{"id":94830,"date":"2025-07-19T11:58:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T18:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=94830"},"modified":"2025-07-30T12:15:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:15:18","slug":"get-ready-to-get-fringey-the-great-salt-lake-fringe-festival-returns-for-its-11th-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/get-ready-to-get-fringey-the-great-salt-lake-fringe-festival-returns-for-its-11th-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready to Get \u201cFringey\u201d: The Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival Returns for Its 11th Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Now in its 11th year, the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival continues its mission of platforming independent theater with a lineup that reflects the city\u2019s growing appetite for bold, locally driven performance. Running from July 24 to August 3, this year\u2019s festival features 24 original productions across two downtown venues: the Alliance Theater at Trolley Square and MadKing Fellowship Theater at The Gateway.<\/h4>\n

Founded in 2015 by Westminster University students and alumni, the festival has evolved into Utah\u2019s largest and longest-running platform for experimental and emerging theater. Shianne Gray, one of the founding organizers and now co-director, says the focus remains on supporting early-career artists and encouraging artistic risk. \u201cSome artists this year, including Sackerson and Plan-B Theatre, participated in the first ever Great Salt Lake Fringe. Others are students premiering their first works. We\u2019re seeing a strong presence from local artists, which means more of the ticket revenue stays within the community.\u201d<\/h4>\n

The diversity of the festival\u2019s programming reflects its open-access model: no central theme, no jury, and minimal barriers to entry. The result is a mix of genres and formats\u2014from polished solo performances to collaborative devised works. \u201cPark Bench Royalty,\u201d for example, uses a single actor and a puppet to explore homelessness and companionship, while \u201cThe Rest is Silence\u201d reimagines Shakespearean characters in a group therapy session.<\/h4>\n

Other standout productions include \u201cWelcome to Fat School,\u201d a two-woman performance dissecting fatphobia through humor and research, and \u201c5\u00b2: Twenty-Five Plays in Fifty Minutes,\u201d a rapid-fire sequence of short sketches chosen by the audience in real time. Family audiences can attend \u201cHook vs. Pan: A Battle for Neverland,\u201d a free, interactive performance geared toward children.<\/h4>\n

According to co-director Jay Perry, the expansion into two major venues reflects the festival\u2019s continued growth. \u201cIt\u2019s important that we\u2019re not only supporting artists but giving audiences access to new work in high-quality spaces. These venues help make that possible.\u201d<\/h4>\n

Tickets are available as single admissions ($15) or as part of a three-ticket ($35) or ten-ticket ($85) bundle. All passes can be used flexibly\u2014across different shows, people, or dates. Tickets are available at greatsaltlakefringe.org<\/a>, where visitors can also find a full schedule and venue information.<\/h4>\n

For those attending multiple shows in one day, organizers recommend checking the venue details carefully. \u201cShows sell out quickly, especially in the second weekend,\u201d said Perry. \u201cWe encourage people to plan early and make use of both venues if they want to see a broader range of work.\u201d<\/h4>\n

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