San Francisco Fringe Festival

Founded in 1991, the San Francisco Fringe Festival has been a place for local and touring artists to stage new and experimental works while building their reputations and performing chops. Uncurated, uncensored, and unjuried, 100% of Fringe performers are selected by lottery, and performers are free to perform what and how they want. Plus, 100% of the box office proceeds go straight back to the artists, and ticket prices are affordable for audiences.

33rd annual San Francisco Fringe Festival presents 45 performances of 15 different shows by 15 indie theater companies.

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Schedule: https://www.theexit.org/fringe-schedule-by-date/
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FRI AUG 9 7:00 PM Perversity, Equity, And Inclusion: A Comedy Show
FRI AUG 9 8:30 PM PSA: Pelvic Service Announcement

SAT AUG 10 12:00 PM I Wish I'd Said That
SAT AUG 10 1:30 PM Prose and Confluence
SAT AUG 10 3:00 PM PSA: Pelvic Service Announcement
SAT AUG 10 4:30 PM Happened Change
SAT AUG 10 6:00 PM The Big Snap
SAT AUG 10 7:30 PM Lesbo Solo
SAT AUG 10 9:00 PM Oy, What They Said About Love

SUN AUG 11 12:00 PM PSA: Pelvic Service Announcement
SUN AUG 11 1:30 PM Happened Change
SUN AUG 11 3:00 PM Gags
SUN AUG 11 4:30 PM Homage
SUN AUG 11 6:00 PM My Uncle Sam, My Military Family and Me
SUN AUG 11 7:30 PM Prose and Confluence

FRI AUG 16 7:00 PM I Wish I'd Said That
FRI AUG 16 8:30 PM Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela?

SAT AUG 17 1:30 PM Oy, What They Said About Love
SAT AUG 17 3:00 PM Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela?
SAT AUG 17 4:30 PM Evening of Illusion: A Night of Mischief & Magic
SAT AUG 17 6:00 PM Homage
SAT AUG 17 7:30 PM Singing the Songs of Whoredum
SAT AUG 17 9:00 PM Perversity, Equity, And Inclusion: A Comedy Show

SUN AUG 18 12:00 PM Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela?
SUN AUG 18 1:30 PM Homage
SUN AUG 18 3:00 PM The Big Snap
SUN AUG 18 4:30 PM The Infinite Wrench
SUN AUG 18 6:00 PM Gags
SUN AUG 18 7:30 PM I Wish I'd Said That

FRI AUG 23 7:00 PM My Uncle Sam, My Military Family and Me
FRI AUG 23 8:30 PM Happened Change

SAT AUG 24 12:00 PM Lesbo Solo
SAT AUG 24 1:30 PM My Uncle Sam, My Military Family and Me
SAT AUG 24 3:00 PM Singing the Songs of Whoredum
SAT AUG 24 4:30 PM The Infinite Wrench
SAT AUG 24 6:00 PM The Big Snap
SAT AUG 24 7:30 PM Evening of Illusion: A Night of Mischief & Magic
SAT AUG 24 9:00 PM Gags

SUN AUG 25 12:00 PM Perversity, Equity, And Inclusion: A Comedy Show
SUN AUG 25 1:30 PM Evening of Illusion: A Night of Mischief & Magic
SUN AUG 25 3:00 PM Lesbo Solo
SUN AUG 25 4:30 PM Singing the Songs of Whoredum
SUN AUG 25 6:00 PM Oy, What They Said About Love
SUN AUG 25 7:30 PM The Infinite Wrench

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More Info about Plays in the 2024 San Francisco Fringe Festival

The Big Snap, solo show by Jeremy Julian Greco, Pullover Productions, CA. On March 17th, 2020, a lockdown was announced in San Francisco, Jeremy Greco decided to document each day by taking a picture. From these pictures, Greco conducted a series of interviews of people from all walks of life: head of the SF Republican party, John Dennis, author Nicole Galland, and many others. All of whom discussed their year of COVID, Trump and their hopes for the future - without Snapping. SAT AUG 10 6:00 PM, SUN AUG 18 3:00 PM, SAT AUG 24 6:00 PM The Big Snap TICKETS $12: https://the-big-snap.eventbrite.com WARNINGS: Language, TIME OF SHOW: 55 minutes

Evening of Illusion: A Night of Mischief & Magic, magic & comedy by Sean Francisco, Street Light Entertainment, San Francisco, CA. Part magic show, part stand-up comedy. Evening of Illusion will leave your sides split! (Maybe by laughter maybe by sawing you in half. Probably both?) Our show features the top up-and-coming names throughout the bay area and promises to be a great time! SAT AUG 17 4:30 PM, SAT AUG 24 7:30 PM, SUN AUG 25 1:30 PM Evening of Illusion TICKETS $15: https://evening-tix.eventbrite.com WARNINGS: Our typical show would be for mature audiences only, TIME OF SHOW: 45-60 minutes

