Rochester Fringe Festival Guide 2023

WELCOME TO THE 2023 ROCHESTER FRINGE FESTIVAL

Each year we strive to bring you new and exciting shows, and this year’s edition of the Rochester Fringe Festival is no exception. Name one place on planet earth you will be able to see a musician playing a piano suspended in the air from a hot air balloon. Answer: Parcel 5, downtown Rochester, New York on September 15th and 16th. Cirque Inextremiste, the renowned circus and acrobatic troupe direct from France, will present the high-flying EXIT for free!

Additionally, Circolombia – direct from Colombia – will light up the Spiegeltent nightly with its new show, Corazón, and–Shakespeare lovers beware–Matt Morgan and his band of miscreants returns with a new edition of the Bard on beer–Shotspeare

And, world-renowned comedian, Tig Notaro, holds court at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre on September 16th.

That’s just a sample of the 500 performances we are presenting at more than 30 venues in and around Rochester. The Rochester Fringe Festival has grown into one of the largest of the 300+ fringe festivals in the world and is in the top 3 in the U.S., and we’re just getting started.

Grab a blanket and catch a free outdoor show or get a ticket to a show at one of our participating venues. Fringe only comes around once a year and, if you miss it, you miss participating in one of the most eclectic, unique cultural experiences in the world. And you don't need a plane ticket to get there!

Mark A. Costello Board Chair

Erica Fee Festival Producer / CEO

The festival is supported by a Market New York grant from Empire State Development and I LOVE NY/New York State's Division of Tourism awarded through the Regional Economic Development Council initiative.

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used with permission.

LEADERSHIP TEAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mark A. Costello

(Board Chair)

Partner, Boylan Code LLP

Erin DiVincenzo

Vice President Marketing, OrthoLazer

Erica Fee (President)

Festival Producer & Executive Director

Dr. Luane Davis Haggerty Principal Lecturer, NTID/RIT

Dorian Hall

Community Activist and DJ

Martin Presberg

Independent Business Consultant and Leadership Coach

Missy Pfohl Smith

Director of the Institute of Performing Arts and the Program of Dance & Movement (University of Rochester) and Artistic Director, BIODANCE

Dave Rivello

Asst. Professor and Director of the New Jazz Ensemble, Eastman School of Music

Lynn Rowoth

Associate Vice President, Rochester Institute of Technology

Alexa Scott-Flaherty (Vice President)

Visiting Lecturer, RIT Performing Arts Director and Actor

Darren Stevenson

Founder and Artistic Director, PUSH Physical Theatre

Dr. Jefferson Svengsouk Emergency Medical and Palliative Care Physician (URMC)

Justin L. Vigdor (Board Chairman Emeritus) Of Counsel, Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Robert M. Vigdor Attorney (Corporate Secretary/ Treasurer)

Festival Producer & CEO

Erica Fee

General Manager

Chandra Gray

Senior Assoc. Producer

Rob Ferguson

Director of Food & Beverage

Renee Anderson

Director of Production

Nat Brown

Asst. Producer:

Digital & Site Specific

Lisa Hardt

Assistant Producer

Bethany Creager

Grantwriters

Liz Forster

(LCF Grant Consulting)

Carolyn Kourofsky

(Excelsior Editorial Consulting)

Creative Director

Bonnie Miguel

Director of Sales

Linda Gilbert

Box Office Coordinators

Xela Batchelder

Emily Padden

Media Buyer & Marketing Consultant

Gloria Smith

Publicists

Adele Fico

Randi Minetor

Director of Marketing and Social Media

Shanna Pagán

Festival Lighting Designer & Production Consultant

Emily Stork

Controller

Jenny Zaffer

Venues Coordinator

Stevie Burggraaf

STAFF

BAR MANAGER

Tom Macomber

BAR STAFF

Amorette Miller

Andrea (Andie) Kopf

Brianna Smith

Cam Lewis

Eileen Hammond

Elizabeth Bremmer

Erica Kelly

John Perry

Kat Sweeney

Kate Bringley

Kimberly Pfromm

Kristina Storrin

Lindsay Robach

Pamela Landers

Paul M. Minniti

Raheem Miller

Sandy Gallagher

Seth Trapani

Wendy Andrews

Gina Livecchi

Bryan Gallagher

Bradley Tome

Tim Schmidt

BOOKKEEPER (ON-SITE)

Christopher Hennelly

BOOKKEEPING ASSOCIATES

Michael Lill

Tracey Mykins

COPYWRITER

Jonathan Everitt

Evan Weese

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS

Jamie Barnatones

Maeve Cullinane

Rebecca Folkerts

Anna Kneeland

Sara Shaw

Gabrielle James

Laura Chekow

GRAPHIC DESIGNERS

Terry Bakk

Matt DeTurck

Meghan Murphy

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR & HOUSE MANAGER

Brian Sulik

HR DIRECTOR

Kara Palumbo

ON-SITE MAINTENANCE

Jeff White

CHIEF FESTIVAL PHOTOGRAPHER

Erich Camping

PHOTOGRAPHER

John Schlia

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS

Carly Logan

Maria Hubbel

Claire Torregiano

Lily Mercovich

Chelsea Muller

PROJECT MANAGER

Hillary Detwiler

SALES MANAGER

Steven Penta

SECURITY

Blackhawk Security & Investigations Inc.

STAGE MANAGER

Jennifer DeHollander

STREET BEAT COORDINATOR

William Young

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Hamilton A/V

TV COMMERICALS & VIDEO

Martin Leary (AdHouse Productions)

WEB DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

InHouse Worldwide

HONORARY BOARD

SPONSORS & PARTNERS

The Rochester Fringe Festival is a Non-Profit Organization, and the Fringe would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors and partners.

FOUNDING HIGHER ED PARTNERS

COMMUNITY SPONSORS

Ames

CO-PRODUCING SPONSORS

ASSOCIATE HIGHER ED PARTNERS

Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation

Mary Mulligan Trust

Elaine P. & Richard U. Wilson Foundation

OFFICIAL BEER

SPIEGELGARDEN SPONSORS

Spindler Family Foundation

OFFICIAL LIQUOR

OFFICIAL CONSTRUCTION PARTNER

KIDS DAY SPONSORS

ASSOCIATE PRODUCING SPONSORS

Fred & Floy Willmott Foundation

SPONSORS & PARTNERS

The Rubens Family Foundation

CIRQUE INEXTREMISTE SPONSORS

SPONSORS & PARTNERS

CHECK-IN PARTNER LEGAL SERVICES PARTNERS

FRINGE FRIENDS

LGBT+ Giving Circle at the Rochester Area Community Foundation

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING

Mark Cleary

Pres. DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna (MCC)

Sally Cohen

Rich DiMarco

Bob Duffy

Vinnie Esposito

Kevin Gibson

Grove Street Association

Ed Hourihan, Esq.

Jennifer Leonard

Pres. Sarah Mangelsdorf (UR)

John Mealey

Pres. David C. Munson, Jr. (RIT)

Suzanne Nasipak-Chapman

Nannette Nocon & Karl Wessendorf

Pres. Beth Paul (Nazareth)

VENUE MANAGERS

Vice President Peter Robinson (UR)

Pres. Gerry Rooney (SJFU)

Dean Jamal Rossi (ESM)

Theresa Rusnak, Esq.

Professor Jeremy Sarachan

James Seabright

Aerial Arts of Rochester

Eastman School of Music

William Dovidio & Julia Frederick

Mike Stefiuk

Focus Theater Roger Sutphen

Garth Fagan Dance

George Eastman Museum

Geva Theatre

Bill Ferguson & Alec Shiman

Eliza Kozlowski & Emma Rathe

Fiona Kyle

Java’s Mike Calabrese, Andy York

Louis S. Wolk JCC

Ralph Meranto & Marc Cataldi of Greater Rochester

Joseph Avenue Arts and David Pacific Culture Alliance

La Marketa at the Lisandra Mandez International Plaza

Multi-Use Community

Karen Craft & Kevin Indovino & Cultural Center (MuCCC) Doug Rice

RIT City Art Space

John Aasp

Rochester Music Hall of Fame Mike Dornberger & Jerry Falzone

Salena’s Aaron Metras

School of the Arts

Andrea Gregoire & Alan Tirré

The Little Lynn Rowoth & Cate Fox

The Spirit Room Jacob Rakovan

The Theatre at Natalie Fuller

Innovation Square

UR Sloan Performing Missy Pfohl Smith

Arts Center

Writers & Books Chris Fanning

Thank you to our site-specific locations and locations beyond the Fringe:  ESM Miller Center Courtyard, First Universalist Church, Genesee Valley Sports Complex, RMSC Garden of Fragrance, Roc City Circus, Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo), and St. Joseph’s Park.

Most Fringe venues manage and program themselves. Fringe manages the Spiegeltent, Spiegelgarden, Parcel 5, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park.

September 12–23

in and around Downtown Rochester

ROCHESTERFRINGE.COM

@Rochester Fringe Festival

@RochesterFringe

@RochesterFringe

#rocfringe23

Search our hashtag to find info from shows, venues, and fans – and don’t forget to tag your own posts to join the conversation!

FRINGE FESTIVALS: A BRIEF HISTORY

In 1947, eight theatre groups showed up—uninvited—to perform at the newly established Edinburgh International Festival in Scotland. Alhough not listed in the official program, the groups performed anyway, at venues they found for themselves. The following year, a Scottish journalist coined the term “festival fringe” to describe these non-curated shows that began turning up annually.

The Edinburgh Fringe is now the largest arts festival in the world: it breaks records year after year for performances, venues, audiences, and ticket sales. With more than 50,000 performances of 3,841 shows in 323 venues in 2019, the breadth and diversity of talent offered were astounding. Today, there are more

than 300 Fringe festivals worldwide, with nearly 50 in the United States alone. The Rochester Fringe Festival was the first in Upstate New York and is now the third largest in the nation.

What is a Fringe Festival?

The U.S. Association of Fringe Festivals agrees on the following definition:

Performing arts-focused: Fringes are a performing arts smorgasbord that typically includes theater, comedy, dance, music, spoken word, and the like. Some—like Rochester’s Fringe— include film and visual arts as well.

Uncensored: No one gets too fussy about swearing or nudity, but squeakyclean content isn’t discouraged either.

ABOUT ROCHESTER FRINGE

Set-Up & Organization

Rochester is based on the Edinburgh model, in that the vast majority of shows are curated by the venues themselves. Like Philly Fringe, we are a bifurcated festival. That means:

One part Fringe-curated: the Fringe hosts headline events, including everything in the Spiegeltent, Spiegelgarden, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Street Beat at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, Friday & Saturday on the Fringe and Fringe Finale Weekend at Parcel 5.

One part venue-curated: The vast majority of the shows are curated by

the venues themselves, from artist applications submitted in the spring. Thirty venues present shows during Rochester Fringe.

History

Planning began back in 2008 with a small group of like-minded cultural organizations that grew into the current not-for-profit Rochester Fringe Festival. Since debuting in 2012, the Fringe has drawn more than a 670,000 visitors from all over the world to attend nearly 4,500 diverse performances and events. In fact, Rochester’s not-for-profit Fringe has become one of the largest and most successful Fringe festivals in the nation,

Low-entry participation: Fees are low for both audiences and artists. Show selection varies from festival to festival, but generally runs the gamut from amateur to professional.

Multi-everything: Lasting a few days to several weeks, Fringe festivals involve lots of people at multiple venues.

Rapid-fire: Typically, technical requirements (sets, lighting, etc.) are minimal and shows run an hour or less.

Original always: Fringes feature a wide array of original material because they are, by nature and design, highly attractive to those looking to be creative.

the largest multidisciplinary performing arts festival in New York State, and one of the region’s most anticipated festivals each year.

How do I participate?

On Stage: The artist online application process for presenting a Fringe show opens each spring at rochesterfringe.com.It is absolutely FREE to apply.

Off Stage: Become a Fringe volunteer (we know you want to) and sign up at rochesterfringe.com. We welcome the help. Not to mention, volunteers can qualify for a nifty t-shirt and free tickets. Win/win.

The Rochester Fringe is a proud member of the U.S. Association of Fringe Festivals.

VISITOR INFORMATION

Accessibility

The Fringe has partnered with the Center for Disability Rights and the Mary Cariola Center to provide current accessibility assessments for all our partner venues. Details are available at rochesterfringe.com/ visitor-info/accessibility. In addition, individuals being dropped off may pull up to the front of any venue. For the Spiegeltent, please use the corner of Main & Gibbs Streets. Details on ASL interpretation may be found by using the ASL filter in the show search bar. For further assistance, please contact us at accessibility@ rochesterfringe.com

Accommodation

Stay at the center of Fringe at Hyatt Regency Rochester. The recently remodeled, spectacular Hyatt is centrally positioned to be your Fringe hub during the festival. We’re proud to call them our lead hotel partner during Fringe.

For exclusive offers at our hotel partner, go to rochesterfringe.com/visitor-info

Book now and enjoy Fringe in fine comfort and style, minutes away from Rochester’s best cultural attractions.

Looking for more options?

Excellent information on Rochester accommodations can be found at Visit Rochester: visitrochester.com. Enjoy your stay in our favorite city.

Box Office & Info Booth

The Box Office and Info Booth are located at One Fringe Place (across from Eastman Theatre, corner of Main & Gibbs) and will be open daily beginning September 10. For hours and details, see page 15. There will be an additional Info Booth at Parcel 5 (next to One East Ave) for Friday and Saturday on the Fringe (Sept. 15 & 16) and at Fringe Finale Weekend (Sept. 22 & 23.)

Cash or Credit?

All Fringe venues, bars and food trucks, as well as our Box Office and Fringe Store, accept cash, credit and debit cards. Fringe hassle-free.

Fringe Store

You love the Fringe. Why not keep it with you year-round? Located at One Fringe Place (across from Eastman Theatre, corner of Main & Gibbs) for the duration of the festival (September 12-23) with a pop-up at Parcel 5 (next to One East Ave.) for Friday & Saturday on the Fringe (Sept. 15 & 16) and Fringe Finale Weekend (Sept. 22 & 23). Limited edition merchandise and collectibles are forever popular.

Lost & Found

Don’t panic! Anything turned into the Fringe will be held at the Fringe office until the end of the festival. Contact the Fringe admin team at info@ rochesterfringe.com or stop by the Info Booth at One Fringe Place (corner of Main & Gibbs) to check.

Parking

One Fringe Place is in downtown Rochester’s East End. Most venues are within walking distance of one another, which allows for one-time parking. Please check the map on page 111 prior to departure, however, as some of our venues are in satellite locations.The Fringe recommends one of the many lots and parking garages located near One Fringe Place (corner of Main & Gibbs). See map on page 110 for parking recommendations. Please note that the City of Rochester charges a flat fee of $7/car for all festival parking.

Bike Parking

We’re big fans of pedal pushers. Because the Fringe is a pedestrianfriendly event, it’s also an ideal venue for those traveling by bicycle. One Fringe Place is easily accessible from East Avenue with many bike racks and loops nearby. Traveling into the city from the ‘burbs? Throw your bike in the car, park in one of the many city side streets off East Avenue, and bike in from there. Rochester also now has bike-sharing locations downtown. As always, lock your bike and wear a helmet. Let’s not ruin your Fringe.

Venues

Speaking of venues, we have incredible ones in and around downtown Rochester. Experience them all. GO. For a list, see page 110. For a map, see page 111.

Additional Questions?

Helpful Answers: www.rochesterfringe.com info@rochesterfringe.com

FRINGE EATS & SIPS

One cannot Fringe on an empty stomach. We have some great spots for refueling. Eat, drink, and be merry!

Fringe Bars & Eats

Grab a bite from our rotating lineup of outstanding food trucks. Chase it with a drink at the many bars on site to take care of that big thirst.

Spiegelgarden (One Fringe Place across from Eastman Theatre): urban lounge open for the entire festival September 12-23 (see page 34 for Spiegelgarden open hours)Theatre Bar and food trucks

Spiegeltent (One Fringe Place across from Eastman Theatre): the crown jewel of Fringe; open September 12-23 during ticketed shows only (see page 20 for show list)vintage glam bar featuring beer, wine and cocktails.

Parcel 5 (next to One East Ave.): open during events on September 15 & 16 and September 22 & 23 –food trucks & drinks

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park open during event on September 23 – food trucks

Food and Drinks (OPEN DURING SHOWS)

Geva Theatre Center

(75 Woodbury Blvd) – café and bar

Java’s Cafe

(16 Gibbs St) – café and coffee

The Little Theatre

(240 East Ave) – café and bar

WORKSHOPS FOR FRINGE ARTISTS

Have you got your act together? Get ready to take it on the road! There are 300 Fringe festivals around the world just waiting for your application. We have FREE workshops to help you get there—and all the way to the biggest one, the Edinburgh Fringe! Use the QR code below or go to rochesterfringe.com/about-fringe/workshops-for-shows for the schedule.

See rising stars the world has yet to meet.

We dare you.

4 WAYS TO PURCHASE FRINGE TICKETS

(No additional fees) 1

Online at: ROCHESTERFRINGE.COM

Buying tickets could not be easier and takes only a couple of minutes! Visit our website to get your tickets right away. You can print your tickets at home or download directly to your smartphone. Paper tickets can also be printed at the Fringe Box Office at One Fringe Place starting Sunday, September 10. .

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By phone: ( 585 ) 957-9837

(Additional phone admin. fees apply.)

BEFORE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

Phones will operate as a voicemail-only for questions and sales. Leave your name and contact information, and you can expect a call back from the box office within one business day.

PHONE HOURS BEGINNING

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

Phone lines are open during the Fringe Box Office hours.

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In person: VENUES

Tickets may be purchased at the door, if available, starting one hour before curtain. All venues accept cash, debit, and credit cards. See pages 10 for a list of all Fringe venues.

TIG NOTARO TICKETS ONLY:

Eastman Theatre Box Office: (585) 274-3000, rochesterfringe.com, or in person at 433 E. Main St.

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In person

at

THE FRINGE BOX OFFICE BUY TICKETS HERE FOR ALL FESTIVAL SHOWS LOCATION

One Fringe Place ( corner of Main & Gibbs Streets, Rochester, NY 14604

- across from the Eastman Theatre)

Open hours listed below. The Fringe Box Office accepts cash, debit, and credit cards.

BEFORE FRINGE

Sunday, Sept. 10: Noon-4pm

Monday, Sept. 11: 12:30-5:30pm

DURING FRINGE

Tuesday, Sept. 12: 12:30-10pm

Wednesday, Sept. 13: 5-10pm

Thursday, Sept. 14: 5-10pm

Friday, Sept. 15: 5-11pm

Saturday, Sept. 16: Noon-11pm

Sunday, Sept. 17: Noon-10pm

Monday, Sept. 18

–Thursday, Sept. 21: 5-10pm

Friday, Sept. 22: 5-11pm

Saturday, Sept. 23: Noon-11pm

PLEASE NOTE:

All shows and times in this guide are subject to change. Please check rochesterfringe.com

All ticket sales are final . Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.

Having trouble?

We’re here to help! Send us an email at boxoffice@rochesterfringe.com

The outrageous acrobatics of Cirque Inextremiste burst onto the basket of a hot-air balloon, knocking the skies off balance. In this tightropewalking, fiery, spectacular performance, a group of sweet daredevils work to free themselves from their straitjackets and escape from this world governed by strict and implacable rules. EXIT offers a powerful and unifying artistic breath, a demonstration of the tenuous border between art and madness.

Known worldwide for pushing the boundaries of balance beyond the extreme, Cirque Inextremiste is the brainchild of French director Yann Ecaurve, whose shows have astonished audiences in Europe since 2007. Don’t miss this U.S. debut tour.

Friday, Sept. 15 and Saturday, Sept, 16 from 5-10:00pm

The Fanzinis: Ballet Poulet 5:30pm and 6:45pm

Cirque Inextremiste: EXIT performances at 7:30pm  75 mins ALL FREE See map on page 111

A FREE grand spectacular celebration downtown at Parcel 5 (next to One East Ave), with food, drink, and new entertainment options both days—including buskers and other street performers ahead of performances by Cirque Inextremiste and The Fanzinis.

MORE AT PARCEL 5: Catch the Fanzinis in Ballet Poulet , and DJ ha-MEEN rocks it at the city’s biggest dance party!

FRI., SEPT. 15 & SAT. SEPT. 16

How to enjoy EXIT

The main show is an immersive experience and will occur above and around attendees at Parcel 5. Arrive early to get up-close-and-personal to the action. Limited seating in bleachers will be available, with priority given to those in need. To protect the safety of the performers, lawn chairs will be allowed in a separate, dedicated area only. No pets or smoking allowed. Get your phones out and tag us with #rocfringe23. We want to see your WOW.

Food & Drink

Grab a bite from our outstanding food trucks and a drink from one of the Fringe bars Please, no outside food or drink allowed.

Parking

See map on page 111 for garage locations; also see Visitor Information on page 10.

Weather

In the event of inclement weather, please look for announcements and updates at rochesterfringe.com and Fringe Social on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

FRI & SAT ON THE FRINGE

Cirque Inextremiste’s appearance at the Rochester Fringe Festival is with support from Villa Albertine. This engagement is also supported by The Audience Building Project, a program of the Lake Placid Center for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts with support from the Governor and New York State Legislature.

DIRECT FROM MONROE COUNTY’S SISTER COUNTY, CAVANIRELANDCOUNTY,

Join Emmy and Grammy-nominated Tig Notaro as she headlines the Fringe for ONE NIGHT ONLY in her new show Hello Again .

Tig rocketed to stardom in 2012 with Live , her stand-up about her cancer diagnosis. Now her special Happy to Be Here ranks 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and her animated special Drawn is streaming on several networks. She appears in Army of the Dead and Star Trek : Discovery and hosts the hit podcasts Don’t Ask Tig and Tig and Cheryl: True Story.

ONE NIGHT ONLY

COMEDY

Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

Sat. Sept. 16, at 8:00pm

 75 mins 16+

TICKETS $29-$119

Buy online at ROCHESTERFRINGE. COM, in person at the Eastman Theatre

Box Office at 433 E. Main St., or by calling

(585) 274-3000 • See all ticket

purchasing methods page 15

“One of the 50 Best Stand-Ups of All Time”

– Rolling Stone

SPIEGELTENT THE

What happens in the Spiegeltent stays in the Spiegeltent.

In 2013, Rochester first swooned over our jewel box of a venue direct from Belgium: the Spiegeltent. Originally created as traveling dance halls in the early 1900s, only a handful of these magical “Mirror Tents” exist in the world today.

This beloved piece of history boasts stained glass windows, magical faceted mirrors, a velvet draped ceiling, VIP booths fit for royalty, and a truly spectacular vintage bar. For 12 days, the Palais im Park Spiegeltent lives in Rochester as an indelible and scintillating part of the Fringe, attracting the young and the forever-young.

LOCATION

One Fringe Place across from the Eastman Theatre, at Main & Gibbs Streets, Rochester, NY 14604. See map on page 111.

SEATING OPTIONS

Single tickets (General Admission): Single ticket seats allow you to get “up close and personal” to the action. All seats are first-come, first-served. Entrance is via the left-hand side door. Arrive early!

VIP Booths: These fabulous booths seat six and include dedicated table service. Entrance is via the right-hand side door.

The Spiegeltent is wheelchair accessible. All shows are presented in-the-round.

TICKET-ONLY ADMITTANCE

TO ENTER, PLEASE PURCHASE A TICKET TO:

Circolombia: Corazón • page 24

The Comedy Trio Happy Hour • page 26

(Not So) Late & (Very Much) Live • page 27

Drag me to Drinks • page 27

Shotspeare • page 30

Charming Disaster’s Musical Séance • page 31

Silent Disco • page 32

Photo by Erich Camping

WORLD PREMIERE! DIRECT FROM COLOMBIA

MULTIDISCIPLINARY

LOCATION

One Fringe Place across from the Eastman Theatre, at Main & Gibbs Streets, Rochester, NY 14604. See map on page 111.

Tue. Sept. 12: 7:30pm Wed. Sept. 13: 8pm

Thurs., Sept. 14 thru Sun., Sept. 17: 7pm Every Night

Tues., Sept. 19 thru Fri., Sept 22: 7pm Every Night

Sat. Sept. 23 (Kids Day):

Doors: 30 mins before showtime

 75 mins, including a 15-minute intermission.

The Spiegeltent's beautiful private bar will be open to ticket-holders 30 minutes prior to curtain, and again at intermission.

TICKETS

THURSDAY-SATURDAY

Single Ticket: $36 (increases to $40 on 9/2)

VIP Booth (Seats 6): $194 (increases to $209 on 9/2)

SUN., TUES., AND WEDS. NIGHTS:

Single Ticket: $30 (increases to $35 on 9/2)

VIP Booth (Seats 6): $174 (increases to $189 on 9/2)

SATURDAY KIDS’ DAY MATINEE (SEPT. 23)

Single Ticket: $30 (increases to $35 on 9/2)

Kids Ticket (Under Age 12): $22

VIP Booth (Seats 6): $147 to $157

Enjoy a VIP booth! The Spiegeltent has a handful of VIP booths available per performance, which all sit 6 individuals. VIP booths have dedicated table service throughout the show.

Thursday, Sept. 21st show will be

There is no show on Monday, Sept. 18th. All shows are presented in-the-round. The Spiegeltent is wheelchair accessible. accessibility@rochesterfringe.com arrangements for anyone in a wheelchair, or with any other questions.

win your heart. With its jaw-dropping stunts, Rochester debut in the Spiegeltent. The troupe’s performed to cheering, soldout Edinburgh Fringe audiences as well as venues in of its performers are coming our way

REVIEWS FROM PREVIOUS SHOWS

atmosphere. They’ve caught the old world big top ethos and doused it in Colombian spirit.”

–Fest

“Circus like you have never seen or heard before.”

 –Edinburgh Guide

“One of the most electrifying, exciting troupes I’ve ever seen.”

THE MEANING OF LIFE

The Comedy Trio Happy Hour (Matt Morgan, Mark Gindick & Ambrose Martos) never fail to entertain with acts that are very physical, occasionally sexy, somewhat dangerous, potentially intelligent and always hilarious. The trio last performed together at the 2021 Rochester Fringe in the smash Cirque du Fringe: AfterParty – and are back because the Fringe organizers needed a last-minute replacement for a trained dog act that ran off.

