Rochester Fringe Festival Guide 2015

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OFFICIAL FRINGE GUIDE SEPTEMBER 17-26, 2015

In our fourth year, the First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival is bigger, brighter, and braver than ever. Audiences can experience shows that range from a new hot-tub musical to a world-renowned, site-specific theatre piece to dancer Bill Evans’ return to the area to celebrate his 75th birthday to sword-fighting comedy to…so much more.

Critically acclaimed, unique and unordinary. The Fringe has grown exponentially from last year (a mere 60,000+ attendees in 2014), now bringing you over 500 diverse performances and events to more than 25 indoor and outdoor venues in and around downtown Rochester’s East End Cultural District. At the festival hub, a new Spiegeltent makes a breathtaking premiere in Rochester!

All the Fringe needs now is YOU! Go experience dance! Go watch

comedy! Go see a show and be part of the festival! And bring your friends. Lots of them. And come back often. Support our sponsors, listed in this guide and displayed at locations around the Festival, on whose generosity we rely to endure and flourish. Eat, drink

and be fringy. One looks especially fringy in a “Fringe Fanatic” t-shirt or wearing a headset walking around the city or watching free Shakespeare or…

The Board of Directors of the Rochester Fringe Festival

AND NOW, A WORD FROM OUR TITLE SPONSOR:

At First Niagara, we embrace opportunities that enhance our downtown, encourage community collaboration and build partnerships. The Fringe is an innovative performing arts festival that has quickly become one of the premier events of its kind in

the country. This year’s festival will be bigger than ever, attracting more than 60,000 spectators and several hundred performers.

So please join us downtown to see the Spiegeltent, take in some standup comedy, dance at Silent Disco, and experience the pedestrianbased live art experience Remote Rochester. With hundreds of unique shows to choose from in our incredible line-up, there is nothing quite like the 2015 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival!

Suzanne Nasipak-Chapman First Niagara Rochester Market Executive

Cover image: Cabinet of Wonders and Princess Wendy’s Late Nite Tease Room’s Heidi Morgan

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First Niagara has a long-standing tradition of supporting our communities and empowering them to thrive. We are very proud to once again be the title sponsor of the First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival. The Fringe celebrates Rochester’s creative spirit and brings incredible excitement and notoriety to our great City.

WELCOME TO THE FRINGE!

WE CAN’T MASK OUR ENTHUSIAM!

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CONTENTS

SPIEGELTENT

50

SHOWS

Comedy

Tickets & Box Office

34 36

SPIEGELTENT

58

SHOWS

Dance

14

Day-by-day Schedule

38

SPIEGELGARDEN

Shows & Entertainment

62

SHOWS

Multidisciplinary

24

Friday on the Fringe

42

Upside Downton

66

SHOWS

Music

26 28

Remote Rochester

44

Gibbs Street

82

SHOWS

Spoken Word

SPIEGELTENT & SPIEGELGARDEN

48

SHOWS

Listings Key

84

SHOWS

Theatre

SPIEGELTENT

49

SHOWS

Children’s

98

SHOWS

Visual Art & Film

100

Index

102

Map & Venues

10

Fringe Information

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One Fringe Place

Cabinet of Wonders

Jamie Lissow Silent Disco & Brown Bag Disco

PLEASE NOTE: All shows and times in this guide are subject to change.

Please check WWW.ROCHESTERFRINGE.COM for up-to-date information.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Justin L. Vigdor (Chairman), Senior Counsel, Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Dr. Grant Holcomb Former Director, Memorial Art Gallery

Dr. Paul Burgett Vice President, University of Rochester

Ruby Lockhart Executive Director, Garth Fagan Dance

Dr. Sylvie Beaudette Director, Summer@Eastman and Assistant Professor, Eastman School of Music

Alexa Scott-Flaherty Director of Development, Writers & Books and Actress

Mike Calabrese Owner, Java’s and Good Luck and Co-Founder, POST Magazine

Dr. Elaine Spaull Director, Center for Youth and Council Member, City of Rochester

Nina Caruso Manager of Special Projects, Burchfield Penney Art Center (Buffalo)

Deborah Stendardi Vice President, Rochester Institute of Technology

Mark Cuddy Artistic Director, Geva Theatre Center

Heidi Zimmer-Meyer President, Rochester Downtown Development Corporation

FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

Mark A. Costello Partner, Boylan Code LLP

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Meredith Smith Associate Vice President, RIT

Erica Fee Festival Producer

Burton Speer Partner, Mengel Metzger Barr & Co. LLP

David Henderson Artistic Director, Method Machine

Darren Stevenson Founder and Artistic Director, PUSH Physical Theatre

STAFF Erica Fee Festival Producer Jenn Lyons General Manager Sally Cohen Publicist Matt DeTurck Creative Director Gloria Smith of Media Connection LLC Media Buyer & Planner Benita Yen Director of Social Media & Copy Teddy Sainphor Director of Ticketing

Margit Brazda Poirier and Carolyn Kourofsky of Grants 4 Good LLC Fundraising Consultant Rob Ferguson Volunteer & Interns Coordinator Lisa Granby Volunteer Coordinator & Dir. of Merchandise Erich Camping Chief Photographer Kelli Marsh, John Schlia, and Jason Wilder Photographers

Makeway Agency Web Design & Development Emily Stork Festival Lighting Designer Ben Fang Gibbs Street Music Bookings Katy Kepler Assistant to the General Manager Matthew D. Guarnere, Angela Giuseppetti, and Doug Kane Production Managers Kelly Flegel Spiegeltent House Manager

Martin Leary TV Commercial Director

Brian Grinnell Occupancy Consultant

Agathi Georgiou Event Coordinator

Matt Robinson Brian Piazza Abby Chapman Emmalouise St. Armand Box Office Staff

Rev. Winterbourne LaPucelle Jones Gospel Sunday Coordinator Andrew Sundberg Food Vendors Coordinator Sammi Cohen Assistant Publicist Noah Almekinder, Greg Flanders, Rebecca Holtz, Silas Holtz, Jenny Kleinhenz, Daniel Rehor, Michael Rehor Production Staff

Danier Cooper (UR), Julia Curtis (UR), Will Gfeller (SUNY Geneseo), Kylie Sargeant (UR), and Catherine Siniscalco (Syracuse U.) Interns

NEW YORK STATE SUPPORT

CURRENT AT TIME OF PRINT

PARTNERS & SPONSORS FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

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TITLE SPONSOR

FOUNDING HIGHER ED PARTNERS

COMMUNITY SPONSORS

Ames Amzalak memorial Trust

SPIEGELTENT SPONSOR

PUBLIC SUPPORT

SPIEGELTENT PROGRAMMING SPONSOR

Elaine P. & Richard U. Wilson Foundation PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SPONSORS

CO-PRODUCING SPONSORS

Mary Mulligan Trust HIGHER ED PARTNER

Ronald Fielding

PRINT MEDIA PARTNER

OFFICIAL HOTEL PARTNER

TV PARTNER

DIGITAL PARTNER

CURRENT AT TIME OF PRINT

SPIEGELGARDEN SPONSORS

SPIEGELTENT LOGISTICS SPONSOR

THEATREROCS STAGE SPONSOR

ASSOCIATE HIGHER ED PARTNERS

PARTNERS & SPONSORS

OFFICIAL CONSTRUCTION PARTNER

ASSOCIATE PRODUCING SPONSORS

Fred & Floy Willmott Foundation LIVE MUSIC SPONSOR

OFFICIAL PRINTER

UPSIDE DOWNTON CO-PRODUCER

CHECK IN PARTNER

PUBLIC TV PARTNER

The Rubens Family Foundation

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OFFICIAL BEER

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Gouvernet Arts Fund at

CURRENT AT TIME OF PRINT

PARTNERS & SPONSORS FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

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FRINGE FRIEND

FRINGE FANS CANANDAIGUA NATIONAL BANK

BURT GORDON

PALLET EXPRESS

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING Costanza Enterprises

Andy Gallina

Jennifer Jones

Reform Lutheran Church

Sonny’s Landing

City of Rochester Bureau of Parking

Lauren Gallina

Ed Matuck

Jeff Rodgers

Diane Spada Kinyon

Ken Glazer

Mt. Hope Cemetery

RTS

Stacy K Floral

Grove Street Association

Sandy Moncrief

Joel Seligman

Wayne Whitney

Timothy Intili

One East Avenue

Winn Development

Don Jeffries

Fred Palmer

Congresswoman Louise Slaughter

Bill Destler Rich DiMarco Imani Dodley Vinnie Esposito

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INFORMATION FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

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IN AND AROUND DOWNTON ROCHESTER’S EAST END

Thursday, Sept. 17 – Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015

WWW.ROCHESTERFRINGE.COM Rochester Fringe Festival

@RochesterFringe

@Rochester_Fringe

A brief history of Fringe Festivals In 1947, eight theatre groups turned up – uninvited – to perform at the newly established and curated Edinburgh International Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. Although 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 “fringe festival” to

describe these non-juried shows that began turning up annually.

The Edinburgh Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world, with 2015’s edition featuring nearly 50,000 performances of over 3,100 productions at 300 venues around the city. Today, there are more than 200 fringe festivals worldwide, with around 50 in the United States.

What is a Fringe Festival?

Set-Up of Rochester Fringe

A fringe festival is a multi-day, multigenre arts festival that celebrates and inspires creativity. In short, it’s several days of theatre, dance, music, comedy and much more – an amazing, all-youcan-eat arts smorgasbord. Many of the shows are new explorations that engage audiences in different and exciting ways, and take place in venues that range from traditional theatre spaces to the weird and wacky.

Rochester follows the Edinburgh model. Within the United States, we are most similar to Philadelphia’s FringeArts (formerly Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe) in that we have a bifurcated model.

The Fringe curates everything in the Spiegeltent and Spiegelgarden, as well as all free entertainment on Gibbs Street and at Friday on the Fringe.

The remainder of the shows are curated by the venues themselves.

History of Rochester Fringe 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.

The first-ever First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival in 2012 drew more than 33,000 people over five days to downtown Rochester. The second annual Fringe doubled in length to ten days, and drew more than 50,000 attendees; last year’s third Fringe attracted more than 60,000 visitors with over 380 performances and events. The 2015 Fringe has more than 500 offerings, once again with more than 120 free options.

How do I participate in Fringe?

The application process for Fringe shows is from early March to midApril at rochesterfringe.com. It is free to apply. To become a Fringe volunteer, head over to rochesterfringe.com to sign up. We can always use help, and volunteers can qualify for a Fringe t-shirt and free tickets!

The First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival was the first fringe festival in Upstate New York and is now one of most attended in the country.

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

FESTIVAL HUB September 17-26 ONE FRINGE PLACE at the corner of Main & Gibbs Streets, Rochester, NY 14604 The Spiegeltent, Spiegelgarden (outdoor beer & wine lounge), Fringe Box Office & Info Booth, food trucks, Fringe Store (merchandise tent), and free entertainment.

Spiegeltent & Spiegelgarden: see pages 28-29 for details

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Temporary ATMs fan be found at One Fringe Place (Corner of Gibbs & Main) (September 17–26) and Martin Luther King, Jr. Park at Manhattan Square (September 18). Many venues also have ATMs.

Parking

The First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival is held in Downtown Rochester’s East End. Most venues are within walking distance of each other, which allows for one-time parking. The Fringe recommends one of the many surface lots and parking garages located near One Fringe Place on Main & Gibbs Streets. See map on page 102 for parking locations.

Please note that the City of Rochester charges $7/car for all festival parking.

Bike Parking

Because the Fringe is a pedestrianfriendly event, it’s also an ideal venue for those travelling by bicycle! The Fringe hub is easily accessible from East Avenue, with many bike racks and loops nearby. If you’re travelling 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. As always, it’s better to be safe than sorry: LOCK YOUR BIKE & WEAR A HELMET.

Box Office & Info Booth

The Fringe Info Booth will be located within the box office at One Fringe Place (Corner of Main & Gibbs) for the duration of the festival (September 17–26th). There will be a separate info booth at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park at Manhattan Square (Chestnut Street & Court Street) for Friday on the Fringe on September 18th.

INDOOR VENUES

Accessibility

Most Fringe venues are handicapped accessible. A full list of accessibility details is available on our website at rochesterfringe.com/accessibility.

Please note that the Spiegeltent is accessible to those in wheelchairs or motorized scooters. Individuals being dropped off may pull up to the front of a venue or at the corner of Main & Gibbs St. Individuals needing further assistance may also contact the Fringe at info@rochesterfringe.com.

Lost & Found

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.

INFORMATION

ATMs

Additional Questions?

Please contact us by emailing info@rochesterfringe.com.

We have more than 20 indoor, neighborhood venues within and surrounding our East End hub.

Please check the map on page 102 for all locations.

OUTDOOR VENUES

Martin Luther King Jr. Park at Manhattan Square

Gibbs Street

September 17-26

Friday, September 18 FRIDAY ON THE FRINGE

Saturday, September 19 Sunday, September 20 Friday, September 25 Saturday, September 26

ONE FRINGE PLACE at the corner of Main & Gibbs Streets, Rochester, NY 14604

Chestnut Street & Court Street, Rochester, NY 14604

Departure point for Remote Rochester and free entertainment including Pedestrian Drive-In. Plus a festive, inviting outdoor beer and wine lounge with a magical vibe.

Open 5-9pm; Grounded Aerial at 8pm

See page 29 for details

See page 24 for details

Free entertainment, food, beer, wine and a spectacular performance by the world-renowned Grounded Aerial.

GIBBS STREET between East Avenue and Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604 Free entertainment, chalk art, street performances, food, beer and wine.

See page 44 for details

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Spiegelgarden

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TICKETS & BOX OFFICE FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

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TICKETS 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 out at home or download directly to your smartphone. Paper tickets can also be printed at the Fringe Box Office at One Fringe Place starting September 13th.

There are 4 ways you can purchase tickets: at In person at 1 Online 4 WWW.ROCHESTERFRINGE.COM THE FRINGE BOX OFFICE (No additional fees)

phone, by calling 2 By 585-957-9837

(Corner of Main & Gibbs Streets, Rochester, NY 14604) during open hours, below.The Fringe Box Office accepts cash, debit, and credit cards.

during phone hours, below.

(Additional phone admin fees apply.)

BEFORE FRINGE Sunday, September 13: 12-4pm

July 14 – September 12 Thursdays: 6pm – 8pm Saturdays: 12pm – 3pm

Monday, September 14 – Wednesday, September 16: 12:30-5:30pm

September 13 – September 26 Phone lines are open during the Fringe Box Office hours, listed at right.

DURING FRINGE Thursday, September 17: 12:30-10pm

at 3 InALLperson FRINGE VENUES

Tickets may be purchased at the door, if still available, starting one hour prior to performance. All venues accept cash, debit, and credit cards.

Friday, September 18: 5-11pm Saturday, September 19: 12-11pm Sunday, September 20: 12-10pm Monday, September 21 – Thursday, September 24: 5-10pm Friday, September 25: 5-11pm Saturday, September 26: 12-11pm

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

PLEASE NOTE: All shows and times in this guide are subject to change.

Please check WWW.ROCHESTERFRINGE.COM for up-to-date information.

10 Days of Fringe. One Pass.

You do the math.

With this Fringe binge option, you have allinclusive access to see as many shows as humanly possible and save a whole lot. Fringe fanatic passes are $190 and are available at rochesterfringe.com, via the phone line, or at the Spiegeltent Box Office until September 15. A limited amount of passes are available so once they’re gone, they’re gone.

Here’s the deal:

Use your Fringe Fanatic Pass to book your ticket in two ways: Get your ticket on the day of 1 the show AT THE VENUE start-

ing 30 minutes prior to the show you want to attend. That’s how real groupies do it.

your ticket on the day of the show 2 Get AT THE FRINGE BOX OFFICE or by calling the

Ticket Line. We’ll even let you email us your choices that day while you are eating breakfast or enjoying your coffee. (This dedicated email address is sent to Fringe Fanatic passholders upon purchase.)

TICKETS & BOX OFFICE

FRINGE FANATIC PASS

See how easy that is? Go ahead. Fringe yourself.

Step right up and get your Fringe Fanatic Pass for $190 at ROCHESTERFRINGE.COM

Cabinet of Wonders (Spiegeltent) The pass applies to the following performances: Saturday, Sep. 19 2:00pm Sunday, Sep. 20 2:00pm Monday, Sep. 21 7:30pm Tuesday, Sep. 22 7:30pm Saturday, Sep. 26 2:00pm

The pass applies to any performance of: Jamie Lissow (Spiegeltent) Princess Wendy’s Late Nite Tease Room (Spiegeltent) Silent Disco (Spiegeltent) Brown Bag Disco (Spiegeltent)

Remote Rochester The pass applies to the following performances: Thursday, Sep. 17 1:30pm Monday, Sep. 21 1:30pm Tuesday, Sep. 22 1:30pm Wednesday, Sep. 23 1:30pm

The pass does NOT apply to Upside Downton.

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PLEASE NOTE: • Seating is NOT reserved with the Fringe Fanatic Pass. It is available on a space available basis only.

Popular performances may sell out in advance.

• Pre-ordered Fringe Fanatic Passes will be mailed immediately after Labor Day via certified mail.

• The Fringe Fanatic Pass applies to all shows at all venues, with the following restrictions:

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DAY-BY-DAY SCHEDULE FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

7:30pm-8:30pm • Hidden in This Picture TheatreROCS Stage • $10 • THEATRE

1:00pm-5:00pm • Theater of War Gallery r • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM

7:30pm-8:30pm • Love Letters RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $12 • THEATRE

1:30pm-3:30pm • Remote Rochester Spiegelgarden • $25 • THEATRE 5:00pm-10:00pm • Osher Lifelong Learning Art Display The Little: Little Theatre 2-5 Lobby • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 5:00pm-10:00pm • RIT’s Photo House The Little: Little Theatre 2-5 Lobby • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM

7:30pm-8:30pm • Merged III Geva Theatre Center • Standard: $12, Children: $10, Students With ID: $10, Seniors: $10 • DANCE 7:30pm-9:00pm • Cabinet of Wonders Spiegeltent • Standard: $33, VIP Booth (seats 6): $182 • MULTIDISC. 7:30pm-9:25pm • Pitch Perfect Spiegelgarden • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM

5:30pm-7:30pm • Remote Rochester Spiegelgarden • $25 • THEATRE

8:00pm-9:00pm • Garvey High ‘95 Bernunzio Uptown Music • $12 • THEATRE

6:00pm-6:45pm • Hot Tub The Musical Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE

8:00pm-9:00pm • Rochester Rewritten MuCCC • $10 • SPOKEN WORD

6:00pm-7:00pm • BIO/DANCE & Social Justice Geva Theatre Center • Standard: $12, Children: $8, Students With ID: $8, Seniors: $8 • DANCE

8:30pm-9:15pm • Bushwhacked: Internal Journey Spiegelgarden • $12 • COMEDY

Jr. Park at Manhattan Square • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 5:00pm-11:00pm • Osher Lifelong Learning Art Display The Little: Little Theatre 2-5 Lobby • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 5:00pm-11:00pm • RIT’s Photo House The Little: Little Theatre 2-5 Lobby • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 5:30pm-6:20pm • Dashboard Dramas II Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE

6:00pm-6:15pm • Feadán Òr Pipe Band Martin Luther King Jr. Park at Manhattan Square • FREE • MUSIC

9:00pm-10:00pm • An Exploration of Music and Light Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall • $10 • MUSIC

6:00pm-6:30pm • Dangerous Signs: Living Life Out Loud The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • THEATRE

9:00pm-10:00pm • Fruit Flies Like a Banana - Alphabetical Disorder Blackfriars Theatre • $16 • MULTIDISC.

6:30pm-7:20pm • Dashboard Dramas II Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE

9:00pm-10:00pm • NO SAFE WORD Geva Theatre Center • Standard: $12, Students With ID: $10, Seniors: $10 • DANCE

6:30pm-7:30pm • Uncle Yo: The Geek Inherit the Earth Geva Theatre Center • Standard: $12, Students With ID: $8 • COMEDY

9:00pm-10:00pm • Stoner and Slick TheatreROCS Stage • $10 • THEATRE

6:30pm-7:45pm • 1916 Martin Luther King Jr. Park at Manhattan Square • FREE • MUSIC

9:30pm-10:30pm • SOTA Connections RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $10, Student: $5 • MUSIC

7:00pm-7:30pm • Twain’s Amazing Tales MuCCC • $8 • THEATRE

7:00pm-7:45pm • Hot Tub The Musical Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

7:00pm-8:00pm • Garth Fagan Dance Up Close & Personal Garth Fagan Dance Studio • $18 • DANCE

1:00pm-5:00pm • Theater of War Gallery r • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM

7:00pm-8:00pm • An Exploration of Music and Light Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall • $10 • MUSIC

6:30pm-7:30pm • Murder By MacGuffin! RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $12 • THEATRE 7:00pm-7:40pm • Rev. JW Loguen: King of the Underground Railroad MuCCC • Standard: $10, Under 18: $5 • THEATRE

7:00pm-8:00pm • A NIGHT at the OLD CIRCLE and Other Tales from Celtic Tradition Writers & Books • $10 • SPOKEN WORD 7:00pm-9:00pm • La Cage Aux Folles RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • Standard: $25, Students: $22, Seniors: $22 • THEATRE 7:15pm-7:30pm • Film Poems Spiegelgarden • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 7:30pm-8:15pm • Bushwhacked: Internal Journey Spiegelgarden • $12 • COMEDY

1:30pm-3:30pm • Remote Rochester Spiegelgarden • $25 • THEATRE 2:00pm-10:00pm • Poolastic Rochester Contemporary Art Center • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 5:00pm-6:00pm • Shine Martin Luther King Jr. Park at Manhattan Square • FREE • MUSIC 5:00pm-9:00pm • Friday on the Fringe Martin Luther King Jr. Park at Manhattan Square • FREE 5:00pm-9:00pm • Light Graffiti Experience Martin Luther King

8:00pm-9:00pm • Shitty Lives MuCCC • Standard: $12, Student: $10, Senior: $10 • THEATRE

5:30pm-6:30pm • Al Biles and GenJam The Little: Café • FREE • MUSIC

6:30pm-7:30pm • Black Comedy RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • Standard: $10, Kids & Students: $8 • THEATRE

6:00pm-7:00pm • Sticks, Strings, and Paint TheatreROCS Stage • $15 • MULTIDISC.

8:00pm-9:00pm • The Lonely Ones Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $12 • MUSIC

8:30pm-9:30pm • Christina Custode RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $12 • MUSIC

8:30pm-9:45pm • Me, Ray Charles and Sammy Davis Jr RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $18 • MUSIC

6:00pm-7:00pm • Rochester Ukulele Orchestra Bernunzio Uptown Music • $7 • MUSIC

8:00pm-9:00pm • FIDDLIN’ IN THE CRACKS: An evening with Howie Lester, episode 4 The Little: Café • FREE • MULTIDISC.

7:00pm-7:45pm • Passive Aggressives Anonymous Bernunzio Uptown Music • $8 • MUSIC

7:00pm-8:00pm • The Peter Torpey Trio Java’s Cafe • FREE • MUSIC 7:30pm-8:30pm • Digital Stories from RIT The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • SPOKEN WORD 7:30pm-8:30pm • El merengue lleva sal RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $12, Student: $6 • THEATRE 7:30pm-8:30pm • What’s Going On RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • Standard: $25, Students: $15 • MUSIC 8:00pm-8:25pm • Grounded Aerial Martin Luther King Jr. Park at Manhattan Square • FREE • MULTIDISC.

9:00pm-10:00pm • Garth Fagan Dance Up Close & Personal Garth Fagan Dance Studio • $18 • DANCE 9:00pm-10:00pm • ILL DOOTS The (I) (L)ove (L)iving Movement Bernunzio Uptown Music • $10 • MUSIC 9:00pm-10:00pm • NO SAFE WORD Geva Theatre Center • Standard: $12, Students With ID: $10, Seniors: $10 • DANCE 9:00pm-10:00pm • TheatreROCS Showcase TheatreROCS Stage • FREE • THEATRE 9:00pm-10:30pm • Cabinet of Wonders Spiegeltent • Standard: $33, VIP Booth (seats 6): $182 • MULTIDISC. 9:15pm-10:15pm • Madeleine McQueen and The Breeze Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $8 • MUSIC 9:30pm-10:15pm • Minds Open Wide The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • MUSIC 9:30pm-10:30pm • Mrs. Cage RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $10 • THEATRE 10:00pm-11:00pm • Son of Suddhodana MuCCC • $10 • MULTIDISC. 10:15pm-11:15pm • A Spirit Gathering Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $15 • SPOKEN WORD 10:30pm-11:30pm • The Big Wigs Featuring Mrs Kasha Davis and Aggy Dune TheatreROCS Stage • $15 • THEATRE  continues on page 16

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18  continues from page 14 10:30pm-11:45pm • Dystopia: Explosion Highway Geva Theatre Center • $10 • COMEDY

the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $10 • MUSIC 1:00pm-2:00pm • A Spirit Gathering Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $15 • SPOKEN WORD

3:00pm-3:45pm • Mounafanyi MuCCC • Standard: $10, 10 And Under: $6 • MULTIDISC. 3:00pm-3:50pm • Dashboard Dramas II Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE

11:00pm-1:00am • Silent Disco Spiegeltent • $8 • DANCE

1:00pm-2:00pm • Tales of the North Street Cafegymnorium TheatreROCS Stage • $10 • SPOKEN WORD

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

3:00pm-4:00pm • Christina Custode RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $12 • MUSIC

1:00pm-5:00pm • Theater of War Gallery r • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM

3:00pm-4:00pm • Thank You Kiss Presents Tender Gestures Blackfriars Theatre • $12 • COMEDY

1:30pm-2:15pm • Hot Tub The Musical Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE

3:00pm-10:00pm • UR Arts Bus Gibbs Street (between Main & East) • FREE • MULTIDISC.

1:30pm-2:20pm • Dashboard Dramas II Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE

3:45pm-4:45pm • A Spirit Gathering Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $15 • SPOKEN WORD

9:30am-11:30am • Remote Rochester Spiegelgarden • $25 • THEATRE 10:00am-10:40am • The Popsicle-stick Wand Writers & Books • Standard: $10, Children 15 And Under: $5 • CHILDREN’S 10:30am-11:20am • Flower City Vaudeville RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • Standard: $10, Kids 12 & Under: $5 • CHILDREN’S 11:00am-12:00pm • Fairy Tales with a Twist RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • Standard: $10, Kids 12 & Under: $0 • CHILDREN’S 11:30am-12:30pm • Nothing is Written TheatreROCS Stage • $10 • THEATRE 11:30am-4:00pm • 2015 RIT Student Honors Show The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 12:00pm-12:50pm • Tales of Scheherazade Writers & Books • $12 • MULTIDISC.

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12:00pm-1:00pm • Mrs. Cage RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $10 • THEATRE 12:00pm-1:00pm • PUSH Physical Theatre RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $18 • THEATRE

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1:00pm-2:00pm • Matthew Cochran Trio RAPA at School of

12:00pm-1:00pm • Stages of the Game Teen Improv Troupe MuCCC • $8 • COMEDY 12:00pm-1:30pm • The Museum of Johny Rochester Contemporary Art Center • FREE • THEATRE 12:00pm-11:00pm • Osher Lifelong Learning Art Display The Little: Little Theatre 2-5 Lobby • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 12:00pm-11:00pm • RIT’s Photo House The Little: Little Theatre 2-5 Lobby • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 1:00pm-2:00pm • Fruit Flies Like a Banana - Alphabetical Disorder Blackfriars Theatre • $16 • MULTIDISC.

