Chicago Fringe Festival Line-Up Finalized for 2015 Festival, September 3-13

CHICAGO – The Chicago Fringe Festival is proud to announce its line up for the 2015 festival.

Performances in the sixth annual Chicago Fringe Festival take place in five venues in

Jefferson Park, September 3–13. Tickets go on sale August 1 at 12 p.m. Entrance to the

Fringe Festival, called Chicago’s “Best Performing Arts Festival,” by the Chicago Reader, is a

one-time button purchase of $5, after that all individual performances are $10. Passes with

a discounted ticket price are available when attending multiple performances: five-show

pass is $45, ten-show pass is $80 and an unlimited pass is $175. Each venue will have a box

office for day-of purchase and the box office for the entire festival is located at Fringe

Central, 4780 N. Milwaukee Ave, Fischman’s Liquors. Tickets may be purchased at

chicagofringe.org.

The 2015 Chicago Fringe Festival includes 50 performance groups from around Chicago and

the world, including return performers The League of Miscreants (performed in the 2010 –

2014 Fringe Festivals), Duplicity Ensemble (2014), HartLife (2013 and 2014), Jaded Optimist

Productions (2012), Kayla Lane Freeman and Sara Faye Richmond (2014), Rally Theatre

(2014), Sarah M. Chichester (2014) and The Adventures of Les Kurkendaal (2010, 2011).

Other performers hail from: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, Ohio, New

York, Washington, Canada, England and Israel. And for the first time in its six-year history,

Kids Fringe, featuring Ashley Roberson, Barrel of Monkeys and FoolSize Theatre, will present

theatre aimed at young audiences ages 12 and younger along with free workshops.* Some

of the performance groups in Chicago Fringe Festival 2015 have participated in other

prominent Fringe Festivals, including the Edinburgh Festival, Indy Fringe and the FringeNYC.

The main box office, information and activity center for the Chicago Fringe Festival is Fringe

Central (Fischman Liquors and Tavern, 4780 N Milwaukee Ave.). Fringe Central has a party

atmosphere and houses activities throughout the Festival, including after-parties, music and

more. A Preview Party Wednesday, Sept. 2 offers a sneak peek of the lineup with three-

minute previews by the participating artists. The party is free and open to the public.

The five Jefferson Park performance venues are:

• Congregational Church of Jefferson Park Gymnasium, 5320 W. Giddings Street
• Congregational Church of Jefferson Park Meeting Hall, 5320 W. Giddings Street
• The Gift Theatre, 4802 N. Milwaukee
• Windy City Music Theatre Black Box Studio, 5340 W. Lawrence Ave.
• Jefferson Playhouse, Home of Windy City Music Theatre, 4766 N. Milwaukee Ave.

CHICAGO FRINGE FESTIVAL 2015 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

The complete list of performances and times, company and performance descriptions and

venues are available at chicagofringe.org.

*Please note performances, times and venues may change or be canceled without previous

notice.

ABOUT CHICAGO FRINGE FESTIVAL

The Chicago Fringe Festival, now in its sixth year, annually presents performances over the

course of two weeks. The Chicago Fringe Festival is a member of the Fringe Festival

movement and is one of many festivals held throughout the world. The Chicago Fringe

Festival unites daring theatergoers with emerging and boundary-pushing local, national and

international performing artists while seeking to engage nontraditional audiences through a

commitment to low ticket prices and outreach into artistically underserved communities.

Fringe artists and performers receive 100% of the net ticket sales generated by their

appearance.

to the sixth Chicago Fringe Festival, September 3 – 13, go on sale Saturday, Aug. 1 at

12 p.m. Entrance to the Fringe Festival, called Chicago’s “Best Performing Arts Festival,” by

the Chicago Reader, is a one-time button purchase of $5, with your Fringe button all

individual performances are an additional $10 each. Passes with a discounted ticket price

are available when attending multiple performances: four-show pass is $36, ten-show pass

is $80 and an unlimited pass is $175. Each venue will have a box office for day-of purchase

and the box office for the entire Festival is located at Fringe Central (Fischman Liquors and

Tavern, 4780 N. Milwaukee Ave.). The complete list of performers and performance titles*

may be found at chicagofringe.org.