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July 12 - 23, 2023
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WELCOME to the 2023 Fringe Festival This years festival features almost entirely original theatre, dance and music with a total of 300+ artists. 75% of whom are from the DMV area and 25% from across the country. For 10 days you are encouraged to enjoy fresh squeezed lemonade and live performance.
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29th and Oakes | Daniel Niewoehner Relationships shape us, but so do the stories we tell about them. In 29th & Oakes a young man is forced to grapple with who he was, who he has become, and who he has hurt along the way. As Riley relives his first love he must realize, no one lies to us like we lie to ourselves. 55 MINUTES | Washington, DC Sat 7/15 4:30 PM | Sun 7/16 1:45 PM | Fri 7/21 8:45 PM Sat 7/22 7:45 PM | Sun 7/23 6:00 PM Attack on Tunggorono | Marc Hoffman Shadow Puppetry Princes, gods, demons, hilarious clowns, magical transformations. A powerful kingdom launches a devastating unprovoked attack on a neighbor, destroying farms and villages, straining alliances, threatening the world’s political stability. Trained in Indonesia, Marc Hoffman ma- nipulates exquisite Indonesian shadow puppets and makes this ancient traditional story as compelling as today’s news. 75 MINUTES | Silver Sping, MD Fri 7/14 8:45 PM | Sat 7/15 6:45 PM | Thu 7/20 8:30 PM Sat 7/22 11:45 AM | Sun 7/23 1:45 PM Mutu Sakata: My DC Story | Cookout Collective Mutu Sakata, a young Black woman from Mississippi, shares her adven- tures in the big city: DC. She narrates her struggles, pains, and triumphs through various characters. Mutu Sakata’s name is Lozi for “genuinely human” both to the self and to the society. Mutu faces her deepest wounds and greatest fears and embraces the most broken parts of her- self to create something truly magical. CONTAINS NUDITY & PROFANITY 50 MINUTES | City, State Fri 7/14 6:45 PM | Sun 7/16 11:45 AM | Thu 7/20 6:30 PM Sat 7/22 3:45 PM | Sun 7/23 4:00 PM Sip & Paint: A Manifesto in the Year 2023 | Ginny Simmons What are we doing here? With a lighthearted comedic approach, Ginny examines the sip & paint trend and other cultural behaviors we may want to reconsider. Taking us on a joyful spree through studies, puzzles, and great thinkers, she searches to make sense of what we really are doing here. 50 MINUTES | Washington, DC Sat 7/15 9:00 PM | Sun 7/16 5:45 PM | Sat 7/22 3:45 PM Sun 7/23 11:45 AM
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Ten Principles )’( - A storytelling project | DC Burners Come hear new and true tales told live by DC Burners, stories of dust and glory from the District to Black Rock City aka Burning Man. A tem- porary city in the desert, some have called it transformative, while others have said it has long since jumped the shark. Whatever it is now, Burning Man is a lot of things to many people. 75 MINUTES | Washington, DC Thu 7/13 8:30 PM | Sat 7/15 2:15 PM | Sun 7/16 3:45 PM Fri 7/21 6:30 PM | Sat 7/22 5:30 PM The Holy O | Out of Mind Productions/Lauren Hance Vera is contemplating becoming a nun but doesn’t consider celibacy one of her virtues. Her situation is complicated by the onset of rapturous prayers leading to the audience becoming characters from her past and saints in the present who help her make some of the biggest decisions of her life, starting with what shirt to wear. 60 MINUTES | Houston, TX Thu 7/13 6:45 PM | Sat 7/15 11:45 AM | Sun 7/16 7:30PM
Rind entrance is on 30th Street NW to the left of the East Lobby.
For wheelchair accessiablity use the East Lobby entrance. Ask Box Office Staff for access. Signage on-site for direction.
