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September 16, 2024
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Celebrating 10 Years of Fringe in the Electric City

Since 2015, the award-winning Scranton Fringe Festival has provided a most welcoming environment for unique performance art. This year marks the 10th anniversary of this wildly popular celebration of theater, dance, comedy, music and so much more. Fringe performances take place at various venues throughout Downtown Scranton.

The Scranton Fringe Festival runs from Thursday, September 26, through Sunday, October 6.

 

Culture, Creativity and Community

According to Co-Founder and Managing Director, Elizabeth Bohan, “Fringe festivals reflect the face of the arts community in their cities in such a special way.” Artists are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to present their work in a supportive space free of content censorship. Scranton Fringe also takes great care to honor the long, storied history of fringe festivals, drawing much of its inspiration from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the largest Fringe event in the world.

 

 

A true team effort

“Scranton Fringe pulls together all of these different organizations from schools to local theaters to venues to other nonprofits,” Bohan adds. Local playwrights, choreographers, directors, actors, comedians and musicians all have a hand in the festival’s performances.

For Bohan, the most rewarding aspect of Scranton Fringe is its ability to bring out the best in the local arts community. “The festival gets everyone out of their routines and their silos and shakes up the possibilities in our community for two weeks,” she says. “It’s really fun to see the new connections and ideas that come from this period of various programs every year.”

 

Photo courtesy of Brent Pennington.

 

You’ll find just about everything at Fringe

From film presentations and musical comedies to children’s theater and engaging drama, there are performances for every sensibility. You can even catch immersive audio experiences and thought-provoking visual art exhibits. And when the lights go down, Fringe comes alive. Don’t miss incredible, late-night events like a silent disco and cabaret and improv comedy shows to name just a few.

The festival will also host a visual art exhibit and 10-year retrospective at AFA Gallery.

2024 Scranton Fringe Festival Performances and Events
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17 of Diamonds

Friday, September 27 – Sunday, September 29

Venue: The Ritz Theater

Price: $15

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Art for All: Art Exhibit & 10-Year Retrospective

Friday, October 4

(Art Exhibit runs from September 20 – October 6)

Venue: AFA Gallery

Price: FREE

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Battle of the Bards

Sunday, September 29

Venue: The V Spot

Price: FREE

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Blue Gingham and Sunlight

Friday, September 27 – Sunday, September 29

Venue: Scranton Cultural Center Jr. Ballroom

Price: $15

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Bread Crumb

Friday, September 27 – Sunday, September 29

Venue: Scranton Shakes Space

Price: $15

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Cadavera’s Cult Movie Club – 13 Ghosts

Saturday, September 28

Venue: AFA Gallery

Price: $15

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Colombinus

Wednesday, October 2

Venue: Scranton Cultural Center Shopland Hall

Price: $15

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Fringe Cabaret

Friday, October 4

Venue: Scranton Cultural Center Shopland Hall

Price: $15

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Funny at the Fringe

Saturday, October 5

Venue: AFA Gallery

Price: $15

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Home Rule: An Irreverent Catholic Horror-Comedy image
Home Rule: An Irreverent Catholic Horror-Comedy

Thursday, October 3 – Saturday, October 5

Venue: Scranton Shakes Space

Price: $15

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If I Could Be A hero

Saturday, September 28

Venue: Scranton Shakes Space

Price: FREE

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Immersive Bee Audio Experience

Friday, October 4

Venue: Lackawanna County Children’s Library

Price: FREE

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Love in White-Inked Mother’s Milk – Hope Austin image
Love in White-Inked Mother’s Milk – Hope Austin

Thursday, October 3 – Saturday, October 5

Venue: Scranton Cultural Center Jr. Ballroom

Price: $15

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Mimosas

Thursday, October 3 – Saturday, October 5

Venue: Scranton Shakes Space

Price: $15

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Muse & Mingle

Tuesday, October 1

Venue: AFA Gallery

Price: $15

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New York in Chains – Teen Version

Saturday, September 28

Venue: Scranton Shakes Space

Price: $15

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Once Upon an Orchestra

Saturday, October 5

Venue: Lackawanna County Children’s Library

Price: FREE

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Party Robot

Thursday, October 3 – Saturday, October 5

Venue: Scranton Cultural Center Jr. Ballroom

Price: $15

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Silent Disco @ The Everhart

Sunday, September 27

Venue: Everhart Museum

Price: $15

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Taking Up Space

Friday, October 4 & Saturday, October 5

Venue: Electric City Trolley Station & Museum

Price: FREE

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Teen Silent Disco

Saturday, October 5

Venue: Lackawanna County Children’s Library

Price: FREE

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Time Machine Blueprints: The Show

Friday, October 4 & Saturday, October 5

Venue: Dusk & Dawn Coffeehouse

Price: $15

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Tiny Beautiful Things

Friday, September 27 – Sunday, September 29

Venue: The Ritz Theater

Price: $15

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Featured image (top) courtesy of Brent Pennington.