The Atlanta Fringe Festival Announces Open Submissions For 2018

After a year-long hiatus, the Atlanta Fringe Festival is thrilled to announce open submissions for their 6th annual festival, taking place in June of 2018. Submitting to the festival is easier than ever: performing artists of all disciplines can apply via online form at the Atlanta Fringe website, now through January 31, 2018. The 20 artists that make up this year's lineup will be announced via Facebook Live on February 2nd. As always, the selection will be made via unjuried lottery (literally drawn from a hat, per Fringe tradition.) More information can be found at the Fringe website, www.atlantafringe.org

"It feels so good to be back!" says Executive Director Diana Brown. "We are super-psyched to be up and running again after taking a year off to rest, strengthen our organizational structure, and overall make this experience as enjoyable as possible for our artists. We're looking forward to bringing them all together into our Fringe Family and show them how we do it in Atlanta."

Beginning in 2011, the Atlanta Fringe has hosted hundreds of local and national artists from across the theatrical spectrum: modern dancers, comedy troupes, performance artists, storytellers, puppeteers, and everything in between. ATL Fringe is a great opportunity for artists to produce their work with little financial risk: they pay low fees upfront ($25 application, $250 production fee if selected), keep 85% of their ticket revenue, and are eligible for cash prizes for favorite shows as selected by the audience, staff and a panel of judges from the Atlanta arts community.

This year's festival will take place in traditional and converted performing spaces in Little Five Points and East Atlanta, including 7 Stages, the Highland Ballroom, The Marianna at Wrecking Bar Brewpub, and the International Montessori Academy. Submissions for the popular audio component of the festival, Fringe Audio, will be announced soon.

Those interested are encouraged to follow AFF on Twitter (@AtlantaFringe) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/atlantafringe), where they will find new announcements, volunteer opportunities, and lots of parody rap lyrics.

Atlanta Fringe is a performing arts festival whose mission to provide an accessible, unjuried, uncensored outlet for artists who may not otherwise be able to produce their work. Joining an international circuit of such festivals, Atlanta Fringe is dedicated to showcasing original, nontraditional work that celebrates diverse and multi-cultural artistic expression and that pushes audiences to consider new perspectives. The Atlanta Fringe Festival is produced by Twinhead Theatre, a 501(c)(3), and is sponsored in part by Cherry Del Rosario Designs, East Atlanta Copy Center,T. Rowe Price, Podzemni, Scoutmob, The Ice Box, Magnum Companies, and Norcostco. Learn more at www.atlantafringe.org.

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