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A Bro’s Tale | Majdy Fares From Comedian and Moth Grand Slam Storytelling Champion, Majdy Fares, comes a one-man show about a man stifled by his hypermasculine hometown. Everything changes when he falls in love with an ambitious journalist who helps him redefine what it means to be a man. 50 MINUTES | Arlington, VA Fri 7/14 6:00 PM | Sat 7/15 12:30 PM | Sun 7/16 2:15 PM Sat 7/22 6:15 PM | Sun 7/23 12:40 PM Almost 13 | Ego Actus Almost 13 is a solo drama about a young girl surviving a hot, violent sum- mer in Brooklyn. All she wants to do is jump in the waves at Coney Island and see the fireworks. Emotionally broken from witnessing a murder, she finds herself dancing with a ghost. Can she survive being caught between a disintegrating family and racial violence? 50 MINUTES | New York, NY Fri 7/14 9:45 PM | Sun 7/16 10:55 AM | Thu 7/20 6:00 PM Sat 7/22 8:00 PM | Sun 7/23 2:15 PM Charlie Ross Comedy & Magic | Charlie Ross Charlie Ross is a unique fusion of magic & comedy. His unbelievable sleight of hand is delivered with irreverent stand-up comedy to create a one-of-a-kind experience. Take a journey with Charlie through a world of sex, drugs, and magic tricks. 50 MINUTES | Washington, DC Sat 7/15 9:45 PM | Sun 7/16 12:30 PM | Thu 7/20 7:45 PM Sat 7/22 4:30 PM | Sun 7/23 11:00 AM Gilda: A Tribute to the Beloved Comedienne Gilda Radner | Helena K. Cosentino This tribute pays homage to Gilda’s infamous characters, quirky songs and story of how she used humor to get through her fears and struggles of a life cut short. For all of us who loved watching her timeless spirit on SNL and for younger generations to transport them back to a time where humor was innocent yet edgy and poignant. 60 MINUTES | Kansas City, MO Sat 7/15 8:00 PM | Sun 7/16 6:00 PM | Fri 7/21 6:00 PM Sat 7/22 11:00 AM | Sun 7/23 6:15 PM 1050 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Washington, DC 20007
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Keys, Wallet, Phone, Dignity | Sheldon Scott After 6 months of pandemic-induced isolation, a man takes an epic trip fueled by sex-drive and self-awareness. The journey is a life-long revela- tion of the radical essential needs of mind, body and spirit. And finding himself on new shores that shift with age, he is now relearning lessons of
trust in a world still trying to heal. 75 MINUTES | Washington, DC Fri 7/14 7:45 PM | Sat 7/15 6:00 PM | SFri 7/21 7:45 PM Sat 7/22 12:45 PM | Sun 7/23 4:00 PM
My Name is Norma | Erin Joy Schmidt My Name Is Norma is a fictional depiction of the life of Norma McCor- vey, the woman at the center of the abortion debate in the landmark case, Roe vs. Wade. With humor and grit, this solo play follows the unpredictable and tragic life of Norma, and the key players that expose the nuances of her controversial life. 50 MINUTES | Providence, RI Thu 7/13 7:45 PM | Sat 7/15 4:15 PM | Sat 7/22 2:45 PM Shut up Martha | Jake Lipman June 1972: Martha Mitchell is campaigning for President Nixon’s re-elec- tion when four men are caught breaking into the Democrat’s offices in- side The Watergate complex. The Nixon campaign is in trouble... Martha knows one of the burglars and loves calling reporters with her take on the news. Can all the president’s men shut up Martha and protect Nixon? 50 MINUTES | New York, NY Thu 7/13 6 PM | Sat 7/15 10:55 AM | Sun 7/16 7:45 PM SPADURA | Dahéli Hall Whoever thought getting pregnant would be this hard?! Not Dahéli! Don’t miss her hysterical, no-holds bar comedy about trying to get knocked up... SPADURA sheds lights on the mixed messages women receive around fertility and is a searing and comedic look at the “baby industrial complex”. Through a mix of stand-up, sketches, video and even props SPADURA dives into the physical, emotional and financial cost of IVF, addresses the challenges of becoming pregnant over 35, and even the unique fertility obstacles that the Black women in America face. It is hilarious and poignant all at the same time! 70 MINUTES | Los Angeles, CA Sat 7/15 2:15 PM | Sun 7/16 4:00 PM | Sun 7/23 8:15 PM
Venue Box Office located on the first floor next to the venue.
Wheelchair accessibility. Restrooms available. Sweet fresh squeezed lemonade for sale 16 oz $4.00 Sat & Sun only.
