Producer Erica Fee reflects on virtual Rochester Fringe, Worlds Collide” for musicians Dave Rivello and Shawn Drogan, and more.
2020 Virtual Rochester Fringe Festival
Rochester Fringe Festival, Day 11: ‘#txtshow,’ ‘The Wonderland Series,’ and ‘COVID Zone’
The innovative but exhausting “#txtshow,” Shannon Reilly’s experimental performance of “The Wonderland Series,” and NTID’s “COVID Zone.”
Rochester Fringe Festival, Day 10: Cirque du Fringe, ‘Shotspeare,’ ‘Zoom Your Own Adventure,’ and more
Matt and Heidi Morgan present new versions of “Cirque du Fringe” and “Shotspeare”; the audience gets involved in “Zoom Your Own Adventure!”
Rochester Fringe Festival, Day 9: ‘Contemporary Musicians’ Guide,’ ‘Etched Glass Decanter,’ PUSH
Jessica Ann Best sings about modern love, Evening Crane Theatre delivers radio drama, PUSH Physical Theatre performs a powerful new show.
In 2020, do not dismiss fringe shows as frivolous
Will society embrace virtual arts presentations moving forward? The answer is being explored during the KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival.
Rochester Fringe Festival, Day 8: ‘#FolkloreLatino,’ ‘Temporary Actors,’ and Cobbs Hill Consort
The folk dance of “#FolkloreLatino,” the performance art piece “Temporary Actors,” and the Native American flute music of Cobbs Hill Consort.
Rochester Fringe Festival, Day 7: ‘Disturbances a Deux’
Created by visual artist Martha Schermerhorn, the spoken-word performance “Disturbances a Deux” explores the mysterious and the supernatural.
Rochester Fringe Festival, Day 6: ‘Proximity’
The performance film “Proximity” demonstrates what both dance โ and virtual performance โ can be in the COVID-19 era.
Rochester Fringe Festival, Day 5: FringeTalk Recap and ‘A Night at the Cabaret’
The first weekend of the KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival brings a recap of two FringeTalks, plus a review of “A Night at the Cabaret.”
‘Silly & Unnecessary Variety Show’ brings levity to life in the time of COVID-19
Comedian Lori Hamilton’s one-woman variety show is poised to bring a sense of fun to Rochester Fringe audiences, even amid COVID-19.
Rochester Fringe Festival, Day 4: ‘Cirque du Fringe,’ ‘Milkdrunk,’ ‘The Nightmare,’ and ‘A Spy in the House of Men’
“Cirque du Fringe” carries on, “Milkdrunk” comedically details new motherhood, Penny Sterling reprises “A Spy in the House of Men,” and more.
ROC Freedom Riders spread message of hope and racial justice
ROC Freedom Riders’ Fringe Festival show tells the raw, underrepresented stories of the Black community in the wake of Daniel Prude’s death.






