The Pittsburgh Fringe is an all-out, no-holds-barred, inclusive multi-disciplinary performing arts festival featuring international, national and local artists. The annual  festival will be in multiple venues in Pittsburgh's East End from Bloomfield and Friendship to Garfield and East Liberty along Penn Avenue.  The festival will showcase theater (physical, street, musical), comedy, visual arts, puppetry, family entertainment, music, dance, spoken word, opera, poetry, literature and shows we haven't even thought of yet!

Schedule:

April 18, 2024

7:00pm:    The Seasons - Evening Crane Theatre
Irma Freeman Center

The Seasons by ?Evening Crane Theatre
Live - Pittsburgh Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Theater

About the Company or Performer(s):
?The Evening Crane Theatre (NY) works in 19th century verse plays, and new plays in a lyrical mode.

Show Run Time:
75 Minutes

Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes) (are we doing that this year??)
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

7:00pm: The Final Badge    - Sara Kantner
Halcyon Salon

The Final Badge ?by ?Sara Kantner
Live - World Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy

About the Company or Performer(s):
Sara Kantner is a comedian and clown from Pittsburgh, PA. She has trained with world-renowned clown teachers including Philippe Gaulier (France), Carlo Jacucci (France), Zach Zucker (US), and Spymonkey (UK). Her work includes long-form improvisation, characters, and fully embodied play.

Show Run Time:
55 Minutes

?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes)
$10 - General Admission
$7 - Fringe Button Discount

April 19, 2024

7:00pm: I Pierogi - The Cask of Arlechino - I Pierogi
BGC Community Center

I Pierogi - The Cask of the Arlechino
by ?I Pierogi
Live - Pittsburgh Premiere!
Rating: R
Genre: Theater

About the Company or Performer(s):
I Pierogi (E Pierogi) is a commedia dell arte and long-form scenario based improv troupe based in Pittsburgh. Our mission is to bring laughter and joy to our audiences through our unique and entertaining performances. Our troupe contains a wide variety of actors from the Pittsburgh theatre scene coming together to honor this 500+ year old art from.

Show Run Time:
60 Minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes)
$10 - General Admission
$7 - Fringe Button Discount

7:00pm: The Scottish Play - Brawling Bard Theater
Level Up Studio

The Scottish Play
by ?Brawling Bard Theater
Live - World Premiere!
Rating: PG
Genre: Theater

About the Company:
All our shows are originals, designed for fringe festivals, and most have won awards. Our original shows draw on all our diverse skills and backgrounds as actors, storytellers, magicians, side show and improv performers. We have produced an original show each year for the Pittsburgh Fringe, winning the Spirit of the Fringe award (2015), Best Ensemble (2016), honorable mention for Best in Show (2018), and Audience Choice (2019), and have also performed at the Rochester Fringe (2016) and Frigid NY’s So Many Shakespeares festival (2020). Along the way we have developed a style of performing that emphasizes direct address to, and interaction with the audience, along with physical comedy and fight work, and, most importantly, a sense of fun. And swords! We love swords.

Show Run Time:
60 Minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows!
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

7:00pm: The Final Badge    - Sara Kantner
Halcyon Salon

The Final Badge ?by ?Sara Kantner
Live - World Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy

About the Company or Performer(s):
Sara Kantner is a comedian and clown from Pittsburgh, PA. She has trained with world-renowned clown teachers including Philippe Gaulier (France), Carlo Jacucci (France), Zach Zucker (US), and Spymonkey (UK). Her work includes long-form improvisation, characters, and fully embodied play.

Show Run Time:
55 Minutes

?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes)
$10 - General Admission
$7 - Fringe Button Discount

8:45pm:    The Seasons - Evening Crane Theatre
Irma Freeman Center

The Seasons by ?Evening Crane Theatre
Live - Pittsburgh Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Theater

About the Company or Performer(s):
?The Evening Crane Theatre (NY) works in 19th century verse plays, and new plays in a lyrical mode.

