Press releases

All press releases are in PDF format.

April 7, 2008

Fringe’s fifth annual Five-Fifths on 5/5: Minnesota Fringe Festival announced the lineup for its annual five-fifths performance. Brave New Workshop, Commedia Beauregard, Zealots and Mystics, Rockstar Storytellers and Four Humors will reinterpret one act each of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” on Mon., May 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Theatre de la Jeune Lune (105 N. First St., Minneapolis). (Photo: Executive Director Robin C. Gillette with Shakespeare. Credit: Minnesota Fringe/Craig VanDerSchaegen.)

November 13, 2007

Fringe starts its 15th anniversary with Taste of Prohibition: Minnesota Fringe Festival kicks off its 15th anniversary celebration with its Taste of Prohibition event. As Fringe heads into 2008, it announced final numbers for the 2007 season and a new staff structure today.

For more information, contact:

Matthew Foster
Communications Director
matthew@fringefestival.org
(612) 872-1212

Press FAQ

This as a reference guide for fact checks about the Minnesota Fringe Festival. This list is updated as more statistics become available.

Last updated Feb. 27, 2008.

• Name: Minnesota Fringe Festival (first reference), Minnesota Fringe or Fringe
• Dates: Thursday, July 31 through Sunday, August 10, 2008
• 2008 is the 15th annual festival
• Web site: fringefestival.org
• Location: The Minneapolis neighborhoods of Uptown, West Bank, Northeast and North Loop
• Phone number: (612) 872-1212 (NOTE: This is not a box office phone number)

Attendance figures

• 2003 attendance: 40,800
• 2004 attendance: 50,192
• 2005 attendance: 44,626
• 2006 attendance: 44,692
• 2007 attendance: 37,752