Rochester Fringe Festival Guide 2017

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Seventy years ago this year, the newly founded Edinburgh International Festival gave eight theatre companies the disappointing news that they would not be included in the official festival program. Rather than remain home and lick their wounds, they decided to turn up regardless, armed with their sets, costumes, and props, and put on their shows in spaces they fashioned into theatres themselves.

This led journalist Robert Kemp to report, “Round the fringe of official Festival drama, there seems to be more private enterprise than before... I am afraid some of us are not going to be at home during the evenings!” This tiny movement became the Edinburgh Fringe, which is now the largest arts festival in the world, and resulted in the birth of 200 fringes worldwide, all of which are independently run.

Luckily for us, these pioneers had the foresight to create not just a festival, but a movement that has launched careers, made audiences think, and enriched communities both financially and culturally.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, Festival Staff, and Venues, I want to invite you to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the start of the Fringe movement by embracing the defiant spirit of these original Edinburgh companies. Join the movement, experience a burgeoning downtown renaissance, and, above all, let the KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival happily compel you to not remain at home September 14-23.

INTRODUCTION

WELCOME TO THE 2017 KEYBANK ROCHESTER FRINGE FESTIVAL.

Erica Fee Festival Producer / Board President

A WORD FROM OUR TITLE SPONSOR KeyBank is very proud to be the title sponsor for this unique event that celebrates creativity, enriches the community, and brings people to Rochester’s cultural center.

A special part of Fringe 2017 is Plasticiens Volants’ BIG BANG, a unique form of street theater that

Join us downtown to see why we’re getting rave reviews from the critics and the thousands of festival-goers who can’t wait to see what we have in store this year!

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All of us at KeyBank are committed to helping our communities thrive.

We’re proud to support art and culture and The Fringe Festival is a big part of our commitment to Rochester. This year’s festival, the first presented by KeyBank, will be bigger and better than ever with hundreds of performers, attracting tens of thousands of guests to our great city.

illustrates the history of the universe, from the big bang to man. It’s the French group’s first appearance in the U.S. and runs September 15 & 16 at 8 p.m. at Parcel 5. You won’t want to miss this dazzling free show featuring theater, projected images, poetry, music and pyrotechnics!

James Barger KeyBank Rochester Market President

COVER IMAGE: Plasticiens Volants’ BIG BANG will be performed at Friday & Saturday on the Fringe.

Photos by Dragos Dumitru and Guillaume Ramon; photomontage/design by Matt DeTurck.

See page 28 for more details.

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CONTENTS

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Fringe Information

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Gibbs Street

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Tickets & Box Office

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SHOWS Key & Index

STAFF

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Day-by-day Schedule

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SHOWS Comedy

Erica Fee Festival Producer

Christopher Hennelly Bookkeeper

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John Mulaney

Chris Fanning Dan Herd Assistant Producers

Joe Myers Lindsay Taylor Production Managers

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Fri. & Sat. on the Fringe

SHOWS Kids Fringe

Sally Cohen Publicist

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Spiegeltent

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SHOWS Multidisciplinary

Matt DeTurck Creative Director

Susan Stimson Plasticiens Volants Production Manager

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Cirque du Fringe: Eclectic Attraction

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SHOWS Music

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The Bicycle Men

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SHOWS Spoken Word

Gloria Smith of Media Connection LLC Marketing Consultant and Media Buyer / Planner

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SHOWS Dance

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Spiegelgarden

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SHOWS Theatre

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Farm to Fringe

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SHOWS Visual Art & Film

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Site-Specific Shows

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Matthew Robinson Director of Ticketing

Venues & Map

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Fringe Street Beat

Emily Stork Production Consultant & Festival Lighting Designer

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

Stephanie C. Reh Vice President of Epilepsy-Pralid and Co-Owner, Kidden Prep LLC

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

Alexa Scott-Flaherty (Vice President) Manager of Donor Relations at Writers & Books & Professional Actor / Director

Mark A. Costello (Corporate Secretary) Partner, Boylan Code LLP

Meredith Smith Director of Government & Community Affairs, LaBella Associates

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Mark Cuddy Artistic Director, Geva Theatre Center

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Benita Yen Director of Social Media & Copy

Erica Fee (President) Festival Producer Missy Pfohl Smith Director of Program of Dance & Movement (UR) and Artistic Director, BIODANCE

Burton Speer (Treasurer) Partner, Mengel Metzger Barr & Co. LLP Darren Stevenson Founder and Artistic Director, PUSH Physical Theatre

Margit Brazda Poirier Carolyn Kourofsky of Grants 4 Good LLC Fundraising Consultants Katie Conroy Director of Food & Beverage Rob Ferguson Volunteer & Interns Coordinator Lisa Granby Volunteer Coordinator & Dir. of Merchandise Matthew D. Guarnere Outdoor Music Production Manager Erich Camping Chief Photographer John Schlia Photographer Makeway Agency Web Design & Development

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Ben Fang Outdoor Music Booker Kelly Flegel Spiegeltent House Manager Renee Anderson Bar Manager Dawn Schnell HR Consultant AdHouse Media TV Commercials Chandra Freeman Andrea Schuler Administrative Support Jon Itkin Copywriter Meghan Murphy Graphic Designer Adam Lubitow Pedestrian Drive-In Film Consultant Jon Kraus Andrew Klapproth Fringe Street Beat Coordinators Ray Ryerse Power Planning & Mapping Jack Bayusik Box Office Manager Kylie Sargeant Production Associate & Hospitality Manager Beth Ohman Production Associate

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

Dr. Paul Burgett Vice President, University of Rochester

David Henderson Artistic Director, Method Machine

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

Dr. Grant Holcomb Director Emeritus, Memorial Art Gallery

Deborah Stendardi Vice President, Rochester Institute of Technology

Ruby Lockhart Former Executive Director, Garth Fagan Dance

Heidi Zimmer-Meyer President, Rochester Downtown Development Corporation

Nina Caruso Public Educator

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SPONSORS & PARTNERS

TITLE SPONSOR

NEW YORK STATE SUPPORT

FOUNDING HIGHER ED PARTNERS

COMMUNITY SPONSORS

Ames Amzalak memorial Trust

PUBLIC SUPPORT

CHERYL DINOLFO COUNTY EXECUTIVE

KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SPONSORS

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CO-PRODUCING SPONSORS

Elaine P. & Richard U. Wilson Foundation

Mary Mulligan Trust

Ronald Fielding

OFFICIAL CONSTRUCTION PARTNER

LEAD HOTEL PARTNER

TELEVISION PARTNER

DIGITAL PARTNER

PRINT MEDIA PARTNER

SPIEGELGARDEN SPONSORS

ASSOCIATE HIGHER ED PARTNERS

HOTEL PARTNER

OFFICIAL BEER

CHALK ART SPONSOR

JOHN MULANEY CO-PRODUCING SPONSOR

Kozel Family Foundation

The Rubens Family Foundation

Fred & Floy Willmott Foundation

Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation

William G. McGowan Charitable Fund

Gouvernet Arts Fund at

The Community Foundation

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ASSOCIATE PRODUCING SPONSORS

SPONSORS & PARTNERS

HIGHER ED PARTNER

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SPONSORS & PARTNERS

LIVE MUSIC SPONSOR

OFFICIAL PRINTER

CHECK-IN PARTNER

THE LITTLE SPONSOR

FRINGE FRIEND

THE GLAZER FAMILY FRINGE FANS CANANDAIGUA NATIONAL BANK

BURT GORDON

THE PALLET EXPRESS

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING Pres. Daan Braveman (Nazareth College) Pres. Denise Battles (Geneseo) Dr. Melanie Blood Tim Brown

Ed Hourihan

Rev. Imani Dodley

Don Jeffries

Vinnie Esposito

Laura Kroening

Andy Gallina

Pres. Heidi Macpherson (Brockport)

Lauren Gallina Grove Street Association

Toni Cline Dr. Bill Destler

Pres. David C. Munson (RIT)

Rich DiMarco

Silvana Gulino

Kate McClung Megan Morsch

Reform Lutheran Church

Jeremy Sarachan Pres. Joel Seligman (UR) Kyle Semmel Congresswoman Louise Slaughter

Jeff Rodgers Pres. Gerry Rooney (SJFC)

Wayne Whitney

Dean Jamal Rossi (ESM)

Writers & Books

VENUE MANAGERS Bernunzio Uptown Music Blackfriars Theatre

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Central Library

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Julie Schnepf & Ryan Yarmel

Ned Davis & Rebecca Fuss

Eastman School of Music

Austin Curtis & Greg Machin

Garth Fagan Dance Studio

Bill Ferguson

George Eastman Museum Java’s The Little Theatre & Gallery r

Lyric Theatre

Dave Baxter & Danny Hoskins

MuCCC School of the Arts (SOTA)

Eliza Kozlowski Rob Ferguson & Mike Calabrese Lynn Rowoth & Lori Gentile

RMSC Planetarium Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo) TheatreROCS Stage Writers & Books

Vincent Salvadge & Sue Cotroneo John Borek & Doug Rice Adele Fico Steve Fentress Bleu Cease Jessica Kaufman Dan Herd

Most Fringe venues are managed and programmed themselves.

Fringe programs the Spiegeltent, Spiegelgarden, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Kilbourn Hall at Eastman Theatre (Gospel Sunday only), Gibbs Street and Parcel 5.

Want to help make the arts accessible?

BECOME A SPONSOR!

See rochesterfringe.com/donate for details or email info@rochesterfringe.com The Rochester Fringe Festival is a nonprofit organization and donations are tax-deductible.

in and around Downtown Rochester

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Fringe Festivals: a brief history

In 1947, eight theatre groups turned up – uninvited – to perform at the newly established Edinburgh International Festival in 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-curated shows that began turning up annually.

The Edinburgh Fringe is now the largest arts festival in the world breaking records year after year in performances, venues, audiences, ticket sales and awesomeness.

With 48 countries represented in 2016, the breadth and diversity of talent offered were astounding. Today, there are more

than 200 fringe festivals worldwide, with around 50 in the United States. The Rochester Fringe Festival was the first fringe festival in Upstate New York and is now one of most attended in the country.

What is a Fringe Festival?

The U.S. Association of Fringe Festivals agrees on the following definition: Focused on performing arts:

Fringes are a performing arts smorgasbord that typically includes theater, comedy, dance, music, spoken word and the like. Some – like Rochester’s Fringe – include film and visual arts as well.

Uncensored: No one gets too fussy about swearing or nudity, but squeaky-clean content isn’t discouraged either.

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Search our hashtag to find info from shows, venues, and fans! Tag your own posts to join the conversation!

Easy to participate in: Fees are low for both audiences and artists.

Show selection varies from festival to festival, but generally runs the gamut from amateur to professional.

Multi-venue: Lasting a few days to several weeks, fringe festivals involve lots of people at multiple venues.

Rapid-fire: Typically, technical requirements (sets, lighting, etc.) are minimal and shows run an hour or less.

Original: Fringes feature a huge array of original material because they are, by nature and design, highly attractive to those looking to be creative.

INFORMATION

September 14–23, 2017

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

ABOUT ROCHESTER FRINGE Set-Up & Organization

History

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 inaugural 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 10 days and attracted more than 50,000 attendees; 2014’s Fringe saw more than 60,000 visitors to 380 performances and events. In 2015, we drew over 63,000 people from Greater Rochester, all fifty states, and around the globe for 500 shows. Last year,

Fringe No. 5 presented more than 500 performances and events, including 100+ free offerings to over 68,000 delighted attendees in 2016.

How do I participate?

On Stage: The artist online application process for presenting a Fringe show is in April at rochesterfringe.com. It is absolutely free to apply.

Off Stage: Become a Fringe volunteer (we know you want to) and sign up at rochesterfringe.com. We can always use help, and volunteers can qualify for a fun Fringe Tee and free tickets. Win Win.

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Rochester follows the Edinburgh model. Within the United States, we are most similar to Philadelphia’s FringeArts in that we have a bifurcated (two-part) model. That means one part Fringe-curated: the Fringe curates headline events, including everything in the Spiegeltent, Spiegelgarden, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, free entertainment on Gibbs Street, and Friday & Saturday on the Fringe at Parcel 5. One part venue-curated: The vast majority of the shows are curated by the venues themselves from artist applications submitted in the spring.

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INFORMATION

VISITOR INFORMATION Accessibility

For a fantastic Fringe experience for all, the Fringe has partnered with the Mary Cariola Center to continually work on providing full accessibility at all venues. A full list of details, including ASL interpreted shows and updates is available at rochesterfringe.

com/visitor-info/accessibility.

Individuals being dropped off may pull up to the front of a venue or at the corner of Main & Gibbs Streets at One Fringe Place, our Fringe Hub.

Accommodation

Stay at the center of Fringe at Hyatt Regency Rochester. Fresh off a

KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival

spectacular remodel, the newly transformed Hyatt is centrally positioned to be your Fringe hub during the festival. It’s not just a Hyatt. It’s Hyatt Rochester. And we’re proud to call them our lead hotel partner at Fringe.

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Love boutique spaces in the heart of the city? Welcome to East Avenue Inn & Suites. Rochester’s newest boutique hotel is located in the East End, the city’s most vibrant neighborhood in the heart of the arts and entertainment districts. Enjoy a modern and artistic guest experience within bravo distance from Fringe.

For exclusive offers at our hotel partners, go to rochesterfringe.com/ visitor-info. Book now and Fringe in fine comfort and style minutes away from all of Rochester’s best cultural attractions.

Looking for more options?

Excellent information on Rochester accommodations can be found at

Visit Rochester: visitrochester.com.

Enjoy your stay in our favorite city.

Bike Parking

Because the Fringe is a pedestrianfriendly event, it’s also an ideal venue for those travelling by bicycle. We’re big fans of pedal pushers. 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 and wear a helmet.

Box Office & Info Booth

The Fringe Info Booth and box office are located at One Fringe Place (corner of Main & Gibbs) and will be open daily, starting September 10.

For hours and details, see page 13.

There will be an additional info booth at Parcel 5 (next to One East Ave) for Friday & Saturday on the Fringe (September 15 & 16).

Cash or Credit?

All Fringe venues, bars, food trucks, the box office, and the store accept cash, credit cards, and debit cards.

Fringe Store

The Fringe sells a wide variety of fun collectibles including t-shirts, umbrellas, mugs, glow sticks, stickers and the ever fabulous Fringe nail polish. The Fringe Store is located at One Fringe Place (corner of Main & Gibbs) for the duration of the festival (September 14-23), with a pop-up at Parcel 5 (September 15 & 16), and on Gibbs Street (September 22 & 23).

Lost & Found

Don’t panic. 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 or stop by the Box Office & Info Booth at One Fringe Place (corner of Main & Gibbs) to check.

Mobile App

NEW for 2017! Free to download in

the Apple App and Google Play stores, our new mobile app features: • Full show schedules • Search venues, genres, dates • Buy tickets on the go

• Receive push notifications on event changes or weather-rescheduling Search “Rochester Fringe” or “RocFringe” in your phone’s app store to download it today!

Parking

The Fringe hub is in downtown Rochester’s East End. Most venues are within walking distance of one another, which allows for one-time parking. Please check the map prior to departure, however, as some of our venues are in satellite locations within NOTA (Neighborhood of the Arts).

The Fringe recommends one of the many surface lots and parking garages located near One Fringe Place (corner of Main & Gibbs). See map on page 118 for parking locations. Please note that the City of Rochester charges $7/car for all festival parking.

Venues

Additional Questions?

Helpful Answers

www.rochesterfringe.com info@rochesterfringe.com

Ready to go? Purchase tickets online 24/7 at

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Fringe Bars & Eats [open select times] Grab a bite from our rotating line of outstanding food trucks and a drink from one of our many bars. Then people-watch to your heart’s content.

We have some great spots for that.

Parcel 5 (next to One East Ave): open

during events on September 15 & 16 – food trucks & drinks

Gibbs Street (between Main St and East Ave): open during events on September 22 & 23 – food trucks & drinks Spiegelgarden (One Fringe Place

across from Eastman Theatre): open September 14-23 (see page 40 for hours) – Theatre Bar, food trucks

Spiegeltent (One Fringe Place

Food and Drinks [open during shows] Central Library (115 South Ave)

– Starry Nites Café

George Eastman Museum

(900 East Ave) – café

across from Eastman Theatre): open September 14-23 during ticketed shows only (see page 30 for a list) – glamorous indoor bar

Geva Theatre Center

Drinks Only [open during shows]

School of the Arts

Bernunzio Uptown Music

(657 East Ave) – food trucks

Blackfriars Theatre (795 E Main St)

(240 East Ave) – café and bar

(122 East Ave)

Writers & Books (740 University Ave)

(75 Woodbury Blvd) – café and bar

Java’s Cafe

(16 Gibbs St) – café and coffee (45 Prince St) - food only

Strasenburgh Planetarium The Little Theatre

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We have incredible venues in and around downtown Rochester.

Experience them all. GO. For a list, see page 112.

For a map, see page 118.

One cannot fringe on an empty stomach. Refuel at everyone’s favorite Fringe venues. Eat, drink, and be merry at Fringe. This year, the options have expanded to many of our venues. Cheers!

INFORMATION

BAR (AND FOOD) CRAWL

TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene

(153 Liberty Pole Way) – bar

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INFORMATION

WORKSHOPS FOR FRINGE ARTISTS Setting your sights on Fringe 2018 and want to know more? Or maybe you’re ready to take your Fringe show on the road to other fringe festivals? We’re offering three, FREE workshops to get you started. Workshops are for holders of Participant Passes, or prospective shows, only.

TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE: Email info@rochesterfringe.com with “Fringe Workshop” as the subject line.

Beyond Rochester: Which Fringe is Next?

Sunday, September 17, 10-11am Writers & Books, 740 University Ave., Rochester, NY 14607

Fringe festivals are fast becoming THE way to get your new work out to the world. Think you’re ready to take your show to another fringe, but not sure where to start? Xela Batchelder, Ph.D (aka “Dr. Fringe”) is a font of information about fringe festivals around the country and the world, including how they resemble or differ from the Rochester Fringe.

Rochester Fringe 101: Get Ready for 2018 KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival

Sunday, September 17, 11am-12pm Writers & Books, 740 University Ave., Rochester, NY 14607

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Led by KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival Producer Erica Fee, this informative session about our Fringe, how and when to apply, and what to expect will get your creative juices flowing. Submissions will open before you know it, and you’ll be ready!

Xela Batchelder, Ph.D.

is an Assistant Professor of Arts Administration at Waynesburg University and the Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Fringe. For 13 years, Xela ran Rocket Venues, a multiple-theatre, multiple-location venue at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the largest arts festival in the world. She is a researcher of the Edinburgh Fringe and North American Fringe Festivals.

Ready for the Big One? The Edinburgh Fringe!

Sunday, September 17, 12-1pm Writers & Books, 740 University Ave., Rochester, NY 14607

Have you considered taking your show to the world’s largest performing arts festival: the Edinburgh Festival Fringe? The festival can be very intimidating for newbies, to say nothing of the expense! If you don’t know where to start, this session is for you. “Dr. Fringe” will provide you with an overview, resources for research, ideas on budgets, and how to save money.

Photos on pages 10-12 from previous KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festivals by Erich Camping, John Schlia, Stephen S. Reardon, and Matt DeTurck

at In person at 1 Online 4 WWW.ROCHESTERFRINGE.COM THE FRINGE BOX OFFICE (No additional fees)

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 at home or download directly to your smartphone. Paper tickets can also be printed at the Fringe Box Office at One Fringe Place starting Sunday, Sept. 10.

phone 2 By (585) 957-9837

(Additional phone admin. fees apply.)

PHONE HOURS BEFORE SUNDAY, SEPT. 10 Thursdays: 6-8pm Saturdays: 12noon-3pm PHONE HOURS BEGINNING SUNDAY, SEPT. 10 Phone lines are open during the Fringe Box Office hours.

person at ALL VENUES 3 InTickets may be purchased at the door, if available, starting one hour before curtain up. All venues accept cash, debit, and credit cards.

See page 112 for a list of all Fringe venues.

One Fringe Place (corner of Main & Gibbs Streets, Rochester, NY 14604 - across from the Eastman Theatre) Open hours listed below. The Fringe Box Office accepts cash, debit, and credit cards.

BEFORE FRINGE Sunday, Sept. 10: 12noon-4pm Monday, Sept. 11 –Wednesday, Sept. 13: 12:30-5:30pm DURING FRINGE Thursday, Sept. 14: 12:30-10pm Friday, Sept. 15: 5-11pm Saturday, Sept. 16: 12noon-11pm Sunday, Sept. 17: 12noon-10pm Monday, Sept. 18 –Thursday, Sept. 21: 5-10pm Friday, Sept. 22: 5-11pm Saturday, Sept. 23: 11am-11pm All ticket sales are final.

Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.

John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous is sold out at time of press. To enquire about last minute availability, please call The Eastman Theatre Box Office at (585) 274-3000.

All shows and times in this guide are subject to change. Please check rochesterfringe.com for up-to-date information.

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DAY-BY-DAY SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

7:30pm-8:30pm • Brianna Musco TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • $15 • Music (pg. 79)

Main Stage Theatre • $18 • Comedy (pg. 64)

6:30pm-7:20pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102)

1:00pm-5:00pm • Nancy Bernardo and Mitch Goldstein Gallery r • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg.

110)

7:30pm-8:30pm • The Madelein/ Maddy Comedy Hour School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $10 • Comedy (pg. 62)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

6:30pm-7:45pm • Noble Vibes Parcel 5 • FREE • Music (pg. 86)

1:00pm-5:00pm • Under Pressure: Redefining the Multiple Rochester Contemporary Art Center • $2 • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111) 4:00pm-5:00pm • A Tribute to Sinatra and Friends Java’s Cafe • FREE • Music (pg. 92) 5:00pm-10:00pm • Osher Lifelong Learning Art Exhibit The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 5:00pm-10:00pm • Photo House – Visual Anticipation The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 5:00pm-10:00pm • RIT Art House Showcase The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111) 5:00pm-10:00pm • Storychick Rochester Storybooth Spiegelgarden • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 96) 5:30pm-6:30pm • Inner Loop School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $5 • Music (pg. 83) 5:30pm-6:50pm • Wild Horses by Allison Gregory School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $15 • Theatre (pg. 107) 6:00pm-6:50pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102) 6:00pm-7:00pm • Elephant Grass: An Afrofutur-Mystic Tale Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $15, Students (w/ ID): $10, Kids 12 And Under: $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 74)

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6:00pm-7:00pm • Howie Hypnotize School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $8 • Comedy (pg. 59)

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6:00pm-8:00pm • Orgone Machine Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 7:00pm-7:50pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Hard Logic Lyric Theatre: Main Stage • Standard: $8 • Music (pg. 83) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Listen to Your Mother, Rochester: Mama Said Writers & Books • $15 • Spoken Word (pg. 94) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Sand Mandalas Geva Theatre Center: Godot’s Bar • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg.

111) 7:00pm-8:15pm • Among the Nettles MuCCC • $10 • Theatre (pg. 98)

7:30pm-8:30pm • On the Verge of the Outermost Edge of US School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $7 • Dance (pg. 68) 7:30pm-8:30pm • Spy in the House of Men Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $15, Students (w/ ID): $10 • Theatre (pg. 106) 7:30pm-8:30pm • This Sky’s Funny!

School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $15 • Comedy (pg. 65) 7:30pm-9:00pm • Cirque du Fringe: Eclectic Attraction Spiegeltent • Standard: $21-33, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $165-182 (all prices increase 9/1) • Multidisciplinary (pg. 32) 7:30pm-9:43pm • The Blues Brothers Spiegelgarden • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 44) 8:00pm-9:00pm • A Night at the Cotton Club Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • $10 • Music (pg. 86) 9:00pm-9:50pm • 3D Sound Experience in the Immersive Igloo Spiegelgarden • $16 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 46) 9:00pm-10:00pm • 50 Shades of Gay TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • Standard: $15 • Comedy (pg. 58) 9:00pm-10:00pm • Collard Green Curves – The Nurse Bowick Story: “JUST A TASTE” Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $15 • Theatre (pg. 100)

1:00pm-3:00pm • Public Art Detour Rochester Contemporary Art Center • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 1:00pm-5:00pm • Nancy Bernardo and Mitch Goldstein Gallery r • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 1:00pm-9:00pm • Under Pressure: Redefining the Multiple Rochester Contemporary Art Center • $2 • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111) 4:30pm-5:30pm • Orgone Machine Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 5:00pm-5:25pm • WADAIKO The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • Music (pg. 92) 5:00pm-6:10pm • Sisters of Murphy Parcel 5 • FREE • Music (pg. 90) 5:00pm-11:00pm • Osher Lifelong Learning Art Exhibit The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 5:00pm-11:00pm • Photo House – Visual Anticipation The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 5:00pm-11:00pm • RIT Art House Showcase The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111) 5:00pm-11:00pm • Storychick Rochester Storybooth Spiegelgarden • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 96) 5:30pm-6:20pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102)

9:00pm-10:00pm • The Madelein/ Maddy Comedy Hour School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $10 • Comedy (pg. 62)

5:30pm-6:30pm • Doug Stone Quartet School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $5 • Music (pg. 81)

9:00pm-10:00pm • NEVERMORE! In Motion School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $10 • Theatre (pg.

104)

6:00pm-7:00pm • Al Biles and GenJam The Little: Café • FREE • Music (pg. 78)

7:00pm-7:30pm • Twelve Dollar$ MuCCC • $10 • Theatre (pg. 107) 7:00pm-7:40pm • The Structure of Us Makers Gallery and Studio • $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 77) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Garth Fagan Dance Garth Fagan Dance Studio • $20 • Dance (pg. 66) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Julia Burrer/ Mariah Maloney: Intimate Works Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $15, Seniors: $10, Students (w/ ID): $10, Kids 12 And Under: $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 75) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Lady Philosophy on Trial Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • $12 • Theatre (pg. 104) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Róisín Dubh Eastman School of Music • $10 • Music (pg. 90) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Sand Mandalas Geva Theatre Center: Godot’s Bar • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg.

111) 7:00pm-8:30pm • Cirque du Fringe: Eclectic Attraction Spiegeltent • Standard: $21-33, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $165-182 (all prices increase 9/1) • Multidisciplinary (pg. 32) 7:30pm-8:30pm • Bad Idea Entertainment School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $20 • Comedy (pg.

58) 7:30pm-8:30pm • The Madelein/ Maddy Comedy Hour School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $10 • Comedy (pg. 62) 7:30pm-8:30pm • On the Verge of the Outermost Edge of US School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $7 • Dance (pg. 68)

6:00pm-7:00pm • Ball in the House: Music That’ll MOVE Ya School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $15 • Music (pg. 78)

7:30pm-8:30pm • Unleashed!

Improv Presents: Radical Applied Behavioral Indicative Determinism TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • Standard: $10 • Comedy (pg.

65)

9:00pm-10:15pm • A Rose for the Baby: More Supernatural Tales from Irish- and Scottish-American tradition in Western New York Writers & Books • $15 • Spoken Word (pg. 95)

6:00pm-7:00pm • Brianna Musco TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • Standard: $15 • Music (pg. 79)

8:00pm-8:45pm • Left For Dead Improv Writers & Books • $8 • Comedy (pg. 62) 8:00pm-9:00pm • The Black Bird of Death MuCCC • $15 • Theatre (pg. 100)

9:00pm-10:15pm • There is a Field MuCCC • $10 • Theatre (pg. 107)

6:00pm-7:00pm • Complimentary Heckling Parcel 5 • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 94) 6:00pm-7:00pm • The Madelein/ Maddy Comedy Hour School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $10 • Comedy (pg. 62)

8:00pm-9:00pm • Orgone Machine Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110)

9:00pm-10:00pm • Stand Up for Drag Lyric Theatre: Main Stage • $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 77)

9:00pm-10:30pm • Orgone Machine Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 9:30pm-10:30pm • Pinch and Squeal School of the Arts: Allen

6:00pm-7:00pm • Mental Graffiti Poetry The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 94)

8:00pm-9:00pm • Plasticiens Volants in BIG BANG Parcel 5 • FREE • Multidisciplinary (pg. 28)

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15  continued from page 16 8:00pm-9:00pm • Sunshine 2.0 The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • Theatre (pg. 107) 8:00pm-9:00pm • Trebellious A Cappella Hour Lyric Theatre: Main Stage • $10 • Music (pg. 92) 8:00pm-9:15pm • The Galileo Band-Movin’ & Groovin’ The Little: Café • FREE • Music (pg. 82) 9:00pm-10:00pm • 50 Shades of Gay TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • Standard: $15 • Comedy (pg. 58) 9:00pm-10:00pm • BIG WIGS Featuring Mrs. Kasha Davis and Aggy Dune Blackfriars Theatre • $15 • Theatre (pg. 100) 9:00pm-10:00pm • EstroFest Comedy: Cinderella, Sci-Fi & Drones Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • $18 • Comedy (pg. 59) 9:00pm-10:00pm • Howie Hypnotize School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $8 • Comedy (pg. 59) 9:00pm-10:00pm • Jim E Leggs Trio Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • Standard: $8 • Music (pg. 83) 9:00pm-10:00pm • Passive Aggressives Anonymous Bernunzio Uptown Music • $10 • Music (pg.

87) 9:00pm-10:00pm • Stand-up Through the Ages School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $12 • Comedy (pg. 65) 9:00pm-11:06pm • Doubt Spiegelgarden • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 44) 9:20pm-10:30pm • Teagan and the Tweeds Parcel 5 • FREE • Music (pg. 91)

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9:30pm-10:20pm • Bushwhacked: Crystal Magic Wonder Cabinet Palace Tent Spiegelgarden • $15 • Comedy (pg. 58)

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9:30pm-10:30pm • 1962 cult film Carnival of Souls, recut with an all new LIVE score! School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $10 • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 108) 9:30pm-10:30pm • Ponder the Giraffe Performance Java’s Cafe • FREE • Music (pg. 87) 10:00pm-11:00pm • Canary In A Coal Mine 2017 MuCCC • $10 • Comedy (pg. 58) 10:00pm-11:00pm • Orgone Machine Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 10:00pm-11:15pm • The Shapeshifters Are Out! More Supernatural Tales from Native American tradition in Western New York Writers & Books • $15 • Spoken Word (pg. 95)

10:30pm-11:20pm • 3D Sound Experience in the Immersive Igloo Spiegelgarden • $16 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 46)

12:30pm-2:30pm • Heathers: School Edition Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • Standard: $10, Students (w/ ID): $8 • Theatre (pg. 103)

10:30pm-11:30pm • Collard Green Curves – The Nurse Bowick Story: “JUST A TASTE” Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $15 • Theatre (pg. 100)

1:00pm-1:50pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102)

11:00pm-2:00am • Silent Disco Spiegeltent • $10 ($12 starting 9/1) • Dance (pg. 38)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 10:00am-10:45pm • Cars and Their Lovers Writers & Books • $8 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 74) 10:30am-11:30am • Children’s Storytime with Mrs. Kasha Davis Central Library • FREE • Kids Fringe (pg. 72) 11:00am-11:45am • Amazing Animal All Stars MuCCC • $12 • Kids Fringe (pg. 72) 11:00am-12:00pm • Flower City Vaudeville’s First Annual Farewell Tour School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $10, Kids 12 And Under: $5 • Comedy (pg. 59) 11:00am-12:00pm • The Sky Sands Silly Kids Show! School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $12 • Kids Fringe (pg. 73) 11:00am-12:30pm • 13 The Musical Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • Standard: $10, Students (w/ ID): $8 • Theatre (pg. 98) 12:00pm-12:45pm • Amazing Animal All Stars MuCCC • $12 • Kids Fringe (pg. 72) 12:00pm-12:50pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102) 12:00pm-1:00pm • The Commonplace Dance Project School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $8 • Dance (pg. 66) 12:00pm-4:00pm • 2017 SOFA Student Honors Show The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 108) 12:00pm-11:00pm • Storychick Rochester Storybooth Spiegelgarden • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 96) 12:30pm-1:30pm • Desert Rhythms Middle Eastern Dance Troupe School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $8 • Dance (pg. 66) 12:30pm-1:30pm • Roc Bottom Slam Poets at the Central Library Central Library • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 95) 12:30pm-1:30pm • STORIES OF TURTLE ISLAND Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $15, Kids 12 And Under: $5 • Dance (pg. 70)

1:00pm-2:00pm • Big Knockers: Debunking the Fox Sisters TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • $10 • Comedy (pg. 58) 1:00pm-2:00pm • Jimmy C’s Kids Magic Show School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $10 • Kids Fringe (pg. 73) 1:00pm-2:30pm • Rosalba’s Dream Me Pumps Blackfriars Theatre • $12 • Theatre (pg. 106) 1:00pm-3:00pm • Public Art Detour Rochester Contemporary Art Center • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 1:00pm-5:00pm • Nancy Bernardo and Mitch Goldstein Gallery r • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 1:00pm-9:00pm • Under Pressure: Redefining the Multiple Rochester Contemporary Art Center • $2 • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111) 1:30pm-2:15pm • Where? I. Come!

