Fringe Fest '24 Celebrates Theater Students' Boundless Creativity
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For the Department of Theater's Fringe Fest '24, students run the show.
They raise the funds, cast the shows, design the productions, troubleshoot any challenges that arise — and throw open the doors for their peers and the community to see the work. To attend any of the festival events is to learn about what is important to the next generation to be making theater.
The festival runs May 3-12 in spaces around the campus. While all events are free, many require reservations, so please check the website for details.
The works represent a broad spectrum of theater. In some cases, students stage original works — a play that uses clay as a metaphor to examine a story of lost love, one that was co-written by ChatGPT, a surreal piece in which a Roomba is a main character, a festival that goes from blank page to stage over the course of a night.
In others, students put a fresh spin on existing work — the sequel to a sci-fi musical presented in last year's festival, a coming-of-age musical that made a splash on Broadway recently, a zippy farce. Several works blur the boundaries between theater and art exhibits.
Attend one or several, and join us in our excitement about what's next in theater!