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Section 1

This first section is a list of basic information about the Windsor Fringe Theatre Festival (indoor events). All information is specific to the 2009 festival unless otherwise noted. Please use this as the absolute reference guide. Thank you!

NAME ON FIRST REFERENCE: Windsor International Fringe Festival
NAME AFTER FIRST REFERENCE: Windsor Fringe Festival or Windsor Fringe or the Fringe
DATES: July 17 – 26, 2009: Windsor International Fringe Festival’s second year.
THEATRE TICKET SALES: 2008 4389 individual tickets sold, 700 tickets sold via Fringe passes; 112 Volunteer Passes Issued = Total 5201 Tickets Issued. The Windsor Fringe now holds the record for a new Fringe in their inaugural year (previous record held by the London Fringe of 4766 Tickets Issued for their inaugural year in 2000).
PROJECTED SALES FOR 2009: 6000 Theatre Tickets Sold.

2009 FRINGE TICKETS AND PASSES:
  • Single tickets: 50% of tickets available for sale in advance at $10 and 50% of tickets available for sale $9 at the door.
  • Advance tickets: $10. Advance tickets are on sale up to 4PM on the last business day the box office is open before the performance. The Chrysler Theatre Box office is open Monday to Saturday, 1 PM to 8PM.
  • Fringe Button: $3 (one time cost) to help defray festival production costs, as monies from all tickets sold go to participating artists. All patrons are required to present a Fringe Button and a ticket to be admitted to a venue. A number of restaurants will offer discounts to patrons presenting the Fringe Button during the festival. For the list of Fringe Button discounts see www.windsorfringe.com. Fringe buttons are for sale at the Chrysler Theatre Box office, at Fringe Headquarters in advance and at the Capitol Theatre venues one hour before each performance.
  • Pass Policy: Fringe Passes are completely transferable meaning a single pass can be used by one person, a couple or a group of individuals to see one or more shows . Passes can only be redeemed one hour before a performance at the venue. Pass prices include surcharge and applicable taxes. Passes are transferable. Passes are treated as cash, and therefore cannot be replaced by the Fringe if lost.
  • Fringe Friend Pass: 5 shows for $37 + GST = Only 50 passes are available for sale and are available at the Chrysler Theatre as of July 7, 2009.
  • Fringe Frequenter Pass: 10 shows for $68. + GST = Only 40 passes are available for sale and are available at the Chrysler Theatre as of July 7, 2009.

HOT LINE: 519.258.9887 – For information about the Fringe Theatre festival and associated festivals.
BOX OFFICE: 519.252.6579 or 1-877-446-4500 The Chrysler Theatre Box Office, 121 Ferry Street.
E-MAIL:
WEBSITE: www.windsorfringe.com
PROGRAMS: 89,000 distributed in The Windsor Star July 12, & 110,000 in the Observer & Eccentric July 11.
SCHEDULES: Daily schedules and updates can be found at www.windsorfringe.com

2009 FRINGE INDOOR NUMBERS:
  • Number of Regular Fringe Theatre companies: (13 , 7 local and 2 Rest of Canada and 2 international)
  • Number of Kids Fringe Artists & Companies: (13, All local and Regional)
  • Number of indoor performances: 225 performances in 5 venues over 10 days
  • International performers from the following countries: Canada and United States, Great Britain, The Netherlands, Australia.
  • National performers from the following cities: Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton, Montreal, Winnipeg.

SECOND YEAR MINIMUM ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE FOR INDOOR EVENTS: 5500
  • Number of companies: 26 (13 local, 10 national, 2 international)
  • Number of performing theatre artists. 156
  • Number of indoor performances: 176 performances in 5 venues over 10 days
  • Names of Regular Fringe venues: Venue #1: The Joy Family Theatre at the Capitol Theatre; Venue #2: The Daniel Patrick Kelly Theatre at the Capitol Theatre, Venue #3: The Pentastar Theatre at the Capitol Theatre; Venue #4: Charles Clark Square for Buskerfest from July 17 to 19 and the Kids Fringe from July 20 to July 26, 2009.
  • Names of KidsVenue: Venue #5: The Daniel Patrick Kelly Theatre at the Capitol Theatre.
  • Number of seats per venue for Regular Fringe: Joy Theatre 80, Kelly Theatre 220 and Pentastar 500.
  • Number of seats per for KidsVenue: 220

 

Section 2

This second section is a list of basic information about the Windsor Fringe Festival associated events (outdoor events). All information is specific to the 2009 festival unless otherwise noted. Please use this as the absolute reference guide. Thank you!