1:30pm-3:30pm • Remote Rochester Spiegelgarden • $25 • THEATRE 2:00pm-2:45pm • Mounafanyi MuCCC • Standard: $10, 10 And Under: $6 • MULTIDISC. 2:00pm-2:45pm • Sladki Doumi Women’s Balkan Chorus Writers & Books • $5 • MUSIC 2:00pm-3:00pm • El merengue lleva sal RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $12, Student: $6 • THEATRE 2:00pm-3:00pm • Harmony, Old & New Lyric Theater: Main Stage • $12 • MUSIC 2:00pm-3:00pm • Róisín Dubh Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall • $10 • MUSIC 2:00pm-3:30pm • Cabinet of Wonders Spiegeltent • Standard: $29, Kids’ Matinee Price (Ages 5 - 13): $21, VIP Booth (Seats 6): $165 • MULTIDISC. 2:00pm-3:30pm • The Museum of Johny Rochester Contemporary Art Center • FREE • THEATRE 2:30pm-3:15pm • Feathered Landing: A Convergence of Dances Geva Theatre Center • Standard: $12, Students With ID: $8 • DANCE

4:00pm-4:30pm • Brick City Singers The Little: Café • FREE • MUSIC 4:00pm-4:45pm • Hot Tub The Musical Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE 4:00pm-4:50pm • Dashboard Dramas II Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE 4:00pm-5:00pm • English Country Dancers Eastman School of Music: Sproull Atrium at Miller Center • FREE • DANCE 4:00pm-5:00pm • Merged III Geva Theatre Center • Standard: $12, Children: $10, Students With ID: $10, Seniors: $10 • DANCE 4:00pm-5:00pm • Percentage RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $10, Students: $5 • THEATRE 4:00pm-5:00pm • Sure-Minded Uncertainties TheatreROCS Stage • $10 • MULTIDISC. 4:00pm-5:30pm • The Museum of Johny Rochester Contemporary Art Center • FREE • THEATRE 4:30pm-5:00pm • Snowbelt Morris Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • DANCE

2:30pm-3:30pm • James and the Giant Peach: The Musical RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • Standard: $16, Kids 12 & Under: $8 • CHILDREN’S

5:00pm-5:30pm • Weird Songs, Joan Burch The Little: Café • FREE • MUSIC

2:30pm-3:30pm • Sticks, Strings, and Paint TheatreROCS Stage • $15 • MULTIDISC. 3:00pm-3:20pm • Eight Beat Measure The Little: Café • FREE • MUSIC

5:00pm-6:00pm • Desert Rhythms Middle Eastern Dance Troupe RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • Standard: $10, Kids 12 & Under: $5 • DANCE

3:00pm-3:45pm • Hot Tub The Musical Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE

5:00pm-6:00pm • The Rainbow Fish Blackfriars Theatre • $10 • THEATRE

5:00pm-5:40pm • Grey Light Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC

5:00pm-6:00pm • Tides of Magnets RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • Standard: $10, Seniors: $8, Kids 12 & Under: $8 • DANCE 5:00pm-6:15pm • AS THE DEAD PREY UPON US MuCCC • $10 • THEATRE 5:30pm-6:15pm • Becoming Grandma Kat The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • THEATRE 5:30pm-6:30pm • The Big Wigs Featuring Mrs Kasha Davis and Aggy Dune TheatreROCS Stage • $15 • THEATRE 6:00pm-6:40pm • Triskele Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC 6:00pm-6:50pm • Estrofest Comedy: Over the Top Geva Theatre Center • $16 • COMEDY 6:00pm-6:50pm • The Fiery Sword of Justice RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $15, Seniors/Students/Veterans: $12 • THEATRE 6:00pm-7:00pm • Krapp’s Last Tape Writers & Books • $10 • THEATRE 7:00pm-7:45pm • The Accidental Magician The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • THEATRE 7:00pm-7:50pm • The YellowJackets Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC 7:00pm-8:00pm • Cut Off Blackfriars Theatre • $12 • MUSIC 7:00pm-8:00pm • Garth Fagan Dance Up Close & Personal Garth Fagan Dance Studio • $18 • DANCE 7:00pm-8:00pm • Shitty Lives MuCCC • Standard: $12, Student: $10, Senior : $10 • THEATRE 7:00pm-8:00pm • Unleashed!

IMPROV Presents: Other Peoples’ Shows TheatreROCS Stage • $10 • COMEDY 7:00pm-8:15pm • Me, Ray Charles and Sammy Davis Jr RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $18 • MUSIC 7:00pm-8:30pm • Cabinet of Wonders Spiegeltent • Standard: $33, VIP Booth (seats 6): $182 • MULTIDISC. 7:30pm-8:30pm • After Hours - A Cappella Hour Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall • $10 • MUSIC 7:30pm-8:30pm • The Sunshine Group The Little: Café • FREE • MUSIC 7:30pm-8:30pm • Uncle Yo: The Geek Inherit the Earth Geva Theatre Center • Standard:

8:00pm-8:45pm • Passive Aggressives Anonymous Bernunzio Uptown Music • $8 • MUSIC

10:00pm-11:00pm • Sure-Minded Uncertainties TheatreROCS Stage • $10 • MULTIDISC.

12:30pm-1:30pm • A Spirit Gathering Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $15 • SPOKEN WORD

8:00pm-8:45pm • ShakesBLOOD Abilene • $10 • THEATRE

10:30pm-11:45pm • Dystopia: Explosion Highway Geva Theatre Center • $10 • COMEDY

1:00pm-1:45pm • Left For Dead Improv Writers & Books • $8 • COMEDY

10:45pm-11:30pm • Patrick Jaouen Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $10 • MUSIC

1:00pm-2:00pm • Matthew Cochran Trio RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $10 • MUSIC

8:00pm-9:00pm • Love Letters RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $12 • THEATRE 8:00pm-9:00pm • Opera under the Stars Lyric Theater: Main Stage • $18 • MUSIC 8:00pm-10:00pm • La Cage Aux Folles RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • Standard: $25, Senior: $22, Student: $22 • THEATRE 8:10pm-9:10pm • MoChester Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC 8:30pm-9:15pm • Bushwhacked: Internal Journey Spiegelgarden • $12 • COMEDY 8:30pm-9:30pm • Nuts and Bolts Comedy Improv TheatreROCS Stage • $10 • COMEDY 8:30pm-9:30pm • Quaternion Drifters, Riff Raft, and A Pod Calypso: A Comedic Jazz Tribute to Kurt Vonnegut The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • COMEDY 9:00pm-10:00pm • The Music of Steve Hahn RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • Standard: $12, Student: $10, Seniors, Veterans, Kids: $8 • MUSIC 9:00pm-10:00pm • NO SAFE WORD Geva Theatre Center • Standard: $12, Students With ID: $10, Seniors: $10 • DANCE

11:00pm-1:00am • Silent Disco Spiegeltent • $8 • DANCE

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 9:45am-11:45am • Remote Rochester Spiegelgarden • $25 • THEATRE 10:30am-11:30am • Geneseo Dance Ensemble RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • FREE • DANCE 11:00am-11:40am • The Popsicle-stick Wand Writers & Books • Standard: $10, Children 15 And Under: $5 • CHILDREN’S 11:00am-12:00pm • The Company Stores George Eastman House • $10 • MUSIC 11:00am-12:00pm • Fairy Tales with a Twist RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • Standard: $10, Kids 12 & Under: $0 • CHILDREN’S 12:00pm-12:50pm • The Fiery Sword of Justice RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $15, Seniors/Students/Veterans: $12 • THEATRE 12:00pm-1:00pm • Al Biles and GenJam The Little: Café • FREE • MUSIC

9:00pm-11:00pm • Mystic Castle MuCCC • $12 • THEATRE

12:00pm-1:00pm • Big Band Jazz Concert RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • Standard: $12, Students: $10, Kids 12 & Under: $5 • MUSIC

9:30pm-10:15pm • Bushwhacked: Internal Journey Spiegelgarden • $12 • COMEDY 9:30pm-10:30pm • The Fox Sisters Bernunzio Uptown Music • $8 • MUSIC 9:30pm-10:30pm • Jamie Lissow Spiegeltent • Standard: $16, VIP Booth (seats 6): $100 • COMEDY 9:30pm-10:45pm • Teagan And The Tweeds Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC 9:45pm-10:45pm • Madeleine McQueen and The Breeze Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $8 • MUSIC

12:00pm-1:00pm • RIT A Cappella Hour The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • MUSIC 12:00pm-1:00pm • Soul of a Nation Theater: Uplifting Humanity MuCCC • $10 • THEATRE 12:00pm-2:00pm • Street Chalk Art Gibbs Street (between Main & East) • FREE • CHILDREN’S 12:00pm-8:00pm • Osher Lifelong Learning Art Display The Little: Little Theatre 2-5 Lobby • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM

1:00pm-5:00pm • Theater of War Gallery r • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 1:30pm-2:00pm • The Destler and Johnson Show The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • MUSIC 1:30pm-2:20pm • Dashboard Dramas II Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE 1:30pm-2:20pm • Hot Tub The Musical Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE 1:30pm-2:30pm • Sure-Minded Uncertainties TheatreROCS Stage • $10 • MULTIDISC. 1:45pm-3:45pm • Remote Rochester Spiegelgarden • $25 • THEATRE 2:00pm-2:45pm • Mounafanyi MuCCC • Standard: $10, 10 And Under: $5 • MULTIDISC.

3:00pm-3:45pm • Conscience MuCCC • Standard: $5, Student I.D. : $3 • THEATRE 3:00pm-3:45pm • ConvergeDance Buffalo The Strong National Museum of Play • $8 • DANCE 3:00pm-3:45pm • Hot Tub The Musical Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE 3:00pm-3:50pm • Dashboard Dramas II Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE 3:00pm-4:00pm • The Buskers Bernunzio Uptown Music • $7 • MUSIC 3:00pm-4:00pm • The Receptionist TheatreROCS Stage • $10 • THEATRE 3:00pm-4:00pm • Rochester Stories 2015 Writers & Books • $7 • SPOKEN WORD 3:00pm-4:00pm • Uncle Yo: The Geek Inherit the Earth Geva Theatre Center • Standard: $12, Students With ID: $8 • COMEDY 3:00pm-4:10pm • The Lady With All the Answers RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • Standard: $15, Veterans, Students & Seniors: $12 • THEATRE 3:15pm-4:15pm • Cobbs Hill Consort Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $6 • MUSIC

2:00pm-3:00pm • Q&A RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • FREE • THEATRE

3:30pm-5:00pm • Broadway Melodies, Connecting Stories The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • THEATRE

2:00pm-3:00pm • THEATRE Kids Unite! Lyric Theater: Main Stage • $10 • MUSIC

4:00pm-4:45pm • Hot Tub The Musical Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE

2:00pm-3:00pm • Vivien Leigh: The Last Press Conference George Eastman House • $15 • THEATRE

4:00pm-4:50pm • Dashboard Dramas II Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE

2:00pm-3:30pm • Cabinet of Wonders Spiegeltent • Standard: $29, Kids’ Matinee Tickets (ages 5-13): $21, VIP Booth (seats 6): $165 • MULTIDISC.

4:00pm-4:50pm • The Goldberg Variations, A Journey Still MuCCC • Standard: $10, Students 18 And Under: $8 • THEATRE

2:00pm-4:00pm • Gospel Sunday Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall • FREE • MUSIC

4:00pm-5:00pm • El merengue lleva sal RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $12, Student: $6 • THEATRE

2:30pm-3:00pm • A Little Ukulele Concert The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • MUSIC

4:05pm-4:50pm • Institute for Creative Music Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC

2:30pm-3:30pm • James and the Giant Peach: The Musical RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • Standard: $16, Kids 12 & Under: $8 • CHILDREN’S

4:30pm-5:20pm • Estrofest Comedy: Over the Top Geva Theatre Center • $16 • COMEDY

3:00pm-3:45pm • The Carolyn Kelly Blues Band Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC

4:30pm-5:20pm • Flower City Vaudeville RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • Standard: $10, Kids 12 & Under: $5 • CHILDREN’S  continues on page 18

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9:00pm-10:00pm • Shenanigans with Shero Blackfriars Theatre • $12 • MUSIC

12:00pm-8:00pm • RIT’s Photo House The Little: Little Theatre 2-5 Lobby • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM

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8:00pm-8:45pm • The Bridge Club of Death Writers & Books • $10 • THEATRE

10:00pm-10:50pm • The Fiery Sword of Justice RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $15, Seniors/Students/Veterans: $12 • THEATRE

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20  continues from page 17 4:30pm-5:30pm • A Spirit Gathering Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $15 • SPOKEN WORD 4:30pm-5:30pm • Sticks, Strings, and Paint TheatreROCS Stage • $15 • MULTIDISC. 5:00pm-5:45pm • The Bridge Club of Death Writers & Books • $10 • THEATRE 5:00pm-5:45pm • Bushwhacked: Internal Journey Spiegelgarden • $12 • COMEDY 5:00pm-6:15pm • AS THE DEAD PREY UPON US MuCCC • $10 • THEATRE 5:00pm-6:15pm • Me, Ray Charles and Sammy Davis Jr RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $18 • MUSIC 5:10pm-5:55pm • Scope & Figure Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC 6:00pm-6:45pm • Bushwhacked: Internal Journey Spiegelgarden • $12 • COMEDY 6:00pm-6:50pm • The Fiery Sword of Justice RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $15, Seniors/Students/Veterans: $12 • THEATRE 6:00pm-7:00pm • Fruit Flies Like a Banana - Alphabetical Disorder Blackfriars Theatre • $16 • MULTIDISC.

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6:15pm-7:00pm • Maybird Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC 6:30pm-7:30pm • Merged III Geva Theatre Center • Standard: $12, Children: $10, Students With ID: $10, Seniors: $10 • DANCE 7:00pm-7:45pm • Bushwhacked: Internal Journey Spiegelgarden • $12 • COMEDY 7:00pm-8:00pm • Black Comedy RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • Standard: $10, Students & Kids: $8 • THEATRE 7:00pm-8:00pm • Cobbs Hill Consort Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $6 • MUSIC 7:00pm-8:00pm • Garvey High ‘95 Bernunzio Uptown Music • $12 • THEATRE 7:00pm-8:30pm • Cabinet of Wonders Spiegeltent • Standard: $33, VIP Booth (seats 6): $182 • MULTIDISC.

7:00pm-9:00pm • La Cage Aux Folles RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • Standard: $25, Senior: $22, Student: $22 • THEATRE 7:00pm-9:00pm • Mystic Castle MuCCC • $12 • THEATRE 7:15pm-7:30pm • Film Poems Spiegelgarden • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 7:30pm-8:00pm • Mysterious Landscape by Robert Morris Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall • FREE • MUSIC 7:30pm-8:30pm • The Big Wigs Featuring Mrs Kasha Davis and Aggy Dune TheatreROCS Stage • $15 • THEATRE 7:30pm-9:40pm • The Blind Side Spiegelgarden • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 8:00pm-8:45pm • Feathered Landing: A Convergence of Dances Geva Theatre Center • Standard: $12, Students With ID: $8 • DANCE 8:00pm-9:00pm • Matt Witten, percussion - “Himmels-Tur” Lyric Theater: Main Stage • $10 • MUSIC 8:00pm-9:00pm • Mrs. Cage RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $10 • THEATRE 8:00pm-9:15pm • The R&J Project Blackfriars Theatre • $15 • THEATRE 8:30pm-9:40pm • The Lady With All the Answers RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • Standard: $15, Veterans, Students & Seniors: $12 • THEATRE 9:00pm-10:00pm • An Evening with Mildred Scrodum Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $15 • COMEDY 10:30pm-11:15pm • Patrick Jaouen Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $10 • MUSIC

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 1:30pm-3:30pm • Remote Rochester Spiegelgarden • $25 • THEATRE 5:00pm-10:00pm • Osher Lifelong Learning Art Display The Little: Little Theatre 2-5 Lobby • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 5:00pm-10:00pm • RIT’s Photo House The Little: Little Theatre 2-5 Lobby • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 5:30pm-7:30pm • Remote Rochester Spiegelgarden • $25 • THEATRE

6:00pm-6:45pm • Hot Tub The Musical Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE 6:00pm-7:15pm • Queen of NY State Country: JOSIE WAVERLY The Strong National Museum of Play • $20 • MUSIC 6:30pm-7:30pm • Dreams and Wishes: Treasures from The Walt Disney Songbook RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • Standard: $12, Seniors & Veterans: $10, Students & Children: $6 • MUSIC 7:00pm-7:45pm • Hot Tub The Musical Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE 7:00pm-7:50pm • Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits Vol. 2: 50,000,000 Jacobeans Can’t Be Wrong MuCCC • $5 • THEATRE 7:00pm-8:00pm • The 24 Hour Plays Writers & Books • $16 • THEATRE 7:00pm-8:00pm • Extreme Guitar Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall • $10 • MUSIC 7:00pm-8:00pm • Garvey High ‘95 Bernunzio Uptown Music • $12 • THEATRE 7:00pm-8:00pm • James and the Giant Peach: The Musical RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • Standard: $16, Kids 12 & Under: $8 • CHILDREN’S 7:00pm-8:00pm • A Victorian Valentine Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $5 • THEATRE 7:15pm-7:30pm • Film Poems Spiegelgarden • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 7:30pm-8:20pm • The Fiery Sword of Justice RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $15, Seniors/Students/Veterans: $12 • THEATRE 7:30pm-9:00pm • Cabinet of Wonders Spiegeltent • Standard: $29, VIP Booth (seats 6): $165 • MULTIDISC. 7:30pm-9:02pm • G.B.F. Spiegelgarden • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 8:00pm-9:15pm • Queen of NY State Country: JOSIE WAVERLY The Strong National Museum of Play • $20 • MUSIC 8:30pm-9:30pm • An Evening with Mildred Scrodum Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $15 • COMEDY 8:30pm-9:30pm • The STEEL Double Trio Bernunzio Uptown Music • $7 • MUSIC

8:30pm-9:45pm • Me, Ray Charles and Sammy Davis Jr RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $18 • MUSIC 8:30pm-10:00pm • Swimming to Cambodia MuCCC • $10 • SPOKEN WORD 9:00pm-10:00pm • The 24 Hour Plays Writers & Books • $16 • THEATRE

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 1:30pm-3:30pm • Remote Rochester Spiegelgarden • $25 • THEATRE 5:00pm-6:15pm • The R&J Project Blackfriars Theatre • $15 • THEATRE 5:00pm-8:00pm • Osher Lifelong Learning Art Display The Little: Little Theatre 2-5 Lobby • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 5:00pm-8:00pm • RIT’s Photo House The Little: Little Theatre 2-5 Lobby • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 5:30pm-6:20pm • Dashboard Dramas II Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE 6:00pm-6:45pm • Bushwhacked: Internal Journey Spiegelgarden • $12 • COMEDY 6:00pm-7:15pm • Queen of NY State Country: JOSIE WAVERLY The Strong National Museum of Play • $20 • MUSIC 6:30pm-7:20pm • Dashboard Dramas II Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE 6:30pm-7:30pm • Freud’s Last Session RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $16 • THEATRE 7:00pm-7:45pm • Bushwhacked: Internal Journey Spiegelgarden • $12 • COMEDY 7:00pm-7:50pm • The King & I: a Hunk of Burnin’ Love Geva Theatre Center • $12 • COMEDY 7:00pm-7:50pm • Polite Ink. Sketch & Impov Presents: 9 More Minutes MuCCC • $10 • COMEDY 7:00pm-8:00pm • Fruit Flies Like a Banana - Alphabetical Disorder Blackfriars Theatre • $16 • MULTIDISC. 7:00pm-8:00pm • Good Shepherds Lyric Theater: Main Stage • $10, Seniors (62 and over) $5, Students (with ID) $5, 12 and under FREE • MUSIC  continues on page 20

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1:00pm-5:00pm • Theater of War Gallery r • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM

7:00pm-8:00pm • Kindertotenlieder Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall • $10 • MULTIDISC.

1:30pm-3:30pm • Remote Rochester Spiegelgarden • $25 • THEATRE

7:00pm-8:00pm • Rochester: Life Goes On Writers & Books • $15 • THEATRE

2:00pm-3:00pm • Rochester: Life Goes On Writers & Books • $15 • THEATRE

7:00pm-9:00pm • La Cage Aux Folles RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • Standard: $25, Senior: $22, Student: $22 • THEATRE

5:00pm-6:00pm • The Sounds of Sinatra and Friends Java’s Cafe • FREE • MUSIC

7:15pm-7:30pm • Film Poems Spiegelgarden • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 7:30pm-8:20pm • An Ode to Lovingly Imperfect Bipedals RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $8, Student: $5 • DANCE 7:30pm-9:00pm • Cabinet of Wonders Spiegeltent • Standard: $29, VIP Booth (seats 6): $165 • MULTIDISC.

5:00pm-6:10pm • Miss Julie Blackfriars Theatre • $12 • THEATRE 5:00pm-10:00pm • Osher Lifelong Learning Art Display The Little: Little Theatre 2-5 Lobby • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 5:00pm-10:00pm • RIT’s Photo House The Little: Little Theatre 2-5 Lobby • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 5:30pm-7:30pm • Remote Rochester Spiegelgarden • $25 • THEATRE

7:30pm-9:12pm • Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Spiegelgarden • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM

6:00pm-6:45pm • Bushwhacked: Internal Journey Spiegelgarden • $12 • COMEDY

8:00pm-8:45pm • Bushwhacked: Internal Journey Spiegelgarden • $12 • COMEDY

6:30pm-7:40pm • The Lady With All the Answers RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • Standard: $15, Veterans, Students & Seniors: $12 • THEATRE

8:00pm-9:00pm • An Evening with Mildred Scrodum Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $15 • COMEDY 8:00pm-9:15pm • Queen of NY State Country: JOSIE WAVERLY The Strong National Museum of Play • $20 • MUSIC 8:30pm-9:30pm • BIO/DANCE & Social Justice Geva Theatre Center • Standard: $12, Children: $8, Students With ID: $8, Seniors: $8 • DANCE 8:30pm-9:30pm • Triple Entendre MuCCC • $12 • THEATRE 8:30pm-9:45pm • Me, Ray Charles and Sammy Davis Jr RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $18 • MUSIC 9:00pm-10:00pm • Thank You Kiss Presents Tender Gestures Blackfriars Theatre • $12 • COMEDY 9:30pm-10:30pm • A Victorian Valentine Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $5 • THEATRE

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23 7:30am-9:00pm • Trivia City: An Arts & Culture Quiz Spiegelgarden • FREE • MULTIDISC.

7:00pm-7:30pm • The Art of Being a Young Artist in Rochester MuCCC • FREE • MULTIDISC. 7:00pm-7:45pm • Bushwhacked: Internal Journey Spiegelgarden • $12 • COMEDY 7:00pm-7:45pm • Left For Dead Improv Writers & Books • $8 • COMEDY 7:00pm-8:00pm • BIO/DANCE & Social Justice Geva Theatre Center • Standard: $12, Children: $8, Students With ID: $8, Seniors: $8 • DANCE

• Standard: $25, Senior: $22, Student: $22 • THEATRE 7:30pm-8:20pm • An Ode to Lovingly Imperfect Bipedals RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $8, Student/Child: $8 • DANCE 7:30pm-9:00pm • Cabinet of Wonders Spiegeltent • Standard: $33, VIP Booth (seats 6): $182 • MULTIDISC. 8:00pm-8:45pm • Bushwhacked: Internal Journey Spiegelgarden • $12 • COMEDY 8:00pm-10:00pm • Diversions and Delights MuCCC • $10 • THEATRE 8:30pm-9:20pm • The King & I: a Hunk of Burnin’ Love Geva Theatre Center • $12 • COMEDY 8:30pm-9:30pm • An Evening with Mildred Scrodum Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $15 • COMEDY 8:30pm-9:30pm • Roc Bottom Slam Poetry Team RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • Standard: $15, Student: $10 • SPOKEN WORD 9:00pm-10:00pm • Am I a Grownup Yet? Blackfriars Theatre • $13 • COMEDY 9:00pm-10:00pm • The GIRL WHO FED the WITCH LIGHTS, and Other Supernatural Stories from Iroquois/Six Nations Tradition Writers & Books • $10 • SPOKEN WORD

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 1:00pm-5:00pm • Theater of War Gallery r • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 1:30pm-3:30pm • Remote Rochester Spiegelgarden • $25 • THEATRE

7:00pm-8:00pm • The Rainbow Fish Blackfriars Theatre • $10 • THEATRE

5:00pm-6:00pm • Cinderella Just What I Needed Java’s Cafe • FREE • MUSIC

7:00pm-8:00pm • The Steele Sisters The Strong National Museum of Play • $12 • COMEDY

5:00pm-10:00pm • Osher Lifelong Learning Art Display The Little: Little Theatre 2-5 Lobby • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM

7:00pm-8:00pm • A Victorian Valentine Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $5 • THEATRE

5:00pm-10:00pm • RIT’s Photo House The Little: Little Theatre 2-5 Lobby • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM

7:00pm-8:30pm • Kire Najdovski Band Java’s Cafe • FREE • MUSIC

5:30pm-6:20pm • Dashboard Dramas II Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE

7:00pm-9:00pm • La Cage Aux Folles RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

5:30pm-7:30pm • Remote Rochester Spiegelgarden • $25 • THEATRE

6:00pm-7:00pm • Stardust & Butterflies: The Music of Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins & Joan Baez TheatreROCS Stage • $15 • MUSIC 6:00pm-6:30pm • Dangerous Signs: Living Life Out Loud The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • THEATRE 6:30pm-7:20pm • Dashboard Dramas II Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE 6:30pm-7:30pm • Dreams and Wishes: Treasures from The Walt Disney Songbook RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • Standard: $12, Seniors & Veterans: $10, Students & Children: $6 • MUSIC 7:00pm-7:45pm • Bushwhacked: Internal Journey Spiegelgarden • $12 • COMEDY 7:00pm-7:45pm • The Ghost at the Feast MuCCC • $10 • COMEDY 7:00pm-8:00pm • Garth Fagan Dance Up Close & Personal Garth Fagan Dance Studio • $18 • DANCE 7:00pm-8:00pm • Great Vagrant Bernunzio Uptown Music • $7 • MUSIC 7:00pm-8:00pm • James and the Giant Peach: The Musical RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • Standard: $16, Kids 12 & Under: $8 • CHILDREN’S 7:00pm-8:00pm • Matt Witten, percussion - “Himmels-Tur” Lyric Theater: Main Stage • $10 • MUSIC 7:00pm-8:00pm • The Peter Torpey Trio Java’s Cafe • FREE • MUSIC 7:00pm-8:00pm • The Steele Sisters The Strong National Museum of Play • $12 • COMEDY 7:00pm-8:10pm • The Bully Project, featuring “Bully-Bully” Writers & Books • $12 • THEATRE 7:00pm-8:30pm • Cabinet of Wonders Spiegeltent • Standard: $33, VIP Booth (seats 6): $182 • MULTIDISC. 7:15pm-7:30pm • Film Poems Spiegelgarden • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 7:30pm-8:20pm • Estrofest Comedy: Over the Top Geva Theatre Center • $16 • COMEDY 7:30pm-8:30pm • The Big Wigs Featuring Mrs Kasha Davis and Aggy Dune TheatreROCS Stage • $15 • THEATRE

7:30pm-9:10pm • The Princess Bride Spiegelgarden • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 8:00pm-8:45pm • Bushwhacked: Internal Journey Spiegelgarden • $12 • COMEDY

5:00pm-6:00pm • Cinderella Just What I Needed Java’s Cafe • FREE • MUSIC

7:30pm-8:30pm • Automatic James The Strong National Museum of Play • $10 • MUSIC

Spiegeltent • Standard: $16, VIP Booth (seats 6): $100 • COMEDY

5:00pm-11:00pm • Osher Lifelong Learning Art Display The Little: Little Theatre 2-5 Lobby • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM

7:30pm-8:30pm • Digital Stories from RIT The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • SPOKEN WORD

9:30pm-10:45pm • Prime Time Funk Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC

7:30pm-8:30pm • Kill House Gallery r • FREE • MULTIDISC. 7:30pm-8:30pm • Stoner and Slick TheatreROCS Stage • $10 • THEATRE

9:30pm-10:45pm • Wasteland RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $12, Student/Senior/Veteran: $10 • THEATRE

5:00pm-11:00pm • RIT’s Photo House The Little: Little Theatre 2-5 Lobby • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM

8:30pm-9:30pm • Luke Metzler RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • Standard: $10, Seniors, Students, Veterans: $8, Kids 12 & Under: $0 • MUSIC

5:30pm-6:30pm • Al Biles and GenJam The Little: Café • FREE • MUSIC

7:30pm-8:30pm • Theater of War: Book Signing Gallery r • FREE • MULTIDISC.