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All the C Words | Sarah Mineiro This is a 60-minute, one-woman show about being diagnosed with cancer during COVID and the subsequent chemo, career, and children challenges I walked through. While cancer testimony can be an intimi- dating topic the production is intended to be acerbic, insightful, funny, and ultimately uplifting. 60 MINUTES | Vienna, VA Sat 7/15 7:00 PM| Sun 7/16 1:00 PM | Thu 7/20 6:15 PM Sun 7/23 11:00 AM Dildos and Body Parts: An Oral Herstory | Diva D’Luscious Dating is hard...especially as a newly human, newly single mermaid. Enjoy this unique and irreverent modern day fairy-tale, straight from the clubs of Berlin! A wildly funny solo show that combines burlesque, dirty humor and the magical vocals of Diva D’Luscious in this USA premier! CONTAINS NUDITY & PROFANITY 70 MINUTES | Berlin, Germany Fri 7/14 8:00 PM| Sat 7/15 8:45 PM | Sun 7/16 3:00 PM Sat 7/22 1:00 PM | Sun 7/23 6:30 PM Grief Baby’s First Road Trip | Adedana Ashebir After her beloved father dies, everyone tells Adedana that he will always be with her. But she doesn’t feel her father, at all. In search of his presence, Adedana does the one thing she knows how to do: plan a grand adventure. And so begins the journey of a lifetime through the American Southwest, where she finds someone else entirely. 60 MINUTES | Silver Spring, MD Sat 7/15 5:15 PM | Sun 7/16 11:00 AM |Fri 7/21 6:00 PM Sat 7/22 3:00 PM | Sun 7/23 4:45 PM “Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela?” | Pamela H. Leahigh A two-person show where the second person changes each night. That performer is given the script 24 hours ahead of time and is told on stage at the beginning of the performance which role they are playing. Part scripted, part improv, mostly comedy, it explores the two sides of a per- son and the struggle to balance those sometimes conflicting personali- ties. The result is a unique and unpredictable show each night. 60 MINUTES | Washington, DC Thu 7/13 6:15 PM | Sat 7/15 1:15 PM | Sun 7/16 5:00 PM Sat 7/22 11:15 AM | Sun 7/23 1:00 PM
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INHIBITIONIST(!) | CrashMat Productions/ Hope Lafferty Through open-hearted storytelling, physical memoirist Hope Lafferty explores self-sabotage, its unlikely origins, and the value of getting out of your own way. She embodies her ongoing war with Gravity by climbing in and out of the box that she has built for herself. Hope escorts audienc- es through funny, moving, relatable stories of growing up, falling down, and getting up again. 60 MINUTES | Blue Lake, CA Sat 7/15 3:00 PM | Sun 7/16 6:45 PM | Fri 7/21 7:45 PM Sat 7/22 6:45 PM| Sun 7/23 3:00 PM Tender by David John Preece | Transformation Theatre, Inc.
Tender depicts an emotionally turbulent evening that might have oc- curred between Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and his wife, Zel- da. Fitzgerald is placed in the position of making life-changing choices: the obligation of his marriage versus the promise of personal and artistic freedom. 75 MINUTES | Laurel, MD Thu 7/13 7:30 PM | Sat 7/15 11:15 AM | Sun 7/16 8:30 PM Thu 7/20 8:00 PM | Sat 7/22 4:45 PM Venue is located on the secound floor. Stairs and elevators available. Box Office located on the first floor.
Wheelchair accessibility. Restrooms available. Sweet fresh squeezed lemonade for sale 16 oz $4.00 Sat & Sun only.
Free Fringe Creative Live Music Parklet 1052 Thomas Jefferson St NW in front of Baked & Wired Festival Saturday & Sunday Noon to 4:30pm Featuring: Jenna Camille, Biomorphic Forms, Steve Arnold,