From... MuCCC • $10 • Dance (pg. 70) 1:30pm-2:45pm • Rundel River to Roof Tours Central Library • Standard: $12 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 76) 2:00pm-3:00pm • Elvira: The Immigration Play School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $12 • Theatre (pg. 103)

3:00pm-3:50pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102) 3:00pm-4:00pm • The Magic. The Music. The Fun. School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $10 • Comedy (pg. 62) 3:00pm-4:00pm • The Queens Speak MuCCC • $10 • Music (pg. 87) 3:00pm-4:00pm • Sand Mandalas Geva Theatre Center: Godot’s Bar • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg.

111) 3:00pm-4:00pm • Stages of the Game Teen Improv Troupe Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • $10 • Comedy (pg. 64) 3:00pm-4:00pm • Wolf Tails and Stolen Footprints Blackfriars Theatre • $15 • Theatre (pg. 108) 3:00pm-5:00pm • Farm to Fringe: Beer, Wine & Spirits Tasting Spiegelgarden • $5 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 42) 3:30pm-4:30pm • Elephant Grass: An Afrofutur-Mystic Tale Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $15, Students (w/ ID): $10, Kids 12 And Under: $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 74) 3:30pm-4:30pm • Get Happy: Casey Jones Costello Sings the Judy Garland Songbook School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $12 • Music (pg. 83) 3:30pm-4:45pm • Rundel River to Roof Tours Central Library • $12 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 76) 4:00pm-4:50pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102)

2:00pm-3:00pm • JACK RABBIT/ DUALLY’NOTED School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • Standard: $10, Seniors: $5, Students (w/ ID): $5 • Dance (pg. 68)

4:00pm-5:00pm • An Evening with Logan Miller Java’s Cafe • FREE • Music (pg. 82)

2:00pm-3:00pm • Julia Burrer/ Mariah Maloney: Intimate Works Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $15, Seniors: $10, Students (w/ ID): $10, Kids 12 And Under: $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 75)

4:00pm-5:00pm • Loop Painting TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 76)

2:00pm-3:00pm • Listen to Your Mother, Rochester: Mama Said Writers & Books • $15 • Spoken Word (pg. 94) 2:00pm-3:00pm • Songs and Interludes Java’s Cafe • FREE • Music (pg. 90) 2:30pm-3:20pm • The Lanthan Mire TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 76) 2:30pm-4:00pm • Cirque du Fringe: Eclectic Attraction Spiegeltent • Standard: $21-33, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $165-182 (all prices increase 9/1) • Multidisciplinary (pg. 32)

4:00pm-5:00pm • Home of the Brave Writers & Books • $10 • Theatre (pg. 103)

4:00pm-5:00pm • Orgone Machine Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 4:00pm-5:00pm • Pinch and Squeal School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $18 • Comedy (pg. 64) 4:00pm-5:00pm • A Touch of Dance: Throw Backs Lyric Theatre: Main Stage • Standard: $10, Students (w/ ID): $, Seniors: $, Veterans: $, Kids 12 And Under: $, Kids 1 And Under: $ • Dance (pg. 70) 4:30pm-5:20pm • Bushwhacked: Crystal Magic Wonder Cabinet Palace Tent Spiegelgarden • $15 • Comedy (pg. 58)

6:30pm-7:30pm • Bad Idea Entertainment School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $20 • Comedy (pg.

58)

Main Stage Theatre • $18 • Dance (pg. 69)

5:00pm-6:00pm • BIG WIGS Featuring Mrs. Kasha Davis and Aggy Dune Blackfriars Theatre • $15 • Theatre (pg. 100)

6:30pm-7:30pm • Dave DiPrimo Band Java’s Cafe • FREE • Music (pg. 80)

8:30pm-9:00pm • RIT Jam Club The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • Music (pg. 88)

6:30pm-7:30pm • Judy! A Song Is Born Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • $12 • Music (pg. 84)

8:30pm-9:30pm • Brianna Musco TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • Standard: $15 • Music (pg. 79)

6:30pm-7:30pm • Leo Crandall Bernunzio Uptown Music • $10 • Music (pg. 84)

8:30pm-9:30pm • Roc Bottom Slam Team Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • $15 • Spoken Word (pg. 95)

6:30pm-7:45pm • The Demos Parcel 5 • FREE • Music (pg. 81)

9:00pm-10:00pm • 23 Psaegz Bernunzio Uptown Music • $8 • Music (pg. 78)

5:00pm-6:00pm • Come As You Are Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • $6 • Spoken Word (pg. 94) 5:00pm-6:00pm • Human Politics School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $10 • Theatre (pg. 103) 5:00pm-6:00pm • the space between Spiegelgarden • FREE • Dance (pg. 69) 5:00pm-6:10pm • Brian Lindsay Band Parcel 5 • FREE • Music (pg. 79) 5:00pm-6:20pm • Wild Horses by Allison Gregory School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $15 • Theatre (pg. 107) 5:00pm-11:00pm • Osher Lifelong Learning Art Exhibit The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110)

6:45pm-7:15pm • Eight Beat Measure The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • Music (pg. 81) 7:00pm-7:40pm • The Structure of Us Makers Gallery and Studio • $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 77) 7:00pm-7:50pm • Four Letter Words TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • $10 • Music (pg. 82) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Garth Fagan Dance Garth Fagan Dance Studio • $20 • Dance (pg. 66)

5:00pm-11:00pm • Photo House – Visual Anticipation The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110)

7:00pm-8:00pm • Good Joke/Bad Joke Bingo Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $10, Veterans: $8, Students (w/ ID): $8 • Comedy (pg. 59)

5:00pm-11:00pm • RIT Art House Showcase The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111)

7:00pm-8:00pm • Worlds Collide Eastman School of Music • Standard: $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 77)

5:30pm-6:20pm • Bushwhacked: Crystal Magic Wonder Cabinet Palace Tent Spiegelgarden • $15 • Comedy (pg. 58)

7:00pm-8:30pm • Cirque du Fringe: Eclectic Attraction Spiegeltent • Standard: $21-33, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $165-182 (all prices increase 9/1) • Multidisciplinary (pg. 32)

5:30pm-6:30pm • Brianna Musco TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • Standard: $15 • Music (pg. 79) 5:30pm-6:30pm • EstroFest Comedy: Cinderella, Sci-Fi & Drones Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • $18 • Comedy (pg. 59) 6:00pm-6:20pm • RIT Players Presents: The Informant The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • Theatre (pg.

106)

6:00pm-7:00pm • Complimentary Heckling Parcel 5 • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 94) 6:00pm-7:00pm • DAMAGED BEASTS MuCCC • $15 • Theatre (pg. 102) 6:00pm-7:00pm • David Jacobs Presents: “Halfway Home” Writers & Books • Standard: $7 • Theatre (pg. 102) 6:00pm-7:00pm • The Seal Maiden School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $12 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 77)

7:30pm-8:30pm • Orgone Machine Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 7:30pm-8:30pm • Quintessence Lyric Theatre: Main Stage • $18 • Dance (pg. 69) 7:30pm-8:30pm • Stand-up Through the Ages School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $12 • Comedy (pg. 65) 8:00pm-9:00pm • Ball in the House: Music That’ll MOVE Ya School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $15 • Music (pg. 78) 8:00pm-9:00pm • The Eulogy Writers & Books • $16 • Comedy (pg. 59) 8:00pm-9:00pm • Plasticiens Volants in BIG BANG Parcel 5 • FREE • Multidisciplinary (pg. 28) 8:00pm-9:00pm • PUSH Physical Theatre School of the Arts: Allen

9:00pm-10:00pm • HARRY’S LOST HEART & HOWIE’S LOST FOOT: An Evening with Howie Lester, Episode 5 The Little: Café • FREE • Multidisciplinary (pg. 75) 9:00pm-10:00pm • Spy in the House of Men Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $15, Students (w/ ID): $10 • Theatre (pg. 106) 9:00pm-10:00pm • Stand-up Through the Ages School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $12 • Comedy (pg. 65) 9:00pm-10:00pm • Worlds Collide Eastman School of Music • $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 77) 9:00pm-10:56pm • Ghostbusters Spiegelgarden • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 44) 9:20pm-10:30pm • Big Mean Sound Machine Parcel 5 • FREE • Music (pg. 78) 9:30pm-10:20pm • 3D Sound Experience in the Immersive Igloo Spiegelgarden • $16 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 46) 9:30pm-10:30pm • Cherrytree Jukebox – Intonations & Recollections Java’s Cafe • FREE • Music (pg. 79) 9:30pm-10:30pm • Elvira: The Immigration Play School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $15 • Theatre (pg. 103) 9:30pm-10:30pm • Stand Up for Drag Lyric Theatre: Main Stage • $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 77) 9:30pm-11:00pm • Orgone Machine Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 10:00pm-10:45pm • Jesus Was No Sissy Writers & Books • Standard: $10 • Comedy (pg. 62) 10:00pm-11:00pm • 50 Shades of Gay TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • Standard: $15 • Comedy (pg.

58) 10:00pm-11:00pm • Canary In A Coal Mine 2017 MuCCC • $10 • Comedy (pg. 58)

10:30pm-11:30pm • Collard Green Curves – The Nurse Bowick Story: “JUST A TASTE” Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $15 • Theatre (pg. 100) 11:00pm-2:00am • Silent Disco Spiegeltent • $10 ($12 starting 9/1) • Dance (pg. 38)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 11:00am-11:45am • Cars and Their Lovers Writers & Books • $8 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 74) 11:00am-12:00pm • Flower City Vaudeville’s First Annual Farewell Tour School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $10, Kids 12 And Under: $5 • Comedy (pg. 59) 11:00am-12:15pm • Really Rosie Blackfriars Theatre • Standard: $15, Kids 12 And Under: $10 • Kids Fringe (pg. 73) 11:00am-12:20pm • Wild Horses by Allison Gregory School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $15 • Theatre (pg. 107) 11:00am-1:00pm • Heathers: School Edition Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • Standard: $10, Students (w/ ID): $8 • Theatre (pg. 103) 12:00pm-12:30pm • Live Coding Electronic Music The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • Music (pg. 84) 12:30pm-1:30pm • PUSH Physical Theatre Workshop School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $8 • Dance (pg. 69) 1:00pm-2:00pm • The Geriactors Present! Writers & Books • $15 • Theatre (pg. 103) 1:00pm-2:00pm • The Seal Maiden School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $12 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 77) 1:00pm-2:00pm • The Sky Sands Silly Kids Show! School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $12 • Kids Fringe (pg. 73) 1:00pm-2:00pm • STORIES OF TURTLE ISLAND Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $15, Kids 12 And Under: $5 • Dance (pg. 70) 1:00pm-2:30pm • Cirque du Fringe: Eclectic Attraction Spiegeltent • Standard: $21-33, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $165-182 (all prices increase 9/1) • Multidisciplinary (pg. 32) 1:00pm-5:00pm • Nancy Bernardo and Mitch Goldstein Gallery r • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110)  continues on page 20

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6:00pm-6:45pm • Cuppa Tae Traditional Irish Duo The Little: Café • FREE • Music (pg. 80)

7:30pm-7:45pm • RIT’s Encore A Cappella The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • Music (pg. 88)

8:00pm-9:30pm • Creditors MuCCC • $15 • Theatre (pg. 102)

10:30pm-11:20pm • 3D Sound Experience in the Immersive Igloo Spiegelgarden • $16 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 46)

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17  continued from page 19 1:00pm-5:00pm • Orgone Machine Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 1:00pm-5:00pm • Under Pressure: Redefining the Multiple Rochester Contemporary Art Center • $2 • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111) 1:30pm-2:10pm • The Structure of Us Makers Gallery and Studio • $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 77) 1:30pm-2:20pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102) 1:30pm-2:30pm • Deep Listening with fivebyfive The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • Music (pg. 81) 2:00pm-2:45pm • When Shakespeare’s Ladies Meet MuCCC • $10 • Theatre (pg. 107) 2:00pm-3:00pm • Flower City Vaudeville’s First Annual Farewell Tour School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $10, Kids 12 And Under: $5 • Comedy (pg. 59) 2:00pm-3:00pm • Garth Fagan Dance Garth Fagan Dance Studio • $20 • Dance (pg. 66) 2:00pm-3:30pm • Gospel Sunday Eastman School of Music • FREE • Music (pg. 48) 2:00pm-3:30pm • Songs in the Key of “Eh!” Bernunzio Uptown Music • $20 • Music (pg. 91) 2:30pm-3:30pm • EstroFest Comedy: Cinderella, Sci-Fi & Drones Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • $18 • Comedy (pg. 59) 3:00pm-3:50pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102)

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3:00pm-4:00pm • Lost Love: Tales of Tragic Romance Writers & Books • Standard: $13 • Spoken Word (pg. 94) 3:00pm-4:00pm • PUSH Physical Theatre School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $18 • Dance (pg. 69) 3:00pm-4:00pm • Sand Mandalas Geva Theatre Center: Godot’s Bar • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg.

111) 3:30pm-4:30pm • Commotion Dance Theater MuCCC • $10 • Dance (pg. 66) 3:30pm-4:30pm • The Topher Holt Experience School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $8 • Music (pg. 91)

3:30pm-5:00pm • Fringe Afternoon Tea Spiegeltent • $30 per person (table reservations for 2-6 people) • Multidisciplinary (pg. 36)

Palace Tent Spiegelgarden • $15 • Comedy (pg. 58)

3:30pm-5:00pm • Thomas Warfield’s Concert of Hope and Compassion The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • Music (pg. 91)

6:30pm-7:30pm • Lady Philosophy on Trial Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • $12 • Theatre (pg. 104)

4:00pm-4:50pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102) 4:00pm-5:00pm • Good Joke/Bad Joke Bingo Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $10, Veterans: $8, Students (w/ ID): $8 • Comedy (pg. 59) 5:00pm-5:45pm • STOP MOTION start action MuCCC • $5 • Dance (pg. 70) 5:00pm-6:00pm • Bad Idea Entertainment School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $20 • Comedy (pg.

58) 5:00pm-6:00pm • Castle Creek School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $5 • Music (pg. 79) 5:00pm-6:00pm • The Magic. The Music. The Fun. School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $10 • Comedy (pg. 62) 5:00pm-6:00pm • Tart Vandelay Java’s Cafe • FREE • Music (pg.

91) 5:00pm-6:00pm • The Time I Didn’t Go to Ireland, and Other True Stories of Things That Never Happened Writers & Books • $10 • Spoken Word (pg. 96) 5:00pm-10:00pm • Osher Lifelong Learning Art Exhibit The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 5:00pm-10:00pm • Photo House – Visual Anticipation The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 5:00pm-10:00pm • RIT Art House Showcase The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111) 5:00pm-10:00pm • Storychick Rochester Storybooth Spiegelgarden • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 96) 5:30pm-6:15pm • Throwing Smoke Blackfriars Theatre • Standard: $8 • Theatre (pg. 107)

6:30pm-7:30pm • Dinosaur Man MuCCC • $5 • Theatre (pg. 102)

7:00pm-8:00pm • 1962 cult film Carnival of Souls, recut with an all new LIVE score! School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $10 • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 108) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Elephant Grass: An Afrofutur-Mystic Tale Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $15, Students (w/ ID): $10, Kids 12 And Under: $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 74) 7:00pm-8:20pm • Wild Horses by Allison Gregory School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $15 • Theatre (pg. 107) 7:00pm-8:30pm • Cirque du Fringe: Eclectic Attraction Spiegeltent • Standard: $21-33, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $165-182 (all prices increase 9/1) • Multidisciplinary (pg. 32) 7:00pm-9:15pm • Rent Spiegelgarden • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 44) 7:30pm-8:20pm • Bushwhacked: Crystal Magic Wonder Cabinet Palace Tent Spiegelgarden • $15 • Comedy (pg. 58) 7:30pm-8:30pm • Orgone Machine Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 7:30pm-8:30pm • Quintessence Lyric Theatre: Main Stage • $18 • Dance (pg. 69) 7:30pm-9:00pm • Rosalba’s Dream Me Pumps Blackfriars Theatre • $12 • Theatre (pg. 106) 8:00pm-9:00pm • DAMAGED BEASTS MuCCC • $15 • Theatre (pg. 102) 8:00pm-9:00pm • Foreigners School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $12 • Theatre (pg. 103) 8:30pm-9:20pm • 3D Sound Experience in the Immersive Igloo Spiegelgarden • $16 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 46)

6:00pm-6:45pm • LABYRINTH Rochester Museum & Science Center • $12 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 75)

8:30pm-9:30pm • Good Joke/Bad Joke Bingo Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $10, Veterans: $8, Students (w/ ID): $8 • Comedy (pg. 59)

6:00pm-7:30pm • Songs in the Key of “Eh!” Bernunzio Uptown Music • $20 • Music (pg. 91)

8:30pm-9:30pm • ROC City Singers School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $10 • Music (pg. 90)

6:30pm-7:15pm • Left For Dead Improv Writers & Books • $8 • Comedy (pg. 62)

9:00pm-10:00pm • Mystic Stew Java’s Cafe • FREE • Music (pg. 86)

6:30pm-7:20pm • Bushwhacked: Crystal Magic Wonder Cabinet

9:30pm-10:30pm • Orgone Machine Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110)

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 4:30pm-5:30pm • Orgone Machine Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 5:00pm-10:00pm • Osher Lifelong Learning Art Exhibit The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 5:00pm-10:00pm • RIT Art House Showcase The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111) 5:00pm-10:00pm • RIT Art House Showcase The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111) 5:00pm-10:00pm • Storychick Rochester Storybooth Spiegelgarden • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 96) 5:30pm-6:45pm • 13 The Musical Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • Standard: $10, Students (w/ ID): $8 • Theatre (pg. 98) 6:00pm-6:45pm • LABYRINTH Rochester Museum & Science Center • $12 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 75) 6:00pm-7:00pm • Songs and Interludes Java’s Cafe • FREE • Music (pg. 90) 6:30pm-7:20pm • Bushwhacked: Crystal Magic Wonder Cabinet Palace Tent Spiegelgarden • $15 • Comedy (pg. 58) 6:45pm-7:30pm • A Touch of Dance: Throw Backs Lyric Theatre: Main Stage • Standard: $10, Students (w/ ID): $, Seniors: $, Veterans: $, Kids 12 And Under: $, Kids 1 And Under: $ • Dance (pg. 70) 7:00pm-7:45pm • When Shakespeare’s Ladies Meet MuCCC • $10 • Theatre (pg. 107) 7:00pm-8:00pm • The 24-Hour Plays Writers & Books • $18 • Theatre (pg. 98) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Garth Fagan Dance Garth Fagan Dance Studio • $20 • Dance (pg. 66) 7:00pm-8:00pm • St. John Fisher College Student Film Festival The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111) 7:30pm-8:20pm • Bushwhacked: Crystal Magic Wonder Cabinet Palace Tent Spiegelgarden • $15 • Comedy (pg. 58) 7:30pm-8:30pm • Stages of the Game Teen Improv Troupe Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • Standard: $10, Students (w/ ID): $8 • Comedy (pg. 64)

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18  continued from page 20 7:30pm-9:00pm • Cirque du Fringe: Eclectic Attraction Spiegeltent • Standard: $21-33, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $165-182 (all prices increase 9/1) • Multidisciplinary (pg. 32) 7:30pm-9:07pm • Other People Spiegelgarden • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 44) 8:30pm-9:00pm • Twelve Dollar$ MuCCC • $10 • Theatre (pg. 107) 9:00pm-9:50pm • 3D Sound Experience in the Immersive Igloo Spiegelgarden • $16 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 46) 9:00pm-10:00pm • The 24-Hour Plays Writers & Books • $18 • Theatre (pg. 98) 9:00pm-11:00pm • Heathers: School Edition Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • Standard: $10, Students (w/ ID): $8 • Theatre (pg. 103)

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 5:00pm-6:30pm • Orgone Machine Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 5:00pm-10:00pm • Osher Lifelong Learning Art Exhibit The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 5:00pm-10:00pm • Photo House – Visual Anticipation The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 5:00pm-10:00pm • RIT Art House Showcase The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111)

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5:00pm-10:00pm • Storychick Rochester Storybooth Spiegelgarden • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 96)

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5:30pm-6:20pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102)

7:00pm-7:50pm • Bushwhacked: Crystal Magic Wonder Cabinet Palace Tent Spiegelgarden • $15 • Comedy (pg. 58)

5:00pm-10:00pm • Osher Lifelong Learning Art Exhibit The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110)

7:30pm-8:20pm • Bushwhacked: Crystal Magic Wonder Cabinet Palace Tent Spiegelgarden • $15 • Comedy (pg. 58)

7:00pm-8:00pm • Home of the Brave Writers & Books • $10 • Theatre (pg. 103)

5:00pm-10:00pm • Photo House – Visual Anticipation The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110)

7:30pm-8:30pm • Merged V Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • $10 • Dance (pg. 68)

7:00pm-8:00pm • Mystic Stew Java’s Cafe • FREE • Music (pg.

86) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Wm. Shaksper’s Romeo and Juliet MuCCC • $5 • Theatre (pg. 108) 7:00pm-8:30pm • Rosalba’s Dream Me Pumps Blackfriars Theatre • $12 • Theatre (pg. 106) 7:30pm-8:30pm • San Pedro TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • $10 • Comedy (pg. 64) 7:30pm-8:30pm • Within the Quota George Eastman Museum • $10 • Music (pg. 92) 7:30pm-9:00pm • Cirque du Fringe: Eclectic Attraction Spiegeltent • Standard: $21-33, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $165-182 (all prices increase 9/1) • Multidisciplinary (pg. 32) 7:30pm-9:27pm • The Heart of the Hydrogen Jukebox Spiegelgarden • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 44) 8:00pm-9:00pm • Judy! A Song Is Born Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • $12 • Music (pg. 84)

5:00pm-10:00pm • RIT Art House Showcase The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111) 5:00pm-10:00pm • Storychick Rochester Storybooth Spiegelgarden • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 96) 5:30pm-6:20pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102) 6:00pm-6:45pm • LABYRINTH Rochester Museum & Science Center • $12 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 75) 6:00pm-7:00pm • Cherrytree Jukebox – Intonations & Recollections Java’s Cafe • FREE • Music (pg. 79) 6:00pm-7:00pm • Spy in the House of Men Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $15, Students (w/ ID): $10 • Theatre (pg. 106) 6:00pm-7:15pm • Murder Mystery at the Central Library Central Library • FREE • Theatre (pg. 104)

8:00pm-9:00pm • An Evening with Logan Miller Java’s Cafe • FREE • Music (pg. 82) 8:30pm-9:20pm • 3D Sound Experience in the Immersive Igloo Spiegelgarden • $16 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 46) 8:30pm-9:30pm • A Night at the Cotton Club Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • $10 • Music (pg. 86) 8:30pm-9:30pm • Polite Ink. Sketch & Improv Presents: You Tell Us MuCCC • $10 • Comedy (pg. 64) 9:00pm-9:45pm • Mo-to-the-oncle Writers & Books • $10 • Comedy (pg. 62) 9:00pm-10:00pm • BIG WIGS Featuring Mrs. Kasha Davis and Aggy Dune Blackfriars Theatre • $15 • Theatre (pg. 100)

9:00pm-9:45pm • Mo-to-the-oncle Writers & Books • $10 • Comedy (pg. 62)

6:30pm-7:20pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102)

9:00pm-10:15pm • The Bicycle Men Spiegeltent • Standard: $24, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $145 (all prices increase 9/1) • Comedy (pg. 34)

9:00pm-9:50pm • 3D Sound Experience in the Immersive Igloo Spiegelgarden • $16 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 46)

6:30pm-7:30pm • Come As You Are Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • $6 • Spoken Word (pg. 94)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

9:00pm-10:00pm • Unleashed!

Improv Presents: Radical Applied Behavioral Indicative Determinism TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • $10 • Comedy (pg. 65)

7:00pm-8:00pm • The Eulogy Writers & Books • $16 • Comedy (pg. 59) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Garth Fagan Dance Garth Fagan Dance Studio • $20 • Dance (pg. 66)

6:00pm-6:50pm • Bushwhacked: Crystal Magic Wonder Cabinet Palace Tent Spiegelgarden • $15 • Comedy (pg. 58)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

7:00pm-8:00pm • Vocal Point AllFemale A Cappella Eastman School of Music • $10 • Music (pg. 92)

6:00pm-6:50pm • The Lanthan Mire TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 76)

1:00pm-5:00pm • Under Pressure: Redefining the Multiple Rochester Contemporary Art Center • $2 • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111)

6:30pm-7:30pm • A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Audition Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • $12 • Music (pg. 82)

7:30pm-9:00pm • Trivia City: An Arts & Culture Quiz Spiegelgarden • FREE • Multidisciplinary (pg. 77)

8:30pm-9:30pm • You’re Being Watched MuCCC • $12 • Theatre (pg. 108)

7:00pm-8:00pm • Sand Mandalas Geva Theatre Center: Godot’s Bar • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg.

111)

6:30pm-7:20pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102)

7:30pm-8:30pm • ROC City Ringers Lyric Theatre: Main Stage • $10 • Music (pg. 88)

6:30pm-7:20pm • Bushwhacked: Crystal Magic Wonder Cabinet Palace Tent Spiegelgarden • $15 • Comedy (pg. 58)

9:30pm-10:30pm • I Don’t Have to Be Funny All the Time Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • $5 • Theatre (pg.

104)

6:00pm-6:45pm • LABYRINTH Rochester Museum & Science Center • $12 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 75)

7:30pm-8:30pm • Orgone Machine Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110)

2:00pm-3:00pm • The Geriactors Present! Writers & Books • $15 • Theatre (pg. 103) 5:00pm-6:30pm • Orgone Machine Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110)

7:00pm-8:00pm • Wolf Tails and Stolen Footprints Blackfriars Theatre • $15 • Theatre (pg. 108) 7:00pm-8:15pm • American Skin MuCCC • $8 • Theatre (pg. 98) 7:00pm-8:30pm • Cirque du Fringe: Eclectic Attraction Spiegeltent • Standard: $21-33, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $165-182 (all prices increase 9/1) • Multidisciplinary (pg. 32)

1:00pm-5:00pm • Nancy Bernardo and Mitch Goldstein Gallery r • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg.

110) 1:00pm-5:00pm • Under Pressure: Redefining the Multiple Rochester Contemporary Art Center • $2 • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111) 2:00pm-3:00pm • The Geriactors Present! Writers & Books • $15 • Theatre (pg. 103) 5:00pm-10:00pm • Osher Lifelong Learning Art Exhibit The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 5:00pm-10:00pm • Photo House – Visual Anticipation The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 5:00pm-10:00pm • RIT Art House Showcase The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111)

7:30pm-8:30pm • San Pedro TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • $10 • Comedy (pg. 64)

5:30pm-6:20pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102)

7:30pm-9:30pm • Local Shorts Spiegelgarden • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 44)

5:30pm-6:30pm • Obstacles School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $15 • Dance (pg. 68)

8:00pm-9:00pm • Lady Philosophy on Trial Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • $12 • Theatre (pg. 104)

5:30pm-8:00pm • Orgone Machine Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110)

8:15pm-9:45pm • Lebensraum MuCCC • $12 • Theatre (pg. 104)

5:00pm-6:15pm • Really Rosie Blackfriars Theatre • Standard: $15, Kids 12 And Under: $10 • Kids Fringe (pg. 73)

8:30pm-9:20pm • 3D Sound Experience in the Immersive Igloo Spiegelgarden • $16 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 46)

5:00pm-7:00pm • Farm to Fringe: Pumpkin Carving Contest Spiegelgarden • $5 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 42)

9:00pm-10:00pm • 50 Shades of Gay TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • Standard: $15 • Comedy (pg.

58)

5:00pm-11:00pm • Osher Lifelong Learning Art Exhibit The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110)

9:00pm-10:00pm • After Hours – A Cappella Hour Bernunzio Uptown Music • $10 • Music (pg. 78)

5:00pm-11:00pm • Photo House – Visual Anticipation The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110)

6:00pm-6:45pm • LABYRINTH Rochester Museum & Science Center • $12 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 75) 6:00pm-7:00pm • Loop Painting TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 76) 6:00pm-7:00pm • Merged V Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • $10 • Dance (pg. 68) 6:00pm-7:00pm • NEVERMORE! In Motion School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $10 • Theatre (pg.

104) 6:30pm-7:20pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102) 7:00pm-7:45pm • Oprah Made Me Do It/Moon Over Gomorrah MuCCC • $10 • Theatre (pg. 104) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Dave DiPrimo Band Java’s Cafe • FREE • Music (pg. 80) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Dead Metaphor Cabaret Writers & Books • $10 • Music (pg. 80) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Garth Fagan Dance Garth Fagan Dance Studio • $20 • Dance (pg. 66) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Sand Mandalas Geva Theatre Center: Godot’s Bar • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Susanna Rose Bernunzio Uptown Music • $10 • Music (pg. 91) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Trebellious A Cappella Hour Lyric Theatre: Main Stage • $10 • Music (pg. 92)

7:30pm-8:10pm • Two of Mee Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $10, Students (w/ ID): $5 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 77) 7:30pm-8:30pm • Matt Griffo & All The Feelings School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $15 • Music (pg. 86) 7:30pm-8:30pm • Portraits of Grief School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $15 • Dance (pg. 69)

9:00pm-10:00pm • Hard Logic Lyric Theatre: Main Stage • $8 • Music (pg. 83) 9:00pm-10:00pm • Human Politics School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $10 • Theatre (pg. 103) 9:00pm-10:00pm • Kire Najdovski Band School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • Standard: $5 • Music (pg. 84) 9:00pm-10:00pm • Memento Anima Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $10, Seniors: $8, Students (w/ ID): $6 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 76) 9:00pm-10:00pm • Tart Vandelay Java’s Cafe • FREE • Music (pg.

