San Francisco Fringe Festival Picks Productions for Theatre Fest

The San Francisco Fringe Festival is an open-access, non-juried, uncensored theatre festival where performers are selected through a lottery. The SF Fringe returns 100% of box office earnings to the performing company. 20% of the Standard Venue shows may be up to 90 minutes in length; the others are limited to a 60-minute maximum.

The EXIT Theatreplex (three stages at 156 Eddy St., one at 277 Taylor St.) supports 40 shows at this year's Fringe, explains SF Fringe producer Christina Augello.

"By placing the shows in one central location, we can better serve both the artists and the audience," Augello says.

To compliment the 40 Standard Venue shows, the festival will include a number of Non-Traditional Fringe Venue (NTFV) performances. NTFVs are for site-specific work, and in previous Festivals artists have performed on moving buses, in local parks, museums, bars, and other locations outside the traditional theatre setting. Shows designed for Non-Traditional Venues may be of any length.

Artists applying to perform their work at Non-Traditional Fringe Venues must arrange for a site and meet NTFV guidelines. NTFV shows are not chosen by lottery. Deadline for submitting an NTFV application is midnight (PST) May 31, 2011.

For a full listing, visit http://www.theexit.org/.