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Late Bloomer | James Radack What do Spiderman, shoplifting, July 4, a giant peach, eyelashes, the four questions, Disco lessons, angel numbers, and Anderson Cooper have in common? Come find out at this comedic and poignant solo show about one’s man long and winding journey to a fuller self. Getting there is half the pun! 65 MINUTES | Washington, DC Sat 7/15 11:00 AM | Sun 7/16 5:00 PM | Fri 7/21 8:45 PM Sat 7/22 11:15 AM | Sun 7/23 5:15 PM Big Dad Energy | Jamie Campbell In this award-winning, hilariously heartfelt show that combines stand-up and storytelling with a touch of musical comedy, critically-acclaimed comedian Jamie Campbell leaps into what it’s like to get married in your 40s and realize parenthood is never going to happen. 55 MINUTES | Kansas City, KS Thu 7/13 8:00 PM | Fri 7/14 6:00 PM | Sun 7/16 3:15 PM Sat 7/22 5:00 PM | Sun 7/23 11:30 AM Nasty White Folx...and other filth | Sidney Monroe Williams Nasty White Folx... and other filth is an interactive, one-person show seeking to understand the connections between race and hygiene. This mixed-media performance fuses storytelling, ritual movement, and social media into a black-queer commentary on how we care for ourselves. Everything else you need to know is in the title. 75 MINUTES | Washington, DC Sat 7/15 8:30 PM | Sun 7/16 11 AM | Sat 7/22 6:45 PM Only Love: A Fresh Cut of Shakespeare’s Ro- meo & Juliet | Madeleine Smith The Bard’s timeless tragedy as you’ve never experienced it before. Romeo and Juliet and you - using only the original text, two actors (the star-crossed lovers themselves) and YOU to play the hand of fate, Only Love is the fresh cut of R&J you’ve been waiting for. Or, that’s been waiting for you... 65 MINUTES | Washington, DC Fri 7/14 9:45 PM | Sat 7/15 3:00 PM | Sun 7/16 1:15 PM
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Quilt Stories: Voices from the AIDS Quilt | MoB Theatre A moving monologue play based on interviews from people who lost loved ones to the AIDS crisis. The play revolves around the AIDS Quilt -- each panel of the Quilt represents a life lost, and each quilt tells a story. 75 MINUTES | Wilmington, NC Thu 7/13 6:00 PM | Fri 7/14 7:45 PM | Sat 7/15 1:00 PM Sat 7/22 1:15 PM | Sun 7/23 7:15 PM This is What You Look Like | explode the form- Six societal outcasts, bonded together by buffoonery, invite the audience on a satirical journey to think, feel, cringe, roast, and laugh at the idiosyncrasies and oppressive systems present in modern day life. The outcasts speak truth to power on religion, capitalism, the environment, Taylor Swift, and more! No one and nothing will be left unmocked. This show is not for children. 55 MINUTES | Philadelphia, PA Thu 7/20 7:00 PM | Sat 7/22 9:00 PM | Sun 7/23 3:30 PM Who is my authentic self? Can it change? | Cathy Mitchell How we identify is a question for everyone. Our answer can depend on who’s asking. Come explore a life-as-lived-so-far search to belong and efforts to carve out a genuine individual identity through music, media, and other influences. It’s a wide-ranging, humorous take on the journey, navigating family drama, deeply entrenched coping mechanisms, and ultimate betrayal by institutions that offered hope. 50 MINUTES | Washington, DC Sat 7/15 6:45 PM | Fri 7/21 7:00 PM | Sat 7/22 3:15 PM
Venue is located on the third floor. Stair and elevators available. Box Office located on the first floor.
Wheelchair accessibility. Restrooms available. Sweet fresh squeezed lemonade for sale 16 oz $4.00 Sat & Sun only.
Georgetown Get discounts by showing your Fringe Festival ticket pur- chase proof from July 12-23. Look for signs in Georgetown businesses. Explore
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A Moment in Time | SHARP Dance Company Delighting audiences with our 4 1/2 out of 5 stars review the last time at the Capital Fringe, SHARP is back from Philadelphia. Delving into the creative mind, “A Moment in Time” is a must-see for those with a love of dance and movement. The energetic, technical and compelling nature of the company will leave audiences yearning for more. 55 MINUTES | Philadelphia, PA Wed 7/12 7:30 PM | Thu 7/13 8:00 PM | Sat 7/15 3:15 PM Between Raindrops | Elizabeth Cutler Between Raindrops is inspired by the true story of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C., which collapsed during a historic snow- storm in 1922, killing 98 people and injuring over a hundred more. This evocative one-act play explores themes of human connection, memory, and hope. 60 MINUTES | Washington, DC Sun 7/16 3:00 PM | Thu 7/20 6:00 PM | Sat 7/22 7:00 PM Sun 7/23 3:00 PM Dementia Man, An Existential Journey | Samuel A. Simon Dementia Man, the autobiographical story of a man who faces his diag- nosis of Alzheimer’s disease, by actor and playwright Samuel A. Simon. It is a peek into the head and heart of the struggle with a broken medical system and a personal and family tragedy. Is it possible to believe in a meaningful future with a neurocognitive disease? 