COMEDY

Spiegeltent

Thurs., Sept. 14 thru Sat., Sept 16: Every Night at 9pm

Doors: 15 minutes before showtime

 90 mins, including a 10-minute intermission MA

TICKETS:

THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY

SINGLE TICKETS: from $33 (increases to $38 on 9/2)

VIP BOOTHS (SEATS 6): from $156 (increases to $178 on 9/2)

Our spectacular VIP booths have dedicated table service.

Please Note: This show contains adult subject matter and is unsuitable for children. Mature audiences only.

“With meticulous execution, steady wit, and inventive personas, it’s easy to see how Happy Hour could become a habit.”

–The Village Voice

“Hilarious ”

New York Times

“Infectious madcap fun ” – The Scotsman

Back by popular demand! Fringe favorite and physical comedian Mark Gindick

(Cirque du Soleil, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and The Late Show with David Letterman) hosts this one-of-a-kind artists’ cabaret show, featuring Rochester Fringe artists performing snippets from their individual shows. Get a sneak peek of the performances occurring at various venues.

Settle in with a libation and get ready for late night gasps—on an early bird schedule!

MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Saturday, Sept. 16 at 4:00pm

Doors: 30 minutes before showtime

Spiegeltent TICKETS

SINGLE TICKETS (general admission): $24 (increases to $29 on 9/2)

 85 mins, incl. a 10-minute intermission

13+

The Spiegeltent’s glamorous, vintage bar will be open for ticketholders 30 minutes prior to showtime and throughout the show, serving cocktails, wine, beer, mocktails, and soft drinks.

COMEDY Spiegeltent

Mon, Sept. 18 at 7:30pm

Doors: 30 mins. before showtime

 90 mins, incl. a 15-minute intermission MA

TICKETS:

Single Tickets (general admission):

$36 (increases to $40 on 9/2)

VIP Booths (seats 6 individuals):

$194 (increases to $209 on 9/2)

Our spectacular VIP booths have dedicated table service.

The Spiegeltent’s beautiful INTERIOR BAR will be open for ticketholders 30 minutes prior to curtain and throughout the show.

VIP BOOTH (Seats 6 individuals): $141 (increases to $159 on 9/2)

Enjoy a VIP booth! The Spiegeltent has a handful of VIP booths available per performance, which all seat 6 individuals. VIP booths have dedicated table service throughout the show.

THE RUMORS ARE TRUE, DARLING! A ROYAL EVENING!

The hairspray. The outfits. The vol-au-vents!

Please Note: This show contains adult subject matter and is unsuitable for children. Mature audiences only.

Dragmeto DRINKS

DUNE

Pull up a barstool and get fabulous with four magnificent drag queens, who will pour out the hot goss and sing you their torchiest songs. Glamorous, world-famous RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Mrs. Kasha Davis and Darienne Lake join Rochester faves Aggy Dune and Ambrosia Salad to serve up plenty of glam with every gulp. Munch on some yummy hors d’oeuvres while you devour the dazzle of these divas—and of course, the vintage Spiegeltent bar will be ready with your bevvies. Bring lots of singles—you’ll want to tip up a storm! Tickets are VERY limited.

COMEDY

With rave reviews from New York, Las Vegas, Adelaide Fringe, and previous Rochester Fringe engagements, Shotspeare puts the “Lit” in Literature!

Five sword wielding actors, one lucky audience member, a ton of booze, the Wheel of Soliloquy, and an entire work of Shakespeare – all in 90 minutes. Equal parts bacchanal and classical theater, Shotspeare’s world premiere adaptation of Othello takes the world's most beloved playwright, soaks him in beer, and flips him on his head.

You may know the Bard, but you’ve never experienced him like THIS, Rochester!

The Spiegeltent’s beautiful INTERIOR BAR will be open for ticketholders 15 minutes prior to curtain and throughout the show.

–Timeout New York

Spiegeltent

Tues., Sept. 19 thru Sat., Sept 23: Every Night at 9pm

Doors: 15 minutes before showtime

 90 mins, incl. a 10-minute intermission 21+

Please Note: this show contains adult subject matter and is unsuitable for anyone under the age of 21. Admittance is with ID only.

Thursday, Sept. 21st show will be ASL interpreted

TICKETS:

TUES., SEPT 19 THRU THURS., SEPT. 21

SINGLE TICKETS: $28 (increases to $33 on 9/2)

FRONT ROW TICKETS: $33 (increases to $38 on 9/2)

VIP BOOTHS: (Seats 6): $156 (increases to $174 on 9/2)

TICKETS:

FRI., SEPT. 22 AND SAT., SEPT. 23

SINGLE TICKETS: $36 (increases to $40 on 9/2)

FRONT ROW TICKETS: $41 (increases to $46 on 9/2)

VIP BOOTHS: (Seats 6): $194 (increases to $209 on 9/2)

Our spectacular VIP booths have dedicated table service

“Fun, bawdy and completely irreverent.”

–The Clothesline (Australia)

“Brilliantly conceived.”

All New for 2023!

Musical Séance

MUSIC

Saturday, Sept. 23 at 7pm

Spiegeltent

Doors: 30 minutes before showtime

 85 mins, incl. a 15-minute intermission

13+

TICKETS

SINGLE TICKETS: $28 (increases to $33 on 9/2)

VIP BOOTHS (SEATS 6): $156 (increases to $174 on 9/2)

Our spectacular VIP booths have dedicated table service

Free séance kit included with every ticket!

Part concert, part spirit divination, part glimpse into what may lie beyond the mortal veil, Charming Disaster takes on phantoms, poisons, witches, monsters, mediums, and more of their favorite things. Audiences at New York City venues like The Slipper Room, Joe’s Pub and The McKittrick Hotel have taken ghoulish delight in this macabre goth-folk duo’s original songs and mysterious onstage rituals. It’s time to get haunted, so prepare to be deliciously spellbound. Don’t miss this world premiere of a brand-new Charming Disaster show!

The Spiegeltent’s beautiful INTERIOR BAR will be open for ticketholders 30 minutes prior to curtain and throughout the show.

“If there’s one musical act that seems tailor-made for a Fringe Festival, it’s the Brooklyn-based duo Charming Disaster.”

–Daily Messenger

TOTAL SELL-OUT EVERY YEAR!

The glamorous Spiegeltent will be filled once again with a giant dance party. But with a twist: you don’t hear a sound until you slip on a set of headphones. Wait! Is that YMCA on one channel, Calvin Harris on the second, and Charli XCX on the third? A three-channel system and live DJs let you switch up your music (and mood) at the touch of a button. Hugely popular at Bonnaroo and Burning Man, it’s an unforgettable experience you have to see – and not hear – to believe!

The Spiegeltent’s beautiful INTERIOR BAR will be open throughout. Last call at 1:30am.

AVOID THE LINES: Headphones collection available starting at 10pm, following check-in. Arrive early to avoid the lines and get your groove on at the THEATRE BAR in the Spiegelgarden.

DANCE

Spiegeltent

Friday, Sept. 15 at 11:00pm

Saturday, Sept. 16 at 11:00pm

Friday, Sept. 22 at 11:00pm

Saturday, Sept. 23 at 11:00pm

 3 rockin’ hrs

18+ with ID (disco) 21+ with ID (bar)

TICKETS

SINGLE TICKETS (General Admission): $19 STUDENTS (with ID): $15

Please Note: Headphone use with ID or credit card only. Returned upon exit.

(You’ve been warned.)

Photo by John Schlia | DJs supplied by Wildbyrd

SPIEGELGARDEN THE

Everyone’s favorite pop-up urban lounge.

“Meet me in the Spiegelgarden” is a common call for friends who gather at the Fringe. The central location and laid-back vibe of this downtown pop-up garden make it an ideal place to chill. Right next to the Spiegeltent, the Spiegelgarden is the No. 1 spot to find rest, relaxation, refreshments, and friends during the festival. Here you’ll be greeted with a greenthemed haven, gorgeously outfitted with lush plant life from Broccolo Tree & Lawn Care, comfy lounge furniture, giant games, firepits, and outdoor movies. This is where you’ll find the fabulous Theatre Bar, serving curated wines and a selection of beers including local legend Genesee. And come hungry—an ever-changing

lineup of food trucks arrives each night to satisfy every craving. (Daily lineup: @rochesterfringe)

The Spiegelgarden is also the location for sitespecific shows and events, a hotly contested trivia challenge, outdoor movies under the stars, and full-on shenanigans.

LOCATION

The Fringe Hub is conveniently anchored by One Fringe Place, across from the Eastman Theatre at Main & Gibbs Streets. That’s where you’ll also find the Spiegeltent, Spiegelgarden, Box Office, Info Booth, Fringe Store, restrooms, an ATM and more.

SPIEGELGARDEN OPEN HOURS

Tuesday, September 12: 5-10pm

Wednesday, September 13: 5-10pm

Thursday, September 14: 5-10pm

Friday, September 15: 5pm-11pm

Saturday, September 16: 12pm-11pm

Sunday, September 17: 12pm-10pm

Monday, September 18: 5-10pm

Tuesday, September 19: 5-10pm

Wednesday, September 20: 5-10pm

Thursday, September 21: 5-10pm

Friday, September 22: 5pm-11pm

Saturday, September 23: 12pm-11pm

Please note: Admission to the Spiegelgarden after 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays is limited to those with tickets to Silent Disco only.

Shows

SPIEGELGARDEN CREDITS Plants: Broccolo Tree and Lawn Care

McCarthy Tents & Events

Emily Stork

Hamilton A/V

Company

Photo by Aaron Winters

SITE - SPECIFIC

A theatrical production with a specially adapted location other than a standard theatre. Venues such as phone booths, parked cars, buses, and elevators have all hosted site

A theatrical production with a specially adapted location other than a standard theatre. Phone booths, parked cars, buses, and elevators have all hosted site-specific work. The Fringe embraces this sort of unorthodox theatre and its ability to engage audiences in unexpected and often far-reaching ways.

Circus of Play

G EL GA R DE N

Roc City Circus

SEE PAGE 73 FOR SHOWTIMES

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3D S ound Exp erience in the Imme rs ive Ig

Multidisciplinary

 50 mins 13+ $16

A vibrant circus world springs to life when a young child is inspired by a display at a toy museum. Roc City Circus presents a classic circus show: flying trapeze, daring aerial acts, acrobats, and more! Suitable for all ages.

Spiegelgarden

See page 46 for more details

Photonic Brass

C o mplime nt a r y He ckling

Eastman School of Music

Courtyard at Miller Center

SEE PAGE 83 FOR SHOWTIMES

Spoken Word  60 mins ALL FREE

Spiegelgarden / Parcel 5

See page 94 for more details

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Bringing the Baroque music of the 17th and 18th centuries into the 21st century by performing it on modern instruments, Photonic Brass breathes new life into music specially chosen to be played outdoors. For music lovers of any age.

Dance  60 mins ALL FREE

Spiegelgarden & East Main Street

See page 69 for more details

Roc River Ride

Genesee Valley Park Sports Complex

SEE PAGE 75 FOR SHOWTIMES

Join a rolling audience on bicycles along the Genesee Riverway and Erie Canalway Trails to explore local history and culture through a series of brief stationary performances and visual art along the route.

Wander and Wonder

RMSC Garden of Fragrance

SEE PAGE 69 FOR SHOWTIMES

Missy Pfohl Smith/BIODANCE and Ethan Beckwith-Cohen present this site-specific performance on the outdoor grounds of the Rochester Museum & Science Center. Local dance artists, companies and choreographers perform a walking tour of dance.

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StARTment.

ta l Magic Wonder C abinet Pa lace Tent

Rochester Contemporary Art Center Side Lawn

Comedy  60 mins 13+ $15

SEE PAGE 92 FOR SHOWTIMES

Spiegelgarden

See page 58 for more details

D a shb o a rd

D ra ma s I V

Theatre  60 mins 13+ $18

ART freedom. ART responsibility. ART voices. ART loud. Come explore what artists consider to be their responsibilities as artists, and what art means to them. A collaboration with Rochester Contemporary Art Center and Monroe Community College’s On the Edge Theatre Troupe.

Spiegelgarden

See page 102 for more details

The Unluckiest Corner

Parcel 5

orychick Rochester orybooth

SEE PAGE 87 FOR SHOWTIMES

Spoken Word ALL FREE

Spiegelgarden

See page 96 for more details

Experience the most uniquely historical area in Rochester, from the spot where it happened. Join Matt Rogers of The Lost Borough for a special episode of Hidden History. Using wireless headphones available on-site, hear tales of spirits, murder, success, failure, and a pile of rocks. Bring a chair/blanket.

Together Alone

St. Joseph’s Park

SEE PAGE 69 FOR SHOWTIMES

Together Alone reflects feelings of isolation in the connections we build. Working in this secluded yet open, natural yet urban environment, the work questions the interdependence of private and public/ societal space.

Camp Bushwhacked

Welcome to Camp Bush whacked! Your camp coun selors, Shawnda and Ronda, are ready to take you on the hilarious journey of a highly interactive summer camp experience. You’ll be guided through an entire summer of fun in a mere 60 minutes! Just back from total sell-out shows in Ireland, the ladies of Bushwhacked are more than ready to crack on! Bushwhacked shows are an annual Fringe sell-out - get your tickets today! Only 12 tickets per performance. SEE PAGE 54 FOR SHOWTIMES.

Camp Bushwhacked: Boozy Edition

DASHBOARD DRAMAS

Dashboard Dramas IX

SOLD OUT! SOLD OUT!

For a boozy treat, check out the Boozy version. Limited tickets remain! SEE PAGE 54 FOR SHOWTIMES.

Bushwhacked Backyard Bonfire

Back by popular demand, join those madcap ladies of Bushwhacked to give summer the send-off it deserves with a night of campfire revelry under the moonlit sky. With your sassy input, this show will surely be filled with laughter, ridiculous bonding activities, and “s'more.” (Nothing says Fringe like open flames and two irresponsible improvisers.) Only 4 tickets available per performance. SEE PAGE 53 FOR SHOWTIMES.

A total sell-out eight years running, this intimate theatre experience is unlike any other. You’ll find yourself immersed in four all-new ten-minute plays as you rotate from one car to the next.

Don’t miss this hilarious, heartwarming, weird, and most of all, one-of-a-kind show. Only 8 tickets per performance!

SEE PAGE 55 FOR SHOWTIMES.

Dashboard After Dark

New this year! From the same team that gives you the total sell-out Dashboard Dramas experience, comes a slightly racier version with the same weird and wild ride you’ve come to expect. You’ll find yourself immersed in four all-new ten-minute plays as you rotate from one car to the next. Don’t miss out! Only 8 tickets per performance. SEE PAGE 55 FOR SHOWTIMES.

Kids Day

An ENTIRE day devoted to the youngest Fringers in downtown Rochester. Ready for a full day of kid-friendly events, shows, and activities the whole family can enjoy?

All events appropriate for all ages.

12:00pm – 2pm

PUMPKIN PAINTING

$7 per pumpkin, on the door only

Spiegelgarden

Celebrate the beginning of fall by painting your own Fringe-tastic pumpkin. From faces to crazy designs, from spooky to silly, we want to see what your creativity brings to these pumpkin pallets. Fun and kid-friendly, this is an activity for the whole family to join in on. Paint your pumpkin and then bring it home to show off your skills!

12:30 – 2:00pm

DISCO KIDS FREE

Spiegelgarden

It’s a big party for pint-size partiers OUTDOORS! Welcome to Fringe’s not-so-silent disco.

12noon – 3pm

CHALK ART FREE

Spiegelgarden

One of the most popular FREE, family-friendly events of the Fringe. Kids transform the Spiegelgarden into a tapestry of color. We bring the chalk; you bring the creativity!

2:30 – 4:00pm

CIRCOLOMBIA: CORAZÓN

TICKETED

Spiegeltent

The fun continues after the boogie with a kid-friendly matinee performance of Circolombia: Corazón. Oohs and aahs all around for an afternoon they won’t forget under the big magical tent. Don’t try this at home, kids! See page 24 for details. Appropriate for those aged 5 and up.

1:00 – 5:30pm

(Prelims 1–3:30pm; Finals 4–5:30pm)

FRINGE STREET

FREE

Dr. MLK Jr. Park

BEAT

Got moves? We’ve got the battle. From breakdancing to all-style, teams bring their A-game to the floor leading to the final dance showcase. Complete with live DJ, MC, and judges from all over the Northeast. FREE to watch. See page 45 for details.

6:00 – 10:00pm

ASTROFRINGE

FREE Parcel 5

Get ready for an extraordinary evening under the stars as RMSC and others supply 60 telescopes, each staffed by an astronomy expert, who will help you see Jupiter, Saturn, the moon, and various constellations. Plus! Grab your official RMSC eclipse glasses in preparation for the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8th.

7:30 – 9:13pm

PEDESTRIAN DRIVE-IN:

BOO! A MADEA HALLOWEEN FREE

Spiegelgarden

A one-of-a-kind cinematic experience that is forever a Fringe favorite: experience the hilarious Boo! A Madea Halloween outdoors on a giant screen with our Silent Disco headphones. Grab a beanbag, sit back, and enjoy a FREE movie in the Spiegelgarden under the stars. See page 40 for other kid-friendly movies on other nights.

EVEN MORE FOR KIDS All this PLUS additional kid-friendly entertainment at many of our Fringe venues. Peek under KIDS in the SHOW listings on pages 70-71.

We are very grateful to the Harley School and Wegmans for sponsoring this year’s Kids Day.

The Hit Experience Returns!

Back by popular demand. Big party for pint-size dance machines takes over the Spiegelgarden at One Fringe Place. The next generation of club kids is here, popping and pouting up a storm. Disco Kids is a nonstop, fun-filled, dance extravaganza that is the talk of kid town. Music, grooving, and glow sticks. Welcome to the Fringe’s not-so-silent disco.

Mimosas will be available in the Theatre Bar. (You’re welcome, adults.)

PLEASE NOTE: Disco Kids is not Silent Disco for kids. There are no headphones involved. Only DJs. And loads and loads of fun.

KIDS

Spiegelgarden

Saturday, Sept. 23 at 12:30pm

 90 min ALL AGES FREE

DJs supplied by Wildbyrd

PEDESTRIAN DRIVE-IN PEDESTRIAN DRIVE-IN

CELEBRATING THE INDEFATIGABLE HUMANSPIRIT

Tuesday, Sept. 12: 8:00pm

Best in Show

(PG-13, 2000, Christopher Guest, 88 mins.)

In this classic mockumentary, a host of eccentric dog owners gear up for the canine showdown of their lives—the prestigious Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show. Emmy Award winners Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara star alongside Christopher Guest, Fred Willard, Parker Posey, and Micheal McKean, bringing us another send-up in the spirit of Guest’s other films: Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind, and This is Spinal Tap.

Wednesday, Sept. 13: 8:00pm

Anchorman

(PG-14, 2004, Adam McKay, 94 mins.)

Emmy Award winner Will Farrell is a self-absorbed TV newsman in 1970s

San Diego, who learns that the station is teaming him with—gasp!—a woman. A personal battle of the sexes ensues as the male news team attempts to derail the ambitious newcomer's career. The star-studded cast includes Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Adam McKay, and Christina Applegate.

VISUAL ART & FILM

Enjoy movies outdoors at One Fringe Place! Grab a drink, a snack from a food truck, and experience a one-of-a-kind film event: outdoor movies on the big screen with personalized audio via our Silent Disco headphones. Seating is first-come, first-served.

Please Note: headphone use with deposit of your license/ID (to be returned upon exit).

The THEATRE BAR will be open every night for the duration of Pedestrian Drive-In for your libations-with-movie pleasure.

Thursday, Sept. 14: 7:45pm

Do the Right Thing

(R, 1989, Spike Lee, 120 mins.)

Racial tensions grow in a Brooklyn neighborhood on the hottest day of the summer while everyone tries to cope with the heat. Danny Aiello received an Oscar nomination for his role as the pizzeria owner. Rosie Perez (in her first film), John Turturo, and Samuel L. Jackson co-star with director/writer/ actor Spike Lee, who received an Oscar nomination for his screenplay.

Friday, Sept. 15: 8:00pm

West Side Story

(PG-13, 2021, Steven Spielberg, 151 mins.) Presented in conjunction with the Puerto Rican Festival in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.

In Steven Spielberg’s groundbreaking adaptation of the 1957 Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim musical, West Side Story gets a refreshed and expanded script from Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning writer Tony Kushner. This Romeo-and-Juliet story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Arianna DeBose took home the Oscar for her portrayal of Anita.

Saturday, Sept. 16: 8:00pm

Black Panther: Wakanda

Forever

(PG-13, 2022, Ryan Coogler, 161 mins.) In this Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel to Black Panther, Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M'Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T'Challa's death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupito Nyong’o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.

Sunday, Sept. 17: 7:45pm

Cinema Paradiso

(PG, 1989, Giuseppe Tomatore, 123 mins.) Don’t miss the movie that rebooted the entire Italian film industry! A prominent movie director returns to his Sicilian home village for the first time in many years to attend the funeral of the town's former film projectionist, who served as the filmmaker's mentor when he was a young boy. This coming-of-age story received the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the Cannes Film Festival’s Grand Prix, and five 1989 BAFTA Awards.Take this opportunity to see it on the big screen.

Spiegelgarden

Photo by Erich Camping

Monday, Sept. 18: 7:45pm

To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar

(PG-13, 1995, Beeban Kidron, 108 mins.)

Presented in conjunction with ImageOut. See the first Hollywood studio movie to put drag queens front and center—where they have always belonged! In this hilarious and heartfelt comedy, three New York City drag queens (Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, and John Leguizamo) hit the road to Hollywood to compete in a beauty pageant…only to wind up stranded when their Cadillac breaks down on the outskirts of a small Midwestern town. They initially stick out in all the wrong ways, but soon the queens are teaching the residents a thing or two about guts, glitz, and glamor.

Tuesday, Sept 19: 7:30pm

Life is Beautiful

(La Vita e Bella)

(PG-13, 1997, Roberto Benigni, 116 mins.)

Few films bring as much warmth and love to the trauma of World War II as this gem from Italy. When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become prisoners of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp. Best Actor Academy Award winner Roberto Benigni also directed this Oscar-winning Best Foreign Language Film.

Thursday, Sept. 21:

DOUBLE BILL

7:30pm

Louder is Not Always Clearer

(NR, 2021, Simon Pax McDowell, 15 mins.)

A dinner party is a chance to unwind and relax for most, but for Jonny, who is Deaf, it’s a constant struggle to keep up with his friends and their ever-changing conversations. Louder Is Not Always Clearer tells Jonny’s story of disconnection, difference, and desperation to belong. It is an honest portrayal of a man perceived to be full of confidence and who is outwardly social, but inwardly vulnerable and at times isolated.

8:00pm

Four Weddings and a Funeral

(R, 1994, Mike Newell, 115 mins.)

The British movie that turned Hugh Grant into the ultimate self-deprecating leading man, this romantic comedy chronicles multiple encounters between a shy British gentleman (Grant) and an uninhibited American woman (Andie MacDowell), who have their first brief meeting at a wedding and then continue to run into each other at subsequent sets of nuptials and one funeral. The British Film Institute ranks this delightful movie among its 100 greatest British films of the 20th century.

Friday, Sept. 22:

TRIPLE BILL

7:45pm

It’s

Made of Thoughts

(NR, 2021, Eduardo Zambrana, 5 mins.)

A dance film set in the marvelous White Sands National Park of New Mexico, It’s Made of Thoughts reflects upon a place of isolation, where artists like Eduardo found a sanctuary in the act of connecting and creating art. Eduardo Zambrana (MFA Choreography and Performance, University of Arizona) is a dancer, choreographer, and educator from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Instagram @laloedu97, Facebook: Eduardo Zambrana.

8:00pm

Blowing off the Lake

(NR, 2023, Maria Brandt, 15 mins.) Where do folk myths come from?

Playwright Martha Schermerhorn is fascinated by the legendary ghostly lady in white, who wanders by bodies of water looking for her lover, her child, or...? A mother, a daughter, and a rover weave through a doomed psychosexual triangle, brought to life by local actors Judy Molner, Christopher C. Conway, and Laura D’Amico in a filmed performance directed by Maria Brandt. It’s a tale of abandonment, secrets, and loss.

8:15pm

Top Gun: Maverick

(PG-13, 2022, Joseph Kosinski, 131 mins.)

Tom Cruise returns as Pete “Maverick”

Mitchell in this blockbuster that simply must be seen on the big screen. After more than thirty years as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Mitchell is pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot. When he finds himself training Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose.” Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer co-star.

Saturday, Sept. 23:

DOUBLE BILL

7:30pm

Boo! A Madea Halloween

(PG-13, 2016, Tyler Perry, 103 mins.)

Powerhouse Tyler Perry wrote, directed, produced, and starred in this eighth film in the Madea series. This time Madea lands in the midst of mayhem when she spends a haunted Halloween around the corner from a ghoulish frat party, fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on her wild teenage great-niece. Get a jump on your Halloween fun tonight!

9:15

Shaun of the Dead

(R, 2004, Edgar Wright, 99 mins)

Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright made their screenwriting bones on this comic masterpiece, and Pegg’s on-screen performance brought him to worldwide attention. Shaun, a London electronics salesman (Pegg), and his layabout roommate Ed (Nick Frost) are jarred out of their aimless existence when they stumble headlong into the zombie apocalypse. With a 92% ranking on Rotten Tomatoes, this Halloween favorite balances scary moments with plenty of laughs.

TriviaCITY

Wednesday, Sept. 20: 7:30pm

SUNDAY SUNDAY S S S S

Outdoors!

spiritual, uplifting

most soulful, Fringe! FREE!

MUSIC

Spiegelgarden

Sunday, September 17, 2:00pm

 90 mins ALL

FREE

No tickets required. Lawn chairs allowed. Seating is general admission and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Packed to capacity every year!

Sing, Sunday, SING. Reverend Rickey Harvey of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church leads an afternoon of sacred song by some of Rochester's best gospel artists. Be uplifted by Mr. George McCalister and the D.C. Knights, be inspired by Fresh Anointed, and be moved by Pastor Harvey's own group: Dr. Rickey Harvey and Truly Committed. Not to be missed. A Fringe favorite for the whole family.

Photo: Rev. Dr. Rickey Harvey. Credit: Erich Camping.

The epic dance-off competition returns!

Now in its eighth year, Fringe Street Beat is an allout dance battle showcasing top talent from across the Northeast, featuring DJ ha-MEEN (Ithaca) and a panel of judges from NYC and beyond. From breakdancing to allstyle, teams bring their A-game – and their adrenaline – to every eye-popping round, starting with preliminary trials and leading to the final dance battle.

