The 2008 DFW Fringe
Festival proved our best festival yet. It began with World Theatre
Day (March 27th) and concluded on April 26th, 2008 setting Box Office
Records and most importantly bringing "fringy" works to
new audiences. We honored the following performances.

BOX
OFFICE AWARDS
1st Place SATER - Reason for Referral
2nd Place Anagram Productions - Broadway On A Budget
3rd Place ICI - Nipples To The Wind
AUDIENCE
AWARDS
1st Place SATER- Reason For Referral
2nd Place Muscle Memory Dance Theatre - Downtown Dancing
3rd Place Krissi Reeves - Spinning The Bottle/KAPOW!
PRODUCER PICKS
1st Place Krissi Reeves - Spinning The Bottle/KAPOW!
2nd Place - Muscle Memory Dance Theatre - Downtown Dancing
3rd Place - Anagram Productions - Broadway On A Budget

Thursday,
April 17th @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 19th @ 8:15 pm
Sunday, April 20th @ 2:30 pm
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Anagram
Productions: Broadway On A Budget
Returning
to the DFW Fringe is Anagram Productions, the musically talented
theatre company dedicated to producing classic and lesser
known works. This year see and hear their collection of showtunes
from Broadways Golden era.
Avoid
the ticket lines, avoid the airplane ride and hurry to the
Dallas Hub Theater to get more than enough Broadway Show Stoppers
to last a season. Anagram returns for their second year at
the DFW Fringe.
For
more info & to visit companies website click here
This
Show runs about 2 hrs with intermission and is suitable for
the entire family.
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Saturdays
at 7 pm,
March 29th - April 26th
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Comedy
Killers Dinner Theater**
Questionable Love Quadrangle (world premiere)
Going
into their 16th successful year performing around the nation,
they open their newest world premiere at the Dallas Hub Theater.
Questionable Love Quadrangle features fun plot twists of classic
and contemporary mystery stories with great food and service,
and all brought together by a very talented cast of actors
and improvisers.
For more info: Click here
For Press Photos: Coming Soon
This show is suitable for the entire family. It contains adult
situations, as seen on prime time tv. Parental Guidance is
suggested.
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Friday, March 28th &
Saturday, March 29th @ 8:15 pm
Sunday, March 30th @ 2:30pm |
ICI
Productions: Nipples To the Wind
After
a successful national tour and run at the Dallas Hub Theater
from January 10th making it the longest running show in the
history of the Hub, Janya Anderson and Paula Coco will be
closing their show in the DFW area as part of the DFW Fringe
Festival. If you want to see the funny phenomonea, this is
your last chance to see "Nipples".
To
see what critics and audiences alike have been raving about,
visit their website by Clicking here
For Press Photos: Click here
Lightly
peppered with salty language and adult themes. Parental Guidance
PG-13
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Friday,
April 4th @ 10 pm
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Funny
Females of Fringe Festival
A
showcase of female stand up comics of the Texas area including
Shelly Alexis and Krissi Reeves.
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Saturday,
April 5th @ 2:30 pm
Friday, April 18th @ 8:15 pm
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Fierce
Productions: You Betta Ask Somebody
Promiscuity,
misplaced trust and the failure to use protection threaten
the lives of 5 individuals
Fierce
Productions make their debut at the Dallas Hub Theater in
this years DFW Fringe Festival. Their mission is to produce
message driven plays that uplift, entertain and inspire.
In You Betta Ask Somebody, an ex-con’s "down low"
lifestyle while in prison comes back to haunt him when he
is informed that his old cellmate is HIV positive. Promiscuity,
ignorance and misplaced trust threaten the lives of five people
including that of an unborn child. You Betta Ask Somebody,
filled with drama and spoken word poetry, will make audiences
laugh, cry and think.
Show
runs 2 hrs 15 min with intermission and contains adult language
and themes. Parental Guidance PG-13
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Saturday, April 19th @ 10:15 pm |
Flesh
Eating Robots
The
Future of Comedy is NOW! The Flesh Eating Robots are a group
of semi-talented individuals spreading their sick sense of
humor via the Internet, through a combination of animation,
live action sketch comedy and music videos and will be making
their solo Hub debut at the DFW Fringe.
Beware!
The Flesh Eating Robots are here to make fun of everything
and everybody. Nothing is sacred, nothing is taboo... all
shall be consumed by the Flesh Eating Robots! If you are a
carbon based life form you will probably be offended by the
sketch comedy offered up by the F.E.R. You have been warned...
To visit
their website Click Here
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Saturday,
April 5th @ 8:15 pm
Friday, April 25th @ 10 pm
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JSN
Productions presents
Fringe Stand Up Comedy (F-SUC)
Local
favorite comedian, actor, writer and founder of JSN Productions
and 7 Layer Burrito Cake Ernesto Lopez has gathered DFW's
premiere comics for this Birthday Celebration, which promises
to be a night of great comedy featuring the comedy of...
Paul Varghese
Chris Dodgen
Ernesto Lopez
Raj Sharma
Ryan Cownie
Josh Weatherspoon
Tom Davenport
Valdez Valdez
Jeremy Proctor Smith
Larry Cambell
Ravi Kiran
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Saturday
April 12th at 4 & 9:45 pm |
"Footprints"
A trio of dance, poetry and live music
A
trio of tarrant county based artists combine their environmental
activism with their unique talents to form a very potent,
yet short (about 12 minutes) performance about the footprints
we leave.
Featuring
Chris Curiel
Tammy Gomez
Lori Sundeen Soderbergh
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Friday,
April 11th @ 10 pm
Saturday, April 12th @ 10 pm
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Krissi
Reeves presents
Spinning The Bottle & Kapow!
Existential
Anthems, Verbal Antics, Dope Rhymes and Bizarre Love Poems
for the cynical romantic!
DFW
newcomer Krissi Reeves brings her Austin posse for a powerful
double bill. First, Spinning the Bottle is a funny, absurd
and heart-heating look at the confusing dichotomy of "cynical
romanticism." This one-woman showdown of dating disasters
and surprises appeals to anyone who has ever ventured into
the turbulent terrain of single-dom.
Then
KAPOW! A Comic Variety Show featuring Gays, Straights and
everything in between performed by nationally award winning
Slam veterans, Krissi Reeves, Suzy La Follette and special
guests.