10:00pm-10:40pm • Erik and The Wolf Writers & Books • $7 • THEATRE

5:30pm-7:30pm • Remote Rochester Spiegelgarden • $25 • THEATRE

10:00pm-11:00pm • Canary In A Coal Mine MuCCC • $10 • COMEDY

8:30pm-9:30pm • Marx in Soho MuCCC • $10 • THEATRE

6:00pm-6:40pm • Meg Williams Band Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC

7:30pm-8:30pm • Wedged In: An Evening of Dance and Theatre RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $15, Students At The Door: $8 • DANCE

6:00pm-6:45pm • Hot Tub The Musical Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE

8:00pm-9:00pm • The Lonely Ones Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $12 • MUSIC

10:30pm-11:59pm • HamletGhosts TheatreROCS Stage • $15 • THEATRE

6:00pm-7:00pm • The Receptionist TheatreROCS Stage • $10 • THEATRE

8:00pm-9:00pm • SAINT LUDD Writers & Books • $6 • MULTIDISC.

10:45pm-11:30pm • Patrick Jaouen Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $10 • MUSIC

6:00pm-7:00pm • Rochester: Life Goes On Writers & Books • $15 • THEATRE

8:00pm-9:00pm • Significant Other Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC

11:00pm-1:00am • Silent Disco Spiegeltent • $8 • DANCE

6:30pm-7:40pm • The Lady With All the Answers RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • Standard: $15, Veterans, Students & Seniors: $12 • THEATRE

8:00pm-9:10pm • Upside Downton Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall • $33 • COMEDY

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8:00pm-10:00pm • Don’t Go Drinking on an Empty Heart Bernunzio Uptown Music • $15 • MUSIC

9:30am-11:30am • Remote Rochester Spiegelgarden • $25 • THEATRE

8:30pm-9:30pm • The Meaning of My Melody Concert Bernunzio Uptown Music • $8 • MUSIC 9:00pm-9:40pm • Erik and The Wolf Writers & Books • $7 • THEATRE 9:00pm-9:50pm • The King & I: a Hunk of Burnin’ Love Geva Theatre Center • $12 • COMEDY 9:00pm-10:00pm • It’s a Spaceship Now TheatreROCS Stage • $10 • MULTIDISC. 9:00pm-10:00pm • The Steele Sisters The Strong National Museum of Play • $12 • COMEDY 9:30pm-10:15pm • Bach without Boundaries RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $8, Students/Children: $3 • MULTIDISC. 9:30pm-10:30pm • Princess Wendy’s Late Nite Tease Room Spiegeltent • Standard: $16, VIP Booth (seats 6): $100 • COMEDY

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

1:00pm-5:00pm • Theater of War Gallery r • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM

7:00pm-7:40pm • Mosaic Foundation Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC

8:30pm-9:30pm • Murder By MacGuffin! RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $12 • THEATRE

7:00pm-7:45pm • Hot Tub The Musical Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE

8:30pm-9:30pm • PUSH Physical Theatre RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $18 • THEATRE

7:00pm-7:50pm • The King & I: a Hunk of Burnin’ Love Geva Theatre Center • $12 • COMEDY

8:30pm-9:45pm • Beautiful Dreamer (Stephen Foster Tells His Own Story) Geva Theatre Center • $16 • THEATRE

7:00pm-8:00pm • Garth Fagan Dance Up Close & Personal Garth Fagan Dance Studio • $18 • DANCE

8:30pm-9:45pm • Live Drawing: A Portrait of the Mona Lisa MuCCC • $10 • THEATRE

7:00pm-8:00pm • The Roc City Singers and Friends RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $10 • MUSIC

9:00pm-10:00pm • Cut Off Blackfriars Theatre • $12 • MUSIC 9:00pm-10:00pm • It’s a Spaceship Now TheatreROCS Stage • $10 • MULTIDISC.

7:00pm-8:10pm • Miss Julie Blackfriars Theatre • $12 • THEATRE

9:00pm-10:30pm • The Galileo Band The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • MUSIC

5:00pm-5:40pm • Talking Under Water Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC

7:00pm-8:30pm • Cabinet of Wonders Spiegeltent • Standard: $33, VIP Booth (seats 6): $182 • MULTIDISC.

5:00pm-6:00pm • Am I a Grownup Yet? Blackfriars Theatre • $13 • COMEDY

9:15pm-10:15pm • An Evening with Mildred Scrodum Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • $15 • COMEDY

7:00pm-8:30pm • Kire Najdovski Band Java’s Cafe • FREE • MUSIC

9:30pm-10:30pm • Princess Wendy’s Late Nite Tease Room

1:30pm-3:30pm • Remote Rochester Spiegelgarden • $25 • THEATRE

10:30am-11:30am • Diversity of Dance RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • Standard: $8, Student: $5 • DANCE 11:00am-12:10pm • The Lady With All the Answers RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • Standard: $15, Veterans, Students & Seniors: $12 • THEATRE 12:00pm-12:30pm • RIT Vocal Accent The Little: Café • FREE • MUSIC 12:00pm-12:45pm • Bach without Boundaries RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $8, Students/Children: $3 • MULTIDISC. 12:00pm-1:00pm • Jazz On Tap RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $10; Students w/ ID: $5, Children under 18: $5 • MULTIDISC. 12:00pm-1:00pm • Soul of a Nation Theater: Uplifting Humanity MuCCC • $10 • THEATRE 12:00pm-1:10pm • The Bully Project, featuring “Bully-Bully” Writers & Books • $12 • THEATRE  continues on page 22

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12:00pm-1:30pm • Brown Bag Disco Spiegeltent • Standard: $7, Vegetarian Sandwich Lunch: $7 • DANCE

7:00pm-7:30pm • Twain’s Amazing Tales MuCCC • $8 • THEATRE

10:30pm-11:45pm • Dystopia: Explosion Highway Geva Theatre Center • $10 • COMEDY

DAY-BY-DAY SCHEDULE

7:30pm-8:45pm • Wasteland RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $12, Student/Senior/Veteran: $10 • THEATRE

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26  continues from page 21 12:00pm-11:00pm • Osher Lifelong Learning Art Display The Little: Little Theatre 2-5 Lobby • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 12:00pm-11:00pm • RIT’s Photo House The Little: Little Theatre 2-5 Lobby • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 12:30pm-1:30pm • Amazing Magic Joe Geva Theatre Center • Standard: $12, Children: $6 • CHILDREN’S 12:45pm-1:45pm • Signatures Magazine Presents RIT Poets The Little: Café • FREE • SPOKEN WORD 1:00pm-1:20pm • Eight Beat Measure The Little: Café • FREE • MUSIC 1:00pm-2:00pm • Matthew Cochran Trio RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $10 • MUSIC 1:00pm-2:10pm • Miss Julie Blackfriars Theatre • $12 • THEATRE 1:00pm-5:00pm • Theater of War Gallery r • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 1:30pm-2:00pm • Brick City Singers The Little: Café • FREE • MUSIC 1:30pm-2:15pm • Hot Tub The Musical Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE

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1:30pm-2:20pm • Dashboard Dramas II Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE

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1:30pm-3:30pm • Remote Rochester Spiegelgarden • $25 • THEATRE 2:00pm-2:30pm • RIT Surround Sound The Little: Café • FREE • MUSIC 2:00pm-2:45pm • The Bridge Club of Death Writers & Books • $10 • THEATRE 2:00pm-2:50pm • Bill Evans Dancer/75! Geva Theatre Center • Standard: $12, Seniors: $10 • DANCE 2:00pm-3:15pm • Live Drawing: A Portrait of the Mona Lisa MuCCC • $10 • THEATRE 2:00pm-3:15pm • Wasteland RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $12, Student/Senior/Veteran: $10 • THEATRE 2:00pm-3:30pm • Cabinet of Wonders Spiegeltent • Stan-

dard: $29, VIP Booth (seats 6): $165, Kids’ Matinee Ticket: $21 • MULTIDISC. 2:00pm-3:30pm • HamletGhosts TheatreROCS Stage • $15 • THEATRE 2:30pm-3:30pm • James and the Giant Peach: The Musical RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • Standard: $16, Kids 12 & Under: $8 • CHILDREN’S

$15, Students At The Door: $8 • DANCE 4:15pm-5:15pm • Geneseo String Band Lyric Theater: Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC 4:20pm-4:30pm • The Rochester Scottish Pipes & Drums Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC 4:30pm-5:30pm • It’s a Spaceship Now TheatreROCS Stage • $10 • MULTIDISC.

2:45pm-3:15pm • RIT’s Proof of Purchase Co-Ed A Cappella The Little: Café • FREE • MUSIC

4:40pm-5:25pm • Normal People Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC

3:00pm-3:45pm • Hot Tub The Musical Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE

5:00pm-5:30pm • RIT Singers The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • MUSIC

3:00pm-3:50pm • Dashboard Dramas II Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE

5:00pm-5:50pm • Bush Mango Drum & Dance Bernunzio Uptown Music • $10 • MULTIDISC.

3:00pm-4:00pm • Am I a Grownup Yet? Blackfriars Theatre • $13 • COMEDY

5:00pm-6:00pm • Cut Off Blackfriars Theatre • $12 • MUSIC

3:00pm-4:00pm • Dreams and Wishes: Treasures from The Walt Disney Songbook RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • Standard: $12, Senior & Veteran: $10, Students & Children: $6 • MUSIC

5:00pm-6:00pm • Freud’s Last Session RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $16 • THEATRE 5:00pm-6:00pm • PUSH Physical Theatre RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $18 • THEATRE

3:00pm-4:00pm • SOTA Show Choir Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC

5:30pm-6:30pm • Amazing Magic Joe Geva Theatre Center • Standard: $12, Children: $6 • CHILDREN’S

3:00pm-4:00pm • Stories a la Mode Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • FREE • SPOKEN WORD

5:30pm-6:30pm • Civil War Letters: Love and War Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • FREE • THEATRE

3:00pm-4:00pm • Stories a la Mode Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • FREE • SPOKEN WORD

5:30pm-6:30pm • Civil War Letters: Love and War Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • FREE • THEATRE

3:30pm-4:20pm • Estrofest Comedy: Over the Top Geva Theatre Center • $16 • COMEDY

5:30pm-6:30pm • Marx in Soho MuCCC • $10 • THEATRE

3:30pm-4:30pm • “Backstage” The Little: Theatre 2 • FREE • THEATRE 4:00pm-4:45pm • Hot Tub The Musical Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE 4:00pm-4:50pm • Dashboard Dramas II Spiegelgarden • $12 • THEATRE 4:00pm-5:00pm • Heart and Soul: Medicine and Life Writers & Books • $6 • SPOKEN WORD 4:00pm-5:00pm • Stages of the Game Teen Improv Troupe MuCCC • $8 • COMEDY 4:00pm-5:00pm • Wedged In: An Evening of Dance and Theatre RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard:

5:30pm-6:30pm • The Sunshine Group The Little: Café • FREE • MUSIC 5:30pm-7:30pm • Remote Rochester Spiegelgarden • $25 • THEATRE

6:45pm-7:45pm • Geneseo’s All A Cappella Hour Lyric Theater: Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC 6:50pm-7:50pm • Violet Mary Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC 7:00pm-7:50pm • The Kookaburra MuCCC • $10 • THEATRE 7:00pm-8:00pm • BIO/DANCE & Social Justice Geva Theatre Center • Standard: $12, Children: $8, Seniors: $8, Students W/ ID: $8 • DANCE 7:00pm-8:00pm • East Side Brass Band Bernunzio Uptown Music • $8 • MUSIC 7:00pm-8:00pm • H | Histories Eastman School of Music: Sproull Atrium at Miller Center • $10 • MUSIC 7:00pm-8:00pm • Murder By MacGuffin! RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $12 • THEATRE 7:00pm-8:30pm • Cabinet of Wonders Spiegeltent • Standard: $33, VIP Booth (seats 6): $182 • MULTIDISC. 7:00pm-10:00pm • RIT Improv: On the Fringe The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • COMEDY 7:30pm-7:38pm • Oblivion Spiegelgarden • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 7:30pm-8:30pm • Automatic James The Strong National Museum of Play • $10 • MUSIC 7:30pm-8:30pm • The Big Wigs Featuring Mrs Kasha Davis and Aggy Dune TheatreROCS Stage • $15 • THEATRE 7:45pm-8:05pm • The Shattered Mind Spiegelgarden • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 8:00pm-8:45pm • ShakesBLOOD Abilene • $10 • THEATRE 8:00pm-8:50pm • Winners of the Annual Honors Competition Lyric Theater: Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC

5:45pm-6:30pm • Cammy Enaharo Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC

8:00pm-9:00pm • Love Letters RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $12 • THEATRE

6:00pm-7:00pm • Hidden in This Picture TheatreROCS Stage • $10 • THEATRE

8:00pm-9:10pm • Upside Downton Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall • $33 • COMEDY

6:00pm-7:00pm • Rochester Stories 2015 Writers & Books • $7 • SPOKEN WORD

8:00pm-10:00pm • La Cage Aux Folles RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • Standard: $25, Senior: $22 • THEATRE

6:00pm-7:15pm • Wasteland RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $12, Student/Senior/Veteran: $10 • THEATRE

8:10pm-9:10pm • Sisters of Murphy Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC

8:10pm-9:35pm • The Shattered Mind Spiegelgarden • FREE • VISUAL ARTS & FILM 8:30pm-9:20pm • 63 Dances, 30 Seconds Each MuCCC • $10 • DANCE 8:30pm-9:30pm • The STEEL Double Trio Bernunzio Uptown Music • $7 • MUSIC 8:30pm-9:45pm • Beautiful Dreamer (Stephen Foster Tells His Own Story) Geva Theatre Center • $16 • THEATRE 9:00pm-10:00pm • The Music of Steve Hahn RAPA at

School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • Standard: $12, Students: $10, Seniors, Veterans, Kids: $8 • MUSIC 9:00pm-10:30pm • HamletGhosts TheatreROCS Stage • $15 • THEATRE 9:15pm-10:25pm • Party Worth Crashing Lyric Theater: Main Stage • FREE • THEATRE 9:30pm-10:30pm • Princess Wendy’s Late Nite Tease Room Spiegeltent • Standard: $16, VIP Booth (seats 6): $100 • COMEDY

Bill Evans

Dance Concert

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9:30pm-10:45pm • Tommy Brunett Band Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • MUSIC 10:00pm-11:00pm • Canary In A Coal Mine MuCCC • $10 • COMEDY 10:00pm-11:00pm • Wedged In: An Evening of Dance and Theatre RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $15, Students At The Door: $8 • DANCE

10:45pm-11:45pm • No Laugh Track Required: Improv Comedy Show Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber • FREE • COMEDY 11:00pm-1:00am • Silent Disco Spiegeltent • $8 • DANCE 

10:30pm-11:45pm • Dystopia: Explosion Highway Geva Theatre Center • $10 • COMEDY

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Presents Diane Chevron and Allan O'Grady Cuseo in A.R. Gurney's

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Geva Nextstage Theatre Saturday, September 26 • 2:00 p.m $12 General Admission, Seniors $10

RAPA at SOTA September 17 at 7:30, September 19 and 26 at 8:00 Tickets $12

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BLACKFRIARS THEATRE SUNDAY, SEPT. 20TH 8PM TUESDAY, SEPT. 22ND 5PM PRODUCED BY MADNESS MOST DISCREET THEATRE CO. TICKETS $15

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HEADLINER

FRIDAY ON THE FRINGE F EATU R I N G

GROUNDED AERIAL E M O T I O N A L LY C H A R G E D C H O R E O G R A P H Y AMPLIFIED IN MID-AIR

Friday, September 18, 5:00-9:00pm FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

Grounded Aerial performs 8:00-8:30pm

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FREE!

WORLD PREMIERE

LOCATION

HOW TO ENJOY GROUNDED AERIAL

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. PARK AT MANHATTAN SQUARE Chestnut & Court Streets, Rochester, NY 14604

Lie on the ground and look up for best viewing.

We suggest you bring a reclining chair, mat or picnic blanket.

Prepare to be captivated by wow factors with feats that seamlessly combine artistry and storytelling.

With over 30 years of combined experience in choreography and aerial dance, Grounded Aerial has performed internationally at venues including Lincoln Center, and on NBC’s America’s Got Talent and I Can Do That. Its technically trained dancers and aerialists come from such backgrounds as De La Guarda, Cirque du Soleil, Stomp, and Pilobolus. Specializing in mind/body-

bending choreography, Grounded Aerial takes audiences to a breathtaking high – literally and figuratively.

Grounded Aerial will be dancing on the side of the 21-story One HSBC Plaza, as well as on A Tribute to Man (the metal structure within the park). Joining them will be Rochester’s own BIODANCE.

If you liked BANDALOOP, you’ll love Grounded Aerial! A breathtaking new high is coming to the Fringe. Look up, Rochester.

BUSKERS AND STREET PERFORMERS 5:00pm ‘til 7:30pm

Buskers and street performers will perform at various locations around the park.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. PARK AMPITHEATRE 5:00pm ‘til 7:30pm

Light Graffiti Experience

Join the Rochester Mini Maker Faire crew for an interactive, hands-on experience.

Light Graffiti returns to downtown Rochester and audience participation is needed to make it amazing. Make LED Throwies and add to the graffiti street art project by throwing these little lights onto their giant canvas. It’s a community effort that’s fun for all ages! You’ll want to stop back and see it all night long as it grows and morphs into a kaleidoscope.

5:00pm

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ADDITIONAL FREE ENTERTAINMENT

Shine

One of the hottest party bands in Western New York, Shine will get the Friday on the Fringe fun going!

FOOD & DRINK

6:00pm

6:15pm

No outside coolers allowed

Enjoy the explosive rhythms and dances from Rochester’s only PanAfrican performing group. For details on their full length show, see page 64.

PARKING 6:30pm

Parking is available at surface lots and garages including The Strong National Museum of Play, Washington Sq. Garage, East End Garage and others. Check page 102 for details.

Mounafanyi

1916

This Rochester-based band is an explosive concoction of modern Irish Punk and psychobilly, giving 1916 a unique sound that stands apart.

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As the mother of all fringe festivals is Edinburgh, it’s only fitting that the sounds of Scotland fill the park!

Bagpipes, snare drums, tenor drums, and bass drums from the regionally renowned Feadán Òr Pipe Band will transplant the Rochester crowd to Auld Reekie. facebook.com/FeadanOr/info

Grab dinner from THE AREA’S BEST FOOD TRUCKS and an “adult beverage!”

Enjoy FREE SAMPLES of G.H. Cretors popped corn and Hi I’m Skinny Sticks.

Feadán Òr Pipe Band

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REMOTE ROCHESTER BERLIN. MILAN. AMSTERDAM. PARIS. NEW YORK.

AND NOW ROCHESTER. “This experience will change you... in a compelling and disarming way.”

—Radio France Created by world-renowned, site-specific theatre company Rimini Protokoll.

Fifty people guided by a synthetic voice in their headphones will swarm Rochester, discovering new perspectives on the city, themselves and reality.

An interactive, street theatre experience, Remote Rochester leads audiences on a journey that shifts perceptions of familiar landscapes, unifies the group, and conjures up personal memories.

WORLD-RENOWNED INTERACTIVE THEATRE

FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

And there’s a secret route. Wear comfortable shoes: this is a walking tour of the city you think you know.

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TICKETS SINGLE TICKETS (GENERAL ADMISSION): $25 (increases to $28 on Sept. 1) Please Note: • All attendees are required to deposit their license/ID or $20 (refundable upon exit) in order to use a radio receiver or headphones.

• Parental discretion is advised due to some strong language.

Appropriate for ages 13 and over.

• All participants will be required to sign an agreement upon arrival.

“Remote X” is a production of Rimini Apparat. A co-production with HAU Hebbel am Ufer Berlin, Maria Matos Teatro Municipal and Goethe-Institute Portugal, Festival Theaterformen Hannover/Braunschweig, Festival d’Avignon, Zürcher Theater Spektakel, Kaserne Basel. Supported by the Capital Cultural Fund Berlin and by Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and Fachausschuss Tanz und Theater Kanton Basel-Stadt. A House on Fire co-production with the support of the Cultural Program of the European Union.

Photos courtesy EXPANDER Film

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THEATRE

Spiegelgarden

Thursday, Sept. 17 at 1:30pm, 5:30pm Friday, Sept. 18 at 1:30pm Saturday, Sept. 19 at 9:30am, 1:30pm Sunday, Sept. 20 at 9:45am, 1:45pm Monday, Sept. 21 at 1:30pm, 5:30pm Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 1:30pm Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 1:30pm, 5:30pm Thursday, Sept. 24 at 1:30pm, 5:30pm Friday, Sept. 25 at 1:30pm, 5:30pm Saturday, Sept. 26 at 9:30am, 1:30pm, 5:30pm

STARTING POINT: the Spiegelgarden ENDING POINT: near the Spiegelgarden PLEASE ARRIVE 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO YOUR START TIME. You will board a shuttle bus upon arrival that will take you to the show’s starting point (Mt. Hope Cemetery).

HEADPHONES: You may bring your own headphones or earbuds, or a pair will be provided for you.

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SPIEGELTENT FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

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WHAT HAPPENS IN THE SPIEGELTENT, STAYS IN THE SPIEGELTENT. For the last two years, Rochester has swooned to the elegant beauty of our jewel box of a venue: the Spiegeltent.

Originally created as traveling dance halls in the early 1900’s, only a few of these magical “Mirror Tents” exist in the world today. Another breathtaking Spiegeltent returns to the Flower City for rocfringe#15. Direct from its

treasured home in Europe, this very special and beloved piece of history boasts stained glass windows, magical faceted mirrors, a velvet-draped ceiling and private booths fit for royalty. For 10 days, the Spiegeltent lives in Rochester as an indelible and scintillating part of the Fringe, attracting the young and the forever-young.

LOCATION

SEATING OPTIONS

ONE FRINGE PLACE at the corner of Main & Gibbs Streets, Rochester, NY 14604.

SINGLE TICKETS (GENERAL ADMISSION): Single tickets 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!

TICKET-ONLY ADMITTANCE To enter, please purchase a ticket to:

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CABINET OF WONDERS Show details, pg. 30

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JAMIE LISSOW Show details, pg. 34

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BROWN BAG DISCO Show details, pg. 37

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

All shows are presented in-the-round.

The Spiegeltent is wheelchair accessible.

 SPIEGELTENT SHOWS SELL OUT. BUY YOUR TICKETS EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT! 

SPIEGELTENT CREDITS Placement Logistics: C.P. Ward Pallets: Pallet Express Sponsors: The Elaine P. and Richard U. Wilson Foundation’s generous grant has allowed the Spiegeltent’s return to Rochester.

Spiegeltent programming is made possible in part due to support from Monroe County.

Come before, between, or after shows, or just to soak in the festive, inviting, and laid-back atmosphere of the Spiegelgarden. Adjacent to the Spiegeltent, the Spiegelgarden is the #1 place to find rest, relaxation, and food during the Fringe.

A gorgeous, green haven in the middle of downtown, this temporary garden features urban landscaping, eclectic lounge furniture, outdoor art, and even a firepit.

In the Spiegelgarden you’ll find our welcoming bar tent, serving New York State wines, a selection of beers

including Dundee and Heineken, mulled wine, coffee, and hot chocolate. An ever-changing array of food trucks appear every night.

The Spiegelgarden also hosts site-specific shows, pop-up performances, and Pedestrian Drive-In.

LOCATION

OPEN HOURS

ONE FRINGE PLACE at the corner of Main & Gibbs Streets, Rochester, NY 14604.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17: 5-10PM

The Fringe Box Office & Info Booth and Merchandise Tent can be found here.

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 FOOD TRUCKS EVERY NIGHT! 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18: 5-11PM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19: 12-11PM SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20: 12-10PM MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 through THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24: 5-10PM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25: 5-11PM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26: 12-11PM

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SPIEGELGARDEN CREDITS Landscaping & Design: Broccolo Tree and Lawncare Tents and Furniture: McCarthy Tents & Events

Art and Design: Scott Grove Lighting Design: Emily Stork Construction: The Pike Company Movie Screen: Hamilton AV

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The Spiegelgarden is the location for site-specific shows, pop-up performances, and Pedestrian Drive-In.

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Everyone’s favorite pop-up urban lounge returns.

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world-premiere variety show created just for the Fringe by Matt & Heidi Morgan, direct from the world-renowned Las Vegas show Absinthe.

Cabinet of Wonders beckons the Fringe-curious to discover its scintillating secrets. Come celebrate the eccentric through physical comedy, contortion, juggling, aerial dance, and—yes—a one-legged tap dancer. A night of world-class performers under one magical tent. Unhinge your mind. What happens in the Spiegeltent stays in the Spiegeltent!

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TICKETS EVENING SHOWS SINGLE TICKETS (GENERAL ADMISSION): $33 (increases to $36 on Sept. 1) FABULOUS VIP BOOTHS (SEATS 6): $182 (increases to $198 on Sept. 1). VIP booths have dedicated table service.

MONDAY NIGHT, TUESDAY NIGHT, & MATINEES SINGLE TICKETS (GENERAL ADMISSION): $29 (increases to $33 on Sept. 1) KIDS’ MATINEE PRICE (GENERAL ADMISSION): $21 (increases to $24 on Sept. 1) FABULOUS VIP BOOTHS (SEATS 6): $165 (increases to $182 on Sept. 1). VIP booths have dedicated table service.

“Will have you simultaneously cringing and crying with laughter.”

—PerthNow News

“Funny? Yes. Shocking? Absolutely.”

—Chicago Sun Times

MULTIDISCIPLINARY

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Spiegeltent

Thursday, September 17 at 7:30pm Friday, September 18 at 9pm (following Friday on the Fringe ft. Grounded Aerial)

Doors: 30 mins before showtime  90 mins, incl. a 20 min intermission ASL interpreted 9/19 at 2pm and 9/24 at 7pm 13+ / 5+  Please Note: Parental discretion is advised. Appropriate for ages 13 and over. Weekend matinees (2pm) appropriate for ages 5 and over.

The Spiegeltent’s beautiful INTERIOR BAR will be open for ticketholders 30 minutes prior to curtain, and again at intermission.

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Saturday, September 19 at 2pm and 7pm Sunday, September 20 at 2pm and 7pm Monday, September 21 at 7:30pm Tuesday, September 22 at 7:30pm Wednesday, September 23 at 7:30pm Thursday, September 24 at 7pm Friday, September 25 at 7pm Saturday, September 26 at 2pm and 7pm

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Doors: 30 mins before showtime  60 mins, incl. a 15-min intermission 18+ ASL interpreted 9/24 Please Note: This performance contains adult subject matter and is unsuitable for children. The venue will not admit anyone under 18 years of age.

Get ready for a sexy, wicked, wild romp through your own garden of infinite delights in Princess Wendy’s Late Nite Tease Room.

You will be teased, tortured and tickled by your hostess of the night, Princess Wendy, a down-and-out professional birthday party entertainer. This comedy and burlesque romp from NYC will also feature some very special guests. A gritty sexy slice of heaven for adults.

“Good, dirty fun” —The West Australian

TICKETS SINGLE TICKETS (GENERAL ADMISSION): $16 (increases to $18 on Sept. 1) FABULOUS VIP BOOTHS (SEATS 6): $100 (increases to $125 on Sept. 1).

VIP booths have dedicated table service.

The Spiegeltent’s beautiful INTERIOR BAR will be open for ticketholders 30 minutes prior to curtain, and again at intermission.

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Rochester's newest and most extravagant establishment.

Come enjoy amazing modern American dining cuisine in our beautifully remodeled restaurant. City Grill is something not seen in the Rochester landscape until now.

Plan your next event at Ballroom 384. Our experienced staff can help you create a memorable day for you and your guests. We offer both an intimate private dining experience for smaller groups or a grand celebration in our Ballroom for up to 200 people.