DANCE

Saturday, Sept. 23

PRELIMS: 1:00 – 3:30pm

FINALS: 4:00pm – 5:30pm

ALL FREE to watch

Please Note: look for announcements and updates at rochesterfringe.com and Fringe Social in the event of inclement weather.

3 x 3 All Styles

Max of 3 members per crew

$1200 cash prize

Wanna compete? Have a team in mind?

Sign-ups start NOW: rochesterfringe.com/streetbeat

Remaining competing teams’ slots will fill starting at 12pm day-of at Dr. MLK Jr. Park. $5 per team.

Photo by Aaron Winters

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park

DJ HA-MEEN

Get ready for an enchanting stargazing event as the Rochester Museum and Science Center, RMSC Community Eclipse Ambassadors, and the Astronomy Section of the Rochester Academy of Science join forces, bringing you 60 telescopes to explore stars and planets up close!

Bring your own telescope too, and share the cosmic wonders with fellow enthusiasts.

Plus, DJ ha-MEEN returns, taking you on a cosmic journey with space-themed melodies that will ignite Parcel 5 like never before. Brace yourself for an unforgettable fusion of Earthly beats and celestial wonders, keeping you dancing under the starlit sky.

Join us for this extraordinary event, blending Earthly beats with the wonders of the universe!

Food & Drink

Grab a bite from our outstanding food trucks and a drink from one of the Fringe bars. Please, no outside food and drink allowed.

Special Rules

For the safety of all, we will not allow any of the following:  pets, backpacks, skateboards, bikes, hoverboards, or longboards.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY Parcel 5

FRIDAY, SEPT. 22 and SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 6pm-10pm

ALL FREE

See map on page 111

How to enjoy AstroFringe:

The event is a community stargazing experience. Wear comfortable walking shoes and consider bringing a blanket or mat for gazing at the stars when waiting for a telescope.

Get your phones out and tag us with #rocfringe23. We want to see your WOW.

FRINGE FINALE WEEKEND

Parking

See map on page 111 for garage locations;

Weather

In the event of inclement weather, please look for announcements and updates at rochesterfringe.com and Fringe Social on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

monuments

“Some people simply enjoy how beautiful the projections are...Others see it as a political statement that brings forgotten voices—and faces— back into our collective history, and decolonizes public space.”

—Fast Company

For location and more details, visit rochesterfringe.com/monuments or use QR code:

VISUAL ARTS

Tues., Sept. 12 through Sat, Sept. 23 8pm to 10pm ALL FREE

What does it mean to honor someone with a monument… and who should be honored in such a public way? Australian artist Craig Walsh brings us one answer to this question, challenging us to select three people from our community who deserve to be recognized—but who may never rise to public consciousness without his unique method of celebrating them. Walsh projects the living, moving faces of these three Rochesterians on tall trees, where wind and other elements give them dimension and animate them even further.

CRAIG WALSH, MONUMENTS leads us to reconsider the place that monuments hold in our communities and our lives.

Location to be determined at press time;

“The diaphanous compositions are practically immaterial and as fleeting as the autumn foliage ...the subjects are in constant motion. Even the smallest shifts in expression, rippling over hundreds of leaves, feel weighty.”

—The Washington Post

CONTENTS

Ready to go? Purchase tickets 24/7, online at ROCHESTERFRINGE.COM

SHOWS ARE ARRANGED by genre, and then alphabetical by show title. To find a specific show, browse the Show Index on page 108, or use the “Find a Show” search at rochesterfringe.com

For in-person or phone orders, see the Tickets & Box Office information on page 15

HOW TO READ THE SHOW LISTINGS

ALL MA 5+ 13+ 18+

Polite Ink. Comedy Presents Fill in the Blanks

MuCCC

Thu., Sep. 15 7pm À 60 mins

13+ $10

who love to be a part of the action. The evening will unfold through suggestions from the audience.

We could go to the _________with _________, or save the world from _________ while wearing _________. You get the picture! Even the prepared sketches will have parts for you to lend your voice. The world is heavy right now, so we're going to keep it very light, fun and _________.

(You said “bedazzled” didn't you?)

YOU. WILL. LAUGH.

http://www.politeink.com Polite Ink. Comedy

PLEASE NOTE:

Show descriptions were written by the shows themselves, with minimal Fringe editing for grammar, punctuation and clarity.

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3 Magic Wishes with Jordan Rooks

The Theater at Innovation Square

Fri., Sep. 22 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 3pm • Sat., Sep. 23 5pm À 60 mins All Ages $20

3 Magic Wishes with Jordan Rooks is an Aladdin magic parody that will have you in awe and laughing at the edge of your seats. Award-winning magician Jordan Rooks returns to Rochester with an all-new, family friendly show.

Ants to Gods: Population Overload

The Focus Theater Sat., Sep. 16

Jordan Rooks

4 Idiots and a Bottle

Salena’s Event Room

Thu., Sep. 14 7pm À 60 mins 18+ $5

Notes of chocolate, hints of oregano, aftertaste of petroleum? How on earth do they come up with those absurd tasting notes? Find out as four expert idiots give real time blind reviews of the most random bottles we can find. Audience participation is highly encouraged as we laugh, cry, and have fun. This will be an experience like no other as you leave with an appreciation of your own tastebuds.

6th Dimension Comedy

School of the Arts: Club SOTA

Thu., Sep. 14

À 75 mins 16+ $15

A night of avant garde comedy from some of the best experimental comedians in New York City. Featuring Matthew Silver (MTV, Adult Swim), Andrew Steiner (Glasgow Comedy Festival), Steve Girard (Floaters Dot Com) and Alden Skeadas (Bathroom Reviews). Join us for a night you will never remember to forget. https://www.instagram.com/ndrewsteiner/ How To Meditate: A Burlesque Show (Andrew Steiner)

Sport your neglected tutu.

One of The Focus Theater’s most popular improv acts is back! Ants to Gods is an irreverent improv comedy troupe hailing from Rochester, NY., known for their uncanny ability to find humor in the darkest scenarios. In Population Overload, the audience decides where the show takes place. Three improvisers play every character in a crowded apartment building, jam-packed football stadium, overbooked cruise ship or whatever busy location the audience can throw at them.

Ants to Gods

Big Queer Comedy Show

The Focus Theater

Wed., Sep. 13 9pm À 60 mins MA $13

It’s here! It’s Queer! It’s Fringe’s only all trans and nonbinary comedy show! Tootsie hosts an all-star lineup of comedic talent, starring highenergy headliner Ang Buxton, local legend Penny Sterling, drag icon Kyla Minx, the “3rd funniest person in Rochester” Gabby Garcia, the it-larious Mx. Jen Dern and future Fringe favorite Frances Tierney. You’ll laugh so hard, rainbows might shoot out of your *ss! Cis/het folks welcome, but attendance may cause homo FOMO.

Bushwhacked Backyard Bonfire

Spiegelgarden

Tue.,

SOLD OUT!

Back by popular demand, those madcap ladies of Bushwhacked have brushed off their hats, aired out the tent, and gotten back to their roots. Join them to give summer the send-off it deserves with a night of campfire revelry under the moonlit sky. With your sassy input, this show will surely be filled with laughter, ridiculous bonding activities, and “s’more.” (Nothing says Fringe like open flames and two irresponsible improvisers.) Only 4 tickets available per performance.

Camp Bushwhacked

Catharsis Time 2.0

The Focus Theater

Wed., Sep. 20 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 4pm À 60 mins 13+ $10

Welcome to Camp Bushwhacked! Your camp counselors, Shawnda and Ronda, are ready to take you on the hilarious journey of a highly interactive summer camp experience. You’ll be guided through an entire summer of fun in a mere 60 minutes! Just back from their first international performances on the Emerald Isle, the ladies of Bushwhacked are more than ready to crack on! Bushwhacked shows are an annual Fringe sell-out - get your tickets today! Only 12 tickets per performance.

Bushwhacked

Camp Bushwhacked: Boozy Edition

Spiegelgarden Fri.,

Welcome to Camp Bushwhacked! The Boozy Version! Enjoy two adult beverages as your camp counselors, Shawnda and Ronda, take you on the hilarious journey of a highly interactive summer camp experience. You’ll be guided through an entire summer of fun in a mere 60 minutes! Just back from their first international performances on the Emerald Isle, the ladies of Bushwhacked are more than ready to crack on and get fluthered!

Bushwhacked shows are an annual Fringe sell-out - get your tickets today! Only 12 tickets per performance.

Bushwhacked

Catharsis Time is back and better than ever! Join us this year for two performances as twenty local storytellers share real-life stories. Many of these snippets of truth have never been uttered before. You’re in for a treat whether you laugh, cringe or cry, as some of Rochester’s best bare their souls in front of a live audience.

https://sarazavackimoore.wordpress.com/returning-tothe-rochester-fringe-festival-2023/

Ad Hoc Players

Comedy On Deck Comes Inside

School of the Arts: Club SOTA

Sun., Sep. 17 1:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 9pm À 60 mins 16+ $12

Spouses decide to try standup. The pandemic stops them when they’re just starting. They get sick of that and invite people to their backyard for an open mic. Comics and spectators show up. Comedy On Deck becomes a local fixture! In this third year of Comedy On Deck, the audience chooses its favorite comics from each night. Comedy On Deck Comes Inside features two shows with some of the city’s funniest and most popular comics—each performance has a different lineup.

http://fybush.com/fringe

Comedy On Deck Productions

Connect The Dots

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater

Thu., Sep. 21 8pm • Fri., Sep. 22 6:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 8:30pm À 60 mins 18+ $15

From navigating his cultural identity as a Bukharian Jew, to figuring out why he dated a rabbi, Natan Badalov connects the dots of his past in this solo stand up comedy show. Making his Rochester Fringe debut, Natan Badalov has been seen on Adult Swim, New York Comedy Festival, as well as many others. For more info, check out his website www. natanbadalov. com as well as his socials at @natanbadalov.

Dashboard Dramas After Dark

Defiant Monkey Improv Presents: The Weird Show

The Focus Theater

Sat., Sep. 16 2pm À 60 mins All Ages $10

New this year! From the same team that gives you the total sell-out Dashboard Dramas experience comes a slightly racier version with the same weird and wild ride you’ve come to expect. You’ll find yourself immersed in four allnew ten-minute plays as you rotate from one car to the next. Don’t miss out! Only 8 tickets per performance.

Dashboard Dramas IX

Want to get weird at the Fringe? Then Defiant Monkey Improv has the show for you! Karen and Andy, the First Couple of Comedy, dug deep into their Cabinet of Curiosities and pulled out some of their strangest improvisational games, so get ready for the unexpected. Improv is comedy made up on-the-spot using suggestions given by the audience. Unlike stand-up, Karen and Andy never make fun of the audience; they have fun with them! Brace yourselves— this show is definitely going to get weird!

http://defiantmonkey.com

Defiant Monkey Improv

Desperadoes: A Comedy about the ‘Wild West’ of Job-Hunting

School of the Arts: Club SOTA

Thu., Sep. 21 6pm • Sat., Sep. 23 3pm À 60 mins 13+ $16

A total sell-out eight years running, this intimate theatre experience is unlike any other. You’ll find yourself immersed in four all-new ten-minute plays as you rotate from one car to the next. Don’t miss this hilarious, heartwarming, weird, and most of all, one-of-a-kind show. Only 8 tickets per performance!

Leave with a smile. We dare you.

Howdy, pardners! If you’ve been downsized from your livelihood by some “high-falutin’” employers, is this the tonic for you! Come on down to the funniest new play from Jim Harney (creator of Diary of a Substitute Teacher). Step into the hilarity and craziness associated with navigating the pitfalls, people, and perspectives of corralling a new job. http://www.facebook.com/Desperados - Wild West Job Hunt Comedy

James Harney Productions

Dilal & Eggleton

The Focus Theater

Sun., Sep. 17 6pm À 60 mins 18+ $10

Dilal & Eggleton present Beside Ourselves: a Variety Show. Meet Anna and Chrissy: like Two Broke Girls, but hotter, funnier, and broker. A pair of pals who’ve overcome bad luck, minimum wage, and being more talented than the guys they’ve met on Tinder, now give you live improvised comedy! See the bestie duo along with some of their extra special guests (a.k.a. extra special friends).

Beside Ourselves

Drag me to Drinks

Spiegeltent

Mon., Sep. 18 7:30pm À 90 mins All Ages $ Various

The hairspray. The outfits. Nothing says wild like Monday night in Rochester! Pull up a barstool and get fabulous with four magnificent drag queens, who will pour out the hot goss and sing you their torchiest songs. Glamorous, world-famous RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Mrs. Kasha Davis and Darienne Lake join Rochester faves Aggy Dune and Ambrosia Salad to serve up plenty of glam with every gulp. Munch on some yummy hors d’oeuvres while you devour the dazzle of these divas—and of course, the vintage Spiegeltent bar will have your favorite bevvy ready. Bring lots of singles—you’ll want to tip up a storm! Tickets are VERY limited

Farcical Fantasies: Episodes from a Diary

School of the Arts Allen: Main Stage Theatre

Sat., Sep. 23 12pm À 60 mins

All Ages $10

Episodes from a Diary: where poetry, composition, and performance coalesce. Farcical Fantasies welcomes all to submit your own hilarious story (prose, poetry, short story or stand-up comedy snippet), for which we will compose music and perform it. There’s no fee to enter for the chance to win a generous librettist monetary prize, even if your piece is not selected for composition! Submit your hilarious material at https://rb. gy/9tlx1.

https://rb.gy/9tlx1

Fowl Play Skitters Around

The Little: Theatre 1

Fri., Sep. 22 9:35pm À 60 mins 13+ FREE

Join the Fowl Play Comedy Troupe as they skit around stage in the Little Theatre. We are a student-run organization at RIT that practices improv, standup, and scripted comedy. All skits to be performed were written and directed by our very own club members. Grab your friends, settle in, and prepare yourself for lots of laughs at this free comedy show.

Game Show! Game Show! Game Show!: A Games Show.

The Focus Theater

Fri., Sep. 15 6pm • Sun., Sep. 17 4pm • Thu., Sep. 21 7:00pm À 60 mins

All Ages $10

Experience the uproarious comedy of Rochester-native Joe Pisanzio in Game Show! Game Show! Game Show!: A Games Show. Compete against your fellow audience members in this interactive multimedia extravaganza. Engage in trivia, physical challenges, riddles, video games, and more! Charge your cell phones—this show takes interactivity to a whole new level. Witness an unforgettable show hailed by one audience member as “One of the best shows I’ve ever seen!” www.gameshowgameshow.com

Gimlick - A Comedic Experience

The Focus Theater

Sun., Sep. 17 2pm • Sun., Sep. 17 7:30pm À 60 mins

16+ $12

See the world through Gimlick’s eyes… if you dare! Sometimes surreal, occasionally unsettling, reliably ridiculous— this is a comedy experience by three women searching for their place in the universe and maximum female pleasure. They give advice for how to deal with modern technology, rabies, unwanted body hair, and demonic rituals. Gimlick features Rochester natives Kate Armstrong and Irene Rising, and Marisa Caruso. Instagram: @gimlickcomedy Facebook: @ gimlickcomedy YouTube: @GimlickComedy

https://www.instagram.com/gimlickcomedy/ GIMLICK

Guilt & Mirrors BROADly Speaking

The Focus Theater

Sat., Sep. 16 7:30pm • Wed., Sep. 20 6pm À 60 mins

13+ $12

Venture into No Man’s Land with Guilt & Mirrors, a comedy troupe showcasing the talents of five spicy, irreverent, and highly seasoned comediennes. These funny women know how to tear it up and leave it all on stage.

The Guilt & Mirrors Gals

Hazcomedy

Presents: Actual Stand up Comedy

The Focus Theater

Fri., Sep. 15 9pm • Thu., Sep. 21 9pm À 60 mins 18+ $20

Hazcomedy Presents an array of his favorite comedians to the stage with stories, anecdotes, and zingers for a night of delights, featuring comedians from Rochester, Buffalo, and surrounding areas. This comedy showcase of different styles and deliveries will make anyone 18+ laugh their heads off! Hosted by comedian Chris Hasenauer (@hazcomedy).

Hazcomedy

Just A Little Scary Show!

School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Sat., Sep. 16 11:30am • Sun., Sep. 17 11:30am • Sat., Sep. 23 11:30am À 50 mins All Ages $10

As ghost stories go, this one is Just A Little Scary! It is the tale of how Ted Baumhauer got to meet Leon “The Wizard” Rehan, who passed away in the Great Blizzard of 1888 after his final show. Every year, Leon’s home town of Caribou has a show in his honor, featuring a variety performer. Little did Ted know what he was getting into! All profits will be donated to Camp Good Days & Special Times. https://redtievariety.com

Red Tie Variety

Left For Dead Improv

The Focus Theater

Fri., Sep. 15 7:30pm • Thu., Sep. 21 6pm À 60 mins 16+ $12

They made it through the pandemic, so catch Left for Dead Improv while you still can. They have been here for many decades expressing the meaning of their exceedingly long lives through comedy–improv, sketch and standup. In addition to their performances at all the past Rochester Fringe Festivals; Left For Dead Improv has made them laugh nationally at comedy festivals in Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Providence and Washington, DC; they now perform regularly at the Focus Theater in downtown Rochester.

self produced

Let the Chips Fall: Improvised Stand-Up

Salena’s Event Room

Fri., Sep. 22 6:30pm • Fri., Sep. 22 8pm À 60 mins 18+ $15

Stand-up comedy off the cuff, featuring Rochester’s best comedians and improvisers—unprepared, unrehearsed, and underpaid—this IS improvised stand-up. Audience members shout out topics, and the comedians must then, on the fly, improvise their set based on your suggestions. We won’t know what’s going to be said… until it’s too late! Presented by Chris Thompson and Sarah Benson. http://www.facebook.com/letthechipsfallcomedy

Lunatics Lounge, Live

MuCCC

Wed., Sep. 13 7pm • Sat., Sep. 23 6:30pm À 60 mins 13+ $7

Journey into the absurd with a live performance from humorist Taylor Terrance, columnist behind (585) magazine’s “Lunatic’s Lounge” and performer from Rochester’s Listen To Your Mother. Terrance brings observations of folly and family to the stage, with stories of snarky family pets, a rogue fireplace that sabotages Christmas, and the time her brother stripped at a wedding in front of the dismayed family matriarch.

https://www.585mag.com/ 585 Magazine

Rejects Anonymous

The Focus Theater

Fri., Sep. 22 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 9pm À 60 mins 16+ $16

Feel like you can’t do anything right? Does everyone swipe left on you? Then come on down to Rejects Anonymous, the improvised 12-step meeting for chronic losers! Improvisors Double D (Nannette Deasy and Graceann Dorse) will take the audience’s true (but anonymous) tales of rejection and use them to create a whole cast of hilarious characters right before your very eyes. Every show is different, but one thing stays the same: you’ll leave feeling like a complete winner!

https://www.doubledimprov.com/ Double D

RIT Improv @ Fringe

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 16 6:35pm À 30 mins All Ages FREE

Join us as RIT Improv returns for another year of silliness and fun, with a comedy show that has never been done before and will never be done again. Anything can happen as these talented students think on their feet and create situations that have every chance of spinning out of control. Come and experience improv in action, and see what RIT Improv has planned for this year!

Rochester Conspiracies The Innerloop Blog LIVE

MuCCC

Thu., Sep. 14 7pm • Wed., Sep. 20 7pm À 60 mins MA $15

Western NY’s history is filled with tantalizing conspiracy theories, provocative myths, and fascinating people. During this live podcast, Rochester’s #1 satire website The Innerloop Blog breaks down their favorite stories and encourages the audience to share theirs. Join hosts Shane Allen, Mark Maira, and Justin Kesel for a show filled with local lore and lots of laughs.

http://www.InnerloopBlog.com

The Innerloop Blog

Shock & Bizzare

School of the Arts Allen: Main Stage Theatre

Sat., Sep. 16 8:30pm • Sun., Sep. 17 6pm À 55 mins

13+ $20

Halloween Comes Early! Straight from the Magic Castle in Hollywood, Shock & Bizzare unleash their special brand of madness, mayhem, and magic on Rochester. They’ve terrorized Fool Us w/ Penn & Teller, Masters Of Illusion and America’s Got Talent, and now they’re coming for you! Why wait ‘til 10/31 to party like Halloween? Come in costume and get a free Trick-r-Treat bag filled with Shock & Bizzare treats. Dress to impress all the rest of the Boils and Ghouls. Two nights only!

http://www.shockandbizzare.com

Shotspeare

Spiegeltent

Tue., Sep. 19 9pm • Wed., Sep. 20 9pm • Thu., Sep. 21 9pm • Fri., Sep. 22 9pm • Sat., Sep. 23 9pm À 90 mins 21+ $28

With rave reviews from New York, Las Vegas, Adelaide Fringe, and previous Rochester Fringe engagements, Shotspeare puts the “Lit” in Literature! Five sword wielding actors, one lucky audience member, a ton of booze, the Wheel of Soliloquy, and an entire work of Shakespeare – all in 90 minutes. Equal parts bacchanal and classical theater, Shotspeare’s world premiere adaptation of Othello takes the world’s most beloved playwright, soaks him in beer, and flips him on his head. You may know the Bard, but you’ve never experienced him like THIS, Rochester! 21+ only.

Stages of the Game Teen Improv Troupe

MuCCC

Sat., Sep. 16 3pm • Sat., Sep. 23 2pm À 60 mins All Ages $15

Enjoy a hilarious outburst of improvisational comedy, performed by some of the brightest and slightly twisted teen minds in the Rochester area. Bring the whole family for this fast-paced, interactive show, where audience participation is encouraged— so let your zany ideas tag along, too. By the end of the explosive hour, you’ll be howling with laughter and only want more! Coached by Megan Mack and produced by A Magical Journey Thru Stages, Stages of the Game Teen Improv Troupe goes for the gut.

http://www.mjtstages.org A Magical Journey Thru Stages

Stand Up & Get Down

The Focus Theater

Thu., Sep. 14 9pm • Sat., Sep. 16 4pm À 60 mins 18+ $15

Get ready to Stand Up & Get Down with Rochester’s own Charlie Landsman. This one-of-a-kind music and comedy show is a rollercoaster ride of catchy melodies, irreverent humor, and improvisation that will have you laughing, singing, and tapping your feet all night long. Whether you’re a fan of comedy, music, or simply a good time, Stand Up & Get Down is a show you won’t want to miss.

http://www.charlielandsman.com

Stand Up for Drag

MuCCC

Fri., Sep. 15 7pm • Fri., Sep. 22 7pm À 60 mins 18+ $15

Stand Up for Drag is a mission to bring the community together for entertainment, good times, music, and belonging, combining the best of the drag scene with the best of the stand-up comedy scene. Join the fun for our annual show. The talent provides the panache and style for a nonstop evening of laughter, performance, and more. Come be part of the Stand Up for Drag family.

https://www.facebook.com/standupfordrag/ @kevinmarkman

Stand-Up Through the Ages

School of the Arts: Club SOTA

Fri., Sep. 15 6pm • Sat., Sep. 16 6pm • Fri., Sep. 22 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 7:30pm •

À 60 mins 18+ $12

Stand-Up Through the Ages is back once again! Eight comedians, from their early thirties to mid eighties, share their unique and hilarious observations, proving that whatever your age, life is definitely a laughing matter. The popular performers from previous sold-out shows return, bringing original jokes galore. Enjoy the wit of Kelsey Claire Hagen, Tori Hosier, Charlie Frusci, Miriam Zinter, Bob Holzwarth, Dan Mulcahy, John Sekol, and host Phyllis Reed.

http://www.facebook.com/Stand-Up-Through-the-Ages Stand-Up Through the Ages

Suggestibility

School of the Arts: Club SOTA

Sat., Sep. 16 4:30pm • Fri., Sep. 22 9pm À 60 mins 13+ $20

Improv and hypnosis work together to entertain and amaze. Improv is acting on audience suggestions without any preparation, and hypnosis is a state of mind in which you are more suggestible. In this performance, there are no actors and no stooges—what you see and experience is real. The show is built on audience participation.

http://www.Howiehypnotize.com Howie Hypnotize

Supersized Comedy

School of the Arts Club: SOTA

Sat., Sep. 16 3pm • Sat., Sep. 16 7:30pm • Sun., Sep. 17 3pm À 60 mins 18+ $15

Stand-up comedy, feel-good songs, and interactive characters are what these curvy, funny ladies from NYC are serving up hot! Weight is at the heart of their comedy, but you’ll leave feeling lighter than ever. Cast: Mary Dimino (winner Best Solo Show NY International Fringe Festival, Comedy Central, winner Best Female Comedian MAC), Carolann Valentino (winner Best of Show Canadian Fringe, VH-1, ABC). “Hilarious, dynamic women”—Broadway World. “What energy, empowering!”—Melodies USA

http://www.supersizedcomedy.com Supersized Productions

Tabletop Gone Mad

School of the Arts: Club SOTA

Thu., Sep. 14 6pm • Sat., Sep. 16 1pm • Sun., Sep. 17 4:30pm À 75 mins 16+ $12

What happens when you mix improv, tabletop roleplaying games, and everyone’s favorite word game? The answer: Tabletop Gone Mad, a new fully-improvised, hilariously unpredictable storytelling experience from Twice Rolled Tales. Players and audience members create a TTRPG adventure from nouns, adjectives, and possibly the odd body part, and for just over an hour, players rollick through the madcap scenario. With millions of possibilities, every performance is guaranteed to be unique!

http://www.twicerolledtales.com

Twice Rolled Tales

Thank You Kiss Presents: Late Expectations

The Focus Theater

Sat., Sep. 16 6pm • Fri., Sep. 22 9pm • Sat., Sep. 23 7:30pm À 60 mins 18+ $15

Satire and wit abound at Thank You Kiss sketch comedy shows. Critics have lauded the group as “laughout-loud funny” with “‘hell yes’ social commentary.” Thank You Kiss blends satire, sincerity and silliness through sketch, improv and video. Marc D’Amico, Megan Mack, John Forrest Thompson and Beth Winslow studied and worked at renowned comedy theatres including iO, The Second City and The Annoyance. The group is a winner of The Missouri Review’s prestigious Miller Audio Prize for Humor.

https://www.facebook.com/thankyoukiss/

The Best of the Focus Theater

The Focus Theater

Thu., Sep. 14 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 6pm À 60 mins 16+ $15

From uproariously laughter-inducing improv shows to side-splitting stand-up showcases — The Focus Theater consistently aims to highlight the talents of our local comics, improvisers, and entertainers through performances that leave you filled with merriment and mirth. This show features some of our best artists from this past year. Come join us for some unique formats along with some special guests as the staff picks the best of 2023 to show at this year’s festival.

http://focus.theater

The Focus Theater

The Comedy Trio Happy Hour in The Meaning of Life

Spiegeltent

Thu., Sep. 14 9pm • Fri., Sep. 15 9pm • Sat., Sep. 16 9pm À 90 mins MA $ Various

Back by Popular Demand! The Comedy Trio Happy Hour (Matt Morgan, Mark Gindick & Ambrose Martos) never fails to entertain with acts that are very physical, occasionally sexy, somewhat dangerous, potentially intelligent and always hilarious. They last performed at the Rochester Fringe in 2021 with their hit show “Cirque du Fringe: AfterParty” and are back because the Fringe organizers needed a last-minute replacement for a trained dog act that ran off.