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Thursday,
April 24th @ 7:30 pm
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Man
vs. Office
A
comedy about surviving inside the corporate jungle
Man
vs. Office is a comedy featuring and developed by Dave Fleming
about all of the little things we battle each day trying to
survive inside the corporate jungle. From unbearable conference
calls to the amazing "delicacies" found on the break
room table to the horror of missing "free jeans day",
you'll swear Dave has been hiding in your office because the
hilarious details ring so true.
With a background rich in performing throughout the country,
Dave is excited to bring his hit show to the 3rd Annual DFW
Fringe Festival for one night only.
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Friday,
April 4th @ 8:15 pm
Sunday, April 6th @ 2:30 pm
Saturday, April 12th @ 8:15 pm
Sunday, April 13th @ 2:30 pm
Friday, April 25th @ 8:15 pm
Saturday, April 26th @ 8:15 pm
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SATER:
Reason For Referral
(World Premiere)
Where
does creativity stop and disorder begin?
In
the world of art, where there are no boundaries—how
do you know where creativity stops and disorder begins? Is
there an element of chaos in creation? Is madness often the
muse? Such are the questions explored by playwright Lacy Lalene
Lynch in the original new play, Reason For Referral, which
integrates original music, visual art, humor, and quotes from
a nineteenth-century troubled mind to depict the journey of
three young college students trying to come to terms with
the stigma surrounding their mental issues in order to express
themselves through
art.
SATER
brings another premiere to the DFW Fringe for the third year
in a row. Parental Guidance PG-13
For more info, visit the website here
For press pics, please click here
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Friday,
April 11th @ 8:15 pm
Saturday, April 12th @ 2:30 pm
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Muscle
Memory Dance Theatre presents
Downtown Dancing
Dancers
Dig Deep for Deep Ellum Performance
A
modern dance performance staging the experimental styles of
M2DT's choreographers ranging from the comedic to the political.
Choreographers include Lesley Snelson-Figueroa, Amy L. Ross,
Elisa de La Rosa, Philip Elson, Keira Amison. Exciting elements
include collaboration with two musicians from the FW Symphony,
dancing within aerial space, and danceworks interpreting the
classic music of iconic artists such as Mozart and Maria Callas.
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| Saturday,
April 26th |
LATE:
End of Fringe Festivities
You
are invited to come party with the artists of this years Fringe
Festival as we celebrate the Dallas Hub Theater's 3rd Birthday
and see who wins the awards for "Audience Favorite",
"Best Box Office", "Producer's Pick" as
well as some addiitonal fun categories.
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Get into DFW Fringe
2009
Calling All
Theatre/Dance/Drama/Comedy/Music/Burlesque/Multi-Media
Companies/Troupes/Performers
Apply
now for the 4th Annual DFW Fringe Festival in 2009 in what promises
to be our largest Festival yet. The deadline for all applications
is January 10th, 2009. The 2009 DFW Fringe Festival will feature dynamic
diversity of performing artists both locally and abroad.
Beginning
on World Theatre Day (March 27th) and going through April 26th, 2009
the Dallas Hub Theater will be the Hub of performances, workshops,
talk-backs and other exciting activities. All artists or groups receive
stipends based on box office and will be eligible for awards to promote
their work. There are no fees to apply.
Application
Application Deadline: January 10th, 2009
| Postal
Mailing Address:
Dallas Hub Theater c/o DFW Fringe
2809 Canton St
Dallas, TX 75226 |
Electronic
Submissions:
dfwfringe@shane-arts.com
Please keep confirmation E-mail
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Checklist
1.)
Completed 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
1.)
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Name: ___________________________________________
E-mail: ___________________________________________ |
Address : ___________________________________________
City/ST/Zip : ___________________________________________ |
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?