Show Run Time:
75 Minutes

Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes) (are we doing that this year??)
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

9:00pm: "I, TRUMP" - Eoin Carney / Breaking Burgh Productions
​Metta: A Healing Arts Community

I, Trump by ?Breaking Burgh Productions
Live - Pittsburgh Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Theater

Show Run Time:
55 Minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes)
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

10:30pm: Yinzer Variety Show - Pittsburgh Fringe
Irma Freeman Center

The Yinzer Variety Show By Pittsburgh Fringe Festival and YOU!
Live
Rating: PG - R
Genre: Multi-genre; Theatre, Music, Dance, Storytelling, Cabaret/Variety, etc.

Show Run Time:
120 Minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows!
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

April 20, 2024

4:00pm: The Scottish Play - Brawling Bard Theater
Level Up Studio

The Scottish Play
by ?Brawling Bard Theater
Live - World Premiere!
Rating: PG
Genre: Theater

About the Company:
All our shows are originals, designed for fringe festivals, and most have won awards. Our original shows draw on all our diverse skills and backgrounds as actors, storytellers, magicians, side show and improv performers. We have produced an original show each year for the Pittsburgh Fringe, winning the Spirit of the Fringe award (2015), Best Ensemble (2016), honorable mention for Best in Show (2018), and Audience Choice (2019), and have also performed at the Rochester Fringe (2016) and Frigid NY’s So Many Shakespeares festival (2020). Along the way we have developed a style of performing that emphasizes direct address to, and interaction with the audience, along with physical comedy and fight work, and, most importantly, a sense of fun. And swords! We love swords.

Show Run Time:
60 Minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows!
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

6:00pm: The Final Badge    - Sara Kantner
Halcyon Salon

The Final Badge ?by ?Sara Kantner
Live - World Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy

About the Company or Performer(s):
Sara Kantner is a comedian and clown from Pittsburgh, PA. She has trained with world-renowned clown teachers including Philippe Gaulier (France), Carlo Jacucci (France), Zach Zucker (US), and Spymonkey (UK). Her work includes long-form improvisation, characters, and fully embodied play.

Show Run Time:
55 Minutes

?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes)
$10 - General Admission
$7 - Fringe Button Discount

7:00pm: The Seasons - Evening Crane Theatre
Irma Freeman Center

The Seasons by ?Evening Crane Theatre
Live - Pittsburgh Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Theater

About the Company or Performer(s):
?The Evening Crane Theatre (NY) works in 19th century verse plays, and new plays in a lyrical mode.

Show Run Time:
75 Minutes

Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes) (are we doing that this year??)
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

7:00pm: I Pierogi - The Cask of Arlechino - I Pierogi
BGC Community Center

I Pierogi - The Cask of the Arlechino
by ?I Pierogi
Live - Pittsburgh Premiere!
Rating: R
Genre: Theater

About the Company or Performer(s):
I Pierogi (E Pierogi) is a commedia dell arte and long-form scenario based improv troupe based in Pittsburgh. Our mission is to bring laughter and joy to our audiences through our unique and entertaining performances. Our troupe contains a wide variety of actors from the Pittsburgh theatre scene coming together to honor this 500+ year old art from.

Show Run Time:
60 Minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes)
$10 - General Admission
$7 - Fringe Button Discount

7:00pm: "I, TRUMP" - Eoin Carney / Breaking Burgh Productions
​Metta: A Healing Arts Community

I, Trump by ?Breaking Burgh Productions
Live - Pittsburgh Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Theater

Show Run Time:
55 Minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes)
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

8:00pm    Divine Ride…..or Wait? - Savage Art Escape
Fringe Central

Divine Ride.....or Wait? by ?Savage Art Space
Live - World Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Theater

Show Run Time:
45 Minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes) (are we doing that this year??)
$20 - General Admission
$17 - Fringe Button Discount