NELLIE BLY AROUND THE WORLD IN 72 DAYS A Magic Lantern Show

presented by Elliott & Schlemowitz

Thursday, September 21 at 7 p.m., East Lawn Outdoor magic lantern show recounting the famed reporter’s 1889-90 around-the-world journey.

For tickets and more info, visit rochesterfringe.com

The Expat Comes Home: with David Kilimnick

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater

Tue., Sep. 19 6:30pm • Wed., Sep. 20 8pm À 60 mins

13+ $15

The stand-up comedy show for anyone who has felt like an outsider: David Kilimnick moves to Israel to connect to his people. Twenty years later, he returns to America to connect to his family. Now David takes you on the comedic roller coaster of an immigrant’s identity, both local and abroad, as he straddles his lives as an American in Israel and a Jew in America. Israel’s “Father of Anglo Comedy” (JPost), David has been hailed by Israeli media as a “rising star” who possesses “Seinfeldian charm.” http://www.davidkilimnick.com Off The Wall Comedy

The Vole Sisters Invite You To a Peculiar & Intimate Evening of Mystic Spiritualism

The Spirit Room: The Conjure Box

Thu., Sep. 21 8:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 6:30pm À 60 mins

18+ $18

The Vole Sisters welcome you to their very real and not fake at all séance! Do you have a dearly departed you’d like to talk to? Any burning existential questions that only a true psychic medium can answer? Join Double D (Graceann Dorse and Nannette Deasy) as the legendary Vole Sisters in this mostly improvised, partly scripted, audience participatory, completely hilarious paranormal comedy. But watch out, we just might be visited by some very real spirits who want to set the record straight!

https://www.doubledimprov.com/ Double D

Tig Notaro: Hello Again

Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

Sat., Sep. 16 8pm À 75 mins 16+ $21

Join Emmy and Grammy-nominated Tig Notaro as she headlines the Rochester Fringe Festival for ONE NIGHT ONLY in her new show Hello Again. Tig rocketed to stardom in 2012 with Live, her stand-up about her cancer diagnosis. Now her special Happy To Be Here ranks 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and her animated special Drawn is streaming on several networks. She appears in Army of the Dead and Star Trek: Discovery and hosts the podcasts Don’t Ask Tig and Tig and Cheryl: True Story.

Unleashed! Improv Presents: Secrets

The Focus Theater

Wed., Sep. 13 7:30pm • Fri., Sep. 22 6pm À 60 mins

13+ $10

Shhhhhhh. Listen ... do you want to know a secret? Well, the Unleashed! Improvisers sure do. This is your chance to share your deepest, darkest, weirdest secrets anonymously, and then watch the Unleashed! team bring them to life on stage, in front of everyone. And if you’re too shy to share, you can get a good laugh at everyone else’s expense!

https://tinyurl.com/wmre7teh Unleashed! Improv

A Latin Dance Showcase - Hosted by RIT’s Latin Rhythm Dance Club

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 16 4:25pm À 20 mins All Ages FREE

Join RIT's Latin Rhythm Dance Club (LRDC) as their performance team showcases what Latin dance is all about! From the fast-paced polyrhythmic style of Salsa, to an R&B-inspired intense style of modern Bachata, and more, LRDC brings you an exciting performance that shows the diversity of Latin rhythms, and how Latin dance continues to evolve and grow throughout the worldwide Latin dance community.

Brick City Boppers Showcase

The Little Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 23 12:50pm À 30 mins All Ages FREE

The Brick City Boppers are RIT's finest swing dance club! They perform in a variety of different dance styles, including Lindy hop and Charleston. This performance features social dances, choreographed dances, and a group dance.

https://linktr.ee/bcbswing

Chinese Dance Showcase

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 23 1:30pm À 15 mins All Ages FREE

RIT’s new dance club brings traditional Chinese dance forms to Fringe for the first time, with performances of fan dance, lion dance, and much more. Take this opportunity to see dances from a rich culture of stylized performance.

Choreomania

School of the Arts Allen: Main Stage Theatre

Thu., Sep. 21 8pm • Sat., Sep. 23 4pm À 45 mins All Ages $12

Choreomania: the uncontrollable urge to dance and the inability to stop. Frau Troffea danced herself through heat, hunger, and exhaustion, not stopping until forced to do so. Two months passed and hundreds had joined her in dance. Their feet bled and people dropped dead from exhaustion. There was no cure and no explanation.

https://www.instagram.com/grassroots_dance/ Grassroots Dance Exploration

Dance Evolutions

School of the Arts Allen: Main Stage Theatre

Sat., Sep. 16 12pm À 60 mins All Ages $15

Dance Evolutions is a world premiere featuring a cast of ten local dancers performing 13 original pieces of choreography created by Austen Kelly. Through the use of multiple styles and genres of dance, Kelly aims to create a sense of community for both the dancers and the audience members. Ultimately, Dance Evolutions showcases Kelly’s love of dance and how it brings people together.

Dances at MuCCC: Contemporary Dance

MuCCC

Tue., Sep. 12 7pm À 50 mins All Ages $8

Known for its experimental delights, the Multi-use Community Cultural Center premieres a special Fringe version of Dances at MuCCC, a collection of local performance talent and creativity. For the first time, this annual dance festival appears at Fringe, showcasing a curated collection of its best summer dance performances. This past June, MuCCC presented Moving Margins to the Center. Co-directed by Donna Davenport and Nanako Horikawa Mandrino; logo by Jimmy Scamacca.

http://facebook.com/dancesatmuccc

Dances at MuCCC Summer Festival

Defy all the gravity. We dare you.

Desert Rhythms Belly Dance

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 16 11:05am À 50 mins All Ages FREE

Desert Rhythms enchants and delights its audience with its sinuous movements and breathtaking choreography. This show dazzles with swirling veils and dueling swords. Desert Rhythms has developed a unique style, fusing Turkish and American belly dance throughout its rich 36-year history, and this performance is sure to thrill and excite audiences of all ages.

https://www.desert-rhythms.com

Diaspora: We Are One

School of the Arts Allen: Main Stage Theatre

Fri., Sep. 22 7:30pm À 75 mins All Ages $20

From Africa to the Americas, the indigenous people of the Latinx Diaspora were forced to leave behind their roots, traditions, and beliefs.

“Somos Sin Cara: We are without Face,” the diasporic people found themselves on new soil. Diaspora: We Are One removes that veil of identity to highlight the cultural traditions, beliefs, and spirituality of the diasporic people through movement and dance. It shares the light of truth of who we are, and reminds all that we are one.

http://borinquendance.org

Borinquen Dance Theatre, Inc.

Fringe Street Beat

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park

Sat., Sep. 23 1pm À 270 mins All Ages FREE

It’s BACK. The excitement, the energy, the adrenaline-pumping action that is Fringe Street Beat returns to downtown Rochester for the final day of Fringe 2023. Fresh talents from Rochester and beyond participate in 3-on-3 team battles, facing off for a chance at winning the title of Fringe Street Beat Champions and a cash prize of $1200. From break dancing to all-styles, teams bring their A-game to the floor for the preliminary trials leading to the final dance battle. Teams bring the moves, the DJ brings the beats.

Garth Fagan Dance

Garth Fagan Dance Studio Theater

Wed.,

3pm À 60 mins 5+ $25

Garth Fagan Dance is rooted in African traditions, Caribbean stories, and the Black dance vocabulary of the Fagan Technique(TM). Garth Fagan Dance was founded by the man who taught more than 100 million audience members to move as one global community through Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway. Over 53 years, Fagan Technique has used a platform of social justice, creative leadership, and innovation to build community engagement and unique partnerships that reach widely diverse audiences.

https://www.garthfagandance.org

Garth Fagan Dance

Human Resources

School of the Arts Allen: Main Stage Theatre

Thu., Sep. 14 6pm • Fri., Sep. 15 6pm • Sat., Sep. 16 6:30pm À 60 mins All Ages $10

Dance celebrates the visceral capacity of the human body to utilize all its resources. The body can communicate, feel, think, respond, and express without words. Human Resources is a curated showcase of work by multiple choreographers from across the country, including producer Heather Roffe, that blends music, light and exquisite movement to produce an exciting, thought-provoking event for both seasoned dance viewers and first time audience members.

https://tinyurl.com/y2n97hr6

HR Dance

It’s Made of Thoughts

Spiegelgarden

Fri., Sep. 22 7:45pm À 5 mins All Ages FREE

A dance film set in the marvelous White Sands National Park of New Mexico, It's Made of Thoughts reflects upon a place of isolation, where artists like Eduardo found a sanctuary in the act of connecting and creating art. Eduardo Zambrana (MFA Choreography and Performance, University of Arizona) is a dancer, choreographer, and educator from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Instagram @laloedu97, Facebook: Eduardo Zambrana. https://youtu.be/DKfppJv9Dn8

Journey through Middle Eastern Dance

The Spirit Room: The Conjure Box

Sat., Sep. 16 9pm • Sat., Sep. 23 8pm À 60 mins All Ages $8

Through dance and short historical excerpts, Dylaina Alexandria and company will take you on a journey through Middle Eastern dance, or what is commonly referred to in the west as “belly dance.” Stunning props, beautiful costumes, and many different styles from folkloric to fusion will delight the senses and take you on the ride of your life.

Day Made Productions

Leïla Ka: Pode Ser

UR Sloan Performing Arts Center

Thu., Sep. 14 7pm • Fri., Sep. 15 6pm À 65 mins All Ages FREE

Award-winning, Paris-based Leïla Ka ventures into raw dialogue, through diverse choreographic languages, in search of the multiple identities that constitute a person. Entering dance through hip-hop and later performing for Maguy Marin, Leïla Ka confronts the relationship to self, others and society, throwing herself into a never-ending struggle in her prize-winning solo Pode Ser.

Paired with additional acclaimed works, University of Rochester’s Program of Dance & Movement proudly presents Leïla Ka’s USA debut. This engagement is part of the Albertine Dance Season and has received support from Villa Albertine Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S.

https://www.sas.rochester.edu/PerformingArts/ UR Institute for the Performing Arts

Reimagine

School of the Arts Allen: Main Stage Theatre

Sat., Sep. 16 2pm À 40 mins All Ages $10

Reimagine: Join our dancers as they perform to many different covers and remixes of your favorite songs. Our pieces cherish the integrity of the original, but take you through a new way of listening. Allow us to bring you on a journey of dance to remember the original and celebrate the remix!

http://atouchofdance.com

ATOD Company

ROCeltic: Hybridity, Identity, and Roving Irishness

School of the Arts Allen: Main Stage Theatre

Fri., Sep. 22 6pm • Sat., Sep. 23 2pm À 60 mins All Ages $10

ROCeltic: Hybridity, Identity, and Roving Irishness showcases ROCeltic’s continuous endeavor to unearth the unique choreographic potential of Irish dance. Progressive with a traditional foundation, ROCeltic celebrates Irish heritage (past, present, and future) and strives to break down genre barriers. Composers, choreographers, and performers hail from Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse. This show will surely excite, intrigue, and captivate artists and audiences of all ages. http://www.roceltic.com

Silent Disco

Spiegeltent

Fri., Sep. 15 11pm • Sat., Sep. 16 11pm • Fri., Sep. 22 11pm • Sat., Sep. 23 11pm À 180 mins 18+ $19 / $15 students (with ID)

The glamorous Spiegeltent will be filled once again with a giant dance party. But with a twist: you don’t hear a sound until you slip on a set of headphones. Wait! Is that YMCA on one channel, Calvin Harris on the second, and Avicii on the third? A three-channel system and live DJs let you switch up your music (and mood) at the touch of a button. Hugely popular at Coachella and Burning Man, it’s an unforgettable experience you have to see – and not hear – to believe!

Tap! Pop! Click! Patter! Shake!

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater

Sat., Sep. 23 2pm À 60 mins All Ages $15

A panel of culturally diverse percussive dancers will educate and entertain through the universal language of rhythm in motion. The panel is moderated by jazz tap dancer Cheryl Johnson, including discussions and performances by Laurie Coles–American rhythm tap; Daystar/Rosalie Jones–Native American intertribal dance; Karla Slack–Mexican zapateado; Eddie Murphy–Irish step; Parvatha Chidambaram of Bharata Natyam–S. Indian classical dance; and Mary Jo Spallina–Appalachian clogging. http://www.cjgroovin.com

cjgroovin

Together Alone

St. Joseph's Park

Sun., Sep. 17 12pm • Sun., Sep. 17 2pm À 40 mins All Ages $16

Together Alone reflects feelings of isolation in the connections we build. Working in the secluded yet open, natural yet urban environment of St. Joseph’s Park, the work builds an aesthetic of translucent intimacy that questions the interdependence of private and public/societal space. This interdisciplinary performance features solo and duet choreography, interaction with audience and architecture, and live music improvisation. Join us as we investigate the phrase, “You are not alone.”

Velocity Performance

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 23 3:45pm À 15 mins All Ages FREE

Velocity is a student-run urban dance team at RIT. We aim to foster a positive and supportive environment, so our members can express themselves freely. Our goal has always been to leave everything on the dance floor and nothing less, whether it be in practice, on stage, or in hosting our annual event: RIT’s Best Dance Crew (RBDC). For the Rochester Fringe Festival, the team is performing various pieces choreographed by different crew members.

Wander and Wonder

RMSC Garden of Fragrance

Sat., Sep. 23 1pm À 75 mins All Ages FREE

Missy Pfohl Smith/BIODANCE and Ethan Beckwith-Cohen present the third annual Wander & Wonder for the first time in Rochester Fringe. This site-specific performance on the outdoor grounds of the Rochester Museum & Science Center features local dance artists, companies and choreographers in a walking tour of dance. Wander with us and wonder at the surprising and delightful dances in the nooks and crannies of RMSC.

http://www.biodance.org

BIODANCE

Boogie with abandon at Silent Disco.

KIDS FRINGE

Cirque 101 Workshop

Joseph Avenue Arts and Culture Alliance: Baden Street Settlement Gymnasiumm

Sat., Sep. 16 1pm • Sat., Sep. 23 1pm À 60 mins 5+ FREE

Have you ever wanted to run away and join the circus? Here’s your chance—and you don’t even need to run away! Cirque 101 will get you started with the basics of juggling, ball spinning, and balancing. Come join Ted Baumhauer of Red Tie Variety, an award winning juggler and performer, for this fun, interactive family experience. Cirque 101 will get you and your family on your way to learning these fun skills

https://redtievariety.com

Red Tie Variety

Disco Kids

Spiegelgarden

Sat., Sep. 23 12:30pm À 90 mins All Ages FREE

Back by popular demand. Big party for pint-size dance machines takes over the Spiegelgarden at One Fringe Place. The next generation of club kids is here, popping and pouting up a storm. Disco Kids is a nonstop, fun-filled dance extravaganza that is the talk of kid town. Lights, music, and glow sticks. Welcome to the Fringe's not-so-silent disco.

Kids Chalk Art

Spiegelgarden

Sat., Sep. 23 12pm À 180 mins All Ages FREE

One of the most popular FREE, family-friendly events of the Fringe. Kids transform the Spiegelgarden into a tapestry of color. We bring the chalk; you bring the creativity!

Mermazing, A Cirque Pirate Adventure

Aerial Arts of Rochester

Sat., Sep. 16 12pm • Sat., Sep. 16 3pm • Sun., Sep. 17 12pm • Sun., Sep. 17 3pm À 45 mins All Ages $18

Join us for a Fanta-Sea where mythical creatures and pirates discover that the “X” doesn’t always mark the spot. In this underwater Cirque adventure, pirates swing from anchors and flip on flying ropes. Our finned friends, the mermaids, get tangled in aerial nets and dive to depths of the ocean, only to discover that some treasures are worth more than their weight in gold. This is a family friendly Cirque show, nothing short of Mermazing!

Aerial Arts of Rochester

Port-A-Globe Punch and Judy

School of the Arts: Club SOTA

Sat., Sep. 16 12pm • Sun., Sep. 17 12pm • Sat., Sep. 23 12pm À 30 mins All Ages $5

Port-A-Globe Presents Punch and Judy Show! Punch and Judy is a traditional British puppet show, starring the mischievous Punch and his wife, Judy. Punch tries to teach his baby to walk, with disastrous results. Then he tries to get it to stop crying, with disastrous results. The police come (with disastrous results). In the end, all is well ... but only in the end. Audience participation highly encouraged!

https://port-a-globe.com/ Port-A-Globe

Pumpkin Painting

Spiegelgarden

Sat., Sep. 23 12pm À 120 mins All Ages $7

at door

Celebrate the beginning of fall by painting your own Fringe-tastic pumpkin. From faces to crazy designs, from spooky to silly, we want to see what your creativity brings to these pumpkin pallets. Fun and kid-friendly, this is an activity for the whole family to join in on. Paint your pumpkin and then bring it home to show off your skills!

Check out Kids Day (pages 38-39) or look for the All Ages incon on show descriptions throughout this Guide.

3 Magic Wishes with Jordan Rooks

The Theater at Innovation Square

Fri, Sep. 22 7:30pm • Sat, Sep 23 3pm and 5pm $20

An Aladdin-based magic parody that will have you in awe and laughing on the edge of your seat. See page 53 for more info.

Alice in Wonderland

School of the Arts

Fri, Sep. 15 5:30 pm • Sat, Sep.16 2:30pm $10

While chasing the White Rabbit, Alice tumbles down the rabbit hole into Wonderland. Presented by students of the School of the Arts. See page 89 for more info.

…And Much More!

AstroFringe

Parcel 5

Fri., Sep. 22 6pm • Sat., Sep 23 6pm FREE

Enjoy close-up looks at stars and planets as more than 60 experts bring their telescopes to focus on celestial objects. See p. 72 for more info.

Fringe Street Beat

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park Sat Sep. 23 1pm FREE

The excitement and adrenalinepumping action returns to downtown Rochester: Fresh talents perform 3-on-3 team battles for a chance at winning a cash prize. See page. 67 for more info.

Roc River Ride

Genesee Valley Park Sports Complex

Sat., Sep 16 10am–12 noon $10

Join a rolling audience on bicycles along the Genesee Riverway and Erie Canalway Trails to explore local history and culture through a series of brief performances. See p. 75 for more info.

The Fanzinis in “Ballet Poulet”

Fri., Sep. 15 5:30 and 6:45 pm:

Parcel 5

Sat, Sep 16 5:30 and 6:45 pm:

Parcel 5

Sun, Sep17 3:30 and 5:45pm:

Spiegelgarden 30 min FREE

Two world-class, Olympian-level goofs bring their latest masterpiece: She has prepared a ballet, but he has prepared a display of mayhem. See page 76 for more.

Circolombia: Corazón

Spiegeltent

See page 73 for showtimes

Sky-high feats. Latin beats. Mind-bending moves. Circolombia will perform a new show produced exclusively for Rochester Fringe audiences.

With more than 100 family-friendly shows, there’s just too much to list here—so use this QR code to find entertainment for all ages at rochesterfringe.com!

(Not So) Late & (Very Much) Live

Spiegeltent

Sat., Sep. 16 4pm À 85 mins 13+ $24

Back by popular demand! Fringe favorite and physical comedian Mark Gindick (Cirque du Soleil, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and The Late Show with David Letterman). This one-of-a-kind artists cabaret show will feature Rochester Fringe artists performing snippets from their individual shows to offer festival-goers a sneak peek of the performances occurring at various venues. Settle in with a libation and get ready for late night gasps – on an early bird schedule!

A Nerdy Gay Juggling Show

School of the Arts: Movement Center

Fri., Sep. 15 7pm • Sat., Sep. 16 1pm • Sat., Sep. 16 5pm • Sun., Sep. 17 2pm À 60 mins 13+ $15

Fresh off the hit Cirque du Fringe

Afterglow, juggler Jacob D’Eustachio returns with a new solo show. Directed by Fringe favorite Matthew Morgan (Shotspeare, Flippin Metal Circus), A Nerdy Gay Juggling Show promises to be filled with unique juggling and irreverent humor. What do you do when you began juggling to express your queer longings as a closeted teen, but are now out of the closet? Why keep juggling? Find answers to this and more in this intimate, immersive show. http://www.jacobde.com

Access Point

Java’s

Fri., Sep. 22 6pm À 180 mins

All Ages FREE

Access Point–Feedbackscape is an immersive audio-visual installation merging analog and digital mediums. A wall of CRT televisions form the centerpiece, as both video and audio feedback signals are generated and manipulated. Visitors become part of the experience through audio sensors, triggering dynamic patterns and psychedelic visuals. The installation explores the boundaries of technology, blurring the line between organic and synthetic, and challenging one's perception.

Anthony Presciutti - Comedy

Mentalism, Magician, Danger Act

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater

Thu., Sep. 14 8:15pm À 60 mins 18+ $15

Be mesmerized by the electrifying performance of Anthony Presciutti, the young, talented magician, mentalist, and danger act performer. Witness his mix of adult humor, suspense, and amazement that will captivate you from start to finish in a night full of entertainment, laughter, and heart-pounding moments. Anthony has opened for big names like AGT's Sal The Voice Valentinetti, The Uncle Louie Variety Show, and Frank Santorelli from HBO's The Sopranos. Follow him on Facebook @AnthonyTheMagician http://www.anthonymagic0.wixsite.com/mentalist

AstroFringe

All Ages FREE

AstroFringe: A Celestial Stargazing Experience brings the Rochester Museum and Science Center, RMSC Community Eclipse Ambassadors and the Astronomy Section of the Rochester Academy of Science together to introduce you to close-up looks at stars and planets. More than 60 experts bring their telescopes to focus on celestial objects for your viewing pleasure. Plus, get your special solar eclipse viewing glasses for the total solar eclipse next April.

Black Deaf Male: Who Am I?

The Little: Theatre 1

Sun., Sep. 17 4pm À 60 mins

All Ages FREE

Written and performed by Fred Michael Beam, Black Deaf Male: Who Am I? examines what it’s like to exist at the intersections of several identities, and the ways his lived experiences don’t always align with the labels that the rest of the world uses to define him. Standing alone on stage, Beam signs a heartfelt monologue, as we hear his signed words spoken by an off-stage interpreter. The show is a lively reminder of art’s ability to place its audience in another’s shoes.

https://tinyurl.com/bddbjhb3

Black Mass

The Spirit Room: The Conjure Box

Fri., Sep. 15 11:55pm • Sat., Sep. 16 11:55pm À 60 mins MA $10

B L V C K M /\ S S: MIDNIGHT

MASS is a celebration of blasphemy and sin, combining irreverent disregard for typical religious mores with chaotic, often violent, consistently poignant ritual acts—carried out by a clergy comprised of internationally renowned multidisciplinary performance artists. Nothing is sacred. Anything may happen. H /\ I L S /\ T /\ N

Bossing

Salena's Event Room

Wed., Sep. 13 6:30pm À 60 mins 16+ $5

“Yelp!” It’s the sound a puppy makes when you step on its tail. It’s also the sound of keyboard warriors letting the world know their thoughts. It’s easy to type something cringeworthy with no face to face interaction, but what if you were in the room with the people receiving the reviews?

Join our panel of local small business owners for a hilarious night of real life feedback, as they read out loud their most memorable and “favorite” reviews. This show will have you leaving five stars!

Bossy

Circolombia: Corazón

Spiegeltent Tue.,

Circus of Play

Roc City Circus

Sun., Sep.

$18

Imagine, if you will, a circus through a child's perspective. A vibrant circus world springs to life when a young child is inspired by a display at a toy museum. Roc City Circus presents a classic circus show featuring the flying trapeze, daring aerial acts, acrobats and more! Come one, come all to this spectacle of wonder and awe. Suitable for all ages.

http://roccitycircus.com

ROC City Circus

Cirque Inextremiste: EXIT

Parcel 5

Fri., Sep. 15 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 16 7:30pm À 75 mins

All Ages FREE

The outrageous acrobatics of Cirque Inextremiste burst onto the basket of a hot-air balloon during a tethered ride, knocking the skies off balance. In this tightrope-walking, fiery, spectacular performance, a group of sweet daredevils find themselves trapped in spite of themselves in a life-size epic. Their mission: to free themselves from their straitjackets and escape at all costs from this world governed by strict and implacable rules. EXIT offers an emancipation of the mind, a powerful, luminous and unifying artistic breath, a demonstration of the tenuous border between art and madness. Don’t miss this U.S. debut tour!

Cirque Us Stories

The Theater at Innovation Square

Fri., Sep. 15 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 16 11am • Sat., Sep. 16 3pm À 60 mins

All Ages $20

Sky-high feats. Latin beats. Mind-bending moves. Circolombia, a groundbreaking circus troupe with a history of engagements in Edinburgh, London, and Chicago, will perform a show written and produced exclusively for Rochester Fringe audiences in the Spiegeltent this fall. The show, titled Corazón, will feature six extraordinary artists who each bring an exuberant, Colombian-born vibe to the act—along with madly daring skills.

From the creators of RagTag: A Circus in Stitches and One Man's Trash: A Repurposed Circus, Cirque Us Stories is an adventure that jumps off the pages as we put new spins, twists and flips into classic stories. This show features aerialists, jugglers, acrobats, contortionists and clowns in a pageturning show that will keep you on the edge of your seats.

https://thecirqueus.com

Cirque Us LLC

Dangerous Signs “It’s a Mystery”

The Little Theatre 1

Fri., Sep. 22 5:45pm À 50 mins 13+ FREE

Dangerous Signs is an award winning, exciting and fun ASL poetry and musical performance group. This year’s show is called It's a Mystery: poems, songs and humor held together by a light taste of an old-fashioned murder mystery whodunnit.

https://www.facebook.com/DangerousSign

Dangerous Signs

Deaf, Queer, and Fabulous!

