Fabulous Fringe Fundraiser May 29!

IndyFringe Fabulous Fringe Fundraiser!
Thursday, May 29 @ American Cabaret Theatre
Mix and Mingle: 6:00 p.m.
Free food and Cash Bar Performances: 7:00 p.m.

Featuring the Slip-Knot by TJ Dawe
Canadian, TJ Dawe has performed in over sixty Fringe Festivals and is the North American Fringe circuit top box office performer.

The Slip-Knot is a one person show about working horrible day jobs: stock-boy at a drug store, truck driver for a dumpster company and Christmas parcel tracker for the post office.

A short play by Indianapolis playwrite Amy Petinella
FringeFriday favorite Amy Pettinella will present an original play for the fundraisr.

And more!
Be there as we announce the NUVO New Playwright Contest Winner and reveal the 2008 IndyFringe Poster by Emma Overman. This years art work features four individual paintings that will be part of a silent auction for the IndyFringe Fundraiser.

Ticket Information :
Price : $25.00 per person
Students and fringe performers : $15.00
On-Line: www.indyfringe.org - All major credit cards accepted on PayPal
By Phone : (317) 522-8099
Email : executivedirector@indyfringe.org

*FringeFriday will resume next month.

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FringeFriday, April 25 @ Phoenix Theatre

Mix and Mingle: 5:30 p.m. Performances: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Featuring Performances from:

Evil Petting Zoo
The Evil Petting Zoo improv group from Hanover College brings a night of comedy to Indy.
Evil Petting Zoo will be performing The Harold, the flagship improv form conceived by Del Close and Charna Halpern at the ImprovOlympic in Chicago. EPZ trained at the ImprovOlympic in
February, and are eager to perform The Harold for new audiences!

Christian and Katalina
Christian and Katalina previously performed in Fringe hits Mindtripping and Married 2 Magic and will be returning to the IndyFringe stage in August with a new show.

Celestine Bloomfield, Storytelling Arts of Indiana
Celestine has been an audience favorite since the first Hoosier Storytelling Festival in 1988 due to her masterful sense of timing, rich voice that captivates and her fluid gestures that invite audiences into her space.

Lanky Wood Productions
Lanky Wood Productions will present "The Sylvia Plath Memorial Institute For The Art of Self Destruction." A comedic sketch about suicide - the title says it all.

Don't miss this FREE event! RSVP to indyfringe@gmail.com

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FringeFriday March 28 @ Phoenix Theatre

FringeFriday March 28 @ the Phoenix Theatre

You can not ask for a better night of entertainment in Indy for FREE than FringeFridays!

Mix and Mingle: 5:30 p.m. Performances: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

This months lineup:

Home by Amy Pettinella

Home is a bittersweet comedy about a nursing home patient who longs to go home. A tale of regrets, revelations, and redemption. A FringeFriday original short play starring Greg Browning and costarring and written by Amy Pettinella.

Tonos Triad

This eclectic acoustic trio consisting of upright bass, classical guitar, and accordion quickly became a Fringe favorite in January and returns to FringeFriday this month. If you missed them the first time, don’t make the same mistake again!

Deborah Asante, Storytelling Arts of Indiana

Deborah Asante is not only the founding artistic director of the Asante Children’s Theatre, a FringeNext top seller, but also one of Indiana’s most captivating storytellers. Having lived everywhere as the eldest of five children in a miliraty family she has plenty of stories to tell.

Don’t miss this FREE event!

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SPECIAL OFFER - 2 for 1 Tickets to PROOF!

SPECIAL OFFER for FringeFriday February 29 :
2 for 1 tickets to PROOF @ Theatre on the Square
Only $25.00!

PROOF
Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize and the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Play! On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father's who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind. Over the long weekend that follows, a burgeoning romance and the discovery of a mysterious notebook draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father's madness—or genius—will she inherit? The production features TOTS Executive Artistic Director Ron Spencer in the role of Robert, Catherine's father.

FringeFriday special offer - 2 for 1 - $25.00
No double discounts. (e.g. seniors/students)
Reservations are essential: please call the box office 317-685-8687

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FringeFriday: LEAP DAY EDITION!