65 MINUTES | McLean, VA Thu 7/13 6:00 PM | Sat 7/15 1:00 PM | Sat 7/22 2:45 PM Sun 7/23 4:45 PM Ezra Pound Couldn’t Sleep Here | Valcour Island Productions Maddy, a Washington public relations executive, sits alone at St. Eliza- beths Hospital after her arrest in a burglary spree in which she and a girl- friend became known as the Thelma and Louise of the Northwest. Her psychiatrist is baffled. Her father, a defeated congressman, blames her for his loss. And the Summer Man, a specter from her past, has returned. 70 MINUTES | Washington, DC Sat 7/15 9:00 PM | Sun 7/16 4:45 PM | Thu 7/20 7:45 PM Sat 7/22 8:45 PM | Sun 7/23 5:00 PM
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Finding Home: Dance Journeys | Human Land- scape Dance, SylviDances, Kyoko Fujimoto, Giselle Ruzany Finding Home is a showcase of contemporary dances by four DC choreographers. Each brings a different style and approach to the theme of arrival. “Personal Space” features two dancers adrift on the ocean. In “Resonance,” dancers emerge from the ground as flowers, scattering petals in all directions, looping back as vines. 70 MINUTES | Washington, DC Fri 7/14 6:00 PM | Sar 7/15 7:00 PM I could have set the world on fire | Shaun Michael Johnson Hospital patient Ernest is a former star. Well, semi star who cannot get much respect from his dysfunctional family, or the hospital staff. So be- tween the madcap hospital and his own bad habits you have to wonder, does Ernest have a chance? 60 MINUTES | Washington, DC Sat 7/15 5:00 PM | Sun 7/16 6:45 PM | Wed 7/19 8:00 PM Sat 7/22 3:00 PM | Sun 7/23 9:00 PM Onion Skin | Dara Padwo-Audick Onion Skin peels back the psychological layers of Melanie, Diana, Cher- ry, and Tim as they confront their mortality, humanity, and the medi- cal institutions that support and hinder them. Written by skin cancer survivor, Dara Padwo-Audick, this powerful dramatic comedy surprises, entertains, and inspires audiences to action. 75 MINUTES | Falls Church, VA Sun 7/16 1:00 PM | Wed 7/19 6:00 PM | Fri 7/21 8:15 PM TBD: A Devised Theatrical Celebration/A Musical Love Letter | Natalia Corvoisier and Courtney Simmons A Neo-futuristic, musical celebration by BIPOC and LGBTQ+ artists. TBD is a theatrical celebration born from an inclusive devising process with 15 plays performed in 30 minutes, in an order chosen by the audi- ence. A Musical Love Letter explores, through song and dance, every- thing we love about theatre and what artists love about life. 75 MINUTES | College Park, MD Fri 7/14 8:15 PM | Sun 7/16 8:30 PM | Fri 7/21 6:00 PM Sat 7/22 5:00 PM | SSun 7/23 6:45 PM
Entrance is on Q Street NW. Venue Box Office located in the main lobby.
Wheelchair accessibility. Restrooms available. Sweet fresh squeezed lemonade for sale 16 oz $4.00 Sat & Sun only.
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Bell Wringer | Pinky Swear Productions Hootenanny or horror show? Ghost story or get-together? Find out for yourself at Pinky Swear’s Bell Wringer! This totally one hundred percent very made up version of the Bell Witch legend features a bluegrass band and a few songs. So why don’t you sit a spell and watch? Maybe after- ward you can tell us what happened to the Bell Family! 70 MINUTES | Arlington, VA Wed 7/12 7:45 PM | Sat 7/15 7:00 PM | Fri 7/21 6:00 PM Sat 7/22 8:30 PM | Sun 7/23 3:00 PM Brunch with the Boys | Sean Pflueger Five guy friends gather for cocktails and waffles while their sassy wait- ress plays matchmaker. This all-LGBT cast will spill the tea and sing their hearts out to an original score. Anything but bottomless, like a mimosa this story’s a little sour and a LOT of sweet. CONTAINS NUDITY & PROFANITY 60 MINUTES | Fairfax, VA Thu 7/13 6:00 PM | Wed 7/19 6:00 PM | Fri 7/21 8:00 PM Sat 7/22 1:00 PM | Sun 7/23 11:15 AM #Charlottesville | Voices Festival Productions A tour-de-force performance about the power of witnessing, con- structed from interviews with residents of Charlottesville impacted by events surrounding 2017’s “Unite the Right” rally and counter-protests. Award-winning performance artist, Priyanka Shetty, was away that August and could only decipher the trauma through Twitter. She returns to interview, assessing the personal toll, while following up from recent trials of the co-conspirators. 