WELCOME TO WINTER MINI–FEST! We are your Tri-Team—three hearts, three minds, sometimes known as the Powerpuff Girls—and we’re thrilled to guide this fun-sized festival. Celebrating 10 years of winter festivals, we’re back to the name everyone loves: Winter Mini–Fest! Mini in name, huge in spirit—enjoy edgy performances, surprises, and moments that will make you laugh, gasp, and cheer. Happy Winter Mini-Fest everyone!
CONTENTS NOTES..............................................3 BOARD AND STAFF......................4 SPONSORS AND PARTNERS......5 HOW TO FRINGE............................7 VISUAL FRINGE..............................10 KIDS FRINGE...................................11 THE SHOWS....................................12 DAILY SCHEDULE...........................16
A NOTE FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT We’re thrilled to welcome you to the 10th anniversary of our Winter MiniFest! A decade ago, we decided waiting until May’s festival was too long— so we created a weekend of Fringe-y fun to hold us over until summer. Your enthusiasm has made this event more inclusive, accessible, and creatively inspiring each year. To our loyal festival-goers, thank you for your continued support. And to those new to our world of Fringe theatrics, we hope you feel welcome as you explore and enjoy our return to Loch Haven Park. -Marcus Williams
A NOTE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Welcome to the 10th Orlando Fringe Winter Mini-Fest! Curating this milestone year meant honoring a decade of bold, intimate, risk-taking work while lifting up the new voices shaping our future. This lineup brings together emerging creators and brand-new work from returning favorites. Each piece will leave you wanting more. A heartfelt thank you to our staff and volunteers for their dedication. And to our audiences: thank you for joining us and for supporting the kind of fearless, independent art that keeps Fringe thriving and our community creating. I invite you to lean in, explore , and try something new. Curiosity is the heart of this festival. -Tempestt Halstead
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Marcus Williams, President Lynn Hoppes, Vice President Doug Davis, Past President George Fender, Treasurer Dr. Cheryl Robinson, Secretary Jason Flowers
Emily Fontano Mike Marinaccio Chase Padgett Dr. John Payne-Rios Marty Stonerock David H. Abrams
WINTER MINI–FEST STAFF Artistic Director: Tempestt Halstead Director of Experience: Genevieve Bernard Managing Director: Melissa E. Fritzinger Administrative Coordinator: Scott Browning Development Manager: Bruce Costella Associate Festival Producer: Jordan Lewis Box Office Manager: Jennifer Thibodeau Volunteer Coordinator: Amber Schoenwald Visual Fringe Producer: Melanie Leon Kids Fringe Producer: Bethany Post
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Kids Fringe Mini–Morning Fest A FREE morning of Winter Mini–Fest fun just for families!
Saturday, January 10th, 10a-12p, at Orlando Shakes
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10:00am Mini Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
10:15am Mr. Richard and the Pound Hounds
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THE SHOWS
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Special Events
Wednesday, 7:30pm, Yellow Venue
Friday, 6:00pm & Sunday, 5:30pm
2-MAN NO SHOW
Intro to ClownProv!
Sunday, 11:30am, Purple Venue
Sunday, 11:00pm, Purple Venue
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1 Small Lie: Martin Dockery
Martin Dockery Brooklyn, NY
Rating: 13 & UP
Venue: Yellow
Length: 60 MIN
$15
Warnings: Death
Humor, horror, & suspense! In this true-crime thriller set to a killer soundtrack, a family man robs a thief of a ton of money. “5 STARS: Reminds you how good a Fringe play can be.” -Edmonton Journal COMEDY, SOLO-SHOW, STORYTELLING, THEATRE
