About

IndyFringe: A theatre | A festival | A community partner

Founded in 2005, IndyFringe Theatre Festival enlivens downtown Indianapolis for 3-weeks every year, featuring more than 300 genre-defying local, national & international performances. By building a community of 15,000 adventurous theatre-goers, IndyFringe has returned $1.8 million in box office revenue to performing artists. To further invest in Midwest creative talent, IndyFringe expanded to include the IndyFringe Theatre, a multi-venue complex, and the new Fringe-on-Wheels mobile performance unit.

So What Do We Do?

As Indianapolis’ preeminent arts incubator, IndyFringe supports artists by providing resources for their work year-round. Our beautiful campus at 719 E. St. Clair street is home to three distinct venues, perfect for a wide range of artistic performances and corporate events.

In addition to our welcoming spaces, we also offer performers:

Technical advisement and personnel
Ticket sales management and customer service representatives
Marketing expertise
A collaborative environment
And more!

Mission

IndyFringe advances the performing arts by creating access to a multitude of opportunities for artists, audiences, and our community to thrive.

Vision

IndyFringe aspires to be a Midwestern hub for the performing arts that cultivates creative talent and invests in bold theatre, inviting discovery by all and inspiring a culture of community and celebration.

About the Fringe Festival

Central to our mission is our commitment to hosting the The Annual IndyFringe Theatre Festival. Since the first festival in 2005, the IndyFringe Theatre Festival has transformed the Mass Ave Cultural Arts District for 3 weeks during the summer.

Now more than double its original size, the festival spans the length of Mass Ave, and is home to hundreds of performances by dozens of acts over the course of 3 weekends. Selected largely by lottery, the Festival provides open and equitable access for artists of all disciplines to bring their work to our great city. From drama, to stand-up, musicals, buffon, cabaret, magic, storytelling, ballet, and more, we have seen it all! All artists and audiences are welcome at IndyFringe!

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“IndyFringe remains one of the most crucial arts orgs in the city.”

“Staff was welcoming and helpful. Very entertaining production. Great value. Well done all!”

"The play was great! I loved the theater, and the staff was friendly and helpful!"

"Flawless. The writing, the casting, the production, customer relations, even the sets."

"The production was beautifully executed, and a pleasure to experience! More than that, I appreciated the no-holds-barred content. A real opportunity for self-reflection. Still chewing on some of it."

“We have received outstanding support from Fringe this season… [Indy]Fringe is always a place we can count on to support new work and local work.”

“IndyFringe as a business has developed an audience base that is curious and open, and I’m really glad we were able to develop the piece based on their responses.”

“I’ve done a few Fringe Theatre festivals around the country and the Indy Fringe is one of the very best for a performer. At least for this performer!”

“I have seen hundreds, if not thousands, of theatrical performances in my life- all over the globe.How I got my Warts Prayed Off is the best piece of theater I’ve ever seen. Life changing.”

“It’s a blast performing at IndyFringe”

“Everything [went well]. In particular, the marketing was smart and specific to us. And the box office was handled well, especially with COVID regulations.”