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The following have already been accepted and have their tickets available.

	BLANK Written and Performed by Brian Stanton Friday, May 28th at 8:15 pm Saturday, May 29th at 7 pm Friday, June 25th at 10 pm Saturday, June 26th at 3:30 and 10 pm Brian is troubled by the fact that the space where his name should be is blank. Thrown into an identity crisis, Brian goes on a mission to fill in that blank. Playing more than 10 different characters, our hero takes the audience on a non-linear journey of self-discovery. Asking questions only to get more questions, the more Brian learns and the more his birth is revealed the less he knows his self. With the help of Oedipus Rex, Brian tackles the age old question, “Who am I?” Length: 1 hr 5 mins Intermission: None Seating: General Admission You choose your seats when you get to the theater. Click HERE for the Press Release
Winner of the LA WEEKLY 'Best Solo Performance' From the NYC Fringe Festival See clips of the show on youtube	The Most Mediocre Story Never Told! Written and Performed by Jay Sefton Each of us has a story…actually many stories that combine to create a personal history. More often than not, this history and these stories stand in our way of experiencing the present moment to its fullest. As our main character says, “choosing to believe these stories, I lend them credibility and get back the same thing that they have always offered.” Is this identification with, and reinforcement of, our stories the definition of karma? Luck? Family Curse? Success? Failure? Maybe even a piece of the puzzle to Oprah’s Secret. The Most Mediocre Story Never Told! sets out to answer these questions, “Where are these stories? In what manner should they exist? And who am I without them?” In this deconstruction of the traditional one-person show, our main character attempts to dismantle his own story in order to touch the present moment more deeply or maybe for the first time ever. Forever self-conscious, the protagonist meditates, one eye open, on this new found philosophy. His journey to move beyond his past finds him in Philadelphia ‘on a cross in a diaper’, in Lexington, Kentucky for the 1985 Men’s NCAA final four, in a bar at the Jersey Shore, locking horns with a Stones loving Philadelphia foul mouth, and ultimately on a collision course with the Now. Length: 1 hr 5 mins Rating: R for language and adult themes June 25th and 26th at 10 pm with a matinee June 26th at 2 pm
	Dancer and performance artist Jeff Kaplan presentS his one-person show, K.LEAR Friday, May 7th and Saturday May 15th at 10 pm In this solo performance, Kaplan performs Act III of Shakespeare’s King Lear, the “Storm Scene,” in its entirety, while dancing in a straitjacket. Against the canvas of voice and body, each of the eight characters in the act emerge as a collection of schizophrenic personae, differentiated from one another by movement quality and voice. At this point in the play, Lear’s daughters have banished the King to roam a desolate heath during a storm. As he wanders, Lear encounters a variety of characters, both malevolent and friendly. Eventually taking refuge in a hovel, the King conducts a surreal trial of his daughters in absentia. Directors have always read the storm in Act III both literally and metaphorically. Going a step further, Kaplan interprets the entire scene as a post-modern fragmented mindscape. The King is the dominant voice, but has lately grown weak. Some voices remain loyal to the king, others do not, and all jockey for psychic presence. Each character wants something, but sometimes motives remain hidden. The cracks in Lear’s persona become fissures and then chasms as his mental storm rages. Look for Jeff's production of Beowulf later in the Festival.
Muscle Memory Dance Theater Presents STRANGER THAN FICTION	Muscle Memory Dance Theater (M2DT) returns with Stranger Than Fiction: A series of Rocks and Feathers April 30th and May 1st at 8:15 pm 3 Stories 1 Evening Featuring The Cigar Box The Rubber Room: A Modern Dance Diorama Abide Read the review by Margaret Putnam for Theater Jones by clicking here Read the review by Danna Reubin for D Magazine by clicking here
	SATER returns to the DFW Fringe for the 5th year in a row presenting a powerful piece by John Patrick Shanley (Doubt, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea). Fridays and Saturdays at 8:15 pm May 7th - 22nd Director David Jeremiah (Art, Topdog/Underdog) has assembled a magnificent cast for his exclusive SATER directorial debut including Barret Nash (This Is Our Youth), Christopher Dontrell Piper (Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead/Hamlet and Frankie and Johnny) and Marc Rouse (Pegasus/Upstart). A striking, surreal study of the often bizarre byways that love between men and women can follow. Told in three related scenes, the play uses indirection and richly evocative language to make its unsettling but ultimately illuminating points. "…pungent, thought-provoking, original, poetic…and leading by stylized, fantasticated ways to genuinely startling illuminations." —NY Magazine "…a philosophic dream-comedy about love, marriage, and maturity." —Village Voice "…Mr. Shanley is a born playwright…" —The New Yorker
	LGA returns with POSEIDON! an updside down musical!!!! Level Ground Arts, a resident company of Dallas Hub Theater that brought you EVIL DEAD: The Musical and CANNIBAL: The Musical brings you The regional premiere of POSEIDON! An Upside Down Musical, a spoof of the 1972 disaster classic The Poseidon Adventure. The show, in which passengers of a capsized cruise ship try to find their way out of the vessel before it completely sinks, was the hit of the 2003 New York International Fringe Festival and hopes to be the hit of the 2010 DFW Fringe Festival. Shows features one adult word and some adult content. PG-13 Directed by Andi Allen and Bill Fountain Produced by Special Arrangement by Hell in a Handbag Productions.