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ONE SHOW ONLY!

JAMIE LISSOW

Rochester’s own native son, Jamie Lissow, is back for more. Brother Wease’s former sidekick, Jamie has appeared on The Late Show, The Late Late Show, and his own half-hour special airing on Comedy Central.

He has appeared on Fox News Redeye more than 50 times, while still managing to have no political opinions. Jamie recently finished co-writing and starring in a new sitcom, Real Rob, with SNL alum Rob Schneider, coming this fall. This is his third appearance at Fringe, previously opening for both Patton Oswalt and Jay Pharoah. Jamie returns to the Fringe for one show only.

Opening for Jamie will be the winner of Buffalo’s Funniest Person Contest, Brian Herberger.

Drawing on his checkered past – seven years working as a middle school teacher and embarrassing escapades on the dating scene – Brian brings his personal, relatable experiences to the stage.

Brian has worked with hundreds of comics including Jim Norton, John Mulaney, Mitch Fatel, Gilbert Gottfried, Nick DiPaolo, Rich Vos, Bobby Slayton, and more.

Photo by Erich Camping: Jamie Lissow at the Eastman Theatre in 2012

COMEDY

Spiegeltent

Saturday, Sept. 19 at 9:30pm Doors: 30 mins before showtime  60 mins 16+ Please Note: This performance contains adult subject matter and is unsuitable for children. The venue will not admit anyone under 16 years of age.

TICKETS SINGLE TICKETS (GENERAL ADMISSION): $16 (increases to $18 on Sept. 1) FABULOUS VIP BOOTHS (SEATS 6): $100 (increases to $125 on Sept. 1).

VIP booths have dedicated table service.

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

JAZZ ON TAP Cool Jazz & Taptismatology

RICHARD DELANEY Piano • DAVE ARENIUS Bass • RICH FELICE Drums • CHERYL JOHNSON Taps/Vocals • Special Guest Tap Dance Artist KATHERINE KRAMER •

Saturday, Sept. 26 • 12 Noon RAPA at SOTA 45 Prince Street Tickets $10

Photo credit: Matthew Yeoman.

K C I L S D N A NER BORAK

STOWRITTEN BY JUSTIN

DATES: :30 W O H S E H T AND 9/25 AT 7 M $10 9/17 AT 9CPS STAGE TICKETS O THEATRER

“But it was American master Garth Fagan who best fused technical virtuosity with conceptual depth. The soul-deep conviction and spectacular flair of his 1983 ‘Discipline is Freedom’ at the Holden may have been the indispensable dance experience of the year.” Lewis Segal, L.A. Times 12/2014

Garth Fagan Dance Studios 50 Chestnut Street, 3rd Floor Studio Theatre Thursday, September 17

7:00 PM

Friday, September 18

9:00 PM

Saturday, September 19

7:00 PM

Thursday, September 24

7:00 PM

Friday, September 25

7:00 PM

SAVE THE DATE NOVEMBER 3 – 8 New York Season | Joyce Theater, NYC DECEMBER 2 Patron’s Night Nazareth College Arts Center DECEMBER 2– 6 Home Season Nazareth College Arts Center FOR TICKET INFORMATION AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Call 585 -454 - 3260 Or visit www.garthfagandance.org

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

DJs supplied by Wildbyrd

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Spiegeltent

Friday, Sept. 18 at 11:00pm Saturday, Sept. 19 at 11:00pm Friday, Sept. 25 at 11:00pm Saturday, Sept. 26 at 11:00pm  2 hrs 18+ with ID

TICKETS SINGLE TICKETS (GENERAL ADMISSION): $8 (increases to $10 on Sept. 1) Please Note: Headphone use with deposit of $20 (refundable upon exit) or your license/ID. Those who use the cash deposit, rather than license deposit, will have a faster exit.

The Spiegeltent’s beautiful INTERIOR BAR will be open; last call at 12:30am

ONE-NIGHT POP-UP LASH BAR! Hello, dancing queens. You’re going to need disco lashes tonight. The Scott Miller Lash Bar. Spiegelgarden. SEPT. 26. 10PM–11PM. Glow-in-the-dark makeup and mile long lashes. Before you boogie.

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Lunchtime dance party? Sign us up! Last year’s Brown Bag Disco was so much fun that it returns again this year. Originated by party-loving office workers in Sweden [those Swedes], the mid-day disco craze has since become a New York City sensation. So, take a break from your wilted salad and shake your groove thing in the ultra glamorous Spiegeltent. You may just see your boss…dancing next to you.

Spiegeltent

Friday, Sept. 25 at 12noon  90 mins ALL

TICKETS PRICE INCLUDES A BAGGED LUNCH Please Note: Headphone use with deposit of $20 (refundable upon exit) or your license/ID. Those who use the cash deposit, rather than license deposit, will have a faster exit.

The Spiegeltent’s beautiful INTERIOR BAR will be open for the duration of Brown Bag Disco.

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DASHBOARD DRAMAS II THEATRE Friday, Sept. 18 at 5:30pm Friday., Sept. 18 at 6:30pm Saturday, Sept. 19 at 1:30pm Saturday, Sept. 19 at 3:00pm Saturday, Sept. 19 at 4:00pm Sunday, Sept. 20 at 1:30pm Sunday, Sept. 20 at 3:00pm

Sunday, Sept. 20 at 4:00pm Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 5:30pm Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 6:30pm Thursday, Sept. 24 at 5:30pm Thursday, Sept. 24 at 6:30pm Saturday, Sept. 26 at 1:30pm Saturday, Sept. 26 at 3:00pm Saturday, Sept. 26 at 4:00pm

 50 mins

13+

$12

ONLY 8 TICKETS PER PERFORMANCE! TOTAL SELL-OUT HIT IN 2014 and this

year’s version will be even better! Experience four, all-new, original 10-minute plays set in four different cars, where you’ll experience the most intimate theatre of your life. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll feel like you’ve traveled to places you didn’t even know existed. It’s more fun than waiting for an oil change – and it just might change your life.

HOT TUB

THE MUSICAL ONLY 12 TICKETS PER PERFORMANCE! You may be familiar with singing in the shower, but have you ever heard of singing in a hot tub? That’s right – it’s a show in a hot tub! And you’ll be so close to the action, you’ll be able to feel the heat. What kind of people do you find in a hot tub? And what could be so important that it needs to be proclaimed in song while bathing in jet-frothed water? You’ll find out in this one-of-a-kind performance where musical theatre meets leisure-time bathing pursuits.

THEATRE Thursday, Sept. 17 at 6:00pm Thursday, Sept. 17 at 7:00pm Saturday, Sept. 19 at 1:30pm Saturday, Sept. 19 at 3:00pm Saturday, Sept. 19 at 4:00pm Sunday, Sept. 20 at 1:30pm Sunday, Sept. 20 at 3:00pm

Sunday, Sept. 20 at 4:00pm Monday, Sept. 21 at 6:00pm Monday, Sept. 21 at 7:00pm Friday, Sept. 25 at 6:00pm Friday, Sept. 25 at 7:00pm Saturday, Sept. 26 at 1:30pm Saturday, Sept. 26 at 3:00pm Saturday, Sept. 26 at 4:00pm

 45 mins

13+

$12

INTERNAL JOURNEY COMEDY Thursday, Sept. 17 at 7:30pm Thursday, Sept. 17 at 8:30pm Saturday, Sept. 19 at 8:30pm Saturday, Sept. 19 at 9:30pm Sunday, Sept. 20 at 5:00pm Sunday, Sept. 20 at 6:00pm Sunday, Sept. 20 at 7:00pm Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 6:00pm Tueday, Sept. 22 at 7:00pm Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 8:00pm Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 6:00pm Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 7:00pm Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 8:00pm Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7:00pm Thursday, Sept. 24 at 8:00pm

 45 mins

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ONLY 4 TICKETS PER PERFORMANCE! TOTAL SELL-OUT HIT IN 2014!

ARTS AND QUIZ TRIVIACITY: ANCULTURE

Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 7:30pm  90 mins ALL FREE Join host City Newspaper for an arts, culture, and all-things-Rochester trivia night!

Various times throughout festival • FREE Like a micro-sized flash mob, Pop-Up Shakespeare may materialize anytime, anywhere. Presented by the Shakespeare Players, a program of the Rochester Community Players, actors will present short, streettheatre performances of famous Shakespeare scenes. The concept was developed by the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, and will be presented for the first time in Rochester at this year’s Fringe.

SPIEGELGARDEN HOURS & DETAILS See description on page 29

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(ALSO IN THE SPIEGELGARDEN)

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POP-UP SHAKESPEARE

This new version is the most intimate and participatory show at the Fringe.

Join seasoned improvisers Abby DeVuyst and Kerry Young in their rustic tent (and beyond) for the birth of a new, therapeutically ridiculous, completely improvised exploration of you, yourself and…you. With the happy help of Team Bushwhacked, you’ll get the inside out – along with a lot of laughs!

See description on page 40

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FREE!

PEDESTRIAN DRIVE-IN VISUAL ART & FILM

FREE

All main features start at 7:30pm Experience a one-of-a-kind cinematic event: classic cult movies outdoors and on the big screen, with personalized audio via our Silent Disco headphones. Grab a drink and enjoy a movie in our beautiful Spiegelgarden at One Fringe Place!

Seating is first-come, first-served.

Please Note: Headphone use with deposit of $20 (refundable upon exit) or your license/ID. Those who use the cash deposit, rather than license deposit, will have a faster exit.

The Spiegelgarden’s BAR TENT will be open for the duration of Pedestrian Drive-in.

Prior to main features on Sept. 17, 20, 21, 22, 24 at 7:15pm

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(2015,  15 mins)

A collection of shorts from the creative writing and film production class at SUNY Geneseo.

Thursday, Sept. 17 at 7:30pm

PITCH PERFECT (2012,  112mins)

Sleeper hit musical comedy featuring Anna Kendrick.

Sunday, Sept. 20 at 7:30pm

THE BLIND SIDE

(2009,  129 mins.)

The true story of Michael Oher, a homeless boy who became an All-American football player.

Monday, Sept. 21 at 7:30pm

Saturday, Sept 26

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ASL Film Night!

(2013,  92 mins)

Comic send-up of high school clique culture. Sponsored by ImageOut Film Festival.

Tuesday, Sept 22 at 7:30pm

FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF

All films contain American Sign Language.

7:30pm - OBLIVION (2014,  8 mins)

Abstract short film created by MJ Kielbus.

7:45pm - SALVATION

(1986,  103 mins)

(2013,  20 mins)

Classic comedy. Matthew Broderick’s break-out role.

Priest confronts his inner demons in this short film by MJ Kielbus.

Thursday, Sept 24 at 7:30pm

8:05pm - THE SHATTERED MIND

THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987,  98 mins)

THE romantic cult classic, featuring an all-star cast.

(2014,  85 mins)

Winner: Best Narrative Short Film, Jamaica Film Festival.

Deaf high school senior struggles with traumatic past.

From filmmaker Jade Bryan.

LIVE MUSIC ON THE WEEKENDS!

Join us for Belgian brews, fine cuisine or pub fare!

120 EAST AVENUE 325-3663 Mon-Sun 11:30am–2am • victoirebar.com

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HEADLINER

DIRECT FROM LONDON’S WEST END!

FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

“A sheer joy… the capacity audience loved every minute.”

—British Theatre Guide “The energizer bunny of impressionists.”

—The Huffington Post

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COMEDY

Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall

Friday, Sept. 25 at 8:00pm Saturday, Sept. 26 at 8:00pm Doors: 30 mins before showtime  70 mins 13+ ASL interpreted 9/25 Please Note: Parental discretion is advised.

Appropriate for ages 13 and over.

TICKETS SINGLE TICKETS (GENERAL ADMISSION): $33 (increases to $36 on Sept. 1) All seating is general admission on a first-come, first-served basis.

Direct from London’s West End and immediately prior to a Toronto transfer, the Fringe is proud to present Upside Downton, a one-man parody of the beloved TV series, Downton Abbey. Written and performed by the remarkable impressionist Luke Kempner, Upside Downton is essential viewing ahead of the final TV series.

In Upside Downton, the estate is on the brink of financial ruin - yes, again! To complicate matters, a wedding is announced yes, again! This will only mean more expense, money that the Earl of Grantham just doesn’t have. Celebrities, cultures and eras hilariously crash and collide in ways that are totally unexpected, as the staff of the Abbey decides to do all they can to raise funds to save the estate.

Written and performed by Luke Kempner. Directed

by Owen Lewis. Script edited by Jeremy Limb.

Upside Downton’s Rochester run has been made possible in part by a grant from the Rubens Family Foundation.

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Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall

Sunday, Sept. 20 at 2:00pm Doors: 30 mins before showtime  2 hrs ALL

FREE No ticket required. Seating is general admission, and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The

Photo from 2014 “Gospel Sunday,” by Erich Camping

This year’s Gospel Sunday is the most exciting one yet! Pastor Melvin Cross, Jr. and Glory House International, along with gospel recording artist Lewis Banks, will headline this explosive experience. Joining them will be Lady Natasha House and the Dance Ministry of the Eagles Network International, representing churches from all over Rochester. Reverend Rickey Harvey of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church and Reverend Winterbourne Jones will co-host the afternoon of elation. Bring the whole family and be uplifted to a higher place this wondrous Sunday.

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GIBBS STREET

2 WEEKENDS!

GIBBS STREET FREE For the first time at Fringe, Gibbs Street (between Main & East) will be closed to traffic for both weekends of the festival.

Free music on the Gibbs Street Main Stage, street performers, food trucks and vendors, and beer and wine.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 3:00-10:00pm

UR ARTS BUS

Experience the arts at the University of Rochester – dance, music, theatre, visual art, spoken word and more – all aboard the UR Arts Bus, parked on Gibbs Street.

See excerpts from shows, visual art exhibits, or mini concerts.

Surprises will abound!

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Fringe Show Highlights

Enjoy excerpts of Fringe shows from theatre to comedy to dance to music and everything in between. A different highlight every ten minutes!

4:30-5:00

Snowbelt Morris

Snowbelt Morris is a Rochester street-dancing group in the English morris tradition, a folk custom with medieval roots.

Along with fellow morris teams (each in a uniquely colored “kit”) from Ithaca and Syracuse, they are often seen at summer dance-outs in various Upstate locations. Traditionally, costumed itinerant workers danced while wearing leg-bells

and armed with hankies and sticks. In certain areas, including the Welsh borders, morris dancers demanded food, money, and – especially – drink.

5:00-5:40pm

Grey Light

“Grey Light strikes me as an experimental band that got it right with the first try,” says CITY Newspaper’s Frank De Blase. Grey Light produces its own brand of eclectic art rock on CD, stage and film. Its latest album, From Sleep, is emotionally charged yet sophisticated, and contains elements of pop, rock, classical and jazz. Grey Light recently released a four-part film to accompany From Sleep, featuring drama, dance and animation. The band is currently recording its third album.

6:00-6:40pm

Triskele

Triskele (pronounced trisKay-lee) is an all-female Celtic band out of Albany, NY. They are known for their stunning harmonies, singing in the Gaelic language, and for their Irish wit.

These ladies perform traditional, original, and some modern Celtic/Irish music as well. Triskele not only revitalizes the Gaelic language, but weaves Irish history and traditions into their performances. They proudly announced the release of their new CD, Triskele LIVE, in June.

The Yellowjackets

The renowned student a cappella group from NBC’s The Sing-Off returns to the Gibbs Street Main Stage! Experience the perfect harmonies of the University of Rochester’s oldest a cappella group. The all-male group is made up of students from the University’s River Campus and Eastman School of Music. jackets.org

8:10-9:10pm

MoChester

MoChester is a four-piece, pop/ rock-driven band from Rochester, NY. While the Motown groove provided early inspiration for the group, its current sound has a mainstream flair that has been

compared to a blend of O.A.R. and Incubus, with a West Coast swagger reminiscent of The Dirty Heads and Sublime.

Their arsenal of original material stretches across numerous genres, from the pop-flavored anthem, “Crackerjack Tattoos,” to the reggae-infused jam, “Lost and Found.”

9:30-10:45pm

Teagan & the Tweeds

A six-piece ensemble that includes a Hammond organ, vintage tuba and pedal-steel guitar, the Tweeds rock a rootsy vibe that fills a venue like nobody’s business. Soulful, lively and roaringly good, Teagan and the Tweeds is one of the best bands in Rochester, as recognized in CITY Newspaper in 2012. In 2014, CITY readers voted their album, Searching Game, the Best Local Album.

Teagan and the Tweeds is one band that is sure to please.

GIBBS STREET

7:00-7:50pm

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 12:00–2:00pm

4:05-4:50pm

Street Chalk Art

One of the most popular FREE, family-friendly events of the Fringe!

Young people “hit the road” and transform Gibbs Street (closed to traffic) into a tapestry of color with the help of mentors from the Carlson MetroCenter YMCA. We bring the chalk, you bring the creativity! Participation is on a first-come, first-served basis.

1:00–2:30pm

Fringe Show Highlights

More excerpts of Fringe shows.

A different highlight every ten minutes!

Carolyn Kelly

Carolyn Kelly is considered to be one of the most experienced and dynamic blues singers in Upstate NY today. She performed for many years with Syracuse blues singer and guitar master, the late Roosevelt Dean. A passionate and natural singer, Ms. Kelly carries her audiences on an emotional roller coaster ride, from lust to scorn and everything in between. Her vocals and stage presence are well known for involving audiences on a personal level.

The IfCM Collective is a versatile group of performers/educators, and serves as the showcase ensemble for the Institute for Creative Music. The Collective plays original songs and cutting-edge arrangements that combine strong grooves and composition with avantgarde improvisation. The group was recently featured at the 2015 TedxFlourCity conference and has shared innovative programs around the United States since 2011. For more information, visit www.ifcmusic.org

5:10-5:55pm

Scope & Figure

Scope & Figure is a four-piece, indie rock outfit hailing from Rochester, NY. Their music fuses elements of psychedelic, dance, punk, and folk rock in a unique and electrifying manner, to create an accessible and exciting sound. They have toured across the Northeast, playing at a multitude of venues, and have shared stages with acts such as Ra Ra Riot, The Griswolds, and The Features. In April, they released their second EP, Exemplary Sports Magic, through Dadstache Records.  continues on page 46

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6:15-7:00pm

Maybird

Maybird came together in 2013 around the recording of their debut album, Down & Under.

Previously, singer/songwriter Josh Netsky had recorded a few

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 5:00-5:40pm

Talking Under Water

Rochester-based Talking Under Water features vocals, piano, cello, guitar, and drums. Their music tends to have a strong American element – blues, gospel, soul and/ or folk – and strongly veers in the sad-song/cathartic-song direction, providing an appropriate level of empathy for listeners in need. They sometimes get quiet (“First Act”) and sometimes get loud (“Tossing & Turning”), but it’s always honest and heartfelt.

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albums as a solo artist with fellow members Sam Snyder (guitar) and brother Adam Netsky (drums). Upon Kurt Johnson (pedal steel/guitar) and Mike Schuler (bass) joining the group, Maybird found itself moving toward a psychedelic, rootsy, eclectic sound that would set the tone for the album that followed.

Meg Williams Band

Meg Williams is a guitarist/singer/songwriter from Hornell, NY, currently based out of Rochester.

She performs as a solo acoustic act, a duo with bassist Danny Ziemann, and with her full band, Meg Williams Band (MWB). Meg has been featured at many singer/songwriter showcases, as both a performer and a judge. She was also a guest on the Sunday Night Shakedown on 98.9 The Buzz. Her debut, full-length album, Troubles to the Wind, was released in May.

7:00-7:40pm

Mosaic Foundation

Mosaic Foundation is a forward-thinking reggae band that stays true to the roots. Based in the Finger Lakes region, the band has grown a loyal following, thanks to electric live per-

formances and three studio releases. Blending roots, ska, dub, dance-hall and beyond, Mosaic is an exploration in reggae that is pushed to the limits and sometimes spills over. With lyrics that inspire dancing in the moment and activate the mind in reflection, the songs encourage positivity, sustainable living and community.

8:00-9:00pm

Significant Other

Significant Other is a bluesbased rock band from Rochester, playing original music and adapted covers. The members of the band are: vocalist Jennifer Snyder, guitarist/vocalist Brother Wilson, drummer Joe Lana, electric violinist/vocalist Perrin Yang, keyboard player Stephen Siegel, saxophonist Zac Walker, and bass player Glenn William. Comparisons are made with such acts as Susan Tedeschi, B.B. King, Van Morrison and Grace Potter.

9:30-10:45pm

Prime Time Funk

Prime Time Funk is a 10-piece powerhouse of passionate musicians from Upstate NY who write, arrange and perform a world-class combination of funk, jazz and rock. PTF’s debut CD, Ready and Willing, was co-produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Jeff Tyzik, RPO Principal Pops Conductor. Hear and Now, released in 2012, is a tribute to the band’s late co-founder and bass player, Ralph Ortiz.

PTF is the Rochester Music Hall of Fame’s official house band. Find out more at www.primetimefunk.com.

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SOTA Show Choir

Nestled in Rochester’s Cultural District, School of the Arts is a public school for city residents.

The top performing school in the Rochester City School District, it has been a beacon of hope and a source of pride for our city for more than 30 years.

SOTA’s mission is: Student Success… Academic, Artistic and Humanistic, and its Show Choir is honored to perform at the Fringe. www.sotarochester.org

4:20-4:30pm

Rochester Scottish Pipes and Drums

For nearly a century, the Rochester Scottish Pipes and Drums has been the area’s premier pipe and drums corps. The corps’ uniforms are modeled after the 42nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Highlanders), Scotland’s famous Black Watch. They have performed at the West Point Military Tattoo, Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, regional Celtic festivals, and numerous area parades. The corps’ mission remains the same: to play traditional Scottish and Celtic music and to honor the heroes of our many conflicts.

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Normal People

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Cammy Enaharo

Cammy Enaharo started writing songs when she was given a baritone ukulele as a Christmas gift in 2010.

The 23-year-old singer/songwriter from Rochester, NY shares her stories in a soulful and folksy style, and – while she enjoys playing locally – she also has plans to venture out nationally. Cammy recorded her latest album, From The Garage, at the Green Room with Matthew Ramerman.

Violet Mary

“Violet Mary is a study in keen balance…one of the few hard rock bands that maintains melody on the see-saw between muscle and melodic subtlety.

And I don’t just mean dynamics that pull back to let the melody be heard here or there, but an actual floating, discernible, memorable melody.

Plug in the band’s latest, self-produced double-disc, All That We Seem, or better yet, see Violet Mary live. It’s juicy. Bring napkins.” —Frank DeBlase, City Newspaper

8:10-9:10pm

Sisters of Murphy

Sisters of Murphy is a sevenpiece Celtic rock outfit from Rochester. Playing shows in both traditional Irish pubs and large festival venues, the band is always very well received, due to its high-energy shows and mix of catchy, memorable original music and traditional Irish favorites. Sisters of Murphy has released two CDs and is currently working on its third, due for release in 2015.

9:30-10:45pm

Tommy Brunett Band

Tommy Brunett is a singer/songwriter and showman based out of Upstate NY. He’s a songsmith, mixing old-school country and great storytelling with rock and roll. He glides and stomps through his now-legendary live performances with true sideshow-carny expertise.

Tommy’s television credits include The Today Show and Conan, and he’s opened for acts that have included ZZ Top, Kellie Pickler, Charlie Daniels, The Lumineers, Marshall Tucker Band, Shooter Jennings, Courtyard Hounds, Old 97’s, Ted Nugent, Cracker and more.

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Aaron Staebell’s Normal People is a band that plays songs that normal people know. Well, kinda. The songs are there, but sometimes you have to work a little bit to recognize them. Another option is to just sit back and listen to the wall of sound created by three guitars, a sax, a bass and drums while familiarity tickles your ear every so often. There’s humor, you’ll want to dance, you’ll be intrigued. Your Shazam app won’t help you.

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Sat., Sep. 19 4:00pm • Sat., Sep. 19 10:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 1:30pm  60 mins 5+ $10 Fantastical characters – including a scientist, a tree puller, a storyteller and a tailor – explore the balance between technology and nature in our modern world through innovative, multisensory storytelling. Dynamic, large-scale shadow projections move in concert with video imagery and an original soundtrack. This all-ages show promises to be a healthy dose of the sublime, the exciting, the absurd and the downright fun. The performance is magical; it is like watching dreams cross into the conscious world. www.cavedogs.org

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James and the Giant Peach: The Musical RAPA Family Theatre

Sat., Sep. 26 12:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 5:30pm  60 mins ALL $12; Children $6 Kids kids kids!! Amazing Magic Joe is back for his second straight year at the Fringe, with a brand new show featuring jaw-dropping magic and non-stop laughter that’s fun for the entire family.

After two jam-packed shows at Geva Theater Center last year, make sure you grab your tickets early! www.amazingmagicjoe.com

Fairy Tales with a Twist RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre

Sat., Sep. 19 11:00am • Sun., Sep. 20 11:00am  60 mins ALL $10; Kids 12 and under FREE Storyteller Jay Stetzer joins Cordancia chamber musicians for fun new versions of two classic tales: the Emperor’s New Clothes and Rumpelstiltskin, enhanced by musical accompaniment (violin, viola, cello, oboe and piano). Stories with music, what could be better? Fun for kids and adults alike!

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Flower City Vaudeville RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Sat., Sep. 19 10:30am • Sun., Sep. 20 4:30pm  50 mins ALL $10; Kids 12 and under $5

Sat., Sep. 19 2:30pm • Sun., Sep. 20 2:30pm • Mon., Sep. 21 7:00pm • Thu., Sep. 24 7:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 2:30pm  60 mins ALL $16; Kids 12 and under $8 When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their tree, he discovers a magic potion that launches a journey of enormous proportions. Suddenly, James finds himself in the center of the gigantic peach among humansized insects with equally oversized personalities. Thanks to James’s creative thinking, the residents learn to live and work together as a family. Perfect for young audiences and the whole family! www.RapaTheatre.org

The Popsicle-stick Wand R-G Productions Writers & Books

Sat., Sep. 19 10:00am • Sun., Sep. 20 11:00am  40 Minutes 5+ $10; Children 15 and under $5 When four children make friends with Miracle the Magician, he makes wands for them from Popsicle sticks. They have mysterious adventures with the wands and learn how to “undo” a command by saying it backwards (so that Abra Cadabra becomes Arba Arbadac). Children in the audience are drawn in to help them say the commands correctly – both forwards and backwards. www.r-group.ca

Street Chalk Art Gibbs Street (between Main & East)

Sun., Sep. 20 12:00-2:00pm  2 hrs ALL FREE (See description on page 45)

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Flower City Vaudeville presents its award-winning production of “The Road to Towanda,” a comedy for the entire family. Three hapless vaudevillians have been working together for years, but have never made the big time. With the rumor of a talent scout attending their next performance, they need to create the best show of their lives. What could possibly go wrong?

“Paved with hilarity…a fast-paced, energetic mix of silliness.” —Paige Anderson, Ithaca Fringe Festival.

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Am I a Grownup Yet?

Dystopia: Explosion Highway

Blackfriars Theatre

Wed., Sep. 23 9:00pm • Fri., Sep. 25 5:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 3:00pm  60 mins 18+ $13 This one-woman show uses humor and pathos to explore what it means to be a childlike woman trapped in an adult’s life.