Thursday, January 8th, 6:50pm Saturday, January 10th, 5:50pm
ANATOMICA - A Comedy About Meat, Bones, & The Skin You’re In Amica Hunter Mount Vernon, WA
Venue: Blue
Rating: 13 & UP
Length: 60 MIN
$15
Warnings: Adult Language, Nudity, Audience Interaction
A hilarious, captivating, and sometimes-unsettling comedy about skeleton types. A gloriously deranged Ted-Talk that’s equal parts stand-up, storytelling, & clown. 5 Stars - Edmonton Journal BURLESQUE, COMEDY, IMPROV, LGBT THEMES, PHYSICAL, PUPPETRY, SOLO-SHOW, STAND UP, STORYTELLING, THEATRE
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Thursday, January 8th, 7:50pm Saturday, January 10th, 5:40pm Sunday, January 11th, 1:15pm
CLYMOVE X RAMBÜS
CLYMOVE Dance, Inc. Brooklyn, NY
Venue: Yellow
Rating: ALL AGES
Length: 60 MIN
$15
Movement meets sound. Emotion meets rhythm. CLYMOVE X RAMBÜS — where dance and music collide in an electrifying live fusion. Experience artistic collaboration — body, beat, and spirit in motion. Saturday, January 10th, 3:30pm Sunday, January 11th, 6:20pm
DANCE
CRACKS
Claire Lochmueller Chicago, IL Venue: Blue Rating: 18 & UP Length: 60 MIN Warnings: Adult Language, Mature Themes, Suicidal Ideations
$15
From a childhood in the Catholic Church/JROTC military school to a multi-award-winning trans theatre-maker. This one-trans-woman dark comedy memoir is as vulnerable as it is funny. COMEDY, DRAMA, LGBT THEMES, SOLO-SHOW, STORYTELLING, THEATRE
Thursday, January 8th, 6:20pm Saturday, January 10th, 4:10pm Sunday, January 11th, 9:40pm
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DAILY SCHEDULE
PURPLE VENUE
Thursday January 8
6:00 PM Private Parts 7:30 PM Portal: A Sci-Fi Fairy Tale 9:00 PM Full of Grace
Friday January 9
6:30 PM Funny Fortunes with Mercado de La Fortuna 8:00 PM The Fabulous King James Bible 9:30 PM The Goodlucks 11:30 PM THE JONBENET CABARET: Flashlight Cabaret
Saturday January 10
2:25 PM Portal: A Sci-Fi Fairy Tale 3:55 PM The Goodlucks 5:25 PM Full of Grace 6:55 PM Funny Fortunes with Mercado de La Fortuna 9:15 PM Private Parts 11:30 PM THE JONBENET CABARET: Flashlight Cabaret
Sunday January 11
11:30 AM 2-MAN NO-SHOW - Intro to ClownProv! 1:40 PM Funny Fortunes with Mercado de La Fortuna 3:10 PM Private Parts 4:40 PM The Goodlucks 6:10 PM The Fabulous King James Bible 8:30 PM Full of Grace 11:00PM Awards Ceremony
BLUE VENUE
YELLOW VENUE
6:20 PM CRACKS 7:50 PM ANATOMICA- A Comedy About Meat, Bones, & The Skin You’re In 9:20 PM Vampira: A Hollywood Horror Story
6:50 PM 1 Small Lie: Martin Dockery 8:20 PM Spin on Truth LP: Live Play Experience 9:50 PM The Event
6:40 PM It’s Alive! LIVE 8:10 PM The Rooms We Carry 9:40 PM The Best Man Show
5:50 PM No Worries If Not 7:20 PM Shirley Gnome: Live, Bare & Natural 8:50 PM The Event 10:25 PM DK Does Movie!!!
1:10 PM Impersonators 2:40 PM Vampira: A Hollywood Horror Story 4:10 PM CRACKS 5:40 PM ANATOMICA- A Comedy About Meat, Bones, & The Skin You’re In 8:05 PM The Best Man Show 9:35 PM It’s Alive! LIVE
12:25 PM The Event 2:00 PM Jon Bennett: THIS WILL ONLY EVER HAPPEN ONCE 3:30 PM CLYMOVE X RAMBÜS 5:50 PM 1 Small Lie: Martin Dockery 7:20 PM No Worries If Not 8:50 PM Softie 10:30 PM Spin on Truth LP: Live Play Experience
1:15 PM ANATOMICA- A Comedy About Meat, Bones, & The Skin You’re In 2:45 PM The Best Man Show 4:15 PM The Rooms We Carry 5:45 PM Impersonators 8:10 PM Vampira: A Hollywood Horror Story 9:40 PM CRACKS
12:50 PM No Worries If Not 2:20 PM Softie 4:00 PM Shirley Gnome: Live Bare & Natural 6:20 PM CLYMOVE X RAMBÜS 8:10 PM Jon Bennett: THIS WILL ONLY EVER HAPPEN ONCE 9:40 PM DK Does Movie!!!
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DK Does Movie!!!
