The Capital Fringe Festival, DC’s annual theatrical adventure into the new, the innovative, the small, and the off-the-wall, is now open to the ticket-buying public.
Here’s what you need to know:
WHEN IS IT?
- Fringe runs from July 7 to 29. That last week will reprise favorite Fringe shows.
WHAT’S THE LINEUP?
Show descriptions and tickets are here.
TRY BEFORE YOU BUY
July 8 preview – 4 minute rapid fire excerpts of 20+ Fringe Festival shows at Pearl Street Warehouse, 161 Pearl Street SW. Free admission. All are welcome
WHAT WILL TICKETS COST?
- Tickets are $17, and you have to have a Fringe Button to enter a show. Fringe buttons cost $5 up to July 6, after which they will cost $7. You can get discounts for multi-ticket purchases: 4 shows cost $60; 10 shows cost $120; 20 shows cost $220; and 50 shows cost $350.
Most shows will be in the Waterfront area, as the Fringe Festival’s Florida Street digs prepare for renovations.
Prominent venues include Arena Stage, The Blind Whino at 700 Delaware Ave. SW, Christ United Methodist Church at 900 4th Street SW, City Bar at 400 E Street SW, St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church at 555 Water Street SW, Market SW at 4th and M Streets SW, and Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I Street SW. You will be able to reach most of these venues on foot from the Waterfront Metro stop. There will also be shows at Caos on F (923 F Street NW), and the DC Arts Center (2438 18th Street NW). Air conditioning will grace all of the facilities.
GETTING THERE AND BEING THERE
Fringe has you covered. Here’s what they suggest.
DCTS will cover the Festival start-to-finish with a crack staff of 25 writers. Stay tuned.