WE ARE STILL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AND PROPOSALS!

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Apply NOW for the 5th Annual DFW Fringe Festival. We are trying something new this year to pull from the "fringe". Instead of submitting and producing shows specifically for the festival, we want to attract artists that are truly on the fringe with complete projects, adaptable art or works in progress. You may still debut your work at the festival, but the idea is to grow the festival this year and run it twice as long as previous festivals.

Both of our spaces in the Hub are now equally equipped. Additional venues are available for workshops, classes and meetings.

The deadline for all applications is May 31st, 2010. The DFW Fringe Festival will feature dynamic diversity of performing artists both locally and abroad.

Application
Application Deadline: ASAP, ongoing until May 31st, 2010

Checklist

1.) Completed Application Fact Sheet (listed below)

2.) 1 Page Artists Statement describing why what you are submitting would be appropriate for DFW Fringe.

3.) 1 Page History/Status Page listing the history and origins of your project, if it has been performed before some notes on your production history and other background information.

4.) PR Materials including reviews, a 10 word marketing tag line and any graphics you may have.

5.) Short bios, CV or resume on at least 3 of your performers.

6.) Story: Tell us a little beyond the questions provided to helps provide unique insight into you, your company and your piece.

7.) Supplemental Materials. If you have a script, video footage, audio, photos, websites or any information about your show and those involved with your show.

APPLICATION FACT SHEET

2.) DISCIPLINE: (List all that apply)
Theatrical Performance
Visual Art Display
Dance Performance
Music Performance (Acoustic or Powered)
Film & Video/Multimedia Performance

3.) TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: We have 3 performance areas at the Hub to accommodate small meetings up to 200 people. Please let us know your minimum stage requirements including height as well as any power requirement such as special sound, lighting or special effects needs. If you have a technical rider, that is preferred.

4.) SCHEDULE: What time of year, week, day would you need to use the facilities? Are you seeking rehearsal space and tech rehearsals? When do you need to load in? Will you be able to strike up on your final performance?

5.) MARKETING: Please tell us how you plan to market your show. How many people do you feel you could guarantee per show? What would be your target demographic? If your organization has a production history, please let us know how well your previous projects have been attended and received. There are awards for highest attendance and box office.

6.) ADDITIONAL & SPECIAL NEEDS: Does your proposal require any special needs such as housing? Large set? Onsite storage of large equipment or production trailers?

Many artists, groups and shows have experienced success, exposure and noteriety by being part of our previous three festivals. On a local level, the festival is a great way get new and fringy projects in front of new audiences. It is an ideal place to celebrate the wonderful arts in the Dallas, Fort Worth metroplex. The DFW Fringe Awards have proven an excellent bonus for the artists and groups that earn them as they take their projects around the world or to the next level.

BOX OFFICE AWARDS: One of the toughest challenges artists face is convincing producers, investors, venues that their idea is "bankable". Fringe Awards are given to the top three grossing box office groups.

AUDIENCE AWARDS: Most everybody involved in the arts understands it is not all about money, and some shows have higher priced tickets, but maybe not the highest audience attendance and feedback. Awards are presented to the three highest attended shows and presentations.

PRODUCER PICKS: Every participant in the Fringe is invited to see all the shows for free, and vote on their favorite show or artist (other than their own). The top three receive the awards.