DK Live! Productions Orlando, FL Venue: Yellow
Rating: 13 & UP
Length: 60 MIN
$15
Warnings: Adult Language, Mature Themes, Audience Interaction
DK Reinemer (DK Effect), Ken Hall (Netflix), and Isaac Kessler (1-MAN NO-SHOW) create a movie live on stage based entirely on suggestions and input from you, the audience... LIGHTS! CAMERA! HILARIOUS! COMEDY, DRAMA, IMMERSIVE, IMPROV, PARODY/SPOOF, VARIETY
Friday, January 9th, 10:25pm Sunday, January 11th, 9:40pm
Full of Grace
Andrea Barello Torino, Italy
Venue: Purple
Rating: 13 & UP
Length: 60 MIN
$15
Warnings: Audience Interaction
Padre Andrea is here to administer worship service, but his idea of a service is not quite what you expect. Between strange prayers and unusual confessions, all he wants is that you repent your sins! COMEDY, PHYSICAL, SOLO-SHOW, THEATRE
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Thursday, January 8th, 9:00pm Saturday, January 10th, 5:25pm Sunday, January 11th, 8:30pm
Funny Fortunes with Mercado de la Fortuna
Diane Jorge Miami, FL Venue: Purple
Rating: 13 & UP
Length: 60 MIN
$15
Warnings: Adult Language, Mature Themes, Audience Interaction
An improvised fortune-telling comedy starring Mercado de la Fortuna, the Caped Prophet of Punchlines, delivering hilarious prophecies con mucho, mucho humor. COMEDY, IMMERSIVE, IMPROV, PARODY/SPOOF, SOLO-SHOW
Friday, January 9th, 6:30pm Saturday, January 10th, 6:55pm Sunday, January 11th, 1:40pm
Impersonators
Musetta’s Waltz Productions Orlando, FL Venue: Blue Rating: 13 & UP Length: 40 MIN
$15
Warnings: Adult Language, Mature Themes, Violence
When success becomes a cage, two performers linger in the glow of what was once a dream. Impersonators is an intimate story of love, illusion, and the weight of standing still. DRAMA, THEATRE
Saturday, January 10th, 1:10pm Sunday, January 11th, 5:45pm
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It's Alive! LIVE
Anomalo Labs Orlando, FL Venue: Blue
Rating: 18 & UP
Length: 55 MIN
$15
Warnings: Adult Language, Audience Interaction
Late Night TV is back from the dead in this series of improvised interviews with myth's most monstrous anomalies. Tune in for new episodes with new ghoulish guests each night. COMEDY, IMPROV, PARODY/SPOOF, VARIETY
Friday, January 9th, 6:40pm Saturday, January 10th, 9:35pm
Jon Bennett: THIS WILL ONLY EVER HAPPEN ONCE 2HOOTS PRODUCTIONS Portland, OR
Venue: Yellow
Rating: 13 & UP
Length: 60 MIN
$15
Warnings: Adult Language
A funny, heartfelt storytelling show connecting the thrill of live performance with the wonder of wild animals. From whales to raccoons, it celebrates the unrepeatable. “Bennett is a must-see. ”
★★★★★
COMEDY, SOLO-SHOW, STAND UP, STORYTELLING
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Saturday, January 10th, 2:00pm Sunday, January 11th, 8:10pm
No Worries If Not
Battlefield Heartbreaker Productions Vancouver, BC Venue: Yellow
Rating: 13 & UP
Length: 60 MIN
$15
Warnings: Adult Language, Mature Themes
A comedy about people pleasing (if that’s okay with you). Vancouver-based comedian Katie-Ellen Humphries masterfully blends standup & storytelling in this surprising tale of love, lying and laundry. COMEDY, SOLO-SHOW, STAND UP, STORYTELLING, THEATRE
Friday, January 9th, 5:50pm Saturday, January 10th, 7:20pm Sunday, January 11th, 12:50pm
Portal: A Sci-Fi Fairy Tale
Homicidal Orphans Orlando, FL Venue: Purple
Rating: 13 & UP
Length: 60 MIN
$15
In 2116 AD, the brilliant Petra Devore discovers a phenomenon, the Portal, which can serve as a transition to a higher dimensional realm. A uplifting, intelligent, and exciting science fiction drama. DRAMA
Thursday, January 8th, 7:30pm Saturday, January 10th, 2:25pm
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Private Parts: The Secrets We Keep
Gravity Theatre Vancouver, BC Venue: Purple
Rating: 18 & UP
Length: 60 MIN
$15
Warnings: Adult Language, Mature Themes, Sexual Assault Content, Death
From the multi-award-winning creator of Bangs, Bobs & Banter comes Private Parts: The Secrets We Keep, funny, honest & raw. Some secrets can’t stay hidden. Audience Choice Award (Vancouver Fringe.). COMEDY, DRAMA, SOLO-SHOW, STORYTELLING, THEATRE
Thursday, January 8th, 6:00pm Saturday, January 10th, 9:15pm Sunday, January 11th, 3:10pm
Shirley Gnome: Live, Bare & Natural Heartichoke Arts Vancouver, BC
Length: 60 MIN Venue: Yellow Rating: 18 & UP $15 Warnings: Adult Language, Death, Mature Themes, Sexual Assault, Sexual Content, Violence, Nudity, Bodily Fluids
