"The fringe theater event of the Southwest!"-Austin American Statesman

That’s right: it’s time to heat up your winter nights again with the 30th (!!!) season of FronteraFest at Hyde Park Theatre. The Short Fringe, BYOV, and Mi Casa--as always and ever, FronteraFest is five weeks of alternative, offbeat, new, and just plain off-the-wall fringe theatre. Too bad there's no actual way to expect the unexpected, because that is your only hope.

FronteraFest is produced in collaboration with ScriptWorks, a group dedicated to supporting emerging playwrights and developing new dramatic works.

THE SHORT FRINGE

January 14 - February 15, 2025

Every night we present a new, unjuried bill of four or five plays no longer than 25 minutes each. Brilliant monologues? Plays in progress? Comedy improv? Cabaret singers? Avant-garde dance? Short films? Multimedia? We've seen it all.

Every Saturday night is a juried "Best of the Week" performance, and the last week, February 11-15, is the juried "Best of the Fest"--with a few wild cards thrown in. A complete schedule, updated regularly, will be available here as the festival approaches.

NOW ON SALE: Saturday Best of Week tickets and the final week’s Best of Fest Tickets.

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BYOV SHOW: DRIVING ALL NIGHT

January 24 - February 2, 2025 at Captain Quack’s South

Our BYOV shows bring their own venue, This year we have Driving All Night: How to Raise a Kid and Survive as a Broke-ass Musician—a one-man show about parenting, written and performed by the legendary musician Ed Hamell.. Four shows only!

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MI CASA ES SU TEATRO

February 8, 2025

A day of curated site-based work performed in local homes and other surprising locales, Mi Casa is consistently one of the most popular components of our festival. More details here as we get closer to the date, with locations and descriptions of each piece.

More information soon!

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