Nanaimo Fringe Festival

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Saturday, August 10th, 2019

Nanaimo Fringe Theatre.

We feature 10 unjuried, uncensored, unforgettable shows. 4 from local artists, 3 national artists and 3 international artists. We don't know what they will be presenting, or what is the subject matter.

Shows are not judged or juried. Nanaimo's Fringe Festivals uses a lottery system to determine which shows are selected. We really don't want to know sometimes.

Our shows are typically technically sparse, presented in shared venues, with shared technicians and limited technical time, so sets and other technical theatre elements are kept simple. Check with each show if they are child appropriate, some are not!

Casts tend to be smaller than mainstream theatre; since many of the performing groups are travelling, and venues (and thus potential income) tend to be fairly small, expenses must usually be kept to a minimum. One-person shows are therefore quite common at our fringe festival.

Fringe festival productions often showcase new scripts, especially ones on more obscure, edgy, or unusual material. The lack of artistic vetting combined with relatively easy entry makes risk-taking more feasible.

While most mainstream theatre shows are two or three acts long, taking two to three hours with intermissions, fringe shows tend to be closer to one-hour, single-act productions. The typically lowered ticket prices of a fringe theatre show permit audiences to attend multiple shows in a single evening.

Performers sometimes billet in the homes of local residents, further reducing their costs.