True personal stories illustrated with cartoons, toy theater, and shadow puppetry will touch your heart with “brutal and comical honesty” –Jeff Messer, Asheville Fringe Festival

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Geva Comedy Improv Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

Fri., Sep. 18 10:30pm • Sat., Sep. 19 10:30pm • Fri., Sep. 25 10:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 10:30pm  75 mins 18+ $10 Geva Comedy Improv presents an improvised action/adventure comedy set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian future. It’s Mad Max meets Blade Runner in this cataclysmic vision of a World featuring nomadic warriors, spikey leather gauntlets, and scarce natural resources. Stockpile your burn-juice, clear the dust from your eyes, and dash headlong into a scorching nuclear wind as GCI searches out the wet-stuff and restores faith and hope to humanity. gevacomedyimprov.org

Spiegelgarden

Thu., Sep. 17 7:30pm • Thu., Sep. 17 8:30pm • Sat., Sep. 19 8:30pm • Sat., Sep. 19 9:30pm • Sun., Sep. 20 5:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 6:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 7:00pm • Tue., Sep. 22 6:00pm • Tue., Sep. 22 7:00pm • Tue., Sep. 22 8:00pm • Wed., Sep. 23 6:00pm • Wed., Sep. 23 7:00pm • Wed., Sep. 23 8:00pm • Thu., Sep. 24 7:00pm • Thu., Sep. 24 8:00pm  45 mins 5+ $12 (See description on page 39)

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Fri., Sep. 25 10:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 10:00pm  60 mins 18+ $10 Expose yourself to the dark, irreverent themes that have haunted your blue-collar roots through original sketch comedy by CANARY IN A COAL MINE. Their grotesque characters and warped realities will keep you giggling for weeks as they tackle the hard-hitting issues of class, women’s equality, Mugwumps, education, addiction, sex, animal rights, British women, and a guy named Don. Sometimes we can’t see the poisons in our lives without a dead canary to show us the way.

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Estrofest Comedy: Over the Top EstroFest Comedy Troupe Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

Sat., Sep. 19 6:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 4:30pm • Thu., Sep. 24 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 3:30pm  50 mins 13+ $16 Popular sketch-comedy troupe EstroFest invites you to laugh uproariously with them as they present an over-the-top show of hilarious sketches and outrageous videos. City Newspaper declared, “EstroFest is a riot!” and critic Jack Garner said, “EstroFest gets you laughing and gets you thinking … more creative and funnier all the time.” EstroFest is Dresden Engle, Andrea Holland, Norma Holland, Allison Roberts, and Freyda Schneider, who produce original and universal material that is often compared to Saturday Night Live (but funnier). www.estrofestlaughs.com

An Evening with Mildred Scrodum Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber

Sun., Sep. 20 9:00pm • Mon., Sep. 21 8:30pm • Tue., Sep. 22 8:00pm • Wed., Sep. 23 8:30pm • Fri., Sep. 25 9:15pm  60 mins 18+ $15 An evening of laughs, songs, and tales of woe, told from the point of view of a trailer trash woman from rural Alabama with a heart of gold.

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The Ghost at the Feast MuCCC

Thu., Sep. 24 7:00pm  45 mins $10 MA This bawdy and bold interpretation of the banquet scene from Macbeth is charged with sensuality, heartracing tension, and a smattering of confusion. Dadaists will weep with joy. Absurdists will nod knowingly. Shakespeare purists will start a protest. All perceptions will be challenged.

Discover the secrets of ancient “dungeons.” Also, there will be ladies sword fighting. Mature language and adult situations.

have been walking this planet for almost half a millennium. Its eight baby-boomer performers are writers, scientists, bankers, craftspeople and technicians. Since 2011, they’ve expressed the meaning of their exceedingly long lives through comedy improv, sketch and standup. Left For Dead has participated in the Providence Improv Festival, The Rochester Fallback Festival, Syracuse Thumbs Up Festival and RIT Improvamonium 2013. Catch them while you still can! www.facebook.com/

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Jamie Lissow Spiegeltent

Sat., Sep. 19 9:30pm  60 mins 18+ $16 / $18; VIP Booth (seats 6) $100 / $125 (See description on page 34)

Sat., Sep. 26 10:45pm  60 mins 18+ FREE No Laugh Track Required (NLTR) is the fanciest long-form comedy improv troupe at SUNY Geneseo. NLTR alumni have gone on to study with the Groundlings, Second City, UCB, and iO improv schools.

Come on out and yell suggestions! Some fun ones to try are: pineapple, Dennis, cat, plates, 8.5x11” paper, and knitted ties.

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Tue., Sep. 22 7:00pm • Wed., Sep. 23 8:30pm • Thu., Sep. 24 9:00pm • Fri., Sep. 25 7:00pm  50 mins 13+ $12 Critic’s Pick 2014 Cincy Fringe. After Melvin’s grandmother is lifted from a coma by Elvis’s 1957 Christmas album, he changes his name to Melvis Praisely and starts an Elvis evangelical church.

Quickly ascending to cult-like superstardom, Melvis fights to overcome the same obstacles faced by his King with music, majesty, capes, and karate. “I laughed, sang, and got teary-eyed.” —Indy Fringe Tweet Team. “Quintessentially American…very funny. 4.5 out of 5 stars.” —NUVO Magazine. “Irreverent…hilarious…dynamic…clever.” —Cincinnati CityBeat. www.schedulec.org

Left For Dead Improv Writers & Books

Sun., Sep. 20 1:00pm • Wed., Sep. 23 7:00pm  45 mins 18+ $8 The members of Left For Dead, a Rochester, NY improv comedy team,

TheatreROCS Stage

Sat., Sep. 19 8:30pm  60 mins 18+ $10 Since 2000, Nuts and Bolts Comedy Improv has been Rochester’s premier short-form, improvisational comedy show. Using audience suggestions, they craft a night of fun and laughs for everyone. Come and see why they are Rochester’s longest-running comedy show. www.nabcomedy.com

Polite Ink. Sketch & Improv Presents: 9 More Minutes Polite Ink MuCCC

Tue., Sep. 22 7:00pm  50 mins 13+ $10 Ready for 50 minutes packed with fun-filled laughter? Polite Ink.’s  continues on page 56

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unique shows combine improv sets based on audience suggestions and original comedy sketches based on whatever insane ideas pop up into their heads. What can you expect to see at their show? In addition to sketch and improv, they sometimes break into song and dance, have occasional video shorts, constant silliness, non-stop laughing, and LOTS of audience participation!

They always deliver on their promise: YOU. WILL. LAUGH.

Spiegeltent

Thu., Sep. 24 9:30pm • Fri., Sep. 25 9:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 9:30pm  60 mins MA $16 / $18; VIP Booth (seats 6) $100 / $125 (See description on page 32)

Quaternion Drifters, Riff Raft, and A Pod Calypso: A Comedic Jazz Tribute to Kurt Vonnegut The Quaternion Drifters The Little: Theatre 1

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year. They’ll showcase three talented teams – Work in Progress, The Improvessionals, and BrainWreck Improv – alongside some dedicated club members in a series of short shows.

Sit back, relax, and prepare to get the ab workout of your life from laughter! www.ritimprov.org

Sat., Sep. 19 8:30pm  60 mins ALL FREE Under the guise of being onboard “Riff Raft,” an eco-minded show boat afloat in the mysterious “Caribbean Trapezoid,” audience members will participate in a playful revue of interactive musical routines by The Quaternion Drifters. This excursion could even include a close encounter of the mth kind with A Pod Calypso, an atypical tropical troupe of dolphins. quaterniondrifters.blogspot.com

RIT Improv: On the Fringe The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 26 7:00pm  180 mins 13+ FREE RIT Improv is the Rochester Institute of Technology’s foremost educational and performance-based improv club, now entering its 10th

Sat., Sep. 19 12:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 4:00pm  60 mins ALL $8 Rip-roaring and steeped in spontaneity, Stages of the Game Teen Improv Troupe goes for the gut. Enjoy a mind-blowing 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. Let your goofy ideas tag along too, because audience participation is welcomed and encouraged. By the end of the explosive hour, you’ll be howling with laughter and will only want more! www.mjtstages.com

The Steele Sisters The Strong National Museum of Play

Wed., Sep. 23 7:00pm • Thu., Sep. 24 7:00pm • Thu., Sep. 24 9:00pm  60 mins ALL $12 This two-woman interactive comedy sword fighting show returns to Rochester and the Fringe! Join Gwendolyn and Gertrude as they search for a future husband or try to become pirates. Comedy, sword-fighting, action, adventure, tall boots, corsets, danger, mystery and romance – everything you could want in a show filled with sisterly love, sisterly wit and sisterly competition! Special Pirate show on the 24th at 9pm! www.facebook.com/The.Steele.Sisters

Thank You Kiss Presents Tender Gestures Blackfriars Theatre

Sat., Sep. 19 3:00pm • Tue., Sep. 22 9:00pm  60 mins 18+ $12 Founded in 2013, Thank You Kiss (TYK) is a sketch comedy group featuring Marc D’Amico, Megan Mack, John Forrest

Uncle Yo: The Geek Inherit the Earth Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

Fri., Sep. 18 6:30pm • Sat., Sep. 19 7:30pm • Sun., Sep. 20 3:00pm  60 mins 13+ $12; Students with ID $8 This one-man comedy hour celebrates the nerds’ conquering of Earth’s media and American pop culture. Geek comedian and satirist Uncle Yo explores the main roadblocks to human fantasies versus human potential: humans. Don’t worry; you’re meant to feel uncomfortable. Video games and comics have taught you right: you can save the world and look pretty while doing it.

From web-slinging to webcams, Uncle Yo will teach you how to celebrate the Disney Princess in all of us. www.uncleyo.com

Unleashed! IMPROV Presents: Other Peoples’ Shows Unleashed! IMPROV TheatreROCS Stage

Sat., Sep. 19 7:00pm  60 mins 13+ $10 Let’s face it. The First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival, and Fringes around the world, are chock-full of amazing shows – but you can’t possibly see them all. That’s why Unleashed! Improv will happily perform their interpretations of Other Peoples’ Shows for you – all in one place!

Using show descriptions from the guide and your sassy input, you’ll be treated to all kinds of crazy. So grab a guide and let’s get creative together! www.unleashedimprov.com

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Thompson, and Beth Winslow. TYK presents a unique blend of satire, sincerity, and silliness through sketch, improvisation, video, and music. Collectively, the members of TYK have studied and worked at such renowned comedy theatres as iO, The Second City, and The Annoyance. Check out TYK on Facebook (facebook.com/thankyoukiss) and YouTube (bit.ly/ thankyoukiss). www.facebook.com/thankyoukiss/info

Upside Downton Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall

Fri., Sep. 25 8:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 8:00pm  70 mins 13+ $33 / $36 (See description on page 42)

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63 Dances, 30 Seconds Each MuCCC

Sat., Sep. 26 8:30pm  50 mins ALL $10 In a world where the sum of one’s experiences amounts to 140 characters in a tweet, Colleen Pictor and the Pic PAC explore what is means to be concise and to the point.

Inspired by Hemingway’s skill with brevity, this premiere of a new dance-theatre production is a collection of 63 individual dances, all only 30 seconds long. Incorporating a wide variety of aesthetics, this production will have audiences laughing, crying, and even participating. www.colleenpictor.com

Bill Evans Dancer/75!

Bill Evans Dance Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

Sat., Sep. 26 2:00pm  50 mins ALL $12; Seniors $10

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Bill Evans has been named one of the world’s three favorite tap artists.

He will share two iconic, classic tap dance works, as well as a new, hilarious and poignant performance art piece, in this homecoming performance. Join Bill as he returns to the Geva Theatre Center for this entertaining show. Appropriate for all ages. billevansdance.org

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Brown Bag Disco Spiegeltent

Fri., Sep. 25 12:00pm  90 mins ALL $7 / $9 (See description on page 39)

ConvergeDance Buffalo The Strong National Museum of Play

Sun., Sep. 20 3:00pm  45 mins ALL $8 ConvergeDance, Buffalo’s professional contemporary jazz dance company, combines a variety of dance genres with many music styles to present a unique concert experience everyone can enjoy.

Their show incorporates jazz, modern, contemporary, and hip-hop dance in works created by choreographers from Buffalo, Rochester, and beyond. Join ConvergeDance for an eclectic dance concert that bridges the gap between art and entertainment. This is a show the whole family will enjoy!

www.convergedancebuffalo.com

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BIO/DANCE & Social Justice

Sat., Sep. 19 5:00pm  60 mins ALL $10; Kids 12 and under $5

BIODANCE Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

Thu., Sep. 17 6:00pm • Tue., Sep. 22 8:30pm • Wed., Sep. 23 7:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 7:00pm  60 mins $12; Children $8; Se13+ niors: $8; Students W/ ID $8 Following sold-out houses during Fringe for the past two years, BIODANCE returns to Geva Theatre Center with BIO/DANCE & Social Justice. This collection of socially conscious dance works from Artistic Director Missy Pfohl Smith, along with regional and national guest artists, responds to the inequality and injustice that persists in our world today. Through new choreography, performance, sculpture, music and spoken word in two separate programs, this show invites reflection on diverse perspectives of inequality in society. biodance.org

Spinning veils, swinging swords, shaking hips, and dazzling costumes infuse this unique Desert Rhythms performance, creating an unforgettable experience. As Rochester’s longest-established belly dance troupe, they have developed a style that blends Turkish, Egyptian, Tribal, and “Americanized” forms of belly dance to create a distinctive performance for all ages. You won’t want to miss this entertaining evening of lively music, rhythmic zills, beautiful dancers and exceptional belly dance.

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Thu., Sep. 17 7:00pm • Fri., Sep. 18 9:00pm • Sat., Sep. 19 7:00pm • Thu., Sep. 24 7:00pm • Fri., Sep. 25 $18 7:00pm  60 mins ALL

Sat., Sep. 26 10:30am  60 mins ALL $8; Student $5 Diversity of Dance offers a concert of dynamic dance forms that are created, arranged, and performed by students and faculty from the University of Rochester. Celebrating Indian Folk, Breakdance, Celtic Dance, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Step Dance and more, this vibrant cultural expression is not to be missed. Come join this gathering of enthusiastic and diverse dancing! Appropriate for all ages. www.rochester.edu/college/dance/

English Country Dancers Eastman School of Music: Sproull Atrium at Miller Center

Experience internationally acclaimed Garth Fagan Dance UP CLOSE & PERSONAL at their downtown Rochester Studios as they prepare for their upcoming 2015/16 multi-season tour: 75 performances to honor Garth Fagan’s 75th birthday and new pieces to celebrate the company’s 45th anniversary. “...it was American master Garth Fagan who best fused technical virtuosity with conceptual depth.”

—Lewis Segal, L.A. Times garthfagandance.org

Geneseo Dance Ensemble RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Sat., Sep. 19 4:00pm  60 mins ALL FREE Dance like Jane Austen! Join the Meryton Assembly Dancers and members of Cordancia Chamber Orchestra for a demonstration of Regencyera English country dancing in period costume. Those attending will have the opportunity to learn several dances accompanied by splendid musicians. Put on your dancing shoes and join us as we step back into early 19th-century England. No experience or partner necessary. Plan on an exquisite trip back in time!

Feathered Landing: A Convergence of Dances Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

In one show, witness the quiet beauty of nuanced gestures next to earthbound athleticism followed by down-home clogging. Tammy Carrasco and Sarah Levitt present FEATHERED LANDING: A CONVERGENCE OF DANCES, a program that brings together dancers and choreographers from Columbus, OH and Rochester, linking the cities as vibrant art centers. Carrasco, a Columbus-transplant with northeastern roots, is new to Rochester’s art scene and to SUNY Brockport’s dance faculty. Levitt hails from Liz Lerman Dance Exchange and The Ohio State University.

Sun., Sep. 20 10:30am  60 mins ALL FREE Celebrating its 48th anniversary, the Geneseo Dance Ensemble performs a diverse selection of works from its repertory. Performances include work by acclaimed choreographers Mark Broomfield, Kiara Danielle Brown, Robin Dunn, Earl Mosley and Jonette Lancos, as well as dances created by students. Come and be moved by an engaging, entertaining, and enlivening experience of dance! www.geneseo.edu/theatre_dance

Merged III James Hansen/Assemblage Dance & Heather Roffe Dance Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

Thu., Sep. 17 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 19 4:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 6:30pm  60 mins ALL $12; Children $10; Students w/ ID $10; Seniors $10 Merged returns to Geva Theatre Center after the last two years of acclaimed “Critic’s Picks” performances. International choreographers Heather Roffe and James Hansen will premiere exciting new works for Merged III. City Newspaper wrote of Merged, Fringe 2013, “I was flat out amazed ... by some very exciting dancing,” and in 2014: “I was moved nearly to tears ... It was a work of art in motion.” Come see how Merged III continues to captivate both new and returning audiences.

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Snowbelt Morris

Kinetic Architecture Dance Theatre Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

Thu., Sep. 17 9:00pm • Fri., Sep. 18 9:00pm • Sat., Sep. 19 9:00pm  60 mins MA $12; Students With ID $10; Seniors $10 Trust requires risk. NYC’s KineticArchitecture Dance Theatre returns to Fringe with NO SAFE WORD, a quest for deep connection. As a former dominatrix, choreographer Arrie Davidson encountered people from diverse backgrounds. One commonality was the need to be known and understood. Erotic raw dance theatre explores spanking as a symphony, the beauty of bondage, and literal blind passion. A flogging can be religious coercion or romantic courtship. This work invites the viewer to ponder fantasy free of judgment. kadancetheatre.org

An Ode to Lovingly Imperfect Bipedals RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

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An Ode to Lovingly Imperfect Bipedals celebrates (extra)ordinary movement/moments through interdisciplinary works by three groups of contemporary dance artists. New York City-based Sunday Regulars presents “Sweat Pants and Dress Shoes,” a lively dance theatre piece about death, birth, reverence, and irreverence.

In “Truce,” Brett Cox from Milwaukee embodies the mental paradox of the Red Queen’s Hypothesis. The show also shares Rochester-based choreographer Mariko Yamada’s “String, Strung,” in which plotless movement evokes subtle drama, wit, and beauty.

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Gibbs Street Main Stage

Sat., Sep. 19 4:30pm  30 mins ALL FREE (See description on page 44)

Tides of Magnets RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Sat., Sep. 19 5:00pm  60 mins $10; Seniors $8; Kids 12 5+ and under $8 In an evening-length collaborative event, Loose Change Dance Collective and (Alex)andra Taylor Dance combine forces to present Tides of Magnets. Choreographers Laurie Zabele Cawley and Alexandra Taylor present six works with one noticeable and exciting draw: women ranging in age from 16-65 years old. This program gives the audience a wonderful palette of wittiness, intrigue, allure, dramatic connection, and meditation – complete with a couch.

Everyone is sure to find a favorite among this stunning group of unique artists. www.loosechangedancecollective.com

Wedged In: An Evening of Dance and Theatre RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Fri., Sep. 25 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 4:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 10:00pm  60 mins ALL $15; Students $8 (at the door) Wedged In: An Evening of Dance and Theatre is a collection of eclectic and kinesthetic works that hover between dance and theatre. Crowded with style, wit and intelligence, the evening presents Red Dirt Dance/Karl Rogers and elephant JANE Dance/Heidi Henderson, interspersed with new short works by playwright Mark Witteveen, among others. Produced by Maura Keefe, in collaboration with Wedgeworks, Wedged In brings together professional artists from New York, Detroit, Providence, and Minneapolis for serious fun.

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The Art of Being a Young Artist in Rochester MuCCC

Wed., Sep. 23 7:00pm  30 mins 18+ FREE Young Rochester-born author Brittany Touris chronicles the struggle and allure of being a local artist. Through her own tales, as well as those of other artists in the community, she shares some insights and oddities about “making it” with an unconventional career in this city. oshitbritt.com

Bach without Boundaries RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Thu., Sep. 24 9:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 12:00pm  45 mins ALL $8; Students/Children $3 The relationship between dancer and musician will be explored in this unique, intimate performance of J.S Bach’s Cello Suite No. 4, where the musician becomes a part of the dance and the dancer a part of the music. Featured performers: Missy Pfohl-Smith and Bridget Kinneary. www.biodance.org/about/missy-pfohl-smith

Bush Mango Drum & Dance

Cabinet of Wonders Spiegeltent

Thu., Sep. 17 7:30pm • Fri., Sep. 18 9:00pm • Sat., Sep. 19 2:00pm • Sat., Sep. 19 7:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 2:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 7:00pm • Mon., Sep. 21 7:30pm • Tue., Sep. 22 7:30pm • Wed., Sep. 23 7:30pm • Thu., Sep. 24 7:00pm • Fri., Sep. 25 7:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 2:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 7:00pm  90 mins 13+ $33 / $36; VIP Booth (seats 6) $182 / $198 (See description on page 30)

FIDDLIN’ IN THE CRACKS: An evening with Howie Lester, episode 4 The Little: Café

Fri., Sep. 18 8:00pm  60 mins 18+ FREE Music and stories from around the world and Howie’s various backyards.

The secret of the FIDDLE (“The Devil’s Box”) revealed! High Drama! Low Comedy! In the spirit of a Pioneer Campfire! A Turkish Coffee House! And the Gypsies that mistakenly kidnapped Howie and started him on the FIDDLE, only to have him escape by rendering his captors helpless with laughter by attempting to play one.

He’s been playing as if his life depended on it ever since.

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Sat., Sep. 26 5:00pm  50 mins ALL $10 Join Bush Mango Drum & Dance for an event you will not soon forget! Featuring master drummer Mohamed Diaby and dancer-acrobat Eric Borketay Ansuade, the acrobatics alone will leave you speechless.

An exhilarating, up-lifting, inspirational, and fun event for all ages! www.bushmangodrumdance.org

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Fruit Flies Like a Banana - Alphabetical Disorder Blackfriars Theatre

Fri., Sep. 18 9:00pm • Sat., Sep. 19 1:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 6:00pm • Tue., Sep. 22 7:00pm  60 mins ALL $16 Music, theatre, and dance collide in this all-new, madcap variety hour. Each piece matches a letter of the alphabet, but YOU choose the show order! Perhaps it’s Mozart played on plastic tubes or maybe Satie upside-down. “Their musicianship would be impressive if they just stood still and stared at their music stands and their acrobatics would impress if they never saw an instrument, but together they make stage magic.” 5 Stars, IndyFringe 2014. Audience & Critics Choice Awards, Orlando Fringe. www.thefourthwallensemble.com

Miss Julie

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temporary wars. They’re inspired by narratives and images drawn from the news media, and played with realistic-looking pellet guns. Kill House is the reenactment of a photograph taken during such a game played in a wine cellar in Fresno, California. www. meredithdavenport.com

Kindertotenlieder Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall

It’s a Spaceship Now

Tue., Sep. 22 7:00pm  60 mins $10 13+

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Thu., Sep. 24 9:00pm • Fri., Sep. 25 9:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 4:30pm  60 mins 13+ $10 It’s a Spaceship Now is a solo show created and performed by Stuart Wilson. This high-energy, honest, and hilarious show tells the story of Stu, a man who attempts to make something of his ramshackle life by building a spaceship out of a discarded nuclear missile. When first presented, the show was adored by audiences and lauded by critics; it was nominated for Best New Work in Providence by Motif Magazine. meetstu.com

Based on poems by Rückert, Mahler’s song cycle Kindertotenlieder (19011904) underscores the frighteningly high infant mortality rates during the early 20th century. They have fallen dramatically over the past century but are still high in Rochester. To highlight this and child poverty rates, Table Top Opera presents a new version of Kindertotenlieder performed by members of the Eastman School of Music, accompanied by historical photographs and pictures of children who have succumbed to lack of proper care in Rochester today.

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Jazz On Tap blends the arts of jazz music and tap dance, integrating the music of the Richard DeLaney Jazz Trio with percussive dancer Cheryl Johnson and special guest tap dance artist Katherine Kramer. In addition to DeLaney, the Jazz Trio features David Arenius and Rich Felice, all three of whom have played with a virtual Who’s Who of jazz. Johnson and Kramer danced in the NYC Tap Renaissance, toured internationally, and continue to explore the evolution of tap dancing today.

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Rochester Fringe favorite Mounafanyi returns with explosive new rhythms and dances! Rochester’s only PanAfrican performing group, Mounafanyi Percussion and Dance Ensemble, features the music and movement of West Africa. Drummers and dancers weave together incredible percussive sequences with high-energy dance, creating a spectacular tapestry of sight and sound. mounafanyi.org

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Kill House

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Fri., Sep. 25 7:30pm  60 mins ALL FREE This performance is based on a series of photographs entitled Theater of War. The photographs document men creating games based on con-

Two hundred years ago, the hardworking people from several small villages in England stood up to demand a better life. This is their true story of riots, rebellion, greed and revenge, and of the saintly “holy fool,” Ned Ludd, who began it all. Performed in music, film and dramatic reading by the same team that successfully brought NOSFERATU BEMSHI! and BRENDAN! to the Fringe.

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Fri., Sep. 18 10:00pm  60 mins ALL $10 From the imaginative minds of cowriters Ryan Barclay and Karsten Brooks – alongside visual artist Cordell Cordaro, who provides live painting on stage – comes a musical interpretation of Buddha’s story. Beginning with his renunciation, following his struggles, and resolving with his enlightenment, this story is told through an eclectic mix of world percussion, electronic music and spoken word.

Sticks, Strings, and Paint

Sat., Sep. 19 12:00pm  50 mins $12 5+ Saddle up your magic carpet and get ready to embark on an imaginative journey into the world of 1001 Nights. With the clever and mysterious Scheherazade (Rochester native and Nazareth College alumna Kristin Ward) as your guide, you’ll rediscover familiar tales such as the Anklet (an Arabian Cinderella story) as well as new ones, all brought to life through Middle Eastern dance, spoken word storytelling, and even a dose of magic. www.moquettevolante.org

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Thu., Sep. 17 6:00pm • Sat., Sep. 19 2:30pm • Sun., Sep. 20 4:30pm  60 mins ALL $15 Sticks, Strings, and Paint puts music to canvas in their unique combination of percussion, classical strings, and artists painting live to the music. Returning for a second year to Fringe, this show features Eastman-trained musicians specializing in classical, jazz, and rock idioms, performing music from a unique crossover perspective. “Their plan was simple: to make classical music a blast.

And it worked.” —(585) Magazine. Paintings created in the shows are available for purchase following each performance. www.sticksstringsandpaint.com

Fri., Sep. 25 7:30pm  60 mins ALL FREE Theater of War is a series of photographs in a book edited by Meredith Davenport with an introduction by Fred Ritchen. The book contains interviews and essays by Jessica Catherine Lieberman and Esther MacCallum-Stewart.

It is part of the Critical Photography Series edited by Alfredo Cramerotti, published by Intellect Press and distributed by the University of Chicago Press. www.meredithdavenport.com

Trivia City: An Arts & Culture Quiz Spiegelgarden

Sure-Minded Uncertainties

Wed., Sep. 23 7:30am  90 mins 13+ FREE

CaveDogs

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Fantastical characters – including a scientist, a tree puller, a storyteller and a tailor – explore the balance between technology and nature in our modern world through innovative, multi-sensory storytelling. Dynamic, large-scale shadow projections move in concert with video imagery and an original soundtrack. This all-ages show promises to be a healthy dose of the sublime, the exciting, the absurd and the downright fun. The performance is magical; it is like watching dreams cross into the conscious world. www.cavedogs.org

UR Arts Bus Gibbs Street (btwn. Main & East)

Sat., Sep. 19 3:00-10:00pm  7 hrs ALL FREE (See description on page 44)

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1916 Martin Luther King Jr. Park at Manhattan Square

Fri., Sep. 18 6:30pm  75 mins ALL FREE (See description on page 25)

dances along the edge between Americana and blues, and slips over into straight-up rock and roll. Featuring an eclectic selection of covers and original material, Automatic James delivers something for everyone! automaticjames.com

Big Band Jazz Concert RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Sun., Sep. 20 12:00pm  60 mins ALL $12; Students $10; Kids 12 & Under: $5

After Hours - A Cappella Hour Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall

Sat., Sep. 19 7:30pm  60 mins ALL $10 After Hours, the University of Rochester’s award-winning co-ed a cappella group, has been moving audiences with its innovative arrangements and intense performances since 1998. Recently, After Hours competed in the International Championship for Collegiate A Cappella, advancing to the semifinal round and receiving accolades for outstanding musical arrangements. Come experience After Hours for a taste of college a cappella like you’ve never seen it before. Special thanks to the University of Rochester for sponsoring this performance. urafterhours.org

Al Biles and GenJam

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Fri., Sep. 18 5:30pm • Sun., Sep. 20 12:00pm • Fri., Sep. 25 5:30pm  60 mins ALL FREE Al Biles and GenJam play jazz, which doesn’t sound fringey. Well, the music may be straight-ahead, but the band is far-out. Al (a human trumpet player) and GenJam (the Genetic Jammer) improvise on tunes ranging from swing and bop to Latin and pop, but since GenJam is computer software that evolves its musical ideas in real time, the result is spontaneous, responsive, and definitely on the fringe. igm.rit.edu/~jabics/GenJam.html

Automatic James The Strong National Museum of Play

Fri., Sep. 25 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 7:30pm  60 mins ALL $10 An evening with Automatic James is a five-piece musical venture that

The Pete Ciraolo 18-piece big band brings together some of the most talented professional music educators and players from Buffalo, NY. Their repertoire includes demanding and exciting arrangements by the best composers who worked for great band leaders like Stan Kenton, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Glenn Miller. PCBigBand.com

Brick City Singers The Little: Café

Sat., Sep. 19 4:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 1:30pm  30 mins ALL FREE The Brick City Singers (known as BCS) are a group of young men from the Rochester Institute of Technology. They are often asked questions like, “Is this the Hawaiian shirt club?,” “Are you always this happy?,” and “Is today Saturday?” (The answer to all of these questions is “yes”).