91) 9:00pm-10:15pm • The Bicycle Men Spiegeltent • Standard: $24, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $145 (all prices increase 9/1) • Comedy (pg. 34)

5:00pm-5:40pm • Don’t Know Jack Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • Music (pg. 81)

5:00pm-11:00pm • RIT Art House Showcase The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111) 5:00pm-11:00pm • Storychick Rochester Storybooth Spiegelgarden • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 96) 5:30pm-6:30pm • Discover India School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $5 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 74) 5:30pm-6:30pm • EstroFest Comedy: Cinderella, Sci-Fi & Drones Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • $18 • Comedy (pg. 59) 5:30pm-6:30pm • MDC/Dangerous Signs presents “The Tell-Tale Heart”

by Edgar Allan Poe The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • Theatre (pg. 104) 5:30pm-10:30pm • Orgone Machine Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 6:00pm-6:40pm • The Crooked North Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • Music (pg. 80)

9:00pm-10:30pm • Orgone Machine Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110)

6:00pm-6:50pm • Bushwhacked: Crystal Magic Wonder Cabinet Palace Tent Spiegelgarden • $15 • Comedy (pg. 58)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

6:00pm-7:00pm • Al Biles and GenJam The Little: Café • FREE • Music (pg. 78)

1:00pm-3:00pm • Public Art Detour Rochester Contemporary Art Center • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110)

6:00pm-7:00pm • Complimentary Heckling Gibbs Street (between Main & East) • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 94)

1:00pm-5:00pm • Nancy Bernardo and Mitch Goldstein Gallery r • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg.

110)

6:00pm-7:00pm • The Eulogy Writers & Books • $16 • Comedy (pg. 59)

1:00pm-9:00pm • Under Pressure: Redefining the Multiple Rochester Contemporary Art Center • $2 • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111)

6:00pm-7:00pm • An Evening with CottonToe School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $5 • Music (pg. 81) 6:30pm-7:30pm • Bill Schmitt & The Bluesmasters Lyric Theatre: Main Stage • $10 • Music (pg. 79)

7:00pm-7:45pm • Allen Wrench MuCCC • $7 • Theatre (pg. 98) 7:00pm-7:45pm • Throwing Smoke Blackfriars Theatre • Standard: $8 • Theatre (pg. 107) 7:00pm-7:50pm • Bushwhacked: Crystal Magic Wonder Cabinet Palace Tent Spiegelgarden • $15 • Comedy (pg. 58) 7:00pm-7:50pm • Friday In America Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • Music (pg. 82) 7:00pm-8:00pm • After Hours – A Cappella Hour Bernunzio Uptown Music • $10 • Music (pg. 78) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Garth Fagan Dance Garth Fagan Dance Studio • $20 • Dance (pg. 66) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Merged V Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • $10 • Dance (pg. 68) 7:00pm-8:00pm • Sand Mandalas Geva Theatre Center: Godot’s Bar • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg.

111) 7:00pm-8:20pm • John Mulaney: KID GORGEOUS Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre • Standard: $33, Zone 1: $46, Zone 2: $38, Zone 3: $31 • Comedy (pg. 26) 7:00pm-8:30pm • Cirque du Fringe: Eclectic Attraction Spiegeltent • Standard: $21-33, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $165-182 (all prices increase 9/1) • Multidisciplinary (pg. 32) 7:30pm-8:15pm • Cuppa Tae Traditional Irish Duo The Little: Café • FREE • Music (pg. 80) 7:30pm-8:30pm • PUSH Physical Theatre School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $18 • Dance (pg. 69) 7:30pm-8:30pm • This Sky’s Funny!

School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $15 • Comedy (pg. 65) 7:30pm-9:34pm • Captain America: The First Avenger Spiegelgarden • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 44) 8:00pm-8:45pm • Mo-to-the-oncle Writers & Books • $10 • Comedy (pg. 62) 8:00pm-9:00pm • Light Blue Gospel Blues Extravaganza Lyric Theatre: Main Stage • $10 • Music (pg. 84) 8:00pm-9:00pm • Resonant Freqs: Surveying the Spectrum The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • Music (pg. 87) 8:00pm-9:00pm • Stand-up Through the Ages School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $12 • Comedy (pg. 65) 8:10pm-9:10pm • Sirsy Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • Music (pg. 90)

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9:00pm-10:00pm • David Jacobs Presents: “Halfway Home” Writers & Books • Standard: $7 • Theatre (pg. 102)

4:30pm-5:30pm • The Polite Abductress Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • Standard: $15, Students (w/ ID): $5 • Theatre (pg. 106)

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22  continued from page 23 8:30pm-9:30pm • Memento Anima Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $10, Seniors: $8, Students (w/ ID): $6 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 76)

12:00pm-12:20pm • Poems You Should Know: Collaborative Performance in Video Games The Little: Café • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 95)

8:30pm-9:45pm • Childhood/The Lottery MuCCC • $12 • Theatre (pg. 100)

12:00pm-12:45pm • Spooky Stories in the Stacks Central Library • $10 • Spoken Word (pg. 96)

9:00pm-10:00pm • Foreigners School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $12 • Theatre (pg. 103) 9:00pm-10:00pm • Thank You Kiss Presents: Silky Promises Blackfriars Theatre • Standard: $12 • Comedy (pg. 65) 9:15pm-10:30p • The Bicycle Men Spiegeltent • Standard: $24, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $145 (all prices increase 9/1) • Comedy (pg. 34) 9:30pm-10:30pm • Chris Beard Tribute To B.B. King Lyric Theatre: Main Stage • $18 • Music (pg. 79) 9:30pm-10:30pm • SHERO School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $15 • Music (pg. 90) 9:30pm-10:45pm • Oh Manitou Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • Music (pg. 50) 10:00pm-11:00pm • GOLEM BEMSHI! Writers & Books • $7 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 75) 10:00pm-11:15pm • Anatomy of a Black Man MuCCC • $15 • Theatre (pg. 98) 10:30pm-11:20pm • 3D Sound Experience in the Immersive Igloo Spiegelgarden • $16 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 46) 11:00pm-12:00am • Ponder the Giraffe Performance Java’s Cafe • FREE • Music (pg. 87)

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11:00pm-2:00am • Silent Disco Spiegeltent • $10 ($12 starting 9/1) • Dance (pg. 38)

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12:00pm-12:15pm • RIT Ukulele Club The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • Music (pg. 88)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 10:30am-11:30am • Run-a-MuCCC MuCCC • FREE • Theatre (pg. 106) 11:00am-12:00pm • Disco Kids Spiegeltent • Standard: $6, Kids 1 And Under: FREE • Kids Fringe (pg. 39) 11:00am-12:00pm • PUSH Physical Theatre Workshop School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $8 • Dance (pg. 69)

12:00pm-1:00pm • Heart and Soul: Medicine and Life Writers & Books • $8 • Spoken Word (pg. 94) 12:00pm-2:00pm • Fringe Street Beat Prelims Gibbs Street (between Main & East) • FREE • Dance (pg. 49)

1:00pm-3:00pm • Public Art Detour Rochester Contemporary Art Center • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110) 1:00pm-5:00pm • Nancy Bernardo and Mitch Goldstein Gallery r • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg.

110) 1:00pm-9:00pm • Under Pressure: Redefining the Multiple Rochester Contemporary Art Center • $2 • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111) 2:00pm-2:45pm • Oprah Made Me Do It/Moon Over Gomorrah MuCCC • $10 • Theatre (pg. 104) 2:00pm-2:45pm • Spooky Stories in the Stacks Central Library • $10 • Spoken Word (pg. 96)

3:00pm-4:00pm • Sand Mandalas Geva Theatre Center: Godot’s Bar • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111) 3:00pm-4:00pm • Thank You Kiss Presents: Silky Promises Blackfriars Theatre • Standard: $12 • Comedy (pg. 65) 3:00pm-4:30pm • Fringe Street Beat Finals Gibbs Street (between Main & East) • FREE • Dance (pg. 49) 3:30pm-4:00pm • RIT Surround Sound The Little: Café • FREE • Music (pg. 88) 3:30pm-4:20pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102)

12:00pm-3:00pm • Farm to Fringe: Pumpkin Painting Spiegelgarden • $5 • Kids Fringe (pg. 42)

2:00pm-2:50pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102)

3:30pm-4:30pm • Get Happy: Casey Jones Costello Sings the Judy Garland Songbook School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre • $12 • Music (pg. 83)

12:00pm-3:00pm • Kids Chalk Art Spiegelgarden • FREE • Kids Fringe (pg. 46)

2:00pm-3:00pm • The Eulogy Writers & Books • $16 • Comedy (pg. 59)

3:30pm-4:30pm • The Magic of a Minute: 45 One-Minute Dances MuCCC • $10 • Dance (pg. 68)

12:30pm-1:30pm • Coyote Challenges the World School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • Standard: $14 • Kids Fringe (pg. 72)

2:00pm-3:00pm • Garth Fagan Dance Garth Fagan Dance Studio • $20 • Dance (pg. 66)

3:30pm-4:30pm • Write Like a Girl Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 96)

2:00pm-3:00pm • The Topher Holt Experience School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $8 • Music (pg. 91)

4:00pm-5:00pm • Elephant Grass: An Afrofutur-Mystic Tale Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $15, Students (w/ ID): $10, Kids 12 And Under: $10 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 74)

12:30pm-1:30pm • Fables and Histories MuCCC • Standard: $5 • Dance (pg. 66) 12:30pm-1:30pm • PUSH Physical Theatre Workshop School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $8 • Dance (pg. 69) 1:00pm-1:45pm • Spooky Stories in the Stacks Central Library • $10 • Spoken Word (pg. 96) 1:00pm-2:00pm • Big Knockers: Debunking the Fox Sisters TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • $10 • Comedy (pg. 58) 1:00pm-2:00pm • Geneseo String Band Lyric Theatre: Main Stage • FREE • Music (pg. 83) 1:00pm-2:00pm • Jimmy C’s Kids Magic Show School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $10 • Kids Fringe (pg. 73) 1:00pm-2:00pm • Merged V Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • $10 • Dance (pg. 68) 1:00pm-2:15pm • Diversity Theater: Building Community Through Storytelling The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • Theatre (pg. 102) 1:00pm-2:15pm • Really Rosie Blackfriars Theatre • Standard: $15, Kids 12 And Under: $10 • Kids Fringe (pg. 73)

11:00am-11:00pm • Storychick Rochester Storybooth Spiegelgarden • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 96)

• Cirque du Fringe: Eclectic Attraction Spiegeltent • Standard: $21-33, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $165-182 (all prices increase 9/1) • Multidisciplinary (pg. 32)

11:30am-1:30pm • Digital Drawing Observation Central Library • FREE • Multidisciplinary (pg. 74)

1:00pm-2:30pm • Signatures Magazine Presents... The Little: Café • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 96)

2:00pm-3:00pm • A Tribute to Sinatra and Friends Java’s Cafe • FREE • Music (pg. 92) 2:15pm-3:30pm • Geneseo Dance Ensemble Lyric Theatre: Main Stage • FREE • Dance (pg. 68) 2:30pm-3:10pm • Two of Mee Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $10, Students (w/ ID): $5 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 77) 2:30pm-3:30pm • San Pedro TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • $10 • Comedy (pg. 64) 2:30pm-3:30pm • The Seal Maiden School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $12 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 77) 3:00pm-3:15pm • RIT Vocal Accent The Little: Café • FREE • Music (pg. 88) 3:00pm-3:30pm • Close Encounters with Creepy Crawly and Wiggly Things: Storytime in the Garden Spiegelgarden • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 42)

4:00pm-5:00pm • San Pedro TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene • $10 • Comedy (pg. 64) 4:00pm-5:00pm • Stories and Songs to Rock the Soul Writers & Books • $10 • Spoken Word (pg. 96) 4:15pm-4:30pm • Proof of Purchase The Little: Café • FREE • Music (pg. 87) 4:30pm-5:30pm • PUSH Physical Theatre School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $18 • Dance (pg. 69) 4:45pm-6:15pm • Geneseo’s All A Cappella Hour Lyric Theatre: Main Stage • FREE • Music (pg. 83) 5:00pm-5:40pm • Will Bee Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • Music (pg. 51) 5:00pm-6:00pm • The Black Bird of Death MuCCC • $15 • Theatre (pg. 100)

3:00pm-3:45pm • Performance of West African Percussion Music The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • Music (pg. 87)

5:00pm-6:00pm • Flower City Vaudeville’s First Annual Farewell Tour School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • Standard: $10, Kids 12 And Under: $5 • Comedy (pg. 59)

3:00pm-3:45pm • Spooky Stories in the Stacks Central Library • $10 • Spoken Word (pg. 96)

5:00pm-6:00pm • Out of Sync: Abstractions The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • Multidisciplinary (pg. 76)

3:00pm-4:00pm • The Magic. The Music. The Fun. School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $10 • Comedy (pg. 62)

5:00pm-6:20pm • Wild Horses by Allison Gregory School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $15 • Theatre (pg. 107)

6:30pm-7:30pm • Nuts and Bolts Comedy Improv School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $10 • Comedy (pg. 64)

5:00pm-11:00pm • Photo House – Visual Anticipation The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110)

6:30pm-7:30pm • Spy in the House of Men Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • Standard: $15, Students (w/ ID): $10 • Theatre (pg. 106)

5:00pm-11:00pm • RIT Art House Showcase The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 111)

7:00pm-7:50pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102)

6:00pm-6:40pm • The YellowJackets Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • Music (pg. 51)

7:00pm-7:50pm • Mosaic Foundation Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • Music (pg. 51)

6:00pm-6:45pm • Bill Dresnack Acoustic Originals The Little: Café • FREE • Music (pg. 79)

7:00pm-8:00pm • Close to the Edge Eastman School of Music • Standard: $10, Kids 1 And Under: $0 • Music (pg. 80)

6:00pm-6:45pm • Mo-to-the-oncle Writers & Books • $10 • Comedy (pg. 62) 6:00pm-6:50pm • Dashboard Dramas IV Spiegelgarden • $18 • Theatre (pg. 102)

7:00pm-8:15pm • Childhood/The Lottery MuCCC • $12 • Theatre (pg. 100)

6:00pm-7:00pm • Complimentary Heckling Gibbs Street (between Main & East) • FREE • Spoken Word (pg. 94)

7:00pm-8:30pm • Cirque du Fringe: Eclectic Attraction Spiegeltent • Standard: $21-33, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $165-182 (all prices increase 9/1) • Multidisciplinary (pg. 32)

6:00pm-7:15pm • Geneseo Honors Recital Lyric Theatre: Main Stage • FREE • Music (pg. 82)

7:00pm-10:00pm • RIT Improv The Little: Theatre 1 • FREE • Comedy (pg. 64)

7:30pm-8:30pm • Leo Crandall Bernunzio Uptown Music • $10 • Music (pg. 84) 7:30pm-8:30pm • Songs in Stories Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall • FREE • Music (pg. 90) 7:30pm-8:50pm • Wild Horses by Allison Gregory School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club • $15 • Theatre (pg. 107) 7:30pm-10:04pm • Jackie Brown Spiegelgarden • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 44) 8:00pm-9:00pm • David Jacobs Presents: “Halfway Home” Writers & Books • Standard: $7 • Theatre (pg. 102) 8:00pm-9:00pm • EstroFest Comedy: Cinderella, Sci-Fi & Drones Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage • $18 • Comedy (pg. 59) 8:00pm-9:00pm • Foreigners School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre • $12 • Theatre (pg. 103) 8:00pm-9:00pm • Norm & the Outliers The Little: Café • FREE • Music (pg. 86) 8:15pm-9:00pm • La Muralla Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • Music (pg. 51) 8:30pm-9:30pm • Antigone MuCCC

• $5 • Theatre (pg. 100) 8:30pm-9:30pm • SHERO School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre • $15 • Music (pg. 90) 9:00pm-9:45pm • Dark Side of the Moon Eastman School of Music • $10 • Music (pg. 80) 9:15pm-10:30p • The Bicycle Men Spiegeltent • Standard: $24, VIP Booths (Seat 6): $145 (all prices increase 9/1) • Comedy (pg. 34) 9:30pm-10:45pm • Prime Time Funk Gibbs Street Main Stage • FREE • Music (pg. 51) 10:00pm-11:00pm • Hollywood Sex Farces of the 1960s MuCCC • $5 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 75) 10:00pm-11:00pm • Home of the Brave Writers & Books • $10 • Theatre (pg. 103)

DAY-BY-DAY

5:00pm-11:00pm • Osher Lifelong Learning Art Exhibit The Little: Little Theatre Cafe Lobby • FREE • Visual Arts & Film (pg. 110)

10:30pm-11:20pm • 3D Sound Experience in the Immersive Igloo Spiegelgarden • $16 • Multidisciplinary (pg. 46) 11:00pm-12:00am • BIG WIGS Featuring Mrs. Kasha Davis and Aggy Dune Blackfriars Theatre • $15 • Theatre (pg. 100) 11:00pm-2:00am • Silent Disco Spiegeltent • $10 ($12 starting 9/1) • Dance (pg. 38)

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HEADLINER “One of the best stand-ups alive.”

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–Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly

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John Mulaney is an Emmy Award winning writer and comedian. He most recently starred in the Broadway hit Oh, Hello on Broadway alongside co-creator Nick Kroll, in which the two comedians play elderly characters from the Upper West Side. In 2015, Mulaney released his third, hour-long, stand-up special: a Netflix Original entitled The Comeback Kid, which The A.V. Club called “his best hour of his career.”

Mulaney began his career in New York’s East Village and has since toured around the world. In 2008, he began writing at Saturday Night Live, where he appeared as a “Weekend Update” correspondent and co-created characters such as “Stefon” with Bill Hader. He currently writes for IFC’s Documentary Now and for Netflix’s Big Mouth, for which he voices the character of “Andrew.”

Mulaney’s first comedy album, The Top Part, was released in 2009. In 2012, he released his second Comedy Central special and album, New in Town. John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous is currently on national tour.

COMEDY Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

Friday, Sept. 22 at 7:00pm  80 mins

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TICKETS $33-48OF PRESS TIME

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FRI & SAT ON THE FRINGE

FREE!

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MULTIDISCIPLINARY Parcel 5

See map on page 118

Friday, Sept. 15 at 8:00pm Saturday, Sept. 16 at 8:00pm  60 mins ALL FREE

U.S. Premiere Tour! Captivating the world on a grand scale for 40 years with its jaw-dropping form of spectacular street theatre, world-renowned French company Plasticiens Volants makes its US premiere tour with BIG BANG. Featuring giant inflatables, this extraordinary show combines huge floating creatures with projected images, music, and pyrotechnics to tell an unforgettable story. Are you awake? Or dreaming?

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A soaring history of the creation of the world, BIG BANG is a story centered around very human questions. Who are we? Where do we come from?

Where are we going? This we know for certain: We are not sure of anything! We’re taking flight to give you a glimpse of a surreal voyage through time and space.

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How to enjoy Plasticiens Volants:

The show is an immersive experience and will occur above and around attendees at Parcel 5. In order to protect the safety of the performers, lawnchairs will NOT be allowed on Parcel 5. Limited seating in bleachers will be available. Those who bring lawnchairs will need to sit in a separate, dedicated area.

In addition to support from Empire State Development, Plasticiens Volants’ BIG BANG is made possible, in part, by its sponsors Tarn Conseil General, Region Midi-Pyrénées, Graulhet, and Spedidam.

A FREE grand spectacular celebration downtown at Parcel 5 (next to One East Ave), with food, drink, and new entertainment options both days!

FRIDAY, SEPT. 15 • 5pm-11pm 5:00-6:10pm • Sisters of Murphy

More details, page 90 6:30-7:45pm • Noble Vibes

More details, page 86 7:45-7:55pm • Rochester Scottish

Pipes & Drums 8:00-9:00pm • Plasticiens Volants

in BIG BANG 9:20-10:30pm • Teagan and the Tweeds

More details, page 91

SATURDAY, SEPT. 16 • 5pm-11pm 5:00-6:10pm • Brian Lindsay Band

More details, page 79 6:30-7:45pm • The Demos

More details, page 81

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8:00-9:00pm • Plasticiens Volants

in BIG BANG 9:20-10:30pm • Big Mean Sound Machine

More details, page 78

Food & Drink

Parking

See map on page 118 for garage locations; also see Visitor Information on page 10.

Weather

In the event of inclement weather, please look for announcements and updates at rochesterfringe.com and Fringe Social on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Photos by Dumitru Dragos & Guillaume Ramon

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Stop by and sample Wegmans Veggie Purées – a great new way to love your veggies!

Wegmans new veggie purées are a blend of fresh veggies, herbs, and seasonings.

Grab a bite from Rochester’s outstanding food trucks, and a drink from one of the Fringe bars. Please, no outside coolers allowed.

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SPIEGELTENT

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SPIEGELTENT TICKET-ONLY ADMITTANCE

TO ENTER, PLEASE PURCHASE A TICKET TO: Cirque du Fringe: Eclectic Attraction • page 32 The Bicycle Men • page 34 Silent Disco • page 38 Afternoon Tea • page 36 Disco Kids • page 38

What happens in the Spiegeltent, stays in the Spiegeltent.

The Spiegeltent is wheelchair accessible.

Since 2013, Rochester has swooned to the elegant beauty of this jewel box of a venue from Malle, Belgium: the Spiegeltent. Originally created as traveling dance halls in the early 1900s, only a handful of these magical “Mirror Tents” exist in the world today.

Single tickets (General Admission): Single-ticket

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This beloved piece of history boasts stained glass windows, magical faceted mirrors, a velvet draped ceiling and VIP booths fit for royalty.

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For 10 days, the Cristal Palace lives in Rochester as an indelible and scintillating part of the Fringe, attracting the young and the forever-young.

LOCATION

The Spiegeltent is located at One Fringe Place, across from the Eastman Theatre, at Main & Gibbs Streets, Rochester, NY 14604.

See map on page 118.

Inside the Spiegeltent Photo by Erich Camping

All shows are presented in-the-round.

SEATING OPTIONS

seats allow you to get “up close and personal” to the action.

All seats are first-come, firstserved. Entrance is via the lefthand side door. Arrive early!

VIP Booths: These fabulous booths seat six and include dedicated table service.

Entrance is via the right-hand side door.

SPIEGELTENT CREDITS Pallets: The Pallet Express Owner: West Coast Spiegeltents (westcoastspiegeltents.com)

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100.”

-Bitter Lemons: A Year in the Good Seats

-theatermania.com on Matt & Heidi

Cirque du Fringe: Eclectic Attraction transforms the Spiegeltent into a sexy and hilarious journey into the depths of a lifelong romance—from a very unexpected point of view. Vaudevillian ringmasters Matt & Heidi are back with a fresh cast of performers, including foot jugglers, Chinese pole acrobats, a head-to-head balancing act, and original rock-classical fusion music. Come soak up the thrills, laughs and mind-bending physical feats—while you sip craft cocktails from the Spiegeltent bar.

Prepare to be enthralled!

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, & WEEKEND MATINEES SINGLE TICKETS (GENERAL ADMISSION): $29 (increases to $33 on Sept. 1)

FABULOUS VIP BOOTHS (SEATS 6): $165 (increases to $182 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.

Created and Directed by Matt Morgan

Spiegeltent

Thursday, Sept. 14 at 7:30pm Friday, Sept. 14 at 7pm Saturday, Sept 16 at 2:30pm Saturday, Sept 16 at 7pm Sunday, Sept 17 at 1pm Sunday, Sept 17 at 7pm Monday, Sept 18 at 7:30pm Tuesday, Sept 19 at 7:30pm Wednesday, Sept 20 at 7pm Thursday, Sept 21 at 7pm Friday, Sept 22 at 7pm Saturday, Sept 23 at 1pm Saturday, Sept 23 at 7pm Doors: 30 mins before showtime  90 mins, incl. a 20 min intermission 13+ 5+

Please Note: Parental discretion is advised.

Appropriate for ages 13 and over.

 Weekend matinee performances are appropriate for ages 5 and over.

ASL interpreted: Saturday, Sept. 16 at 2:30pm and Thursday, Sept. 21 at 7pm

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YOUTH MATINEE (GENERAL ADMISSION): $21 (increases to $24 on Sept. 1)

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Bicycle MEN

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Following hit runs in London, L.A., Chicago, and Rochester Fringe (2012)!

This bawdy, award-winning, musical comedy tells the story of Steve, a hapless American cyclist whose bike breaks down in a small French village. There, he encounters a bizarre assortment of twisted locals as he waits for his bike to be fixed. The Tour de France is child’s play compared to the tempest of lunacy that unfolds. Part Monty Python, part Second City, The Bicycle Men will take you on a ride you won’t forget. Sell your mother for a ticket!

COMEDY

Spiegeltent

Wedneday, Sept. 20 at 9:00pm Thursday, Sept. 21 at 9:00pm Friday, Sept. 22 at 9:15pm Saturday, Sept. 23 at 9:15pm Doors: 30 mins before showtime  75 mins, incl. a 10-min intermission

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Please Note: This performance contains adult subject matter and is unsuitable for children.

The venue will not admit anyone under 18 years of age.

“It reduced me to helpless hilarity.”

–Daily Telegraph (U.K.)

TICKETS SINGLE TICKETS (GENERAL ADMISSION): $24 (increases to $28 on Sept. 1)

“Marvelously embarrassing.”

–Jeff Spevak, Democrat & Chronicle

FABULOUS VIP BOOTHS (SEATS 6): $145 (increases to $169 on Sept. 1).

VIP booths have dedicated table service.

 –The Times (London)

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

Thurs. Sept. 21 show will be

ASL interpreted

“Nothing could possibly lift your spirits as quickly.” –The New York Times

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Indulge in an afternoon of elegance in a truly spectacular setting. A fine British tradition in the middle of Fringe, featuring dainty finger sandwiches (crusts off), proper scones, lashings of strawberry jam, clotted cream and traditional pastries and cakes. A touch of local pride comes from the award-winning jams and teacakes from Hurd Orchards. Additional catering provided by downtown favorite Orange Glory.

One lump or two? Join us for a cuppa.

Napkins on your lap and mind your manners.

It’s afternoon tea with a beautifully set table complete with proper china and all the traditional trimmings. Delightfully posh with a definitive fringey twist. NEW to the Fringe, this is a guaranteed showstopper. Relax and enjoy.

Let there be tea! Pinkies up!

MULTIDISCIPLINARY Spiegeltent

Sunday, Sept. 17 at 3:30pm  90 mins 13+

TICKETS

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$30 PER PERSON ✴ Limited number of tickets available! See page 13 for ways to purchase tickets!

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THE PLACE TO BE

For the Fringe

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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TOTAL SELL OUT EVERY YEAR! (Don’t delay. You’ve been warned.)

The spectacular Spiegeltent is THE place for our signature giant dance party with a Fringe-y twist: you won’t hear a sound until you slip on a set of headphones. Wait, what? Is that YMCA on one channel, Calvin Harris on the second and David Guetta on the third? A three-channel system and live DJs let you switch up your music (and mood) at the touch of a button. Hugely popular at Bonnaroo and Burning Man, it’s an unforgettable experience you have to see – and not hear – to believe. Seriously.

DJs supplied by Wildbyrd The Spiegeltent’s beautiful INTERIOR BAR will be open throughout; last call at 1:30am

DANCE

Spiegeltent

Friday, Sept. 15 at 11:00pm Saturday, Sept. 16 at 11:00pm Friday, Sept. 22 at 11:00pm Saturday, Sept. 23 at 11:00pm  3 rockin’ hrs 18+ with ID NEW IN 2017! Headphones now available starting at 10pm. Come early to avoid the lines and get your groove on at the Spiegelgarden bar.

TICKETS SINGLE TICKETS (GENERAL ADMISSION): $10 (increases to $12 on Sept. 1)

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Silent Disco in the Spiegeltent Photo by John Schlia

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Rare. Momentary. Extraordinary.

Watch the image form over ten days at Gadot's Bar in Geva Theatre. Then help sand-artist Katie Jo Suddaby brush it away.

Destruction Ceremony: Saturday the 23rd at 3PM.

Please Note: Headphone use with ID or credit card only (returned upon exit).

BACK BY POP AND MOM DEMAND! Big party for pint-size partiers takes over Club Spiegeltent - Kiddie Style. The next generation of club kids is here. From popping to pouting, Disco Kids is a fun-filled dance extravaganza that is the talk of kid town. Lights, music, and glow sticks! Welcome to Fringe’s not-so-silent disco. (Please Note: Disco Kids is not silent disco for kids. There are no headphones involved.

Only DJs. And loads and loads of fun.)

KIDS

Spiegeltent

Saturday, Sept. 23 at 11:00am  1 hr ALL

TICKETS SINGLE TICKETS (GENERAL ADMISSION): $6 (FREE for those aged 1 and under)

SPIEGELTENT

2016 SELL OUT HIT FUN RETURNS!

MORE FOR KIDS! The fun continues after the boogie with the ever-popular Kids Chalk Art (see page 46 for details) and Kids Pumpkin Painting (see page 43 for details). Meet us in the Spiegelgarden!

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SPIEGELGARDEN

THE

SPIEGELGARDEN Everyone’s favorite pop-up urban lounge.

Before, between, or after shows... just 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, food/drinks and friends during the Fringe. A gorgeous, green haven in the middle of downtown, this popup garden features urban landscaping, eclectic lounge furniture, giant games, outdoor art, and supreme comfort (there’s a firepit).

In the Spiegelgarden, you’ll find the magical Theatre Bar – a bar tent serving curated wine and a selection of beers including Genesee and Magic Hat. An ever-changing array of food trucks appear every night to whet your appetites. Check Fringe Social for updates.

The Spiegelgarden is also the location for numerous site-specific shows and events, trivia, outdoor movies, and shenanigans.

LOCATION

Conveniently located at One Fringe Place, the main hub of the Fringe. You’ll also find the Spiegeltent, Box Office & Info Booth, Merchandise Tent, and everything Fringe.

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See map on page 118.

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Night in the Spiegelgarden Photo by Erich Camping

Shows & Events in the Spiegelgarden: 3D Sound Experience in the Immersive Igloo .....................................page 46 Bushwhacked: Crystal Magic Wonder Cabinet Palace Tent...................page 58 Complimentary Heckling..................................................................page 94 Dashboard Dramas IV.....................................................................page 102 Kids Chalk Art.................................................................................page 46 Pedestrian Drive-In..........................................................................page 44 the space between...........................................................................page 69 Storychick Rochester Storybooth.......................................................page 96 TriviaCITY: An Arts & Culture Quiz.....................................................page 77

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SPIEGELGARDEN OPEN HOURS Thursday, Sept. 14: 5-10pm Monday, Sept. 18 Friday, Sept. 15: 5-11pm – Thursday, Sept. 21: 5-10pm Saturday, Sept. 16: 12pm-11pm Friday, Sept. 22: 5pm-11pm Sunday, Sept. 17: 12pm-10pm Saturday, Sept. 23: 11am-11pm

FARM TO FRINGE Beer, Wine & Spirits Tasting.............................................................page Pumpkin Carving Contest.................................................................page Kids Pumpkin Painting.....................................................................page Close Encounters with Creepy Crawly and Wiggly Things: Storytime in the Garden.....................................page

Landscaping and Design: Broccolo Tree and Lawncare Tents and Furniture: McCarthy Tents & Events Art: Scott Grove Lighting Design: Emily Stork Construction: The Pike Company

2016’s Dashboard Dramas III Photo by Erich Camping

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We’ve teamed up with a few of the area's favorite farms and proprietors – Hurd Orchards, Schutts Apple Mill, Broccolo Tree & Lawncare, Finger Lakes Distilling, and Wegmans – to bring a fresh, flavorful experience to the festival. Join us for a beer, wine & spirits tasting; Fringe Afternoon Tea in the Spiegeltent; a bounty of floral accents from Hurd Orchards; and much more. Fried cakes, a special reading, and pumpkin carving & painting await you in the transformed Spiegelgarden.

