2025 Bandon Fringe Festival

One Act Plays • Music • Movement • Poetry & Storytelling • Film & Mixed-Media

Presented by the Sprague Community Theater & Bandon Playhouse

Thanks for a Great Festival!

At the Sprague Community Theater in Bandon, Oregon

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Friday, June 27

6:30 p.m. Fringe Festival Kick-Off 
Bandon Playhouse welcomes our 2025 audience with a taste of the Fringe Festival
Recommended Audience: Teen and Adult
Admission Free

7 p.m. Drama
“The Footbridge” One Act Play by Jeanmarie Simpson
Recommended Audience: Teen and Adult
Admission $10

8 p.m. Music
Singer and Guitarist Lindsey Bellefeuille
Recommended Audience: Teen and Adult
Admission $10

9 p.m. Music
Singer and Guitarist Joshua Auguste
Recommended Audience: Teen and Adult
Admission $10

Saturday, June 28

12 p.m. Drama and Music
“Drawing Stories from Nature” Mixed-Media Staged Reading
From the photographic memoir “Taking Refuge on the Oregon Coast” by Susan Dimock, adapted for stage by Geneva Miller
Recommended Audience: All Ages
Admission $8

1 p.m. Performance Art
The Amazing Bubble Man
Recommended Audience: All Ages
Admission $15 adult, $10 youth 14 and younger

3 p.m. Music, Poetry, Art
Bandon Open Stage
Recommended Audience: All Ages
Admission $10

4:30 p.m. Dance
Side of the Tide Morris Dancers
Recommended Audience: All Ages
Admission $10

6:30 p.m. Drama
“No Apologies, Cowboy” One Act Play by Nemo Dieterich
Performed by Lost and Found
Recommended Audience: Teen and Adult
Admission $10

8 p.m. Music
Squeezebox & Beats, accordion performance by Jetty Swart
Recommended Audience: Teen and Adult
Admission $10

Sunday, June 29

12:30 p.m. Drama
“A Pirate Named Shirley” One Act Play
Written and directed by Tyler Eickoff
Recommended Audience: All Ages
Admission $10

2 p.m. Drama
“An Unauthorized Biography” One Act Play
Written and directed by Donna Snyder-Smith
Recommended Audience: Teen and Adult
Admission $10

3 p.m. Music
A Language We All Understand
Performed by Yelena Sedockenkova Malinka
Recommended Audience: All Ages
Admission $15

5 p.m. Drama
“Tales from the Kitchen Table” One Act Play
Written and performed by Corrie Gant
Recommended Audience: Teen and Adult
Admission $10

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Visit our EVENT CALENDAR for more details about each performance.

play performers on stage
melodrama duo
theater lobby with musicians

How to Apply

Applications for the 2025 Bandon Fringe Festival are closed.

Revisit us next year to apply for the 2026 festival– an exploration of theatrical and performing arts!

Expanding on the 2024 One Act Play Festival, we are inviting applications for short-form plays and literary works, as well as music, dance, film and mixed-media presentations. Original material is encouraged; and participants may be eligible to share in a portion of ticket sales for their performance.

No Application Fee
All Theatrical Groups Welcome
Performers age 15 and older

General Application Guidelines

1. Groups may only submit one application per festival.
2. Original or un-published work is encouraged.
a) For published plays or literary work, we will need proof that you have secured the rights to perform. All licensing fees are the responsibility of the performing individual or group.
b) For published music not in the public domain, live or prerecorded, please provide confirmation that the work(s) are represented in the ASCAP and / or BMI catalogue.
3. Works that have been previously performed are eligible.

Please review additional guidelines for the work you would like to submit.

one act play performance
contemporary ballet duo
One Act Play Submissions

Refer to General Guidelines 1, 2 and 3

4. Maximum performance length: 60 minutes. (No minimum.)
5. No adaptations, children’s plays, or musicals.
6. Settings: Simple or suggested.
7. Play scripts should be submitted in PDF format with the title in caps, followed by the playwright’s name. Example: APRIL SHOWERS May Smith.
8. Play script cover sheet should include
a) Performing group’s contact information– name, address, phone, email
b) Playwright / Author’s contact information
c) It may also include a short synopsis
9. Any stage play format is acceptable.

