Orlando International Fringe Theater Festival
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The Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival is a 12 day annual arts festival held during the summmer in Orlando, Florida. The festival includes theater, music, dance, and art. It was the first American fringe festival and has now grown to be one of the largest in the United States.
The Fringe focuses on the Philosophy over 100% Uncensored, Unjuried, Accessible, and all of the ticket sales going directly to the performers.
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[edit] History
The festival was created in 1992 by Terry Olson and held in downtown Orlando. Most of the venues were store fronts, that were reconverted into performance spaces. The spaces were made specifically for the festival. This format continued until 2004 when the festivals events were split between downtown Orlando and Loch Haven Park. Proving to be successful, in 2005 the festival was moved to the Loch Haven Park indefinitely. Where it has remained to this day.
[edit] Mission & Philosophy
The mission of the festival has been, "To provide an accessible, affordable outlet that draws diverse elements of the community together and inspires creative experiences through the arts."[1]
The festival believes in the philosophy that, the festival should operate as follows:
- 100% Uncensored
- 100% Unjuried
- 100% Accessible
- 100% ticket sales go directly to the artists involved[2]
[edit] Board of Directors
- Board President - Chad Cronon
- Board Vice President - Monique Byrnes
- Board Secretary - Kelly Daniel
- Treasurer - Michael Garvey
- Wes Hoaglund
- Ron Tyson
- Gary S. Israel
[edit] Fringe Staff
- Producing Artistic Director - Beth Marshall
- Associate Producer - Genevieve Bernard
- Development Director - Kristina Goetz
- Volunteer Coordinator - George Wallace
- Assistant Volunteer Coordinator - Jaye Lee Vocque
- Visual Fringe Producer - Anna McCambridge
- Kids Fringe Producer - Theresa Rogers
- Executive Assistant to the Producer and Ticketing Manager - Dana Robbins
- Box Office Manager - Carla Hicks
- Website Manager - Mark Baratelli
- Fringe Photographer - Julie Milford
- Technical Director - Amy Hadley
- Outdoor Events Coordinator - Jae Nale
- Producer Assistant Intern - Kursten Bruderly
- Trash Manager - Yolanda Baruch
[edit] See Also
[edit] External Links
- Official Site- History, News Updates, and Contact Information.
- Web Blog- The official blog dating back to 2007
- MySpace Page - The MySpace page of the festival
- Shows MySpace Page - The MySpace page dedicated to the show of the festival
- Podcast - The official podcast of the Orlando Fringe Festival