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Events both weekends!

Beer, Wine & Spirits Tasting Saturday, Sept. 16 at 3:00-5:00pm 21+ with ID

$5

Three cheers for Fringe libations with options! Join us for our favorite pours in the Spiegelgarden to kick off our first weekend. Let Finger Lakes Distilling raise your spirits (literally) and it wouldn’t be a beer tasting in Rochester without Genesee Brewing at the table.

Stroll through the garden, drink in hand, and sample some local flavors. Try one or try them all – it’s Fringe uncorked. Salut!

Afternoon Tea in the Spiegeltent Sunday, Sept. 17 from 3:30-5:00pm 13+

$30 per person

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FIRST WEEKEND

See page 36 for details.

SECOND WEEKEND

Pumpkin Carving Contest Friday, Sept. 22 (times below) 13+

$5

Celebrate the start of Autumn! We'll supply the pumpkins from Schutt's Apple Mill along with carving kits; you bring the imagination. Leave your jack-o-lantern on display in the Spiegelgarden while Fringe-goers vote throughout the night.

Timeline:

12noon–7pm: If you've carved an entry at home, drop off

5pm–7pm: Join the fun and carve a pumpkin in the

Spiegelgarden.

7pm–11pm: The Fringe crowd votes. Oh, the anticipation!

The top three jack-[or jill]-o-lantern winners will receive gift certificates, compliments of the Fringe.

For full contest rules, go to rochesterfringe.com

Saturday, Sept. 23 from 12noon–3pm KIDS ONLY!

$5 per pumpkin

Pumpkins go to great lengths to become wildly imaginative inventions at our super-fun kid-friendly event. From spooktacular to silly, we can't wait to see what your creativity unleashes with a paintbrush. Turn our Spiegelgarden into a giant pumpkin patch, kids!

Then take home your pumpkin to keep!

Close Encounters with Creepy Crawly and Wiggly Things: Storytime in the Garden Saturday, Sept. 23 at 3:00pm

5+

FREE

Local environmentalist Laurie Broccolo has authored her first children's book about creepy, crawly creatures. Bring your little ones by for a reading from this newly released book, Close Encounters with Creepy Crawly and Wiggly Things. Take an adventure with the main character as she discovers how fascinating and sometimes scary-looking creatures help our planet. The story will spring to life as she tiptoes barefoot through her Rochester journey.

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with Fringe Staff at the Merchandise Tent.

(Please note: Spiegelgarden does not open to the public until 5:00pm.)

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SPIEGELGARDEN

FREE!

PEDESTRIAN DRIVE-IN VISUAL ART & FILM Spiegelgarden

The Theatre Bar will be open every night for the duration of Pedestrian Drive-In for your libations with movie pleasure.

A one-of-a-kind cinematic experience that is forever a Fringe favorite: classic movies outdoors on the big screen with personalized audio via our Silent Disco headphones. This year we’re putting the spotlight on films with a Rochester connection. Grab a drink, sit back, and enjoy a FREE movie in our gorgeous Spiegelgarden under the stars. Seating is first-come, first-served. Rated: 5 million stars.

Please Note: Headphone use with ID or credit card ONLY (returned upon exit).

Thursday, Sept. 14 at 7:30pm

Sunday, Sept. 17 at 7:00pm

(R, 1980,  133 min.)

(PG-13, 2005,  135 min.)

The Blues Brothers

Action, comedy, and music collide in this cult classic, chock-full of performances from R&B, blues, and soul masters including Rochester legend Cab Calloway.

Friday, Sept. 15 at 9:00pm

Doubt KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival

(R, 2008,  104 mins.)

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A Catholic school principal questions a priest’s ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student. Starring titan of the screen and Fairport native Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Saturday, Sept. 16 at 9:00pm

Ghostbusters

(PG-13, 2016,  116 min.)

Who you gonna call? Brighton’s Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones are paranormal investigators who take proton blasters in hand to protect NYC from any supernatural threat that comes their way.

Rent

includes interviews with poets and clips of historic poetry performances.

The film adaptation of one of the most popular Broadway musicals of all time, featuring Rochester’s own Taye Diggs.

Thursday. Sept. 21 at 7:30pm

Monday, Sept. 18 at 7:30pm

Friday, Sept. 22 at 7:30pm

Other People

(NR, 2016,  97 min.)

A heartbreaking, often hilarious look at a gay man’s year-long journey from agony to acceptance starring a fabulously understated Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad) and SNL’s Molly Shannon who delivers a shockingly gut-wrenching performance.

Sponsored by ImageOut: The Rochester LGBT Film Festival

Local Shorts

A selection of short films from talented local filmmakers.

Captain America: The First Avenger

(PG-13, 2011,  124 min.)

The origin story of Marvel’s patriotic super soldier, a character created back in 1940 by comic book writer— and Rochester native—Joe Simon.

Saturday, Sept. 23 at 7:30pm

Jackie Brown

(R, 1997  154 mins.)

Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 7:30pm ASL NIGHT

The Heart of the Hydrogen Jukebox

(NR, 2009,  117 min.)

This celebration of American Sign Language poetry traces its development in Rochester and

Flight attendant Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) makes a play for a half a million dollars with the help of bail bondsman Max Cherry (played by UR grad Oscar-nominated actor Robert Forster). Forster was nominated for an Oscar for the role.

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in the

Immersive Igloo

Submerge yourself in the soothing sounds of immersive music composed and presented by spatial sound artist, Tom Montagliano. Within his inflatable, 40foot, glowing Immersive Igloo – that has traversed the Northeast to rave reviews – you’ll find yourself seated in a circle of eight speakers, bathing you in blankets of warm and wondrous vibrations. Close your eyes and let the ambient, electronic soundscapes guide you on your introspective adventure. www.tommontagliano.com

MULTIDISCIPLINARY Spiegelgarden

Thu., Sep. 14 at 9pm Fri., Sep. 15 at 10:30pm Sat., Sep. 16 at 9:30pm Sat., Sep. 16 at 10:30pm Sun., Sep. 17 at 8:30pm Mon., Sep. 18 at 9pm Tue., Sep. 19 at 9pm Wed., Sep. 20 at 8:30pm Thu., Sep. 21 at 8:30pm Fri., Sep. 22 at 10:30pm Sat., Sep. 23 at 10:30pm

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Kids Chalk Art Spiegelgarden Sat., Sep. 23 12pm-3pm

KIDS ALL

FREE

One of the most popular FREE, familyfriendly events of the Fringe! Young people transform the Spiegelgarden 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.

Sponsored by the Kozel Family Foundation.

$16

Photo by imr.sv

SPIEGELGARDEN

3D Sound Experience

SITE-SPECIFIC

SHOW?

A theatrical production with a specially adapted location other than a standard theatre.

Venues such as phone booths, parked cars, buses, and elevators have all hosted site specific work in the past. The Fringe is very much in favor of this sort of unorthodox theatre because it engages audiences in unexpected and often far-reaching ways.

IN THE SPIEGELGARDEN 3D Sound Experience in the

Immersive Igloo Multidisciplinary  50 mins 13+ Spiegelgarden

$16

Bushwhacked:

Crystal Magic Wonder Cabinet Palace Tent

Comedy  60 mins 13+ Spiegelgarden

$15

See page 58 for more details

See page 46 for more details

Complimentary Heckling

Dashboard Dramas IV

Spoken Word  60 mins ALL FREE Spiegelgarden / Parcel 5

Theatre  60 mins 13+ Spiegelgarden

See page 94 for more details

See page 102 for more details

the space between

Storychick Rochester Storybooth

Dance  60 mins ALL FREE Spiegelgarden & East Main Street See page 69 for more details

$18

SITE-SPECIFIC SHOWS

WHAT IS A

Spoken Word ALL FREE Spiegelgarden See page 96 for more details

ELSEWHERE

Labyrinth

See page 75 for more details

Spooky Stories in the Stacks Spoken Word  45 mins 13+ $10 • Central Library See page 96 for more details

Theatre  75 mins Central Library

5+

FREE

See page 104 for more details

The Structure of Us Multidisciplinary  40 mins ALL $10 Makers Gallery & Studio

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Multidisciplinary $12  45 mins ALL Rochester Museum & Science Center: Strasenburgh Planetarium

Murder Mystery at the Central Library

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MUSIC

Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall

Sunday, Sept. 17 at 2:00pm

AKOMA

KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival

Doors: 30 mins before showtime  90 mins ALL FREE

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

Arrive early; this event has reached standing room only capacity every year!

Oh, happy Sunday! Reverend Rickey Harvey of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church hosts an afternoon of sacred song by some of Rochester’s best gospel artists. Be uplifted by the all female gospel choir, AKOMA; the contemporary stylings of Judah, the 2017 national ambassadors for Gospel Music Workshops of America; and the full-throated glory that is Elim Sanctuary Choir under the direction of Paul Boutté.

Bring the whole family!

JUDAH

ELIM SANCTUARY CHOIR

Reverend Rickey Harvey Photo by Erich Camping

IT’S BACK!

DANCE

Gibbs Street

Saturday, Sept. 23 PRELIMS: 12noon-2:00pm FINALS: 3:00-4:30pm ALL FREE to watch Please Note: In the event of inclement weather, please look for announcements and updates at rochesterfringe.com and Fringe Social on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

The excitement, the energy, the adrenaline-pumping action that is Fringe Street Beat returns to downtown Rochester for the final weekend of Fringe 2017. Fresh, local talents participate in 3 on 3 team battles, facing off on the dance floor for a chance at winning the title of Fringe Street Beat Champions and a cash prize of $1500. Teams bring the moves, DJ Fleg brings the beats. From break dancing, to allstyle, teams bring their A-game to the floor for the preliminary trials and final dance battle, outdoors on Gibbs Street.

GIBBS STREET

FREE!

Interested in competing?

Registration: Sign-ups start NOW rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/ fringe-street-beat. Remaining competing teams slots will fill starting at 11:00am day-of on Gibbs Street. $5 per team.

3v3 All Styles Max of 3 members per crew Teams of 3 preferred $1500 cash prize

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GIBBS STREET

FREE!

GIBBS STREET On the second weekend of Fringe, the party moves to Gibbs Street, which will be closed to traffic between East Ave and Main Street. Enjoy FREE music on the Gibbs Street Main Stage, site-specific performances, food vendors, and an outdoor bar.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 22 • 5-11PM

Don’t Know Jack 5pm

Rochester’s Don’t Know Jack plays a mix of classic rock and modern country, with banjo music and even a little jazz thrown in.

The Crooked North 6pm

The Crooked North is inspired by the energy of progressive bluegrass, the gritty soul of Americana, and the Rust Belt ethos of its Western New York home. The band hammers out originals and choice selections from the great American songbook in bars, living rooms, barns, and festival stages.

Friday in America 7pm

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from the band’s album, CUT THE BRAKES, have garnered comparisons to artists like Jack Johnson and Bruce Springsteen, and have received regular rotation on shows like Scott Regan’s OPEN TUNINGS (WRUR). The band members’ love of all music and their ability to write and play across numerous genres make for a unique concert experience.

Sirsy 8:10pm

Sirsy is a rock-and-soul duo with lots of pop sensibilities and just the right amount of sass. THE BOSTON GLOBE sums it up: “Little band. Big Sound.” “It’s crank up the volume, sing along at the top of your lungs music.” –ALBANY TIMES UNION

Oh Manitou

9:30pm

“The band’s lineup is still fresh and still exploring its sonic identity, yet Oh Manitou is already quietly making some of the best and most emotionally vulnerable music in Rochester...If there’s a Rochester band poised to break out, Oh Manitou is it.” –CITY Newspaper.

Experience an ORIGINAL dance-centric performance art experience for the whole family!

ELEPHANT GRASS: AN AFROFUTUR-MYSTIC TALE

Sci-Fi DANCE THEATRE With a SHE-ro on a mission!

Visions. Ritual. Initiation.

9/14 6-7:00pm Tickets 9/16 3:30-4:30pm Standard $15 9/17 7-8:00pm Students (w/ID): $10 9/23 4-5:00pm Kids 12 And Under: $10

Is it safe for a girl To SURF THE UNIVERSE Alone?

FuturPointe Dance presents

Fringe Street Beat

Prelims: 12pm-2pm Finals: 3-4:30pm

See page 49 for more details

Will Bee 5pm

R&B vocalist Will Bee has a fresh and eclectic sound with a commanding stage presence to match.

He’s mastered the art of pairing vulnerable lyrics with electric melodies –channeling the influences of Prince, Brandy, and countless others.

The YellowJackets 6pm

Founded in 1956 as a subset of the University of Rochester’s Men’s Glee Club, the YellowJackets are Rochester’s oldest a cappella group. Besides the bright yellow blazers, what makes this team of young men so unique is its dedication to pursuing a variety of different musical styles. All in one concert, you might hear a 19th-century choral work, a Frank Sinatra standard, a gospel ballad, a Beatles favorite, a dreamy 90s boy band hit, and some Lady Gaga.

Craving even more tunes?

Mosaic Foundation 7pm

With a style as unique as its members are diverse, Mosaic Foundation is forward-thinking reggae that stays true to the roots. Blending roots, ska, dub, dance-hall and beyond, Mosaic is an exploration in reggae that is pushed to its 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.

La Muralla

8:10pm

La Muralla is synonymous with salsa, a musical genre that fuses Puerto Rican and Cuban sounds. The dynamic vocals of Johnnie Vega, Rafi Martinez and Luis “Guiso” Rivera are backed by a vibrant horn section, tight percussion and prominent piano and bass.

GIBBS STREET

SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 • 12 NOON-11PM

Prime Time Funk

9:30pm

Formed in 1996 by James Richmond and the late Ralph Ortiz, Prime Time Funk is a 10-piece powerhouse of passionate musicians from Western New York. Together they write, arrange and perform a world-class combination of funk, jazz, blues and R&B that’s difficult to categorize but easy to feel. PTF is the official house band of the Rochester Music Hall of Fame, and has shared the stage with some of the world’s most respected acts, including Earth, Wind & Fire; Medeski, Martin & Wood; and The Temptations.

There’s an entire section of Music event listings, starting on page 78 (or browse online at rochesterfringe.com)

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Imani Theatre Ensemble Inc. presents the powerful new stage play

Written & Directed by Michael Atkins-Yawn

A ffat girl’s i l’ journey j from f childhood hildh d obesity b i to hhealthy l h liliving i

The Nurse Bowick Story

Premiering in the 2017 Rochester Fringe Festival Based off a memoir by Theresa Lou Bowick

Available on Amazon

Available at Barnes & Noble

The Fielding Stage at Geva Theatre Center Thursday, September 14th - 9:00PM Friday, September 15th - 10:30PM Saturday, September 16th - 10:30PM Tickets: $15 • rochesterfringe.com • (585)-957-9837

Who’s Who In The Cast?

Collard Green Curves

a fat girl’s journey from childhood obesity to healthy living The Nurse Bowick Story

Michael Atkins Yawn Director & Playwright

Theresa Lou Bowick BSN, RN

Producer, Contributing Playwright

Michael Patterson

Ashona Pulliam

Patricia Cathey

Cheryl Frazier

Aceyon Owen

Kelli Briggs

Shaddai Simmons

Chenesta Hopkins

Stacey Dorsey-Rone

Jackie Johnson

Tyler Owens

Renell Edwards

Shonnon Jefferson

Laron Spratt

Production Crew

Sandra Martin Stage Manager

Odette Yawn Assistant Stage Manager

Paula Slade Production Assistant

Jessica Lewis Public Relations

Irving G Murph Set Designer

Jacynta Harris Consultant

Imani Theatre Ensemble Inc.

Proceeds Benefit Conkey Cruisers Inc. • www.conkeycruisers.org

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CONTENTS 58

Comedy

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Music

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Dance

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Spoken Word

72

Kids Fringe

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Theatre

74

Multidisciplinary

108 Visual Art & Film

SHOWS ARE ARRANGED by genre, and then alphabetical by show title. To find a specific show, browse the Show Index on page 55, or use the “Find a Show” search at rochesterfringe.com.

Ready to go?

Purchase tickets 24/7, online at ROCHESTERFRINGE.COM For in-person or phone orders, see the Tickets & Box Office information on page 13.

HOW TO READ THE SHOW LISTINGS STORIES OF TURTLE ISLAND Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

Sat., Sep. 16 12:30pm • Sun., Sep. 17 1pm  60 mins ALL $15; Kids 12 And Under: $5

KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival

You can search for these in the Index on page 55.

Production company | Sponsor

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Show title

Daystar, recognized as the First Indigenous Contemporary Dance Theatre in the USA, invites you to open yourself to Native American culture through dance, mask, and puppetry. See Old Man creating life and death (Blackfoot), Wolf changing from youth to aged shaman (Ojibway), and the healing woman Sage (Algonquin).

These are the archetypes found ‘round the world, but here in the storytelling circle, all learn the teachings of water, deer hooves, and eagles’ wings. Not for children only! daystardance.com

PLEASE NOTE:

Show descriptions were written by the shows themselves, with minimal Fringe editing for grammar, punctuation and clarity.

Efforts have been made to ensure this guide is correct at the time of publication, but all shows and times in this guide are subject to change.

Please check ROCHESTERFRINGE.COM for the most up-to-date information.

Venue name

Venue addresses are part of the Venue Listings, starting on page 112 and Map on page 118.

Show dates and times

A chronological listing of all shows happening on each day of the Fringe starts on page 16.

Icons  Show runtime ALL

5+

ASL interpreted

13+ 18+

MA Age guidance (All audiences, ages 5 and up, 13 and up, 18 and up, mature audiences) These icons suggest the age group that the show is suitable for. Please note that these are recommendations only (unless stated otherwise).

Audience members should decide what is suitable for themselves and members of their group.

Ticket price Some shows have multiple ticket prices (children, students, seniors, etc.). Shows labeled FREE are free, non-ticketed events. Arrive early for seating or standing room.

Show description Website

Find more information on the show, the production company, or a member of the cast and crew.

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Out of Pocket, Inc. presents…

9/17 at 5:30 9/22

Smoke

Eulogy, The........................................ 59 Evening with CottonToe, An................. 81 Evening with Logan Miller, An.............. 82 Fables and Histories........................... 66 Farm to Fringe: Beer, Wine & Spirits Tasting................................ 42 Farm to Fringe: Pumpkin Carving Contest.......................................... 42 Farm to Fringe: Pumpkin Painting........ 42 Flower City Vaudeville’s First Annual Farewell Tour............... 59 Foreigners........................................ 103 Four Letter Words............................... 82 Friday & Saturday on the Fringe........... 28 Friday In America............................... 82 Fringe Afternoon Tea........................... 36 Fringe Street Beat.............................. 49 Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Audition, A.......... 82 Galileo Band—Movin’ & Groovin’, The............................... 82 Garth Fagan Dance............................. 66 Geneseo Dance Ensemble.................... 68 Geneseo Honors Recital...................... 82 Geneseo String Band.......................... 83 Geneseo’s All A Cappella Hour............. 83 Geriactors Present!, The.................... 103 Get Happy: Casey Jones Costello Sings the Judy Garland Songbook..... 83 Ghostbusters...................................... 44 GOLEM BEMSHI!............................... 75 Good Joke/Bad Joke Bingo................... 59 Gospel Sunday................................... 48 Hard Logic......................................... 83 HARRY’S LOST HEART & HOWIE’S LOST FOOT: An Evening with Howie Lester, Episode 5.................. 75 Heart and Soul: Medicine and Life....... 94 Heart of the Hydrogen Jukebox, The..... 44 Heathers: School Edition................... 103 Hollywood Sex Farces of the 1960s...... 75 Home of the Brave............................ 103 Howie Hypnotize................................. 59 Human Politics................................. 103

at 7:00

By Keith Reddin

Tickets - $10 “They haven’t got a prayer…”

Blackfriars Theatre | 795 E. Main Street

“Life is a dream” / “Mee & She” from works by Charles Mee

with Lynea D’Aprix, Olivia Howard,

Nanako Horikawa, Andrea Vazquez

Music: J.J. Kaufmann, Dir: Frank Kuhn

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 @ 7:30 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 @ 2:30 FIELDING STAGE, GEVA THEATRE

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13 The Musical.................................. 98 23 Psaegz.......................................... 78 24-Hour Plays, The............................. 98 1962 cult film Carnival of Souls, recut with an all new LIVE score!.... 108 2017 SOFA Student Honors Show...... 108 3D Sound Experience in the Immersive Igloo..................... 46 50 Shades of Gay............................... 58 After Hours – A Cappella Hour............. 78 Afternoon Tea..................................... 36 Al Biles and GenJam........................... 78 Allen Wrench...................................... 98 Amazing Animal All Stars.................... 72 American Skin.................................... 98 Among the Nettles.............................. 98 Anatomy of a Black Man...................... 98 Antigone.......................................... 100 Bad Idea Entertainment...................... 58 Ball in the House: Music That’ll MOVE Ya.................... 78 Bicycle Men, The................................ 34 Big Knockers: Debunking the Fox Sisters..................................... 58 Big Mean Sound Machine.................... 78 BIG WIGS Featuring Mrs. Kasha Davis and Aggy Dune.... 100 Bill Destler & Rebecca Johnson: Songs for the Journey...................... 78 Bill Dresnack Acoustic Originals........... 79 Bill Schmitt & The Bluesmasters.......... 79 Black Bird of Death, The................... 100 Blues Brothers, The............................ 44 Brian Lindsay Band............................ 79 Brianna Musco................................... 79 Bushwhacked: Crystal Magic Wonder Cabinet Palace Tent............. 58 Canary In A Coal Mine 2017................ 58 Captain America: The First Avenger...... 44 Cars and Their Lovers.......................... 74 Castle Creek....................................... 79 Chalk Art........................................... 46 Cherrytree Jukebox – Intonations & Recollections........... 79

Childhood/The Lottery....................... 100 Children’s Storytime with Mrs. Kasha Davis............................ 72 Chris Beard Tribute To B.B. King.......... 79 Cirque du Fringe: Eclectic Attraction.... 32 Close Encounters with Creepy Crawly and Wiggly Things: Storytime in the Garden..................................... 42 Close to the Edge............................... 80 Collard Green Curves – The Nurse Bowick Story: “JUST A TASTE”...... 100 Come As You Are................................ 94 Commonplace Dance Project, The........ 66 Commotion Dance Theater................... 66 Complimentary Heckling..................... 94 Coyote Challenges the World................ 72 Creditors.......................................... 102 Crooked North, The............................. 80 Cuppa Tae Traditional Irish Duo............ 80 DAMAGED BEASTS.......................... 102 Dark Side of the Moon........................ 80 Dashboard Dramas IV........................ 102 Dave DiPrimo Band............................. 80 David Jacobs Presents: “Halfway Home”........................... 102 Dead Metaphor Cabaret....................... 80 Deep Listening with fivebyfive.............. 81 Demos, The........................................ 81 Desert Rhythms Middle Eastern Dance Troupe................................. 66 Digital Drawing Observation................. 74 Dinosaur Man................................... 102 Disco Kids......................................... 39 Discover India.................................... 74 Diversity Theater: Building Community Through Storytelling..... 102 Don’t Know Jack................................. 81 Doubt................................................ 44 Doug Stone Quartet............................ 81 Eight Beat Measure............................ 81 Elephant Grass: An Afrofutur-Mystic Tale.................. 74 Elvira: The Immigration Play.............. 103 EstroFest Comedy: Cinderella, Sci-Fi & Drones.............................. 59

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 continues from page 55 I Don’t Have to Be Funny All the Time.................................. 104 Immersive Igloo.................................. 46 Inner Loop......................................... 83 JACK RABBIT/DUALLY’NOTED............ 68 Jackie Brown...................................... 44 Jesus Was No Sissy............................. 62 Jim E Leggs Trio................................. 83 Jimmy C’s Kids Magic Show................ 73 John Mulaney: KID GORGEOUS........... 26 Judy! A Song Is Born.......................... 84 Julia Burrer/Mariah Maloney: Intimate Works............................... 75 Kids Chalk Art.................................... 46 Kire Najdovski Band........................... 84 La Muralla......................................... 51 LABYRINTH....................................... 75 Lady Philosophy on Trial.................... 104 Lanthan Mire, The.............................. 76 Lebensraum..................................... 104 Left For Dead Improv.......................... 62 Leo Crandall....................................... 84 Light Blue Gospel Blues Extravaganza......................... 84 Listen to Your Mother, Rochester: Mama Said..................................... 94 Live Coding Electronic Music............... 84 Local Shorts....................................... 44 Loop Painting..................................... 76 Lost Love: Tales of Tragic Romance...... 94 Madelein/Maddy Comedy Hour, The...... 62 Magic of a Minute: 45 One-Minute Dances, The............ 68 Magic. The Music. The Fun., The......... 62 Matt Griffo & All The Feelings.............. 86 MDC/Dangerous Signs presents “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe..................................... 104 Memento Anima................................. 76 Mental Graffiti Poetry.......................... 94 Merged V........................................... 68 Mo-to-the-oncle.................................. 62 Mosaic Foundation............................. 51 Murder Mystery at the Central Library.............................. 104 Mystic Stew....................................... 86 Nancy Bernardo and Mitch Goldstein...................... 110 NEVERMORE! In Motion................... 104 Night at the Cotton Club, A.................. 86 Noble Vibes....................................... 86 Norm & the Outliers............................ 86 Nuts and Bolts Comedy Improv............ 64 Obstacles........................................... 68 Oh Manitou........................................ 50 On the Verge of the Outermost Edge of US..................................... 68 Oprah Made Me Do It /Moon Over Gomorrah.................... 104 Orgone Machine............................... 110

Osher Lifelong Learning Art Exhibit.................................... 110 Other People...................................... 44 Out of Sync: Abstractions.................... 76 Passive Aggressives Anonymous........... 87 Pedestrian Drive-In............................. 44 Performance of West African Percussion Music............................ 87 Photo House – Visual Anticipation...... 110 Pinch and Squeal............................... 64 Plasticiens Volants in BIG BANG.......... 28 Poems you should know: Collaborative Performance in Video Games............ 95 Polite Abductress, The...................... 106 Polite Ink. Sketch & Improv Presents: You Tell Us....................... 64 Ponder the Giraffe Performance........... 87 Portraits of Grief................................. 69 Prime Time Funk................................ 51 Proof of Purchase............................... 87 Public Art Detour.............................. 110 Pumpkin Carving / Painting................. 42 PUSH Physical Theatre....................... 69 PUSH Physical Theatre Workshop........ 69 Queens Speak, The............................. 87 Quintessence..................................... 69 Really Rosie....................................... 73 Rent.................................................. 44 Resonant Freqs: Surveying the Spectrum................................. 87 RIT Art House Showcase................... 111 RIT Improv......................................... 64 RIT Jam Club..................................... 88 RIT Players Presents: The Informant............................... 106 RIT Surround Sound........................... 88 RIT Ukulele Club................................ 88 RIT Vocal Accent................................ 88 RIT’s Encore A Cappella...................... 88 Roc Bottom Slam Poets at the Central Library...................... 95 Roc Bottom Slam Team....................... 95 ROC City Ringers................................ 88 ROC City Singers................................ 90 Róisín Dubh....................................... 90 Rosalba’s Dream Me Pumps............... 106 Rose for the Baby: More Supernatural Tales from Irishand Scottish-American tradition in Western New York, A.................... 95 Run-a-MuCCC.................................. 106 Rundel River to Roof Tours.................. 76 San Pedro.......................................... 64 Sand Mandalas................................. 111 Seal Maiden, The............................... 77 Shapeshifters Are Out! More Supernatural Tales from Native American tradition in Western New York, The... 95 SHERO.............................................. 90 Signatures Magazine Presents.............. 96 Silent Disco....................................... 38

Sirsy.................................................. 90 Sisters of Murphy............................... 90 Sky Sands Silly Kids Show!, The.......... 73 Songs and Interludes.......................... 90 Songs in Stories................................. 90 Songs in the Key of “Eh!”................... 91 space between, the............................. 69 Spigelgarden...................................... 40 Spiegeltent........................................ 30 Spooky Stories in the Stacks................ 96 Spy in the House of Men................... 106 St. John Fisher College Student Film Festival.................... 111 Stages of the Game Teen Improv Troupe......................... 64 Stand Up for Drag............................... 77 Stand-Up Through the Ages................. 65 STOP MOTION - start action................ 70 Stories and Songs to Rock the Soul...... 96 STORIES OF TURTLE ISLAND............. 70 Storychick Rochester Storybooth.......... 96 Street Beat........................................ 49 Structure of Us, The........................... 77 Sunshine 2.0................................... 107 Susanna Rose.................................... 91 Tart Vandelay...................................... 91 Teagan and the Tweeds....................... 91 Thank You Kiss Presents: Silky Promises................................ 65 There is a Field................................ 107 This Sky’s Funny!............................... 65 Thomas Warfield’s Concert of Hope and Compassion..................... 91 Throwing Smoke............................... 107 Time I Didn’t Go to Ireland, and Other True Stories of Things That Never Happened, The.............. 96 Touch of Dance: Throw Backs, A.......... 70 Topher Holt Experience, The................ 91 Trebellious A Cappella Hour................. 92 Tribute to Sinatra and Friends, A.......... 92 Trivia City: An Arts & Culture Quiz........ 77 Twelve Dollar$.................................. 107 Two of Mee........................................ 77 Under Pressure: Redefining the Multiple................................. 111 Unleashed! Improv Presents: Radical Applied Behavioral Indicative Determinism.................... 65 Vocal Point All-Female A Cappella........ 92 WADAIKO.......................................... 92 When Shakespeare’s Ladies Meet....... 107 Where? I. Come! From......................... 70 Wild Horses by Allison Gregory........... 107 Will Bee............................................. 51 Within the Quota................................ 92 Wm. Shaksper’s Romeo and Juliet...... 108 Wolf Tails and Stolen Footprints......... 108 Worlds Collide.................................... 77 Write Like a Girl................................. 96 YellowJackets, The.............................. 51 You’re Being Watched....................... 108

COMEDY

50 Shades of Gay

Big Knockers: Debunking the Fox Sisters

Ike Avelli TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene

Thu., Sep. 14 9pm • Fri., Sep. 15 9pm • Sat., Sep. 16 10pm • Thu., Sep. 21 9pm  60 mins MA $15 An adult variety show, packed with comedy, music, drag queens, audience participation and more! Written, produced, and starring GET OUT MAGAZINE’s LGBT Comedian of the Year: Ike Avelli. Featuring Tym Moss and Viki Villainess! www.ikeavelli.net

Bad Idea Entertainment School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Fri., Sep. 15 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 16 6:30pm • Sun., Sep. 17 5pm $20  60 mins 18+ A comedic look inside the train-wreck world of entertainment. Since 2014, Douglas Stafford has been entertaining at Renaissance Faires as well as at private and corporate events, and now he invites you to take a peek at the slightly twisted, inside world of professional entertainment through circus, sideshow, and magic. It’s not a good idea; it’s a bad idea. It’s better entertainment through poor life choices. bad-ideas-entertainment.com

The Bicycle Men KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival

Spiegeltent

Wed., Sep. 20 9pm • Thu., Sep. 21 9pm • Fri., Sep. 22 9:15pm • Sat., Sep. 23 9:15pm $24 (in 75 mins MA creases to $28 on 9/1); VIP Booths (seats 6): $145 (increases to $169 on 9/1)

Sat., Sep. 16 1pm • Sat., Sep. 23 1pm  60 mins 13+ $10 Join the famous Fox Sisters as they commune with spirits from the great beyond. This unique interactive experience mixes the challenges of an escape room with the excitement of immersive theater. Taking over the entire TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene venue is easy; getting out will be the hard part. From the minds that brought you DASHBOARD DRAMAS, THE OBOE SHOW, and HOT TUB: THE MUSICAL comes a hilarious happening you won’t want to miss.

