Rarig Xperimental Theatre.
Two Shows
- Couple Fight 3: Weddings! (Sunday, 8/6; Saturday, 8/12), presented by Weggel-Reed Production sat the University of Minnesota’s Rarig Center Xperimental Theatre.
- DUNGEON (Wednesday, 8/9; Saturday, 8/12), presented by Hit the Lights! Theater Co. at the Jungle Theater.
- Live from New York, He’s A Prom Date! (Sunday, 8/6; Tuesday, 8/8) presented by Side by Side at the University of Minnesota’s Rarig Xperimental Theatre.
- On the Exhale (Friday, 8/4; Thursday, 8/10), presented by Market Garden Theatre at the University of Minnesota’s Rarig Xperimental Theatre.
- Out of the Shadows (Saturday, 8/12; Sunday, 8/13), presented by Gabriel Mata/Movements at Intermedia Arts.
- Pope Joan (Sunday, 8/6; Saturday, 8/12), presented by Featherstone Creative at the University of Minnesota’s Rarig Xperimental Theatre.
- The Tragedy of Obi-Wan Kenobi (Saturday, 8/5; Sunday, 8/6), presented by Headcanon at the University of Minnesota’s Rarig Arena.
- There Ain’t No More! (Friday, 8/11; Saturday, 8/12), presented by Willi Carlisle Productions at the Crane Theater.
One Show
- A Mermaid Abroad & A Fish Out of Water (Saturday, 8/12), presented by Mermaid Productions at the University of Minnesota-Rarig Xperimental.
- Absurd Advice (Saturday, 8/5), presented by Hill-Murray Theatre at the Crane Theater.
- Bear Eats Bear (Saturday, 8/12), presented by The Last Grizzly at Kenwood Community Center.
- Broad Sex in the Twin Cities (Monday, 8/7), presented by GIRL Theatre at Strike Theater.
- Dick White: Ghost Detective (Saturday, 8/5), presented by I’m Related To Lin Manuel Miranda at the University of Minnesota-Rarig Xperimental.
- F@*k the 90s (Wednesday, 8/9), presented by FurTrader Productions at the Ritz Studio Theater.
- FUNKiN’ Good Time (Saturday, 8/12), presented by Ti-en-T Presents at the Crane Theater.
- Gruesome Playground Injuries (Saturday, 8/12), presented by Mosaic Productions at HUGE Theatre.
- Jefferson Township Sparkling Junior Talent Pageant: A New Musical (Saturday, 8/12), presented by Devious Mechanics at Mixed Blood.
- MEDUSA (Saturday, 8/12), presented by Vox Medusa with Infiammati FireCircus at Boom Island Park.
- Pinocchio (Tuesday, 8/8), presented by Sheep Theater at Mixed Blood.
- Swords and Sorcery: The Improvised Fantasy Campaign (Friday, 8/11), presented by Bearded Men Improv at Theatre in the Round.
- They Made Themselves Immaculate: Clara Barton at Andersonville (Sunday, 8/13), presented by American Civic Forum at Bryant-Lake Bowl.
Early sellout performances are strong indicators of a show’s popularity as the festival continues. To guarantee a seat for a future performance of any of these shows, purchase a reservation online at fringefestival.org. Do remember that you will need to show a Fringe Festival day pass to redeem your reservation.

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