Successful Orlando Fringe Festival was one for the record books
Matthew J. Palm
Orlando Sentinel Staff Writer
Orlando Fringe Festival “shatters” records
The 2015 Orlando Fringe Festival "shattered" records in all key areas, Executive Director George Wallace announced Wednesday.
The festival of short plays and other entertainment in Orlando's Loch Haven Park ended Monday. During its two-week run, 42,265 tickets were distributed, up from 34,456 the previous year. Money earned by performers increased about 35 percent, from $273,728 in 2014 to $371,153. The artists keep all proceeds from their ticket sales.
"I am so very much humbled," Wallace said. "We set lofty goals for this year's festival, and we shattered them."
Attendance at Kids Fringe, which offers free children's activities outside the Mennello Museum of American Art, grew from 9,500 to 11,403. At the Visual Fringe art exhibition, 32 pieces were sold, up from 25.
"We couldn't have done this without our friends and supporters, the board of directors and our full-time staff, our amazing contingent of volunteers, and, of course, the general public — many of whom enjoyed Fringe for the first time," Wallace said. The festival — the nation's oldest Fringe — will celebrate its 25th year in 2016.
Matthew J. Palm
Matthew J. Palm
Orlando Sentinel Staff Writer
Orlando Fringe Festival “shatters” records
The 2015 Orlando Fringe Festival "shattered" records in all key areas, Executive Director George Wallace announced Wednesday.
The festival of short plays and other entertainment in Orlando's Loch Haven Park ended Monday. During its two-week run, 42,265 tickets were distributed, up from 34,456 the previous year. Money earned by performers increased about 35 percent, from $273,728 in 2014 to $371,153. The artists keep all proceeds from their ticket sales.
"I am so very much humbled," Wallace said. "We set lofty goals for this year's festival, and we shattered them."
Attendance at Kids Fringe, which offers free children's activities outside the Mennello Museum of American Art, grew from 9,500 to 11,403. At the Visual Fringe art exhibition, 32 pieces were sold, up from 25.
"We couldn't have done this without our friends and supporters, the board of directors and our full-time staff, our amazing contingent of volunteers, and, of course, the general public — many of whom enjoyed Fringe for the first time," Wallace said. The festival — the nation's oldest Fringe — will celebrate its 25th year in 2016.
Matthew J. Palm
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