College of Fine Arts alumni take Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival '21 by storm

July 21 2021
Images for "fine china" (top left), and "Ronald and Edith" (right) Images for "fine china" (top left), and "Ronald and Edith" (right)

Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival is back – and we are so excited by who we see in the lineup. 

Alumni, faculty, and current students of the College of Fine Arts will present numerous works during the festival, which showcases over 30 performing arts groups over 200 performances live at The Gateway and online. At Great Salt Lake Fringe '21, audiences can see live theatre again, plus some awesome virtual productions, all while supporting artists from the University of Utah community. 

Check out the shows below made by and featuring our College of Fine Arts alumni, faculty and current students! 

  • STRANGERS: A HOMO’S ODYSSEY
    Tom Roche (BFA '21, Department of Theatre) - Writer/Cast
    Flying Bobcat Theatrical Laboratory - Co-Producers
    Robert Scott Smith (Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre) & Alexandra Harbold (Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre) 

    • Friday, July 30 - 10:30 PM
    • Sunday, August 1 - 7:30 PM
    • Saturday, August 7 - 4:30 PM
    • Sunday, August 8 - 1:30 PM

  • CLOUDY LIBRARY 
    Free Pool Performance Collective 
    Rae Luebbert (BFA '18, School of Dance) - Director
    Cece Otto (BFA '18, Department of Theatre) - Director
    Ali Lorenz (BFA '19, School of Dance) - Cast/Creator
    Brandt Gerber (BFA '18, Department of Theatre) - Cast/Creator

    • Wednesday, July 28 through Sunday August 8 at 7pm MT each night.

  • ROLE PLAY 
    Immigrant's Daughter Theatre
    Ariana Farber (BFA ’03, Department of Theatre) – Writer/Cast

    • Saturday, July 31 - 3:00 PM
    • Sunday, August 1 - 9:00 PM
    • Saturday, August 7 - 10:30 PM
    • Sunday, August 8 - 6:00 PM

  • MANIC PIXIE NIGHTMARE
    Comet Sweeper Theatre
    Kimi Handa Brown (BFA ’20, Department of Theatre) – Writer/Cast
    Hannah Keating (Student, Department of Theatre) - Director
    Matthew Rudolph (BFA ’20, Department of Theatre) – Cast
    Morgan Werder (BFA ’20, Department of Theatre) - Cast
    Camille Dedman (Student, Department of Theatre) - Production Stage Manager 

    • Saturday, July 31 - 3:00 PM
    • Sunday, August 1 - 6:00 PM
    • Friday, August 6 - 7:30 PM
    • Saturday, August 7 - 3:00 PM & 9:00 PM
    • Sunday, August 8 - 4:30 PM

  • RONALD AND EDITH
    The Fairy Story Society
    Alexandra Harbold (Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre) - Director
    Connor Johnson (BFA '21, Department of Theatre)  - Cast
    Jessica Graham (BFA '21, Department of Theatre  - Cast
    Flying Bobcat Theatrical Laboratory - (Co-Producers)
    Robert Scott Smith & Alexandra Harbold
    Shelice Warr (BFA '21, Department of Theatre) - Hair Design
    Aathaven Tharmarajah (Student, Department of Theatre) - Foxtrot Choreography
    Gavin Yehle (BFA '19, Department of Theatre) - Composer

    • July 30 - 7:30 PM
    • July 31 - 7:30 PM
    • August 1 - 7:30 PM
    • August 6 - 7:30 PM
    • August 7 - 7:30 PM
    • August 8 - 7:30 PM

  • THE WELL SPOKEN
    Bonneville Theatre Company 
    Allison Billmeyer (BFA '20, Department of Theatre) – Cast
    Lexi Thomsen (Student, Department of Theatre) - Cast

    • Saturday, July 31 - 6:00 PM
    • Sunday, August 1 - 9:00 PM
    • Thursday, August 5 - 7:30 PM
    • Saturday, August 7 - 3:00 PM

  • FINE CHINA
    Dishy Collective
    Mckenzie Barkdull (BFA '14, School of Dance)  - Cast
    Becca Speechley (BFA '20, School of Dance) - Cast
    Jorji Diaz Fadel (BFA '20, School of Dance) - Cast

    • Friday, July 30 - 6:00 PM
    • Saturday, July 31 - 7:30 PM
    • Sunday, August 1 - 1:30 PM
    • Saturday, August 7 - 9:00 PM
    • Sunday, August 8 - 7:30 PM

  • THE NOT BROKEN MONOLOGUES
    Ash Goodwin (Student, Department of Theatre) - Writer
    Jayden Dudley (Student, Department of Theatre) - Stage Manager
    Maxwell Paris (Student, Department of Theatre). - Cast
    Anna Blaes (Student, Department of Theatre).- Cast 

    • 7/29 - 7:30pm
    • 7/30 - 7:30pm
    • 7/31 - 12pm
    • 8/1 - 12pm
    • 8/2 - 7:30pm
    • 8/3 - 7:30pm
    • 8/5 - 6pm
    • 8/6 - 7:30pm
    • 8/7 - 12pm
    • 8/8 - 12pm

  • TECHNICAL STAFF 

    Payton Wright (Student, Department of Theatre) - Co-Technical Director
    Colter Lincoln (Student, Department of Theatre) - Co-Lighting Designer
    Nikayla Nielson (Student, Department of Theatre) - Co-Lighting Designer

We'll see you at the Fringe! For more information on shows and to purchase tickets, click here.