FringeFriday February 29 @ the Theatre on the Square

*In need of an EPIC event? Then don't miss FringeFriday LEAP YEAR
EDITION. It will be legendary. *

Mix and Mingle:5:30 p.m.
Performances: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Performances from:
Bloomington Playwrights Project
Members of the BPP's Ensemble of Artists will perform a selection of
pieces from last months BLIZZARD, an evening of 27 ultra-short, 3-minute
plays, performed this past January. Audience members were asked to vote
for their favorite plays. Four actors under the direction of Jack
Johnson (known collectively as Team Johnson) will be performing some of
the highest vote-getters from this year and handful of favorites from
productions past.

The Theatre Within
The Theater Within is making a name for itself in Indianapolis with its
inaugural season by staging works that ignite dialogue. The Theatre
Within will preview their upcoming production of the Laramie project
marking the 10th Anniversary of Matthew Shepard's death.


*Don't miss this FREE event! * RSVP to indyfringe@gmail.com

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Dateless by Design

Hate VD?
(Valentines Day)

Looking for someone nice? Or naughty?

Come to the party that has swept Sydney and London, and meet other singles who are dateless, but not desperate…

Dateless By Design – Intimate, not Intimidating




Dateless By Design
Intimate, not Intimidating

Friday, February 8, 7:30 – 11:00 p.m.
Rathskeller Small Auditorium
$30/advance $35/door
21 and over only

Includes:

* Elegant Appetizer Buffet
* Complimentary drink on arrival; cash bar of beer, wine, and margaritas
* Live music
* DJ
* Dancing
* Door prizes
* Tarot card readings
* Body art
* Socializing with some of Indy's most interesting singles
* Fundraising lucky draw for two tickets to Jimmy Buffet and Backstage Tour. Priceless!!!!

RSVP by February 5, 2008
Tickets available via Pay Pal at www.indyfringe.org - all major credit cards accepted.

Questions:
Angie 317-223-6035
middaydogwalkers@yahoo.com

Please forward to your friends!

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Performers wanted for FringeFriday!

We are in need of performers for our monthly event FringeFriday.

Performances can be anything you want: Comedy, drama, magic, storytelling, music, cabaret, variety...

Length: 5-15 mins.

FringeFriday is a free event to the public and averages an audience of 60 per month.

This is a great oppurtunity to try a new work with an audience, gain exposure to a new audience, or just perform with no costs to the performing group.

This month is Jan 25 @ the Phoenix. If you cannot do this month, FringeFriday is the last Friday of every month so plan ahead!

Event starts at 5:30 and performances run 6-7.

For more information or to perform at FringeFriday email indyfringe@gmail.com

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A Very Fringe Christmas

Have you seen one too many performances of the Nutcracker and the Christmas Carol?

Get into the holiday spirit in a nontraditional way with performances by:

STRIPPED - a FringeFriday original production of the prequel to Detox Christmas, by Amy Pettinella, about a pregnant stripper on Christmas Eve

Comedy Sportz: A Christmas Carol, unscripted. (And uncensored)

Mr. Mrs. Clause does magic.

And much more festive frivoloty that only IndyFringe could provide.

The FREE event is this Friday, Nov. 30 at Theatre on The Square.
Event begins at 5:30, performances begin at 6 - 7:30.
Food and drinks will be provided.

PLUS oppurtunity to win holiday gifts from Mass Ave merchants.

Don't miss all the fun, see you this Friday. Bring your friends!

RSVP to indyfringe@gmail.com

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Mark your Calendar for FringeFriday! - October 26 - 5:30

The last friday of the month is approaching which means it's time to make plans and attend FringeFriday. We can't wait to see our Fringe supporters again, and hope to meet some new ones. With Halloween approaching it's sure to be spooktacular.

October 26 at the Phoenix Theatre

Featuring: The FringeNext hit Global Warming Cabaret! Plus more performances to be announced.

Doors open @ 5:30 - Mix and mingle with fellow fringers. Cash bar available. Performances will begin around 6:00.

FREE and open to anyone. Bring your friends, spread the word, and keep the Fringe alive!

Please RSVP by replying to indyfringe@gmail.com Due to limited space this month we are limited to the first 60 RSVP's.

Not enough theatre for you? Stay after the show and see The Phoenix Theatre's regional premiere of Stuff Happens. Check out http://www.phoenixtheatre.org/ for show and ticket information.

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IndyFringe in IBJ.

Read what IBJ's Lou Harry has to say about the 2007 IndyFringe festival and how you can keep supporting Indianapolis theatre all year long.



http://www.ibj.com

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