The Little: Theatre 1

Fri., Sep. 22 7:05pm À 60 mins All Ages FREE

September is Deaf Awareness Month, and Rochester has the largest Deaf population in the country, with many talented local Deaf artists. Deaf, Queer, and Fabulous! is a one-man multimedia show featuring signed musical performances and storytelling by JPosh, on the journey of #Adulting post-college. “Always remember who you are, what you've overcome, and what you've yet to achieve.” –

Matthew “JPosh” Schwartz

http://www.JPoshProductions.com

JPosh Productions

Living Room by Arkhé

The Little: Theatre 1

Fri., Sep. 15 6pm • Sat., Sep. 16 10am • Sun., Sep. 17 11am • Fri., Sep. 22 6pm • Sat., Sep. 23 10am À 480 mins All Ages FREE

Living Room is a digitally enriched, interactive space. Visitors become impromptu collaborators by exploring a familiar and nostalgic living area. Through functional programming and AI interpretive agents, your interactions will re-program the environment itself. Anything might make the difference: shirt color, your position in the space, even your coaster preferences. Living Room is created by the Arkhé team in the New Media Interactive Development program at RIT.

http://arkheproject.org

Interactive Games and Media, RIT

Mind Reader

School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Fri., Sep. 15 9pm • Sat., Sep. 16 8:30pm • Sun., Sep. 17 4pm • Thu., Sep. 21 7pm • Fri., Sep. 22 7pm • Sat., Sep. 23 5:30pm À 60 mins 13+ $15

After the success of his debut show ExperiMENTAL, Steven Nicholas returns to Rochester with a brand new mind reading experience. The show begins entirely in your imagination, and you might not even know it’s happening.

Nicholas reaches beyond the walls of the theater, involving people who haven’t even come to the show. Minds are read, questions answered, and realities twisted. We can’t tell you exactly what will happen, but we can promise you things you’ve never seen before.

https://www.stevennicholas.com/

Steven Nicholas

Moving Sound

The Little: Theatre 1

Sun., Sep. 17 12:45pm À 45 mins All Ages FREE

This project is based on an interactive device that seeks to enhance the creation, exploration and the experience with sound. It acts as an extension of the dancers’ bodies. Their motions will modify, create or change the sounds from the environment where the actions are taking place. This 45-minute long event will consist of sound creation, dance, and live video projection.

https://tinyurl.com/44upksvb

Odyssea

The Little: Theatre 1

Mon., Sep. 18 7:30pm À 60 mins All Ages FREE

This dance-on-film follows the epic journey of Odyssea, a curious sea traveler, as she encounters the flora and fauna of fantastical realms. To match the scale of the scenery by mixed-media 3D artist Raphaela McCormack, choreographer Mariah Steele performs this one-woman dance with only her hands, set to original music by Yoshiko Arahata and filmed by Hans Rinderknecht. Across biomorphic landscapes, this playful and poignant tale makes the familiar feel excitingly unfamiliar again.

http://www.quicksilverdance.com

Quicksilver Dance

RIT Drag Club Presents: Fringe Drag Show

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 23 9pm À 60 mins 18+ FREE

Yeehaw! Come on down, all y’all guys, gals, and non-binary cowpokes to RIT Drag Club presents: Hoe-Down! This multi-talented drag show features a fantastic cast of amazing performers and promises to be a celebration of all things glam and country: cowboy hats, boots, chaps, and glitter included. Please note, this show is for 18+ and contains some adult content. RIT Drag Club

Roc River Ride

Genesee Valley Park Sports Complex

Sat., Sep. 16 10am • Sat., Sep. 16 10:15am • Sat., Sep. 16 10:30am • Sat., Sep. 16 10:45am • Sat., Sep. 16 11am • Sat., Sep. 16 11:15am • Sat., Sep. 16 11:30am • Sat., Sep. 16 11:45am • Sat., Sep. 16 12pm À

120 mins All Ages $10

Join a rolling audience on bicycles along the Genesee Riverway and Erie Canalway Trails to explore local history and culture through a series of brief stationary performances as well as visual art displayed along three- or ten-mile routes. Participants ages 8 and older will depart in groups of up to 20 riders, each led by two experienced and trained riders. There will be a bicycle rodeo in the parking lot for kids under age 8. Register by August 31 to receive a complimentary t-shirt!

https://fb.me/e/W4MWRvyN

Rotary Club of Rochester-Southwest

Shootin’ Starz Fashion Showcase

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage

Sat., Sep. 23 2pm À 60 mins

All Ages $10

Shootin' Starz is a production company that offers free modeling and acting classes to their community. Their program is curated to help individuals tap into their inner creativity and confidence through education and hands-on experience.

This year you get to see the 2023 Shootin’ Starz Models live in action, as they gear up to finish their final segment of the program. We look forward to bringing you the Shootin' Starz Fashion Showcase.

http://meccasmarket.com

Shootin Starz Fashion Showcase

Stories from the Living Tree

The Theater at Innovation Square

Wed., Sep. 13 7:30pm • Sun., Sep. 17 4pm À 60 mins

All Ages $15

Missy Pfohl Smith/BIODANCE and Annika Bentley/Mount Hope World Singers, animator/projection designer Christine Banna, and composer/ musician Greg Woodsbie join for an immersive visual and auditory experience of music, dance, song and image. Songs from Haiti, Japan, Cuba, Nigeria, and more surround and celebrate the ancient tree of life. By telling each other stories of how to understand, we explore a reverent connection to nature as represented universally by cultures from around the world. http://www.biodance.org; https://www.mounthopeworldsingers.org// BIODANCE/Missy Pfohl Smith, Mount Hope World Singers, Christine Banna, Greg Woodsbie

Sunshine 2.0 Variety Show

The Little: Theatre 1

Sun., Sep. 17 5:30pm À 60 mins All Ages FREE

The NTID Sunshine 2.0 performance involves the use of movement, sign language, physical theater, entertaining physical elements, and S.T.E.M. content. This show not only entertains, but also educates students and other audiences about the Deaf experience—information that is shared through skits and short plays involving signmime, dance, gestures, ASL poetry, songs, and storytelling. All performances are presented in sign language and spoken English to provide full access to audiences.

https://www.rit.edu/ntid/sunshine

The Fanzinis in Ballet Poulet (Parcel 5)

Parcel 5 + Spiegelgarden

Parcel 5: Fri. Sept 15 5:30pm and 6:45pm, Sat, Sept. 16 5:30pm and 6:45pm, Spiegelgarden: Sun. Sept. 17 3:30pm and 5:45pm

Two world class Olympian-level goofs bring to you their latest masterpiece. She has prepared a poetic, delicate and tender ballet. He has prepared a bad-ass display of mayhem. She loves dancing; he loves chickens. Nut-cracking and Swan Faking their way into your lives, these two will make you really question which came first…her tutu or his toupée?

The Painter

School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Thu., Sep. 14 8pm • Fri., Sep. 15 8pm • Sun., Sep. 17 4pm À 45 mins All Ages $20

The Painter is a colorful performance directed and choreographed by local artist Corinne Yancone. Passionate local dancers interpret the artist’s life story and lessons she has learned along the way. While the dancers perform, Corinne live-paints a large scale canvas right before your eyes! The performance is jampacked with passion, creativity and a variety of dance styles including contemporary, lyrical and jazz. The Painter leaves its audience energized and inspired.

http://www.cafcreations.com

CAF Creations

The Weight of Water

School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

rochesterfringe.com

Sat., Sep. 16 4pm • Thu., Sep. 21 6pm À 60 mins All Ages $10

The Weight of Water is a multimedia dance project from collaborators Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp, Andrea Gluckman, Paul Leary and Soma Mei Sheng Frazier. The performance features dance, video projection, poetry, live interactive electronic music, and Leary’s seven-foot musical wheel. Audiences can expect a journey through local bodies of water as the piece explores the ways in which lives are shaped by the ever-changing tides.

The History of Drag, Part 1

School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Sat., Sep. 23 6pm • Sat., Sep. 23 8pm À 60 mins 18+ $20

Inspired by Mel Brooks’ film The History of the World: Part1 and Hulu series The History of the World: Part 2. The History of Drag, Part 1 is told through live comedic vignettes with a sprinkling of previously recorded material. It’s a multimedia comedic extravaganza, a celebration of what drag is and how it came to be. The world is attacking the drag community, and it’s time the drag community gave a history lesson on what drag really is.

Vivian Darling Productions

http://www.electricgrit.dance

electricGrit dance

We dare you.

To Elvedon

The Spirit Room: The Conjure Box

Tue., Sep. 12 6pm • Tue., Sep. 12 8pm • Tue., Sep. 12 10pm À 60 mins All Ages $10

To Elvedon is a live immersive work by Anna Heflin for Shannon Reilly and Katie Weissman: violin, cello, water alters, spoken word, cymatics, and spatialized sound, inspired by Virginia Woolf’s “The Waves”. The audience can touch the sound waves moving the water, seeing the music while it surrounds them.

The music is comprised of the note G#, hocketed and devel oped between the two live performers and spatialized tracks for a half-hour of live surround-sound and touch-immersive listening.

https://www.shannonreillyviolin.com/fringe

Trivia CITY: An Arts & Culture Quiz

Spiegelgarden

Wed., Sep. 20 7:30pm À 90 mins All Ages FREE

Join host CITY Magazine for an arts, culture, and all-things-Rochester trivia night! Test your knowledge and immerse yourself in a fun-filled competition that runs that gamut from the white hot to Cab Calloway. Prizes awarded to the top three teams.

Ventilation

Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

Wed., Sep. 13 8pm • Sat., Sep. 16 6:30pm • Tue., Sep. 19 6pm À 60 mins 13+ $20

Multi-faceted hip-hop soul artist Chi

TheRealist debuts his one man show, Ventilation, a compilation of poems, rap, music, and prose that aims to release and inspire others to explore and work through their vulnerability Born in Chicago and raised entirely in Rochester, Chi began writing as a teen due to the inspiration of his motherless upbringing. and has since used his writings to inspire idealists and influence triumph through turmoil. “I am not a victim,” he says, “I’m a victor.”

https://www.liinks.co/chi_therealist

Starvin’ Artist

21st Century Percussion –including Music of Frank Zappa

Eastman School of Music: Sproull Atrium at Miller Center

Fri., Sep. 15 5pm • Fri., Sep. 15 8pm À 90 mins All Ages $10

Eastman Percussion EnsembleMichael Burritt Director - New works by Matt Curlee, Michael Burritt and Austin Keck. This performance is full of exhilarating music and a spectacular sound world experience! Be surrounded by an hour of energetic percussion performed at a virtuosic level. The Eastman Percussion is an award winning group and preeminent in its international reputation. https://tinyurl.com/mry7me7v

Eastman Percussion Ensemble

A Cappella Hour: Brick City Singers, Eight Beat Measure and Encore

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 16 1:50pm À 60 mins All Ages FREE

Three of Rochester Institute of Technology’s a cappella groups come together for an hour of fun vocal music! Brick City Singers boldly goes where no other a cappella group goes. Eight Beat Measure raises the heat with exciting performances and powerful tunes. Encore entertains audiences with lively energy and fun-loving stage performances.

A Cappella Hour: Proof of Purchase, Vocal Accent, Surround Sound and Kaminari

The Little: Theatre 1

Fri., Sep. 22 8:20pm À 60 mins All Ages FREE

Four of Rochester Institute of Technology’s a cappella groups join forces to provide an hour of great vocal music! Surround Sound is RIT’s premier Barber Shop group. Kaminari is an all-gender group that performs all genres of Japanese music. Vocal Accent is the most recent soprano/ alto group, and Proof of Purchase—also known as POP—is the original all-gender group.

https://www.rit.edu/diversity/diversity-theater

A Girl Named Genny

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage

Thu., Sep. 14 8pm À 60 mins All Ages $12

A Girl Named Genny is a six-piece folk band that blends up tempo bluegrass with high powered Americana music. Fiddle, upright bass, banjo, and guitars help drive their sound, but it’s their vocal harmonies and honest songwriting that shines in their performance.

http://agirlnamedgenny.com

A Tribute to the Music of the Rat Pack

The Focus Theater

Wed., Sep. 13 6pm • Thu., Sep. 14 6pm À 60 mins All Ages $10

Daniel Henry, a crooner for a new age, is a mainstay at the Fringe—his rich, soothing tone brings back audience members every year. This year he is excited to share the stage with “Mr. Keyboard” Herb Benge, whose talents are legendary. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear the songs sung in the Copa Room at the Sands in the 1960s. A memorable evening is on the horizon, promising to bring a flood of memories of years past and have you singing along. Come and share a song and a smile.

http://www.dhlentertainment.net

DHL Entertainment

Across the Universe: Music for Yoga and Meditation

Eastman School of Music: Hatch Recital Hall

Fri., Sep. 15 7:30pm À 120 mins All Ages $10

Music for Yoga and Meditation returns to Fringe for an evening of the music that has played a role in the US yoga and meditation movements since the 1960s. Alana Cahoom, John Covach, Tommy Grsvino, and special guests will perform selections by George Harrison, Krishna Das, Nina Rao and others. While it is not required, singing along will be encouraged.

https://fb.me/e/4smOcbX8s

UR Institute for Popular Music

Almost Like Being in Love: Casey Jones Costello Sings Lerner & Loewe

Rochester Music Hall of Fame

Tue., Sep. 12 7:30pm À 90 mins All Ages $20

Vocalist Casey Jones Costello returns to the Rochester Fringe Festival to pay tribute to the famous Broadway team of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. Featuring beloved songs from their shows including Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, Gigi, My Fair Lady, and Camelot, Costello’s captivating cabaret show is sure to delight audiences of all ages. www.caseyjonescostello.com, TikTok and Instagram @caseyjcostello

http://www.caseyjonescostello.com

Charming Disaster’s Musical Séance

Spiegeltent

Sat., Sep. 23 7pm À 85 mins 13+ $ Various

Charming Disaster’s Musical Séance is part concert, part spirit divination, part guided tour of what may lie beyond the mortal veil. The playfully macabre goth-folk duo take on phantoms, poisons, witches, monsters, mediums, and more of their favorite things in this performance of original songs and mysterious onstage rituals. Just in time for spooky season, Charming Disaster invites you to get haunted with them – exploring the dark side with tongue in cheek and cocktail in hand. Seance kit included!

http://charmingdisaster.com Charming Disaster

Cobbs Hill Consort

The Spirit Room: The Conjure Box

Thu., Sep. 14 8pm À 60 mins

All Ages FREE

For the ninth time at Fringe, Cobbs Hill Consort is a unique Rochester acoustic ensemble featuring Native American flute, supported by the living sounds of harp, guitar, drums and percussion. The music is soothing, emotive, and transporting. Dr. Jefferson Svengsouk (Native American flute, IG @sonolucent) and Sandy Gianniny (harp) are team members of UR Medicine Palliative Care, and Phillip Marshall (guitar) is with Rochester Regional Hospice. Steve Imburgia (percussion) completes the group.

http://cobbshillconsort.com

Coldwater Blues

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC Dawn: Lipson Canalside Stage

Wed., Sep. 20 6:30pm À 60 mins All Ages $12

Coldwater Blues loves to perform live. The band is led by Myriah Marsh-Hall, whose four-octave vocal range and style pays homage to blues legends like Aretha Franklin, Bonnie Raitt, Koko Taylor, and The Tedeschi Trucks Band. Myriah is joined by Jim Rappleye (guitar), Chris Ott (keyboards), Steve Walters (bass), and Pete Steltmann (drums). Their energetic stage show celebrates the blues.

http://www.facebook.com/coldwaterblues

Connie Fredericks-Malone: Alone With My Music

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage

Sat., Sep. 23 4pm À 60 mins

All Ages $15

Connie Fredericks-Malone returns to the Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage at the Rochester JCC. FredericksMalone performs songs made famous by Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Patsy Cline, Dinah Washington, Louis Armstrong and Nat Cole. “I fancy myself as a girl singer in a big band,” laughs Connie. She and musical director Scott Bradley set the arrangements and create fully orchestrated instrumental tracks that accompany Fredericks-Malone’s vocals.

http://www.conniefredericksmalone.com

Daniel Cainer: Gefilte Fish & Chips

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage

Mon., Sep. 18 7pm • Tue., Sep. 19 8pm À 75 mins All Ages $15

Enjoy stories in song from this award-winning Fringe favorite. Smart, funny, timely, and moving, Cainer’s beautiful songs are about all families and foibles. Cainer is a veteran of six Off-Broadway runs and 18 Edinburgh Fringes (Highly Recommended Show in 2014/15/17/18/22). “A gifted musician and an extraordinary performer. Heartbreakingly poignant, laugh-out-loud funny.”

—Ed Fest Guide. “You don’t have to be Jewish or British to get a kick out of Cainer’s shtick.”—LA Times.

http://www.danielcainer.com

Daniel Cainer

Dave Rivello Ensemble RED

Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall

Thu., Sep. 21 7:30pm À 120 mins All Ages $10

What happens when the 13-member Dave Rivello Ensemble plugs in?

DRE|RED! Sharp angles contrasted with smooth textures and combined with dynamic solos make for an evening of continuous color. This is an extension of the Dave Rivello Ensemble, which is celebrating 30 years as a band in Rochester, and continues to be Rivello’s vehicle for his original work, as well as his main orchestral voice. From the beginning, this ensemble has blurred lines, and crossed genres—come get lost in DRE|RED! http://www.daverivello.com

Dust Bowl Faeries

The Spirit Room: The Conjure Box

Fri., Sep. 15 8pm • Sat., Sep. 16 10pm • Sun., Sep. 17 6pm À 60 mins 18+ $19

A faerie-tale fusion of dark cabaret, delirious polka and gothic spaghetti western music, Dust Bowl Faeries is a dark-carnival band from the NY Hudson Valley. The band’s repertoire draws inspiration from circus songs, murder ballads and European folk tunes. Accordion, saw, percussion and guitar create the Dust Bowl Faeries’ otherworldly sound. “You can almost smell the gas lamps in the street and the absinthe being poured.”— Americana Highway

http://www.dustbowlfaeries.com/ Dust Bowl Faeries

Erin & Ross host Writers in the Round

Rochester Music Hall of Fame

Sat., Sep. 16 7pm À 75 mins All Ages $20

Dynamic singer-songwriter duo Erin & Ross will perform their “New Kind of Old” originals, and invite some of Rochester’s most-beloved songwriters to join them. This will take place in a listening-room atmosphere that invites the audience into the intimate songwriting process. Come hear these individuals give voice and melody to their unique understanding of the universals of the human experience. http://erinandrossmusic.com F&F Productions

Far From Home

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 23 5pm À 60 mins All Ages FREE

When you’re Far From Home, stay connected with story and song! Travel with Howie Lester (two-time winner at The International Folk Music Film Festival), on Fiddle and Sarangi, playing tunes about being Far From Home; from Nepal, Ireland, Appalachia, the Blues, Eastern Europe, The Bronx and Howie’s backyard. Transcend the mundane! Enter the Metaverse of Howie’s absurd imagination and return refreshed and cured of tarantula bites. Laugh, cry and start to fly!

HOWARD LESTER

Ghosts of Weimar Past

The Spirit Room: The Conjure Box

Fri., Sep. 15 6pm • Fri., Sep. 15 10pm • Sat., Sep. 16 6pm • Sun., Sep 17 8pm À 60 mins 13+ $17

Ghosts of Weimar Past is a program of musical time travel, honoring the spirit of cabaret and vaudeville from the birth to the death of Weimar Berlin. Chanteuse Artemisia LeFay and the Orchestra of the Depraved will resurrect the songs of Weill, Spoliansky, and Hollaender, as well as LGBTQ+ anthems that were sung under the very nose of fascism. https://www.reneeguerrero.com/about-3

Artemisia LeFay

Gospel Sunday

Spiegelgarden

Sun., Sep. 17 2pm À 90 mins All Ages FREE

Sing, Sunday, SING. Reverend Rickey Harvey of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church leads an afternoon of sacred song by some of Rochester’s best gospel artists. Standing room crowd every year. Not to be missed! Do some soul self-care. We dare you.

Greatest Hits That Should Have Been

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 16 12:25pm À 60 mins 18+ FREE

Bill is the only area singer/songwriter/ guitarist/harmonica player/CPA/attorney/professor/cat rescue CFO/vegan meat-eater. He writes original, derivative songs that have impressed “a lot” of people (term of art), two dogs and a parakeet. Influences include rock, blues, country, pop, humor, Beatles, Groucho, Neil, Dylan, Stones, Dead, Petty, Everlys, Motown, Muddy, Kurt, White Stripes, and many more. It’s the most fun you can have for 60 minutes (don’t overthink it).

https://www.facebook.com/BillDresnackmusic

Three Sisters Bakery

Helium Bubble

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage

Sat., Sep. 23 8pm À 60 mins All Ages $15

Rochester NY’s Helium Bubble aims to push the envelope of authentic, creative, and innovative expression. With sounds that coalesce emergent trends within jazz, alternative, funk and soul, the group dissolves boundaries with an eclectic ensemble. With Brother Wilson and Paul McArdle on guitars, Tommy Mintel on drums, Robbie Bently on bass, John Fossitt and Greg Woodsbie on keys, and Julia Weatherholtz on vocals, stay tuned for a sublime sound that rises beyond your typical sonic element.

https://www.facebook.com/helium.bubble.music/

Hello City - A Tribute to Barenaked Ladies

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage

Wed., Sep. 13 7pm À 60 mins

All Ages $15

Hello City is the Northeast’s premier live tribute to Barenaked Ladies. The band is comprised of members of some of Western New York’s top original and cover bands. With a deep set list that spans the entire BNL catalog (including classic live show mashups and antics), the band is excited to bring Hello City to the Rochester Fringe Festival!

http://www.hellocitybnltribute.com

Bluebird Day Productions

Indigo Breeze Band

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage

Sat., Sep. 23 6:30pm À 60 mins

All Ages $15

The Indigo Breeze Sextet is a unique collaboration that performs straightahead jazz and jazz-influenced arrangements of familiar tunes from Latin musical traditions, R&B and pop standards. They receive high praise for their variety of selections, from gentle ballads to energetic sambas and swing, featuring songs from Chuck Mangione and Stevie Wonder to Santana and Louis Armstrong. Audiences say they have an invigorating experience of music that feels familiar, and at the same time brand new.

http://Indigo-Breeze.com

Infrared Radiation Orchestra

The Spirit Room: The Conjure Box

Thu., Sep. 14 11pm Sat., Sep. 16 8pm À 60 mins All Ages $10

Infrared Radiation Orchestra is a four-piece syfy-psychedelic theater of the absurd, featuring The Moog Theremistress theremin player. This group is high energy and fast paced, with righteous vibes and maximum psychedelia. It sounds like everything great in rock ‘n roll from 19671972. The guitar wails and cries while the Theremistress dances around it. The lyricism of these original sounds hits your soul and breaks your heart. Protective eyewear is highly recommended.

http://@InfraredRadiationOrchestra

Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet

The Little: Theatre 1

Fri., Sep. 15 8:05pm À 55 mins

All Ages FREE

The Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet plays straight-ahead jazz from the design period known as Mid-Century Modern, roughly the 1940s through 60s. The MCMJQ features Al Biles on trumpet and flugel, Chuck Dye on 7-string guitar, Bruce Goldman on upright bass, and Steve Gates on drums. Their repertoire includes Miles, Monk, Gershwin, Golson, Porter, Shorter, Silver, Rollins, Jobim, and Ellington. They’ve played together in various overlapping groups for years, but this quartet is special.

https://mcmjq.com/

Once Upon A Cabaret

School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre

Sat., Sep. 23 4pm À 60 mins All Ages $10

Join the School of the Arts Vocal Department on a musical field trip through their favorite storybooks. Current students and alumni perform various songs from fairytales new and old. From your favorite golden age princess songs to the newest Disney hit, SOTA students take you on a fantasy adventure (maybe to Neverland!) and back.

http://sotarochester.org

School of the Arts - Vocal Dept.

Opening at the Plaza for Hispanic Heritage Month

The International Plaza

Thu., Sep. 14 5pm À 150 mins All Ages FREE

Join us and the community of Rochester while we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month together at The International Plaza. There will be lively music from many artists playing until sundown. Some of the groups that will be performing include stunning dancing from the Grupo Cultural Latino of Rochester, as well as music by Bomba Boriken and 4 Latin Band.

https://www.cityofrochester.gov/internationalplaza/

Photonic Brass

Eastman School of Music: Courtyard at Miller Center

Tue., Sep. 12 6pm • Fri., Sep. 15 6pm • Sat., Sep. 23 3:30pm À 45 mins All Ages FREE

Music of the Baroque Era was written to be performed on archaic instruments, such as harpsichords and lutes. This group aims to bring the music of the 17th and 18th centuries into the 21st century. With modern instruments, Photonic Brass breathes new life into music specially chosen to be played outdoors, and connects with a modern audience through unique staging, storytelling, and stylistic interpretation.

Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and More

Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall

Sat., Sep. 23 7:30pm À 75 mins All Ages $10

The Institute for Popular Music concerts return post-Covid with a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. The album will be performed live in its entirely (and more) by The League of Extraordinary Uncles, along with current students, staff, faculty and alumni of the University of Rochester. Join us for this special celebration of a classic album.

https://fb.me/e/2z9p9Zuj6 UR Institute for Popular Music

Plus One

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 16 5:15pm À 45 mins All Ages FREE

Playing a variety of covers from many musical genres, Plus One (@ plusonetheband), a funk pop band, pulls its members from different majors and colleges at RIT to form a truly unique collective. Comprised of ten members, this innovative ensemble enjoys reinterpreting the classics and iconic tunes from the ‘60s through present day, infusing their music with a maturity beyond their years and musicianship of the highest standards.