Dance / Movement Submissions

Refer to General Guidelines 1, 2 and 3

4. Maximum performance length: 30 minutes. (No minimum.)
5. Settings: Simple or suggested.
6. Send us a web link to a video recording of your work.
a) Provide the work title and choreographer in text on the opening screen with the title in caps, followed by the choreographer’s name. Example: APRIL SHOWERS May Smith.
b) Uploaded videos should be publicly accessible, no account login required.
7. Any dance genre is acceptable.

Music Submissions

Refer to General Guidelines 1, 2 and 3

4. Music set performance length: 15 to 30 minutes.
5. Vocal and instrumental performances must be live; no recorded backing tracks.
6. Sheet music or lyric sheets should be submitted in PDF format with the title in caps, followed by the composer and / or lyricist name. Example: APRIL SHOWERS May Smith.
7. Send us a web link to a video recording of your work.
a) Provide the work title and composer in text on the opening video screen with the title in caps, followed by the composer’s name. Example: APRIL SHOWERS May Smith.
b) Videos should be publicly accessible, no account login required.
8. Any music genre is acceptable.

Note: If you are submitting more than one song or piece, please choose a title for your set, and upload sheet music or lyric sheets in a single PDF file.

Literary: Poetry, Monologue, Storytelling & Comedy Submissions

Refer to General Guidelines 1, 2 and 3

4. Set performance length: 3 to 15 minutes.
5. Settings: Simple or suggested.
6. Required– Literary works should be submitted in PDF format with the title in caps, followed by the author’s name. Example: APRIL SHOWERS May Smith.
7. The work’s cover sheet should also include
 a) Performing group’s contact information– name, address, phone, email
 b) Author / Publisher contact information
 c) It may also include a short synopsis
8. Optional– Send us a web link to a video recording of your work.
a) Provide the work title and author in text on the opening video screen with the title in caps, followed by the author’s name. Example: APRIL SHOWERS May Smith.
b) Videos should be publicly accessible, no account login required.

Film and Mixed Media Submissions

Refer to General Guidelines 1, 2 and 3

4. Maximum performance length: 20 minutes.
5. Settings: Simple or suggested.
6. Option 1– Scripts should be submitted in PDF format with the title in caps, followed by the author’s name. Example: APRIL SHOWERS May Smith.
7. The script cover sheet should include
a) Performing group’s contact information– name, address, phone, email
b) Author’s contact information
c) It may also include a short synopsis
8. Option 2– Send us a web link to a video recording of your work.
a) Provide the work title and author in text on the opening video screen with the title in caps, followed by the author’s name. Example: APRIL SHOWERS May Smith.
b) Videos should be publicly accessible, no account login required.

Thanks to all who applied!

Join our email list for 2025 Bandon Fringe Festival event announcements and 2026 festival applications.

theater exterior evening

Festival FAQs

More information about the Sprague Community Theater, the Bandon Fringe Festival presenters, and the community of Bandon . . . .

The Sprague Community Theater Performance Space

The Sprague Community Theater is a 246-seat proscenium style performing arts venue located in Bandon City Park, 1202 11th St. SW, Bandon, Oregon.

Back stage amenities include a spacious hallway / green room space and two dressing rooms. Each dressing room is equipped with a private restroom. All public spaces in the theater are ADA accessible.

View stage floor plan PDF.

Festival Presenters

The Bandon Fringe Festival is presented by the Sprague Community Theater along with our local community theater organization, Bandon Playhouse. To learn more about our theater venue and how to offer your support, check out or Involvement page.

Learn more about Bandon Playhouse at BandonPlayhouse.org.

For more information about the Bandon Fringe Festival, please email our theater manager Stephanie Jones at events@bandon-or.gov.

Bandon Lodging, Dining & Attractions

Bandon, Oregon, is located on the Southern Oregon Coast, and our Sprague Community Theater is within walking distance of the beach!

If you are a return visitor, or discovering Bandon for the first time, we hope you enjoy your theater experience along with Bandon’s other attractions.

To plan your stay, visit the Bandon Chamber of Commerce website, Bandon.com, to browse lodging, dining and activity options.

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