Special

Grand Ole Opening Day

Wednesday, July 19

Noon to 2 pm

OLD MARKET SQUARE (Outdoor Stage)

The Western Fringe flies out of the gate at high noon on July 19. With over 130 companies jockeying for position, the Performer Free for All is a great chance to size up the performers and plays in this year’s festival. But don’t mosey away after it’s over because the Outdoor Stage will be bustling with family fun, high-energy performers and live music well into the night.


Improv Idol

Thursday, July 20 - Sunday July 30

6 pm

OLD MARKET SQUARE (Outdoor Stage)

No script. No director. No rehearsal. They’re the mavericks of the Fringe circuit and that’s the way they like it. During the Western Fringe, these sharpshooters will face off to see who has the quickest wit in the west. And you, the audience, decides who wins.  Hosted by Stephen Sim.


Western Movie Night

Tuesday, July 25

10:30 pm

OLD MARKET SQUARE

The Good The Bad And The Ugly

Three gunmen set out to find a hidden fortune.  Who will walk away?

Photo from www.imdb.com

We are happy to tell yall that we will be showing Sergio Leone's spaghetti western The Good The Bad And The Ugly starring Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef.

Rated R

Run time: 2 Hrs 59 Min

*- Some portions of the movie will be skipped in an effort to reduce the run time

There will be a brief intermission part way through the movie so that people may stretch, get a refreshment or go to the bathroom.


Best of the Fest Showdown

Sunday, July 30

The Best of the Fest… showdown of the top guns set for Sunday July 30th.  On the last day of the Western Fringe, we’ll leave two spots open at each of the 11 regular venues.  The two companies with the highest ticket sales and popular momentum at each venue will get an extra show on the last day of the festival.

The Best of the Fest is part fundraiser.  50% of the revenue goes to the performing company involved and 50% of the revenue goes to the Fringe Festival.

The Best of Fest shows for the 2006 Fringe are!

BEST OF THE FEST SHOWS LISTED BELOW ARE ON SUNDAY JULY 30th

Venue 1 - Caberlesque! (BSide Productions) 12:oo Noon

Venue 1 - Dishpig (Chipped paint productions) 2:00 pm

Venue 2 - Femmennonite (Saucy Gal Productions) 12:00 Noon

Venue 2 - Father, I Fem for Myself  (LEITHelle Productions) 2:00 pm

Venue 3 - Living Shadows - A Story of Mary Pickford (By the clock productions) 12:15 pm

Venue 3 - Candy From a Baby - (Squeeze box Mamma) 2:15 pm

Venue 4 - The Power of Ignorance (Chris Gibbs) 12:00 Noon

Venue 4 - The Exquisite Hour (By the Book Productions) 2:oo pm

Venue 5 - Dying to be thin (Section J) 12:00 Noon

Venue 5 - *King Cans, Scratch Tickets, and Morse Silden (Burning Meatloaf) 2:00 pm *-to be confirmed

Venue 6 - Conclave: The Musical (Kiss the Giraffe Productions) 12:00 Noon

Venue 6 - Canned Hamlet (Sound & Fury) 2:00 pm

Venue 7 - Kind Hearts and Coronets (pEALING Comedy Troup) 12:45 pm

Venue 7 - So Kiss me Already Herschel Gertz! (Awkward Moments Productions) 2:00 pm

Venue 8 - Canterbury Tales (Erik De Waal) 12:00 Noon

Venue 8 - Jesus Christ, I'm Sorry (Stupid Gumball Dispenser Productions) 2:00 pm

Venue 9 - The Excursionists (Baronspieler) 12:00 Noon

Venue 9 - Letters in Wartime (RIBBITrePUBLIC) 2:15 pm

Venue 10 - Train your Man (Kirchmann Productions) 12:00 Noon

Venue 10 - Faster, Improvision... Kill!  Kill! (ImproVision) 2:00 pm

Venue 11 - The Evelyn Reese Show (Miss Reese Productions) 12:30 pm

Venue 11 - Danger Thin Ice (Working Class Productions) 2:30 pm

Advance tickets for Best of the Fest go on sale at 10 am on Thursday, July 27. Tickets for all Best of Fest shows are $8 and are also available at the door on Sunday. Frequent Fringers, Buddy Passes and Admit 2 Passes will be accepted.