The inaugural District Fringe Festival is coming to Van Ness! District Fringe was created by artists for artists to promote and propel the strong independent theater tradition in the DC area.
The 2025 festival will take place over three weekends from July 11 to 27, 2025, with performances Wednesday to Sunday. The festival will activate spaces at the UDC Lecture Hall 44A03 and the outdoor amphitheater, plus additional spaces around Van Ness Main Street, including a pop-up bar/community gathering space where patrons can purchase drinks, snacks, and hang out and connect with other patrons and District Fringe artists. There will be a District Fringe Opening Night Party on July 11 starting at 9pm, with location and details coming soon.
Tickets will be available June 27 at www.districtfringe.com/tickets
The District Fringe Festival will feature seven productions that were chosen for full multi-night runs, with an additional eight productions selected for one-night-only performances. All acts in the festival are locally grown from first-time playwrights to established producers.
The 2025 performance lineup is:
A Guide to Modern Possession / Caro Dubberly
Are You Out of Your Mind? Songs of Obsessing, Confessing, and Second-guessing / Oren Levine & Barbara Papendorp
GO / Rodin Alcerro & Pablo Guillen
Lotus: A Quarantine Solo Show / Gigi Cammaroto
Out of My Wheelhouse / Nora Dell
Prey Most Difficult / Sad Druid Productions
The H Twins / Hope Campbell Gundlah
One-night-only performances:
THE HARDEST WORDS TO SAY / Ché Navïn Arrington
Now to Ashes / THEATRE51, Renae Erichsen-Teal & Sarah Pultz,
The Pit / Confetti Collective and Lenox Kamara
“Be Good!” With Paulette / Daniel Maseda
Body Play: or a play about play / Elle Marie Sullivan
Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela? / Pamela Leahigh
Matt and Lily Get Together / Lily Kerrigan & Matthew Marcus
Meet Cute: Live Blind Dating Show / Erick Acuña Productions
VNMS is thrilled to be partnering with District Fringe and UDC for this exciting event. We will share updates via email and social so please be sure to follow us to stay up to speed as the plans for the Festival are revealed!
The 2025 festival will take place over three weekends from July 11 to 27, 2025, with performances Wednesday to Sunday. The festival will activate spaces at the UDC Lecture Hall 44A03 and the outdoor amphitheater, plus additional spaces around Van Ness Main Street, including a pop-up bar/community gathering space where patrons can purchase drinks, snacks, and hang out and connect with other patrons and District Fringe artists. There will be a District Fringe Opening Night Party on July 11 starting at 9pm, with location and details coming soon.
Tickets will be available June 27 at www.districtfringe.com/tickets
The District Fringe Festival will feature seven productions that were chosen for full multi-night runs, with an additional eight productions selected for one-night-only performances. All acts in the festival are locally grown from first-time playwrights to established producers.
The 2025 performance lineup is:
A Guide to Modern Possession / Caro Dubberly
Are You Out of Your Mind? Songs of Obsessing, Confessing, and Second-guessing / Oren Levine & Barbara Papendorp
GO / Rodin Alcerro & Pablo Guillen
Lotus: A Quarantine Solo Show / Gigi Cammaroto
Out of My Wheelhouse / Nora Dell
Prey Most Difficult / Sad Druid Productions
The H Twins / Hope Campbell Gundlah
One-night-only performances:
THE HARDEST WORDS TO SAY / Ché Navïn Arrington
Now to Ashes / THEATRE51, Renae Erichsen-Teal & Sarah Pultz,
The Pit / Confetti Collective and Lenox Kamara
“Be Good!” With Paulette / Daniel Maseda
Body Play: or a play about play / Elle Marie Sullivan
Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela? / Pamela Leahigh
Matt and Lily Get Together / Lily Kerrigan & Matthew Marcus
Meet Cute: Live Blind Dating Show / Erick Acuña Productions
VNMS is thrilled to be partnering with District Fringe and UDC for this exciting event. We will share updates via email and social so please be sure to follow us to stay up to speed as the plans for the Festival are revealed!