Queen Mary: a Musical Tribute to Queen

The Theater at Innovation Square

Thu., Sep. 14 7:30pm À 60 mins All Ages $20

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Queen Mary celebrates the power and pageantry of the live Queen experience without imitation or parody. From the first downbeat to the final curtain, audiences will join in a coronation of rock. If you’re a champion, or under pressure, race your bicycle straight into the lap of the gods with Queen Mary!

http:///www.QueenMaryBand.com

Violet Mary, LLC

RITPO - Chamber Music Showcase

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 23 11:30am À 45 mins

All Ages FREE

Directed by Dr. Yunn-Shan Ma, young talent at the RIT Philharmonic Orchestra formed small chamber ensembles to showcase chamber music works of various instrumentation, including solos, duets, string quartet, woodwind quartet, quintet, and brass trios. These ensembles play works from standard repertoire as well as contemporary arrangements, including folk and film tunes.

https://www.rit.edu/performingarts/rit-philharmonicorchestra

Rochester Institute of Technology

ROC City Singers

School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Sun., Sep. 17 8pm À 60 mins All Ages $10

ROC City Singers, under the direction of Judith Ranaletta, return for their ninth Rochester Fringe Festival Performance. This dynamic regional performance group represents 19 different schools and five counties. Come see some of the best aspiring talent in the Greater Rochester area. Their compelling song and dance extravaganza features music from Moulin Rouge, Cats, Six, Hamilton, The Lion King, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Adele, Michael Jackson, and Billy Joel.

http://www.facebook.com/raparoccitysingers/ Independent/Judith Ranaletta Presents

Róisín Dubh

CenterStage at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage

Fri., Sep. 22 8pm À 60 mins

All Ages $15

Róisín Dubh (Ro-sheen dove: the Black Rose) is a favorite of Celtic music lovers in Rochester and far beyond. This unique school music program performs high-energy traditional music of Ireland in authentic traditional and contemporary styles. Since 2001, Róisín Dubh has performed more than 450 times, shared the stage with some of the world’s top Irish/Celtic musicians, and released five albums, with their music heard on NPR’s famous Thistle & Shamrock.

http://www.blackrosetrad.org

Róisín Dubh

Rozlyn

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage

Tue., Sep. 12 6:30pm À 60 mins

All Ages $15

Rozlyn is a 24-year-old powerhouse soul singer with a band to match the pipes. The power of her voice, mixed with honest lyrics, a tight groove, and vulnerable performance, leaves crowds feeling a connection—a timeless feel that comes from 70s and 90s R&B, jazz and rock. Her biggest influences include Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt, Aretha Franklin, Erykah Badu, and Carole King. Recent projects include opening for Joan Osborne and singing backing vocals for The Mad Dogs and Englishmen Tribute.

https://rozmenachof.wixsite.com/rozlyn

Sculptured Sound 2

Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall

Wed., Sep. 20 7:30pm À 60 mins

All Ages $10

Nexus—the Toronto-based percussion quartet renowned for their solo recitals and appearances with symphony orchestras worldwide— hosts an hour-long performance of improvised percussion music. Nexus is four Grammy winners: Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Russell Hartenberger and Garry Kvistad. “The high priests of the percussion world”—NY Times; “An eclectic grab bag of virtuosi styles and tastes”—Los Angeles Times

http://www.nexuspercussion.com

See This Show Now!

The Little: Theatre 1

Fri., Sep. 15 9:40pm À 50 mins

NEXUS Percussion

All Ages FREE

RIT faculty from across the Institute perform songs grounded in cultural significance and inspiration. Performances of works with Latin American, Afro-Caribbean, and Appalachian influences inform the showcase of talent in this one-hour show. This performance exhibits the spirit of community through folk, pop and instrumental works that express the heritage and roots of this group of friends.

September Member and The Mad Lads

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage

Wed., Sep. 20 8pm À 60 mins All Ages $10

This Rochester quartet performs half-originals and half-covers, including works by Bob Marley, Talking Heads, The Grateful Dead, Phish, War, and Greyboy Allstars, as well as four YouTube originals: “Hey”, “N.C. Jig”, “Eben Flow”, and “iambadvibe”. Members include Kyle Veenema, guitar and vocal; Rabbit, bass and vocal; Corey Checho, drums; and Johnny Nukes, percussion and electronics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqy3uxOtYdU

Shy Crooner

The Spirit Room: Bar Room

Wed., Sep. 13 8pm À 60 mins 18+ $13

Shy Crooner is a songwriter and performer based in NYC. With a folk-rock style and a unique brand of lyrical wit, his songs blend a vintage sound with existential humor and contemporary themes. Shy Crooner’s debut studio album Permanent Shift was released earlier this year. https://linktr.ee/shy.crooner

Small Mallet Ensemble

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 23 6:45pm À 45 mins All Ages FREE

The RIT Small Mallet Ensemble is a student-led percussionist group with a focus on keyboard and mallet repertoire. They perform a collection of modern duets and ensembles that you won’t want to miss.

Songs to Drink Wine To

The Spirit Room: Bar Room

Wed., Sep. 13 6pm • Thu., Sep. 14 6pm • Mon., Sep. 18 8pm • Tue., Sep. 19 8pm À 60 mins 13+ $14

Soprano Sophia Mostafa returns to Rochester Fringe to perform a collection of art songs and arias from Italy, France, the Americas, and beyond in a musical celebration of voice. Mostafa’s lush sound lets audiences enjoy the music of the highs and lows of human emotions, written by artists including Puccini, Caballero, Satie, and more. Mostafa encourages audiences to think about how music and voice are capable of expressing our base emotions across economic and generational borders.

https://www.youtube.com/@vvarholhbbty

Taylor Kelly

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage

Thu., Sep. 14 6:30pm À 60 mins All Ages $15

Born and raised in Rochester NY, Taylor Kelly is now a fixture in the Philadelphia music scene, further honing her introspective take on jazz, soul, and funk. She combines her smooth, powerful, technicallyinformed voice with addictive hip hop and electronic beats and complex arrangements. Her sound is a dynamic blend of several genres but ultimately establishes a strikingly authentic niche all its own–rich with melodic contour, intricate harmonies, and deeply personal but anthemic lyricism.

http://www.taylorkellymusic.com

Terry Fyke’s Five Point Performance Company Broadway Revue

School of the Arts Allen Main Stage Theatre

Sun., Sep. 17 12pm À 60 mins All Ages $10

The Five Point Performance Company, a Rochester-based premier show choir, was founded and directed by Terry Fyke. In its sixth appearance at the Fringe, the choir is thrilled to present its dynamic Broadway & Beyond Revue. The group performs regionally, most recently in 2022 at Walt Disney World and venues around Rochester, NY, including the George Eastman House and Lilac Festival. Terry Fyke, Main Street Players linktr.ee/tfmsp www. tfsdartsmsp. com

http://www.tfsdartsmsp.com Terry Fyke’s Main Street Players

Savor the goosebumps. We dare you.

thurlow.

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage

Tue., Sep. 12 8pm À 60 mins All Ages $15

thurlow. is one of the most original sounding bands in Rochester. With a focus on original instrumental music, thurlow. has a great upbeat energy that is sure to keep you dancing. Founded in 2012 in Vinny’s basement, thurlow. has played hundreds of shows around the greater Rochester area, from small bistros to some of the best area venues. With an album of new music coming later this year, you won’t want to miss this band at Fringe.

http://Thurlowrocs.mystrikingly.com

Tiger Steel Steelband Ensemble

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 16 3:10pm À 50 mins All Ages FREE

RIT’s Tiger Steel steelband plays an exciting concert on authentic steel drums. Students at the Rochester Institute of Technology continue to be performing artists, dancers, actors, and musicians as they pursue their advanced studies, celebrating the full community of arts and sciences. From pulsating calypsos to American popular music, you’ll enjoy a musical journey as they share their passion for this unique musical tradition with the world.

Tiger Steel

Varemba: Mbira Music of Zimbabwe

Eastman School of Music: Hatch Recital Hall

Thu., Sep. 21 7:30pm À 60 mins All Ages $10

Experience the dynamic sounds of the Zimbabwean mbira dzavadzimu, or “mbira of the ancestral spirits.” Varemba brings Toronto-based musicians Moyo Mutamba and Memory Makuri together with Eastman faculty member Jennifer Kyker for an evening of lively mbira music, singing, percussion and dance. In performance, Varemba brings to life the musical spirit of ubuntu, a Zimbabwean philosophy that emphasizes our shared humanity.

Vocal Point with The Yellow Jackets

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage

Thu., Sep. 21 7pm • Fri., Sep. 22 6:30pm À 60 mins All Ages $15

Vocal Point is the University of Rochester’s historically female, gender-inclusive a cappella group, founded in 1969. The YellowJackets are the University of Rochester’s oldest and only all-male a cappella group, founded in 1956. Join both groups for an evening of a cappella at the Rochester Fringe Festival.

http://www.urvocalpoint.com

WADAIKO Performance

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 23 2:15pm À 45 mins All Ages FREE

WADAIKO Is Rochester’s one and only taiko group, aiming to expand cultural knowledge and interest through traditional drumming shows. WADAIKO is entirely run by students from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Most songs performed are traditional and passed on through oral tradition, while some are more modern or contemporary pieces, taught to WADAIKO by professionals or other groups.

Zizzo: A Tribute Show

School of the Arts Allen Main Stage Theatre

Fri., Sep. 22 9:15pm À 50 mins 16+ $21

Experience Zizzo: A Tribute Show, a sensational live performance that will leave you dancing, singing, and feeling like a boss. This electrifying production showcases the incredible talents of Rochester's own Zahyia & The Benevolent Mischief Arkestra. This tribute show is not just for die-hard Lizzo fans; It's a celebration of self-love, confidence, and empowerment. It's definitely an experience you don't want to miss.

http://lizzotributeband.com/

Slight Pandemonium Productions

Ask Me About My Dad

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage

Tue., Sep. 19 6:30pm À 60 mins 13+ $10

The death of a parent is never easy, and everyone’s grief experience is unique. So when local broadcaster/ comedian/storyteller Scott Fybush lost his father last year, he sought out comfort the way he knows best: by telling his stories. Bring a few tissues and a full heart for this touching and often funny show, which brings together several local storytellers who join Scott on stage to share their own stories of the dads they knew, loved and lost.

http://www.fybush.com/fringe

Mounting Washington: The Story of a Mountain & a Miracle

School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre

Sat., Sep. 16 4pm • Sat., Sep. 23 8:30pm À 60 mins 13+ $20

What goes up…and up…and up… and up…Acclaimed storyteller/ comedian Penny Sterling (Spy in the House of Men, Parents & Children/ Husbands & Wives, ShMILF Life) returns to the Rochester Fringe Festival with this hilarious, heartfelt, inspiring, and improbable-yet-true tale of her quest to ride in the “World’s Toughest Bicycle Hillclimb” up Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, and the miracle that happened to her at the top. That almost killed her.

Penny: for your Thoughts

Poetry of Tarot: A Reading inspired by Tarot Images

The Little: Theatre 1

Fri., Sep. 15 5:45pm À 45 mins All Ages FREE

Tarot cards have been used for centuries to both tell fortunes and self-reflect—the intersection of good storytelling. During this experience, Sean Watson will use the complex and meaningful imagery of tarot cards to inspire poetry, collective storytelling, and human connection.

Reise of Jerald

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 16 10am À 45 mins All Ages FREE

Jerald J. Creer retells the story of his journey called “Reise”. Jerald is a Deaf storyteller, actor, and dancer with a history of theater background in dance, acting, and music. He was trained in various performing arts classes, theaters, and associations, and he is a social media influencer creating content through sign language. This is an opportunity to experience Jerald as a choreographer and director. He hopes he will have another opportunity to provide a show and workshop.

The Unluckiest Corner

Parcel 5

Sat., Sep. 16 5:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 5:30pm À 30 mins

13+ $18

Experience the most uniquely historical area in Rochester, from the spot where it happened. Join Matt Rogers of The Lost Borough for a special episode of Hidden History, with a story so unbelievable, how is it true? Using wireless headphones available on-site, audience members will hear story and sound from early civilization to present day, with tales of spirits, murder, success, failure, and a pile of rocks. Bring a chair/blanket, as this episode is best experienced seated. http://www.thelostborough.com The Lost Borough

Thomas Warfield - The Way of Poetry: The Lyrical, Narrative, Rhythmic Spoken Word

The Little: Theatre 1

Sun., Sep. 17 11am À 60 mins All Ages FREE

Performing artist Thomas Warfield performs poetry he has written over the last 40 years— beginning with one of his poems from 1983 and ending with a recently composed poem from 2023. In between the spoken word storytelling, Thomas weaves in and out of dialogue with the audience in an intimate question-and-answer style format. Musical interludes from area musicians enhance this spoken word performance. RIT

1st Impressions

School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Thu., Sep. 14 8:30pm • Sat., Sep. 16 5:30pm • Fri., Sep. 22 8:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 2:30pm

À 40 mins 13+ $13

Two strangers meet—at a pet adoption home visit…entering the house on a reality TV show…as two strangers on a train. What happens next is up to you. In this theatrical comedy, three shorts play out using a branching storytelling structure. The actors poll the audience at key moments, choose-your-own-adventure style. Will these first impressions go down in history as the ultimate meet cute or as a run-in with the stranger from hell? You decide.

https://www.instagram.com/nickelflour/ Nickel Flour

35mm: A Musical Exhibition

School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Thu., Sep. 14 5:30pm • Fri., Sep. 15 7pm À 90 mins 16+ $15

A picture is worth 1,000 words— what about a song? Can a picture inspire a song or fifteen? In 35mm, each photo creates a unique song, moments frozen in time; a glimmer of a life unfolding, a glimpse of something happening. A stunning new multimedia musical which explores a groundbreaking new concept in musical theatre, this intricately woven collection of stories told through song reimagines what the modern American musical can be.

http://instagram.com/sunday_stages

Sunday Stages Theatre Company

A Jewish Woman Walks Into a Maloca

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater

Thu., Sep. 14 6:30pm • Tue., Sep. 19 8pm À 75 mins

18+ $16

They say that one ayahuasca ceremony is like a year of therapy. On this eight-day retreat in Peru, Linda does four. Experience a middle-aged, New York Jewish woman’s journey into the jungle and back. The Company Theatre presents this one-person play, written by Hilary Bluestein-Lyons and performed by Erin Kate Howard. For more information: https://www. thecompanytheatreroc.org.

Adele in Berlin

MuCCC

Sun., Sep. 17 5pm • Sat., Sep. 23 5pm À 45 mins MA $15

Adele in Berlin tells the story of Adele, a young German woman captured in 1945 by the Red Army, who has returned to her home city of Berlin. She tries to make a new start with Tony, the soldier who unwittingly rescued her from the Russian camp when she stowed away on his truck. But a shadow from the past with an agenda and a gun stands in her way.

http://lydiajnightingale.com

Afternoon Seance with the Fantastic Fox Sisters

School of the Arts: Club SOTA

Fri., Sep. 15 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 16 9pm • Thu., Sep. 21 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 6pm À 60 mins 13+ $15

You’re invited to a seance. Guided by Leah Fox of the infamous Fox sisters—originators of the Spiritualism Movement in Rochester, NY—you’ll hear Leah’s story and commune with spirits from the beyond. This interactive one-woman show is written and directed by Brad Craddock, author of Something Wicked, Pink Ribbons, The Fighting Girl’s Guide to Politics, Learning Targets, and The Elites https://sites.google.com/rcsd121.org/mr-craddock/home

Alice By Heart

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater

Tue., Sep. 12 8pm • Wed., Sep. 13 8pm • Mon., Sep. 18 8:15pm • Fri., Sep. 22 9pm • Sat., Sep. 23 4:30pm À 90 mins 13+ $25

From the Tony® award-winning creators of Spring Awakening, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, and Waitress creator Jessie Nelson, Alice by Heart is a dark and touching musical entangled with Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. In the rubble of World War II’s London Blitz, Alice and her dying friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in an underground station. Alice by Heart explores the poignancy of first love, coming to terms with loss, and finding the courage to move forward.

http://www.theatre444.com

Theatre444

Alice in Wonderland

School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Fri., Sep. 15 5:30pm • Sat., Sep. 16 2:30pm À 60 mins

All Ages $10

While chasing the White Rabbit, Alice tumbles down the rabbit hole into Wonderland. She meets all its famous residents: the King of Hearts, Red Queen, White Queen, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Gryphon, Mock Turtle, the Dormouse, Mad Hatter and March Hare, the Frog Footman, the Duchess, and the Caterpillar. Come and see Wonderland as you never have before! Presented by School of the Arts students, this play is sure to delight audiences of all ages.

School of the Arts Drama

Bad Auditions By Bad Actors

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 23 8pm À 30 mins 16+ FREE

RIT Players presents Bad Auditions by Bad Actors, written by Ian McWethy and directed by Charlie Solari. This hilarious and relatable comedy brings to life the chaos and absurdity of the audition process. With a brilliant blend of witty dialogue and over-the-top characters, the play takes a lighthearted approach to exploring the universal experiences of aspiring actors and the mishaps that occur when talent meets incompetence.

RIT Players

Confusion

The Spirit Room: The Conjure Box

Wed., Sep. 13 10pm • Thu., Sep. 14 10pm À 40 mins All Ages $21

In this non-stop series of wordless comedy sketches, Philadelphia theatre clown Hank Curry brings his unique comic voice to the Rochester Fringe. He embarks on a picaresque journey through the pitfalls and pratfalls of modern life by trying on several unique identities, each with its own hilarious obstacles. Run away and join the circus of modern society with the “ridiculously talented Hank Curry” (DC Theater Arts) in a show that is "a joy to behold" (All About Solo).

https://www.hankcurryactor.com/

Desperate to Be Seen, Horrified of Being Known: a Ghost Story

Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

Wed., Sep. 13 6pm • Thu., Sep. 14 8pm • Sun., Sep. 17 3pm • Sun., Sep. 17 5pm • Tue., Sep. 19 8pm À 60 mins 18+ $15

Awarded Best Ensemble Show at Tucson Fringe and Stand Out Show at Hi-DeF, this darkly sensual, hilariously heartbreaking, twisted new comedy thrusts two restless spirits into the afterlife: The Ghoul, a young woman whose absurd glamour reeks of tragic desperation… and the Ghost, a man who did everything right on the surface, but hid a brewing darkness underneath. Coping with the fact that neither one of them has ever really felt alive, these two deeply complicated souls reach their breaking point.

https://www.goodvibecinema.com/a-ghost-story Good Vibe Cinema

Elsa Lanchester: She’s Alive!

The Theater at Innovation Square

Wed., Sep. 20 7:30pm À 75 mins 13+ $22

Charlotte Booker explores the fascinating life of actress Elsa Lanchester, best known today as the actress who played the Bride of Frankenstein. This show recreates a bawdy cabaret/nightclub act that Lanchester toured with late in life, and includes some of the original ribald songs she performed, intermixed with backstage memories of her colorful life.

https://tinyurl.com/4mkd4dz4 Spin Cycle

Emotional Baggage

School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Thu., Sep. 14 7:30pm • Sun., Sep. 17 6pm À 30 mins 13+ $15

Seven strangers meet in a train station. In this transitional space, they confront themselves and one another with what they carry within. This completely non-verbal piece explores movement, physicality, and dance in equal measure. With original music composed for Rochester Fringe audiences and performed live by an onstage band of buskers, this latest offering from Last Fool Productions asks: "What do we carry, and how does it shape us into the physical stories we broadcast to others?"

https://www.instagram.com/yourlastfool/ Last Fool Productions

F0REIGNERS

MuCCC

Sat., Sep. 16 7:30pm • Thu., Sep. 21 7pm À 60 mins MA $11

Two plays are set in Chapel Hill, NC. The first, Another Sunday, presents the life of three gay men, sharing an apartment and searching for love in all the wrong places. The second play, Finally Home, follows a transplanted woman from Rochester in her search for a new home. Married to a successful executive, she left him for a woman and moved into the Park Avenue area—a wonderful, miraculously rejuvenating place.

http://Find Candide Carrasco on facebook candide presents

First Bleeding

MuCCC

Sat., Sep. 16 2pm À 35 mins 13+ $8

Her life was extinguished in an instant, and yet she still lives. This classic Dickensian character is a study of debilitating despair and a catastrophic attempt at revenge. The story of Miss Havisham has intrigued audiences for decades. This is the gothic tale of the jilted bride that wore her wedding gown until the day she died.

Under Words Theatre

Ghost Story

MuCCC

Sun., Sep. 17 6:30pm • Tue., Sep. 19 7pm À 45 mins 13+ $12

The play begins when Lisa, a breast cancer sufferer, visits Meryl, a healer who believes in the curative power of positive thought. Over time, lines are crossed, and Lisa and Meryl are caught in a power struggle that raises the question: Who is the healer and who is the healed? However, as time folds back on itself, they both discover that the world is full of ghosts. Directed by Rachel Solomon, this poignant one-act play features Kimberly Day, Lauren MacDonough, and Stephanie Roosa. http://www.outofpocketinc.com

Out Of Pocket Inc.

Goddess Out of Exile

MuCCC

Sat., Sep. 16 6pm • Sat., Sep. 23 3:30pm À 60 mins 13+ $10

Goddess Out of Exile is an interdisciplinary performance piece uniting poetry, spoken word, song, and belly dance to present female as goddess. It explores the history of female lineage and blood memory as creator of retold history. Written and performed by Sharon Rula Backos, and joined by her daughter, Dylaina Alexandria Young, this two-person collaboration is a search for creation itself, into the new paradigm of woman as creator.

Day Made Productions

Healthcare Coverage For All!

First Universalist Church Sanctuary

Sat., Sep. 23 3:45pm À 75 mins 16+ FREE

A health care patient of color is misdiagnosed and does not get the same treatment as a white person, who receives better care. The patient is sent to the pharmacy for medication, but cannot afford their prescription. The patient also has a language barrier and has trouble communicating. This piece does not have a “happy ending,” but shows the reality that many people of color experience. With music by recording artist John Akers, a staple of the Rochester music scene. https://tinyurl.com/4usf2wby Rural Migrant Ministry

It’s Up in the Air!

School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Fri., Sep. 22 5:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 1pm À 60 mins 13+ $15

It’s Up in the Air! is a fun, fast paced interactive comedy cabaret spoofing the airline industry. Book your ticket for a one way flight to Rio de Janeiro and meet the crew: Skip Jones, a good ole southern boy; Mary Lou Rogers, a midwesterner who is young at heart; and Kevin Kennedy, a caustic New Yorker who tells it like it is. Before we ascend, of course, there is a flight delay (isn’t that always the case), but rest assured we will be airborne soon. So, come out and earn your wings. Already Cast Productions

Metropolis Benshi!

MuCCC

Sat., Sep. 16 4:30pm À 60 mins 5+ $8

Metropolis Benshi! combines Fritz Lang’s great 1927 sci-fi spectacular, Metropolis, with a new story, music and lyrics. It builds a new work of theatre about our great futuristic city divided between the working class and the city planners, and a love story between the son of the city’s mastermind and a working-class prophet—who predicts a surprising and unbelievable future. Wak with us through Metropolis!

Word Consortium

Motha Has Lived: Almost A Memior

Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

Wed., Sep. 20 6pm • Thu., Sep. 21 6pm • Fri., Sep. 22 8:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 6:30pm À 60 mins 16+ $15

Motha is a delightfully delicious character created by actor/director/ writer Zoe Walker-Itoh. Set in New York City in the early 1980s, Motha takes us on a journey through her love and life of acting and falling in love. This is a love letter to youth, disco and New York City.

Zoeandnia

Musical Theatre Cabaret

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 16 8:40pm À 60 mins All Ages FREE

Come watch RIT Performing Arts Scholars and students perform a series of musical theatre acts. Ranging from comedy to power ballads, solos to dynamic group scenes, there’s something for everyone as our vocalists recreate iconic musical numbers. The musical theatre cabaret happens at least once a semester and is organized by RIT performing arts students.

RIT Performing Arts

My Unauthorized Hallmark Movie Musical

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater

Mon., Sep. 18 6:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 7pm À 75 mins 16+ $15

Do you love rom-coms? Musicals? Sappy love stories that make you laugh and feel good? Come discover a writer who dreams herself awake and re-discovers romance in a nonconventional way. In this one-woman show supported by a cast of eight characters via multimedia, escape into her movie fantasy where men and women find courage and acceptance to speak their own voice without judgment. Frivolous, fractured, and fun musical moments take you on a ride of pure joy—where love always wins. https://www.lovealwayswinsmusical.com/ JP Queenan Productions

Now We Are In 6th (Grade)

MuCCC

Sun., Sep. 17 3:30pm À 60 mins 5+ $10

A Gen X-er rewinds to the 6th grade, and audiences are transported back to the 1983-1984 academic year. This one-person theatrical memoir explores life in the 6th grade during the Reagan era. And of course, we totally poke fun at the ‘80s! Now We Are in 6th (Grade) marks the return of the RPC Theatre Project. Our Stories, Our Voices, Our Lives. Queer, Neurodiverse and Proud! Facebook: @rpctheatreproject Instagram: @rpctheatreroc

RPC Theatre Project

Only the Dead

School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Sun., Sep. 17 1pm • Thu., Sep. 21 5:30pm À 60 mins

16+ $12

The year is 1917, and The Great War has been raging on for three years. As each day passes, it becomes less likely that the war will end soon. Evy Clark-Carew is a young woman in Essex, who struggles to distract herself while her husband James is away at war. When James suddenly shows up, appearing lost and confused—an emptier version of himself, Evy is overjoyed to see him, though she can’t help but wonder why he was released on leave after only two months since his last break.

https://www.thecompanytheatreroc.org/news-updates The Company Theatre

Ranked

The Theater at Innovation Square

Sun., Sep. 17 12pm • Sat., Sep. 23 11am À 120 mins All Ages $12

Ranked tells the story of a dystopian world where competition reaches new heights as publicized academic excellence defines each student’s worth. In the face of an intense and perverse culture of performance, Lily must come to grips with her place in the status quo as she watches friends and enemies alike destroy themselves and each other to score their way to the top of academic leaderboards. When an impossible lie is discovered, the fate of these students’ futures hangs in the balance.

http://www.musicaltheatreeducation.com MT Ed

Runaway Princess: a Hopeful Tale of Heroin, Hooking, and Happiness

The Spirit Room: The Conjure Box Mon.,

Former New York City call girl Mary Goggin shares the true, awardwinning story of her traumatic Irish Catholic upbringing, alcoholism, drug addiction and prostitution. Fortunately, like all fables, there is a happy ending. As we peel away the last layer of a broken woman who never felt she fit in, we find the princess, reunited at last with her most precious treasures. “A tale of hope that deserved to be shared.” Edinburgh Festival, 2022.

https://runawayprincessplay.com/

stARTment.

Rochester Contemporary Art Center Side Lawn

Fri., Sep. 15 6pm • Sat., Sep. 16 6pm • Fri., Sep. 22 6pm

• Sat., Sep. 23 6pm À 50 mins

All Ages FREE

ART freedom. ART responsibility. ART voices. ART loud. Through movement, voices, and mask, this interactive production entices audiences at the outside space at Rochester Contemporary Art Center on historic East Avenue. Come explore what artists consider to be their responsibilities as artists, and what art means to them. StARTment is a collaboration with Rochester Contemporary Art Center and Monroe Community College’s On the Edge Theatre Troupe.