Formed in 1999, BCS has a broad repertoire and a dedication to having a good time. brickcitysingers.org

The Buskers Bernunzio Uptown Music

Sun., Sep. 20 3:00pm  60 mins ALL $7 “Folk impurists” with a smart, distinct voice and a kitchen sink of influences – ranging from jug band and jazz to roots rock – The Buskers share a deep respect for the craft of songwriting and arranging, a ready sense of humor, and easy audience rapport. The trio’s instrumentation includes (but is not limited to) violin, mandolin, piano, guitar, bass, accordion, banjo, and foot percussion. They’ve been befriending audiences across New England since their formation in 1993. www.thebuskers.com

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"trailer trash woman with a heart of gold" Lyric Theater | 440 East Avenue Show times

September 20 – Sunday 9 PM September 21 – Monday 8:30 PM September 22 – Tuesday 8 PM September 23 – Wednesday 8:30 Pm September 25 – Friday 9:15 PM

Rochester Lyric Opera Presents a 10th Anniversary Celebration

Mozart’s The Impresario Friday, August 28 Celebratory Reception 6:30 PM • Performance 8:00 PM TICKETS ON SALE NOW Order online at rochesterlyricopera.org

Upcoming Events at Lyric Theatre September 18-26 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival Opera Under the Stars

October 4

Local Vocal Opera Scenes

October 17

LaDue Professional Recital Competition Winners’ Recital

October 18

LaDue Professional Recital Competition

October 23

Lyric Theatre Gala Fundraiser

November 7

Founder’s Recital

November 8

Angelone High School Voice Competition

440 East Avenue, 585-738-5995, LyricTheatreRochester.org Visit our website for a full list of upcoming events

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Cobbs Hill Consort Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber

Gibbs Street Main Stage

Sat., Sep. 26 5:45pm  45 mins ALL FREE (See description on page 47)

The Carolyn Kelly Blues Band Gibbs Street Main Stage

Sun., Sep. 20 3:00pm  45 mins ALL FREE

Sun., Sep. 20 3:15pm • Sun., Sep. 20 7:00pm  60 mins ALL $6 A Fringe favorite, the Cobbs Hill Consort returns with its unique acoustic ensemble featuring the Native American flute, supported by the living sounds of guitar, harp, drums and percussion. The music is soothing, emotive, and transportive, engaging you in a journey of the heart. Performers include Jefferson Svengsouk (Native American flute), Sandy Gianniny (harp), Steve Piper (guitar), and Steve Imburgia (percussion).

The group looks forward to sharing the gift of their healing energies and creative collaboration. cobbshillconsort.com

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The Company Stores George Eastman House: Dryden Theatre

Christina Custode

Sun., Sep. 20 11:00am  60 mins ALL $10

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Eastman School of Music BM/MA graduate Christina Custode brings her songs, stories and sass to the Fringe. Named Buffalo’s Best Female Vocalist numerous times and referred to as “the Carole King of her Generation,” Christina is influenced by songwriting greats like Billy Joel, Jewel and John Lennon, and brings her songs to life through engaging stories and witty banter. Think Joan Jett meets Chelsea Handler in a bar, with a piano. ChristinaCustode.com

Cinderella - Just What I Needed Java’s Cafe

Thu., Sep. 24 5:00pm • Fri., Sep. 25 5:00pm  60 mins ALL FREE Behold the magical surprise of Cinderella and her glass slipper as portrayed by Jimyn the Singing Mime in breathtaking storybook fashion, with accompanying 80sstyle songs to showcase an alternative musical version of this time-honored classic fairy tale. Love could be only a dance away in this palace presentation, where you can revel in the stirring of emotions with inventive display on stage. Join us for an evening with the colorful, white-faced showman Jimyn and his dinner-hour theatre fun! www.hotftv.net

The Company Stores’ show reflects both the similarities and differences of its members. Whether it be the beautiful and upbeat melodies by vocalist Casey Litz, the gritty southern folk rock tunes by guitarist Matthew Marks, the jazz and classical influences of trumpet and fiddle player Joe Cevallos, or the more modern grooves laid down by bassist Grant Jacobs and percussionist John Query, the songs all tie together in a perfect melting pot that is Hill Hop.

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Cut Off Blackfriars Theatre

Sat., Sep. 19 7:00pm • Fri., Sep. 25 9:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 5:00pm  60 mins ALL $12 Cut Off is a co-ed a cappella group founded in Rochester, NY. They have performed across the U.S. and Canada, and most recently appeared in their second year at the Sing! Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. In 2014, the group was nominated for two Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAs) from its debut album, Get Cut Off. Cut Off will get you singing and tapping your toes to past and current hits from multiple genres. Bring the whole family! www.cutoffacappella.com

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Sun., Sep. 20 1:30pm  30 mins ALL FREE

East Side Brass Band Bernunzio Uptown Music

Sat., Sep. 26 7:00pm  60 mins ALL $8

RIT President Bill Destler and Rebecca Johnson return to the Fringe to perform an eclectic mix of American songs that they sing in their own living room.

All are invited to come and join in.

Funky beats, catchy tunes, and a killer horn line – what more could you want? Come check out the East Side Brass Band make their Fringe debut, and don’t forget your dancing shoes! www.facebook.com/eastsidebrassband

Don’t Go Drinking on an Empty Heart

Eight Beat Measure

Bernunzio Uptown Music

Fri., Sep. 25 8:00pm  120 mins ALL $15 Every songwriter should have a song called “Don’t Go Drinking on an Empty Heart.” Join us as 20+ Rochester music luminaries perform their renditions of the classic “tears in my beer” song, all with the same title!

Featuring Scott Regan, Connie Deming, Dick Storms, Maria Gillard, Steve Piper, Sarah Hendershot, Tommy Brunett, Jeff Spevak, Jeff Riales, Paul Nunes, Lisa Winter, Dan Eaton, Doc Fischetto, Dana Fine, Rick McRae, Frank De Blase, Tom Whitmore, Diamond/Steele, Brian Lindsay, Kerry Regan, and Dave Pronko.

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Sat., Sep. 19 3:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 1:00pm  20 mins ALL FREE Eight Beat Measure began in 1987 as the RIT Men’s Octet. Originally faculty-led and formed as an extension to the RIT Singers, the group quickly expanded its horizons and branched out into the world of contemporary a cappella. They changed their name to Eight Beat Measure to reflect the new attitude, as well as the decision to expand their original eight-member line-up. www.8beat.org

An Exploration of Music and Light Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall

Dreams and Wishes: Treasures from The Walt Disney Songbook RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre

Ten Fringe performances, ten standing ovations. After last year’s successful “Lullabies of Broadway,” vocalist Casey Jones Costello returns to the Fringe for a new show highlighting 75 years of Disney’s contributions to the American songbook. Costello entertains and enlightens, presenting songs and anecdotes in a unique show that will be enjoyed by kids, adults and anyone who has ever believed in the magic of dreams. Don’t miss this show!

On 20 December 2013, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 2015 as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies. In conjunction with Rochester Institute of Technology and Photonics, Dave Rivello has formed a new ensemble of 37 top-flight jazz and classical musicians to perform the world premiere of his original composition. Commissioned by Rick Williams, it explores the myriad connections and concepts of light and music combinations in collaboration with W. Michelle Harris, renowned lighting artist from RIT. Esm.rochester.edu

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Extreme Guitar Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall

Mon., Sep. 21 7:00pm  60 mins ALL $10 Guitar like you have never heard it before! All guitarists will know that “playing the guitar” means anything from Bach preludes to wailing like Van Halen. This year, Nicholas Goluses – esteemed professor of guitar and consummate performer – brings together a team of stunning guitarists to show off the versatility of the instrument. Nicholas and his group perform Steve Reich’s famous “Electric Counterpoint” and music by jazz pianist Bill Dobbins receives its world premiere.

Feadán Òr Pipe Band Martin Luther King Jr. Park at Manhattan Square

Fri., Sep. 18 6:00pm  15 mins ALL FREE (See description on page 25)

King, Wilson Pickett, Stevie Wonder, Robin Thicke, and Sam & Dave to name a few. They’ll have you snapping your fingers, singing the lyrics, and maybe moving your feet if the mood strikes you. This Rochester-based band plays music that touches everyone. The only requirement is that you smile and have fun – it’s mandatory! www.reverbnation.com/thegalileoband

Geneseo String Band Lyric Theater: Main Stage

Sat., Sep. 26 4:15pm  60 mins ALL FREE The Geneseo String Band is an ever-changing group made up of students, alumni and neighborhood folks, all directed by SUNY Geneseo teacher and musician, Jim Kimball. Fiddle, banjo, mandolin, button accordion, saw, washboard and more will create a lively, family-friendly program of old-time songs and dance tunes, with an emphasis on repertoire traditional to western New York.

Geneseo’s All A Cappella Hour Lyric Theater: Main Stage

The Fox Sisters

Sat., Sep. 26 6:45pm  60 mins ALL FREE Bernunzio Uptown Music

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The Fox Sisters are a seven-piece rock & roll party outfit from Rochester, NY. Heavily influenced by 60s R&B, their upbeat, original music is sure to make you move. They’re looking for a good time and know where to find one, drawing on years of experience playing in some of Rochester’s best-loved bands. From City Newspaper’s Frank De Blase: “...A soul-shaking, hip-quaking blast of Hell Yes.” www.reverbnation.com/thefoxsisters

SUNY Geneseo A Cappella presents Hips ‘n Harmony, Southside Boys, Exit 8, Between the Lines, and Emmelodics – all ready to serenade you with their greatest hits! Geneseo A Cappella is a fun, family-friendly time filled with music from rock to pop, from the 70s to today’s top chart-toppers. Completely student run, Geneseo A Cappella is ready to share their love of music with you! hipsnharmony.weebly.com

Good Shepherds Qarab Lyric Theater: Main Stage

The Galileo Band The Little: Theatre 1

Fri., Sep. 25 9:00pm  90 mins ALL FREE The Galileo Band plays covers of chart-toppers by Michael Jackson, Doobie Brothers, Bruno Mars, B.B.

Tue., Sep. 22 7:00pm  60 mins ALL $10; Seniors (62 & older) $5; Students (with ID) $5; Children 12 and under FREE Musical Director Jim Schmitt conducts a choral performance of highlights from GOOD SHEPHERDS, written by E.A. Messenger and Jim Schmitt. A multimedia presentation for all ages, GOOD SHEPHERDS  continues on page 72

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consists of a series of musical short stories based on the Bible, and features the illustrations of renowned Rochester artist, R.J. Ketchum, as well as vocal performance by Qarab Artistic Group. GOOD SHEPHERDS is Phase IV of the award-winning musical series, A SIMPLE ODE. www.qarab.com

Harmony, Old & New

Gospel Sunday Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall

Sun., Sep. 20 2:00pm  120 mins ALL FREE (See description on page 43)

Great Vagrant Bernunzio Uptown Music

Thu., Sep. 24 7:00pm  60 mins ALL $7 Featuring students from the Eastman School of Music, Great Vagrant provides an eclectic mix of bluegrass tunes, original songs, and indie covers. Coming from diverse backgrounds, these musicians have converged for their love and respect of traditional American music.

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revealed by science, these two cycles by Matt Curlee explore in music the microscopic stories that underlie our macroscopic reality: of subatomic particles in “Fermion Histories” and of our own lineage in “Genomic Histories.” Meanwhile, physicist Regina Demina (CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider) unfolds the elegant, crystalline equations that describe the fabric of our existence. www.h-universe.org

Grey Light Gibbs Street Main Stage

Sat., Sep. 19 5:00pm  40 mins ALL FREE (See description on page 44)

Lyric Theater: Main Stage

Sat., Sep. 19 2:00pm  60 mins ALL $12 The Chorus of the Genesee is an all-male singing organization that has preserved the art form of Barbershop Harmony throughout the Rochester area for 75 years. After winning the 2015 Seneca Land District Chorus Championship in April, the chorus is currently working to represent its District at the International Contest in July of 2016. This Fringe performance features the full chorus as well as its quartets, and highlights music from the 1920s through the 1970s. www.chorusofthegenesee.org

ILL DOOTS - The (I) (L)ove (L)iving Movement Bernunzio Uptown Music

Fri., Sep. 18 9:00pm  60 mins $10 13+ ILL DOOTS is a group of individuals with different perspectives who want nothing more than to make great music with no rules. In 2009, ILL DOOTS crash-landed on this planet with a sound unlike anything ever heard before. Originally intended as a studio project, ILL DOOTS has since evolved into a raging live beast of a band. ILL DOOTS draws from a diverse range of backgrounds and influences while continuing to maintain a shared musical consciousness. illdoots.com

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H | Histories Eastman School of Music: Sproull Atrium at Miller Center

Sat., Sep. 26 7:00pm  60 mins ALL $10 Muriel Rukeyser wrote: “The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” Inspired by the structure of our universe and of life as

Gibbs Street Main Stage

Sun., Sep. 20 4:05pm  45 mins ALL FREE (See description on page 45)

Java’s Cafe

Wed., Sep. 23 7:00pm • Fri., Sep. 25 7:00pm  90 mins ALL FREE Kire Najdovski is a guitarist originally from Macedonia who has lived and played in Rochester for the past nine years. While in Macedonia, he played with top bands and performers; in the States, Kire plays with many local bands including Al Chez & The Brothers of Funk. Kire’s solo album, Arrival, is all instrumental rock fusion music, and his band includes two incredibly talented musicians: Don Torpy (bass) and Emmett Ientilucci (drums). www.reverbnation.com/rpk/kirenajdovski

A Little Ukulele Concert The Little: Theatre 1

Sun., Sep. 20 2:30pm  30 mins ALL FREE Join RIT Ukulele Club for the group’s first performance of the year! Founded only three years ago, this small club has quickly grown in size and heart. A Little Ukulele Concert will be sure to fill your Sunday with plenty of toe-tapping tunes and exciting ukulele arrangements. Appropriate for all ages, so bring the whole family! www.facebook.com/RITukeclub

The Lonely Ones Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber

Fri., Sep. 18 8:00pm • Fri., Sep. 25 $12 8:00pm  60 mins ALL

www.thelonelyones.com

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Thu., Sep. 24 8:30pm  60 mins ALL $10; Seniors, Students, Veterans $8; Kids 12 & Under: FREE Luke Metzler is an explosion of quirky pop sensibilities and catchy melodies who has entertained audiences across the northeast, including performances in Ithaca, Boston and at Penn State. His show is simple, yet sophisticated. Having honed the art of “busking” on street corners for years, his show has evolved into an intricate work of pop that recalls its acoustic roots while venturing into lush electronic arrangements. lukemetzler.bandcamp.com

Madeleine McQueen and The Breeze Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber

Fri., Sep. 18 9:15pm • Sat., Sep. 19 9:45pm  60 mins ALL $8 Madeleine McQueen and The Breeze is an up-and-coming band fronted by singer/songwriter and electric ukulele player, Madeleine.

Their style is a unique pooling of influences including Norah Jones, Ingrid Michaelson, Alanis Morissette, and Nirvana.

Their original songs have a punch that will have you thinking as well as singing along. With a set list to impress, you’re guaranteed a good time. madeleinesmillie.com

Matt Witten, percussion - “Himmels-Tur” Lyric Theater: Main Stage

Sun., Sep. 20 8:00pm • Thu., Sep. 24 7:00pm  60 mins ALL $10 Matt Witten will perform the Rochester premiere of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s mammoth work “Himmels-Tür” (“Heaven’s Door”). This piece is extremely provocative, unusual and unique. Matt will play a seven-foot door, by “knocking, beating, battering, and drumming, while being cautious, entreating, restless, demanding, dancing, humorous, reproachful, impatient, disappointed, impudent, excited and angry.” Will the door open? What’s on the other side? You’ll have to come see for yourself... www.hardhittinmattwitten.com

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The Lonely Ones play original folk music that combines compelling songwriting with tight harmonies. Sometimes haunting, sometimes boot-stomping, their sound is resonant of the American countryside – wide open and rich with storytelling.

Luke Metzler

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Matthew Cochran Trio

The Meaning of My Melody Concert

RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre

Sat., Sep. 19 1:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 1:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 1:00pm  60 mins ALL $10 The Matthew Cochran Trio combines elements of folk and jazz with contemporary classical composition. No Depression raves: “The pure emotive quality of Cochran’s music pulls you into its embrace and empties your heart with every sigh…artfulness in composition is almost a trademark of Cochran’s work.” Percussion virtuoso Matthew Witten and jazz bass phenom Emiliano Lasansky augment Cochran’s original compositions with a depth of musical expression and technical mastery. matthewcochranguitar.com

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Thu., Sep. 24 8:30pm  60 mins ALL $8 Valev Laube is a contemporary electronic-folk violinist, mostly influenced by Northern-European folk as well as pop, indie pop and rock music. Born in Northern Europe, he learned both classical as well as Estonian, Finnish and Swedish folk music.

Valev has studied and performed in many different countries, including Estonia, Italy, Sweden, UK, and the US. His album New World was released in 2014, along with a single of the contemporary folk tune, “Maybe Next Time.” www.valevlaube.com

Meg Williams Band

Maybird

Gibbs Street Main Stage Gibbs Street Main Stage

Fri., Sep. 25 6:00pm  40 mins ALL FREE

Sun., Sep. 20 6:15pm  45 mins ALL FREE

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Me, Ray Charles and Sammy Davis Jr. FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

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Thu., Sep. 17 8:30pm • Sat., Sep. 19 7:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 5:00pm • Mon., Sep. 21 8:30pm • Tue., Sep. 22 8:30pm  75 mins ALL $18 The genius of Ray Charles and Sammy Davis Jr. come together in this must-see show filled with singing, dancing, tap, comedy and mime, demonstrating why Movin’ Melvin Brown has shared the stage with such luminaries as B.B. King, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Willie Nelson and James Brown. Performing classic soul songs and original material with his incredible vocal range, Movin’ Melvin is a festival favourite in Edinburgh, Adelaide, Avignon, Sydney, New York and Vancouver. “Exceptional, sheer brilliance” ***** —Scotsman www.movinmelvin.com

Minds Open Wide The Little: Theatre 1

Fri., Sep. 18 9:30pm  45 mins ALL FREE Minds Open Wide is the brainchild of RIT student Freddie Decoste (Within, Hate Machine, and former bass player with national recording artist Psyopus). Mixed with an emotional outpouring of vocals from Todd Gursslin (Fuel, Nickel, Kaged), Decoste’s schooling of classical and flamenco guitar offers an infusion of melodic prog-rock and syncopated, technical rhythms that are relatable to average music listeners and veteran music lovers alike. www.facebook.com/pages/Minds-Open-

Wide/497457295077

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Gibbs Street Main Stage

Fri., Sep. 25 7:00pm  40 mins ALL FREE (See description on page 46)

The Music of Steve Hahn RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre

Sat., Sep. 19 9:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 9:00pm  60 mins ALL $12; Students $10; Seniors, Veterans, Kids $8 “Hahn is a monster player who is easily in the same league as Tony Levin, Trey Gunn, John Edwards, and Sean Malone,” says Pete Pardo of Sea of Tranquility. Emmett Chapman, inventor of The Chapman Stick®, says: “Steve Hahn’s . . . Stick is a compositional tool, and he elicits from it some remarkable textures, natural string timbres, as well as some daring jazz chord progressions and harmonic discoveries.” www.deepchocolate.com

Mysterious Landscape

by Robert Morris Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall

Sun., Sep. 20 7:30pm  30 mins ALL FREE

Normal People Gibbs Street Main Stage

Sat., Sep. 26 4:40pm  45 mins ALL FREE (See description on page 47)

Lyric Theater: Main Stage

Sat., Sep. 19 8:00pm  60 mins ALL $18; Cabaret seating $20; General seating $10; Lawn seating $5 Rochester Lyric Opera presents Opera Under the Stars, to be held on the front steps of the splendid Lyric Theatre at 440 East Avenue. The evening will include all-time opera favorites, as well as light opera and musical theater songs. Reserve your seat on East and enjoy an enchanted evening of gorgeous music beneath Rochester skies, enhanced by the backdrop of this fabulous new theatre.

www.rochesterlyricopera.org

Passive Aggressives Anonymous Bernunzio Uptown Music

Fri., Sep. 18 7:00pm • Sat., Sep. 19 8:00pm  45 mins ALL $8 Passive Aggressives Anonymous evokes nostalgia for early vocal jazz while reinterpreting the genre with hilarious dry wit. Singer John Valenti musically thanks television for finally giving him stuff to talk about at parties, and relates how all he really wants to do is discuss Jesus with women who are trying to seduce him. Deftly orchestrated drums, piano and strings underlie the crooning Valenti to create a performance that’s both dramatic and oddly funny.

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Patrick Jaouen Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber

Sat., Sep. 19 10:45pm • Sun., Sep. 20 10:30pm • Fri., Sep. 25 $10 10:45pm  45 mins 13+ “Masque,” written and produced by BMI Recording Artist Patrick Jaouen, is a musically driven theatrical performance piece utilizing a combination of costume, storytelling and original music. It takes the audience on a journey into the mind of the artist himself.

www.patrickjaouen.com

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This improvisational, electro-acoustic, 30-minute piece is performed live by Eastman composer, Robert Morris. The sounds and processes of nature are brought into the concert hall, with natural sounds – birds, insects, frogs, mammals, wind, and water – mixed together with computer-generated sounds. This projects a serene sonic environment that reflects on a peaceful relationship of humans to nature. lulu.esm.rochester.edu/rdm/notes/ml.html

Opera Under the Stars

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The Peter Torpey Trio

RIT Singers

Java’s Cafe

Fri., Sep. 18 7:00pm • Thu., Sep. 24 7:00pm  60 mins ALL FREE The Peter Torpey Trio features Peter Torpey on piano, Michael DeLuzio on guitar, and Cy Edmunds on bass.

They play those wonderful jazz standards from the “good old days” that are guaranteed to make you tap your foot, hum along, and put a smile on your face. www.torpeytrio.com

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 26 5:00pm  30 mins ALL FREE Come hear the RIT Singers, RIT’s curricular choral ensemble, perform a variety of repertoire. Sarah Toca, director; Priscilla Yuen, accompanist. www.rit.edu/cla/finearts/music

RIT Surround Sound

Prime Time Funk

The Little: Café

Gibbs Street Main Stage

Fri., Sep. 25 9:30pm  75 mins ALL FREE (See description on page 46)

Queen of NY State Country: JOSIE WAVERLY The Strong National Museum of Play

FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

Mon., Sep. 21 6:00pm • Mon., Sep. 21 8:00pm • Tue., Sep. 22 6:00pm • Tue., Sep. 22 8:00pm  75 mins ALL $20

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The Irondequoit Theatre guild is proud to present Josie Waverly and her band performing the greatest hits of two of the most beloved and well-known country stars: Patsy Cline and Reba McEntire. There are separate dates and times for Patsy and Reba shows, so mark your calendar and come for both! SHOW TIMES: Patsy Cline on 9/21 @ 6PM & 9/22 @ 8PM; and Reba McEntire on 9/21 @ 8PM & 9/22 @ 6PM. www.josiewaverly.com

RIT A Cappella Hour The Little: Theatre 1

Sun., Sep. 20 12:00pm  60 mins ALL FREE Enjoy an hour with some of RIT’s best a cappella groups: the Brick City Singers, Surround Sound, and

Vocal Accent! www.rit.edu

Sat., Sep. 26 2:00pm  30 mins ALL FREE RIT Surround Sound is RIT’s only barbershop-focused a cappella group.

Performing a wide variety of songs from classic barbershop to today’s hits, Surround Sound is sure to provide entertainment for everyone. www.ssound.org

RIT Vocal Accent The Little: Café

Sat., Sep. 26 12:00pm  30 mins ALL FREE Vocal Accent is the newest, all-female a cappella group at Rochester Institute of Technology. A diverse group of talented young women, Vocal Accent delves deep into the realm of a cappella with a repertoire of strong, empowering, and emotionally charged music. ritvocalaccent.weebly.com/about.html

RIT’s Proof of Purchase Co-Ed A Cappella The Little: Café

Sat., Sep. 26 2:45pm  30 mins ALL FREE Proof of Purchase (also known as POP) is RIT’s only co-ed a cappella group – which also makes it RIT’s best, smartest and best-looking co-ed a cappella group. A strong foundation from the male vocalists combined with the ethereal qualities of the group’s female vocalists creates POP’s fun and charismatic style. cias.rit.edu/schools/film-animation

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Hilarious one woman show performed by the "masterful" Sinda Nichols

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Think you know Ann Landers - THINK AGAIN! Laugh, blush and be very surprised!

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The Roc City Singers and Friends RAPA RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Fri., Sep. 25 7:00pm  60 mins ALL $10 RAPA’s Roc City Singers, under the direction of Judith Ranaletta, is Rochester’s very own Glee! This prestigious regional show choir features top-notch young talent from Rochester and surrounding counties, and its dynamic Broadway and Pop Song & Dance Show has delighted thousands in the Greater Rochester Area.

This special Fringe show also features some of Rochester’s finest musical theatre performers. www.RapaTheatre.org

The Rochester Scottish Pipes & Drums

Dubh (Roe-sheen dove; “The Black Rose”) is the renowned Irish music ensemble from East Rochester Junior and Senior High Schools that has shared the stage with many of the top Irish musicians in the world. This student group has been heard on NPR as well as Armed Forces Network Radio. Join them for a high-energy performance of some of the best Irish music you’ll hear in Rochester! blackrosetrad.org

Scope & Figure Gibbs Street Main Stage

Sun., Sep. 20 5:10pm  45 mins ALL FREE (See description on page 45)

Shenanigans with Shero Blackfriars Theatre

Gibbs Street Main Stage

Sat., Sep. 19 9:00pm  60 mins $12 13+

Sat., Sep. 26 4:20pm  10 mins ALL FREE (See description on page 47)

Rochester Ukulele Orchestra

FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

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Thu., Sep. 17 6:00pm  60 mins ALL $7 Since 2010, the Rochester Ukulele Orchestra has played numerous shows around town at events that include XRIJF and Fringe. They cover a wide range of musical styles, from Eastern European Folk, Broadway and Yiddish theater tunes to Tin Pan Alley classics, Classical, Pop, Christmas Carols and Jewish liturgical songs. Their eight-member lineup will debut new tunes at Fringe, and perhaps a few crowd favorites from their repertoire as well.

Róisín Dubh

Shero is an emerging musical duo – featuring Shanna Baccari and Meredith Doyle – that integrates original, high-energy pop music with fantastical lyrics and themes.