Juno-nominated cabaret musician from Canada blending comedy, song, and wit. Fearless, uncensored, and hilarious, featuring songs from her new live album. 'genius' - Edmonton Journal
★★★★★
CABARET, COMEDY, MUSICAL, SOLO-SHOW, STAND UP, VARIETY
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Friday, January 9th, 7:20pm Sunday, January 11th, 4:00pm
Softie
Timothy Felton Chicago, IL Venue: Yellow
Rating: 13 & UP
Length: 70 MIN
$15
Warnings: Mature Themes, Audience Interaction
Sometimes a dad is also a daddy. Join Tim Felton (think Mr. Rogers + Pee-wee Herman + Buster Bluth) as he figures out how to connect with people as he gets older...and softer. Saturday, January 10th, 8:50pm Sunday, January 11th, 2:20pm
COMEDY, PHYSICAL, STAND UP
Spin on Truth LP: Live Play Experience SPINdian Orlando, FL
Venue: Yellow
Rating: 7 & UP
Length: 50 MIN
$15
An original collaborative album brought to life on stage. Through dance, music, and video, it reflects on perception, passion, and purpose in the art and careers we live for. DANCE, DRAMA, IMMERSIVE, IMPROV, STORYTELLING, THEATRE, VARIETY
Thursday, January 8th, 8:20pm Saturday, January 10th, 10:30pm
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The Best Man Show
Mark Vigeant Los Angeles, CA Venue: Blue
Length: 60 MIN $15 Rating: 13 & UP Warnings: Adult Language, Mature Themes, Audience Interaction
An interactive and hilarious polyamorous commitment ceremony where the Groom’s brother gives the toast. “Defines the phrases Tour-de-Force and comedy masterclass.” – Reviews Hub
★★★★★
COMEDY, SOLO-SHOW
Friday, January 9th, 9:40pm Saturday, January 10th, 8:05pm Sunday, January 11th, 2:45pm
The Event
Corvito Enterprises London, UK
Venue: Yellow
Rating: 18 & UP
Length: 65 MIN
$15
With deep insight and wit, The Event breaks down the art of performance while exploring the absurdity of life itself. "One of the funniest, cleverest performers around..." -The Herald (Scotland) COMEDY, SOLO-SHOW, THEATRE
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Thursday, January 8th, 9:50pm Friday, January 9th, 8:50pm Saturday, January 10th, 12:25pm
The Fabulous King James Bible
New Generation Theatrical Orlando, FL Venue: Purple
Rating: 18 & UP
Length: 60 MIN
$15
Warnings: Adult Language, Mature Themes
In the 1500's the historically gay King James I proposes a new translation of the bible, much to the chagrin of his traditional high priests.
Friday, January 9th, 8:00pm Sunday, January 11th, 6:10pm
COMEDY
The Goodlucks
BetMaatology Productions St. Louis, MO
Venue: Purple Rating: 18 & UP Length: 60 MIN $15 Warnings: Adult Language, Mature Themes, Audience Interaction
The Goodlucks is a compelling dramedy involving a competitive acting couple who star in a hit Broadway play that challenges their relationship during awards season. COMEDY, DRAMA, IMMERSIVE, LGBT THEMES, THEATRE
Friday, January 9th, 9:30pm Saturday, January 10th, 3:55pm Sunday, January 11th, 4:40pm
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THE JONBENET CABARET: Flashlight Cabaret
2HOOTS PRODUCTIONS & Orlando Fringe Orlando, FL
Venue: Purple
Rating: 18 & UP
Length: 60 MIN
$15
Warnings: Adult Language, Mature Themes, Sexual Content, Nudity, Bodily Fluids, Audience Interaction
It's BACK! A wild flashlight-lit variety show from Fringe icon Jon Bennett! Expect chaos, comedy, dance, burlesque, puppets & absurdity as artists perform anything but their usual acts. BURLESQUE, CABARET, COMEDY, DANCE, DRAG, IMPROV, LGBT THEMES, MAGIC, PHYSICAL, VARIETY
Friday, January 9th, 11:30pm Saturday, January 10th, 11:30pm
The Rooms We Carry
Quantum Leap Productions Orlando, FL
Length: 50 MIN Venue: Blue Rating: 13 & UP Warnings: Adult Language, Death, Mature Themes, Strobe Light, Audience Interaction
$15
Through improvised movement, visual media, lighting, and music, The Rooms We Carry is an intimate exploration of how our past experiences shape the people we continue to become. DANCE, IMMERSIVE, STORYTELLING
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Friday, January 9th, 8:10pm Sunday, January 11th, 4:15pm
Vampira: A Hollywood Horror Story Ingrid Garner Fullerton, CA
Venue: Blue Rating: 18 & UP Length: 60 MIN Warnings: Death, Mature Themes, Sexual Content, Eating Disorders
$15
17X Fringe award-winner Ingrid Garner (Eleanor’s Story) resurrects the undead legacy of Vampira, TV’s first horror host, and the mercurial life of her creator in a dazzling multimedia performance. COMEDY, LGBT THEMES, SOLO-SHOW, THEATRE
Thursday, January 8th, 9:20pm Saturday, January 10th, 2:40pm Sunday, January 11th, 8:10pm
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