MCC’s On The Edge Drama Troupe

Tennessee Rising: The Dawn of Tennessee Williams

The Theater at Innovation Square

Thu., Sep. 21 7:30pm À 75 mins 13+ $22

Tennessee Rising: The Dawn of Tennessee Williams, a solo play written and performed by Jacob Storms and originally directed for the stage by Alan Cumming, explores the formative period from 1939-1945 in which an unknown writer named Tom becomes the acclaimed playwright known as Tennessee, wherein his most iconic character emerges: himself.

https://tinyurl.com/52apcayr

Spin Cycle

That’s What She Said: Broadway Diva Power Ballads

School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre

Sat., Sep. 16 7pm • Sun., Sep. 17 8pm À 75 mins 18+ $20

This powerhouse cabaret celebrates life’s journey combining Broadway power ballads originally sung by women with personal and inspiring stories to blow the roof off the theatre. With songs from Cabaret, Chicago, Wicked and more, Rochester native and seasoned entertainer

Nick Rogers returns to ROC after two successful runs of this cabaret in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Enjoy show tunes, engaging stories, charming humor and a voice as smooth as silk!

https://www.youtube.com/@NickRogersSings

The 24-Hour Plays

Writers & Books

Sat., Sep. 23 7pm • Sat., Sep. 23 9pm À 60 mins 13+

$25

Be a part of the experience and see what happens when you take a group of actors, directors, writers, and producers and give them only 24 hours in which to create, rehearse, and “tech” five short, original plays. The final ingredient in this elaborate, spontaneous theatrical performance is when you, the audience, sit in your seats and witness the finished product! http://wab.org

The Geriactors Present: Live From Rochester

MuCCC

Sun., Sep. 17 2pm • Mon., Sep. 18 7pm À 50 mins 13+ $15

The Geriactors have emerged from the pandemic with yet another set of locally-written short plays reflecting life in Rochester (and the world) now. Most of these are world premieres. (We might even sing if the opportunity presents itself.) If you have seen us before, welcome back for some new treats; if we are new to you, please come down and check us out. We promise you some laughs. https://sites.google.com/view/geriactors/home Geriactors

The Stakeout

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater

Wed., Sep. 20 6:30pm • Thu., Sep. 21 6:30pm • Fri., Sep. 22 7:45pm À 60 mins 13+ $20

Fresh off a NYC Off-Broadway run, The Stakeout is a comedy/drama about two men on a stakeout of two men on a stakeout of them. A fresh, funny, and fearless head trip about fathers & sons. “5 STARS: Comedy & drama, magic & wonder in one of the best performances of the year.” –Edmonton Journal. “Biting humor & remarkably poignant”–Calgary Herald. “4.5 STARS: A phenomenal story told with impeccable cadence” –Winnipeg Free Press. Dockery has won 50 Best-of-Fest awards over 15 yrs of touring.

http://www.MartinDockery.com

Martin Dockery

The Velvet Noose

MuCCC

Sat., Sep. 16 9pm • Sat., Sep. 23 8pm À 60 mins 16+ $15

The Velvet Noose is avant-garde physicality, exploring the intimate self in relationship, conflict, and ecstasy. The inanimate animates—revealing therapeutic interludes that bleed into sequenced theatrics. To liberate the human subconscious, they combine poetic expression, puppeteering maskwork, and original sound design “to form language superior to words,” that invites the spectator into the spectacle. Playfully departing from the natural, the expected, the typical, this is theatre you can feel.

https://www.instagram.com/thevelvetnoose/

The Zoo: A Musical Folly, by Sullivan, without Gilbert!

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater

Tue., Sep. 12 6:30pm • Wed., Sep. 13 6:30pm À 50 mins

All Ages $10

After last year’s Less Miserable, the Off-Monroe Players present The Zoo by Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sullivan). A nobleman goes to the zoo to woo the girl who sells snacks there. He tries to impress her by buying and eating all the snacks. Meanwhile, a young druggist believes that he has poisoned his beloved by mixing up her father’s prescription with candy that he meant for her. Indigestion and potential poisoning? A happy ending makes the zoo animals smile, and you will, too.

http://Off-MonroePlayers.org

Off-Monroe Players

Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind

Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

Fri., Sep. 15 6pm • Sat., Sep. 16 4pm À 90 mins 16+

$15

UnTheatre Co presents Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind: an ever-changing attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes. How it works: Cast: Write, memorize, and stage 30 original, short Neo Futurist plays. Audience: Choose the order of plays. Together: The clock is started and the attempt to perform all 30 plays in one hour begins. It’s UnLike anything you’ve ever seen.

https://www.untheatreco.org/ UnTheatre Co.

Tremble on the Mountain

School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Sun., Sep. 17 7pm • Thu., Sep. 21 8:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 7pm À 55 mins 16+ $16

After apocalyptic visions, a family ascends to the top of a mountain to await the end of the world—but they will be tested severely before God’s truth is revealed to them. Written by Brad Craddock, author of Pink Ribbons, Learning Targets, The Elites, A Fighting Girl's Guide to Politics, and Something Wicked, this tragedy examines the extent of our faith and hope for redemption. Directed by Jillian Christensen.

https://sites.google.com/rcsd121.org/mr-craddock/hom

Warhol: Bullet Karma

Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

Thu., Sep. 14 6pm • Thu., Sep. 21 8pm • Fri., Sep. 22 6:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 8:30pm À 60 mins 16+ $15

Warhol: Bullet Karma is a solo play, a darkly witty take on the American pop art icon Andy Warhol and the woman who shot him, Valerie Solanas. Set in the factory on the astral plain, iconic figures of the day Lou Reed, Truman Capote, Edie Sedgwick, and Francis Bacon (artist) drop in. See what they all have to say about Drella! “It takes guts to take on Andy Warhol. Garry Roost not only takes him on, but masters him.”–Broadwaybaby  “A tour de force.” –Brian Ritchie, Violent Femmes

http://www.garryroost.co.uk

Garry Roost

You Know the Old Slaying

Salena’s Event Room

Tue., Sep. 19 6pm • Tue., Sep. 19 8:30pm • Wed., Sep. 20 6pm • Wed., Sep. 20 8:30pm • Thu., Sep. 21 6pm • Thu., Sep. 21 8:30pm À 60 mins 16+ $15

Mooreland Productions presents You Know the Old Slaying, an interactive murder mystery. When a mysterious death befalls a cast member of a theater troupe, everyone’s a suspect— and everyone seems to have motive to commit the dastardly deed. Was it the director? The starlet? Perhaps the stage diva? Whodunnit? This interactive, open-ended play requires audience participation, so it’s up to you to decide who actually slayed our poor friend (or enemy, depending on what you thought of him)!

http://www.moorelandproductions.com

Mooreland Productions

Best Films! RIT School of Film and Animation

The Little: Theatre 1

Thu., Sep. 21 6pm À 240 mins All Ages FREE

Enjoy the very best animation, fiction, documentary, and experimental films made by students during the 2022-2023 academic year and selected by the faculty of Rochester Institute of Technology’s famed School of Film and Animation. Witness the future of media in one evening of delightful and diverse entertainment from a new generation, born in this century. https://www.rit.edu/artdesign/school-film-and-animation RIT School of Film and Animation

Blowing Off The Lake

Spiegelgarden

Sat., Sep. 23 8pm À 15 mins All Ages FREE

Where do folk myths come from?

Documentary Short Films: RIT Photojournalism

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 16 7:15pm À 60 mins 18+ FREE

Visual storytelling is about empathy, depth and substance. This facultyselected program presents cinematic, documentary short films created by photojournalism students from RIT’s School of Photographic Arts and Sciences. Each film brings humancentered awareness to the stories of people, social issues, and events from Rochester and beyond, and are the final capstone projects for students completing their BFA degree in Photography. https://rochesterfringe.com/

Identity: Screening + Q&A

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater

Sat., Sep. 23 11am À 60 mins 13+ $5

Older generations have had to meld who they are with their experiences. In Identity, the cameras turn to Gen Z students who are coming to terms with how society views them given their identities, both visible and invisible, and how this informs what social, cultural, and racial issues they care deeply about. After the screening, listen to the panel of local students featured in the film who dive deeper into how their views have evolved and the change they hope to see in the world.

ART & FILM

martha schermerhorn

Playwright Martha Schermerhorn is fascinated by the legendary ghostly lady in white, who wanders by bodies of water looking for her lover, her child, or...? A mother, a daughter, and a rover weave through a doomed psychosexual triangle, brought to life by local actors Judy Molner, Christopher C. Conway, and Laura D’Amico in a filmed performance directed by Maria Brandt. It’s a tale of abandonment, secrets, and loss. http://mostlyartistsbooks.com

Dear Eleanor: Film with Diversity Theater

The Little: Theatre 1

Sun., Sep. 17 2:15pm À 75 mins All Ages FREE

Winner Best Score and nominated for Best Editing at the Diversity in Cannes Film Showcase, Cannes Film Festival 2023, Dear Eleanor reminds us love takes courage. It’s 1941; Buddy, an airplane mechanic from Ohio, enrolls to serve his country as a Tuskegee Airman, but his beloved Eleanor must overcome her fears of identity discrimination to take a chance on love. Short film; all ages. Written/Directed by Tina Chapman DaCosta in partnership with RIT Diversity Theater. https://www.rit.edu/diversity/diversity-theater

http://www.ourvoicesproject.com/identity

Our Voices Project LLC

INSPIRED

The Little: Theatre 1

Fri., Sep. 15 6:40pm À 60 mins 13+ FREE

Raina, once the only Deaf and Disabled person in film school, reunites with her ex and former TA, Sebastian, for dinner. On their date, it becomes clear that their college romance—and its sudden end— inspired the people they’ve become and the actions they take. Their love was never normal. It was special. The event includes a panel discussion with the film’s Deaf production team about how they navigated creating a film with spoken dialogue, and about the importance of authentic representation.

https://www.rit.edu/ntid/morpheyes Morpheyes Studio

& FILM

Louder Is Not Always Clearer

Spiegelgarden

Thu., Sep. 21 7:45pm À 15 mins 18+ FREE

A dinner party is a chance to unwind and relax for most, but for Jonny, who is Deaf, it’s a constant struggle to keep up with his friends and their ever-changing conversations. Louder Is Not Always Clearer tells Jonny’s story of disconnection, difference, and desperation to belong. It is an honest portrayal of a man perceived to be full of confidence and who is outwardly social, but inwardly vulnerable and at times isolated.

https://tinyurl.com/4dbcty9s

On Par

Nellie Bly Around the World in 72 Days

George Eastman Museum East Lawn

Thu., Sep. 21 7pm À 60 mins All Ages $15

Nellie Bly Around the World in 72 Days is an illustrated lecture with magic lantern slides recounting the famed woman reporter’s 1889-90 around-the-world journey, setting out to beat the 80 days of the fictional Phileas Fogg from the popular Jules Verne novel. The dramatic account of her race to beat the 80-day record contains many picturesque descriptions of a bygone world, and is an engaging and witty refutation to the skepticism as to whether a woman could make such an intrepid solo journey.

https://www.magiclanternexhibition.com

Elliott & Schlemowitz, Magic Lanternists

Out of Sync

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 23 10am À 40 mins All Ages FREE

Out of Sync is a tapestry of psychedelic ambient sound set to an evolving array of visuals inspired by abstract art, avant-garde film and animation, layered together and performed with a sense of improvisation and experimentation. It’s a project of Rochester artist Chuck Miller, an RIT alumnus and instructor, and an evolution of his MFA work in Computer Graphics & Design.

http://grebben.com

Peter Pincus

RIT City Art Space

Fri.,

Through porcelain vessels and more, Peter Pincus blends color theory, the history of decorative arts, and cutting-edge technical experimentation in ceramics. As an artist and designer, Pincus continues to garner national attention for his research-based practice that includes the Wedgwood collection at the Birmingham Museum of Art (AL) and, most recently, an examination of several conceptual works by Sol LeWitt at MASS MoCA (North Adams, MA).

https://www.rit.edu/cityartspace/exhibitions/peter-pincus

Say Cheese

The Little: Theatre 1

A hearing college student attempts to ask out his crush, a deaf classmate. Using his beginner ASL (American Sign Language), he tries to ask her to the movies but instead he signs a visually similar sequence which translates to “cheese”. Using the universal love of the movies, the two work it out and end up on a date. The short film was awarded the grand prize in the 2022 Coca-Cola Refreshing Films (CCRF) program.

Student produced under SOFA

Pedestrian Drive In Spiegelgarden

See pages 40-41 for showtimes. Free, familyfriendly movies outdoors on the big screen with personalized audio via our Silent Disco headphones. Comedy, action, adventure, music, scary classics, and so much more!

Word (pg. 87)

6pm-6:45pm • Photonic Brass

Eastman School of Music: Courtyard at Miller Center • FREE • Music (pg. 83)

6pm-6:50pm • stARTment.

Rochester Contemporary Art Center • FREE • Theatre (pg. 92)

6pm-7pm • Game Show! Game

Show! Game Show!: A Games

Show. The Focus Theater • $10 • Comedy (pg. 58)

6pm-7pm • Human Resources

School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $10 • Dance (pg. 67)

6pm-7pm • Stand-Up Through the Ages School of the Arts: Club SOTA • $12 • Comedy (pg. 61)

6pm-7:05pm • Leïla Ka: Pode

Ser Sloan Performing Arts Center, University of Rochester • FREE • Dance (pg. 61)

6pm-7:30pm • Too Much Light

Makes The Baby Go Blind Geva Theatre Center • $15 • Theatre (pg. 93)

6pm-7pm • Ghosts of Weimar

Past The Spirit Room: The Spirit Room's Conjure Box • $17 • Music (pg. 81)

6pm-9pm • Living Room by Arkhé

The Little • FREE • Multidisciplinary (pg. 74)

6:30pm-7:15pm • Dashboard

Dramas IX Spiegelgarden • $31 • Comedy (pg. 55)

6:30pm-7:30pm • Camp Bushwhacked Spiegelgarden • $28 • Comedy (pg. 54)

6:40pm-6:41pm • Say Cheese

The Little • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 96)

6:40pm-7:40pm • INSPIRED The Little • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 95)

6:45pm-7:15pm • The Fanzinis in Ballet Poulet (Parcel 5) Parcel 5 • FREE • Multidisciplinary (pg. 76)

7pm-8pm • Garth Fagan Dance

Garth Fagan Dance Studio • $25 • Dance (pg. 67)

7pm-8pm • A Nerdy Gay Juggling

Show School of the Arts: Movement Center • $15 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 72)

7pm-8pm • Stand Up for Drag

MuCCC • $15 • Comedy (pg. 61)

7pm-8:15pm • Circolombia:

Corazón Spiegeltent • Standard: $36, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $194 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 73)

7pm-8:30pm • 35mm: A Musical Exhibition School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $15 • Theatre (pg. 88)

7:30pm-8:30pm • Afternoon

Seance with the Fantastic Fox Sisters School of the Arts: Club

SOTA • $15 • Theatre (pg. 88)

7:30pm-8:30pm • Cirque Us

Stories The Theater At Innovation

Square • Standard: $20, Students

(w/ ID): $12, Kids 12 And Under: $0 •

Multidisciplinary (pg. 73)

7:30pm-8:30pm • Left For Dead

Improv The Focus Theater • $12 • Comedy (pg. 59)

7:30pm-8:45pm • Cirque Inextremiste: EXIT Parcel 5 • FREE •

Multidisciplinary (pg. 73)

7:30pm-9:30pm • Across the

Universe: Music for Yoga and Meditation Eastman School of Music: Hatch Recital Hall • $10 • Music (pg. 79)

8pm-8:45pm • Dashboard Dramas

After Dark Spiegelgarden • $31 • Comedy (pg. 55)

8pm-8:45pm • The Painter School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

• $20 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 76)

8pm-9:30pm • 21st Century

Percussion – including Music of Frank Zappa Eastman School

of Music: Sproull Atrium at Miller

Center • $10 • Music (pg. 82)

8pm-9pm • Dust Bowl Faeries

The Spirit Room: The Spirit Room's Conjure Box • $19 • Music (pg. 81)

8pm-10:31pm • West Side Story

Spiegelgarden • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 40)

8:05pm-9pm • Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet The Little • FREE •

Music (pg. 82)

9pm-9:45pm • Dashboard Dramas

After Dark Spiegelgarden • $31 •

Comedy (pg. 55)

9pm-10pm • Camp Bushwhacked: Boozy Edition Spiegelgarden • $45

• Comedy (pg. 54)

9pm-10pm • HazComedy Presents: Actual Stand up Comedy

The Focus Theater • $20 • Comedy (pg. 59)

9pm-10pm • Mind Reader School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $15

• Multidisciplinary (pg. 74)

9pm-10:15pm • 6th Dimension

Comedy School of the Arts: Club

SOTA • $15 • Comedy (pg. 53)

9pm-10:30pm • The Comedy Trio

Happy Hour in The Meaning of Life Spiegeltent • Standard: $33, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $156 • Comedy (pg. 62)

9:40pm-10:30pm • See This Show Now! The Little • FREE • Music (pg. 85)

10pm-11pm • Ghosts of Weimar

Past The Spirit Room: The Spirit Room's Conjure Box • $17 • Music (pg. 81)

11pm-2am • Silent Disco Spiegeltent • Standard: $19, Students (w/ ID): $15 • Dance (pg. 68)

11:55pm-12:55am • Black Mass

The Spirit Room: The Spirit Room's

Conjure Box • $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 73)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

10am-10:45am • Reise of Jerald

The Little • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 87)

10am-12pm • Roc River Ride

Genesee Valley Park • $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 75)

10am-9pm • Living Room by Arkhé The Little • FREE • Multidisciplinary (pg. 74)

10:15am-12:15pm • Roc River

Ride Genesee Valley Park • $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 75)

10:30am-12:30pm • Roc River

Ride Genesee Valley Park • $10 •

Multidisciplinary (pg. 75)

10:45am-12:45pm • Roc River

Ride Genesee Valley Park • $10 •

Multidisciplinary (pg. 75)

11am-12pm • Cirque Us Stories

The Theater At Innovation Square • Standard: $20, Students (w/ ID): $12, Kids 12 And Under: $0 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 73)

11am-1pm • Roc River Ride

Genesee Valley Park • $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 75)

11:05am-11:55am • Desert

Rhythms Belly Dance The Little • FREE • Dance (pg. 67)

11:15am-1:15pm • Roc River

Ride Genesee Valley Park

Multidisciplinary (pg. 75)

11:30am-12:20pm

Just A Little

Scary Show! School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $10 • Comedy (pg. 59)

11:30am-1:30pm

Roc River

Ride Genesee Valley Park • $10

Multidisciplinary (pg. 75)

11:45am-1:45pm

Roc River

Ride Genesee Valley Park

Multidisciplinary (pg. 75)

1pm-2pm • Cirque 101 Workshop

Joseph Avenue Arts and Culture

Alliance: Baden Street Settlement

Gymnasium • FREE • Kids Fringe (pg. 70)

1pm-2pm • A Nerdy Gay Juggling

Show School of the Arts: Movement Center • $15 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 72)

1pm-2:15pm • Tabletop Gone

Mad School of the Arts: Club SOTA

• $12 • Comedy (pg. 62)

1pm-9pm • Peter Pincus RIT City

Art Space • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 96)

1:45pm-1:46pm • Say Cheese

The Little • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 96)

1:50pm-2:50pm • A Cappella

Hour: Brick City Singers, Eight

Beat Measure and Encore The Little • FREE • Music (pg. 79)

2pm-2:35pm • First Bleeding

MuCCC • $8 • Theatre (pg. 90)

2pm-2:40pm • Reimagine School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

• $10 • Dance (pg. 68)

2pm-2:45pm • Dashboard Dramas

IX Spiegelgarden • $31 • Comedy (pg. 55)

2pm-3pm • Camp Bushwhacked

Spiegelgarden • $28 • Comedy (pg. 54)

2pm-3pm • Defiant Monkey

Improv Presents: The Weird Show

The Focus Theater • $10 • Comedy (pg. 55)

2:30pm-3:30pm • Alice in Wonderland School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $10, Kids 12 And Under: $5 • Theatre (pg. 89)

$10

12pm-12:30pm • Port-A-Globe

Punch and Judy School of the Arts: Club SOTA • $5 • Kids Fringe (pg. 70)

3pm-3:45pm • Mermazing, A Cirque Pirate Adventure Aerial Arts of Rochester • Standard: $18, Seniors: $15, Veterans: $15, Kids 12

And Under: $15, Kids 1 And Under: $0, Students (w/ ID): $15 • Kids Fringe (pg. 70)

3pm-4pm • Cirque Us Stories

12pm-12:45pm

Mermazing, A Cirque Pirate Adventure Aerial Arts of Rochester • Standard: $18, Seniors: $15, Veterans: $15, Students (w/ ID): $15, Kids 12 And Under: $15, Kids 1 And Under: $0 • Kids Fringe (pg. 70)

12pm-1pm

Dance Evolutions

School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $15

Dance (pg. 66)

12pm-2pm • Roc River Ride

Genesee Valley Park • $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 75)

12:25pm-1:25pm • Greatest Hits

That Should Have Been The Little

• FREE

Music (pg. 82)

1pm-1:45pm

The Theater At Innovation Square • Standard: $20, Students (w/ ID): $12, Kids 12 And Under: $0 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 73)

3pm-4pm • Garth Fagan Dance

Garth Fagan Dance Studio • $25 • Dance (pg. 67)

3pm-4pm • Stages of the Game

Teen Improv Troupe MuCCC • $15

• Comedy (pg. 61)

3pm-4pm • Supersized Comedy

School of the Arts: Club SOTA • $15

• Comedy (pg. 61)

3:10pm-4pm • Tiger Steel Steelband Ensemble The Little • FREE • Music (pg. 86)

4pm-4:45pm • Dashboard Dramas

IX Spiegelgarden • $31 • Comedy (pg. 55)

DAY-BY-DAY SCHEDULE

4pm-5pm • Camp Bushwhacked:

Boozy Edition Spiegelgarden • $45

• Comedy (pg. 54)

4pm-5pm • Mounting Washington: The Story of a Mountain & a Miracle School of the Arts:

Ensemble Theatre • $20 • Spoken Word (pg. 87)

4pm-5pm • Stand Up & Get Down

The Focus Theater • $15 • Comedy (pg. 61)

4pm-5pm • The Weight of Water

School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage

Theatre • $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 76)

4pm-5:25pm • (Not So) Late & (Very Much) Live Spiegeltent •

Standard: $24, VIP Booths (Seat 6):

$141 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 72)

4pm-5:30pm • Too Much Light

Makes The Baby Go Blind Geva Theatre Center • $15 • Theatre (pg. 93)

4:25pm-4:45pm • A Latin Dance

Showcase - Hosted by RIT's Latin

Rhythm Dance Club The Little • FREE • Dance (pg. 66)

4:30pm-5:30pm • Metropolis

Benshi! MuCCC • $8 • Theatre (pg. 91)

4:30pm-5:30pm • Suggestibility

School of the Arts: Club SOTA • $20

• Comedy (pg. 61)

5pm-6pm • A Nerdy Gay Juggling

Show School of the Arts: Movement

Center • $15 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 72)

5:15pm-6pm • Plus One The Little

• FREE • Music (pg. 83)

5:30pm-6pm • The Fanzinis in Ballet Poulet (Parcel 5) Parcel 5 • FREE • Multidisciplinary (pg. 76)

5:30pm-6pm • The Unluckiest

Corner Parcel 5 • $18 • Spoken Word (pg. 87)

5:30pm-6:10pm • 1st Impressions School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $13 • Theatre (pg. 88)

6pm-6:50pm • stARTment.

