Pittsburgh Fringe

Many shows you see playing at the Cultural Trust or other places, originally started at a fringe. Support artists in their creative journey through fringes by seeing their shows. You could be seeing the next Six, or Stomp before everyone else!

This list represents shows that audiences picked by "bums in seats," and only after that did curators notice the audiences' excitement and book for tours, other festivals, or venues.

That is sometimes the only avenue for new shows with new "edgy" or controversial styles to get in front of an audience at all.

Fringe's are crucial to the ecosystem and helpful in giving a platform to new work. Especially new work that may not have other avenues. In our model, the audience picks the shows, not the curator. The artists decide what they want to bring to the audience, without the middleman.

Nice little article about some of the shows that have come out of Edinburgh Fringe (clearly not all of them - just a few!).

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Pittsburgh Fringe – FringeReview

Thanks to all our wonderful reviewers and FringeReview UK !! We have more reviews up! Keep an eye out as more should be being posted!

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Pittsburgh Fringe: 12 years of open-access art Emily Fritz | a&e editor On the outskirts of the Edinburgh International Festival in 1947, eight theater groups crashed the carefully curated gathering. Subsequently denied entry, the alternati…

Thanks The Duquesne Duke and Emily Fritz!

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Getting set pieces together for Josephine tonight March 29 at the New Hazlett at 8:30pm!! TikTok video by pghfringe

We are getting ready for tonight! Our finale show Josephine at the New Hazlett at 8:30pm March 29th! Come on in!!! #pghevents #pghtgeater #pghfringe

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Tonight is the night! Josephine at the New Hazlett at 8:30pm March 29th! Come on in!!! #pghevents #pghtgeater #pghfringe @newhazlett TikTok video by pghfringe

Tonight is the night! Josephine at the New Hazlett at 8:30pm March 29th!

Come on in!!!

#pghevents #pghtgeater #pghfringe
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Students debut brand new Fringe Festival This past weekend, Point Park launched its first student-run Fringe Festival, featuring a lineup of theater, music and art performances created and produced by students.

Thank Point Park Globe for talking about College Fringe and the Point Park Fringe collaboration!!

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Pittsburgh Fringe Festival returns starting Thursday An accordion-driven musical about train-wreck relationships. A late-night stand-up show about kidney disease. A mind-bending apocalyptic play about the future of art. Those are just some of the shows ...

Thanks Herald Standard!

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What to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: 'EGO' play at the New Hazlett, Pittsburgh Fringe Festival The New Hazlett Theater presents the play "EGO" about the nature of self, the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival returns and an art exhibit "Raymond Saunders: Flowers from a Black Garden" — here's what to do ...

Thanks WESA!

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Thanks The Pitt News!!

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Spring Flower Show, 'Madama Butterfly,' Matt Rife and more things to do this weekend This weekend in Pittsburgh, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is in full bloom, there’s a Butterfly on 7th Street and an arena is slated...

Thanks Pittsburgh Post Gazette!

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Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: March 21-23 Spring is officially here, but the weather is still fickle. So, while we’re waiting for March to go out like a lamb, here are some fun (and mostly indoor) events to pass the weekend around the P...

Thanks TribLive!

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The ’Burgh Bulletin Image from Flickr Local Pittsburgh happenings in arts, culture, etc. Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival March 14–27, Row House Cinema, Lawrenceville, ticket price varies Eat ice cream mochi at “Ice …

Thanks The TARTAN!!

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The festival opens tonight! Get your tickets and see a show! Tickets are very affordable!!

This month, the wild, weird and wonderful of the Steel City’s arts community will descend on the streets of Garfield, Bloomfield and Friendship for the annual Pittsburgh Fringe Festival. This nine-day performing arts festival is returning for fully in-person performances.

by Colleen Hammond

A demonically possessed scout leader, an accordion-playing clown trolling their ex-partner and a die-hard “Jaws” devotee lurk behind the unassuming gray walls of Mr. Roboto Project on Penn Avenue. Welcome to the dazzling underbelly of Pittsburgh’s theatrical world.

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More recent endeavors include the national tour of Rock of Ages, a European tour with the innovative and world-renowned Pilobulus Dance Theater Company, and a founding member and Assistant Director and Choreographer of the successful Orlando based troupe, VarieTease.

One of our performers has been performing professionally for over 20 years. Her early credits include assistant choreographer and backup dancing for the ’90s pop group N*SYNC, backup dancer for LFO, multiple roles at Universal Studios Orlando, and a featured role in the hit movie series Bring It On!

Trivia! Who can answer this before turning to the next page? Which of our performers was a classmate of King Charles in a drama class in Scotland? See the show and be only 2 degrees of separation from... TikTok video by pghfringe

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One of ourperformers has been in these Movies/TV shows:
Chariots of Fire, Amazing Spiderman 2, Drop Dead Fred, Madoff, Forever, Ugly Betty, Cheers, Law and Order, Sex and the City, As the World Turns, Seinfeld, Knots Landing, Big Business, Miami Vice, Airline, and even One Life to Live.

Wild and weird theater returns in person at this year's Pittsburgh Fringe Festival “A Fringe is an amazing chance to see something that might be big before it blows up. You can discover a lot of hidden gems.”

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Nick M Daniels-The Solo Project Nick M Daniels The Solo project is a creative exploration by Multimedia/Multidisciplinary artist Nick M Daniels. Nick M Daniels About the Artist(s): ​A Pittsburgh pione... TikTok video by pghfringe

A Pittsburgh pioneer in exploring race & sexual identity, Nick M. Daniels has over 30 years of experience. His choreographic style continuously has developed through butoh, African, modern, & contemporary styles based on pure raw emotion, & self-realized soundscapes &video imagery.

But too much honey only gets you into sticky situations.

March 20, 2025 9.00pm
March 21, 2025 7.00pm
March 22, 2025 4.00pm
March 24, 2025 6.00pm
Mr. Roboto Project
Standard: $15

Get tickets at the link in our bio! You can also check out all the other shows at www.pittsburghfringe.org!

Fly Trap by Maria Mainelli

A tale of self-love, embracing creativity, and licking an armpit, Fly Trap is a comedic storytelling solo show by Maria Mainelli. An avid people pleaser, Maria listened to her grandmother when she said “you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar”.

Fly Trap by Maria Mainelli (@mariamarinarasauce) A tale of self-love, embracing creativity, and licking an armpit, Fly Trap is a comedic storytelling solo show by Maria Mainelli. An avid people please... TikTok video by pghfringe

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