Gags, solo performance of comedy and musical performance by Kuang Lee, Satellite Films, Oakland, CA. Chinese American writer and performer Kuang Lee brings you Gags, a one-man musical comedy about grief and the complexities of father-son relationships. Inspired by his grief counselor's remark that he showed "no signs of grief" after his father's death, Kuang embarks on a journey to navigate his emotions through humor and song. In GAGS, Kuang defies cultural norms and dives deep into his personal story, offering audiences a heartfelt and hilarious exploration of his relationship with his "Baba". SUN AUG 11 3:00 PM, SUN AUG 18 6:00 PM, SAT AUG 24 9:00 PM, Gags TICKETS $9: https://gags-tix.eventbrite.com WARNINGS: Asian American Mental Health - Anxiety / Depression / Suicide, TIME OF SHOW: 30 minutes

Happened Change, structured improv by food, wine & song, Oakland, CA. by Nan Busse, Tobey Kaplan, Heikki Koskinen, Cindy Webster, plays with changes fueled by words, harmony and heart. Stripped down like an old onion --layer by layer -- in the end, at the core, what is left? What do you hold in your hands as you peer through the onion tears? Imagine a friend. Up the stairway, you walk into the house. Your mind is as empty as air filled with poems, movement and haunting music Breathe! SAT AUG 10 4:30 PM, SUN AUG 11 1:30 PM, FRI AUG 23 8:30 PM Happened Change TICKETS $10: https://happened.eventbrite.com TIME OF SHOW: 35 minutes

Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela?, comedy by Pamela H. Leahigh, Washington DC. A two person show where the second person changes each night. That performer is given the script 24 hours before and is told on stage which part they are playing. Part scripted, part improv, mostly comedy where we explore the two sides of a person. and the struggle to sometimes balance the two. FRI AUG 16 8:30 PM, SAT AUG 17 3:00 PM, SUN AUG 18 12:00 PM Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela? TICKETS $10: https://hey-pamela.eventbrite.com WARNINGS: PG-13, TIME OF SHOW: 45-50 minutes

Homage, solo performance with drama and comic moments by Suzanne Freed,directed by David Ford, Mt Pleasant, SC. Mother, daughter and granddaughter come to life in HOMAGE with these questions asked and answered. What role can a dented old milk can play in the lives of feisty and loving survivors of generational trauma? Can smoking Tareyton cigarettes, or taking the pills the doctor generously offered, ease parenting stress? Can cooking blintzes heal the heart broken by the Holocaust of WW2? Can dignity remain when life rips up the ground you stand on? Witness and celebrate with Suzanne 3 generations of a family held together by humor, almost fractured by anger, triumphant in loving. SUN AUG 11 4:30 PM, SAT AUG 17 6:00 PM, SUN AUG 18 1:30 PM Homage TICKETS $15: https://homage-tix.eventbrite.com WARNINGS: Mental illness; references to the Holocaust; swear words; yelling, TIME OF SHOW: 55 minutes

The Infinite Wrench, experimental, non-illusory performance art by The San Francisco Neo-Futurists, San Francisco, CA. The Neo-Futurist ensemble races against the clock to perform 30 original plays in 60 minutes. In this theatrical smorgasbord with no fourth wall, audiences are invited to be active participants in the unreplicable, ephemeral reality of The Infinite Wrench. SUN AUG 18 4:30 PM, SAT AUG 24 4:30 PM, SUN AUG 25 7:30 PM The Infinite Wrench TICKETS $15: https://the-infinite-tix.eventbrite.com WARNINGS: TBD/flexible content (we usually say ages 16+), TIME OF SHOW: 60 minutes

I wish I'd Said That: A Standup Comedy with Hecklers Presented by the Family of Chaos,comedy by Cathy Zhao, Frank Zhao, and Fiona Zhang, Laugh It Out Hub, San Francisco, CA. Standup comedian Cathy Zhao, with her Chaos Family visiting from China, presents you a once-in-your-life Heckler comedy show. Cathy will navigate through a series of anecdotes and reflections, addressing topics she has always wanted to discuss with her parents but never quite found the right moment. From career choices, dating choices, to cultural differences, nothing is off-limits as they bravely tackle the challenges of communication within a family. Through laughter, playful banter, and plenty of arguments in English, Chinglish, Chinese Mandarin, and Dalian dialect, the audience witnesses the universal struggles of familial relationships and the enduring bond between parents and child. SAT AUG 10 12:00 PM, FRI AUG 16 7:00 PM, SUN AUG 18 7:30 PM I Wish I'd Said That TICKETS $15: https://i-wish.eventbrite.com WARNINGS: Do not come here with your parents. It's too real, TIME OF SHOW: 45 minutes

Lesbo Solo, One Dyke's Life in the Theater, solo performance by Terry Baum, Lilith Theater, San Francisco, CA. Baum brings Lesbo Solo, created for her South African tour, back to her hometown. She begins this theatrical collage by entering through the audience, pouncing on various women and falling in love, repeatedly. She leaps onto the stage to sing a duet with her mother (a hand puppet), who demands that she leave her lively lesbian life in order to tend to her comatose dad. She recalls crashing the mayoral forums that refused to invite her to speak. These and other scenes are part of Lesbo Solo, where Baum lays before the audience her theater, her loves, her politics, her journey. SAT AUG 10 7:30 PM, SAT AUG 24 12:00 PM, SUN AUG 25 3:00 PM Lesbo Solo TICKETS $15: https://lesbo-solo.eventbrite.com WARNINGS: Not for Children, TIME OF SHOW: 60 minutes