Bushwhacked: Crystal Magic Wonder Cabinet Palace Tent Spiegelgarden

Fri., Sep. 15 9:30pm • Sat., Sep. 16 4:30pm • Sat., Sep. 16 5:30pm • Sun., Sep. 17 6:30pm • Sun., Sep. 17 7:30pm • Mon., Sep. 18 6:30pm • Mon., Sep. 18 7:30pm • Tue., Sep. 19 6pm • Tue., Sep. 19 7pm • Wed., Sep. 20 6:30pm • Wed., Sep. 20 7:30pm • Fri., Sep. 22 6:00pm • $15 Fri., Sep. 22 7:00pm  50 mins 13+ It’s the Fringeyist interactive show at the Fringe and those ridiculous Bushwhacked gals are at it again. This time the tent is bigger, the stakes are higher, and the talent is greater.

Come witness the jewel of The Fringe – it’s the tent that everyone is talking about. The perfect marriage of hot glue, glitter, and twinkly lights, the handcrafted Crystal Magic Wonder Cabinet Palace Tent is full of surprises just waiting to be discovered. Only 10 tickets per performance.

Canary In A Coal Mine 2017 MuCCC

See page 34 for more details Fri., Sep. 15 10pm • Sat., Sep. 16 10pm  60 mins 18+ $10

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Canary In A Coal Mine’s original sketch comedy exposes the dark, irreverent themes that have haunted your blue-collar roots. BJ Scanlon, Jeff Andrews, and Megan Mack are manic in their unique, self-deprecating, narcissistic comedy. Their quirky and grotesque characters conjure warped realities that will

Flower City Vaudeville’s First Annual Farewell Tour

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EstroFest Comedy: Cinderella, Sci-Fi & Drones Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

Fri., Sep. 15 9pm • Sat., Sep. 16 5:30pm • Sun., Sep. 17 2:30pm • Fri., Sep. 22 5:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 8pm  60 mins 18+ $18 Popular sketch-comedy troupe EstroFest blends original and hilarious live sketches with outrageous videos. “EstroFest was a blast!” said CITY Newspaper’s Frank De Blase about last year’s Fringe show, writing in his review: “I and the sold-out crowd snorted, guffawed, chortled, busted up, cracked up, and laughed our heads off.” EstroFest, often compared to SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (but funnier), is Dresden Engle, Andrea Holland, Norma Holland, Allison Roberts, and Freyda Schneider. “Laugh with us!”

Sat., Sep. 16 11am • Sun., Sep. 17 11am • Sun., Sep. 17 2pm • Sat., Sep. 23 5pm  60 mins 5+ $10; Kids 12 And Under: $5 Let’s face it – these guys are not getting any younger! Their madcap routines of comedy, music, and feats of skill invite the question, “How much longer can they keep doing this?”

Come join the fun as Ted Baumhauer, Ward Hartenstein, and Richard Hughson enthusiastically answer, “Let’s find out!” with brand-new skits and fan favorites that are sure to tickle everyone’s funny bone.

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keep you giggling for weeks. Let them guide you through the dark, because sometimes we need a Canary to see how poisonous the path ahead may be.

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Good Joke/Bad Joke Bingo Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

Sat., Sep. 16 7pm • Sun., Sep. 17 4pm • Sun., Sep. 17 8:30pm  60 mins 18+ $10; Veterans: $8; Students (w/ ID): $8

www.estrofestlaughs.com

The Eulogy Writers & Books

Sat., Sep. 16 8pm • Wed., Sep. 20 7pm • Fri., Sep. 22 6pm • Sat., Sep. 23 2pm  60 mins 13+ $16

GOOD JOKE/BAD JOKE BINGO is an interactive stand-up comedy show. “Expect a set that’s hilarious, delirious and refreshingly raw.” –TIME OUT NY. Random bingo numbers determine which joke or story Shawn Wickens (UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT, MR. ROBOT) tells. Some are great. Some are not.

The audience plays along on bingo cards to win prizes. Some prizes are great. Some are not. GOOD JOKE/BAD JOKE BINGO has appeared in Baltimore, Princeton, Pittsburgh, Hartford, New Orleans, Cleveland, New York City, and now Rochester. shawnwickens.com

www.theeulogyplay.com

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Best Comedy, 2016 Adelaide Fringe. Best Show, 2016 Pittsburgh Fringe. Critics’ Choice Award, 2016 Atlanta Fringe.

Quirky Award, 2015 IndyFringe. After a completely soldout run at the 2016 Rochester Fringe, THE EULOGY (an absurd, theatrical parody of a funeral speech) returns. CITY Newspaper: “The kind of show you want to see again immediately.” WASHINGTON POST: “A comic gem.” INDIANAPOLIS STAR: “Hilarious and deftly written.” WASHINGTON CITY PAPER: “A triumph.” NUVO: . DC THEATRE SCENE: . ADELAIDE THEATRE GUIDE: .

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ment to see who can be hypnotized. Whether onstage or in the audience, though, you will have fun!

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School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club

Thu., Sep. 14 7:30pm • Thu., Sep. 14 9pm • Fri., Sep. 15 6pm • Fri., Sep. 15 7:30pm  60 mins 13+ $10

Jesus Was No Sissy Writers & Books

Sat., Sep. 16 10pm  45 mins 13+ $10 JESUS WAS NO SISSY is a comic storytelling show about how good Christian girls who might be boys inside learn about masculinity and femininity through the wonders of The Lord’s Boot Camp (motto: “Get Dirty for God, Go Lay a Brick”); Christian finishing school (“From Grubby to Grace” for girls and “God’s Gentlemen” for boys); and a subscription to the Sugar Creek Gang series of Christian YA fiction. Written and performed by award-winning comic Kelli Dunham.

THE MADELEIN/MADDY COMEDY HOUR pairs two hilarious comedians with VERY similar names for a night of laughs. Madelein Smith is a Rochester favorite who has won seven comedy competitions in the Northeast and has performed at festivals in NYC, Toronto, and LA. Maddy Smith is a swiftly rising star in the NYC comedy scene, finalist in the Stand Up NY fest, and winner of the Memphis Comedy Fest Roast Battle. www.madeleinsmith.com

The Magic. The Music. The Fun. Jimmy C Music Machine School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club

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John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre PRESS

F Fri., Sep. 22T7:00pm AT TIME O 80 mins SOLD OU + 18 $33 and up

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Sat., Sep. 16 3pm • Sun., Sep. 17 5pm • Sat., Sep. 23 3pm  60 mins ALL $10 One man. One show. One Jimmy C. Sharing a variety of his talents, Jimmy C excites audiences with a one-man, cabaret-style show filled with a variety of theatrical illusions as well as music and comedy. He’s entertained at thousands of functions and venues across New York State and around the world. Jimmy C brings the fun and magic everywhere he performs. www.jimmycmagic.com

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Left For Dead Improv

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Fri., Sep. 15 8pm • Sun., Sep. 17 6:30pm  45 mins 18+ $8 Left For Dead is a Rochester improv comedy group that originated in 2011 and is made up of performers who are age 50 and above. With more than four centuries of life experience, they perform short and long-form improv and standup comedy.

The team started performing at assisted-living centers, cafes, and theater spaces around Rochester and has graduated to shows at comedy festivals throughout the Northeast.

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Tue., Sep. 19 9pm • Wed., Sep. 20 9pm • Fri., Sep. 22 8pm • Sat., Sep. 23 6pm  45 mins 13+ $10 Winner: Best Actress, 2017 Pittsburgh Fringe. There’s a time and place for a monocle: 2017 and a Bronx high school are neither of them! MO-TO-THE-ONCLE is a solo comedy that follows the story of Detroit, Jr., a Bronx teenager who is forced to wear a monocle to school after his dad loses their vision insurance. “...Fast-paced and idiosyncratic enough to resemble a shorter, more socially conscious Wes Anderson film.” –PITTSBURGH IN THE ROUND. www.mo-to-the-oncle.com

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Nuts and Bolts Comedy Improv

RIT Improv

Sponsored by RIT

School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 23 6:30pm  60 mins 13+ $10

Sat., Sep. 23 7pm  3 hours ALL FREE

Nuts and Bolts is Rochester’s longestrunning, short-form improv troupe, making audiences laugh since 2000. This ensemble show is interactive, completely improvised comedy, where audience suggestions determine what happens on stage. The result is sometimes humorous, sometimes chaotic, but always entertaining!

Since 2007, RIT Improv has been making RIT and Rochester audiences laugh with free comedy shows, workshops, and events. This Fringe show features all three of RIT’s main stage troupes: BrainWreck Improv, The Improvessionals, and Work in Progress. It’s live theater that’s 100% improvised, 100% free, and 100% funny!

www.nabcomedy.com

www.ritimprov.org

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Pinch and Squeal

TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene

School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Tue., Sep. 19 7:30pm • Thu., Sep. 21 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 2:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 4pm  60 mins 13+ $10

Thu., Sep. 14 9:30pm • Sat., Sep. 16 4pm  60 mins 18+ $18 With its clichéd sentimentality, kamikaze alcoholism and old-wheeze jokes, Pinch and Squeal knocks out songs you wish you didn’t love, tells jokes you wish you couldn’t laugh at, and performs even worse magic. A modern twist on comedy duos throughout history, this couple shoves vaudeville kicking and screaming into the 21st century! Pinch and Squeal has opened for Piff the Magic Dragon, Puddles Pity Party, burlesque legends, and Transylvanian Saxons. Prepare yourself for guaranteed laughter, something in French, and quite possibly a banana puppet. www.pinchandsqueal.com

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Fresh from touring with FUNNY OR DIE and creator of the new COMEDY CENTRAL Snapchat series HEADS WILL ROLL, McQueen Adams has taken his world of impressions, music, and comedy in a fresh and innovative direction, creating a hi-tech, audio-visual universe. www.mcqueenlive.com

Stages of the Game Teen Improv Troupe A Magical Journey Thru Stages Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall

MuCCC

Wed., Sep. 20 8:30pm $10  60 mins 13+

Sat., Sep. 16 3pm • Mon., Sep. 18 7:30pm  60 mins ALL $10; Students (w/ ID): $8

Witty, crazy, and just downright funny, Polite Ink. features an impressive cast of experienced local improvisers who will have you laughing, chuckling, giggling, cackling, guffawing, snickering, and chortling until it hurts. YOU TELL US includes original sketches written by the troupe and smart, creative improv scenes based on audience suggestions. But, please, take our word for it: YOU. WILL. LAUGH.

Laugh-ripping 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 only want more!

www.politeink.com

www.mjtstages.com

This Sky’s Funny!

School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club

School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre

Fri., Sep. 15 9pm • Sat., Sep. 16 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 16 9pm • Fri., Sep. 22 8pm  60 mins 18+ $12

Thu., Sep. 14 7:30pm • Fri., Sep. 22 7:30pm  60 mins 18+ $15

Same folks, new jokes! STAND-UP THROUGH THE AGES is back this year with a new comedy showcase featuring performers in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s and even 70s! After watching their individual performances back to back, you’ll realize that they have nothing – and everything – in common. The show features Kara Maillie, Derrick Williams, Charlie Frusci, Greg Owens, Adele Fico, Phyllis Reed, and host Bob Holzwarth. www.facebook.com/StandupThroughTheAges

Thank You Kiss Presents: Silky Promises Blackfriars Theatre

Fri., Sep. 22 9pm • Sat., Sep. 23 3pm  60 mins 18+ $12 Lauded for its laugh-out-loud, smart comedy, sketch comedy group Thank You Kiss (TYK) presents a unique blend of satire, sincerity, and silliness. Its members – Marc D’Amico, Megan Mack, John Forrest Thompson, and Beth Winslow – have studied and worked at such renowned comedy theatres as iO, The Second City, and The Annoyance. DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE arts blogger Ralph Meranto named TYK one of his “Fringe Picks” in 2015, saying, “If SNL was this funny, I would watch it every week.” www.facebook.com/thankyoukiss

Performing nationally and internationally, award-winning entertainer Sky Sands has appeared on SHOWTIME, CINEMAX, VH-1 and MSNBC. His friendly, frenetically paced manner makes him a unique comedy experience, with a show that’s made up of comedy, magic, audience participation and much more.

“Sky’s comedy show was more than just a ‘performance’...it was theatre...it was art. I felt as if I was part of something special.

Sky Sands is a MUST SEE!” –Mike Kinnie, Director, Aspen Comedy Festival. Everyone says “This Sky’s Funny!”

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Stand-Up Through the Ages

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Unleashed! Improv Presents: Radical Applied Behavioral Indicative Determinism TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene

Fri., Sep. 15 7:30pm • Tue., Sep. 19 9pm  60 mins 13+ $10 These wacky improvisers respect no boundaries in this hilarious show that explores the inner psyche of audience members in order to improve their lives through inappropriately probing questions, deep self-analysis, and ultimately: torturous laughter. Let the R.A.B.I.D. team help you help yourself. Oh, and also – Unleashed! Improv will in no way accept responsibility for any damage or complaints of malpractice as a result of the show.

Unless it’s a broken funny bone! www.unleashedimprov.com

Thursday, September 14 at 9:00pm Saturday, September 16 at 9:30pm Lyric Theatre: Main Stage Drag Queens/Performers: Miranda Marie Sugarbaker, Fantasee Island Comedians: David Reese, Joel James, Sarah Benson & Kevin Markman A non-stop hour of laughs and drama with some of the area's best comedians and drag queens. This is an inclusive show for adults to revel and roll with fun. Drag your friends, your family, and your co-workers for a fabulous night to remember all year!

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The Commonplace Dance Project

Fables and Histories

Neyda Colón-DiMaria and Ethan Beckwith-Cohen MuCCC School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Sat., Sep. 16 12pm  60 mins ALL $8 As humans, we have thoughts and feelings that cross our minds and impact our lives on a daily basis. Ethan Beckwith-Cohen and Neyda Colón-DiMaria began the Commonplace Dance Project by asking those around them a simple question: "What do you think about every day?" The two teenagers have expressed those thoughts and feelings using movement.

Through dances performed by 20 of their peers, the beauty and rawness of everyday emotions are exposed.

Commotion Dance Theater

Sat., Sep. 23 12:30pm  60 mins 13+ $5 Two international dancer/choreographers present three dance theatre works exploring themes including sorrow and hope, the tragedy of war, and whimsical imagination. Natalia Lisina steps into a world created by well-known Canadian choreographer Sharon B. Moore. Nanako Horikawa Mandrino bares her soul in a piece inspired by Vazquez’ "Gernika" and Picasso’s "Guernica," among other sources. Lisina and Horikawa will surprise you with their new duet featuring live accompaniment by Svetlana Garitselov, faculty member at Roberts Wesleyan College.

Fringe Street Beat

MuCCC

Sun., Sep. 17 3:30pm  60 mins 13+ $10 For 25 years, Ornelas and MacFarlane have been co-conspirators, performing in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. MacFarlane’s fanciful "Phantom Machine" includes sound by Karsten Brooks and props by visual artist Martha Schermerhorn. Ornelas presents "Tipitina," a tribute to New Orleans musicians Professor Longhair and Allen Toussaint. In "Camino Cierto," Ornelas builds an altar, parades though the audience with a photo of his sister in her coffin, dances with flowers, and throws chocolate kisses into the air!

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Sat., Sep. 16 12:30pm  60 mins ALL $8 Come let Desert Rhythms take you on a magic carpet ride. This whirlwind journey of belly dance will dazzle you with swirling veils and dueling swords, and amaze you with sinuous movements to breathtaking choreography. Desert Rhythms has developed a unique style, fusing Turkish and American belly dance, that is the culmination of its 30-year history. A memorable performance sure to thrill and excite all ages! www.desert-rhythms.com

Gibbs Street

TRIALS: Sat., Sep. 23 12pm  2 hours ALL FREE FINALS: Sat., Sep. 23 3pm  90 mins ALL FREE See page 49 for more details

Garth Fagan Dance Garth Fagan Dance Studio

Fri., Sep. 15 7pm • Sat., Sep. 16 7pm • Sun., Sep. 17 2pm • Mon., Sep. 18 7pm • Wed., Sep. 20 7pm • Thu., Sep. 21 7pm • Fri., Sep. 22 7pm • Sat., Sep. 23 2pm  60 mins ALL $20 Enjoy new works and works-in-progress up-close and personal from multi-award-winner Garth Fagan and Bessie Award-winner Norwood Pennewell, as well as spectacular revivals from the rich, 47-year history of internationally acclaimed Garth Fagan Dance. “It was American master Garth Fagan who best fused technical virtuosity with conceptual depth." –Lewis Segal, LOS ANGELES TIMES. www.garthfagandance.org

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Geneseo Dance Ensemble

Merged V

Sat., Sep. 23 2:15pm  75 mins ALL FREE Celebrating its 49th anniversary, the Geneseo Dance Ensemble showcases a diverse selection from its repertory. Performances include works by faculty, guest, and student choreographers. Be moved by an engaging, entertaining, and enlivening experience of dance! Includes work by faculty, guest, and student choreographers: Mark Broomfield, Jody DeLoria, and Deborah French.

Jonette Lancos, Artistic Director. www.geneseo.edu/theatre_dance

JACK RABBIT/DUALLY’NOTED School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Sat., Sep. 16 2pm  60 mins 5+ $10; Seniors: $5; Students (w/ ID): $5

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"Life is a roller coaster...raise your hands and enjoy the ride." JACK RABBIT, a dance work for ten dancers, was imagined by choreographer Cheryl Johnson and inspired by the oldest operational roller coaster at Seabreeze. Seattle percussionist Ed Hartman created an original music score for the piece.

DUALLY'NOTED features duets between tap dance expressionist Cheryl Johnson and top-notch jazz musicians Maria Battista Hancock (vocals), Richard DeLaney (piano), Rich Felice (drums), Dave Arenius (bass), and John Wiesenthal (guitar).

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Lyric Theatre: Main Stage

Wed., Sep. 20 7:30pm • Thu., Sep. 21 6pm • Fri., Sep. 22 7pm • Sat., Sep. 23 1pm  60 mins 13+ $10 International choreographers James Hansen and Heather Roffe return to Geva Theatre Center for MERGED V. A three-time CITY Newspaper Critics' Pick, this collaboration blends physically exciting dance with multi-media elements for choreography that is simultaneously thought-provoking to seasoned dance viewers and accessible to first-time audiences.

CITY wrote: “It seemed new and fresh, yet it was still accessible and, at times, even poignant;" "I was captivated by…some very exciting dancing;” and “I was moved to tears.” heather-roffe.squarespace.com/news-roffe

Obstacles Mossa Dance School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Thu., Sep. 21 5:30pm  60 mins 13+ $15

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Mossa Dance is proud to present the debut of OBSTACLES. An obstacle is defined as "a thing that blocks one’s way or prevents or hinders progress," and facing these barriers is part of the human experience. Fringe audiences can take an intimate look at the challenges one may experience when finding the courage to confront the obstacle ahead. | www.mossadance.com

The Magic of a Minute: 45 One-Minute Dances

On the Verge of the Outermost Edge of US

Pic PAC

MuCCC

Sat., Sep. 23 3:30pm  60 mins 5+ $10 In a world where major life events are boiled down to a one-minute Snapchat story, THE MAGIC OF A MINUTE: 45 ONE-MINUTE DANCES is a modern dance-theatre production in which Colleen Pictor and the Pic PAC appeal to a diverse audience. With each piece a mere 60 seconds in length, Pic PAC juxtaposes high kicks and jazz hands with downtown contemporary dance to create a unique production that will have audiences laughing, crying, and even participating. www.colleenpictor.com

School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Thu., Sep. 14 7:30pm • Fri., Sep. 15 7:30pm  60 mins 13+ $7 It’s spreading. Boundaries. Borders.

Divisiveness. This dystopian dance theater piece confronts and explores Walls, Movement, and a shifting of people in space across Boundaries. Sometimes these boundaries are personal, self-made, and even protective, while still others are imposed externally. The visceral and authentic physicality of this performance is accented in media and design. Experience this interdisciplinary dance performance and consider: what separates "US" from "them?" www.rosepasquarellobeauchamp.org

Quintessence

Catalyst Dance Works

DeLucia-Benson Dance School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Lyric Theatre: Main Stage

Thu., Sep. 21 7:30pm  60 mins ALL $15 PORTRAITS OF GRIEF offers a thought-provoking look into the process of grief from multiple perspectives. Through dance, this show by Catalyst DanceWorks explores the complex emotions, relationships, and subconscious thoughts that connect all of us to universal themes of love and loss.

PUSH Physical Theatre School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Sat., Sep. 16 8pm • Sun., Sep. 17 3pm • Fri., Sep. 22 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 4:30pm  60 mins ALL $18 Following world-premiere performances of the cross-border, multi-media opera NO SE CULPE (DON'T BLAME ANYONE) – chosen as “Coolest Local Event of the Year (Professional Division)” by the DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE’s Jeff Spevak – at Kodak Hall and Teatro Diana in Guadalajara, Rochester’s award-winning PUSH Physical Theatre returns for its sixth Fringe. This year’s mind-blowing mix includes a never-before-seen preview from the company’s upcoming DRACULA (opening on Halloween at Blackfriars Theatre!) along with much more from these masters of motion theatre. www.pushtheatre.org

Sat., Sep. 16 7:30pm • Sun., Sep. 17 7:30pm  60 mins ALL $18 Choreographed by Erin DeLuciaBenson, QUINTESSENCE is a collaboration with her NYC based company and Rochester area dancers and explores the depth of friendship. Someone who is alone can always be saved by a soulful companion. The rigours of life create obstacles that separate us, until we are in desperate need of reconnection. The movement embodies restriction and freedom, fear and confidence, loneliness and empathy. Bodies explore space with bold acceleration and expansive movement.

Dancers support each other with perfectly timed catches and carries. Strength is apparent as dancers collide and embrace. www.erindeluciabenson.com

Silent Disco Spiegeltent

Fri., Sep. 15 11pm • Sat., Sep. 16 11pm • Fri., Sep. 22 11pm • Sat., Sep. 23 11pm  3 hours 18+ $10 (increases to $12 on 9/1) See page 38 for more details

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PUSH Physical Theatre Workshop School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

PUSH Physical Theatre offers three, age-appropriate, introductory workshops for actors, dancers, athletes, artists, or anyone who wants to learn more about PUSH’s unique training system. Adults: learn posture, breath, and isolation of body parts, followed by lifting, climbing, and throwing. Kids: explore mime, illusion, and creating shapes, levels, and rhythms with your bodies. ​Sun., Sept. 17 at 12:30 PM for 14+; Sat., Sept. 23 at 11 AM for 4-10 yrs.; and Sat., Sept. 23 at 12:30 PM for 9-14 yrs.

Spiegelgarden / East Main St.

Sat., Sep. 16 5pm  60 mins ALL FREE A collaborative performance developed by local dance artists, THE SPACE BETWEEN will lead its audience members through new discoveries and perspectives as they traverse a familiar cityscape. This site-specific production aims to illuminate and find new meaning within the spaces hidden in plain sight. The audience will begin its journey in the Spiegelgarden and follow along East Main Street on Saturday, September 16th at 5 PM. Find more details on THE SPACE BETWEEN Facebook event page!

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Sun., Sep. 17 12:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 11am • Sat., Sep. 23 12:30pm $8  60 mins 5+

www.pushtheatre.org

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STOP MOTION - start action

A Touch of Dance: Throw Backs

Artists Coalition for Change Together (ACCT) Lyric Theatre: Main Stage MuCCC

Sun., Sep. 17 5pm  45 mins 13+ $5 STOP MOTION. Start action. The intersection of art and the political: Artists Coalition for Change Together (ACCT). Directed

by Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp, Donna Davenport, and Heather Roffe, this engaging performance presents thoughtprovoking, multi-media work by visual and performing artists. Witness and be moved by images of the sociopolitical in these collaborative works by impassioned people. Stop, think, and be inspired to act in your community. Join us.

STORIES OF TURTLE ISLAND

Sat., Sep. 16 4pm • Mon., Sep. 18 6:45pm  45 mins ALL $10 THROW BACKS is an energetic dance performance by A Touch of Dance Performing Arts Studio in Greece, NY. Advanced students trained in all forms of dance and musical theatre create a show full of catchy throw-back tunes loved by everyone! ATOD's training school, established in 1978, is dedicated to teaching respect for the arts, offering quality and professional training, and sharing the passion of dance with the community. atouchofdance.com

Where? I. Come! From...

Daystar Indian America MuCCC Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

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Sat., Sep. 16 12:30pm • Sun., Sep. 17 1pm  60 mins ALL $15; Kids 12 And Under: $5

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Daystar, recognized as the First Indigenous Contemporary Dance Theatre in the USA, invites you to open yourself to Native American culture through dance, mask, and puppetry. See Old Man creating life and death (Blackfoot), Wolf changing from youth to aged shaman (Ojibway), and the healing woman Sage (Algonquin).

These are the archetypes found 'round the world, but here in the storytelling circle, all learn the teachings of water, deer hooves, and eagles' wings. Not for children only!

In this cross-cultural conversation that transcends language and geography, dancers from around the world watch each other move for the first time, respond to one another through their bodies, and perform together while thousands of miles apart.

Combining live performance and real-time streaming media, Brooklyn-based choreographer Caedra Scott-Flaherty (whose previous work was selected as one of CITY Newspaper's “Best of Fringe”) collaborates with contemporary dancers from Rochester’s International Sister Cities to create a first-of-its-kind performance.

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Amazing Animal All Stars Wildlife Educators Coalition

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Sat., Sep. 16 11am • Sat., Sep. 16 12pm  45 mins ALL $12 Wildlife Educators Coalition presents AMAZING ANIMAL ALL STARS. Education, Ecology, and Entertainment. Animals from all around the world – bugs and reptiles, primates and parrots. We've got 'em all! www.rocwildlife.com

Children’s Storytime with Mrs. Kasha Davis Friends & Foundation of the Rochester Public Library Central Library

Sat., Sep. 16 10:30am  60 mins ALL FREE Join drag superstar Mrs. Kasha Davis for stories and a craft project focused on celebrating gender individuality and expression. This program is geared towards pre-school-age children and their families. No registration required, but seating and craft supplies will be available on a first-come/first-served basis, and priority will be given to families with young children. www.ffrpl.org

Performances all ten days of Fringe, with family-friendly weekend matinees: Sat., Sep. 16 2:30pm • Sun., Sep. 17 1pm • Sat., Sep. 23 1pm  90 mins 13+ (evenings) / 5+ (weekend matinees) $21-33; VIP Booths $165-182 (all prices increase on 9/1) See page 32 for more details

Coyote Challenges the World The Open Road Theatre School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Sat., Sep. 23 12:30pm  60 mins ALL $14 The Open Road Theatre presents COYOTE CHALLENGES THE WORLD, which focuses on the issue of bullying using the Native American Medicine Wheel. We all need to be accepted and appreciated, but how do we achieve this? Coyote declares he is the smartest, best-looking animal, so he should be the Ruler of the World. Eagle, Bear, Snowy Owl, and Mouse challenge Coyote to four leadership tests. Will Coyote achieve acceptance as their leader? Is Coyote a bully or a leader? For all ages. www.theopenroadtheatre.org

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A new play about Elvira Arellano, a Mexican immigrant activist and TIME magazine 2006 person of the year www.elviratheimmigrationplay.com

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Saturday, September 16th - 2:00 & 9:30PM School of the Arts (SOTA) 45 Prince Street, Black Box Theatre Tickets: $12.00

Really Rosie Spiegeltent

Blackfriars Theatre

Sat., Sep. 23 11am  60 mins ALL $6

Sun., Sep. 17 11am • Fri., Sep. 22 5pm • Sat., Sep. 23 1pm $15;  75 mins ALL Kids 12 And Under: $10

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Jimmy C’s Kids Magic Show School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club

Sat., Sep. 16 1pm • Sun., Sep. 17 3pm • Sat., Sep. 23 1pm $10  60 mins 5+ World-renowned magician Jimmy C has entertained kids and adults alike, performing for hundreds of day cares, schools, and Scout functions across New York State. His show is a high-energy, interactive experience guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages. It's packed full of exciting magic, the silliest of comedy, and lots of song and dance!

With music by Carole King, and book and lyrics by Maurice Sendak (the title character based on a girl he knew from his youth), REALLY ROSIE tells the story of the sassiest girl on Avenue P, who entertains by directing and starring in a dramatic and (slightly) exaggerated story of her life from her unique point of view.

Directed by local theater professionals and starring local youth actors, Last Fool Productions' debut show will charm and transport your whole family.

The Sky Sands Silly Kids Show!

School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club

Sat., Sep. 16 11am • Sun., Sep. 17 1pm  60 mins ALL $12

www.jimmycmagic.com

Kids Chalk Art Spiegelgarden

Sat., Sep. 23 12pm-3pm ALL FREE See page 46 for more details

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Performing for immature audiences (age is irrelevant) is what award-winning entertainer Sky Sands does best, combining magic with comedy and audience participation. "Sky was able to strike a balance between keeping the younger kids engaged and the older kids interested, while at the same time making the parents laugh. This is an art that Sky does very well. He loves what he does…and it shows!" –Kathy Wolf, Children's Librarian, Central Library. That’s why people say “This Sky’s Funny!" skysands.com

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3D Sound Experience in the Immersive Igloo

Digital Drawing Observation Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library

Spiegelgarden

Thu., Sep. 14 9pm • Fri., Sep. 15 10:30pm • Sat., Sep. 16 9:30pm • Sat., Sep. 16 10:30pm • Sun., Sep. 17 8:30pm • Mon., Sep. 18 9pm • Tue., Sep. 19 9pm • Wed., Sep. 20 8:30pm • Thu., Sep. 21 8:30pm • Fri., Sep. 22 10:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 10:30pm  50 mins 13+ $16 See page 46 for more details

Cars and Their Lovers

Central Library

Sat., Sep. 23 11:30am  2 hours ALL FREE Be amazed at what digital can do!

Observe digital drawing in the Rundel Memorial Building of Central Library. Watch as traditional drawing techniques – such as gesture, contour, and modeling – are demonstrated on a computer tablet with a digital pencil that is pressure-, angle-, and speed-sensitive.