75 MINUTES | Washington, DC Fri 7/14 8:00 PM | Sat 7/15 5:00 PM | Sun 7/16 2:30 PM Drown the Muse | (Um)Laut Productions Drown the Muse explores the relationship between performer and self. Following Zoë and Hannah, Drown the Muse chronicles two artists lost in a sordid sea of doubt, ambition, fear, and success. Both comedic and tragic, Drown the Muse borrows imagery from the Greeks to weave a tall tale fit for them. Content warning: Depictions of abuse, mental illness, and panic attacks. 75 MINUTES | Washington, DC Fri 7/14 6:00 PM | Sun 7/16 8:30 PM | Sat 7/22 4:45 PM Sun 7/23 1:00 PM
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RiverShe Collective Arts: Queer Family Summer Sanctuary | RiverShe Collective Arts It’s time to come to the River for a little respite, inspiration, and re- freshment! This interdisciplinary performance and music sanctuary is a celebration of Indigenous+Black+POC+Queer heart, art, and soul. Come bask in the beauty, wisdom, and glory of our survivance and brilliant future! CONTAINS NUDITY & PROFANITY 75 MINUTES | Washington, DC Sat 7/15 1:00 PM | Sun 7/16 4:30 PM | Thu 7/20 6:00 PM Sat 7/22 2:45 PM | Sun 7/23 7:00 PM The Road to the End | Bella Panciocco An adventurous father, Steve, and his conversely risk-averse son, Henry, embark upon a road trip to visit the Grand Canyon. Along the way, they pick up a witty hitchhiker, Dabria, who encourages them to rediscover their childlike spirits. The found family shoulders the burden of grief together through humor and heart and discover what it means to find peace. 75 MINUTES | Fairfax, MD Thu 7/13 7:45 PM| Sat 7/15 3:00 PM | Sun 7/16 6:30 PM Wed 7/19 7:45 PM | Sun 7/23 5:00 PM Who Did It? An Improvised Murder Mystery Show | Erick Acuña Productions
Coming off a sold-out run, this comedy show features some of DC’s funniest improvisers. The audience gets to set up the crime scene, then laugh as two detectives investigate the case before them. The show is brought to you by Erick Acuña, a Capital Fringe award winner and inter- national comedian. 50 MINUTES | Washington, DC Wed 7/12 6:00 PM | Sat 7/15 9:00 PM | Sun 7/16 12:45 PM Thu 7/20 8:00 PM | Sat 7/22 6:45 PM Entrance is on Q Street NW. Venue Box Office located in the main lobby.
Wheelchair accessibility. Restrooms available. Sweet fresh squeezed lemonade for sale 16 oz $4.00 Sat & Sun only.
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Powerhouse 3255 Grace St NW, Washington, DC, 20007
Positioned on the canal in Georgetown and a 7-10 minute walk from fes- tival venues located on Thomas Jefferson St. Powerhouse is a unique event space, with a newly renovated interior and modern, industrial features. Fringe is hosted by Brick and Moarter, DC based venue management, operations, and sourcing company. Addional support from Other Half Brewing, Miss Pixies, Bell Visuals and the Georgtown DC BID.
Free Creative Live Music
Curated by Janel Leppin & DJ Underdog
FR 7/14 7:30 PM Doors 7pm First Set. 7:30 – 8:15 Maddie Cantrell Second Set. 8:30pm – 9:30pm Sarah Marie Hughes & Chris Barrick Final Set. – LMB, Abe Mamet & Jamie Sandel SAT 7/15 7:30 PM Doors 7pm First Set. 7:30 - 8:15 – Brian Settles Trio Second Set. – 8:30pm – 9:30pm Susan Alcorn Final Set. 9:45pm – 10:30pm Twin Jude
FRI 7/21 7:30pm Doors 7pm I’ll House You Jahsonic, DJ Clark, DJ Underdog, and Urban Artistry SAT 7/22 7:30pm Doors 7pm First Set. 7:30pm – 8:15pm Adriana-Lucía Cotes Second Set. – 8:30pm Emotional World Final Set. 9:45pm – 10:30pm Des Demonas
SUN 7/23 8:00pm Doors 7pm
Fringe Audience Awards. Awards given out in the catorigries of Best Comedy, Best Dance, Best Drama, Best Musical, Best Music, Best Solo, Best Ensemble, Best of Fest. Closing night party follows award ceremony.
ID Check at Door. All Ages. All welcome at any time we are open.Venue offers two levels.
No wheelchair accessibility. Restrooms available.
