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Fringe File, #15: Sold-Out Performances (Final; Updated 8/16)

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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.

Angela Timberman in Deborah Yarchun’s A Pickle, presented by Really Spicy Opera.

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

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.

All of the Minnesota Fringe Festival shows that sold out in the first three days of the festival.
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