Arts & Entertainment
Chicago Fringe Festival's 8th Annual Lottery Party
The 2017 Chicago Fringe Performers and Participants Are Chosen Randomly At This Annual Event
The Chicago Fringe Festival, August 30 - September 10, is proud to announce the 8th Annual Lottery Party, Saturday, March 4, from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m., at Old Irving Brewing, 4419 W. Montrose Ave. The Lottery Party is the gathering where individuals and organizations learn if they will perform in the 2017 Fringe Festival. The Lottery Party is free and open to the public. The random drawing of participants includes bingo, drinks and food from Old Irving Brewing, a former warehouse turned beer hall serving house beers and gastropub fare. The party is broadcast live at Chicago Fringe’s facebook page.
A total of 50 shows will be accepted into the 2017 Chicago Fringe Festival, half local artists and half non-local artists. Sub-lotteries ensure diversity in the line-up and also family-friendly programming. The first 13 applicants are accepted first come, first served and include beyond this point, Chicago Iowa Theatre Collective, The DIVAHs, Andrew Kottler/Welcome Back Productions, Brian Malow, Pat O’Brien, William Pack, Rally Theatre Company, Julie Soroko, Spartan Theatre Company, Mark Toland, Gavin Whitt/Whimsycube and Kimberly Witt. The remaining artists in the Chicago Fringe Festival are entered via the lottery.
The Chicago Fringe Festival 2017 returns to Jefferson Park. The festival features about 200 performances including comedies, dramas, dance pieces, musicals, performance art and the unclassifiable. This is an uncensored, unjuried, no-holds barred performance event that returns 100% of ticket sales to the artists. In their first seven years, Chicago Fringe has returned over $200,000 to artists.
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ABOUT CHICAGO FRINGE FESTIVAL
The Chicago Fringe Festival, now in its eighth year, annually presents performances over the course of two weeks. The Chicago Fringe Festival is a member of the Fringe Festival movement and is one of many festivals held throughout the world. The Chicago Fringe Festival is devoted to celebrating an inclusive community of adventurous artists, volunteers and patrons.