Submissions close at 5 p.m. Monday for Rochester Fringe Festival acts
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Monday is your last chance to submit an act to the Rochester Rochester Fringe Festival this September. The deadline for sumbissions is 5 p.m.
You can submit to perform through this link and there is no cost to apply. The 13th annual festival will take place across more than 20 venues, which curate their own shows directly with the artists. Performers can apply to one or more of these venues:
- Aerial Arts of Rochester
- The Bop Shop
- CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Hart Theatre and Ballroom Stage
- Eastman School of Music: Hatch Recital Hall and Kilbourn Hall
- The Focus Theater
- Garth Fagan Dance
- George Eastman Museum
- La Marketa at International Plaza
- Java’s
- Joseph Avenue Arts and Cultural Alliance
- The Little Theatre – Theatre 1 and Theatre 1 Lobby – RIT Submissions Only
- MuCCC – Multi-Use Community Cultural Center
- RIT City Art Space — RIT Submissions Only
- ROC Cinema
- Rochester Music Hall of Fame
- Salena’s
- School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre, Black Box Theatre Theatre, Club SOTA, Ensemble Theatre, and Movement Center
- The Spirit Room: Bar Room and Conjure Box
- The Temple Theatre
- University of Rochester Sloan Performing Arts Center
- Writers & Books
The Fringe Festival will kick off on Tuesday, Sept. 10 and closes out on Saturday, Sept. 21. The festival, considered the largest multidisciplinary performing arts festival in the state, has featured acts that incorporate music, theatre, film, magic, dance, artwork, audience participation, and more. It draws local, national, and international performers.
Since its debut in 2012, the Rochester Fringe Festival has drawn more than 750,000 visitors from across the world. It has also became one of the largest Fringe festivals in the nation.