April 21, 2024

3:00pm: "I, TRUMP" - Eoin Carney / Breaking Burgh Productions
​Metta: A Healing Arts Community

I, Trump by ?Breaking Burgh Productions
Live - Pittsburgh Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Theater

Show Run Time:
55 Minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes)
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

4:00pm: Divine Ride…..or Wait? - Savage Art Escape
Fringe Central

Divine Ride.....or Wait? by ?Savage Art Space
Live - World Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Theater

Show Run Time:
45 Minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes) (are we doing that this year??)
$20 - General Admission
$17 - Fringe Button Discount

6:00pm:Divine Ride…..or Wait? - Savage Art Escape
Fringe Central

Divine Ride.....or Wait? by ?Savage Art Space
Live - World Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Theater

Show Run Time:
45 Minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes) (are we doing that this year??)
$20 - General Admission
$17 - Fringe Button Discount

7:00pm: The Seasons - Evening Crane Theatre
Irma Freeman Center

The Seasons by ?Evening Crane Theatre
Live - Pittsburgh Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Theater

About the Company or Performer(s):
?The Evening Crane Theatre (NY) works in 19th century verse plays, and new plays in a lyrical mode.

Show Run Time:
75 Minutes

Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes) (are we doing that this year??)
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

April 22, 2024

7:00pm: Malc and Friends Comedy Show - Malc and Friends
Mr. Roboto

Malc and Friends Comedy Show by ?Malc and Friends
Live
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy

?About the Company or Performer(s):
Section about the performer(s), places show has been performed, any possible awards, things of note about performer(s), show itself

Show Run Time:
120 Minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes)
$20 - General Admission
$17 - Fringe Button Discount

April 23, 2024

7:30pm: Identity and Stories of the Self - Pittsburgh Playback Theatre
Fringe Central

Identity and Stories of the Self by ?Pittsburgh Playback Theatre
Live - Pittsburgh Premiere!
Rating: PG
Genre: Theater

Show Run Time:
45 Minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows!
- General Admission
- Fringe Button Discount

April 24, 2024

7:00pm: Choreographer's Showcase
Fringe Central

The 2nd Annual Pittsburgh Fringe Choreographers' Showcase featuring
Live
Rating: PG - PG-13
Genre: Dance/Physical Theater

Show Run Time:
60-75 minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows!
$15 - General Admission for the whole Showcase
$12 - Fringe Button Discount for the whole Showcase

April 25, 2024

7:00pm: The Final Badge    - Sara Kantner
Halcyon Salon

The Final Badge ?by ?Sara Kantner
Live - World Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy

About the Company or Performer(s):
Sara Kantner is a comedian and clown from Pittsburgh, PA. She has trained with world-renowned clown teachers including Philippe Gaulier (France), Carlo Jacucci (France), Zach Zucker (US), and Spymonkey (UK). Her work includes long-form improvisation, characters, and fully embodied play.

Show Run Time:
55 Minutes

?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes)
$10 - General Admission
$7 - Fringe Button Discount

7:00pm: Choreographer's Showcase
Fringe Central

The 2nd Annual Pittsburgh Fringe Choreographers' Showcase featuring
Live
Rating: PG - PG-13
Genre: Dance/Physical Theater

Show Run Time:
60-75 minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows!
$15 - General Admission for the whole Showcase
$12 - Fringe Button Discount for the whole Showcase

8:00pm: Don't Stop Believing: A Theatric Remix of the 1980s - Torrey Shine
Bantha Tea Bar

Don't Stop Believing: A Theatric Remix of the 1980s by ?Torrey Shine
Live - Pittsburgh Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Theater
About the Company or Performer(s)
Torrey Shine is a free spirit with an analytical mind. Her writing and performance blend poetry, storytelling, comedy, music, and improv – engaging the audience through a mix of rhythm, rhyme, wordplay, wit, body movement, humor, and soul.

