Host a Fringe Artist
Some of our Fringe artists will be traveling from distances far and wide to come to our Festival this year and will be looking for a place to call home while they are in our wonderful city. They don't require much: just a floor space with a mattress and a friendly smile from their Host to make their stay in Windsor even more enjoyable!
If you have room to spare, please consider become a Fringe Artist Host. As a host, you would receive a free VIP Access Pass for two to any and all Fringe Festival shows throughout the duration of the Festival!
Let's show our Fringe guests our famous southwestern Ontario Hospitality! Open up your home and hearts and you'll receive much more than just a free Pass. You will develop a special friendship and earn the undying gratitude of a Fringe Artist!
If you are interested in becoming a Fringe Artist Host, please contact fringe@actorstheatreofwindsor.com.
The Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals is built on four principles:
- No Artistic Direction. Artists are selected by ‘first come, first served’.
- No Censorship. Artists have complete freedom to present their work.
- Accessibility to artists. Anyone can apply to the Fringe.
- Accessibility to audience. Ticket prices are kept low and 100% of the ticket price is returned to the artists you see on stage.
For more detailed information, please visit the CAFF home page: www.fringefestivals.com
The Windsor International Fringe Festival was founded in 2007 by Actors Theatre of Windsor (ATW), a not-for-profit professional theatre company. as part of its community outreach program (ATW Actors Umbrella).
ATW Actors Umbrella's aim in producing the Windsor Fringe is to increase affordable and accessible avenues for professional theatre:
to create opportunities for independent artists to showcase their work;
to grow Windsor’s cultural identity and profile;
to provide a new engine to contribute to the development of the entertainment industry,
Arts & Culture Tourism, and the regional economy.
Established in January 2006 Actors Theatre of Windsor ( ATW) is a professional theatre company, who's aim is to develop a viable professional entertainment industry in Southwestern Ontario and Southeastern Michigan.
Co-founded by Mona el Baroudi and Gordon Mackenzie, the public programming of ATW has two core components:
ATW Main Stage, which produces professional theatre and our season of shows paying participating trained actors, and production crew a living wage;
ATW Actors Umbrella, a community outreach program which produces the Windsor International Fringe Festival and WHAT’S ON! ‘The Arts & Culture Calendar of Windsor-Essex in Canada South’.
www.actorstheatreofwindsor.com