Shero is poised for a radio release in 2015 under the direction of GFI Studios’ Tony Gross, and its Fringe performance will showcase the group’s newest singles, performed live. Shero invites you to share some of its “out of this world” shenanigans!

www.facebook.com/OfficialSheroMusic

Shine Martin Luther King Jr. Park at Manhattan Square

Fri., Sep. 18 6:00pm  60 mins ALL FREE (See description on page 25)

Significant Other Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall

Gibbs Street Main Stage

Sat., Sep. 19 2:00pm  60 mins ALL $10

Fri., Sep. 25 8:00pm  60 mins ALL FREE

Róisín Dubh returns to Kilbourn Hall for the 2015 Fringe! Róisín

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The Sounds of Sinatra and Friends

Gibbs Street Main Stage

Java’s Cafe

Sat., Sep. 26 8:10pm  60 mins ALL FREE (See description on page 47)

Sladki Doumi Women’s Balkan Chorus

Wed., Sep. 23 5:00pm  60 mins ALL FREE Come and hear the timeless classics of yesteryear – those jazz standards by Sinatra, Martin, Darin and others that once filled hearts and airwaves. Daniel Henry is a crooner for a new age. With his rich and soothing tone, he’ll deliver a powerful performance that will have you snapping your fingers and tapping your toes to The Sounds of Sinatra and Friends.

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Sisters of Murphy

Writers & Books

Sat., Sep. 19 2:00pm  45 mins ALL $5 • Writers & Books Sladki Doumi Women’s Balkan Chorus performs traditional songs from the Balkans, celebrating a musical style with foot-tapping, asymmetrical rhythms and radiant melodies.

Said one fan: this music “makes your socks go up and down!”

The singing style is clear, strong and highly ornamented, with close harmonies that make the air “ring like a bell.” Sung in their original languages, the songs can be joyful or haunting, but always touch the heart. Sladki Doumi shares them with audiences faithfully and lovingly! www.facebook.com/sladkidoumi

SOTA Connections RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Thu., Sep. 17 9:30pm  60 mins $10 • Student: $5 13+

Stardust & Butterflies: The Music of Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins & Joan Baez JCC Center Stage TheatreROCS Stage

Thu., Sep. 24 6:00pm  60 mins ALL $15 Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins and Joan Baez have enjoyed long careers in music as the female faces of folk in the 1960s. Linda Foster leads a team of musicians in a celebration of the legacy of these amazing singer-songwriters.

Produced by JCC CenterStage Theatre and Golden Link Folk Singing Society, Linda is joined by vocalist Laura Jean SmillieDiekmann, Kevin Leib on piano, David Ianni on guitar and Kelly Schroeder on bass. www.jcccenterstage.org

SOTA Show Choir Gibbs Street Main Stage

Sat., Sep. 26 3:00pm  60 mins ALL FREE (See description on page 47)

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The STEEL Double Trio

Theatre Kids Unite!

RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Bernunzio Uptown Music

Mon., Sep. 21 8:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 8:30pm  60 mins ALL $7 The STEEL Double trio consists of two traditional chord-less jazz trios merged into one: two basses, two drum sets, trombone and saxophone.

The group covers a wide variety of genres, from Ornette Coleman to the theme from The Lion King. A unique and exciting group, STEEL performs with a reckless curiosity and adventure that will keep you smiling ear-to-ear from start to finish.

Sun., Sep. 20 2:00pm  60 mins ALL $10 Theatre Kids Unite is a group of incredibly talented high school and college kids coming together to sing modern musical theatre selections from their own generation. Music from Dogfight, First Date, and Moment by Moment are just a few of the contemporary, upbeat musicals featured in this exciting performance.

Tommy Brunett Band The Sunshine Group

Gibbs Street Main Stage

The Little: Café

Sat., Sep. 26 9:30pm  75 mins ALL FREE

Sat., Sep. 19 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 5:30pm  60 mins ALL FREE Music. Art. Technology. Enlightenment. Psychedelic rock duo, The Sunshine Group, won the 2014 RIT Battle of the Bands and headlined the 2014 Brickstock music festival. The Group performs at least once a week in the Ithaca area and has since acquired a loyal following.

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Triskele Gibbs Street Main Stage

soundcloud.com/TheSunshineGroup

Sat., Sep. 19 6:00pm  40 mins ALL FREE

FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

Talking Under Water

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Gibbs Street Main Stage

Fri., Sep. 25 5:00pm  40 mins ALL FREE (See description on page 46)

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Violet Mary Gibbs Street Main Stage

Sat., Sep. 26 6:50pm  60 mins ALL FREE (See description on page 47)

Teagan And The Tweeds Gibbs Street Main Stage

Sat., Sep. 19 9:30pm  75 mins ALL FREE (See description on page 45)

Weird Songs, Joan Burch The Little: Café

Sat., Sep. 19 5:00pm  30 mins 13+ FREE Joan’s performances at local festivals, coffee houses and farmers’

markets in the Rochester area have been met with an enthusiastic reception. This performance will highlight Joan’s quirky lyrical sensibilities with songs about a Crazy Jester, a Bad Kitty and the like. Stop by if you like to “think outside the box” of typical song lyrics. www.JoanBurch.com

What’s Going On RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Fri., Sep. 18 7:30pm  60 mins $25 • Students: $15 13+ This concept is unprecedented in the R&B genre, in which not even its original artists performed their hits live exactly as they were recorded with full instrumentation. What’s Going On assembles some of the finest vocalists and musicians in Upstate NY to bring Marvin Gaye’s music to life in the purest form possible. www.RnBclassicslive.com

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Winners of the Annual Honors Competition Lyric Theater: Main Stage

Sat., Sep. 26 8:00pm  50 mins ALL FREE

Screen Plays Presents:

The YellowJackets

Vivien Leigh The Last Press Conference

By Marcy Lafferty

Gibbs Street Main Stage

Sat., Sep. 19 7:00pm  50 mins ALL FREE (See description on page 45)

By Marcy Lafferty

Sun. 9/20 at 2:00 pm - 80 mins All seats $15 - George Eastman House - Dryden Theatre

FEATURING LOCAL TALENT, MARCY J. SAVASTANO Recommended for ages 16 + due to profanity A discussion with the author Kendra Bean of

"Vivien Leigh - An Intimate Portrait"

will be held after the performance Personal effects from the Leigh and Olivier estate will be on display

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by Chopin; pianist Xianjing Chen, Prelude and Fugue

by Bach, Impromptu by Schubert; soprano Francesco DiGiorgio, Odel mio amato ben by Donaudy, Widmung

by Schumann; alto saxophonist Alec Friedman, Sonata

by Creston; cellist Harrison Hartsough, Sonata for Cello and Piano by Rachmaninoff; soprano Brianna Kelly, O mio babbino cara by Puccini; flutist Megan Martel, Ballade by Perilhou.

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Digital Stories from RIT The Little: Theatre 1

Fri., Sep. 18 7:30pm • Fri., Sep. 25 7:30pm  60 mins ALL FREE Digital Stories from RIT features transmedia storytelling by RIT students. Imagining new worlds through a blending of social media platforms, these are works at the edge of the familiar and fictional, combining local elements and wild imaginings. The performances include readings of the work by RIT students, led by faculty members Sandy Baldwin and Trent Hergenrader.

The GIRL WHO FED the WITCH LIGHTS, and Other Supernatural Stories from Iroquois/Six Nations Tradition Writers & Books

FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

Wed., Sep. 23 9:00pm  60 mins $10 13+

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Most Native Americans have a keen awareness of their ancestral traditions, especially in regards to the supernatural. The Girl Who Fed the Witch Lights is a gripping spoken-word performance that profiles ancient Six Nations’ supernatural/spiritual traditions, then turns to the tales of contemporary witnesses in which the traditions seem to live.

Witches, ghosts, shape-shifters, those curious “Little People”...

The woods, hills, and creek valleys of the Genesee could be more alive than we think! www.masonwinfield.com

Heart and Soul: Medicine and Life Writers & Books

Sat., Sep. 26 4:00pm  60 mins $6 13+ Returning to the Writers & Books stage for its third Fringe is Heart and Soul: Medicine and Life, a production featuring clinicians reading their personal creative works. Led by local family physician and published poet and narrative writer, Colleen Fogarty, Heart and Soul represents a variety of forms, including narrative, poetry, and 55-word stories. These personal writings express the heart and soul of the work of healing in the twenty-first century.

A NIGHT at the OLD CIRCLE and Other Tales from Celtic Tradition Writers & Books

Thu., Sep. 17 7:00pm  60 mins $10 13+ Classic Irish and Scottish storytelling features witches, ghosts, curses, and the inimitable Fairies.

With some moderation, like figures still turn up in living account – and not just in the old country. In fact, Celtic tradition has crossed the Atlantic and taken root in Canal country in Western New York. Mason Winfield’s riveting storytelling performance, A Night at the Old Circle, mixes classic Celtic tales of love, enchantment, and destiny with remarkable contemporary accounts of ghosts, Little People, and curses. www.masonwinfield.com

Roc Bottom Slam Poetry Team RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre

Wed., Sep. 23 8:30pm  60 mins $15; Student $10 18+ Roc Bottom Slam Poetry team presents Growing Pains. Formed in 2013 under the vision of Program Director Lu Highsmith, Rochester’s first adult slam poetry team consists of nine dynamic poets. Growing Pains is a spoken-word show focusing on the struggles of entering adulthood, and aims to show a diversity of situations from all walks of life.

Rochester Rewritten MuCCC

Thu., Sep. 17 8:00pm  60 mins $10 13+ What would Rochester be like if history had happened a little differently? Rochester Rewritten takes you through a packed hour of alternative pasts, presents, and futures of the Flower City we know and love.

Presented as dramatic story readings – from poignant to side-splitting – the creators invite you to sit back and take in our city from a new perspective. Welcome to an alternative Rochester.

Stories a la Mode Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber

Writers & Books

Sun., Sep. 20 3:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 6:00pm  60 mins ALL $7 Rochester Stories was born in 2012 out of a love for this city and a desire to build strong connections across neighborhoods. Storychick gathers stories from people all over the Flour City, weaves in some historical background, and presents them as a unique series of monologues. Hear the everyday stories of the incredible people who ARE Rochester – we have a lot of awesome here in the ROC! Stick around for snacks, conversation, and connections after the performance.

www.storychick.wordpress.com

Sat., Sep. 26 3:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 3:00pm  60 mins ALL FREE Come hear stories written and read by emerging writers...and eat ice cream. Stories a la Mode is story + snack time for adults. We promise nourishment for body and mind!

Swimming to Cambodia Aspie Works MuCCC

Signatures Magazine Presents RIT Poets The Little: Café

Sat., Sep. 26 12:45pm  60 mins ALL FREE Now in its 30th year, RIT’s undergraduate art amd literary magazine, Signatures, is once again pleased to showcase a poetry and prose reading by RIT students, faculty, staff, and alumni at the Fringe.

www.rit.edu/sg/signature

A Spirit Gathering Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber

One of Rochester’s very own psychic mediums, Carol Cieslinski, will share stories of her past spirit gatherings along with a few audience readings. Carol’s gift has led her to many life-changing events, but she has also changed the lives of countless others. Join her for an exciting hour of pure energy – an energy that can only happen at a spirit gathering!

Acclaimed actor-monologist Spalding Gray’s defining work about his experiences making the Vietnam War drama The Killing Fields (later adapted into a cult classic movie) returns to the stage via this Aspie Works production. Presented by company founder Justin Rielly - who performed Gray’s Interviewing the Audience at the 2013 Fringe. www.aspieworks.com

Tales of the North Street Cafegymnorium TheatreROCS Stage

Sat., Sep. 19 1:00pm  60 mins $10 5+ Come hear Stefan Baer describe what it was like growing up “four times a minority” in small-town, Upstate NY. Did Stefan’s sisters REALLY see Patti LaBelle in the Syracuse airport? And why did Stefan write “I Love You” on a valentine he gave to a boy? This is the first production of Stefan’s new, up-and-coming theatrical organization, The Risotto Patate Cafe Theatre Company. www.facebook.com/risottopatatecafe

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Fri., Sep. 18 10:15pm • Sat., Sep. 19 1:00pm • Sat., Sep. 19 3:45pm • Sun., Sep. 20 12:30pm • Sun., Sep. 20 4:30pm  60 mins ALL $15

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“Backstage” Writers & Books

RIT Players The Little: Theatre 2

Mon., Sep. 21 7:00pm • Mon., Sep. 21 9:00pm  60 mins 13+ $16

Sat., Sep. 26 3:30pm  60 mins 18+ FREE

Back by popular demand, a team of beloved local actors, writers, directors, and producers create, rehearse, and tech six new, short original plays in just 24 hours, climaxing in an off-book performance. Can they write a play, direct it, memorize it, and perform it in a single day? Watch as they risk their sanity and reputation! Join us for theatre at its most raw and immediate.

A glimpse into life behind the curtain. Watch all the drama that is usually confined to areas offstage come alive center stage. In this 30-minute one-act, the director, stage manager, actors, and tech crew all come together onstage to show what typically happens behind the scenes. rit.edu/sg/players

The Accidental Magician

Beautiful Dreamer (Stephen Foster Tells His Own Story)

The Little: Theatre 1

Side-by-Side

Sat., Sep. 19 7:00pm  45 mins ALL FREE

FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

A silent film comes to life. Our hero finds himself on an empty stage in front of an audience waiting to see the magic of The Great Hardini. However, Hardini is passed out drunk backstage and our unwitting hero must now take his place on stage. Comedy ensues as the magic tricks don’t go as planned. The show morphs between film and live performance with an original score

by Andrew Alden. www.nicklemagic.com

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AS THE DEAD PREY UPON US MuCCC

Sat., Sep. 19 5:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 5:00pm  75 mins 18+ $10 AS THE DEAD PREY UPON US features the poetry of Charles Olson performed as physical theater

by Richard Haisma. Olson, one of the most seminal, influential poets of the 20th century, wrote emotionally sweeping and intellectually galvanizing poems. Haisma, a veteran dancer, actor and choreographer, now brings them to a wider audience with vocal virtuosity and visceral embodiment. This is not dancing to poetry; this is theater with a raw, provocative and captivating charm.

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Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

Fri., Sep. 25 8:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 8:30pm  75 mins ALL $16 The Dady Brothers have been entertaining audiences for over 40 years.

Here, they are joined by John’s daughter Mara to present the beloved songs of Stephen Foster (Critic Jack Garner says they are “the ideal artists” to do it!), while actor Richard Barry portrays Foster. This one-act play by Richard and Cathie Craig Barry has been received with much enthusiasm in its preview performances (“Charming!”, “a treat,” “a wonderful new play!”), and is now ready for the Fringe and beyond!

Becoming Grandma Kat Masquerer’s Drama Club The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 19 5:30pm  45 mins 13+ FREE A young man returns home to find his grandmother has died and left him her house. Unfortunately, the mortgage costs and his lack of a job cause him to come up with a hairball scheme to keep the house in the family. He takes on his grandmother’s identity as a school teacher, thereby keeping her income and the house while causing personal problems when he (in the persona of his own Grandma Kat) falls in love.

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The Big Wigs Featuring Mrs Kasha Davis and Aggy Dune Big Wigs

The Little: Theatre 1 TheatreROCS Stage

Fri., Sep. 18 10:30pm • Sat., Sep. 19 5:30pm • Sun., Sep. 20 7:30pm • Thu., Sep. 24 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 7:30pm  60 mins $15 13+ Big Wigs is a high-energy, Las Vegas style show. RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 7’s real housewife Mrs. Kasha Davis and her gal pal Aggy Dune bring their dead-on impressions to sold-out crowds. This fast-paced show includes all of your favorite Divas: Lady Gaga, Cher, Tina Turner, Celine Dion, Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler and many more. www.thebigwigsshow.com

Black Comedy Fri., Sep. 18 6:30pm • Sun., Sep. 20 7:00pm  60 mins 13+ $10 • Students & Kids: $8

FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

Sun., Sep. 20 3:30pm  90 mins ALL FREE Thomas Warfield presents a fun and engaging performance of music from a wide variety of Broadway shows, with an emphasis on lyrics. The performance interprets song through voice, dance, American Sign Language and audience participation, and delves into how some of the familiar melodies – and more obscure ones, as well – infuse into the stories and relationships of our lives. www.rit.edu

The Bully Project, featuring “Bully-Bully” Writers & Books

RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre

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Broadway Melodies, Connecting Stories

In one hilarious act, the action supposedly in the dark is illuminated; when the lights are to be on, the stage is the dark. Lovesick and desperate, sculptor Brindsley Miller has embellished his apartment with furniture and objects d’arte “borrowed” from the absent antique collector next door, hoping to impress his fiancee’s pompous father and a wealthy art dealer, Bamberger.

The Bridge Club of Death Writers & Books

Sat., Sep. 19 8:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 5:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 2:00pm  45 mins 13+ $10 Some call it assisted suicide. Some call it murder. You’ll call it both funny and heartbreaking as four residents of a nursing home take on the law and their own consciences to provide death with dignity in The Bridge Club of Death, a brand-new dramatic comedy by local playwright Mark Jabaut, directed by Rochester’s Devin Goodman. Death. Morality. Euthanasia.

What could be funnier?

Thu., Sep. 24 7:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 12:00pm  70 mins 5+ $12 The Bully Project showcases and educates audiences on the complex and varied issues surrounding bullying. Here we meet J’Neece, a pretty, typical teenager with typical chores, like walking the family dog. Enter Janis, J’Neece’s alter-ego/conscience who gradually opens J’Neece’s eyes to the various forms of bullying. Following the performance, audiences are invited to participate in a guided discussion about bullying, its causes and impact, and to explore what they can do to address it in school, home and elsewhere.

Civil War Letters: Love and War Lyric Theater: Prince Street Chamber

Sat., Sep. 26 5:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 5:30pm  60 mins 13+ FREE Colonel John Rorbach mustered the 104th NY regiment in Livingston County. While on active duty in 1863, he and his wife, Libby, wrote detailed and heartfelt letters back and forth. This play turns their letters into a dialogue about his experiences encamped in Virginia, including runaway slaves he encountered, their two children’s escapades, siblings’ weddings, political concerns over the war between the states, and their love – which only grows stronger with their separation.

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Sun., Sep. 20 3:00pm  45 mins $5; Students with ID $3 18+ Elizabeth Good, a middle class American farm mother of ten, volunteered to testify on behalf of her son at his 1973 trial. Her son, Bob Good, was charged with raiding a Camden, New Jersey draft board as a member of the Camden 28. Bob, a longtime Rochester resident, and Caroline Yeager performing as his mother, now recreate this historical testimony which speaks to our times. (AP photograph by Art Greenspon).

Dangerous Signs: Living Life Out Loud NTID Performing Arts Program The Little: Theatre 1

Fri., Sep. 18 6:00pm • Thu., Sep. 24 6:00pm  30 mins 13+ FREE Dangerous Signs is an American Sign Language performance group that uses a unique combination of mime, dance, Sign and music to illustrate community in collaboration. The foundation for their work is original and published poetry and music; the material is then turned into a visceral and visual performance experience that promotes tolerance, multiculturalism and fun.

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John W. Borek Presents MuCCC

Wed., Sep. 23 8:00pm 120 mins $10 18+ This one-man show, starring Rochester actor Peter Doyle, is set a year before Oscar Wilde’s death. It shows us Wilde in a speaking engagement at a Paris music hall as he reflects on his life, work and love for Lord Alfred Douglas.

“Doyle’s performance is among the most vivid and moving I’ve ever witnessed in local theater.” —Jack Garner, Democrat and Chronicle. Directed by Michael Arve.

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Conscience

El merengue lleva sal RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Fri., Sep. 18 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 19 2:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 4:00pm  60 mins 18+ $12; Students $6 “El merengue lleva sal!” (“Merengue requires salt”), a new play by Candide Carrasco, is a hysterical theatrical confection addressing racism and homophobia. An older Cuban couple plans a party for their adopted gay son, but it takes a lot of work to keep the merengue from melting as well as to save the day from the haters. This play is in English and Spanish, and intended for mature audiences.

Features Elena Goldfeder, Jill Rittinger Lytwynec, Ruben Gomez and Grant Richards.

Erik and The Wolf Writers & Books

Spiegelgarden

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Thu., Sep. 24 9:00pm • Fri., Sep. 25 10:00pm  40 mins ALL $7 The Hnossa Project’s Didrik Söderström brings to life the magic of ancient storytelling in his unique performance of Scandinavian myths and folktales. In Erik and The Wolf, Söderström weaves live textural blends of spoken word, prose and song to retell this tragic, mysterious love story. Visit www.TheHnossaProject.com for further information. thehnossaproject.com

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The Fiery Sword of Justice RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Sat., Sep. 19 6:00pm • Sat., Sep. 19 10:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 12:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 6:00pm • Mon., Sep. 21 $15; 7:30pm  50 mins 18+ Seniors, Students, & Veterans $12 The last thing any corporation wants to hear... is the truth!

Funny, engaging and thought-provoking, The Fiery Sword of Justice explores the hilarious and harrowing similarities between family and workplace dysfunction. Raised by a narcissistic mother with a star complex, Lauren Letellier developed childhood coping strategies that helped her survive, and even thrive, in corporate America – until her compulsive truth-telling torpedoed her PR career. A critic’s hit at the 2014 NY International Fringe Festival: “Bold, funny, wise, brave.” www.thefieryswordofjustice.com

The Goldberg Variations, A Journey Still MuCCC

Sun., Sep. 20 4:00pm  50 mins $10, Students 18 and 13+ under $8 From the ashes of the Holocaust to the reality and miracle that is Israel and an enduring people, voices past and present speak of their lives, their dreams, and their hopes and fears for the world we face in 2015. The third and final part of The Goldberg Variations trilogy by Rebecca Solomon, the journey continues and the light endures – for all of us.

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Freud’s Last Session Black Sheep Theatre RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre

FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

Tue., Sep. 22 6:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 5:00pm  60 mins 13+ $16

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Legendary psychoanalyst and well-known atheist Sigmund Freud invites the young, rising Oxford prodigy and devout Christian, C.S. Lewis, to his home in London. As England enters World War Two, Freud and Lewis clash about love, sex, the existence of God and the meaning of Life, just weeks before Freud will take his own life. Deeply touching and filled with humor, the story explores the minds, hearts, and souls of these brilliant men and the greatest questions of all time.

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Fri., Sep. 25 10:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 2:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 9:00pm  90 mins 13+ $15 Fresh off a New York City run, director Cody Holliday Haefner and the cast of HamletGhosts reconstruct Hamlet for a modern audience. Through a series of vignettes mixing Shakespeare with Lady Gaga, Yahoo Answers and personal narratives, audiences witness the guts of Hamlet without any of the plot.

Whether you know what happened to Rosencrantz or don’t even know this Hamlet guy, dive head first into this fun and radical new show. A sexy meditation on death with a clown!

www.thebrewingdept.org

Hidden in This Picture Rochester Community Players

Garvey High ‘95

TheatreROCS Stage

Clearview Filmwerks Bernunzio Uptown Music

Thu., Sep. 17 8:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 7:00pm • Mon., Sep. 21 7:00pm  60 mins ALL $12 This original mystery deals with the meeting of two random women who realize they went to high school together but ran in different circles. As they reminisce, they discover that they have many secrets between them.

Thu., Sep. 17 7:30pm • Sun., Sep. 20 6:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 6:00pm  60 mins 13+ $10 In Oscar-winner Aaron Sorkin’s first published short play, two New York theatre vets are filming the last scene of their first motion picture. They are over-budget and running out of time to salvage their one big shot. With the sun setting, seemingly faster than it ever has before, three cows wander into the shot…and ruin it.

“What’s Going On” An Anthology of Marvin Gaye’s Music

An extraordinary evening of musical entertainment The music of Marvin Gaye lives on staged exactly as it was recorded - note for note One concert will be performed in symphonic style with full orchestration Producer: Carl Labate Music Director: Mike Van Allen Friday, September 18 7:30 PM • RAPA at SOTA 45 Prince St. • Tickets: $25 Students: $15

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Hot Tub The Musical

La Cage Aux Folles

Spiegelgarden

Thu., Sep. 17 6:00pm • Thu., Sep. 17 7:00pm • Sat., Sep. 19 1:30pm • Sat., Sep. 19 3:00pm • Sat., Sep. 19 4:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 1:30pm • Sun., Sep. 20 3:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 4:00pm • Mon., Sep. 21 6:00pm • Mon., Sep. 21 7:00pm • Fri., Sep. 25 6:00pm • Fri., Sep. 25 7:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 1:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 3:00pm • $12 Sat., Sep. 26 4:00pm  45 mins 13+ (See description on page 38)

The Kookaburra MuCCC

OFC Creations & RAPA RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

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Thu., Sep. 17 7:00pm • Sat., Sep. 19 8:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 7:00pm • Tue., Sep. 22 7:00pm • Wed., Sep. 23 7:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 8:00pm  120 mins $25; Seniors and Students $22

Known as the musical adaptation of The Birdcage, La Cage Aux Folles tells the story of Georges and Albin, two men partnered for better or worse. They get a bit of both when Georges’ son announces his engagement to the daughter of a bigoted, right-wing politician. Further complicating the situation is Georges’ drag nightclub, where Albin is the star performer. Georges reluctantly agrees to masquerade as “normal” when he meets the family of the bride-to-be. Winner of eight Tony Awards. www.RapaTheatre.org

Sat., Sep. 26 7:00pm  50 mins $10 18+ They thought it was just another typical morning: Albert and his best friend, Sox, are forced to embark on what might be called an adventure to deliver beans to some kind of Queen out in Phoenix, Arizona. This would already be weird enough if they didn’t also have to deal with an obnoxious talking bird known simply as The Kookaburra.

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FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

Krapp’s Last Tape

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Sat., Sep. 19 6:00pm  60 mins $10 13+ “A late evening in the future...Krapp’s den...” A solitary man, a failed writer, records his impressions of the year just gone by, and listens to a recording of his younger self.

Samuel Beckett’s 1958 classic is performed by local actor David Byrne, and directed by Tom Bigongiari.

The Lady With All the Answers RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre

Sun., Sep. 20 3:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 8:30pm • Wed., Sep. 23 6:30pm • Fri., Sep. 25 6:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 11:00am  70 mins 13+ $15; Veterans, Students and Seniors: $12 Nude housekeeping, sexual fantasies, and toilet paper wars wars – something for everyone! A hilarious and poignant one-woman show by David Rambo, drawn from the life and letters of Ann Landers. Now, the Answer Lady needs YOUR advice. It’s a roller coaster ride down memory lane you won’t forget performed by Sinda Nichols, known for her “masterful performances” from coast to coast. Get ready to laugh and blush. www.sindanichols.com. www.sindanichols.com

Live Drawing: A Portrait of the Mona Lisa MuCCC

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Fri., Sep. 25 8:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 2:00pm  75 mins 13+ $10 Live Drawing: A Portrait of the Mona Lisa chronicles the three years da Vinci spent painting his masterwork. Lisa wants to be immortalized by the most famous artist in Europe;

Mrs. Cage RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Fri., Sep. 18 9:30pm • Sat., Sep. 19 12:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 8:00pm  60 mins 13+ $10

Love Letters GRRC RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Thu., Sep. 17 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 19 8:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 8:00pm  60 mins 18+ $12 Two Rochester legends of theatre, Allan O’Grady Cuseo and Diane Chevron, sparkle in Gurney’s compelling emotional gem of a play and will have audience members feeling as though they know these characters intimately. Not to be missed! This Pulitzer-nominated play follows its characters over a period of 50 years, from second grade through marriage, divorce, and middle age. www.grrctheatre.org

Marx in Soho MuCCC

Thu., Sep. 24 8:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 5:30pm  60 mins 13+ $10 In Marx in Soho, a play on history, historian Howard Zinn creates a whimsical one-man play in which Karl Marx returns from the grave in order to clear his name.

However, due to a bureaucratic mixup, Marx winds up – not in his old stomping grounds of London – but in modern-day New York City’s Soho district. Featuring veteran actor, Jack Simel, as the renowned and much-maligned philosopher.

Mrs. Martin Cage is in police custody for the shooting of Phyllis Dean. While being interrogated about the crime, she ends up talking about herself: her 33-year marriage to Martin – a defense lawyer who no longer “sees” his wife – and their daughter, who despises her mother’s life of subservience to her husband. As Mrs. Cage talks, she paints a picture of her lonely life and her actions become clearer. Presented

by Out of Pocket Productions. outofpocketproductions.org

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Leonardo has personal reasons to keep the portrait for himself.