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WEEK 1 Jul 12 - 16
Sat 7/15 10:55am, Shut Up Martha , 4 11am, Late Bloomer , 7 11:15am, Tender , 6 11:45am, The Holy O , 2 12:30pm, A Bro’s Tale , 3 1pm, Dementia Man, An Existential Journey , 9 1pm, RiverShe Collective Arts , 12 1pm, Quilt Stories , 8 1:15pm, Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela? , 5 2:15pm, SPADURA , 4 2:15pm, Ten Principles , 2 3pm, INHIBITIONIST(!) , 6 3pm, Only Love: A Fresh Cut of Romeo & Juliet , 7 3pm, The Road to the End , 12 3:15pm, A Moment in Time , 9 4:15pm, My Name is Norma , 4 4:30pm, 29th & Oakes , 1 5pm, #Charlottesville , 11 5pm, I could have set the world on fire , 10 5:15pm, Grief Baby’s First Road Trip , 5 6pm, Keys, Wallet, Phone, Dignity , 4 6:45pm, Attack on Tunggorono , 1 6:45pm, Who is my authentic self? Can it change? , 8 7pm, All the C Words , 5 7pm, Bell Wringer , 11 7pm, Finding Home: Dance Journeys , 10 8pm, Gilda: A Tribute to Gilda Radner , 3 8:30pm, Nasty White Folx , 7 8:45pm, Dildos and Body Parts , 5 9pm, Ezra Pound Couldn’t Sleep Here , 9 9pm, Sip & Paint , 1 9pm, Who Did It? An Improv Murder Mystery , 12 9:45pm, Charlie Ross Comedy & Magic , 3
Sun 7/16 10:55am, Almost 13 , 3 11am, Grief Baby’s First Road Trip , 5 11am Nasty White Folx , 7 11:45am Mutu Sakata: My DC Story , 1 12:30pm, Charlie Ross Comedy & Magic , 3 12:45pm, Who Did It? An Improv Murder Mystery , 12 1pm, Onion Skin , 10 1pm, All The C Words , 5 1:15pm, Only Love: A Fresh Cut of Romeo & Juliet , 7 1:45pm, 29th & Oakes , 1 2:15pm, A Bro’s Tale , 3 2:30pm, #Charlottesville , 11 2:45pm, Dementia Man, An Existential Journey , 9 3pm, Between Raindrops , 9 3pm, Dildos and Body Parts , 5 3:15pm, Big Dad Energy , 7 3:45pm, Ten Principles , 2 4pm, SPADURA , 4 4:30pm , RiverShe Collective Arts , 12 4:45pm, Ezra Pound Couldn’t Sleep Here , 9 5pm, Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela? , 5 5pm, Late Bloomer , 7 5:45pm, Sip & Paint , 1 6pm, Gilda: A Tribute to Gilda Radner , 3 6:30pm, The Road to the End , 12 6:45pm, I could have set the world on fire , 10 6:45pm, INHIBITIONIST(!) , 6 7:30pm, The Holy O , 2 7:45pm, Shut Up Martha , 4 8:30pm, Drown the Muse , 11 8:30pm, TBD: A Devised Theatrical Celebration , 10 8:30pm, Tender , 6
By DAY & TIME Wed 7/12 6pm, Who Did It? An Improv Murder Mystery , 12 7:30pm, A Moment in Time , 9 7:45pm, Bell Wringer , 11 Thu 7/13 6pm, Brunch with the Boys , 11 6pm, Dementia Man, An Existential Journey , 9 6pm, Shut Up Martha , 4 6pm, Quilt Stories , 8 6:15pm, Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela? , 5 6:45pm, The Holy O , 2 7:30pm, Tender , 6 7:45pm, My Name is Norma , 4 7:45pm, The Road to the End , 12 8pm, A Moment in Time , 9 8pm, Big Dad Energy , 7 8:30pm, Ten Principles , 2 Fri 7/14 6pm, A Bro’s Tale , 3 6pm, Big Dad Energy , 7 6pm, Drown the Muse , 11 6pm, Finding Home: Dance Journeys , 10 6:45pm, Mutu Sakata: My DC Story , 1 7:45pm, Keys, Wallet, Phone, Dignity , 4 7:45pm, Quilt Stories , 8 8pm, #Charlottesville , 11 8pm, Dildos and Body Parts , 5 8:15pm, TBD: A Devised Theatrical Celebration , 10 8:45pm, Attack on Tunggorono , 1 9:45pm, Almost 13 , 3 9:45pm, Only Love: A Fresh Cut of Romeo & Juliet , 7
