FRINGE FILE #5: INTERVIEW – Ariel Pinkerton, Mermaids, and The Importance of Living Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 21, 2026July 21, 2026 A promotional image of The Importance of Living, one of more than a hundred Minnesota Fringe shows coming to the Twin Cities from August 6-16, 2026. Solo storytelling is one of the most common forms of fringe festival shows. One performer, plus or minus a mic, and the audience. It could
FRINGE FILE #4: Touring Show Spotlight: Too Fat to Run Arts Comedy Theatre by Amy Donahue - July 19, 2026July 21, 2026 A promotional image for Fat Theatre Project's presentation of Too Fat to Run, one of more than a hundred original shows appearing at the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Many Fringe shows are ephemeral: a product of a particular time, place, and crazy and/or compelling idea, vanishing into the ether with festival's
FRINGE FILE #3: INTERVIEW – Director Casey Marie Holmes and A Woman’s Place is in the House Arts Comedy Theatre by Basil Considine - July 13, 2026July 13, 2026 A promotional image for A Woman's Place is in the House, one of 104 shows in the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Some of the many overlapping factors bringing artists to the Minnesota Fringe Festival stages include the opportunity to practice one's craft and present things that an established playhouse might be
FRINGE FILE #2: INTERVIEW – Amber Bjork on The Winding Sheet Outfit and Returning to Fringe Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 12, 2026July 13, 2026 A promotional image for The Winding Sheet Outfit's show at the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Show Link If you were placing bets on which regular presenters will sell out at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, The Winding Sheet Outfit is a pretty good bet. Since its debut at the Minnesota Fringe Festival
FRINGE FILE #1: MN Fringe – Let the Planning Begin Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 3, 2026July 13, 2026 A collage of this year's Minnesota Fringe Festival show pictures. The full schedule for the annual Minnesota Fringe Festival has been released, setting off what is for many fans an annual burst of frantic schedule planning. The 33rd annual MN Fringe Festival's celebration of live performance art runs August 6–August 16, 2026,