Discover India School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Writers & Books

Sat., Sep. 16 10am • Sun., Sep. 17 11am  45 mins ALL $8 CARS AND THEIR LOVERS is a multi-media show by father/daughter team Joe Flaherty (photography and film) and Caedra Scott-Flaherty (narration). In a recreated drive-in, the audience will experience the true stories of how classic cars and their significant others first met, fell in love, and decided to settle down together in Detroit, the Motor City. Sit back, enjoy the show, and touch a classic car or two. caedra.com

Fri., Sep. 22 5:30pm  60 mins ALL $5 India: home of wisdom, abode of art, and traversed by many in search of its treasures. DISCOVER INDIA brings the experience to you! Immerse yourself in a celebration of culture – theatre, music, dance, sight, sound, and taste – presented by artists from around the globe. See unity in diversity, and feel the heart of India. discoverindiafest.com

Elephant Grass: An Afrofutur-Mystic Tale

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Thu., Sep. 14 7:30pm • Fri., Sep. 15 7pm • Sat., Sep. 16 2:30pm • Sat., Sep. 16 7pm • Sun., Sep. 17 1pm • Sun., Sep. 17 7pm • Mon., Sep. 18 7:30pm • Tue., Sep. 19 7:30pm • Wed., Sep. 20 7pm • Thu., Sep. 21 7pm • Fri., Sep. 22 7pm • Sat., Sep. 23 1pm • Sat., Sep. 23 7pm  90 mins 13+ (evenings) / 5+ (weekend matinees) $21-33; VIP Booths $165-182 (all prices increase on 9/1) See page 32 for more details

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Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

Thu., Sep. 14 6pm • Sat., Sep. 16 3:30pm • Sun., Sep. 17 7pm • Sat., Sep. 23 4pm  60 mins ALL $15; Students (w/ ID): $10; Kids 12 And Under: $10 ELEPHANT GRASS: AN AFROFUTUR-MYSTIC TALE is Sci-Fi Dance Theater. A SHE-ro on a mission. Visions. Ritual.

Initiation. Is it safe for a girl to surf the universe alone? Shamen & her Ancestors make safe passage beyond the mystical Grass.

When was the last time YOU had to face doubt and fear? A ‘Fire Gorgon’ and a ‘Water Maddah’ are no ordinary ordeals! A Guy & N’Jelle Thorne original dance-centric performance art experience of philosophical nuggets and choreographic swagger. futurpointe.org

Hollywood Sex Farces of the 1960s Spiegelgarden

MuCCC

Sat., Sep. 23 10pm  60 mins 18+ $5

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Fringe Afternoon Tea Spiegeltent

Sun., Sep. 17 3:30pm  90 mins 13+ $30 per person See page 36 for more details

In the early 1960s, John Borek learned about romantic relationships from movies starring Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Shirley MacLaine, and James Garner. PILLOW TALK, THAT TOUCH OF MINK, and THE THRILL OF IT ALL made him the enlightened man he is today. This show revisits those films and the well-adjusted, gender-sensitive, pro-woman generation they created.

Julia Burrer/Mariah Maloney: Intimate Works Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

GOLEM BEMSHI!

Fri., Sep. 15 7pm • Sat., Sep. 16 2pm  60 mins ALL $15; Seniors: $10; Students (w/ ID): $10; Kids 12 And Under: $10

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Fri., Sep. 22 10pm  60 mins 13+ $7 GOLEM BEMSHI! blends for the first time ever the 1920 horror film, THE GOLEM, with libretto, music, soundscape, and poetry. This real-time performance by Dave Esposito and G. E. Schwartz, drenched in magic and mystery, tells – for our time of violence and persecution – a story of a great one conjured to life to save a community under attack. It's a story of survival!

Two longtime New York City dancers/choreographers, Julia Burrer (Doug Varone and Dancers) and Mariah Maloney (Trisha Brown Dance Company), join together for the first time to share an evening of intimate works. This premiere of solo and duet work delves into each choreographer’s rich, embodied investigations. Burrer’s “angle of repose” (in collaboration with Benjamin Wolk) examines the idea of thresholds, personal edges, and physical boundaries. Maloney’s “Filter,” a highly articulate choreography, develops a conversation with JoAnne Maffia’s haunting music composition. mariahmaloneydance.com

Rochester Museum & Science Center: Strasenburgh Planetarium

The Little: Café

Music and Story from around the world and Howie's back yards. Low Comedy and High Drama. The MASTER of CONFABULATION, By ROYAL Appointment FIDDLER to the ASTRONAUTS, Kidnapped by GYPSIES, Challenged by the DEVIL, Howie reveals secrets of the Universe, cures Tarantula bites, and will have YOU transcend the MUNDANE. ALL TRUE! A Truly FRINGE event!

Sun., Sep. 17 6pm • Mon., Sep. 18 6pm • Tue., Sep. 19 6pm • Wed., Sep. 20 6pm • Thu., Sep. 21 6pm $12  45 mins ALL CITY Newspaper called the sold-out ANOMALY run: "Gorgeous," "Astonishing," "Exceptional" and "...the most amazing piece I've seen." Now, BIODANCE/Missy Pfohl Smith and media artist W. Michelle Harris return to RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium's four-story dome with Eastman School musicians  continues on page 76

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and alumni to create an all-new collaborative and multi-sensory arts experience. This unique, mind-altering visual and aural feast will transport the audience. If you liked ANOMALY, "...a brilliantly crafted world of beauty, melody and calmness," you will love the journey through LABYRINTH. biodance.org

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Sat., Sep. 16 2:30pm • Tue., Sep. 19 6pm  50 mins 13+ $10

Sat., Sep. 23 5pm  60 mins ALL FREE

Blending film, music, narration, and performance art, this live, multimedia show tells the story of THE LANTHAN MIRE, the great hider in despair, who travels through time on a gigantic strand of DNA, arriving lost in the great epochs of human spirit disintegration. In this year's episode, Mire is living in 1980s NYC, struggling, as many artists in time, to find his release and not go insane. Based on the novella of the same name.

OUT OF SYNC is a unique, live experience that brings abstract art and avant-garde film into the realm of live performance. Beginning with film loops onto which he's drawn, painted, and processed by hand, Chuck Miller then layers these clips together in an evolving, improvised live performance that – accompanied by his original soundscapes – never repeats itself.

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Sat., Sep. 16 4pm • Thu., Sep. 21 6pm  60 mins MA $10

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Greg Byers (cello, composition) and Hannah Nemer (film) have collaborated to create MEMENTO ANIMA, a sensitive exploration of movement, entropy, and the soul’s journey. Latin for "remember life," MEMENTO ANIMA focuses on lost moments spent traveling, so that we might see their inherent beauty. This innovative suite for cello with effects is performed live alongside immersive visual accompaniment. Byers is a native of nearby Honeoye Falls, while Nemer draws inspiration from her time in Rochester documenting Civil War reenactments.

Seth Faergolzia will take multitasking to a new level with his loop-painting performance, simultaneously creating a large painting while improvising with acrobatic voice and loop pedal to create choral landscapes. A loop is a repeating section of sound material; short sections of material can be repeated to create thick sound layers. The painting will evolve with the loop and will be up for auction, and a video will be released the week following Fringe! www.patreon.com/sethfaergolzia

Parcel 5

Fri., Sep. 15 8pm • Sat., Sep. 16 8pm  60 mins ALL FREE See page 28 for more details

Rundel River to Roof Tours Friends & Foundation of Rochester Public Library Central Library

Sat., Sep. 16 1:30pm • Sat., Sep. 16 3:30pm  75 mins ALL $12

Memento Anima Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

Thu., Sep. 21 9pm • Fri., Sep. 22 8:30pm  60 mins ALL $10; Seniors: $8; Students (w/ ID): $6

Tour the "backstage" of the Rundel Memorial Building of Central Library – from bottom to top! Visit the Lower Stacks and a trap door to the millrace; the Upper Stacks, with staff reports of paranormal activity; the Local History & Genealogy Division's treasures; and a spectacular view of downtown from the library roof. Wear comfortable shoes and be prepared to stand and/or walk for 75 minutes. | www.ffrpl.org

Trivia City: An Arts & Culture Quiz School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Sat., Sep. 16 6pm • Sun., Sep. 17 1pm • Sat., Sep. 23 2:30pm $12  60 mins ALL THE SEAL MAIDEN tells the enchanting story of a young seal, who – finding herself stranded on the beach after the tide has turned – is transformed into a young woman. She adapts to her new life and flourishes, yet is torn by a longing to return to the sea. THE SEAL MAIDEN is a Celtic tale of beauty and sorrow, told through dance and the beautiful music of Karan Casey and Niall Vallely. This family-friendly show is for all ages.

Spiegelgarden

Wed., Sep. 20 7:30pm  90 mins 18+ FREE A Fringe tradition now in its 5th year! Join host CITY Newspaper for an arts, culture, and all-things-Rochester trivia night in the gorgeous Spiegelgarden!

Two of Mee Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

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Thu., Sep. 21 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 2:30pm  40 mins MA $10; Students (w/ ID): $5

Stand Up for Drag Lyric Theatre: Main Stage

Thu., Sep. 14 9pm • Sat., Sep. 16 9:30pm  60 mins 18+ $10 Some of the most spectacular drag and comedy that Rochester has to offer! This non-stop hour of laughs and drama features some of the area's best comedians and drag queens, so come out and see the sweet and sassy stylings laid out for the night.

Drag your adult friends, family, and co-workers to this inclusive show – a fabulous night to remember all year!

TWO OF MEE is composed of two pieces developed from texts by playwright Charles Mee. “Life Is a Dream” with Nanako Horikawa and Andrea Vazquez, as well as music composed and performed by James J. Kaufman, responds to the paradox of our capacity for rapturous love and devastating destruction. “Mee and She” is a pastiche of women’s monologues from Mee’s works, shared by performers Lynea D’Aprix and Olivia Howard. The pieces were staged collaboratively under the direction of Frank Kuhn.

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Worlds Collide Eastman School of Music

The Structure of Us

Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall

Makers Gallery & Studio

Fri., Sep. 15 7pm • Sat., Sep. 16 7pm • Sun., Sep. 17 1:30pm  40 mins ALL $10

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Dave Rivello and Shawn Drogan present WORLDS COLLIDE, a sonic journey encompassing modern jazz, electronic, experimental, and classical music elements. Award-winning composer Dave Rivello (The Dave Rivello Ensemble) and electronic drummer/producer Shawn Drogan (The Manhattan Project) perform an original 45-minute work composed specifically for the 2017 Fringe. This unique collaboration creates something never heard before – analog and digital worlds collide, creating a new sonic landscape! www.daverivello.com

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THE STRUCTURE OF US is a multidisciplinary performance installation featuring art-objects by Fulbright Scholar Kitty Hubbard with duet performances by Tammy Carrasco/Wild Beast Dance and Brandon Whited/B Scott Dance. Audiences are guided through a sunlit gallery and immersed into an environment that merges visual art and dance. In a palette of white and grey, large-scale artwork drapes across the space.

Performers engage in dynamic movement with and around the art, inches away from viewers.

Sat., Sep. 16 7pm • Sat., Sep. 16 9pm  60 mins ALL $10

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Ball in the House: Music That’ll MOVE Ya School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre

Sat., Sep. 16 9pm  60 mins ALL $8 Rochester's premier folk orchestra returns to the Fringe for a onenight-only performance guaranteed to be among the most unique you'll see this year. Fronted by freak folk pioneer Seth Faergolzia and backed by an eight-piece rhythm-and-horn section, this show is sure to entertain. www.23psaegz.com

After Hours – A Cappella Hour University of Rochester Bernunzio Uptown Music

Fri., Sep. 15 6pm • Sat., Sep. 16 8pm  60 mins ALL $15 A longtime staple of Rochester theatre performances and exciting, educational school assemblies, Ball in the House is back with an exhilarating show that is sure to MOVE ya. This a cappella fusion of soul, R&B, and pop styles – spanning the classics to the music of today – has delighted audiences of all ages across the U.S. and internationally. Be sure to end your summer right and join this superb quintet for a night of powerful vocals and family-friendly fun! www.ballinthehouse.com

Big Mean Sound Machine

Thu., Sep. 21 9pm • Fri., Sep. 22 7pm  60 mins ALL $10 Get excited for After Hours A Capella group, known for its unique arrangements and energy filled shows! Popular with audiences of all ages, this co-ed a cappella group from the University of Rochester performs a wide range of genres. Whether your tastes include classics, pop, rock, or even electronic dance music, After Hours has a song for you! urafterhours.org

Al Biles and GenJam RIT

KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival

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Fri., Sep. 15 6pm • Fri., Sep. 22 6pm  60 mins ALL FREE

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Sat., Sep. 16 9:20pm  70 mins ALL FREE Big Mean Sound Machine formed in Ithaca, New York with one goal: to create music that stimulates both the Body AND Mind. The result is a fiery exhibition of artfully conceived dance music that truly is Big and Mean. Anyone who has witnessed The Machine live knows that its performances are among the heaviest and the sweatiest, bringing together musical languages of West Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and North America.

Bill Destler & Rebecca Johnson: Songs for the Journey RIT The Little: Theatre 1

Al Biles & 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. Al and GenJam listen and reply to each other, but since GenJam is computer software that evolves its musical ideas in real time, it’s spontaneous, responsive, and definitely on the fringe.

Always a Fringe favorite, just-retired RIT President Bill Destler and Rebecca Johnson perform a new show: SONGS FOR THE JOURNEY.

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New Jersey's Brianna Musco is a solo acoustic act blending the styles of James Taylor and Ed Sheeran with a few covers and catchy originals. www.youtube.com/channel/UCT0KhJJW6P6CF942TmjLo8Q

The Little: Café

Sat., Sep. 23 6pm  45 mins 18+ FREE Acoustic rock/pop/country/bluesy original songs, styled after Petty, Dylan, Neil Young, Beatles, and a variety of roots music.

Bill Schmitt & The Bluesmasters Lyric Theatre: Main Stage

Fri., Sep. 22 6:30pm  60 mins 13+ $10 The Bluesmasters have been playing their unique, energetic mix of blues, country, swing, and rock in venues all over Western NY since 2008, including performing at the NY State Fair for the past three years in a row. This exciting mix of seasoned musicians from several other previously and currently successful bands will get your fingers snappin' and your toes tappin'. Come on out!

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Sun., Sep. 17 5pm  60 mins ALL $5 Castle Creek is an original rock/ pop band based in Syracuse. Front woman Kim Monroe's powerful vocals are reminiscent of Susan Tedeschi's soulful style. Live, the band is dynamic and impressive, weaving its way from quiet emotional moments to full-out, foot-stomping rock. Having toured the United States, Ireland, and Japan, Castle Creek is a must-see. www.castlecreekband.com

Cherrytree Jukebox – Intonations & Recollections

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Java’s Café

Sat., Sep. 16 9:30pm • Wed., Sep. 20 6pm  60 mins ALL FREE

Brian Lindsay Band Parcel 5

Sat., Sep. 16 5pm  70 mins ALL FREE

Chris Beard Tribute To B.B. King Road Warrior Agency Lyric Theatre: Main Stage

Brianna Musco TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene

Thu., Sep. 14 7:30pm • Fri., Sep. 15 6pm • Sat., Sep. 16 5:30pm • Sat., Sep. 16 8:30pm  60 mins 13+ $15

Fri., Sep. 22 9:30pm  60 mins 18+ $18 Rochester blues guitarist Chris Beard presents a one-time-only tribute to the music of the late, great B.B. King. Beard, a modern blues guitarist and singer, is the son of Rochester Music Hall of  continues on page 80

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Brian Lindsay might just be the skinniest man in show business, but his oversized vocal and guitar style – especially when combined with his electrifying stage presence – is reminiscent of The Boss, Van the Man, and Warren Zevon. The Brian Lindsay Band has shared the stage with The Smithereens, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Shooter Jennings, Donna the Buffalo, and Herman’s Hermits’ Peter Noone, to name a few.

Cherrytree Jukebox is a musical duo that revisits the sounds of singer/songwriters from the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, such as the Bee Gees, Simon & Garfunkel, and Van Morrison. U of R students Megan Kibler and Jeff Howard also include a touch of jazz with hits by Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone. Join Cherrytree Jukebox in a trip though the past and present, as seen through the eyes of two young, ever-evolving musicians and storytellers.

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Fame blues musician Joe Beard. He grew up knowing King and many other blues legends personally, forging a enduring, firsthand connection to this American music and its artists.

Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall

Sat., Sep. 23 9pm  45 mins ALL $10

Close to the Edge Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall

Sat., Sep. 23 7pm  60 mins ALL $10 America’s premiere Yes tribute band, Going for the One, will present a complete performance of Yes’ classic 1972 album, Close to the Edge. Featuring faculty and student guest performers from the University of Rochester and the Eastman School of Music, Yes’s cosmic and complex album will come to life with all the excitement and musical adventure of Yes in their prime.

The Crooked North Gibbs Street: Main Stage

Fri., Sep. 22 6pm  40 mins ALL FREE See page 50 for more details

Cuppa Tae Traditional Irish Duo RIT

KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival

Institute for Popular Music

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Dark Side of the Moon

The Little: Café

Sat., Sep. 16 6pm • Fri., Sep. 22 7:30pm  45 mins ALL FREE Cuppa Tae is a duo that regularly performs traditional Irish music in the Rochester area, featuring Bill Henrie on the fiddle and guitar, and Adrienne Maher on guitar and vocals. myspace.com/cuppatae/music/songs

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Take a trip back to 1973 and enjoy one of rock’s most successful albums, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. Joined by faculty and student performers from the University of Rochester and the Eastman School of Music, the League of Extraordinary Uncles will bring this present this psychedelic epic in its entirety and in its full glory.

Dave DiPrimo Band Java’s Café

Sat., Sep. 16 6:30pm • Thu., Sep. 21 7pm  60 mins ALL FREE A returning favorite from last year's Fringe, DDB is back and ready to party. Four dudes who look like they have no business sharing a stage are joined together by a cosmic wave of music.

Soul, rock, folk, jazz, blues, punk – all of these genres merge together to form the sounds of Dave DiPrimo Band. Original tunes with heart and soul, played to get you moving and feeling. "Let's celebrate!" davediprimo.com

Dead Metaphor Cabaret Writers & Books

Thu., Sep. 21 7pm  60 mins 13+ $10 “Epic and melancholy and utterly charming,” writes CITY Newspaper critic Frank de Blase of Dead Metaphor Cabaret’s first Fringe performance. A past year’s “Critic’s Pick,” Dead Metaphor Cabaret returns to the Fringe with ENDLESS NIGHTS & SWEET DELIGHTS – a raucous yet reverent evening of poetry spun into song, conjuring voices both familiar & obscure. With a style that hinges on a fusion of cabaret, jazz, and blues, you can expect a torchy night of song and spoken word. www.facebook.com/deadmetaphorcabaret

Doug Stone Quartet

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School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre The Little: Theatre 1

Sun., Sep. 17 1:30pm  60 mins ALL FREE “Listening in every possible way to everything possible,” DEEP LISTENING is a tribute to Pauline Oliveros and an exploration of audience-participatory pieces. It includes reflective works

by Icelandic composer Olafur Arnalds, and is presented by quintet fivebyfive and these special guests: Katie Fittipaldi, cellist/Alexander Technique teacher; Mary Mowers, vocalist; and Mona Seghatoleslami, violist/announcer.

Fri., Sep. 15 5:30pm  60 mins ALL $5 An alumnus of the Maynard Ferguson Big Bop Nouveau, Doug Stone spent many years as a first-call jazz saxophonist in Chicago and the Midwest. In 2009, he moved to Rochester to attend the Eastman School of Music, and currently spends his days teaching at School of the Arts and Eastman Community Music School. His quartet features top-flight Rochester musicians, and will perform original compositions written by Stone over the last 15 years.

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Eight Beat Measure

The Demos

RIT Parcel 5

The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 16 6:30pm  75 mins ALL FREE Proudly hailing from Rochester, NY, this melodic alternative rock band has been impressing audiences with its infectious songwriting and performances. Their well-received EP, PARAMOUNT CLOUDS, serves up a batch of songs in which sweet-toothed power pop meets street-savvy attitude, reminiscent of that last great wave of downtown-NYC rock that gave us The Strokes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, etc. They are currently in studio working on their forthcoming new release.

Don’t Know Jack

Sat., Sep. 16 6:45pm  30 mins ALL FREE Come see RIT's original all-male a cappella group, Eight Beat Measure, perform at the Fringe! After winning the 2017 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award for Best Hip-Hop/R&B Album for its album POLARIZED, Eight Beat is ready to keep pushing the boundaries of contemporary a cappella and entertainment! www.8beat.org

An Evening with CottonToe Gibbs Street: Main Stage

Fri., Sep. 22 5pm  40 mins ALL FREE

Two ways to Fringe Fab: donate or be a sponsor! rochesterfringe.com/donate or info@rochesterfringe.com

Fri., Sep. 22 6pm  60 mins ALL $5 Mike "CottonToe" Scrivens has been playing his own version of acoustic blues in and out of Rochester for the past five years. He engages audiences young and old with his soulful voice, singing stories of those less fortunate and others with whom he's crossed paths in his lifetime. Frank DeBlase from CITY Newspaper described his debut CD, DOWNTRODDEN BLUES, as "eight songs that were bluesy, yes, but with other elements of singer-songwriter and warm Americana denim, wood, and wire." www.cotton-toe.bandcamp.com

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An Evening with Logan Miller Java’s Café

A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Audition Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall

Sat., Sep. 16 4pm • Wed., Sep. 20 8pm  60 mins ALL FREE Logan Miller is a classically trained vocalist who takes his love for soul, reggae, rock & roll, hip hop, and blues, and combines it with technique and training to form his own unique style. He'll perform original songs from his first EP entitled FIRST SIP, as well as renditions of personal favorites, ranging widely from 50s soul music to modern indie rock...maybe even something from LES MIS! www.youtu.be/BnugRBd-pNA

Tue., Sep. 19 6:30pm  60 mins 18+ $12 ONE NIGHT ONLY!!! Spend an hour with Dramatic coloratura soprano, Kerri Lynn Slominski, as she rambles and sings about the crazy experiences she has faced in her budding career in Opera. From travel misadventures, audition mishaps to performance malfunctions, Kerri Lynn vividly entertains her audience creatively through an operatic cabaret show featuring Mozart, Puccini, Verdi and more! kerrilynnslominski.wixsite.com/afunnything

Four Letter Words TheatreROCS Stage at Abilene

Sat., Sep. 16 7pm  50 mins ALL $10 Four Letter Words is a Chicago-based instrumental trio collectively led

by Jake Wark (tenor saxophone), Matt Piet (piano), and Bill Harris (drums). All three members provide original compositions to the group's repertoire, resulting in a wide range of tunes – some groove-based and others freely structured, some made of fragments of melody, and others unrelentingly melody-driven. All of the group's work is designed to allow for an emphasis on free improvisation and group interplay. www.amalgamusic.org/catalog/physical/radio-silencefour-letter-words

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The Galileo Band —Movin’ & Groovin’ RIT The Little: Café

Fri., Sep. 15 8pm  75 mins 18+ FREE Come listen and/or dance to some great feel-good music, designed (at a minimum) for head-bobbing to the beat and (at a maximum) for getting down on the dance floor! The Galileo Band plays the happy music of yesteryear, like "Soul Man" and "Groove Tonight," as well as today's hits by Adele, Bruno Mars, and more. Come out, enjoy, and move to the beat – you know you want to. www.facebook.com/TheGalileoBandNY

Geneseo Honors Recital SUNY Geneseo Lyric Theatre: Main Stage

Sat., Sep. 23 6pm  75 mins ALL FREE

Fringe #6.

September 14-23.

Here, there, everywhere.

Downtown Rochester.

Winners of the 2017 Honors Competition: Megan Petty, Joseph Tadros, Maria Floriano, Evelyn Welch, Katlyn Brooks, Erica Milliman, Noah Chichester, Nina Glodstein, and Brett Hammes.

Gospel Sunday

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Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall Lyric Theatre: Main Stage

Sun., Sep. 17 2pm  90 mins ALL FREE

Sat., Sep. 23 1pm  60 mins ALL FREE The Geneseo String Band is an everchanging group made up of students, alumni and neighborhood folks, all directed by SUNY Geneseo’s teacher and musician, Jim Kimball. Fiddles, banjos, mandolins, button accordion, saw, washboard and more will play a lively, family-friendly program of old-time songs and dance tunes, with an emphasis on repertoire traditional to western New York. Visit Geneseo Stringband on Facebook.

Geneseo’s All A Cappella Hour SUNY Geneseo Lyric Theatre: Main Stage

Sat., Sep. 23 4:45pm  90 mins ALL FREE An hour of music, courtesy of all five of SUNY Geneseo's a cappella groups! Singing music from the 70s to today's chart-toppers, this exciting show will feature each group for 10-15 minutes.

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Hard Logic Lyric Theatre: Main Stage

Thu., Sep. 14 7pm • Thu., Sep. 21 9pm  60 mins 13+ $8 Hard Logic has been gracing the stages of Western NY clubs and festivals for almost 15 years. Audiences experience a palette of music styles enveloping mainstream jazz, rock, latin, funk, and R&B. The virtuosity and experience of the band’s musicians on sax, keyboards, electric bass, and drums contribute to an energetic and soulful performance of their genre-defying, all-original instrumental music. | www.hardlogic.net

Inner Loop School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

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Get Happy: Casey Jones Costello Sings the Judy Garland Songbook School of the Arts: Ensemble Theatre

Following the success of last year's THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC – a tribute to the classic shows of Broadway – vocalist Casey Jones Costello returns to the Fringe to pay homage to one of the greatest entertainers of all time: Judy Garland. Performing treasures from Garland's songbook, in celebration of what would have been her 95th birthday this year, Costello entertains and enlightens with anecdotes about the iconic artist and her most popular films and songs, which are among the greatest of the 20th century. www.caseyjonescostello.com

Thu., Sep. 14 5:30pm  60 mins ALL $5 Inner Loop features three, topnotch veteran Rochester musicians: Meg Gehman, Ray Bellizia, and Doug Kanter. This acoustic trio performs re-imagined pop songs, standards, ballads, and funky, pared-down versions of old R&B classics. In an 'unplugged' show full of surprises, Inner Loop also showcases singer/songwriter Meg's original material, influenced by pop, blues, and soul. | www.meggehman.com

Jim E Leggs Trio Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall

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music of Jim E Leggs Trio offers an upbeat, fun, and varied mix of jazz, funk, and classics that will lift your spirits. Featuring vocals as well as instrumentals, jams on well-known tunes provide unexpected turns along the way. jimeleggstrio.com

Judy! A Song Is Born Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall

Sat., Sep. 16 6:30pm • Tue., Sep. $12 19 8pm  60 mins 13+ Ann Mitchell returns to the Fringe with a musical celebration of beloved star, the incomparable Judy Garland. She and pianist Andy Calabrese will delight audiences with favorite gems from the silver screen as well as Ms. Garland's concert years. Take a trip "Over the Rainbow"' where you will "Get Happy." TWO NIGHTS ONLY! www.annsings.com

Bernunzio Uptown Music

Sat., Sep. 16 6:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 7:30pm  60 mins 18+ $10 "Musical themes usually deal in some way with transcendence…that only asks that you let it transport you, which it does – with strange, old-rooted, sepia-toned, sometimes bewildering majesty.” –Nathan Turk, SYRACUSE NEW TIMES. "It’s powerful and moving…dark and oppressively beautiful, with Crandall showing substantial instrumental prowess."

–Leicester Bangs. “Leo Crandall the Revelator: a fine aching blues voice with an ear for unusual, arrhythmic arrangements.” –Jeff Spevak, DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE. www.leocrandall.com

Light Blue Gospel Blues Extravaganza Lyric Theatre: Main Stage

Kire Najdovski Band School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

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Kire's solo debut album, ARRIVAL, is a guitar-driven, melodic, instrumental, rock-fusion work featuring impressive song structure and cultural undertones. It was from this recording project that KNB was formed, a band with natural sustaining and creative energy both on stage and in the recording studio. For this project, Kire enlisted two outstanding musicians that combine to create one of Rochester’s finest rhythm sections: Don Torpy on bass and Emmett Ientilucci on drums. www.kireguitar.com

Fri., Sep. 22 8pm  60 mins 18+ $10 Progressive blues with rock and gospel overtones makes Light Blue a unique experience. Not down-in-the-dumps blues, but music that will lift your Fringe spirit. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear gutsy guitar solos, keen keyboard riffs, harrowing harmonica work and a rapturous rhythm section – all in the beautiful and intimate setting of the Lyric Theatre. Eighty percent of life is showing up, so please do! www.reverbnation.com/rpk/lightblue

Live Coding Electronic Music RIT The Little: Theatre 1

La Muralla Gibbs Street: Main Stage

Sat., Sep. 23 8:15pm  45 mins ALL FREE See page 51 for more details

Sun., Sep. 17 12pm  30 mins ALL FREE Live coding is an experimental performance practice where musicians/ coders create algorithmic music by programming in front of an audience while projecting the resulting source code for audience members. At events called Algoraves, live coders take turns performing one after another in clubs, creating dance music.

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Media at RIT, Charlie Roberts performs throughout the U.S., the U.K., and Asia using an open-source, browser-based tool he developed called "Gibber."

Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall

Thu., Sep. 14 8pm • Wed., Sep. 20 8:30pm  60 mins ALL $10

Matt Griffo & All The Feelings Thu., Sep. 21 7:30pm  60 mins 18+ $15 This group of oddballs from Chicago are sure to make people laugh.

With his passion for music and comedy, Griffo’s show is what you'd get if Ben Folds and Flight of the Concords had a lovechild. Combining music with comedic lyrics, this Fringe fave sings, plays ukulele, guitar, and piano, and is backed up by cellists Marilynn Eguchi and Leyla I. Royale.

He's been featured on FUNNY OR DIE and BUZZFEED. mattgriffo.com

Mosaic Foundation Gibbs Street: Main Stage

Sat., Sep. 23 7pm  50 Minutes ALL FREE See page 51 for more details

Jazz quartet A Few Bad Apples has been performing in the Rochester area for more than 20 years, including at the Park Avenue Festival, the Clarissa Street Reunion, and the Jazz At Emmanuel concert series. The veteran quartet features saxophonist Marvin Williams, Bill Watson on piano, bassist Chris Northington, and Tony Hiler on drums.

Noble Vibes Parcel 5

Fri., Sep. 15 6:30pm  75 mins ALL FREE Hailing from Rochester, NY, Noble Vibes is an up-and-coming voice in reggae music. Since hitting the music scene in 2013, the band has earned a reputation as one of the most dynamic original acts in Western NY. Noble Vibes’ energetic live shows feature original reggae anthems along with reggae classics and choice deep cuts, and they've shared festival stages with legends such as The Wailers, Third World, and Inner Circle.

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Sun., Sep. 17 9pm • Tue., Sep. 19 7pm  60 mins ALL FREE

Sat., Sep. 23 8pm  60 mins ALL FREE

Mystic Stew has been simmering a musical melting pot for the last couple of years. Writing songs at weekly gatherings, these guys tackle various styles with fun lyrics and catchy hooks.

Jazz, blues, roots, and folk are key ingredients to the musical meal served up by this band.

Norm & the Outliers is a jazz group composed of four musicians (none of whom is named "Norm," by the way) who also happen to be professors in the diverse fields of medicine, mathematics, and interactive games & media from both UR and RIT. The quartet's performances seek to bring audiences inspiration, excitement, emotional depth, humor, and, most of all, an overwhelming feeling of how great it is to be alive.

