The winners of the Best of Fringe encore for the 2024 Vegas Fringe Festival are
Las Vegas Little Theatre's "Jerry Finnegan’s Sister"
and
Juliana Renee Martin Productions' "The Will to Live"!
Best of Fringe Dates
FRI JUNE 22
7pm - LVLT presents Jerry Finnegan’s Sister by Jack Neary
8pm - Juliana Renee Martin Productions presents The Will to Live by Juliana Renee Martin
SAT JUNE 23
7pm - Juliana Renee Martin Productions presents The Will to Live by Juliana Renee Martin
815ish - LVLT presents Jerry Finnegan’s Sister by Jack Neary
Tickets
$30 General Admission
Both shows will perform in one evening with a 10 minute intermission between shows. Admission is for both shows. Seating is very limited, advanced ticket purchase is recommended.
Las Vegas Little Theatre is thrilled to present the 2024 Vegas Fringe Festival, to be held June 7 - 16, 2024. The two weekend Festival of Live Theatre will feature an exciting buffet of new and established plays and performances of no more than sixty minutes each, performed multiple times throughout the festival.
The festival will be held at the Las Vegas Little Theatre’s facility at 3920 Schiff Drive near the corner of Spring Mountain and Valley View with performances in the Fischer Black Box Theatre.
Ticketing Information
Single Ticket - $20
All seating is general admission.
1230 Clowns presents
Das Schnitzel Brothers not with female Sister Schnitz by 1230 Clowns
Two brothers, all the way from Dinkelshwluberauterbah, perform for the very first time in Amerika. They abandoned their sister, who will NOT be performing with them. Hans und Roland bring you a performance customary to their tiny little village in Deutschland. Dance, music, und acrobatic skills that would all make Mama proud, but absolutely NO SISTER SCHNITZ.
Director
Jimmy Slonina
Cast and Crew
Hans – Benedikt Negro
Roland – Riley Morlen
Schnitz – Marylene Hickok
Stage Manager – Darin Good
Show Times:
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06/08 @ 2:30pm
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06/09 @ 2:30pm
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06/15@ 1pm
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06/16 @ 2pm
Big Hair Productions presents
BIG HAIR: A Rad and Wild Love Affair by Maegan Mandarino
Presented by their alter egos, Dr. Frankenstein and Roseanne Roseannadanna, we witness a relationship that - over 20 years later - still resonates with the modern heart. Written and performed by Maegan Mandarino.
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Director: Maegan Mandarino
Stage Manager: Irene Gonzalez
Show Times:
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06/07 @ 7pm
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06/08 @ 3:30pm
Footlights Productions presents
Ages of the Moon by Sam Shepard
A gruff, affecting and funny play. Byron and Ames are old friends reunited by mutual desperation. Over Bourbon on ice, they sit, reflect and bicker, until 50 years of love, friendship and rivalry are put to the test at the barrel of a gun.
CAST:
Ames - Alan Roberts
Byron - Steve Webster
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Directed by Alan Roberts and Steve Webster
Stage Manager - Toni Tyson
Script Manager - John Dennis
Show Times:
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06/08 @ 5pm
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06/09 @ 4:45pm
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06/15 @ 3:30pm
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06/16 @ 7:30pm
Grown by People Productions presents
My Decade of D!CKS: A Love Story by Dorothea Deley
Ever had a dysfunctional relationship — or 12? Hop on Dorothea’s emotional rollercoaster and discover why she missed so many red flags! From Mr. Bible Study to Mr. Cokehead to Mr. Premature, she reveals what led her younger self to settle for trainwreck relationships. Audience members call Dorothea an “absolutely vulnerable” and “phenomenal storyteller.” Her interactive solo comedy promises “lots of laughs and an unexpected ending.” You’ll laugh … you may cry … You’ll definitely wonder why oh why did she f*ck so many D!CKS?!
Dorothea Deley writes and performs comedy that makes us laugh — and think — about how we treat each other. MY DECADE OF D!CKS: A LOVE STORY was developed in “Make A Show with Shannan,” a workshop designed and led by Shannan Calcutt (Spiegelworld, Cirque du Soleil).
