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Hartford Fringe Festival at the Carriage House Theater
October 17, 2019 - November 1, 2019
The Hartford Fringe Festival will be held from October 17th through November 1st at the Carriage House Theater in Hartford.
Hartfords First Annual Celebration of Fringe Theatre, Dance, Music & Comedy. 19 Different Acts. 40 Performances. 10 Days. 1 Amazing Festival.
The first Fringe was in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1947. Theater groups not invited to the famed Edinburgh Arts Festival organized their own happening along outskirts of town – or the ‘fringe’.
This edgier work soon surpassed the original festival’s popularity as audiences championed bold, daring work from across the spectrum. The United States is home to more fringe festivals than any other country.
Hartford has a long and distinguished history of theatre dating back to its heyday in the late 19th/early 20th century. Today, Hartford is the home to several amazing professional theatres, but those spaces are oftentimes unavailable or too expensive for smaller companies or individual artists.
The Hartford Fringe Festival seeks to make a stage and resources available to performers from throughout the region. In addition, HFF will present dozens of performances that show audiences the wealth of talent that can be drawn to Hartford.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17**
6:00pm – You People!
7:30pm – The Woodhull Project
8:45pm – Black Irish
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 – LGBTQ Night!**
6:00pm – Kathy’s Secret
7:30pm – Another Life
9:00pm – Ladies at a Gay Girl’s Bar: 1938-1969
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19**
10:00am – Seahorse: A Love Story
11:00am – The WHISH Band: Songs of Freedom
12:30pm – Black Irish
3:30pm – Grandma’s Eye Patch
4:45pm – Niagara
6:30pm – Ladies at a Gay Girl’s Bar: 1938-1969
8:00pm – The Comedy Stylings of Brendan K. Williams
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20
11:30am – Black Irish
1:00pm – Grandma’s Eye Patch
3:30pm – Niagara
5:00pm – The Comedy Stylings of Brendan K. Williams
6:15pm – Ladies at a Gay Girl’s Bar: 1938-1969
8:00pm – Masks and the Monster
MONDAY, OCTOBER 21
6:00pm – Moonlighters
7:00pm – The Woodhull Project
8:15pm – Seahorse: A Love Story
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22
6:00pm – Black Irish
7:30pm – Another Life
9:00pm – Moonlighters
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23
6:00pm – Seahorse: A Love Story
7:45pm – Let’s Stop the Madness Before It’s Too Late (Part 1)
9:00pm – Woodhull/Beecher
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24
6:00pm – Woodhull/Beecher
7:00pm – Let’s Stop the Madness Before It’s Too Late (Part 1)
8:30pm – Strange Fruit
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25
6:00pm – Comedy Improv Smackdown: Adults vs. Kids
7:30pm – Woodhull/Beecher
9:15pm – Capital City Stand-Up: The Rising Stars of Hartford Comedy
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26
10:00am – The WHISH Band: Songs of Freedom
11:30am – Seahorse: A Love Story
12:30pm – The Second Step Players
1:45pm – Woodhull/Beecher
4:30pm – Black Irish
6:00pm – The Comedy Stylings of Brendan K. Williams
7:15pm – You People!
8:30pm – Strange Fruit
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1
8:00pm – Best of the Fest / You vote for your favorite shows during the festival. Top 3 winners present encore performances this night!