My Uncle Sam, My Military Family and Me, solo performance by Herbert F. Mintz II, San Francisco, CA. A series of interconnected nonlinear memories that lay bare the personal and institutional arrangement between my Uncle Sam, my military family and me. My piece is a coming out of the footlocker monologue from the point of view of an aging military dependent who is willing to share difficult moments from the regulated subculture of his childhood and youth. SUN AUG 11 6:00 PM, FRI AUG 23 7:00 PM, SAT AUG 24 1:30 PM My Uncle Sam TICKETS $8: https://my-uncle-sam.eventbrite.com WARNINGS: Mature Content - PG 13, TIME OF SHOW: 30 minutes

Oy, What They Said About Love, solo performance by Steve Budd, What They Said Productions, Oakland, CA.In "Oy, What They Said About Love," Steve Budd wonders why other people can tie the knot and he can't. Oy, does he wonder! So he asked a bunch of couples what brought them together and keeps them from pulling apart. Meet a Jewish couple who met on Craigslist, an interfaith pair who met in costume, and more. Budd plays close to a dozen characters, using their own words taken from hours of interviews, and weaves in his relentless, heartfelt, and hilarious search for "the one." SAT AUG 10 9:00 PM, SAT AUG 17 1:30 PM, SUN AUG 25 6:00 PM Oy, What They Said About Love TICKETS $14: https://oy-what.eventbrite.com WARNINGS: audience participation, death (I mention my mother passing away and there's a scene at her funeral), domestic violence (a brief reference to it) mature language, TIME OF SHOW: 60 minutes

Perversity, Equity, And Inclusion: A Comedy Show, comedy showcase by Weyam Al-Ghadban, Ted Donatelli, Rea Kapur, Binya Koatz, The Perversity Hires, Oakland, CA. Meet your diversity goals at this filthy stand-up show by Weyam Al-Ghadban, Ted Donatelli, Rea Kapur, Binya Koatz - featuring an all-queer lineup of comedians with diverse identities like trans, Arab, Jewish, Italianx, white bisexual, and whatever Rea is. Let's drill down on your unconscious bias, baby. FRI AUG 9 7:00 PM, SAT AUG 17 9:00 PM, SUN AUG 25 12:00 PM Perversity, Equity, And Inclusion TICKETS: https://perversity.eventbrite.com WARNINGS: Mature Content, TIME OF SHOW: 60 minutes

Prose and Confluence, experimental musical by Teddy Hulsker and Max Abner, Klanghaus, San Francisco, CA. A queer cowboy musical, featuring an original score and script, that playfully explores themes of loss, mourning, and understanding. Telling the tale of a grieving river hermit and his homunculus like creation, The WaterBoy, Prose and Confluence is a surreal performance and existential experiment utilizing theatrical scenes, projections, soundscapes, live music, essay, and visual art to explore the profound grief which stems from an inability to articulate pain to others. With musicality as the throughline the Klanghaus team crafts an experience that is intimate, soft and meditative while maintaining a childlike playfulness. Akin to a lullaby, Prose and Confluence seeks to heal the harm caused by the romanticized delusion of the stoic individual 'man.' SAT AUG 10 1:30 PM, SUN AUG 11 7:30 PM, Prose and Confluence TICKETS $15: https://prose.eventbrite.com WARNINGS: Some loud noises, TIME OF SHOW: 60 minutes

PSA: Pelvic Service Announcement, comedic one-woman show with original music, characters, and videos by Amy Veltman, New York City, NY. When a "know-it-all" NYC comedian and middle-aged mom of two sought help for her pelvic floor problems, she learned just how much she didn't know about life's most basic functions! In this hilarious autobiographical romp, Amy shares her hard-won education through original songs and portrayals of the people and parts she met along the way.FRI AUG 9 8:30 PM, SAT AUG 10 3:00 PM, SUN AUG 11 12:00 PM PSA: Pelvic Service Announcement TICKETS $15: https://psa-pelvic.eventbrite.com WARNINGS: Probably best for people 14 and up. Minimal swearing, discussion of bodily functions, TIME OF SHOW: 60 minutes

Singing the Songs of Whoredum, Solo Performance of musical theatre by Zoe Mork, Storm Productions, San Francisco, A 40 minute show with sung songs from Broadway talking about sex work and a story telling vinette that reasserts the songs themes. SAT AUG 17 7:30 PM, SAT AUG 24 3:00 PM, SUN AUG 25 4:30 PM TICKETS: $10 https://singing-tix.eventbrite.com WARNINGS: mature content, explicit language, not for children, TIME OF SHOW: 45 minutes