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August 29, 2024
MHCare Medical Donates $58,000 to Support Fringe
We are overjoyed to announce that we have officially reached our $300,000 2024 Festival fundraising goal thanks to the generous support of MHCare Medical!
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MHCare Medical Donates $58,000 to Support Fringe
We are overjoyed to announce that we have officially reached our $300,000 2024 Festival fundraising goal thanks to the generous support of MHCare Medical!
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MacEwan Alumni Shine at Fringe
From onstage to the tech booth to theatre’s business back-end, hundreds of Fine Arts careers are churning out of MacEwan University.
![AJ and stands next to another artist who is speaking into a microphone.](https://www.fringetheatre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AJ-H-1024x683.jpeg)
From Festival Artist to Season Spotlight
Westbury Award Recipient AJ Hrooshkin chats about their Fringe origins and making the leap from Festival to Season.
![Ewerton Martin is in clown, pulling a deck of cards out of his mouth.](https://www.fringetheatre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/El-Diablo-Of-The-Cards-Picture-By-David-Pijuan-1-e1722637266849.jpg)
Fitting a Whole Show in a Pocket
Hailing from Brazil, award-winning clown, magician, and improvisor Ewerton Martin challenged himself to travel to 52 countries with only a deck of cards (and his red nose) in his pocket.
![Zoe Comeau performing Fucking Trans Women](https://www.fringetheatre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FuckingTransWomen-Zoe-Comeau-©-Photo-Credit-@stoometzphoto-49-1024x684.jpg)
The Joy of F*cking Trans Women
Zoë Lina Comeau is an Acadian playwright, performer, director, and producer based in Kjipuktuk/Halifax.
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Dear Fringer, Welcome to 'Find Your Fringe'...
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Take a Risk: It's the Most Fringe Thing You Can Do
"Fringe is a hub, a connector, an organizer. Fringe plays a huge role in cultivating a healthy arts scene in Alberta and across this country. The Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival acts as an anchor for many Artists on the Fringe …
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It's a Family Thing
The 2024 Mowat Diversity Award Winner, Karen Gall, chats Fringe, family, and her adopted province, Alberta.
![The ATB Gold ticket winner Jen stand with her friend by the giant Fringe sign.](https://www.fringetheatre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/jen-and-mar-e1722639753957.jpg)
The Best Eleven Days of Summer
ATB Golden Ticket Winner Jen Anderson-Wong chats about her love of Fringe and how excited she is to share the prize with her best friend, Martina.
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Making the Impossible, Possible
Photo by Marc Chalifoux.