San Francisco Fringe Festival

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San Francisco Fringe Festival
Location Tenderloin, San Francisco
Founded1992
Type of play(s) Fringe theater
Festival dateSeptember (annually)
Website www.sffringe.org

The San Francisco Fringe Festival, or SF Fringe, is a fringe theater festival produced by the EXIT Theatre in San Francisco. It is one of the oldest fringe festivals in the United States. [1] It takes place over the course of two weeks every September. [2]

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The festival was founded in 1992 by several members of BAIT (Bay Area Independent Theatre), a consortium of small theatres in San Francisco and vicinity.

Performances featured at SF Fringe are chosen by lottery. [3] The 2017 festival featured about 150 performances by more than 35 theater companies, performing in three small theater venues. [4] Non Traditional Fringe Venues (NTFV) have included "bars and restaurants, on buses, park benches and trees". [5] Many of the shows feature mature themes or nudity. [6]

The conclusion of the festival features additional performances by shows chosen as the "Best of the Fringe". [7]

2019 award winners

2019 Best of Fringe Awards [8]

2019 Tech Awards [16]

2018 award winners

2018 Best of Fringe Awards [18]

2018 Sold Out Awards [20]

2017 award winners

2017 Best of Fringe Award Winners with Encore Performances

2017 Best of Fringe Awards

2017 Tech Awards

2017 SOLD OUT Awards

Given to shows which sold all seats to a performance.

See also

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