Toronto Fringe Festival Applications Available

[Bridget MacIntosh]

2005 TORONTO FRINGE FESTIVAL APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE !


The Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival is entering its 17th year of providing emerging and established artists with an affordable opportunity to produce a play for an enthusiastic audience.


The 2005 Toronto Fringe will feature the work of more than 120 independent theatre companies from Ontario, across Canada and around the world in ten theatres in downtown Toronto.



Applications are now available for our 60-minute, 90-minute, KidsVenue and Bring Your Own Venue performance slots. All artists and theatre companies are welcome to apply to the festival and for the application fee of $600 plus GST ($550.00 plus GST for KidsVenue applications) each company will receive:



�        seven performances in a fully equipped venue with 90 � 200 seats

   (up to 8 performances for KidsVenue companies)

�        one technician to assist with their production

�        complete box office and house management services

�        Festival publicity

�        and most importantly, 100% of their box office revenues



Ontario, national, international and KidsVenue participants are selected by lottery.

The deadline to submit an application is 6PM on Monday January 31, 2005.



In 2004, the festival achieved a ticketed attendance of 40,397 and returned $257,682 in box office revenue to the 128 performing companies.   By the end of the 2005, the Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival will have hosted over 1,470 independent theatre productions.  Many of these productions have gone on to future successes including several Dora and Chalmers award nominees and winners.  Some recent productions that have received critical accolades for their post festival productions include TOP GUN! THE MUSICAL, JOB: THE HIP HOP MUSICAL, RADIO:30, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, ROMEO & JULIET: REMIXED, FISH/WIFE and DA KINK IN MY HAIR which is the second Fringe production to be included in Mirvish Productions� season and will be presented from January 11 to February 27 at the Princess of Wales Theatre.


For more information on the 2005 Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival or the application process please call (416) 966-1062 or email us at fringe at fringetoronto.com

344 Bloor Street West, Suite 507, Toronto, ON  M5S 3A7Tel: (416) 966-1062   Fax: (416) 966-5072   E-mail: fringe at fringetoronto.com    www.fringetoronto.com


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