For Immediate Release
May 17, 2017

Emerging Fringe Competition
Unprecedented Opportunity for Emerging Performing Artists
as part of the Fifth San Diego International Fringe Festival

I love seeing students participating and contributing to the performing arts and I’m excited to see what they have created this year. Student crafted performances never fail to fascinate me.
–Andrea Lemaitre

The San Diego International Fringe Festival 2017 (#sdiff17) is pleased to announce that this year’s Emerging Fringe Competition will be lead by teacher and dancer, Andrea Lemaitre. Ms. Lemaitre has taught internationally in the both the studio and the classroom for over 18 years. This year, she’s leading San Diego Fringe’s unparalleled opportunity for youth to perform at the Historic Spreckels Theatre, and among national and international artists during the San Diego Fringe Fest. Students enrolled in grades 7-12 are invited to submit their own original performance for the Emerging Fringe competition by June 1, 2017. Submissions can be original works of drama, comedy, improv, spoken word, music, dance, magic, and/or puppetry. All accepted applicants will perform at the semi-finals on June 25, 2017, and selected performers will go on to the finals on July 2, 2017.
Prizes for Emerging Fringe Winners include:

• First Place: $500 Scholarship, a trophy, and a waiver for production fees for FIVE performances in the 2018 San Diego International Festival
• Second place: $300 Scholarship and a trophy
• Third place: $200 and a trophy

Last year’s Emerging Fringe Winner, Ashley Yang, will be producing her first full-length show, Desire as a part of this year’s festival.

Call, text, and message your friends and get your act together for the 2017 Emerging Fringe Competition!
 

ABOUT SAN DIEGO FRINGE: San Diego International Fringe Festival is a project of Contact Arts, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 2003 along with Actors Alliance of San Diego with the purpose of building a network of creativity & communication. San Diego Fringe is a member of the World Fringe Network, the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals, and the United States Association of Fringe Festivals. Contact Arts & AASD aim to connect ideas with social action through progressive performance & community engaged projects.
 
THE MISSION OF THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL
The San Diego International Fringe Festival focuses on artists and creating community. We encourage the development of San Diego as a destination for innovative artistic expression — and a great opportunity to witness Local, National and International emerging artists. In its first year, the festival won the “Bravo SD Award,” a “Best of San Diego Award,” and the San Diego Theatre Critic Circle’s award as an “Outstanding Special Event.”

Contact:
Candice Caufield
Managing Director / Press Contact
candice@sdfringe.org
www.sdfringe.org

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