New Orleans Fringe Attracts 160 Applicants for 30 Performance Slots

New Orleans Fringe Festival is gearing up for an incredible third year of innovative, wild, fresh, original theater November 17-21. The first sign that this year is going to reach new levels was when 160 applications arrived at Fringe to be considered for the 30 slots in the festival. Theater groups from New Orleans, around the US, and even Chile, Switzerland, Germany, UK and Canada applied to be a part of what is widely considered to be one of the most exciting emerging Fringe festivals in the US.

In 2008, the first year of Fringe, 76 applications were submitted; in 2009, the number increased to 108 applications. And although the Fringe organizers expected to receive more this year for 2010, they were astonished by the response. "The number of applications is very exciting, but even more so is the quality! Diverse, weird, professional, ambitious, quality work," commented Performance Coordinator Emilie Whelan.

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