Join The Board
The Chicago Fringe Festival (CFF) is seeking new board members. Ideal candidates will have a strong interest in helping to grow an upstart arts-oriented 501(c)3 organization within an established model. Board members assist with festival advocacy and annual fundraising efforts. Candidates must also attend quarterly meetings, select special events and the annual festival in first two weeks of September.
2012 Fringe Lottery
2012 Chicago Fringe Festival Lineup to be Chosen at All-Ages Public Lottery Party in Pilsen
Fingers will be crossed. The religious will say a prayer, the superstitious will rub their rabbits’ feet. The unscrupulous may try to bribe staffers, but only those shows chosen purely by chance at the public lottery on February 25 will win a spot in the 2012 Chicago Fringe Festival lineup.
When? | Feb 25, 2pm-4pm |
Where? | Simone’s Bar, 960 W 18th St, in Fringe’s home neighborhood of Pilsen. |
This exciting all-ages event will feature $4 drafts for attendees wearing a Fringe button. Buttons will be available for purchase at Simone's, for those who do not have one from attending a past Festival. Attendees will also enjoy delectable complimentary eats prepared by Simone's, and play fun trivia games to win Fringe merch, bar tabs and other prizes.
Of course, the main event will be the lottery drawing itself. Thirteen shows have already been chosen through the Fringe's first-come, first-serve process. The lottery will determine what shows will fill the remaining 37 spots in the 2012 Festival lineup.
Will Messenger Theatre Company be chosen, to present its two-woman adaptation of Shakespeare’s immortal As You Like It? Or Not Breakfast Productions, with its show about baby woodpeckers, invisible cats and magical penguins? Will the Lottery gods favor Stinki Pinki Productions, putting on an Iranian-born Texan's multimedia spoken word show?
About six dozen shows have already applied to take part in the lottery, with the application process ongoing until February 15.
Those who can’t make it in person can watch the Lottery online. It will be streamed live. The action will also be updated live on Twitter at #cff2012.
Chicago Fringe Festival chooses its lineup by lottery because it is committed to presenting a diverse, unjuried festival open to theatrical artists at all points in their careers. The third annual Chicago Fringe Festival will take place August 30–September 9 at venues in Pilsen.
Photos by Heather Moats and Sergio Soltero