NAME ON FIRST REFERENCE: Windsor International Fringe Festival Outdoor Events
NAMES AFTER FIRST REFERENCE: Windsor Fringe Festival or Windsor Fringe Outdoor Events
NUMBER OF OUTDOOR FRINGE EVENTS: 5
NAMES OF OUTDOOR EVENTS: The Visual Fringe; Chalk & Chocolate Festival; Buskin’ to the Beat; The Windsor International Busker’s Festival, The Kids Fringe.
COST OF OUTDOOR EVENTS: All events are free to the public except the Kids Fringe which requires the one-time purchase of a $3 Fringe button and is good for all 7 days of Kids Fringe.

DATES OF OUTDOOR EVENTS:

July 18 to July 27, 2009: The Visual Fringe
Location: Various store windows and storefronts locations in and around downtown Windsor.
History: Fourteenth year of production, previously produced as Artseen, this festival is produced by Artcite Inc in cooperation with the Fringe. http://www.artcite.ca/seen.html

July 17, 18, & 19, 2009: Chalk & Chocolate Festival
Location: Windsor Armouries: Friday, July 17- Hours: 4PM to 9 PM; Saturday, July 18:-Hours: 10 AM to 7 PM
History: Third year festival, previously run by Downtown Business Association now transferred to Fringe. For more information see www.windsorfringe.com.

July 17 to July 26, 2009: Buskin’ to the Beat
Location: 'Sidewalk Side Show' : Performances on sidewalks all along the University Avenue Corridor of the Windsor Fringe (University Avenue from Victoria Avenue in the West to McDougall Avenue in the East) and the Ouellette Avenue Corridor of the Windsor Fringe (Pitt Street to Park). Performances take place all 10 days outside: Phog; The Capitol Theatre, Light Bar, Milk Cafe, Terrace 285, The Windsor Armouries, RBC/Chanosos, The Coffee Exchange, Vermouth, and Mazzar's.
History: First year of programming of music and busking for general audiences. For more information see www.windsorfringe.com.

July 17 to July 19, 2009: The Windsor International Busker’s Festival
Location: Charles Clark Square, University Street et Senator Croll Park.
Time: Friday, July 2, 6PM to 11PM; Saturday, July 18, 12Noon to 11PM; Sunday, July 19, 12noon to 7 PM.
History: Fourteenth year of production, this festival is co-produced in conjunction with the City of Windsor Parks & Recreation Department in cooperation with the Fringe. www.passthehat.com

July 20 to July 26, 2009: The Kids Fringe
Location: Charles Clark Square, University Street
Time: Monday, July 20 to Thursday July 23 from 11 AM to 5 PM; Friday and Saturday July 24 & 25 from 11 AM to 8 PM; Sunday, July 26 from 11AM to 7 PM.
History: Second year of production, this portion of the hands on Fringe produced with the assistance of the City of Windsor Parks & Recreation Department in cooperation with the Windsor Fringe.

SECOND YEAR MINIMUM ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE FOR ALL OUTDOOR EVENTS: 20,000
  • Number of performing & visual artists: 205
  • Number of outdoor performances: 256 outdoor performances over 10 days
  • International performers from the following countries: Canada and United States.

 

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The Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals is built on four principles:

  1. No Artistic Direction. Artists are selected by ‘first come, first served’.
  2. No Censorship. Artists have complete freedom to present their work.
  3. Accessibility to artists. Anyone can apply to the Fringe.
  4. 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