Cast:
Dorothea Deley
Production Team:
Written & Performed by: Dorothea Deley
Director: Mike Maxwell
Stage Manager: Kristin Cooper
Show Times:
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06/08 @ 6:30pm
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06/09 @ 6:15pm
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06/15 @ 7:45pm
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06/16 @ 12:30pm
Juliana Renee Martin Productions presents
The Will to Live by Juliana Renee Martin
Everyone has a family, but not every family has everyone. Follow the Wright family in The Will to Live by Juliana Renee Martin. Angela, eldest daughter to Dorothy, takes charge of the finances and the family since the passing of her father, seven months prior. With only mother and daughter in the home, while constantly being interrupted from Dorothy’s other children, The Will to Live shows audiences in reverse the power of family, greed, and unconditional love.
CAST:
Dorothy Wright - Sherri Brewer
Angela Wright - Kim Forest
Brenda Wright- Jamie Carvelli
Charlie Wright - Glenn Heath
Richard Wright, Jr. - Adam Dooley
CREW:
Director & Playwright - Juliana Renee Martin
Producers - Juliana Renee Martin, Dina Emerson, and Lonnie Noble
Stage Manager - Randy Hample
Assistant Stage Manager - Dominic Graber
Sound Designer - Joey Jevne
Lighting Designer - Romeo Lopez
Set Designer - Kevin Brekke
Show Times:
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06/08 @ 8pm
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06/09@ 1pm
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06/15 @ 6:15pm
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06/16 @ 6pm
Las Vegas Little Theatre presents
Jerry Finnegan’s Sister by Jack Neary
Brian Dowd has spent the last 10 years of his life wrestling with an unrequited "something" for his best friend's sister, who happens to live next door. But each and every time he's spoken with Beth Finnegan for more than 30 seconds, he's ended up with his foot planted firmly in his mouth. Now, Brian's time is about to run out. A light hearted comedy and enjoyably awkward, this rom-com truly encapsulates the universal awkwardness of first love.
CAST:
Brian Down - Eli Carlin
Beth Finnegan - Torrey Archer
Production Team:
Director - Jacob Moore
Co-Director - Ricky Gray Jr.
Stage Manager - Christy Cunningham
Lighting Designer - Ginny Adams
Fight Choreographer - Kris Mayeshiro
Show Times:
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06/07 @ 8:30pm
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06/09 @ 3:30pm
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06/15 @ 5pm
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06/16 @ 4:30pm
PINA presents
Mafia Anonymous: The Women Speak by Pina
Comedy and drama, Fiction, BASED ON TRUTH. “Nella is the leader of a WOMEN’S Mafia Anonymous group. It is rumored that Nella’s dad did business with the Mafia.
The piece is dedicated to Laura Peralta, Laura was Murdered in 2012 in AZ. The piece examines the murder case through the character voice of Diana, a Ghost.
The piece is also dedicated to the Artist Father (Romano) and examines their complex relationship. The piece serves to Promote Women Voices.
Mafia Anonymous; The Women Speak written and performed by the Artist PINA. Pina is a writer/performance artist currently living in Phoenix, whose lifelong work explores the transformation of marginalized people as they wrestle with oppression and the corrosive effect of labels.
Gender Themes are explored in the Show - A LINE from the Lead Character NELLA: “Gender Construct. I’ve been re-reading Judith Butler's book Gender Trouble. “ Hyper Masculinity.” These men are acting out Cultural definitions of Manhood. It is what they know. What they see. “
Written and Performed by Pina
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Solo Coach : Jessica Lynn Johnson
Director Consultants: Gita Farid, Ilana Lydia
Show Times:
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06/14 @ 7pm
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06/15 @ 2pm
Poor Richard's Players presents
Krapp's Last Tape by Samuel Beckett
On his 69th birthday, Krapp sits at a cluttered desk and listens to tape recordings he made decades earlier. To Krapp, the voice in the recorded diary is that of a naive and foolish stranger. Although he comments savagely on the young Krapp’s hope and idealism, he is drawn to the recorded voice of his younger, more hopeful self.
This semi-autobiographical piece from Samuel Beckett comments on the passage of time, the human condition and it’s evolving perspective, and regret
Featuring Taylor Hanes as Krapp
PRODUCTIONS TEAM:
Directed by Benjamin Loewy
Presented by Poor Richard’s Players
Show Times:
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06/08 @ 1pm
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06/09 @ 7:45pm
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06/14 @ 8:30pm
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06/16 @ 3pm