Rochester Contemporary Art Center • FREE • Theatre (pg. 92)

6pm-7pm • Ghosts of Weimar

Past The Spirit Room: The Spirit Room's Conjure Box • $17 • Music (pg. 81)

6pm-7pm • Goddess Out of Exile

MuCCC • $10 • Theatre (pg. 90)

6pm-7pm • Stand-Up Through the

Ages School of the Arts: Club SOTA

• $12 • Comedy (pg. 61)

6pm-7pm • Thank You Kiss Presents: Late Expectations The Focus Theater • $15 • Comedy (pg. 62)

6:30pm-6:31pm • Say Cheese

The Little • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 96)

6:30pm-7:15pm • Dashboard

Dramas After Dark Spiegelgarden •

$31 • Comedy (pg. 1)

6:30pm-7:30pm

• Human

Resources School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $10 • Dance (pg. 67)

6:30pm-7:30pm

• Ventilation

Geva Theatre Center • $20 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 78)

8:40pm-9:40pm • Musical

Theatre Cabaret The Little • FREE • Theatre (pg. 91)

9pm-9:45pm • Dashboard Dramas

After Dark Spiegelgarden • $31 • Comedy (pg. 55)

12:45pm-1:30pm • Moving Sound

The Little • FREE • Multidisciplinary (pg. 74)

1pm-1:45pm • Dashboard Dramas IX Spiegelgarden • $31 • Comedy (pg. 55)

6:35pm-7:05pm

• RIT Improv @ Fringe The Little • FREE • Comedy (pg. 60)

9pm-10pm • Afternoon Seance with the Fantastic Fox Sisters

School of the Arts: Club SOTA • $15

• Theatre (pg. 88)

1pm-2pm • Only the Dead School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $12

• Theatre (pg. 92)

1pm-5pm • Peter Pincus RIT City

6:45pm-7:15pm

• The Fanzinis in Ballet Poulet (Parcel 5) Parcel 5 • FREE • Multidisciplinary (pg. 76)

9pm-10pm • Ants to Gods: Population Overload The Focus Theater

• $15 • Comedy (pg. 53)

Art Space • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 96)

1:30pm-2:30pm • Comedy On

Deck Comes Inside School of the

7pm-8:15pm

• Circolombia: Corazón Spiegeltent • Standard: $36, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $194 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 73)

7pm-8:15pm • Erin & Ross host

Writers in the Round Rochester

Music Hall of Fame • $20 • Music (pg. 81)

7pm-8:15pm • That's What She

Said: Broadway Diva Power Ballads School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $20 • Theatre (pg. 92)

7:10pm-7:11pm • Say Cheese

The Little • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 96)

7:15pm-8:15pm • Documentary

Short Films: RIT Photojournalism

The Little • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 95)

7:30pm-8:15pm

Dramas After Dark Spiegelgarden • $31 • Comedy (pg. 55)

7:30pm-8:30pm

Backyard Bonfire Spiegelgarden

53) 7:30pm-8:30pm

7:30pm-8:30pm

Guilt & Mirrors

BROADly Speaking The Focus Theater

$12 • Comedy (pg. 58)

7:30pm-8:30pm • Supersized Comedy School of the Arts: Club SOTA • $15 • Comedy (pg. 61)

7:30pm-8:45pm • Cirque Inextremiste: EXIT Parcel 5 • FREE • Multidisciplinary (pg. 73)

7:45pm-10:26pm • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Spiegelgarden • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 40)

8pm-9pm • Infrared Radiation

Orchestra The Spirit Room: The Spirit Room's Conjure Box • $10 • Music (pg. 82)

8pm-9:15pm • Tig Notaro: Hello Again Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre • Standard: $21, Zone 1: $80, Zone 2: $65, Zone 3: $55 • Comedy (pg. 63)

8:30pm-9:25pm • Shock & Bizzare School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $20 • Comedy (pg. 60)

8:30pm-9:30pm • Mind Reader

School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $15 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 74)

9pm-10pm • Journey through Middle Eastern Dance The Spirit Room: The Spirit Room's Conjure Box • $8 • Dance (pg. 68)

9pm-10pm • The Velvet Noose MuCCC • $15 • Theatre (pg. 93)

9pm-10:30pm • The Comedy Trio

Happy Hour in The Meaning of Life Spiegeltent • Standard: $33, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $159 • Comedy(pg. 62)

10pm-11pm • Dust Bowl Faeries

The Spirit Room: The Spirit Room's Conjure Box • $19 • Music (pg. 81)

11pm-2am • Silent Disco Spiegeltent • Standard: $19, Students (w/ ID): $15 • Dance (pg. 68)

11:55pm-12:55am • Black Mass

The Spirit Room: The Spirit Room's Conjure Box • $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 73)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

11am-12pm • Thomas Warfield

- The Way of Poetry: The Lyrical, Narrative, Rhythmic Spoken Word

The Little • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 87)

11am-5pm • Living Room by Arkhé The Little • FREE • Multidisciplinary (pg. 74)

11:30am-12:20pm • Just A Little

Scary Show! School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $10 • Comedy (pg. 59)

12pm-12:30pm • Port-A-Globe

Punch and Judy School of the Arts: Club SOTA • $5 • Kids Fringe (pg. 70)

12pm-12:40pm • Together Alone St. Joseph's Park • $16 • Dance (pg. 69)

12pm-12:45pm • Dashboard

Dramas IX Spiegelgarden • $31 • Comedy (pg. 55)

12pm-12:45pm • Mermazing, A

Cirque Pirate Adventure Aerial Arts of Rochester • Standard: $18, Seniors: $15, Veterans: $15, Kids 12 And Under: $15, Kids 1 And Under: $0, Students (w/ ID): $15 • Kids Fringe (pg. 70)

12pm-1pm • Terry Fyke's Five Point Performance Company

Broadway Revue School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $10 • Music (pg. 86)

12pm-2pm • Ranked The Theater At Innovation Square • Standard: $12, Students (w/ ID): $10 • Theatre (pg. 92)

Arts: Club SOTA • $12 • Comedy (pg. 54)

2pm-2:40pm • Together Alone St. Joseph's Park • $16 • Dance (pg. 69)

2pm-2:50pm • The Geriactors

Present: Live From Rochester

MuCCC • $15 • Theatre (pg. 93)

2pm-3pm • Camp Bushwhacked

Spiegelgarden • $28 • Comedy (pg. 54)

2pm-3pm • Gimlick - A Comedic

Experience The Focus Theater • $12 • Comedy (pg. 58)

2pm-3pm • A Nerdy Gay Juggling

Show School of the Arts: Movement Center • $15 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 72)

2pm-3:30pm • Gospel Sunday Spiegelgarden • FREE • Music (pg. 81)

2:10pm-2:11pm • Say Cheese

The Little • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 96)

2:15pm-3:30pm • Dear Eleanor: Film with Diversity Theater The Little • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 95)

3pm-3:45pm • Dashboard Dramas IX Spiegelgarden • $31 • Comedy (pg. 55)

3pm-3:45pm • Mermazing, A Cirque Pirate Adventure Aerial Arts of Rochester • Standard: $18, Seniors: $15, Veterans: $15, Kids 12 And Under: $15, Kids 1 And Under: $0 • Kids Fringe (pg. 70)

3pm-4pm • Desperate to Be Seen, Horrified of Being Known: a Ghost Story Geva Theatre Center • $15 • Theatre (pg. 89)

3pm-4pm • Supersized Comedy

School of the Arts: Club SOTA • $15 • Comedy (pg. 61)

3pm-4:15pm • Circus of Play Roc City Circus • $18 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 73)

3:30pm-4pm • The Fanzinis in Ballet Poulet (Spiegelgarden)

Spiegelgarden • FREE • Multidisciplinary (pg. 76)

3:30pm-4:30pm • Now We Are In 6th (Grade) MuCCC • $10 • Theatre (pg. 91)

3:55pm-3:56pm • Say Cheese

The Little • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 96)

4pm-4:45pm • The Painter School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $20 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 76)

4pm-5pm • Black Deaf Male: Who

Am I? The Little • FREE • Multidisciplinary (pg. 72)

4pm-5pm • Camp Bushwhacked: Boozy Edition Spiegelgarden • $45 • Comedy (pg. 54)

4pm-5pm • Game Show! Game Show! Game Show!: A Games Show. The Focus Theater • $10 • Comedy (pg. 58)

4pm-5pm • Mind Reader School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $15 •

Multidisciplinary (pg. 74)

4pm-5pm • Stories from the Living Tree The Theater At Innovation Square • Standard: $15, Students (w/ ID): $10, Kids 12 And Under: $0 •

Multidisciplinary (pg. 75)

4:30pm-5:45pm • Tabletop Gone Mad School of the Arts: Club SOTA • $12 • Comedy (pg. 62)

5pm-5:45pm • Adele in Berlin

MuCCC • $15 • Theatre (pg. 88)

5pm-6pm • Desperate to Be Seen, Horrified of Being Known: a Ghost Story Geva Theatre Center • $15 • Theatre (pg. 89)

5:30pm-6:30pm • Sunshine 2.0 Variety Show The Little • FREE •

Multidisciplinary (pg. 75)

5:45pm-6:15pm • The Fanzinis in Ballet Poulet (Spiegelgarden)

Spiegelgarden • FREE • Multidisciplinary (pg. 76)

6pm-6:30pm • Emotional Baggage School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $15 • Theatre (pg. 89)

6pm-6:55pm • Shock & Bizzare

School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $20 • Comedy (pg. 60)

6pm-7pm • Dilal & Eggleton The Focus Theater • $10 • Comedy (pg. 55)

6pm-7pm • Dust Bowl Faeries

The Spirit Room: The Spirit Room's Conjure Box • $19 • Music (pg. 81)

6:30pm-7:15pm • Ghost Story

MuCCC • $12 • Theatre (pg. 90)

6:30pm-7:45pm • 6th Dimension

Comedy School of the Arts: Club

SOTA • $15 • Comedy (pg. 53)

7pm-7:55pm • Tremble on the Mountain School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $16 • Theatre (pg. 94)

7pm-8:15pm • Circolombia:

Corazón Spiegeltent • Standard:

$30, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $174 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 73)

7:30pm-8:30pm • Gimlick - A

Comedic Experience The Focus Theater • $12 • Comedy (pg. 58)

7:45pm-9:48pm • Cinema Paradiso Spiegelgarden • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 40)

8pm-9pm • Ghosts of Weimar

Past The Spirit Room: The Spirit Room's Conjure Box • $17 • Music (pg. 81)

8pm-9pm • ROC City Singers

School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $10 • Music (pg. 84)

8pm-9:15pm • That's What She

Said: Broadway Diva Power Ballads School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $20 • Theatre (pg. 92)

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

5:30pm-6:15pm • Dashboard

Dramas IX Spiegelgarden • $31 • Comedy (pg. 55)

6pm-8pm • Runaway Princess: a Hopeful Tale of Heroin, Hooking, and Happiness The Spirit Room: The Spirit Room's Conjure Box • $16

• Theatre (pg. 92)

6:30pm-7:15pm • Dashboard

Dramas IX Spiegelgarden • $31 •

Comedy (pg. 55)

6:30pm-7:30pm • Camp Bushwhacked Spiegelgarden • $28 •

Comedy (pg. 54)

6:30pm-7:45pm • Circus of Play

Roc City Circus • $18 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 72)

6:30pm-7:45pm • My Unauthorized Hallmark Movie Musical

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater • $15 • Theatre (pg. 91)

7pm-7:50pm • The Geriactors

Present: Live From Rochester

MuCCC • $15 • Theatre (pg. 93)

7pm-8:15pm • Daniel Cainer: Gefilte Fish & Chips CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson

Canalside Stage • Standard: $15, Students (w/ ID): $12, Kids 12 And Under: $12 • Music (pg. 80)

7:30pm-8:30pm • Odyssea The Little

• FREE • Multidisciplinary (pg. 74)

7:45pm-9:33pm • To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar Spiegelgarden • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 41)

8pm-9pm • Bushwhacked Backyard Bonfire Spiegelgarden • $26 •

Comedy (pg. 53)

8pm-9pm • Songs to Drink Wine

To The Spirit Room: Bar Room

(Elephant) • $14 • Music (pg. 85)

8:15pm-9:45pm • Alice By Heart

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater • $25 • Theatre (pg. 88)

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

6pm-7pm • Runaway Princess: a Hopeful Tale of Heroin, Hooking, and Happiness The Spirit Room: The Spirit Room's Conjure Box • $16

• Theatre (pg. 92)

6pm-7pm • Ventilation Geva Theatre Center • $20 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 78)

6pm-7pm • You Know the Old Slaying Salena's • $15 • Theatre (pg. 94)

6:30pm-7:30pm • Ask Me About

My Dad CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage •

$10 • Spoken Word (pg. 87)

6:30pm-7:30pm • Camp Bushwhacked Spiegelgarden • $28 •

Comedy (pg. 54)

6:30pm-7:30pm • The Expat

Comes Home: with David Kilimnick CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater • Standard: $15, Seniors: $12, Veterans: $12, Students (w/ ID): $12 • Comedy (pg. 63)

7pm-7:45pm • Ghost Story MuCCC • $12 • Theatre (pg. 90)

7pm-8:15pm • Circolombia:

Corazón Spiegeltent • Standard: $30, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $174 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 73)

7:30pm-9:26pm • Life Is Beautiful (La Vita e Bella) Spiegelgarden • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 41)

8pm-9pm • Desperate to Be Seen, Horrified of Being Known: a Ghost Story Geva Theatre Center • $15 • Theatre (pg. 89)

8pm-9pm • Songs to Drink Wine

To The Spirit Room: Bar Room (Elephant) • $14 • Music (pg. 85)

8pm-9:15pm • Daniel Cainer: Gefilte Fish & Chips CenterStage

Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage • Standard: $15, Students (w/ ID): $12, Kids 12 And Under: $12 • Music (pg. 80)

8pm-9:15pm • A Jewish Woman

Walks Into a Maloca CenterStage

Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater • Standard: $16, Seniors: $15, Students (w/ ID): $15 • Theatre (pg. 88)

8:30pm-9:30pm • You Know the Old Slaying Salena's • $15 • Theatre (pg. 94)

9pm-10:30pm • Shotspeare

Spiegeltent • Standard: $28, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $156, Front Row: $33 • Comedy (pg. 60)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

6pm-7pm • Guilt & Mirrors

BROADly Speaking The Focus Theater • $12 • Comedy (pg. 58)

6pm-7pm • Motha Has Lived: Almost A Memior Geva Theatre Center • $15 • Theatre (pg. 91)

6pm-7pm • Runaway Princess: a Hopeful Tale of Heroin, Hooking, and Happiness The Spirit Room: The Spirit Room's Conjure Box • $16 • Theatre (pg. 92)

6pm-7pm • You Know the Old Slaying Salena's • $15 • Theatre (pg. 94)

6:30pm-7:30pm • Camp Bushwhacked Spiegelgarden • $28 • Comedy (pg. 54)

6:30pm-7:30pm • Coldwater

Blues CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage • Standard: $12, Kids 12 And Under: $0 • Music (pg. 80)

6:30pm-7:30pm • The Stakeout

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater • $20 • Theatre (pg. 93)

7pm-8pm • Garth Fagan Dance Garth Fagan Dance Studio • $25

Dance (pg. 67)

7pm-8pm • Rochester Conspiracies The Innerloop Blog LIVE MuCCC • $15 • Comedy (pg. 60)

7pm-8:15pm • Circolombia: Corazón Spiegeltent • Standard: $30, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $174 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 73)

7:30pm-8:30pm • Catharsis Time

2.0 The Focus Theater • $10 • Comedy (pg. 54)

7:30pm-8:30pm • Sculptured

Sound 2 Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall • $10 • Music (pg. 84)

7:30pm-8:45pm • Elsa Lanchester: She's Alive! The Theater At Innovation Square • $22 • Theatre (pg. 89)

7:30pm-9pm • Trivia CITY: An Arts & Culture Quiz Spiegelgarden

• FREE • Multidisciplinary (pg. 78)

8pm-9pm • The Expat Comes

Home: with David Kilimnick

CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theater • Standard: $15, Seniors:

$12, Veterans: $12, Students (w/ ID): $12 • Comedy (pg. 63)

8pm-9pm • September Member and The Mad Lads CenterStage

Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage • Standard: $10, Kids 1 And Under: $0 • Music (pg. 85)

8:30pm-9:30pm • Bushwhacked Backyard Bonfire Spiegelgarden • $26 • Comedy (pg. 53)

8:30pm-9:30pm • You Know the Old Slaying Salena's • $15 • Theatre (pg. 94)

9pm-10pm • Ants to Gods: Population Overload The Focus Theater

• $15 • Comedy (pg. 53)

9pm-10:30pm • Shotspeare

Spiegeltent • Standard: $28, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $156, Front Row: $33 • Comedy (pg. 60)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

5:30pm-6:15pm • Dashboard

Dramas IX Spiegelgarden • $31 • Comedy (pg. 55)

5:30pm-6:30pm • Only the Dead School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $12 • Theatre (pg. 92)

5:55pm-5:56pm • Say Cheese The Little • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 96)

6pm-7pm • Desperadoes: A Comedy about the ‘Wild West’ of Job-Hunting School of the Arts: Club SOTA • $16 • Comedy (pg. 55)

6pm-7pm • Left For Dead Improv The Focus Theater • $12 • Comedy (pg. 59)

6pm-7pm • Motha Has Lived: Almost A Memior Geva Theatre Center • $15 • Theatre (pg. 91)

6pm-7pm • Runaway Princess: a Hopeful Tale of Heroin, Hooking, and Happiness The Spirit Room: The Spirit Room's Conjure Box • $16

• Theatre (pg. 92)

6pm-7pm • The Weight of Water

FRINGE VENUES

Throughout downtown Rochester

ONE FRINGE PLACE

Corner of Main & Gibbs Streets, Rochester, NY 14604

GPS Address: 71 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY 14604

Located across from the Eastman Theatre, our Fringe central includes the fabulous Spiegeltent, Spiegelgarden, Fringe Box Office & Info Booth, food trucks, the Fringe Store, free entertainment, and some site-specific shows.

OUTDOOR VENUES

Near East Ave and Main Street, Rochester

Fringe venues are located in our main East End footprint, with satellite locations in the Neighborhood of the Arts, in the University of Rochester area, in the historic Joseph Avenue and Upper Falls Neighborhoods, and in the Brighton/Henrietta area.

SPIEGELTENT

This year’s Spiegeltent is the historic Palais im Park from Belgium, a larger tent with stained glass windows, a velvet draped ceiling and VIP booths fit for royalty. All shows are presented in the round.

PARCEL 5

The orange dots indicate a venue’s number(s) on the map on page 111.

(More than one dot means that a venue has multiple spaces, with different addresses .)

SITE-SPECIFIC SHOWS/VENUES

Throughout downtown Rochester

A variety of entertainment with a specially adapted location other than a standard venue.

(site of Friday & Saturday in the Fringe and Fringe Finale Weekend)

285 East Ave., next to One East Ave. Rochester, NY 14604

Sept. 15, 16, 22, 23

Location of Cirque Inextremiste, The Fanzinis, and more. Free entertainment, food, beer, wine, and spectacular performances. See page 16 for more details.

SPIEGELGARDEN

Host location for Pedestrian Drive-In, Gospel Sunday, Dashboard Dramas, Bushwhacked, and more. Plus, the Theatre Bar: A festive lounge with a magical vibe. See page 30 for details and a list of shows.

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MEMORIAL PARK

(site of Fringe Street Beat)

353 Court Street Rochester, NY 14607

Saturday, Sept. 23, 1-5 pm

Location of Fringe Street Beat Free entertainment and food trucks. See page 44 for more details.

Aerial Arts of Rochester

1046 University Ave. Suite C Rochester, NY 14607 • www.aerialartsrochester.com

A Circus Arts Training Center that hosts classes and events. Our aerial arena transforms into a 200 seat theater.

CenterStage Theatre

1200 Edgewood Ave, Rochester, NY 14618 • www.jcccenterstage.org

A local professional theatre company and a program of the Jewish Community Center, CenterStage offers its 300-seat indoor Hart Theater and its outdoor tented Canalside Stage. There’s lots of free parking, and all spaces are fully accessible. Concession snacks are available at both venues. Many of our bookings have been paired for convenient 2-show evenings.

Eastman School of Music

26 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY 14604 • www.esm.rochester.edu

For a century, the Eastman School of Music has been one of the professional schools of the University of Rochester. Our faculty and students are devoted to the pursuit of the highest level of musical artistry. For 100 years, Eastman has celebrated four key pillars: artistry, scholarship, leadership and community.

The Focus Theater:

Focus Stage at Sibley

250 East Main St. Suite 3100, Sibley Square, Rochester, NY 14604 • www.focustheater.us

The Focus Theater is a performance venue, improv and comedy training center, and rental space for Rochester, New York's best artistic minds. Located in the historic Sibley Building, we provide a welcoming and accessible space where individuals of diverse backgrounds can come together to learn new skills, grow as performers, and create world-class entertainment.

Garth Fagan Dance

50 Chestnut Street, Rochester, NY 14604 • www.garthfagandance.org

Garth Fagan Dance is rooted in African traditions, Caribbean stories, and the Black dance vocabulary Fagan Technique™. Founded by the man who taught more than 100 million audience members to move as one global community through Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway, Garth has used Fagan Technique to build a platform of social justice, creative leadership, and innovation. Celebrating 53 years in 2023, the company was recently welcomed into the Archives of the Library of Congress.

George Eastman Museum

900 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607 • www.eastman.org/about-dryden-theatre

The George Eastman Museum is the world’s leading museum of photography and motion pictures and the National Historic Landmark home and gardens of the father of popular photography. Located in Rochester’s cultural district, the museum offers a variety of exhibitions of historic and contemporary photographs, as well as displays that chronicle the personal and professional lives of George Eastman.

Geva Theatre Center

75 Woodbury Blvd, Rochester, NY 14607 • www.GevaTheatre.org

As one of the country’s leading nonprofit, professional theatres, Geva Theatre Center creates and produces singular theatrical productions and programs that serve the Rochester region and beyond by illuminating the fullness of our many human experiences.

16 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY 14604 •www.javascafe.com

javascafegibbs

@javascafe

Hip, art-adorned haunt with sidewalk tables & a menu of pastries, fresh coffee & light bites.

Joseph Avenue Arts & Culture Alliance

josephavearts

@Baden Street Gym

13 Vienna Street, Rochester, NY, 14605 • www.josephavearts.org

The Joseph Avenue Arts and Culture Alliance is presenting within the recently renovated Baden Street Settlement Gym, located in the heart of the NEQ on Vienna St., which has stood for over 120 years as a pillar of our community.

Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

EastmanSchool

@eastman.school

26 Gibbs St., Rochester, NY 14604 • www.esm.rochester.edu/concerts/halls/kodak/ Rochester’s preeminent performance space – part of Eastman School of Music –is the prestigious venue for Tig Notaro: Hello Again See page 21 for details

The International Plaza

TheInternationalPlazaROC

@theinternationalplazaroc

828 North Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604 • www.cityofrochester.gov/internationalplaza

The International Plaza is an exciting, new Latin-themed event space and marketplace. It features a variety of vendors and vending options, providing a community gathering space to celebrate culture, diversity, and the arts.

MuCCC

142 Atlantic Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607 • www.muccc.org

The MuCCC is a multi-disciplinary theatre and gallery venue, presenting works of regional artists.

RIT City Art Space

280 E. Main Street, Sibley Tower, First Floor, Rochester, NY 14604 • www.rit.edu/cityartspace City Art Space is RIT’s only off-campus venue in downtown Rochester where community engagement flows through exhibitions, events and educational programming.

Rochester Contemporary Art Center

rochester.contemporary.art.center

@RoCo137

137 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14604 • www.rochestercontemporary.org

Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo) is a venue for the exchange of ideas and a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) that was founded in 1977. As a center for thoughtful contemporary art, RoCo provides unique encounters for audiences and extraordinary opportunities for artists.

Rochester Music Hall of Fame

25 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY 14604 • www.rochestermusichof.org

Home location of the Rochester Music Hall of Fame and right across Gibbs Street from the Eastman School of Music.

Salena’s

302 N. Goodman Street At the Village Gate, Rochester, NY 14607 • www.salenas.com

Celebrating 25 years in the the Neighborhood of the Arts, Salena’s serves traditional and modern Mexican fare and Rochester’s finest selection of tequila and Agave spirits. Our intimate event room is the perfect space to discover your next favorite act at Fringe or host a private event!

Sloan Performing Arts Center University of Rochester

407 Alumni Road, Rochester, NY 14614 • www.sas.rochester.edu/PerformingArts

University of Rochester’s Sloan Performing Arts Center opened in 2021 and houses the 200-seat state-of-the-art Smith Theater, a scene shop, costume shop, dance conditioning lab, prop shop, green room, dressing rooms and more. We are proud to present Lunar Lindy Hop in our moon-bathed lobby on Sept. 14!

SOTA - School of the Arts

45 Prince Street, Rochester, New York 14607 • www.sotarochester.org

Nestled in Rochester’s Neighborhood of the Arts, School of the Arts serves Rochester City students and offers traditional academics complemented by an arts-based curriculum. SOTAÆs mission is Student Academic, Artistic and Humanistic success!

The Little

240 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604 • www.www.thelittle.org

The Little Theatre is the premiere cultural center for the presentation of American independent and foregin films, visual arts, and music for the greater Rochester community. Through educational events, the Little Theatre provides local artists a place to share and discuss their visions with a diverse audience.

The Spirit Room

139 State Street, Rochester, NY 14614

The Spirit Room is a unique craft cocktail bar, restaurant and performance space taking its historical theming and visual impact from the séance movement that started with the remarkable Fox Sisters in nearby Lilydale, NY.

The Theatre At Innovation Square

740 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607 • www.theaterais.com

theaterais @theaterais

Rochester's center for performing arts and community engagement is conveniently located between Geva Theatre and the Eastman School of Music, just blocks from the Strong National Museum of Play. With just over 700 seats, the proscenium stage is the perfect space for all forms of entertainment—from spoken word to theatrical productions.

Writers & Books

740 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607 • www.wab.org

Writers & Books promotes reading and writing as lifelong activities for people of all ages and backgrounds to enrich their lives and the intellectual, social, and cultural vibrancy of their communities. The organization engages youth and adults through workshops, readings, writing residencies, and intersectional activities. Writers & Books owns and operates Ampersand Books, an in-house independent bookstore, and Gell: A Finger Lakes Creative Retreat, sited on 24 acres in Naples, NY.

MAP & VENUES SHOW

VENUES

1. Aerial Arts of Rochester 1046 University Ave. Suite C, Rochester, 14607

2. CenterStage Theatre at the JCC

■ Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage

■ Hart Theater 1200 Edgewood Ave, Rochester, 14618

3. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park: The Bowl 353 Court St., Rochester, 14607

4. Eastman School of Music

■ Courtyard at Miller Center

■ Hatch Recital Hall

■ Kilbourn Hall

■ Sproull Atrium at Miller Center 25 Gibbs St., Rochester, 14604

5. First Universalist Church 150 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, 14604

6. The Focus Theater 260 E. Main St. Suite 3100, Sibley Square Rochester, 14604

7. Garth Fagan Dance 50 Chestnut St., Rochester, 14064

8. Genesee Valley Sports Complex 131 Elmwood Ave., Rochester, 14611

9. George Eastman Museum, North Lawn 900 East Avenue, Rochester, 14607

10. Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage 75 Woodbury Blvd. Rochester, 14607

11. The International Plaza 828 N. Clinton Ave., Rochester, 14605

12. Java’s Café

16 Gibbs St., Rochester, 14604

13. Joseph Ave Arts & Culture Alliance @ Baden Street Settlement Gymnasium

13 Vienna St, Rochester, 14605

14. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

26 Gibbs St., Rochester, 14604

15. The Little: Theatre 1

240 East Ave., Rochester, 14604

16. MuCCC

142 Atlantic Ave, Rochester, 14607

17. Parcel 5

275 E. Main St, Rochester, 14604

18. RIT City Art Space 280 E. Main St, Rochester, 14604

19. ROC City Circus

1344 University Ave, Suite 6200, Rochester, NY 14607

20. Rochester Contemporary Art Center 137 East Ave, Rochester, 14604

21. Rochester Museum and Science Center: Garden of Fragrance

657 East Ave., Rochester, 14607

22. Rochester Music Hall of Fame

25 Gibbs St., Rochester, 14604

23. Salena’s

302 N. Goodman St., E-102 Rochester, 14607

24. School of the Arts

■ Allen Main Stage Theatre

■ Black Box Theatre

■ Club SOTA

■ Ensemble Theatre

■ Movement Center 45 Prince St, Rochester, 14607

25. Sloan Performing Arts Center University of Rochester 407 Alumni Rd., Rochester, 14614

26. Spiegeltent One Fringe Place

Corner of Main St. and Gibbs St. (GPS Address: 71 Gibbs St, Rochester, 14604)

27. Spiegelgarden One Fringe Place

Corner of Main St. and Gibbs St. (GPS: 71 Gibbs St., Rochester, 14604)

28. The Spirit Room

■ Bar Room

■ Conjure Box 139 State St, Rochester, 14614

29. St. Joseph’s Park 108 Franklin St, Rochester, 14604

30. The Theater At Innovation Square 131 Chestnut St, Rochester, 14604

31. Writers & Books

740 University Ave, Rochester, 14607

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