Featuring Sara Bickweat Penner (Lisa & Francesco) and Tom Bigongiari (Leonardo), the play offers a concept of a debate between a work of art and the artist. Directed by Donald B. Bartalo.

Murder By MacGuffin!

The Mystery Company RAPA at School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre

Thu., Sep. 17 6:30pm • Fri., Sep. 25 8:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 7:00pm  60 mins 13+ $12 Beware! Someone is stealing priceless jewels on the Riviera. Some say the famous cat burglar is back. Could it involve a Rope, a Psycho, or cause Vertigo? Will it lead to murder? Of course it will! The Mystery Company is back with a new hilarious Whodunit full of murder and mayhem, Hitchcock-style. Don’t miss this exciting, interactive Film Noir spoof filled with plot twists and constant surprises. You’ll help solve the crime and name the murderer. Trust no one! www.mysterycompany.net

The Museum of Johny John W. Borek Presents Artist Years: RoCo and MuCCC

Miss Julie Wed., Sep. 23 5:00pm • Fri., Sep. 25 7:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 1:00pm  70 mins 16+ $12 Longing for lives outside of the ones they were born into, an aristocratic woman and her servant share a sexually charged and dangerous night. Violence erupts as they realize that they may be more dependent on their positions in life than they thought.

A new adaptation of August Strindberg’s modern classic.

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Sat., Sep. 19 12:00pm • Sat., Sep. 19 2:00pm • Sat., Sep. 19 4:00pm  90 mins 13+ FREE Conceptual performance artist John Borek tours his hometown in three unique performance pieces. Ride The Museum of Johny bus, departing from The Rochester Contemporary for three trips on Saturday, September 19th. Noon: The Early Years and Juvenilia; 2 PM: The Village Green Bookstore and Monroe Avenue in the Seventies; 4 PM Later Works: Moose Murders and the MuCCC.

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www.theprofessorofrap.com

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Mystic Castle

Percentage MuCCC

School of the Arts Students RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Sat., Sep. 19 9:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 7:00pm  120 mins MA $12 “If you could paint one picture, what would it be?” That’s what journalist John Ehrlich asks the serial killer he’s interviewing. But as he and the heinous killer chat, John begins to ponder his marriage, his prospects of being a father, and the demons in his own life. Based on the life of serial killer Arthur Shawcross, this play by Lori Marra comes to Fringe after its 2010 Geva reading. Adult language and content. lorimarra.com

Nothing is Written TheatreROCS Stage

Sat., Sep. 19 4:00pm  60 mins $10; Students $5 13+ Bullying in our schools is a social dilemma growing at an epic rate. Percentage is a series of vignettes which takes a realistic look at the tragedies caused by bullying. Conceived and written by students from Rochester’s School of the Arts, Percentage will make you question everything that you ever thought you knew about this problem. Gripping, raw and hopeful, Percentage is a must-see production for today’s youth and their families.

PUSH Physical Theatre RAPA at School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Sat., Sep. 19 11:30am  60 mins $10 13+

FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

A collection of short plays by local playwright E.F. Milligan, spanning several centuries and examining the nature of the human heart throughout history. From an estranged father and daughter meeting at the feet of the crumbling Raj, to the grieving wife of a familiar aviator trying to come to terms with the losses she has suffered, these plays, emotions and characters transcend time and bring us closer to the love, fear and loss that make all of us real.

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Party Worth Crashing Lyric Theater: Main Stage

Sat., Sep. 26 9:15pm  70 mins 18+ FREE A fun, innovative concert experience featuring the best music of up-andcoming musical theatre artists Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk. This unique production is created and performed by SUNY Geneseo students and offers perspectives on love, longing, and living life to the fullest. Featuring contemporary, exciting and downright entertaining music, this concert is sure to convince you that – even though life passes by quickly – if you look around, you can always find a party worth crashing.

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Sat., Sep. 19 12:00pm • Fri., Sep. 25 8:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 5:00pm  60 mins ALL $18 Finalists in 2014’s Fake Off on truTV (Season One), Rochester’s award-winning PUSH Physical Theatre will once again amaze Fringe audiences with powerful physical illusions and gravity-defying acrobatics. These masters of physical storytelling offer a sneak peek at the world premiere of PUSH’s Jekyll & Hyde (Blackfriars, January 2016) as well as repertoire from 15 years of “pushing” the boundaries of conventional theatre. Don’t miss what may be PUSH’s only local performance this year, as they prepare for a nationwide tour! www.pushtheatre.org

Q&A The Opposite of People (TOOP) Theatre Company RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Sun., Sep. 20 2:00pm  60 mins 13+ FREE The Opposite of People (TOOP), a student-run theatre group from the University of Rochester, presents a polished staged reading of a new student-written play. Q&A is a one-act play that follows the members of a quirky high school Quiz Bowl team as they grapple with the questions in their lives that don’t have answers. Directed by Angel Morales.

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The R&J Project: Romeo & Juliet Reimagined

Remote Rochester Rimini Protokoll Spiegelgarden

Blackfriars Theatre

Sun., Sep. 20 8:00pm • Tue., Sep. 22 5:00pm  75 mins 13+ $15 Four actors. Eleven characters. One unforgettable show. After successful runs in NYC and Philadelphia, The R&J Project takes on Rochester! Rehearsed only minimally, Madness Most Discreet Theatre utilizes original practice performance techniques to recreate authentic Shakespearean style. At the top of each show, the audience chooses which actor will bring each character to life. This emphasis on the unknown and unrehearsed inspires a fast-paced, spontaneous rendering of the classic love story as it has never been seen before. www.facebook.com/madnessmostdiscreet

Thu., Sep. 17 1:30pm • Thu., Sep. 17 5:30pm • Fri., Sep. 18 1:30pm • Sat., Sep. 19 9:30am • Sat., Sep. 19 1:30pm • Sun., Sep. 20 9:45am • Sun., Sep. 20 1:45pm • Mon., Sep. 21 1:30pm • Mon., Sep. 21 5:30pm • Tue., Sep. 22 1:30pm • Wed., Sep. 23 1:30pm • Wed., Sep. 23 5:30pm • Thu., Sep. 24 1:30pm • Thu., Sep. 24 5:30pm • Fri., Sep. 25 1:30pm • Fri., Sep. 25 5:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 9:30am • Sat., Sep. 26 1:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 5:30pm  120 mins 13+ $25 / $28 (See description on page 26)

Rev. JW Loguen: King of the Underground Railroad

The Rainbow Fish

FIRST NIAGARA Rochester Fringe Festival

Blackfriars Theatre

Sat., Sep. 19 5:00pm • Wed., Sep. 23 7:00pm  60 mins ALL $10

Thu., Sep. 17 7:00pm  40 mins ALL $10; Under 18 $5

Based on the beloved children’s book by Marcus Pfister, The Rainbow Fish comes to life onstage in a brand new musical adaptation by Rochester-based composer, Alec Powell. With its themes of sharing and humility told through pop, jazz and gospel-style music, this show is perfect for the whole family. Bring the kids and witness the premiere performances of The Rainbow Fish!

Meet Rev. JW Loguen of the AME Zion church in this one-person historical reenactment written and performed by Robert Djed Snead. Rev. Loguen addresses a meeting in December 1865, shares some of his personal history, and reviews the recently published “Report on the Condition of the South” by Brigadier General Carl Schurz.

If implemented, the recommendations in Schurz’s report (largely ignored by President Andrew Johnson) would have fundamentally changed Black/White relations in the South, and in the entire country. www.djedsnead.webs.com

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The Receptionist TheatreROCS Stage

Sun., Sep. 20 3:00pm • Fri., Sep. 25 6:00pm  60 mins 13+ $10 At the start of a typical day in the Northeast Office, Beverly deals effortlessly with ringing phones and her colleague’s romantic troubles. But the appearance of a charming rep from the Central Office disrupts the friendly routine. As the true nature of the company’s business becomes apparent, The Receptionist raises disquieting, provocative questions about the consequences of complicity with evil.

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Rochester: Life Goes On The Geriactors Writers & Books

Tue., Sep. 22 7:00pm • Wed., Sep. 23 2:00pm • Fri., Sep. 25 6:00pm  60 mins ALL $15 The Geriactors return to present short scenes by Rochester Playwrights (some comical, some serious), and songs from the 1910 Rochester Songbook.

Method Machine Blackfriars Theatre

Soul of a Nation Theater: Uplifting Humanity MuCCC

Sat., Sep. 19 8:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 8:00pm  45 mins 13+ $10; Under 21 $13 METHOD MACHINE brings you a sanguine twist on Shakespeare’s bloodiest plays. MacBeth, Lady MacBeth and the weird sisters lead this irreverent romp through the bloodiest scenes of the Bard: Titus, Caesar, Lear and more! You may want to bring a rain poncho....

(Bar venue! ID required) www.methodmachine.org

Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits Vol. 2: 50,000,000 Jacobeans Can’t Be Wrong MuCCC

The Shakespeare Company of Greater Rochester

Sun., Sep. 20 12:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 12:00pm  60 mins $10 13+ Experience a collection of monologue themes that portray the significance of the human experience. The American dilemma and the elevation of humanity intertwine as the future hinges on our ability to heal the disconnected pieces of our lives. Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries, and without them, humanity will not survive. Inspired by the Legacy of ’64 oral history research conducted by Dr. Melody Cofield. Collaborators: Toni Patrick, Randy Williams, Neutral Zone Players, and J Rêve International. www.july64.org

Stoner and Slick Stoner and Slick TheatreROCS Stage

Mon., Sep. 21 7:00pm  50 mins ALL $5

In the whole of the Shakespeare canon, two plays stand above the rest. But we did them last year, so this time we’re going for two deeper cuts: the bloody MACBETH and Shakespeare’s swan song, THE TEMPEST. See five brave souls portray every speaking character (yes, every speaking character) in every scene (yes, every scene) of these two great plays that play great together – and all in about an hour!

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ShakesBLOOD

Thu., Sep. 17 9:00pm • Fri., Sep. 25 7:30pm  60 mins 13+ $10 Stoner and Slick follows brothers Justin and Colin through school, romantic ventures, and life troubles. Written by Rochester actor Justin Borak, this fast-paced show peels apart the real-life problems of young people today.

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Shitty Lives MuCCC

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Straw Mat

Fri., Sep. 18 8:00pm • Sat., Sep. 19 7:00pm  60 mins 18+ $12; Students $10; Seniors $10 Sometimes we make shit happen.

Sometimes shit happens to us. Sometimes we share our shit with our friends; more often we keep our shit to ourselves.

The scenes in Straw Mat’s play are linked by two bathroom stalls that represent our culture’s attempt to divide private and public spaces. Shitty Lives asks: what happens when we lose control over that divide? What happens when our “shit” – those things we would keep most private – becomes public?

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Fri., Sep. 18 9:00pm  60 mins ALL FREE TheatreROCS represents the best of live theatre in Rochester, so if you’re seeking a free glimpse at greatness – look no further! The TheatreROCS Showcase will provide a living collage of dynamic talent hosted by one of Rochester’s most beloved personalities: Mrs. Kasha Davis. So, right after Friday on the Fringe, jump across the street to see previews from local theatre companies’ upcoming seasons as well as teasers for TheatreROCS Stage’s Fringe shows! theatrerocs.org

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Triple Entendre MuCCC

Tue., Sep. 22 8:30pm  60 mins $12 13+ Triple Entendre is a collection of three one-act comedies written by Peg Kortz DeBaise. She and Mark Scott Almekinder will be reunited once again to delight audiences with their unique brand of physical humor. “Cold Soup” explores the life cycle of a romantic relationship. “Autocorrect” examines what happens when a tech-savvy, fastpaced executive is faced with the task of training an employee from another era. “Near Miss” illustrates the downside of the motto “safety first.” Directed by Wayne Dunbar.

Twain’s Amazing Tales MuCCC

Fri., Sep. 18 7:00pm • Fri., Sep. 25 7:00pm  30 mins ALL $8 Experience Mark Twain at his most irreverent in this new dramatic adaptation of “Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven” by James Landers, plus a classic Twain monologue. Presented by Classics Theater of Rochester.

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Mon., Sep. 21 7:00pm • Tue., Sep. 22 9:30pm • Wed., Sep. 23 7:00pm  60 mins ALL $5 Familiar and uncommon songs by Gilbert and Sullivan and other operetta composers of the Victorian period are combined to create a funny and charming original revue – no dialogue, just beautiful music! Some familiar Victorian characters gather for a wedding celebration – let the flirting and various misunderstandings begin!

The course of true love does not run smoothly, but romantic complications are soon resolved, and all ends happily and melodiously! www.off-monroeplayers.org/shows/victorian-

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Vivien Leigh: The Last Press Conference Screen Plays George Eastman House: Dryden Theatre

Sun., Sep. 20 2:00pm  60 mins $15 13+ Hollywood’s Golden Age on Stage featuring Marcy J. Savastano. This is the story of a woman, blessed with all the gods could bestow. Brave and beautiful, she was a stage actress who owned the title role in the most popular motion picture ever made, and an English rose who garnered two Oscars for her portrayal of Southern heroines. Laurence Olivier, her enamored husband, never understood her greatest battles with depression. Presented by Screen Plays.

Wasteland RAPA at School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Thu., Sep. 24 7:30pm • Fri., Sep. 25 9:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 2:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 6:00pm  75 mins $12; Students, Seniors, 18+ and Veterans $10 An American soldier, captured by the enemy in Vietnam and isolated in an underground cell, hears a voice from the other side of his prison wall. Separated by divergent backgrounds, opposing world views and solid ground, the two men battle their loss of faith, dire conditions and each other. They strive to survive through humor, popular music, childhood games and Star Trek episodes. An affirmation of the extraordinary power of human connection in even the darkest and most divided times. www.unmasqued.org

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Singing, Tap Dancing, Comedy, and Characters...

Tickets: $18 • RAPA at SOTA, 45 Prince Street | movinmelvin.com

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FILM POEMS

Speigelgarden screen, corner of Main and Gibbs 7:15 PM on September 17, 20, 21, 22, 24.

A Sestina for You by Margot Hughes Summer Under Buildings by Robbie Held In This Dream, We Are Haunted by Our Past

by Evan Goldstein — FREE

RAPA at SOTA, 45 Prince St Sunday, September 20th, 10:30 AM Featuring choreography by Kiara Danielle Brown, Robin Dunn, Earl Mosley, Mark Broomfield, and Jonette Lancos — FREE

of events Saturday Sept. 26 SUNY Geneseo Day at the Lyric Theatre at 440 East:

• 3 PM STORIES A LA MODE Geneseo Creative Writing students’ fiction Featuring FREE ICE CREAM • 4:15 PM GENESEO STRING BAND Jim Kimball, director • 5:30 PM CIVIL WAR LOVE LETTERS adapted and directed by Melanie Blood From the letters of Col. John and Libby Rorbach • 6:45 PM GENESEO'S ALL A CAPPELLA HOUR Featuring Hips 'N Harmony, Southside Boys, Exit 8, Between the Lines, and Emmelodics • 8 PM MUSIC HONORS COMPETITION WINNERS Student soloists, accompanied by Dr. Linda Boianova, perform Chopin, Schubert, Perilhou, Schumann, Puccini, Rachmaninoff • 9:15 PM PARTY WORTH CRASHING a new musical by Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk directed by Will Gfeller and Brodie McPherson • 10:45 PM NO LAUGH TRACK REQUIRED Geneseo’s oldest improv troupe, in a long form improv

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2015 RIT Student Honors Show The Little: Theatre 1

Students from RIT’s School of Film and Animation produce more than 300 films and animations each year.

Although each project has its own merits, these works from last year were selected to represent outstanding undergraduate and graduate work. Many of the works in the Honors Shows continue to garner multiple festival screenings and awards.

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Light Graffiti Experience Martin Luther King Jr. Park at Manhattan Square

Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Fri., Sep. 18 2:00-10:00pm  8 hrs ALL FREE Join New Jersey-based Shua Group as they transform 10,000 bottles into a swimming pool for all to enjoy! The resulting image – of kids and adults swimming in a pool of plastic collected in the streets of Rochester – is both festive and haunting, offering the viewer a metaphor of the excesses of a consumer society.

RIT’s Photo House The Little: Theatre 2-5 Lobby

Fri., Sep. 18 5:00-7:00pm  2 hrs ALL FREE

Every day of the Fringe (Thurs., Sep. 17-Sat., Sep. 26) during theatre hours: opens at 5:00pm Mon.-Fri., 12:00pm Sat.-Sun. ALL FREE

(See description on page 25)

Osher Lifelong Learning Art Display Every day of the Fringe (Thurs., Sep. 17-Sat., Sep. 26) during theatre hours: opens at 5:00pm Mon.-Fri., 12:00pm Sat.-Sun. ALL FREE

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Sat., Sep. 19 11:30am-4:00pm  4 hrs 30 mins ALL FREE

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Poolastic

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT is a vibrant community of senior citizens who relish the social, intellectual and creative stimulation that the organization provides. An important element of the organization is a group of artist members, who regularly exhibit their work at the Osher galleries. This is an eclectic group that represents many different artistic genres. www.rit.edu/osher

Pedestrian Drive-In Spiegelgarden

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Thu., Sep. 17 7:30pm • Sun., Sep. 20 7:30pm • Mon., Sep. 21 7:30pm • Tue., Sep. 22 7:30pm • Thu., Sep. 24 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 26 7:30pm  Various (roughly 90-130 mins)

(See description & movie titles on page 40)

Photo House is a special-interest housing community at the Rochester Institute of Technology, founded on September 1st, 1972. Photo House is more than a place to live – it’s a community. As admirers of photography, the inhabitants live together; more importantly, they work and play together. Here, they display work from their 2015-2016 executive board and select members.

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Theater of War Gallery r

Thu., Sep. 17 1:00pm • Fri., Sep. 18 1:00pm • Sat., Sep. 19 1:00pm • Sun., Sep. 20 1:00pm • Wed., Sep. 23 1:00pm • Thu., Sep. 24 1:00pm • Fri., Sep. 25 1:00pm • Sat., Sep. 26 1:00pm ALL FREE • Gallery r The performance and exhibition are based on the ideas in the book Theater of War, published this past year by Intellect Press. The book approaches the idea of how images of contemporary conflict are absorbed into popular culture by examining the game Airsoft, wherein players use realistic-looking pellet guns and create narratives based on news accounts of current conflicts. www.meredithdavenport.com

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The 24 Hour Plays...............................84 63 Dances, 30 Seconds Each...............58 1916.................................................25 2015 RIT Student Honors Show...........98 The Accidental Magician......................84 After Hours - A Cappella Hour...............66 Al Biles and GenJam............................66 Amazing Magic Joe..............................49 Am I a Grownup Yet?............................50 The Art of Being a Young Artist in Rochester............................62 AS THE DEAD PREY UPON US.............84 Automatic James.................................66 Bach without Boundaries......................62 “Backstage”........................................84 Beautiful Dreamer (Stephen Foster Tells His Own Story)..........................84 Becoming Grandma Kat.......................84 Big Band Jazz Concert.........................66 The Big Wigs Featuring Mrs Kasha Davis and Aggy Dune........86 Bill Evans Dancer/75!..........................58 BIO/DANCE & Social Justice.................58 Black Comedy.....................................86 The Blind Side....................................40 Brick City Singers................................66 The Bridge Club of Death.....................86 Broadway Melodies, Connecting Stories............................86 Brown Bag Disco.................................37 The Bully Project, featuring “Bully-Bully”....................................86 Bush Mango Drum & Dance..................62 Bushwhacked: Internal Journey.............39 The Buskers........................................66 Cabinet of Wonders..............................30 Cammy Enaharo..................................47 Canary In A Coal Mine..........................50 The Carolyn Kelly Blues Band...............45 Christina Custode................................68 Cinderella - Just What I Needed............68 Civil War Letters: Love and War.............86 Cobbs Hill Consort...............................68 The Company Stores............................68 Conscience.........................................87 ConvergeDance Buffalo........................58 Cut Off...............................................68 Dangerous Signs: Living Life Out Loud..87 Dashboard Dramas II...........................38 Desert Rhythms Middle Eastern Dance Troupe............58 The Destler and Johnson Show..............69 Digital Stories from RIT........................82 Diversions and Delights........................87 Diversity of Dance................................59 Don’t Go Drinking on an Empty Heart....69 Dreams and Wishes: Treasures from The Walt Disney Songbook.................69 Dystopia: Explosion Highway.................50 East Side Brass Band...........................69 Eight Beat Measure.............................69 El merengue lleva sal...........................87 English Country Dancers.......................59

Erik and The Wolf................................87 Estrofest Comedy: Over the Top.............50 An Evening with Mildred Scrodum.........50 An Exploration of Music and Light.........69 Extreme Guitar....................................70 Fairy Tales with a Twist.........................49 Feadán Òr Pipe Band...........................25 Feathered Landing: A Convergence of Dances..................59 Ferris Bueller’s Day Off........................40 FIDDLIN’ IN THE CRACKS: An evening with Howie Lester, episode 4.............62 The Fiery Sword of Justice....................88 Film Poems.........................................40 Flower City Vaudeville..........................49 The Fox Sisters....................................70 Freud’s Last Session............................88 Friday on the Fringe.............................24 Fruit Flies Like a Banana - Alphabetical Disorder......................62 The Galileo Band.................................70 Garth Fagan Dance Up Close & Personal.........................59 Garvey High ‘95..................................88 G.B.F..................................................40 Geneseo Dance Ensemble.....................59 Geneseo’s All A Cappella Hour..............70 Geneseo String Band...........................70 The Ghost at the Feast.........................54 The GIRL WHO FED the WITCH LIGHTS, and Other Supernatural Stories from Iroquois/Six Nations Tradition............82 The Goldberg Variations, A Journey Still..................................88 Good Shepherds..................................70 Gospel Sunday....................................43 Great Vagrant......................................72 Grey Light...........................................44 Grounded Aerial..................................24 HamletGhosts.....................................88 Harmony, Old & New............................72 Heart and Soul: Medicine and Life........82 Hidden in This Picture.........................88 Hot Tub The Musical............................38 H | Histories........................................72 ILL DOOTS - The (I) (L)ove (L)iving Movement............................72 Institute for Creative Music...................45 It’s a Spaceship Now............................64 James and the Giant Peach: The Musical.....................................49 Jamie Lissow.......................................34 Jazz On Tap........................................64 Kill House...........................................64 Kindertotenlieder.................................64 The King & I: a Hunk of Burnin’ Love....54 Kire Najdovski Band............................73 The Kookaburra...................................90 Krapp’s Last Tape................................90 La Cage Aux Folles..............................90 The Lady With All the Answers..............90 Left For Dead Improv...........................54 Light Graffiti Experience.......................25

A Little Ukulele Concert.......................73 Live Drawing: A Portrait of the Mona Lisa........................................90 The Lonely Ones..................................73 Love Letters........................................91 Luke Metzler.......................................73 Madeleine McQueen and The Breeze.....73 Marx in Soho.......................................91 Matthew Cochran Trio..........................74 Matt Witten, percussion - “Himmels-Tur”...............................73 Maybird..............................................46 Me, Ray Charles and Sammy Davis Jr....74 The Meaning of My Melody Concert.......74 Meg Williams Band..............................46 Merged III...........................................59 Minds Open Wide................................74 Miss Julie...........................................91 MoChester..........................................45 Mosaic Foundation..............................46 Mounafanyi.........................................64 Mrs. Cage...........................................91 Murder By MacGuffin!..........................91 The Museum of Johny..........................91 The Music of Steve Hahn.....................75 Mysterious Landscape

by Robert Morris...............................75 Mystic Castle......................................92 A NIGHT at the OLD CIRCLE and Other Tales from Celtic Tradition........82 No Laugh Track Required: Improv Comedy Show........................54 Normal People....................................47 NO SAFE WORD..................................60 Nothing is Written................................92 Nuts and Bolts Comedy Improv.............54 Oblivion..............................................40 An Ode to Lovingly Imperfect Bipedals.....60 Opera Under the Stars..........................75 Osher Lifelong Learning Art Display.......98 Party Worth Crashing............................92 Passive Aggressives Anonymous............75 Patrick Jaouen....................................75 Percentage..........................................92 The Peter Torpey Trio...........................76 Pitch Perfect.......................................40 Polite Ink. Sketch & Improv Presents: 9 More Minutes................................54 Poolastic.............................................98 Pop-Up Shakespeare............................39 The Popsicle-stick Wand......................49 Prime Time Funk.................................46 The Princess Bride...............................40 Princess Wendy’s Late Nite Tease Room.......................32 PUSH Physical Theatre........................92 Quaternion Drifters, Riff Raft, and A Pod Calypso: A Comedic Jazz Tribute to Kurt Vonnegut...................56 Queen of NY State Country: JOSIE WAVERLY...............................76 Q&A...................................................92 The R&J Project..................................94

Signatures Magazine Presents RIT Poets.........................................83 Significant Other.................................46 Silent Disco........................................36 Sisters of Murphy................................47 Sladki Doumi Women’s Balkan Chorus....................79 Snowbelt Morris..................................44 Son of Suddhodana.............................65 SOTA Connections...............................79 SOTA Show Choir.................................47 Soul of a Nation Theater: Uplifting Humanity...........................95 The Sounds of Sinatra and Friends........79 A Spirit Gathering................................83 Stages of the Game Teen Improv Troupe...........................56 Stardust & Butterflies: The Music of Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins & Joan Baez.....79 The STEEL Double Trio........................80 The Steele Sisters................................56 Sticks, Strings, and Paint.....................65 Stoner and Slick..................................95 Stories a la Mode.................................83 Street Chalk Art...................................45 The Sunshine Group............................80 Sure-Minded Uncertainties...................65 Swimming to Cambodia........................83 Tales of Scheherazade..........................65 Tales of the North Street Cafegymnorium................................83

Talking Under Water.............................46 Teagan And The Tweeds.......................45 Thank You Kiss Presents Tender Gestures................................56 Theater of War.....................................98 Theater of War: Book Signing................65 Theatre Kids Unite!.............................80 TheatreROCS Showcase.......................95 Tides of Magnets.................................60 Tommy Brunett Band...........................47 Triple Entendre....................................96 Triskele...............................................44 Trivia City: An Arts & Culture Quiz.........39 Twain’s Amazing Tales..........................96 Uncle Yo: The Geek Inherit the Earth.....57 Unleashed! IMPROV Presents: Other Peoples’ Shows........................57 Upside Downton..................................42 UR Arts Bus........................................44 A Victorian Valentine............................96 Violet Mary..........................................47 Vivien Leigh: The Last Press Conference..............................96 Wasteland...........................................96 Wedged In: An Evening of Dance and Theatre.....................................60 Weird Songs, Joan Burch......................80 What’s Going On..................................81 Winners of the Annual Honors Competition.....................................81 The YellowJackets................................45

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The Rainbow Fish................................94 The Receptionist.................................94 Remote Rochester...............................26 Rev. JW Loguen: King of the Underground Railroad.......................94 RIT A Cappella Hour............................76 RIT Improv: On the Fringe....................56 RIT Singers.........................................76 RIT’s Photo House...............................98 RIT’s Proof of Purchase Co-Ed A Cappella..............................76 RIT Surround Sound............................76 RIT Vocal Accent.................................76 Roc Bottom Slam Poetry Team..............82 The Roc City Singers and Friends..........78 Rochester: Life Goes On.......................94 Rochester Rewritten.............................82 The Rochester Scottish Pipes & Drums.................................47 Rochester Stories 2015.......................83 Rochester Ukulele Orchestra.................78 Róisín Dubh........................................78 SAINT LUDD.......................................64 Scope & Figure....................................45 ShakesBLOOD.....................................95 Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits Vol. 2: 50,000,000 Jacobeans Can’t Be Wrong...95 The Shattered Mind.............................40 Shenanigans with Shero.......................78 Shine.................................................25 Shitty Lives.........................................95

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