Welcome to the First Telluride Fringe Fest! Art, Performance Art. New Ideas.

What is a Fringe Festival?

A Performance Art Festival. The Telluride Fringe Festival Was Curated With Local Artists, Writers & Performers. Comedy, Readings, Poetry, Performance Art, Music, Pop-ups, Visual Art... With 20 Different Projects, Attendees Will Experience Something New at Each Show.

Schedule:

Thurs, March 7

6:00pm - 9:00pm - Lobby/Bar/Art Open

7:00 - 8:30 pm - Mad Magic

9:00 - 10:30 pm - Downlow After Dark

Fri, March 8

6:00 - 9:00 pm - Lobby/Bar/Art Open

7:00 - 8:30 pm - Eye See U Write

9:00 - 10:30 pm - Footprints in the Snow

Sat, March 9

6:00 - 9:00 pm - Lobby/Bar/Art Open

7:00 - 8:30 pm - Footprints in the Snow

9:00 - 10:30 pm - Eye See U Write

Sun, March 10

5:00 - 8:00 pm - Lobby/Bar/Art Open

6:00 - 7:30 pm - Mad Magic

8:00 - 9:30 pm - Meteor Shower

Thurs, March 14

6:00 - 9:00 pm - Lobby/Bar/Art Open

7:00 - 8:30 pm - Who Are the People...

9:00 - 10:30 pm - Clam Jam Comedy Night

Fri, March 15

6:00 - 9:00 pm - Lobby/Bar/Art Open

7:00 - 8:30 pm - Who Are the People...

9:00 - 10:30 pm - Prep School Musical

Sat, March 16

6:00 - 9:00 pm - Lobby/Bar/Art Open

7:00 - 8:30 pm - Prep School Musical

9:00 - 10:30 pm - Who Are the People...

Sun, March 17

5:00 - 8:00 pm - Lobby/Bar/Art Open

6:00 - 7:30 pm - Clam Jam Comedy Night

8:00 - 9:30 pm - Who Are the People

Eye See U Write includes two programs, I See You­A Podcast for the Eyes and MagmaSurfaceSky.

I See You-A Podcast for the Eyes

A head-to-head competition of images and stories. Kathleen and Seth, friends since the 20th Century, have never traveled together. Yet when separated on different continents, they always stumble across the same type of weird visions. Who saw the oddest bathroom? The trippiest weather? The worst sign? Let the battle begin. 

MagmaSurfaceSky

West End wordslingers hurl strata, sounds, stories at open mindhearts in an exploration of core & origin; skins & borders; the vast & the upward. Mycelial connections. Spores in space. Heavens and hells. Past, present, mystery. Symphonic support from instruments and melodies and everyday things. Join the gang, the nerdiverse, be one with all, it’s what words want… 

RUNTIME 90m RATING 15+

I See You­A Podcast for the Eyes - Presented by Kathleen Morgan, Seth Berg; Tech Cormac Bourke 

MagmaSurfaceSky - Presented by The Writes Mesa Gang: AKA Daiva Chesonis, Art Goodtimes, Ellen Metrick

Footprints in the Snow is a dark comedy exploring themes of gossip, mob mentality and "the other". Set against an Arctic landscape in an insular small town, 5 couples grapple with the intrigue of a new neighbor. Written by part-time Telluride resident and actor, Brett Dalton who is best known for his role as Agent Ward on Marvels Agents of SHIELD, Footprints in the Snow has been a labor of love and exploration of the absurdity of small town dynamics.

RUNTIME 90m RATING 15+

PLAYWRIGHT Brett Dalton

DIRCTOR Melissa Trn

CAST Rachel Burns, Rachael Cooke, Ursula Ostrander, Pamela Sante, James Van Hooser

The Mad Magic block includes two programs, Mad Lib Theatre and Mentally Deranged Arranged by Ty Gallenbeck.

Mad Lib Theatre

Mad Lib Theatre brings the pages of your favorite childhood game to life on stage where the audience helps fill in the blanks of a hilarious story and our cast performs it - a truly interactive, fun experience for all. “A Telluride Curse” features a visiting couple who learn of some spooky folklore about our little town that changes their mountain vacation adventure and their lives forever.

