Calling Artists and Performers to the 2025 Bandon Fringe Festival

Applications are now open for the 2025 Bandon Fringe 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.

Performances are June 27 and 28, 2025, at the Sprague Community Theater in Bandon, