The Guelph Fringe Festival will be returning this year with an assortment of local theatrical productions put on by people from all walks of life.
Like similar Fringe festivals from around the world, the Guelph event is a non-juried festival where artists receive all proceeds from tickets and performers have complete artistic freedom. This year’s festival has announced a schedule of 15 shows across three different venues, with several having repeat performances.
Formats range from single-act musicals to one-person performances from stand-up comedians and conceptual artists. Fringe festivals are also a common opportunity for emerging performers to meet and network with each other, with from promotional poster printing typically undertaken to promote the events.
As always, monologues and other one-person formats are a popular form of self-expression, including musician Adam Byron’s autobiographical “Cheap Bear and a Bad Year”, a theatre veteran’s perspective in “Have You Flogged Your Crew Today?” and performer Will Gillespie’s historical musical “MINE! True Stories and Legends of the Porcupine Gold Rush.”
Other plays are more complex productions, ranging from the improvised comedy “Hi Again High School: An Improvised Assembly” to dramatic plays like “A Baby For Andy.” The festival is mainly supported by volunteer efforts.
The 2022 edition of the Guelph Fringe Festival will take place between August 4 and 7 at the Red Brick Cafe, Silence and the Guelph Museum.
