WTF is the best way to book your dream venue for fringe? Kate Duprey, Venue Manager for The Temple Theatre and The Company Theatre in Rochester, NY, tells all on how to work with venues. She also gives us a peek into the Temple Theatre’s diverse lineup for the 2024 Rochester Fringe.

Learn more about The Company Theatre.

Keep up with The Company Theatre on Instagram and Facebook @thecompanytheatreroc

William D’Ovidio and wife Jennifer never dreamed of running away with the circus, but that is exactly what they have done. The Aerial Arts of Rochester began with pole fitness classes and, over the years, has blossomed into

Learn more about the Aerial Arts of Rochester on their WEBSITE.

Keep up with them on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok

If you go to a show by PUSH Physical Theatre, you will probably find yourself saying, “WTF, how do they do that?!” PUSH was created by husband and wife team Darren and Heather Stevenson and combines multiple physical art forms to create something truly spectacular. Darren sits down with Lauren to talk about the development of the award-winning company and how participating in fringe over the past few years has continued to shape who he is as an artist.

Learn more about PUSH Physical Theatre HERE.

Keep up with PUSH on Instagram, Facebook, and TiKTok @pushtheatre

Kate Sweeney teaches a semester course on Fringe Theatre at Monroe Community College in Rochester, NY. Like WTF, that is so cool, (can I take that class)! Kate has been participating in the Rochester Fringe Festival for some years now as a show producer and served two years as the Director of Production. If anyone knows the ins and outs of the Rochester Fringe and what it takes to put on a show, it’s Kate.

If you want to know how to fringe Amber Bjork is your person. Amber serves as the artist Liaison for

Learn more about The Winding Sheet Outfit

Learn more about The Minnesota Fringe Festival

Learn more about Transatlantic Love Affair

WTF would hot dogs and dead guys help make a couple of theater makers become a fringe favorite? Today, Jake Mierva and Danylo Loutchko of an alleged Theatre Company tell us all about their fringe journey and how fringe has helped them push the boundaries of creativity to make shows that connect with audiences.

Learn more about an alleged Theatre Company

Keep up with an alleged Theatre Company on Instagram and Facebook @allegedtheatre

Timothy Kelly and Rachel Ropella were undergraduate theatre students who, on a whim, said, "WTF, let's apply for the Minnesota Fringe." After a few short years, the duo turned into Melancholics Anonymous. Due to the company's massive success at the Minnesota Fringe, Melancholics Anonymous has become a staple of the Minnesota theatre community. Hear all about their story and their newest show, Beanie Baby Divorce Play, which will debut at the 2024 Minnesota Fringe.

Learn more about Melancholics Anonymous on their WEBSITE.

Keep up with their antics on social media on Instagram @MelancholicsMN and FB at Melancholics Anonymous

We sit down with Martin Dockery, arguably one of the best fringe performers in North America, to talk about making a living as a full-time fringe artist, WTF fringe is so important, and all about his newest shows.  Martin is a Brooklyn-based artist who spends much of the year touring his 12 one-person shows and 7 two-person plays. He’s performed at over 100 fringe festivals, winning 50+ awards along the way.

Find

Keep up with him on Social Media on Instagram @martindockery1 and Facebook

Happy World Fringe Day! We did something super fringey and put out an open call to our fringey friends. Today’s episode features 14 different productions complete with the best fringe stories and advice!

Check out all of the productions on their websites and follow them on Instagram! Better yet, go see the shows!!! WTF are you waiting for?!

Dear Annie, I Hate You | @dearannie_ihateyou

Non-Player Character: Live Virtual Reality Musical | @brendanAbradley

Bangs, Bobs & Banter: Confessions of a Hairstylist | @gravity_theatre

That's So Magically Meta | @magicallymeta

Whore's Eye View | @oldprosonline

CRISPR: The Musical! | @crispr_the_musical

Main Street Players | @terryfykemsp

Do This One Thing for Me | @dothisonethingforme

Art Of Selling Out | @JackiThrappp

Cirque Us Stories  | @thecirqueus

Whatever Fate Decides | @whateverfatedecides

Colored Silk: A Civil War Odyssey  | @colored.silk

Meet Me in Buenos Aires | @florencia_iriondo

A Letter To Lyndon B Johnson Or God: Whoever Reads This First | @xhloeandnatasha

Reference articles concerning Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s veto of state-wide arts funding.

Orlando Weekly Article

NPR Report

CBS Miami Deep Dive

If you like WTF's theme music, you will love today's guest! Paul Snider of Orchestra of Sound (and creator of our theme song) is joining us to talk all things fringe and being a working artist. He is one fascinating dude and you will learn so much from him.

Connect with Paul on his WEBSITE.

Keep up with his production on Instagram @theorchestraofsound and on Facebook at Orchestra of Sound