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Pop in. Door’s open. rochesterfringe.com #homesweethome #rocfringe17

Prime Time Funk Gibbs Street: Main Stage

Gibbs Street: Main Stage

Fri., Sep. 22 9:30pm  75 mins ALL FREE

Sat., Sep. 23 9:30pm  75 Minutes ALL FREE

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Passive Aggressives Anonymous

Proof of Purchase

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Bernunzio Uptown Music

Fri., Sep. 15 9pm  60 mins 18+ $10 Labeled "croon-rock," the music of Passive Aggressives Anonymous evokes nostalgia for early vocal jazz while reinterpreting the genre with hilarious dry wit. Singer John Valenti discusses the travails of being a ninja with a broken heart as well as the anxiety of having to make love in outer space. Deftly-orchestrated percussion, strings, and piano underlie the crooning Valenti to create a performance that’s both dramatic and oddly funny. | www.facebook.com/PAAband

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Oh Manitou

Sat., Sep. 23 4:15pm  15 mins ALL FREE RIT's original co-ed a cappella group, Proof of Purchase, will perform music in its signature upbeat style. www.facebook.com/ritpop

The Queens Speak MuCCC

Performance of West African Percussion Music

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Sat., Sep. 23 3pm  45 mins ALL FREE RIT presents a performance of West African percussion music from Ghana,

Guinea, and Senegal. | www.rit.edu/cla/finearts/music

Java’s Café

Fri., Sep. 15 9:30pm • Fri., Sep. 22 11pm  60 mins ALL FREE An alternative jam trio from Buffalo, NY, Ponder the Giraffe plays an eclectic blend of music that's sure to capture any music lover's attention. Get ready to dance as Ponder the Giraffe plays a great set of originals and covers. | www.ponderthegiraffe.com

Soprano Emily Woodruff presents THE QUEENS SPEAK: WORDS OF HENRY VIII'S WIVES IN SONG AND IMAGE, accompanied by pianist Anna Maimine. This multimedia production pairs contemporary song with projected imagery to narrate the lives and experiences of King Henry VIII’s wives. The program includes works by American composers Jennifer Bellor, Devin Cholodenko, George N. Gianopoulos, and Libby Larsen, along with original artwork by Drea Bim, Dustin Brown, Emory Schuett, Narin Shech, and Alicia Jean Vanderelli. www.emily-woodruff.com/queens-speak.html

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mission on this planet is (as far as they've been able to fathom) to create good vibes by closely engaging their audiences as participants in wide ranging ”X-along" songs and routines (where X is an element of the ever-expanding set {clap, rap, snap, sing, shake, rub, dance, hop, skip, jump, laugh, . . . }).

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Sat., Sep. 23 3pm  15 mins ALL FREE

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Sat., Sep. 16 8:30pm  30 mins ALL FREE RIT Jam Club is an RIT student organization that brings together student musicians from all different skill levels and backgrounds each week to jam and appreciate music. RIT Jam Club attends and hosts music-related events on and around campus throughout the year. www.facebook.com/RITJamClub

Vocal Accent, formed in 2009, is the all-female a cappella organization at the 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. The group, rooted in rock and soul with modern pop highlights, is establishing itself as a company of serious musicians working to both continue and build upon the a cappella movement sweeping the modern era. ritvocalaccent.weebly.com

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Founded in 2002, Surround Sound is one of the many a cappella organizations at the Rochester Institute of Technology. The group's bizarre variety of songs has been known to make the elderly cry, make youngsters laugh, and, of course, instill in all audiences a sense of awe and spiritual peace. They enjoy singing barbershop music and anything that makes them laugh.

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Sat., Sep. 23 12pm  15 mins ALL FREE The RIT Ukulele Club will perform a fun selection of songs from the student group's repertoire. www.facebook.com/RITukeclub?fref=ts

RIT's original all-female a cappella group performs everything from Disney hits and throwback jams to alternative rock spanning several decades. Members come from a variety of year levels and majors across campus. www.facebook.com/RITEncore

ROC City Ringers Lyric Theatre: Main Stage

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RIT Ukulele Club

Sat., Sep. 16 7:30pm  15 mins ALL FREE

Wed., Sep. 20 7:30pm  60 mins ALL $10 The ROC City Ringers are excited to be back at Fringe with a new program that includes classical, pop, jazz, and rock numbers!

Slinging hashtags all over #Fringe like nobody’s business #ROCFRINGE17

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ROC City Singers RAPA's ROC City Singers

Fri., Sep. 22 8:10pm  60 mins ALL FREE

Sun., Sep. 17 8:30pm  60 mins ALL $10 ROC City Singers is a regional show choir founded and directed by Judith A. Ranaletta. This dynamic group is comprised of 24 talented and promising young performers ranging in age from 14 to 19, and hailing from 15 different schools in four counties.

Performing extensively throughout the Rochester area, 2017 marks ROC City Singers' sixth Fringe appearance. This year's show features selections from HAMILTON, DEAR EVAN HANSEN, Lady Gaga, and AIDA.

Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall

Fri., Sep. 15 7pm  60 mins ALL $10 For more than 15 years, the musicians of Róisín Dubh have brought their unique style of high-energy Irish music to audiences in Western New York. Heard on NPR’s famous THISTLE & SHAMROCK, Róisín Dubh has performed more than 350 times, released four albums, and shared the stage with some of the top Irish musicians from our region and the world. blackrosetrad.org

SHERO School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

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Fri., Sep. 22 9:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 8:30pm  60 mins ALL $15 SHERO excitedly anticipates its third annual Fringe performance, returning this fall to the Allen Main Stage! A musical duo formed in Rochester, SHERO has welcomed tremendous success since the release of its debut iTunes single in 2015. The duo integrates high-energy pop music with fantastic themes, showcasing a style that can be compared to that of Katy Perry or Lady Gaga. SHERO's original music and familiar covers, performed live in concert, promise to deliver a scintillating night to remember! www.facebook.com/OfficialSheroMusic

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Sisters of Murphy Parcel 5

Fri., Sep. 15 5pm  70 mins ALL FREE Whether performing at traditional Irish pubs or large festival venues, Sisters of Murphy's high-energy shows are a hit with audiences. This seven-piece Celtic rock band from Rochester, NY mixes catchy, memorable original music with traditional Irish favorites. www.sistersofmurphyband.com

Songs and Interludes Java’s Café

Sat., Sep. 16 2pm • Mon., Sep. 18 6pm  60 mins ALL FREE Keyboardist and singer/songwriter Glen Wyand is back at Fringe, using elements of jazz, rock, pop, and classical to draw listeners into the changing moods and landscapes of his original songs and music. Both artistic and dynamic, Glen's sound and style are uniquely his own.

Songs in Stories SUNY Geneseo Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall

Sat., Sep. 23 7:30pm  60 mins 13+ FREE Singer/songwriter Sean McGrath has performed in cafes, bars, and festivals all over Western New York, both in bands and as a solo performer. Influenced by artists like Jackson Browne, Neil Young, Paul Simon, and many more, his songs are often autobiographically based and range from light and fun to deep and heartfelt.

FRONTIER PIONEER, in September 2016, and has begun recording a full-length album. www.tartvandelay.com

Songs in the Key of “Eh!” Bernunzio Uptown Music

Teagan and the Tweeds Parcel 5

Sun., Sep. 17 2pm • Sun., Sep. 17 6pm  90 mins 18+ $20

Fri., Sep. 15 9:20pm  70 mins ALL FREE

SONGS IN THE KEY OF "EH!" takes an entertaining journey through the Canadian songbook with songs by Leonard Cohen, k.d. lang, The Band, Neil Young, Sarah McLachlan, The Guess Who, Gordon Lightfoot, and many more, in celebration of Canada's 150th birthday. Award-winning Western New York musicians Theresa Quinn, Leah Zicari, and Cathy Carfagna – who brought the sold-out tribute to Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Linda Ronstadt to last year's Fringe – blend glorious harmonies and creative instrumentation in this must-see show.

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 by CITY Newspaper in 2012. CITY readers voted the Tweed's SEARCHING GAME as 2014's Best Local Album.

Susanna Rose

Thomas Warfield’s Concert of Hope and Compassion Bernunzio Uptown Music

Thu., Sep. 21 7pm  60 mins ALL $10 Singer/songwriter Susanna Rose has been called Rochester's "Siren of Loneliness" (Jeff Spevak, DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE).

She sings "dreamy and haunting melodies...a natural storyteller" (Andrew Higgins, AMERICANA UK). Susanna's first album, SNOWBOUND, received radio airplay in the U.S. and abroad.

In 2016, her Tiny Desk Contest video entry was a regional pick

by WRUR. She has toured throughout the Northeast. www.susannarose.com

Tart Vandelay

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Sun., Sep. 17 3:30pm  90 mins ALL FREE Bringing together students, faculty, staff, friends, and audience members to celebrate humanity, Thomas Warfield's vision is to nurture optimistic hope as a life-affirming and healing instrument.

Learning to treat ourselves and others with compassion is the theme highlighted in the music, dance, theatre, poetry, and visual art presented in this heart-warming concert designed as a widening circle of understanding and restorative joy.

Sun., Sep. 17 5pm • Thu., Sep. 21 9pm  60 mins ALL FREE Tart Vandelay is an indie/alternative band from Rochester, NY. The group was founded by musical couple Katie Halligan (vocals/looping/ukulele) and Marty LoFaso (guitar/vocals) and is augmented by Chris Dubuc-Penney (drums) and Pete Zamniak (bass). Performing as either a duo or a quartet, Tart Vandelay keeps a rigorous performance schedule through the Northeast and Great Lakes area. The group released its debut EP,

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Sun., Sep. 17 3:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 2pm  60 mins ALL $8 Topher is a professionally trained comedian, dancer, mime, and singer/ songwriter, and his performances include a unique combination of these skills. As a principal company member of PUSH Physical Theatre for many years, he brings a powerful strength and presence to the stage as well. Audiences can expect to help create an improvisational song and the familyfriendly show will culminate in an interactive drum circle.

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Trebellious A Cappella Hour

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Fri., Sep. 15 8pm • Thu., Sep. 21 7pm  60 mins ALL $10 Founded in 2015, University of Rochester's newest a cappella group, Trebellious, takes on Fringe with styles ranging from classic rock to brand-new pop music. They completely re-imagine some familiar tunes, delivering emotional ballads alongside feel-good anthems. Come and kick off fall with the fresh new sounds of Trebellious as they take the Fringe stage for the first time!

A Tribute to Sinatra and Friends

Fri., Sep. 15 5pm  25 mins ALL FREE Experience Wadaiko and the joy and excitement of taiko, Japanese performance drumming! Listen to the rhythms, feel the beats, and enjoy the choreography as Wadaiko performs a mix of traditional and modern taiko pieces.

Will Bee Gibbs Street: Main Stage

DHL Entertainment

Sat., Sep. 23 5pm  40 mins ALL FREE

Java’s Café

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Thu., Sep. 14 4pm • Sat., Sep. 23 2pm  60 mins ALL FREE Daniel Henry returns to Java's Café for two performances of jazz standards and The Great American Songbook. In his rich, soothing tone, Daniel will deliver an hour of song that will have you travelling down memory lane and singing along.

Join this Churchville-Chili native in his tribute to some of the greatest entertainers of all time.

Within the Quota TableTopOpera George Eastman Museum: Dryden Theatre

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Wed., Sep. 20 7pm  60 mins ALL $10 Vocal Point is the University of Rochester’s only all-female a cappella group. Founded in 1969 as twelve women accompanied by piano, the group has transformed over almost five decades to the contemporary a cappella singers they are today. This past fall, the group released its first full studio album in four years and placed first runner-up at the ICCA Quarterfinal! Join Vocal Point for an evening of voices-only entertainment. www.urvocalpoint.com

So many shows. So many options.

Too few days. Go FRINGE.

Tue., Sep. 19 7:30pm  60 mins 13+ $10 The U.S. may be a nation of immigrants, but it is also a nation of quotas. Congress has repeatedly imposed laws controlling the influx of aliens. Written between 1922–23, Cole Porter’s ballet WITHIN THE QUOTA is a critique of the Emergency Quota Act (1921). TableTopOpera’s new arrangement juxtaposes images and film clips from Porter’s time with material pertaining to current U.S. immigration policies and their effects on the nation. The project is a collaboration between TableTopOpera and the George Eastman Museum. tabletopopera.com

The YellowJackets Gibbs Street: Main Stage

Sat., Sep. 23 6pm  40 mins ALL FREE See page 51 for more details

One-of-a-kind Film Festival, Play Readings, Speakers and Panelists

WITNESS PALESTINE

• Junction 48 • Gaza in Context & Gaza Fixer • Eyes of a Thief

• Occupation of the American Mind • Disturbing the Peace [at St. John Fisher College]

MORE WITNESS PALESTINE EVENTS Writer Susan Abulhawa on Sep 10 at Rochester Academy of Medicine "There Is A Field” Drama with Script in Hand on Sept 14 and 28 at MuCCC For more information, visit: www.WitnessPalestineRochester.org or Witness Palestine Rochester on Facebook

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Come As You Are

Lost Love: Tales of Tragic Romance Writers & Books

Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall

Sat., Sep. 16 5pm • Wed., Sep. 20 6:30pm  60 mins 13+ $6 A cast of featured storytellers will look back on times when they've had to change who they are to be accepted by others. Their stories will explore the reasons for their choices –including bureaucracy, medical conditions, and their very identity – and the impact of these decisions on their lives. The audience will then be invited to share their own experiences in an open-mic, story-slam format.

Sun., Sep. 17 3pm  60 mins 13+ $13 Storyteller Alan Irvine returns to Fringe with a trio of his most powerful tales. Tales of the passion and heartbreak of love thwarted, love denied, and love lost. Tales of jealousy, murder, and vengeful ghosts; of star-crossed lovers torn apart by feuding families; of doomed love between the living and the dead. Tales that linger long after “happily ever after” fades from memory. Winner: Best Stories for Adults, STORYTELLING WORLD. www.alanirvine.com

Close Encounters with Creepy Crawly and Wiggly Things: Storytime in the Garden Spiegelgarden

Listen to Your Mother, Rochester: Mama Said

Sat., Sep. 23 3:00pm  30 mins 5+ FREE

Writers & Books

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Complimentary Heckling Parcel 5 / Gibbs Street

KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival

Fri., Sep. 15 6pm (at Parcel 5) • Sat., Sep. 16 6pm (at Parcel 5) • Fri., Sep. 22 6pm (at Gibbs Street) • Sat., Sep. 23 6pm (at Gibbs Street)  60 mins ALL FREE

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Crackerjack brings her COMPLIMENTARY HECKLING to the sidewalks of Rochester. It's like heckling, but with compliments, and it's free!! Be ready to get heckled about how amazing you are!

Heart and Soul: Medicine and Life

Thu., Sep. 14 7pm • Sat., Sep. 16 2pm  60 mins 18+ $15 Stories about motherhood unite us as a community. They bind reader to listener, they connect us with our own stories, and – in doing so – strangers become familiars. A definitive ritual of Rochester's springtime celebration of motherhood and the power of spoken word, LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER is back for two performances! Hear impassioned, true stories about the humor, messiness, joys, sorrows, and wisdom that motherhood brings. Join an audience of mother-lovers for a riveting hour of storytelling. Bring someone you love. www.listentoyourmothershow.com/rochester

Mental Graffiti Poetry RIT The Little: Theatre 1

University of Rochester Writers & Books

Sat., Sep. 23 12pm  60 mins 13+ $8 HEART AND SOUL: MEDICINE AND LIFE returns to Fringe for its fifth year. This spoken-word show features clinicians' creative writings, shared in an intimate setting. Come hear stories about the challenges and joys of clinical practice in 2017.

Fri., Sep. 15 6pm  60 mins 18+ FREE Mental Graffiti is Rochester Institute of Technology's slam poetry collective. Club members are passionate about writing and performing poetry and will be sharing original poems and favorite pieces. www.facebook.com/RITMentalGraffiti

RIT

A Rose for the Baby: More Supernatural Tales from Irishand Scottish-American tradition in Western New York Writers & Books

The Little: Café

Thu., Sep. 14 9pm  75 mins ALL $15

Sat., Sep. 23 12pm  20 mins 5+ FREE Netprov is collaborative improvisation fiction for social media. This show presents three netprov projects created by RIT students during 2017. The projects will be described, presented, and read/performed.

Roc Bottom Slam Poets at the Central Library Friends & Foundation of the Rochester Public Library Central Library

Sat., Sep. 16 12:30pm  60 mins 13+ FREE Formed in 2013 under the direction of Lu Highsmith, the Roc Bottom Slam Team is Rochester's first adult slam poetry team. This diverse group includes eleven dynamic poets from all walks of life who deliver gut-wrenching, real-life messages and impact their audiences with feelings of resilience, determination, and hope. www.ffrpl.org

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The Shapeshifters Are Out! More Supernatural Tales from Native American tradition in Western New York Haunted History Ghost Walks, Inc. Writers & Books

Fri., Sep. 15 10pm  75 mins ALL $15

Roc Bottom Slam Team Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall

Rochester's first adult slam poetry team consists of nine dynamic poets from all walks of life. This show provides an up-close and intimate look into this diverse cast of characters as they explore how art transforms the character of a person and builds community. They will use spoken word, singing, music, and movement as vehicles to express how redefining art can redefine our experiences and ourselves!

Most Native Americans have a keen awareness of their ancestral traditions, especially in regards to the supernatural. THE SHAPESHIFTERS ARE OUT! is a gripping spoken-word performance that profiles ancient Six Nations’ supernatural/ spiritual traditions, then turns to the accounts of contemporary witnesses in which the old figures seem to live: witches, ghosts, shapeshifters, and those curious, ambiguous Little People. The woods, hills, and valleys of the Genesee could be more alive than we think!

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Sat., Sep. 16 8:30pm  60 mins 13+ $15

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Classic Irish and Scottish storytelling features witches, ghosts, curses, and the inimitable fairies. These figures still turn up in living accounts – and not just in the British Isles. Celtic tradition has crossed the Atlantic and rooted firmly in canal country in Western New York. Mason Winfield’s riveting storytelling performance A ROSE FOR THE BABY mixes traditional Celtic tales of love, enchantment, and destiny with remarkable local accounts of avenging ghosts, child-stealing Little People, and Old-World-style cursers.

SPOKEN WORD

Poems you should know: Collaborative Performance in Video Games

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Signatures Magazine Presents...

RIT

Spiegelgarden The Little: Café

Sat., Sep. 23 1pm  90 mins 13+ FREE SIGNATURES, RIT's awardwinning undergraduate art and literary magazine, offers poetry and prose readings by RIT students, faculty, staff, and alumni. This year, they'll feature readings from SIGNATURES 32, which will be available for free at the festival. | signaturesmag.squarespace.com

Spooky Stories in the Stacks Friends & Foundation of Rochester Public Library

Step inside Storychick's Storybooth and experience the KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival from a new point of view.

Listen to stories from past and present Fringe performers, guests, and volunteers. Plus, anyone can record his or her own story! Favorite part of the festival? An unbelievable or incredibly touching moment? A discovery of a new type of performance? Fringe fans tell it all – and hear what others thought – in the Storybooth! (Photo by Antoine Barrès)

Central Library

Ghost stories like you’ve never heard them before – in the secret stacks of the Rundel Memorial Building of Central Library! Get a private backstage tour on the site of reported paranormal activity and hear ghastly true tales of old Rochester. Stories may include the Murder at Falls Field, the Fox Sisters, and the unsolved death of Laura Young underneath what is now the downtown Central Library. ffrpl.org

Stories and Songs to Rock the Soul Writers & Books

KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival

Thu., Sep. 14 5-10pm • Fri., Sep. 15 5-11pm • Sat., Sep. 16 1211pm • Sun., Sep. 17 12-10pm • Mon., Sep. 18 5-10pm • Tue., Sep. 19 5-10pm • Wed., Sep. 20 5-10pm • Thu., Sep. 21 5-10pm • Fri., Sep. 22 5-11pm • Sat., Sep. 23 11am-11pm  Approx. 15 mins ALL FREE

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Sat., Sep. 23 12pm • Sat., Sep. 23 1pm • Sat., Sep. 23 2pm • Sat., Sep. 23 3pm  45 mins 13+ $10

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Storychick Rochester Storybooth

Sat., Sep. 23 4pm  60 mins 13+ $10 Join JEREMIAH'S HUNGER author Elizabeth Osta as she shares stories from her newly released memoir, SAVING FAITH. Telling tales out of school from her time as a parochial school student, teacher, and finally principal in the Rochester and Syracuse region, Elizabeth is a funny, candid, and spirited storyteller with tales of terror, inspiration, and always laughter. Vocalist Kitty Forbush and Harpist Mary Monroe will accompany with music to rock your soul. www.elizabethosta.com

The Time I Didn’t Go to Ireland, and Other True Stories of Things That Never Happened Writers & Books

Sun., Sep. 17 5pm  60 mins 13+ $10 Bill Benet shares funny and heartwarming stories from his upbringing in the circus to his Army years in the tumultuous 60s. From his father’s start as a porter on the Ringling Brothers’ train, to Bill’s appearance as a clown with the Garden Brothers’ Circus, to his family’s 38 years selling kazoos at Sibley’s, Bill tells the true stories of things that never happened.

Write Like a Girl SUNY Geneseo Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall

Sat., Sep. 23 3:30pm  60 mins 13+ FREE SUNY Geneseo's award-winning female creative writing students will read work in various genres, showcasing the power, versatility, and brilliance of literature written by women as a form of art, protest, and entertainment.

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13 The Musical

American Skin

Lyric Voices MuCCC Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall

Sat., Sep. 16 11am • Mon., Sep. 18 5:30pm  75 mins 5+ $10; Students (w/ ID): $8 13 THE MUSICAL addresses teen issues, feelings, and situations that occur in everyday life and how those circumstances are perceived by teens. Directed by Vince Salvadge, Artistic Director of Youth Programming at the Lyric Theatre, the entire cast is made up of members of Lyric Voices – a premier, audition-only, junior show choir from Rochester's historic Lyric Theatre. Members range in age from 9 to 14 and are from Monroe County. If you liked DEAR EVAN HANSON, you'll love 13 THE MUSICAL!

The 24-Hour Plays

Wed., Sep. 20 7pm  75 mins 13+ $8 Through a series of monologues created by local writers and musical performances, an ensemble cast of eight characters shares pivotal and poignant moments indicative of their experiences in America. Inspired by and incorporating the music of Bruce Springsteen, AMERICAN SKIN explores what it means to be – or to aspire to be – an American citizen, and the privileges and struggles that it entails. www.facebook.com/DreamVC

Among the Nettles John W. Borek Presents

Writers & Books

MuCCC Writers & Books

Mon., Sep. 18 7pm • Mon., Sep. 18 9pm  60 mins 13+ $18 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 reputations! Join us for theatre at its most raw and immediate.

KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival

AMONG THE NETTLES is the true story of HAMLET'S DRESSER author Bob Smith's childhood. A fragile and lonely one, it was spent largely caring for his handicapped sister, Carolyn.

At age ten, Shakespeare's THE MERCHANT OF VENICE transformed him. In Shakespeare's penetrating language – “In sooth I know not why I am so sad" – he had found a window through which to view the world. Rochester's Peter Doyle is stunning as Bob – a performance not to be missed.

Anatomy of a Black Man

Allen Wrench

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Starvin' Artist

Dedesian

MuCCC MuCCC

Fri., Sep. 22 7pm  45 mins MA $7 Defeated grocery store clerk Allen must choose between defending his pathetic life or allowing his coworkers to unleash the horrifying space monster that's trapped inside the walk-in freezer. kevindedes.wordpress.com

Let’s Fringe!

#ROCFRINGE17

Fri., Sep. 22 10pm  75 mins 18+ $15 More Than Rebel Noise hits the stage with ANATOMY OF A BLACK MAN, a two-man show focused on the synergistic relationship between two black men as they deal with their challenges in the world as black men. The production touches on a plethora of topics, from love and spirituality to seeking one's true purpose and more. This dynamic script comes to life in a production that redefines what "Black" means and what "Manhood" really entails.

"Hard Logic is...Jazz that takes the spirit of old-school, to modern day progressive fusion...leading the way with solos, that are directed by a rhythm section that could drive a Mack Truck, through the twists and turns of rollercoaster…”

2017 Rochester Fringe Festival LYRIC THEATER, 440 EAST AVE, ROCHESTER NY Thursday, September 14 8-9PM, $8 COVER CHARGE Thursday, September 21st 9-10PM, $8 COVER CHARGE th

FOR MORE INFORMATION, MUSIC, AND VIDEOS VISIT WWW.HARDLOGIC.NET

SKY SANDS “This Sky’s Funny!”

Voted “Rochester’s Favorite Comedian” -CITY Newspaper, Freetime Magazine, Democrat & Chronicle

“Our sides were sore and our faces hurt from laughing so much.

Experience Sky Sands!"

Thursday, Sept. 14th & Friday, September 22th 7:30 pm and are 18 and over School of the Arts, Ensemble Theatre 45 Prince Street Rochester, NY 14607 $15.00 See the KIDS FRINGE listings for the “This Sky’s Silly, Magical, and Fun!” - Kids/Family Show" dates and times.

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Antigone

whodunit! You'll help solve the crime and catch the killer.

This could be the start of a beautiful murder.

Classics Theater of Rochester

www.mysterycompany.net MuCCC

Sat., Sep. 23 8:30pm  60 mins 13+ $5 ANTIGONE, the ancient Greek tale of one woman's stand for justice against the authority of the state, is presented by experienced local actors in a new translation by Canadian scholar, Ian Johnston. It features the Rochester stage debut of Chicago transplant, Emily Jusino, in the role of Antigone, as well as Roger Gans (Tiresias), David Byrne (Creon), and Rachel Pazda (Ismene). Reprised from MuCCC's August 10-19 run of THE THEBAN PLAYS OF SOPHOCLES.

BIG WIGS Featuring Mrs. Kasha Davis and Aggy Dune

Childhood/The Lottery hummingbird theatre co.

MuCCC

Fri., Sep. 22 8:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 7pm  75 mins ALL $12 Two virtuosic short plays: "Childhood" by Thornton Wilder (1960) and "The Lottery" (1948) by Shirley Jackson. In his provocative, sometimes chilling comedy, Wilder renders a child's-eye view of the grown-up world as pretense challenges the family to discard the traditional roles of parents and children.

Described as one of the most famous short stories in the history of American literature, Jackson's play speaks about people who blindly follow traditions without thinking of the consequences of those traditions.

Blackfriars Theatre

Fri., Sep. 15 9pm • Sat., Sep. 16 5pm • Wed., Sep. 20 9pm • Sat., Sep. 23 11pm  60 mins 13+ $15 BIG WIGS is a high-energy, Las Vegas-style show featuring two Rochester drag legends: Mrs. Kasha Davis and Aggy Dune. Both RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE alums, these two outrageous talents have been sharing their dead-on impressions with sold-out crowds all over the country for years. Their fast-paced show includes all your favorite divas: Cher, Tina Turner, Celine Dion, Liza Minnelli, Madonna, Joan Rivers, Dolly Parton, Bette Midler, and many more.

KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival

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The Black Bird of Death The Mystery Company LLC MuCCC

Fri., Sep. 15 8pm • Sat., Sep. 23 5pm  60 mins 13+ $15 They came to escape the war. Some are desperate. Some are ruthless.

Some are idiots. Suddenly she walks in: the one who broke Rick's heart. There are whispers of a fabulous black bird encrusted with jewels and those who will do anything to possess it...even murder! Who among this wacky but deadly group can be trusted? Don't miss this hilarious interactive

Collard Green Curves – The Nurse Bowick Story: “JUST A TASTE” Imani Theatre Ensemble Inc. Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

Thu., Sep. 14 9pm • Fri., Sep. 15 10:30pm • Sat., Sep. 16 10:30pm $15  60 mins 13+ COLLARD GREEN CURVES depicts the life of Theresa Lou Bowick, a misguided obese girl growing up so consumed with self-hate, overeating, misinformation, and distrust that it catapulted her into a life filled with unbelievable curves. Get ready to laugh, cry, and pray during this one-hour taste of an incredible, funny, tear-jerking performance of Bowick’s journey to conquer unhealthy habits, and the fight to achieve her goal to become a God-directed, victorious Nurse. www.conkeycruisers.org

DYK: The Fringe is a nonprofit.

Donations are tax-deductible.

Thank YOU. rochesterfringe.com/donate

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Creditors The Kingfisher Theater MuCCC

David Jacobs Presents: “Halfway Home” Writers & Books

Sat., Sep. 16 8pm  90 mins 13+ $15 Strindberg’s taut psychological masterpiece is a chilling glimpse into the labyrinth of art, marriage, and revenge. The Kingfisher Theater's gender-bent production places the charming and brilliant Gustav between invalid Ada and her flirtatious wife Tekla. Darkly comedic and deeply disturbing, this show is sure to surprise you and make you question what you believe about relationships. thekingfishertheater.org

DAMAGED BEASTS

Sat., Sep. 16 6pm • Thu., Sep. 21 9pm • Sat., Sep. 23 8pm $7  60 mins 18+ David Jacobs is very confused. Is he a Jew? Is he a Protestant? Or is he just outspoken and repressed all at once? In HALFWAY HOME, Jacobs invites us on a journey of identity and self-discovery in 21st-Century America. Part Larry David, part Garrison Keillor, all himself, actor/storyteller David Jacobs takes us on the ride of his life.

Dinosaur Man MuCCC

MuCCC

Sat., Sep. 16 6pm • Sun., Sep. 17 8pm  60 mins 13+ $15 It’s tough to make money running a private zoo in a small town, and even tougher when the only animals you can get are, to put it nicely, a little abnormal. Like Roger, the hairless lion. Throw in some romance, a bit of intrigue, and a search for a long-lost father, and you’ve got the latest comedy from local playwright Mark Jabaut. Directed by Marcy Gamzon and starring a cast of Rochester’s favorites, it’s a menagerie of comedy!

Dashboard Dramas IV KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival

Spiegelgarden

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Thu., Sep. 14 6:00pm • Thu., Sep. ESS15 5:30pm 14 7:00pm • Fri., PRSep. F O • Fri., Sep. E 15 6:30pm • Sat., Sep. T TIM • Sat., Sep. 16 4:00pm 16 3:00pm A T OU OLD • Sun., Sep. 17 1:30pm • Sun., S Sep. 17 3:00pm • Sun., Sep. 17 4:00pm • Tue., Sep. 19 5:30pm • Tue., Sep. 19 6:30pm • Thu., Sep. 21 5:30pm • Thu., Sep. 21 6:30pm • Sat., Sep. 23 6:00pm • Sat., Sep. 23 7:00pm  60 mins 13+ $18 A total Fringe sell-out in 2014/2015/2016, this intimate theatre experience puts you so close to the action, you can smell the actors’ breath...if you’re lucky! You’ll find yourself immersed in four, all-new, ten-minute plays as you rotate from one car to the next. Don’t miss this hilarious, heartwarming, weird, and – most of all – one-of-a-kind show. Only eight tickets per performance!

Sun., Sep. 17 6:30pm  60 mins 13+ $5 On the eve of entering a nursing home, 85-year-old Rocco gets a visitor. Sister Dorthea, a nun from the orphanage where he grew up, returns to him. She's making sure he minds his manners, and together they return to his devilish childhood and glory days in WWII. A delightful, touching memory play for caregivers, the elderly, or anyone who wonders what it's like to grow old. This is a play reading, and audience feedback will help with further development. | lorimarra.com

Diversity Theater: Building Community Through Storytelling RIT The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 23 1pm  75 mins 13+ FREE Sharing our stories connects us and builds community. Share your story about an adventure, relationship, personal challenge, or just getting through the day, and see it enacted on stage by Playback Theatre actors. Playback Theatre is a form of improvisational theatre that enacts stories from the audience. www.rit.edu/diversity/diversitytheater

School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Heathers: School Edition RAPA Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall

Sat., Sep. 16 2pm • Sat., Sep. 16 9:30pm  60 mins ALL $15 A new work by Jessica Carmona, ELVIRA: THE IMMIGRATION PLAY is based on the life story of Elvira Arellano. The play centers around an imaginary encounter between a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent and Elvira. As the interrogation unfolds, Elvira recounts her journey, from being the daughter of a farmer in México to becoming TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year.