15 Capital Fringe Festival
July 12 - 23
WEEK 2 Jul 19 - 23 By DAY & TIME Wed 7/19 6pm, Brunch with the Boys , 11 6pm, Onion Skin , 10 7:45pm, The Road to the End , 12 8pm, I could have set the world on fire , 10 Thu 7/20 6pm, Almost 13 , 3 6pm, Between Raindrops , 9 6pm, RiverShe Collective Arts , 12 6pm, This is What You Look Like , 8 6:15pm, All The C Words , 5 6:30pm, Mutu Sakata: My DC Story , 1 7:45pm, Charlie Ross Comedy & Magic , 3 7:45pm, Ezra Pound Couldn’t Sleep Here , 9 8pm, Tender , 6 8pm, Who Did It? An Improv Murder Mystery , 12 8:30pm, Attack on Tunggorono , 1 8:45pm, Only Love: A Fresh Cut of Romeo & Juliet , 7 Fri 7/21 6pm, Bell Wringer , 11 6pm, Gilda: A Tribute to Gilda Radner , 3 6pm, Grief Baby’s First Road Trip , 5 6pm, TBD: A Devised Theatrical Celebration , 10 6:30, Ten Principles , 2 7pm, Who is my authentic self? Can it change? , 8 7:45pm, INHIBITIONIST(!) , 6 7:45pm, Keys, Wallet, Phone, Dignity , 4 8pm, Brunch with the Boys , 11 8:15pm, Onion Skin , 10 8:45pm, 29th & Oakes , 1 8:45pm, Late Bloomer , 7
Sat 7/22 11am, Gilda: A Tribute to Gilda Radner , 3 11:15am, Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela? , 5 11:15am, Late Bloomer , 7 11:45am, Attack on Tunggorono , 1 12:45pm, Keys, Wallet, Phone, Dignity , 4 1pm, Brunch with the Boys , 11 1pm, Dildos and Body Parts , 5 1:15pm, Quilt Stories , 8 2:45pm, RiverShe Collective Arts , 12 2:45pm, My Name is Norma , 4 3pm, Grief Baby’s First Road Trip , 5 3pm, I could have set the world on fire , 10 3:15pm, Who is my authentic self? Can it change? , 8 3:45pm, Mutu Sakata: My DC Story , 1 3:45pm, Sip & Paint , 1 4:30pm, Charlie Ross Comedy & Magic , 3 4:45pm, Dementia Man, An Existential Journey , 9 4:45pm, Drown the Muse , 11 4:45pm, Tender , 6 5pm, Big Dad Energy , 7 5pm, TBD: A Devised Theatrical Celebration , 10 5:30pm, Ten Principles , 2 6:15pm, A Bro’s Tale , 3 6:45pm, INHIBITIONIST(!) , 6 6:45pm, Nasty White Folx , 7 6:45pm, Who Did It? An Improv Murder Mystery , 12 7pm, Between Raindrops , 9 7:45pm, 29th & Oakes , 1 8pm, Almost 13 , 3 8:30pm, Bell Wringer , 11 8:45pm, Ezra Pound Couldn’t Sleep Here , 9 9pm, This is What You Look Like , 8
Sun 7/23 11am, All The C Words , 5 11am, Charlie Ross Comedy & Magic , 3 11:15am, Brunch with the Boys , 11 11:30am, Big Dad Energy , 7 11:45am, Sip & Paint , 1 12:40pm, A Bro’s Tale , 3 1pm, Drown the Muse , 11 1pm, Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela? , 5 1:30pm, Only Love: A Fresh Cut of Romeo & Juliet , 7 1:45pm, Attack on Tunggorono , 1
2:15pm, Almost 13 , 3 3pm, Bell Wringer , 11
3pm, Between Raindrops , 9 3pm, INHIBITIONIST(!) , 6 3:30pm, This is What You Look Like , 8 4pm, Keys, Wallet, Phone, Dignity , 4 4pm, Mutu Sakata: My DC Story , 1 4:45pm, Grief Baby’s First Road Trip , 5 5pm, Ezra Pound Couldn’t Sleep Here , 9 5pm, The Road to the End , 12 5:15pm, Late Bloomer , 7 6pm, 29th & Oakes , 1 6:15pm, Gilda: A Tribute to Gilda Radner , 3 6:30pm, Dildos and Body Parts , 5 6:45pm, TBD: A Devised Theatrical Celebration , 10 7pm, RiverShe Collective Arts , 12
7:15pm, Quilt Stories , 8 8:15pm, SPADURA , 4 9pm, I could have set the world on fire , 10
Tickets $15 16
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