Show Run Time:
60 Minutes

?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows!
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

9:15pm: PLANET PHUCKETT - Bklyn Culture Jam
Fringe Central

PLANET PHUCKETT by ?Bklyn Culture Jam
Live - Pittsburgh Premiere!
Rating: PG
Genre: Theater

Show Run Time:
60 Minutes
?
?Prices:??
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows!
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

April 26, 2024

6:00pm: Don't Stop Believing: A Theatric Remix of the 1980s - Torrey Shine
Bantha Tea Bar

Don't Stop Believing: A Theatric Remix of the 1980s by ?Torrey Shine
Live - Pittsburgh Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Theater
About the Company or Performer(s)
Torrey Shine is a free spirit with an analytical mind. Her writing and performance blend poetry, storytelling, comedy, music, and improv – engaging the audience through a mix of rhythm, rhyme, wordplay, wit, body movement, humor, and soul.

Show Run Time:
60 Minutes

?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows!
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

7:00pm: The Final Badge    - Sara Kantner
Halcyon Salon

The Final Badge ?by ?Sara Kantner
Live - World Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy

About the Company or Performer(s):
Sara Kantner is a comedian and clown from Pittsburgh, PA. She has trained with world-renowned clown teachers including Philippe Gaulier (France), Carlo Jacucci (France), Zach Zucker (US), and Spymonkey (UK). Her work includes long-form improvisation, characters, and fully embodied play.

Show Run Time:
55 Minutes

?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes)
$10 - General Admission
$7 - Fringe Button Discount

7:00pm: "I, TRUMP" - Eoin Carney / Breaking Burgh Productions
​Metta: A Healing Arts Community

I, Trump by ?Breaking Burgh Productions
Live - Pittsburgh Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Theater

Show Run Time:
55 Minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes)
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

8:00pm: Don't Stop Believing: A Theatric Remix of the 1980s - Torrey Shine
Bantha Tea Bar

Don't Stop Believing: A Theatric Remix of the 1980s by ?Torrey Shine
Live - Pittsburgh Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Theater
About the Company or Performer(s)
Torrey Shine is a free spirit with an analytical mind. Her writing and performance blend poetry, storytelling, comedy, music, and improv – engaging the audience through a mix of rhythm, rhyme, wordplay, wit, body movement, humor, and soul.

Show Run Time:
60 Minutes

?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows!
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

8:00pm: Pittsburgh Fringe and DANA Movement Ensemble present Crossing Paths Movement Collective - Crossing Paths Movement Collective
Fringe Central

Pittsburgh Fringe and DANA Movement Ensemble Present: Crossing Paths Movement Collective by ?Crossing Paths Movement Collective
Live - Pittsburgh Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Dance/Physical Theatre

Show Run Time:
60 Minutes
?
?Prices:??
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows!
$20 - General Admission
$17 - Fringe Button Discount

10:00pm: StorySlam - Pittsburgh Fringe
Fringe Central

April 27, 2024

2:00pm: Choreographer's Showcase
Fringe Central

The 2nd Annual Pittsburgh Fringe Choreographers' Showcase featuring
Live
Rating: PG - PG-13
Genre: Dance/Physical Theater

Show Run Time:
60-75 minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows!
$15 - General Admission for the whole Showcase
$12 - Fringe Button Discount for the whole Showcase

4:00pm: The Scottish Play - Brawling Bard Theater
Level Up Studio

The Scottish Play
by ?Brawling Bard Theater
Live - World Premiere!
Rating: PG
Genre: Theater

About the Company:
All our shows are originals, designed for fringe festivals, and most have won awards. Our original shows draw on all our diverse skills and backgrounds as actors, storytellers, magicians, side show and improv performers. We have produced an original show each year for the Pittsburgh Fringe, winning the Spirit of the Fringe award (2015), Best Ensemble (2016), honorable mention for Best in Show (2018), and Audience Choice (2019), and have also performed at the Rochester Fringe (2016) and Frigid NY’s So Many Shakespeares festival (2020). Along the way we have developed a style of performing that emphasizes direct address to, and interaction with the audience, along with physical comedy and fight work, and, most importantly, a sense of fun. And swords! We love swords.