Foreigners

Sat., Sep. 16 12:30pm • Sun., Sep. 17 11am • Mon., Sep. 18 9pm $10;  2 hours 13+ Students (w/ ID): $8 HEATHERS THE MUSICAL (High School Edition) is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: the Heathers. Directed and choreographed by Tina Crandall-Gommel, with vocal direction by Heather Lonardo and music direction by Ben Meixell, HEATHERS THE MUSICAL is performed by RAPA Youth Theatre.

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Elvira: The Immigration Play

rapatheatre.org School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Sun., Sep. 17 8pm • Fri., Sep. 22 9pm • Sat., Sep. 23 8pm $12  60 mins 13+ FOREIGNERS tackles the theme of love in two one-act plays by Candide Carrasco. Both plays are set in Chapel Hill, NC. “Night Passengers” is an inside look at the mating dance between an older French woman and a UNC sophomore. "Finally Home" follows a transplanted woman from Rochester, who has left her husband of 27 years for another woman, in her search for a home.

The Geriactors Present!

Writers & Books

Home of the Brave Theater Apparatus Writers & Books

Sat., Sep. 16 4pm • Tue., Sep. 19 7pm • Sat., Sep. 23 10pm  60 mins 13+ $10 Experience personal stories of today and get a glimpse of our possible future. Nine performers present eight original plays about life in Trump's America in 2017 and (way) beyond. HOME OF THE BRAVE is about protest, anger, despair, love, belief, personal destiny, patriotism, and ultimately: hope. All eight playwrights have a Rochester connection. From Theater Apparatus, which brought you FAR AWAY at last year's Fringe. #resist www.facebook.com/theaterapparatus

Sun., Sep. 17 1pm • Wed., Sep. 20 2pm • Thu., Sep. 21 2pm $15  60 mins 5+

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Human Politics Aspie Works School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Sat., Sep. 16 5pm • Thu., Sep. 21 9pm  60 mins 18+ $10 Two neighbors watch a new family move in, and one of them wants to force them out. A mother and daughter are torn apart by a certain president's election. Aspie Works founder Justin Rielly writes this double bill of plays in which political feelings take on the human heart – with severe emotional consequences. www.aspieworks.com

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The Geriactors is a touring troupe of local mature actors, spreading live theater throughout the Greater Rochester area – from Batavia to Aurora and as far south as Cuba (NY) –since 2000. They've appeared in every Rochester Fringe, and this year, they're presenting world premieres of short plays by local playwrights accompanied by songs from the 1910 Rochester Songbook. The plays range from serious to comic; the songs are amusingly nostalgic.

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I Don’t Have to Be Funny All the Time Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall

Tue., Sep. 19 9:30pm  60 mins 13+ $5 Alma is tired of being typecast and has set out to prove that she can be serious. With the help of her two best friends, Sam and Mike, she will try to prove to all of Rochester, through a hysterical and heart-warming cabaret, that she can be a "real" actor. Her singing voice has been described as loud, brassy, and "like Ethel Merman" and you get to hear it first hand!

Lucky you! Twitter: @djahads, Instagram: @almahaddock almahaddock.com

Lady Philosophy on Trial

and jobs, resulting in widely varying outlooks. A politically driven love story, LEBENSRAUM uses three actors to speak truth of the past and pose questions of our future.

MDC/Dangerous Signs presents “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe RIT The Little: Theatre 1

Fri., Sep. 22 5:30pm  60 mins 13+ FREE "The Tell-Tale Heart" is a famous short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe about a nameless man who kills an old man for a really strange reason, which we won't give away here. The nameless man tells the story of the murder to prove that he is not insane.

Dangerous Signs will perform "Tell-Tale" using American Sign Language, spoken word, music, mime, and dance.

Screen Plays Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall

KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival

Fri., Sep. 15 7pm • Sun., Sep. 17 6:30pm • Thur., Sep. 21 8pm  60 mins 13+ $12

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Murder Mystery at the Central Library Friends & Foundation of the Rochester Public Library Central Library

In 399 B.C., Socrates was put on trial, accused of impiety and corrupting the young, and found guilty. In this live radio-play adaptation, Lady Philosophy is on trial for idleness and corrupting young minds.

Luminaries in the history of Western thought – from William Shakespeare to Queen Christina of Sweden – are called as witnesses to testify in an all-female cast. Does philosophy have any relevance in a technologically advanced society?

Audience members will serve as jurors in judgment.

Over the years, there have been numerous tales of ghost sightings in the Rundel Memorial Building of Central Library. A new story has just begun, and participants are invited to use their best sleuthing skills to help catch the murderer!

www.facebook.com/ScreenPlaysonStage

www.ffrpl.org

Lebensraum

NEVERMORE! In Motion

Page to Stage

Wed., Sep. 20 6pm  75 mins 5+ FREE

MCC's On The Edge Drama Troupe MuCCC

Thu., Sep. 21 8:15pm  90 mins 18+ $12 "Le·bens·raum: the territory that a state or nation believes is needed for its natural development, especially associated with Nazi Germany." This bold work of penetrating intelligence is based on the fanciful, explosive idea that a German Chancellor might, as an act of redemption, invite six million Jews to Germany and promise them citizenship

School of the Arts: Black Box Theatre

Thu., Sep. 14 9pm • Thu., Sep. 21 6pm  60 mins 13+ $10 Witness unique retellings of the eerily haunting works of Edgar Allen Poe. Through the art of pantomime and masque, this singular theatrical experience will submerge audiences into the troubling mind of one of the earliest masters of horror.

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Oprah Made Me Do It / Moon Over Gomorrah Everyone's Theatre Company, Inc. MuCCC

Thu., Sep. 21 7pm • Sat., Sep. 23 2pm  45 mins 13+ $10 Two comedies for your consideration. OPRAH MADE ME DO IT: a scathing comedy involving two women who battle it out for the last copy of Oprah’s latest book, much to the dismay of a bookstore clerk. Written by Bradley Hayward, and presented by special arrangement with Heuer Publishing LLC. MOON OVER GOMORRAH: a touching comedy about parents who strive to accept their child’s “lifestyle choices” at all costs – no matter what!

Written by Rochester playwright Byron Wilmot. everyonestheatre.org

The Polite Abductress

agent's mission to take down a drug dealer. He attempts to stay undercover despite running into multiple people who know him. This was originally performed at the RIT Players' 24-HOUR SHOW in the fall of 2016, and the script has been adapted and extended for this event. www.facebook.com/RITPlayers

Rosalba’s Dream Me Pumps Rochester Latino Theatre Company, Inc. Blackfriars Theatre

Sat., Sep. 16 1pm • Sun., Sep. 17 7:30pm • Tue., Sep. 19 7pm $12  90 mins MA This new play by Candide Carrasco is a spicy and hysterical romp against conservatism. When you've just turned 54 and you have yet to discover the “magic” of love making, you better get with the program!

With the help of a crazy family of friends, you can conquer the evasive macho and explore the diverse faces of love. Presented in English and Spanish. For mature audiences.

Eastman Opera Collective Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall

KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival

Fri., Sep. 22 4:30pm  60 mins 18+ $15; Students (w/ ID): $5

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A two-act operetta composed by the late Douglas Lowry, former Dean of the Eastman School of Music, this production of THE POLITE ABDUCTRESS will be performed by the Eastman Opera Collective. The comical and witty operetta tells the story of a rather polite abductress, Emmanuelle, and her attempt to kidnap a scion of the French finance world, Henri. With the help of Henri's maid, Emmanuelle successfully secures Henri's fortune by forming a ménage a trois, resulting in a lasting and fruitful bond. www.facebook.com/eastmanoperacollective

RIT Players Presents: The Informant RIT The Little: Theatre 1

Sat., Sep. 16 6pm  20 mins 13+ FREE RIT Players presents THE INFORMANT, a short play about an FBI

Run-a-MuCCC MuCCC

Sat., Sep. 23 10:30am  60 mins 18+ FREE Come on down to the MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center) at 142 Atlantic Avenue to meet the producers, directors and performers for its 2018 season. If you like what you see, underwrite a show or sign up to act or volunteer or produce a show yourself! The MuCCC is Rochester's unique independent theater hosting almost twenty theater companies and presenting more than 500 different productions in its eight years. In the big white church on Atlantic Avenue near Starry Nites.

Spy in the House of Men Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage

Thu., Sep. 14 7:30pm • Sat., Sep. 16 9pm • Wed., Sep. 20 6pm • Sat., Sep. 23 6:30pm  60 mins 13+ $15; Students (w/ ID): $10 Transgender writer and performer Penny Sterling’s laugh-out-loud theatre engagement concludes its four-city summer tour here in

league baseball coach, Earl, whose team is so dispirited by the opposing pitcher (who is "throwing smoke" that day) that most have decided to simply give up and go home. This hilarious and ultimately moving play is a meditation on the "love of the game" and what it takes to "play ball" every day.

Penny-Sterling.com

outofpocketinc.com

Sunshine 2.0

Twelve Dollar$

RIT

Dark Blue Mondaze The Little: Theatre 1

MuCCC

Fri., Sep. 15 8pm  60 mins 5+ FREE NTID theatre troupe Sunshine 2.0's performances are a unique combination of movement, sign language, physical theater, and other physical elements. Decidedly entertaining, they also help educate students and other audiences about the Deaf experience – information that is shared through a variety of skits and short plays involving dance, sign-mime, gestures, ASL poetry, songs, and storytelling. All performances are presented in sign language and spoken English to provide full audience access. www.ntid.rit.edu/theatre/sunshine

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Rochester. Deeply affecting and intimate, the award-winning SPY IN THE HOUSE OF MEN maps Penny's journey through a life-long coming-out process. Come see the show critics call “a hilarious, suspenseful, heart-stopping story” and “a compact evening’s entertainment that’s as funny as it is enlightening.”

Fri., Sep. 15 7pm • Mon., Sep. 18 8:30pm  30 mins ALL $10 TWELVE DOLLAR$ is an explosive theatrical experience that explores the inner sanctum of a psyche in turmoil, confusion, and uncertainty. Winner of the 2017 TANYS Award for Outstanding Acting & Directing, "...the power of the tour-de-force performances leave audiences spellbound, riveted, and gasping for air."

When Shakespeare’s Ladies Meet Aspie Works

There is a Field

MuCCC

Maplewood Performing Arts Centre MuCCC

Thu., Sep. 14 9pm  75 mins 13+ $10

Six of Shakespeare's most romantic heroines convene in the Capulet garden to talk about love, especially since young Juliet may need their advice. Or does she? Aspie Works presents this loving comic homage to the Bard, directed by company founder Justin Rielly. This show will also be presented with ASL interpretation. www.aspieworks.com

Wild Horses by Allison Gregory JCC CenterStage

Throwing Smoke

School of the Arts: The DS Comedy Club

Out of Pocket, Inc. Blackfriars Theatre

Sun., Sep. 17 5:30pm • Fri., Sep. 22 7pm  45 mins 18+ $8 THROWING SMOKE deals with the tragicomic problems of a minor

Thu., Sep. 14 5:30pm • Sat., Sep. 16 5pm • Sun., Sep. 17 11am • Sun., Sep. 17 7pm • Sat., Sep. 23 5pm • Sat., Sep. 23 7:30pm $15  80 mins 13+ CenterStage Theatre of the JCC presents a National New Play  continues on page 108

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A medical student finds herself in turmoil as she tries to find answers to how her peace-activist brother was killed by police near a Palestinian protest. How will she find answers when the "system" has to investigate itself? What would YOU do?!

(Performed with script in hand.) | www.mpactoday.com

Sun., Sep. 17 2pm • Mon., Sep. 18 7pm  45 mins ALL $10

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Network's Rolling World Premiere of WILD HORSES by award-winning playwright Allison Gregory. Savagely funny and packed with an emotional punch, a woman takes us on the ride of her life as she explores her teenage self and the transformative summer that forever changed her. The music of the 1970s serves as a background for this universal tale of the search for identity, independence, and authenticity in a complex world. www.jcccenterstage.org

Wm. Shaksper’s Romeo and Juliet The Shakespeare Company of Greater Rochester MuCCC

Wolf Tails and Stolen Footprints Nazareth College Dept. of Theatre and Dance Blackfriars Theatre

Sat., Sep. 16 3pm • Wed., Sep. 20 7pm  60 mins 13+ $15 This compilation of fairy tales, first recorded by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, will explore the ancient human experience of dreams and nightmares hidden within folklore and bedtime stories. Students from Nazareth College's Acting and Theatre programs will present this minimalist piece of physical theatre, which will make its premiere at the Fringe. Recommended for adult audiences.

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Wm. Shaksper (well, that's how he spells it) and the Lord Chamberlain's Men return with their Avoid the London Plague Tour and present a full production (yes, every scene and speaking character) of his most famous play...well, his *second* most famous, anyway: ROMEO and JULIET. All in about an hour (and with a little help from the audience).

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Tue., Sep. 19 8:30pm  60 mins 18+ $12 Three short pieces by author/illustrator Chuck Harrison. "Nowhere" – a young girl is the catalyst for three strangers' sudden moral dilemma.

"How to Draw Comics the Freelance Way" – a play about artistic hell in one act. "42 A.C.E" – a snapshot of one family living underground, away from corporate control in the year 42 A.C.E.

1962 cult film Carnival of Souls, 2017 SOFA Student Honors Show recut with an all new LIVE score! RIT School of the Arts: Allen Main Stage Theatre

Fri., Sep. 15 9:30pm • Sun., Sep. 17 7pm  60 mins 13+ $10 Cult classic, psychological thriller, and late-night B-movie staple, 1962's CARNIVAL OF SOULS gets a fresh take with an all-new score performed live alongside the film by avant-garde musician Adam Sterr. The film has been recut and trimmed down to 55 minutes, significantly heightening the suspense and pacing of the original. Cult-cinema lovers and music enthusiasts alike are sure to enjoy this unique presentation of an indie film classic!

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Sat., Sep. 16 12pm  4 hours 13+ FREE 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. cias.rit.edu/schools/film-animation

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If you didn’t Instagram it, did #ROCFRINGE17 happen? @rochester_ fringe

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BY A Touch of Dance

Performing Arts Studio, Inc. September 16th, 4:00PM-5:00PM September 18th, 6:45PM-7:30PM TICKETS $10 Main Stage AT THE Lyric Theatre, 440 East Avenue, 14607

Empowering nonprofits in the arts, culture, and more!

Grant writing services and classes at: grants4good.com

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Thu., Sep. 14 1-5pm • Fri., Sep. 15 1-5pm • Sat., Sep. 16 1-5pm • Sun., Sep. 17 1-5pm • Thu., Sep. 21 1-5pm • Fri., Sep. 22 1-5pm • Sat., Sep. 23 1-5pm ALL FREE Gallery r presents the work of Nancy Bernardo and Mitch Goldstein, two professors from RIT’s School of Design whose work reaches beyond conventional practice to incorporate accidents, glitches, and intentional malfunction. Part of the annual RIT Faculty in Focus series, the two artists will display new solo work, including photography, video, and installation. galleryr.rit.edu

zation of active seniors who love to learn, teach, and share their interests and talents. This exhibit highlights some of the talented artists from that organization. www.rit.edu/osher

Pedestrian Drive-In Spiegelgarden

Every night of Fringe (except Wed., Sep. 20) ALL / 13+ FREE See page 44 for more details

Photo House – Visual Anticipation

Orgone Machine

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Lyric Theatre: Cabaret Hall

Thu., Sep. 14 6-8pm • Thu., Sep. 14 9-10:30pm • Fri., Sep. 15 4:30-5:30pm • Fri., Sep. 15 8-9pm • Fri., Sep. 15 10-11pm • Sat., Sep. 16 4-5pm • Sat., Sep. 16 7:30-8:30pm • Sat., Sep. 16 9:30-11pm • Sun., Sep. 17 1-5pm • Sun., Sep. 17 7:30-8:30pm • Sun., Sep. 17 9:30-10:30pm • Mon., Sep. 18 4:30-5:30pm • Tue., Sep. 19 5-6:30pm • Wed., Sep. 20 5-6:30pm • Wed., Sep. 20 7:30-8:30pm • Thu., Sep. 21 5:30-8pm • Thu., Sep. 21 9-10:30pm • Fri., Sep. 22 5:30-10:30pm ALL FREE Sacred Geometry and Metaphysical Art Exhibit. Raise your vibration with this magical display combining precious metals, gemstones, and plants. Peer into the mysterious realm of Orgone energy against the backdrop of the beautiful and historical space at Lyric Theatre. Free admission and on display to view between other Cabaret Hall performances. www.orgonemachine.com

Osher Lifelong Learning Art Exhibit

Every day of the Fringe (Thu., Sep. 14-Sat., Sep. 23) during café hours: Sun.-Thurs. 5pm-10pm • Fri.-Sat. 5pm-11pm ALL FREE Photo House is a special-interest housing community at the Rochester Institute of Technology. More than a place to live, Photo House is a community. Its residents live together – but more importantly – they work and play together. www.facebook.com/photohouserit

Public Art Detour Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Fri., Sep. 15 1-3pm • Sat., Sep. 16 1-3pm • Fri., Sep. 22 1-3pm • Sat., Sep. 23 1-3pm ALL FREE Public Art Detour ahead! Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo) directs visitors and passersby out of their daily routine, forcing them to slow down and ponder William Sellers’ abstract sculpture, STEP AROUND (1976). Viewers are invited to engage in this Slow Art meditation and write down their reflections.

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Every day of the Fringe (Thu., Sep. 14-Sat., Sep. 23) during café hours: Sun.-Thurs. 5pm-10pm • Fri.-Sat. 5pm-11pm ALL FREE The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT is an organi-

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St. John Fisher College Student Film Festival The Little: Theatre 1

Every day of the Fringe (Thu., Sep. 14-Sat., Sep. 23) during café hours: Sun.-Thurs. 5pm-10pm • Fri.-Sat. 5pm-11pm ALL FREE Art House is a community of RIT students who all have a passion for the arts. Founded in 1974 as RIT's first specialinterest house, Art House loves supporting its members as well as the art community in RIT and Rochester, helping members to discover their own potential in the arts and to showcase their abilities. arthouse.rit.edu

Mon., Sep. 18 7pm  60 mins 13+ FREE Undergraduates enrolled in St. John Fisher College's Department of Media and Communication, as well as in the minor in Film and Television Studies, produce a wide array of films and television programs. This year's films include PUSH ("Fearful of failure, a college student befriends a shady character."); and VAL ("A shy woman deals with a well-meaning, but overbearing coworker."). www.sjfc.edu/major-minors/media-and-communication

Sand Mandalas Geva Theatre Center: Godot’s Bar

Under Pressure: Redefining the Multiple Rochester Contemporary Art Center

Thu., Sep. 14 7pm • Fri., Sep. 15 7pm • Sat., Sep. 16 3pm • Sun., Sep. 17 3pm • Wed., Sep. 20 7pm • Thu., Sep. 21 7pm • Fri., Sep. 22 7pm • Sat., Sep. 23 3pm  60 mins ALL FREE Witness the creation of a sand mandala, in which impermanence and patience meet artistry and spectacle. Each day of the festival, artist Katie Jo Suddaby will delicately place thousands of grains of colorful sand, only to destroy the work when it's complete. Stop in several times to check the progress.

Then, participate in the Destruction Ceremony on the final day. This Tibetan Buddhist art form teaches that nothing is permanent, so check it out while you've got the chance! www.sandbykatiejo.com

Saturday 9/23 @ 2:15PM Lyric Theater: Main Stage

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Under Pressure: Redefining the Multiple returns for its second year in this new series of collaborations between Rochester Contemporary Art Center and The Print Club of Rochester. Including national, regional and international artists, this exhibition recognizes a paradigm shift in how prints are considered and the expansion of the definition of print media. UNDER PRESSURE 2017 will include a wide range of work that transcends traditional approaches and moves beyond two dimensions.

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GENESEO DANCERS Dance The Diversity Of The Liberal Arts

Thu., Sep. 14 1-5pm • Fri., Sep. 15 1-9pm • Sat., Sep. 16 1-5pm • Sun., Sep. 17 1-5pm • Wed., Sep. 20 1-5pm • Thu., Sep. 21 1-5pm • Fri., Sep. 22 1-9pm • Sat., Sep. 23

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NEIGHBORHOOD VENUES Throughout downtown Rochester

ONE FRINGE PLACE Corner of Main & Gibbs Streets, Rochester, NY 14604 GPS Address: 71 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY 14604

Neighborhood venues surround our East End hub and extend into the Neighborhood of the Arts. Venues are listed on pages 113-117.

Located across from the Eastman Theatre, our Fringe central includes the fabulous Spiegeltent, Spiegelgarden, Fringe Box Office & Info Booth, food trucks, the Fringe Store, free entertainment, and some site-specific shows.

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This beloved piece of history boasts stained glass windows, a velvet draped ceiling and VIP booths fit for royalty.

All shows are presented in the round.

See page 30 for more details and a list of shows.

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Host location for Farm to Fringe, and free entertainment including Pedestrian Drive-In. Plus the Theatre Bar: a festive lounge with a magical vibe. See page 40 for details and a list of shows.

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PARCEL 5 The orange dots indicates a venue’s number(s) on the map on page 118.

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KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE

(site of FRIDAY & SATURDAY ON THE FRINGE)

Next to One East Avenue Rochester, NY 14604

Friday, Sept. 15 & Saturday, Sept. 16 Open 5-11pm; Plasticiens Volants’ BIG BANG at 8pm Free entertainment, food, beer, wine, and spectacular performances.

See pages 28-29 for more details.

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SITE-SPECIFIC SHOWS Throughout downtown Rochester

GIBBS STREET

Between East Avenue & Main Street Rochester, NY 14604

Friday, Sept. 22 & Saturday, Sept. 23 Free entertainment, live music, Fringe Street Beat, food, beer and wine.

See pages 49-51 for more details.

Rochester’s preeminent performance space – part of Eastman School of Music – is the prestigious venue for JOHN MULANEY: KID GORGEOUS.

See page 13 for Eastman Theatre Box Office details.

A theatrical production with a specially adapted location other than a standard theatre. Venues include parked cars, an igloo, and more!

See page 47 for more details.

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Blackfriars Theatre

122 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604 (585) 473-6140 • www.bernunzio.com BernunzioUptownMusic @bernunziouptownmusic

795 East Main Street, Rochester, NY 14605 (585) 454-1260 • www.blackfriars.org BlackfriarsTheatre @bfriars

Bernunzio Uptown Music is a family-owned music store in the heart of downtown Rochester. In addition to displaying vintage, new and used stringed instruments, its showroom doubles as a music venue. Bernunzio’s goal is to provide an exceptional experience for all music lovers.

Upcoming Events Passive Aggressives Anonymous | Sept. 15 Leo Crandall Sept. 16 & 23 23 Psaegz Sept. 16

Song in the Key of “Eh!” Sept. 17 Susanna Rose Sept. 21 After Hours A Cappella Hour | Sept. 21 & 22

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Blackfriars Theatre is a mid-sized professional theatre that has entertained audiences for 68 years in downtown Rochester, NY. Its mission is to enrich, entertain and inspire the community through exceptional theatrical arts while engaging local talent.

Upcoming Events Twelfth Night September 1-23 PUSH Physical Theatre’s Dracula Oct. 31-Nov.12 Little Women: The Musical December 15-31

Glengarry Glen Ross February 2-18, 2018 When We Were Young & Unafraid March 23-April 8 Avenue Q May 11-27

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Eastman School of Music 26 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY 14604 (585) 274-3000 • www.EastmanTheatre.org Concerts at Eastman @concertsateastman

Central Library’s two buildings contain over one million materials and serve as a community gathering place. The Friends & Foundation of the Rochester Public Library conducts essential fundraising and provides valuable programs to enhance and promote the RPL.

Established in 1921, the Eastman School of Music is regarded as one of the world’s finest music schools and is home to over 700 performances annually, ranging from classical and jazz to opera, new music, and more.

Upcoming Events Tuesday Topics Jan. 16-March 6 HUGE Used Book Sale March 15-17

Upcoming Events Rahim AlHaj, oud September 18 Brian Wilson presents Pet Sounds: The Final Performances September 19 Sö Percussion September 19

Chick Corea/Steve Gadd Band October 13 Paul Lewis, piano November 13 DakhaBrakha November 20

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115 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604 (585) 428-8323 • www.ffrpl.org FriendsAndFoundation

Books Sandwiched In Sept. 12-Oct. 31 Season’s Readings Book Sale Nov. 30-Dec. 2

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100 College Ave, Rochester, NY 14607 (585) 256-3312 • galleryr.rit.edu @ritgalleryr @galleryr

50 Chestnut Street, Rochester, NY 14604 (585) 454-3260 • www.garthfagandance.org @garthfagandance #garthfagandance

Gallery r is RIT’s metro art space, featuring exhibitions and projects by RIT students, faculty, alumni and visiting artists.

Now in its 46th season, Garth Fagan Dance creates cultural, educational and charitable activities that include the furtherance of dance theatre of the highest quality, the development of new works by its Founding Artistic Director, and the growth of future dancers and new audiences.

Upcoming Events RIT Faculty in Focus: Nancy Bernardo & Mitch Goldstein September 1 – 24 RIT Alumni Spotlight: Bethany Krull & Jesse Walp October 6 – 28

Forces at Work, CIAS Student Group Show November 3-19 Tribute to Greg Barnett December 1-17

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Upcoming Events Capital Jazz Cruise Sept. 27-Oct. 1 Joyce Theater (New York, NY) | Nov. 8 - 12 Nazareth College Arts Center | Nov. 29-Dec. 3

University Of Buffalo, 103 Center for the Arts Buffalo | Feb. 23

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Geva Theatre Center

900 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618 (585) 271-3361 • www.eastman.org/dryden TheDrydenTheatre @drydentheatre

75 Woodbury Blvd, Rochester, NY 14607 (585) 232-Geva (4382) • www.GevaTheatre.org Geva Theatre Center @GevaTheatre

The Dryden Theatre is the George Eastman Museum’s premier exhibition space for the art of cinema. Committed to showing motion pictures in their original formats, the Dryden screens hundreds of titles each year spanning a broad range of eras, genres, and styles.

Geva is Rochester’s leading professional theatre, the most attended regional theatre in the Northeast, and one of the 25 most subscribed in the country, serving up to 160,000 patrons annually, including more than 16,000 students.

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World War I on Film Sept. 2-Oct. 21 Film and Video Artist Charles Atlas with Ocean | Sept. 15 Andy Warhol and Friends Oct. 4, 11, 18, & 25

The Alloy Orchestra with Strike | Oct. 6 Director Peter Kahane with The Architects Oct. 28 It’s a Wonderful Life Dec. 6

In the Heights Sept 5 - Oct 8 Smart People Oct 5 - 22 The Agitators Oct 17 - Nov 12

A Christmas Carol Nov 22 - Dec 24 The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns Dec 7 - 24

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Java’s Cafe

The Little Theatre

16 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY 14604 (585) 232-4820 • www.javascafe.com JavasCafe @javascafe

240 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604 (585) 258-0400 • www.thelittle.org TheLittleTheatreROC @TheLittleRoch

Non-stop since 1992, Java’s idea is simple: serve the best locally-roasted coffees and over 50 varieties of tea, and create an awesome place to relax, converse, or find inspiration.

The Little Theatre is the premier cultural center for the presentation of American independent and foreign films, visual arts and music for the greater Rochester community. Through educational events, the Little Theatre provides local artists a place to share and discuss their visions with a diverse audience.

Upcoming Events Visit our Facebook page for a list of any upcoming events. Or better yet, stop on by and see what’s happening!

Upcoming Events Art House Theatre Day Sun, Sept. 24 One Take Doc Series Tues, Oct. 17

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Makers Gallery & Studio

440 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607 (585) 256-0444 • www.LyricTheatreRochester.org LyricTheatreRochester @LyricTheatreRoc

34 Elton Street 3rd Floor, Rochester, NY, 14609 (585) 507-3569 • www.makersgalleryandstudio.com @makersstudio @makersgallery

The Lyric Theatre on East Avenue boasts amazing acoustics in a stunningly grand 1915 building in the City’s Neighborhood of the Arts, and is committed to bringing an exciting variety of shows, concerts and performances to downtown Rochester.

Located in the heart of the Neighborhood of the Arts, Makers Gallery and Studio is a place for artists to exhibit, collaborate, learn, and gather.

Visit LyricTheatreRochester.org for a list of what shows and events are coming soon.

Upcoming Events Mandi Antonucci Art Opening Reception September 9 The Structure of Us September 15, 16, 17

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MuCCC 142 Atlantic Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607 www.muccc.org MuCCC MuCCC Theatre (Multi-use Community Cultural Center) was founded in 2009 in a converted church with a mission to provide a space for independent theater at affordable prices.

Upcoming Events October: Echoes

by N. Richard Nash November: Wm. Shakespeare’s Coriolanus December: Occupant

by Edward Albee

January: The Devil, the Witch and the Blacksmith March: The Sunset Limited by Cormac McCarthy June: Dances at MuCCC

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663 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14607 (585) 271-4320 • www.rmsc.org @rocRMSC Since opening in 1968, the Strasenburgh Planetarium has provided unique experiences and enhanced perceptions of the wonders of the universe. Public presentations include star shows, giant-screen films, and laser light shows.

Upcoming Events For a complete list of planetarium events and showtimes, visit our website schedule at: www.rmsc.org/strasenburghplanetarium/schedule

Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo) 137 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14604 (585) 461-2222 • www.rochestercontemporary.org @roco137 Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo) is a venue for the exchange of ideas. As a center for thoughtful contemporary art, RoCo provides unique encounters for audiences and extraordinary opportunities for artists.

Upcoming Events On the Side | Aug. 3-12 Fundraising Opening Reception: Aug. 3

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SOTA - School of the Arts 45 Prince Street, Rochester, New York 14607 (585) 324-3535 • www.sotarochester.org School of the Arts serves city school students and offers traditional academics complemented by an arts-based curriculum. Nestled in Rochester’s Neighborhood of the Arts, SOTA’s Mission is Student Success… Academic, Artistic and Humanistic.

Upcoming Events

Little Shop of Horrors Oct. 27-Nov. 5 Story Theatre December 1-10 Biloxi Blues February 2-11

Dance Concert 2018 March 2-4 Peter and the Starcatcher April 20-29 The Fantastic Mr. Fox June 1-3

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Writers & Books

Abilene is located at: 153 Liberty Pole Way, Rochester, NY 14604 www.theatrerocs.org TheatreROCS

740 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607 (585) 473-2590 • www.wab.org Writers & Books @writersandbooks

TheatreROCS is a dynamic not-for-profit consortium of Rochester’s finest live theatre organizations dedicated to highlighting Rochester as a respected, economically-viable community of culture, learning and prosperity.

Upcoming Events Look for our performance schedules in the playbills of every participating member and visit this site often for up to date performance schedules and information.

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Upcoming Events Aug 8: Kristen Gentry and Colleen Powderly Reading Aug 17: Get Lit Pub Crawl Sept 7: Harry Lang Reading

Sept 12: Jeff Minerd and Will Hubbell Reading Sept 25: Last Monday Comedy Open Mic Oct 7: Veterans Writing Group

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VENUES 1 • Central Library 115 South Ave. 2 • Geva Theatre Center: Fielding Stage 75 Woodbury Blvd.

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