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CINCINNATI, June 13, 2019 – The 2019 Cincinnati Fringe Festival is in its last days! With 42 performances remaining over the final three days, there are still plenty of chances – but not a lot of time – to come get weird at Cincy Fringe, where our motto is “Kinda Weird – Like You.”

Primary Lineup performances continue on Thursday and Friday, in staggered start times from 6:30 to 9 pm. With almost all productions coming in under an hour, it’s easy to sample multiple shows in one evening! Many performances so far this festival have been sold out or very close to capacity (we’re approaching a record-breaking year for sold out performances!), so patrons are strongly encouraged to purchase their tickets in advance on our website or by calling the box office at 513-300-5669. The full lineup is available at cincyfringe.com.

On Saturday, June 15, we will present a day-long festival grand finale of Encore Performances. The Pick of the Fringe Awards will be announced on Friday night, beginning at approximately 10:30 pm; each of the six winning productions will present one final performance to close out the festival. This “Best of the Fest” lets audiences sample (or revisit) the most highly-lauded and noteworthy productions of 2019 Cincy Fringe.

Individual tickets for Encore Performances go on sale both in-person and online for $15/ticket on Friday night after the winners are announced, but until then, the only way for patrons to guarantee themselves a spot to see these award-winning productions is with the purchase of an Encore Pass. At $75, these passes offer a great value (six tickets for the price of five) and ensure the holder a seat in each Encore Performance. The performances begin at 1:30 pm, 2:45 pm, 4:00 pm, 6:30 pm, 7:45 pm, and 9:00 pm.

After the winners of the Pick of the Fringe Awards are announced live in Friday night’s Bar Series programming at the Know Theatre, the lineup of Encore Performances will be shared with audiences through the Cincinnati Fringe Festival website, cincyfringe.com, as well as through our digital newsletter and all our social media channels.

For additional details on the 2019 Cincy Fringe, please visit
https://www.cincyfringe.com!

The 16th Annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival
WHEN
Now through June 15, 2019
Individual performance and event times vary.
Visit https://www.cincyfringe.com for more information.

WHERE
Fringe HQ (Know Theatre)
1120 Jackson Street 45202

Individual performance and event venues vary.
Visit https://www.cincyfringe.com for more information.

TICKETS
$15 single tickets
Multi-show pass options available.

Tickets can be purchased by visiting https://www.cincyfringe.com
or by calling 513.300.5669 (KNOW). 

Know Theatre is Cincinnati’s Theatrical Playground. The Know showcases unexpected voices, new works, and plays that embrace the inherent theatricality of the live experience. Know Theatre seeks to be a place where artists and audiences feel welcome to take artistic risks, creating work that is cutting edge and accessible. 

Know Theatre’s work is made possible, in part, by the generosity of community contributions to the ArtsWave Campaign .

The  Ohio Arts Council  helps fund Know Theatre with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence, and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. 

Know Theatre is also supported by The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation , helping to change our communities for the better through collaboration and innovation, and the  Greater Cincinnati Foundation , which provides a simple, powerful, and highly personal approach to giving. 

Know Theatre is a member of Theatre Communications Group and an Associate Member of the National New Play Network.

CINCINNATI, June 7 – The Cincinnati Fringe Festival roars into its second weekend! The performing arts festival that’s Kinda Weird, Like You features a jam-packed schedule of performances and events, with options for all ages and tastes.

Primary Lineup performances continue all weekend, with staggered start times from 2:30 to 9 pm. Each show is an hour or less, giving audiences plenty of choice in how they schedule their days at Fringe. And there’s so much to choose from, with 26 performances on Saturday alone! Productions run the gamut from solo storytelling to dance pieces to conventional plays (although “conventional” is a relative word at Fringe).

Many performances so far this festival have been sold-out or very close to capacity, so patrons are strongly encouraged to purchase their tickets in advance at cincyfringe.com or by calling the box office at 513-300-5669; the box office is open from 11 am to 9:30 pm, Tuesdays through Sundays.

Fringe is all about doing more, so the Fringe doesn’t stop when the Primary Lineup does! There are several options for younger audiences in the Family Friendly Fringe selection. This weekend, they include Storytime with Sparkle, in which one of Cincinnati’s most popular child-friendly drag clowns will read picture books about diversity and acceptance, Show Up, Kids!, a one-man improvised show that incorporates suggestions from young audience members to craft its narrative, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from Madcap Puppets. Showtimes are at 11 am and 1 pm on both Saturday and Sunday, and tickets may be reserved for free at cincyfringe.com.

We’d never forget to mention our late-night lineup of irreverent, unpredictable, but always entertaining Bar Series programming. Every night, we hear from Channel Fringe Hard-Hitting Action News for all the news that’s fit to Fringe, and then launch into special events! This weekend, Friday night is Fringe-oke (that’s karaoke with a Fringy twist!), Saturday night is Fringe Prom: Sweet 16, and Sunday night we honor the artistic community with Everyone’s an Artist Night, where artist discounts at the bar are extended to all patrons.

After all of that, we’re dark on Monday (because Fringe staff will all need the chance to sit in a dim room with a cool beverage for a moment) but then we’ll be back on Tuesday for Fringe’s final week!