Show Run Time:
60 Minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows!
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

5:00pm:  Don't Stop Believing: A Theatric Remix of the 1980s - Torrey Shine
Bantha Tea Bar

Don't Stop Believing: A Theatric Remix of the 1980s by ?Torrey Shine
Live - Pittsburgh Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Theater
About the Company or Performer(s)
Torrey Shine is a free spirit with an analytical mind. Her writing and performance blend poetry, storytelling, comedy, music, and improv – engaging the audience through a mix of rhythm, rhyme, wordplay, wit, body movement, humor, and soul.

Show Run Time:
60 Minutes

?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows!
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

7:00pm: The Final Badge    - Sara Kantner
Halcyon Salon

The Final Badge ?by ?Sara Kantner
Live - World Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy

About the Company or Performer(s):
Sara Kantner is a comedian and clown from Pittsburgh, PA. She has trained with world-renowned clown teachers including Philippe Gaulier (France), Carlo Jacucci (France), Zach Zucker (US), and Spymonkey (UK). Her work includes long-form improvisation, characters, and fully embodied play.

Show Run Time:
55 Minutes

?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes)
$10 - General Admission
$7 - Fringe Button Discount

7:00pm: "One-Man, No-Woman, Show" - Asher O'Briant
Irma Freeman Center

One-Man, No-Woman, Show by ?Asher O'Briant
Live - U.S. Premiere!
Rating: R
Genre: Theater

Show Run Time:
60 Minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes)
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

7:00pm: "I, TRUMP" - Eoin Carney / Breaking Burgh Productions
​Metta: A Healing Arts Community

I, Trump by ?Breaking Burgh Productions
Live - Pittsburgh Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Theater

Show Run Time:
55 Minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows! (Link to our Ticketleap page selling passes)
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

8:00pm: The Scottish Play - Brawling Bard Theater
Level Up Studio

The Scottish Play
by ?Brawling Bard Theater
Live - World Premiere!
Rating: PG
Genre: Theater

About the Company:
All our shows are originals, designed for fringe festivals, and most have won awards. Our original shows draw on all our diverse skills and backgrounds as actors, storytellers, magicians, side show and improv performers. We have produced an original show each year for the Pittsburgh Fringe, winning the Spirit of the Fringe award (2015), Best Ensemble (2016), honorable mention for Best in Show (2018), and Audience Choice (2019), and have also performed at the Rochester Fringe (2016) and Frigid NY’s So Many Shakespeares festival (2020). Along the way we have developed a style of performing that emphasizes direct address to, and interaction with the audience, along with physical comedy and fight work, and, most importantly, a sense of fun. And swords! We love swords.

Show Run Time:
60 Minutes
?
?Prices:?
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows!
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

8:00pm: Pittsburgh Fringe and DANA Movement Ensemble present Crossing Paths Movement Collective - Crossing Paths Movement Collective
Fringe Central

Pittsburgh Fringe and DANA Movement Ensemble Present: Crossing Paths Movement Collective by ?Crossing Paths Movement Collective
Live - Pittsburgh Premiere!
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Dance/Physical Theatre

Show Run Time:
60 Minutes
?
?Prices:??
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows!
$20 - General Admission
$17 - Fringe Button Discount

9:15pm: PLANET PHUCKETT - Bklyn Culture Jam
Fringe Central

PLANET PHUCKETT by ?Bklyn Culture Jam
Live - Pittsburgh Premiere!
Rating: PG
Genre: Theater

Show Run Time:
60 Minutes
?
?Prices:??
?Day and Weekend Passes available for unlimited shows!
$15 - General Admission
$12 - Fringe Button Discount

Date: April 18-27, 2024

Location: Various Venue in Pittsburgh, PA

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