New Fringers can be a bit intimidated by the overwhelming number of choices available on the Fringe Show Schedule.
This year performances are scheduled so that you have at least 15 minutes to travel between venues within the Art Academy and Know Theatre.
Below I have broken down your options in each time block. You can choose one show in each block.
For a complete list of performance information, visit my Fringe page or the Cincy Fringe website.
TUESDAY, JUNE 14
Block 1 (7pm or 7:15pm start times)
- MESSES
- BE MY THIEF
- FATHER, DAUGHTER AND HOLY TOAST
- HELP ME HELP YOU HELP YOURSELF
Block 2 (8:45pm or 9pm start times)
- TEXAS ANNIE: The Legend of the Moan Ranger
- THE SEX LIFE OF BUTTERFLIES
- OUT OF CHARACTER
- ROSEGOLD
WEDNSDAY, JUNE 15
Block 1 (7pm or 7:15pm start times)
- SEXY SEXY MATRESSS TIME
- BE MY THIEF
- UPLINE – It’s Not a Show, It’s an Opportunity
- JINKIES!
- BANNED FROM HEAVEN, BARRED FROM HELL
Block 2 (8:30PM, 8:45pm or 9pm start times)
- SALEM SALLY AND THE SPOOKTACULAR BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA
- DESTINY U.S.A.
- EXPERI-MENTAL
- HELP ME HELP YOU HELP YOURSELF
- THE REAL BLACK SWANN: CONFESSIONS OF AMERICAN’S FIRST BLACK DRAG QUEEN
THURSDAY, JUNE 16
Block 1 (7pm or 7:15pm start times)
- I CONFESS
- CHARLOTTE VAN HELSING BEFRIENDS A VAMPIRE, A CROW AND (POSSIBLY) HER FATHER
- OUT OF CHARACTER
- ROSEGOLD
- JUNKMAIL ORACLE
Block 2 (8:45pm or 9pm start times)
- trueFRINGE
- BE MY THIEF
- CHANGING MY MAJOR TO JOAN
- JINKIES!
- BANNED FROM HEAVEN, BARRED FROM HELL
FRIDAY, JUNE 17
Block 1 (7pm or 7:15pm start times)
- WUTHERING: A Musical on the Moors
- CHARLOTTE VAN HELSING BEFRIENDS A VAMPIRE, A CROW AND (POSSIBLY) HER FATHER
- UPLINE – It’s Not a Show, It’s an Opportunity
- EXPERI-MENTAL
- BANNED FROM HEAVEN, BARRED FROM HELL
Block 2 (8:45pm or 9pm start times)
- TEXAS ANNIE: The Legend of the Moan Ranger
- BE MY THIEF
- FIRE IN THE METH LAB
- THE BARN IDENTITY
- JUNKMAIL ORACLE
- THE REAL BLACK SWANN: CONFESSIONS OF AMERICAN’S FIRST BLACK DRAG QUEEN
Updated for a little more context: The question I get asked most by people with limited time and resources is, which shows are a “must see.” And I give them my bias answer, based on how I reacted to the shows. That being said, it’s not like I’ve been disappointed by any of the performances I’ve attended this year. Please understand that differences between shows in the rankings can be infinitesimal. And I guarantee everyone’s list is different and just as valid.
New Fringers can be a bit intimidated by the overwhelming number of choices available on the Fringe Show Schedule.
Block 1 (6:45pm, 7pm or 7:15pm start times)
Block 1 (6:45pm, 7pm or 7:15pm start times)
Block 1 (6:45pm, 7pm or 7:15pm start times)
Block 1 (6:45pm, 7pm or 7:15pm start times)
Our twenty-fifth MainStage season will whisk you from the Grand Canyon to small-town England, hunt for magic in the Seattle streets and the Texas plains, and unravel secrets hiding in your household items and in post-apocalyptic forests – all within the walls of our 99-seat black box theatre in Over-the-Rhine.Come with us on a season-long adventure about what it means to be alive, how our lives intertwine, what the risk of truly living can be, and (most importantly) What We Owe to Each Other.
“It’s no small thing, when your drug dealer dumps you. I would think it occasions a self-reflection.”
“I need – I don’t know if I know what I need.”
“I used to think it was a better choice to hide / You took my hand and reminded me of who I am inside.”
“Glass meets his temple and EXPLODES!”
“Absolute Cleanliness is next to Godliness!”
“Given the condition of the world, I feel it’s important people treat each other with dignity.”
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