Mentally Deranged Arranged

"Colorado's premiere magician" and star of the highly acclaimed "Mind Blown Telluride" Ty Gallenbeck premiere’s a brand new mentalism show. If Sherlock Holmes could crawl inside your brain and look around, this is what it would feel like. A highly interactive experience featuring magic, comedy, and mentalism.

RUNTIME 90m RATING 15+

Mad Libs Theatre

WRITER/DIRECTOR Stanya Gorraiz

CAST Rachel Burns, Michael Carr, Carly Hodes, Nikolas Gonzalez, Pamela Sante

Mentally Deranged Arranged

MAGICIAN Ty Gallenbeck

Spring of 1994, almost graduation at the formerly prestigious St. Stephen's School, where an unlikely band of students are about to embark on the most epic journey of their tiny preppie lives. Sneaking off campus to see their favorite jam band, at Vermont University.  Will they get caught? Will they make it back in time for baccalaureate? Will they honor the Honor Code? Witness Prep School Musical and carpe your diem.

RUNTIME 90m RATING 21+

WRITTEN BY Sam Forman + Sean Mahoney

CAST Michael Carr, Nikolas Gonzalez, Jacob Haslem, Ryan Heidenreich, Meghan Knowles, David MacMillan, Pamela Sante, Lionel Starr, Rowan Van Arsdell

Marissa Mattys is a comic and a writer with a passion for medicine. She will start physician associate school in the summer. When not with patients or in front of an audience, Marissa proliferates cafe culture by sipping coffee for so long, people should just call it loitering, but they're too kind to do so. You can typically locate her by following the peals of her irreverently loud laugh. She is happiest when she’s on the road.

Cathrine Cypher is a writer, producer, and director who has over 10 years of experience bringing stories to life on video and on stage. She’s worked across many genres on everything from feature-length documentaries to 15-minute webisodes to 10-second instagram promos. An established stand-up and improv comedian, she’s bringing 30 mins of her best material to the Fringe.

RUNTIME 60m RATING 21+

COMEDY WITH Marissa Mattys + Catherine Cypher

Free and open to the public!

Telluride’s beloved storytelling night, The Downlow, returns to the stage with an after-dark edition, showcasing stories around the theme “NSFW” (Not Safe For Work). Storytellers will share experiences they may have never anticipated revealing - a variety of sexy, hilarious and dirty stories that you won’t want to miss.

Suggested donation $20, a hat will be passed. (Pass holders for this day are guaranteed admission.)

RUNTIME 90m RATING 21+

HOSTED BY Laura Shaunette with local storytellers

A talk show for Telluride. Part interview, part party, part talent show, part unexpected surprises… all magic & possibility. This one night, one of a kind show will be different each evening. Audiences taken on a wild ride of total fun with secret special guests. Curated for your pleasure. Hosted by Sasha Cucciniello with other guests. Join us for something completely different.

RUNTIME 80m RATING 21+

HOSTED BY Sasha Cucciniello with guests

Back by popular demand. A reading of Steve Martin's wildly funny play. 

Corky and Norm are excited to host Gerald and Laura at their home in the valley outside Los Angeles to watch a once-in-a-lifetime meteor shower. But as the stars come out and the conversation gets rolling, it becomes clear that Gerald and Laura might not be all that they appear to be. Over the course of a crazy, starlit dinner party, the wildly unexpected occurs. The couples begin to flirt and insanity reigns. Martin, using his trademark absurdist humor, bends the fluid nature of time and reality to create a surprising and unforgettably funny new play. “Meteor Shower” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

RUNTIME 90m RATING 17+

BY Steve Martin

Included With Entry:

Fluxus Museum - Ursula Ostrander 

Elegy for Forgotten Selves - Kelli Fox

Your Family Photos - Adin Sterling

Sunshine Bursts…  - Heidi Sarazen

Tickets

Individual Tickets

$25

See a Single Show.

See Below Schedule for Tickets 

Day Pass

$40

Every Day is Different.

See Below Schedule for Day Passes.

VIP

$150

Gain Access to Any Event, Prime Reserved Seating, No Lines and VIP Access.

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Date: March 7-10 and 14-17, 2024

Location: Michael D. Palm Theatre

721 West Colorado Avenue Telluride, CO 81435

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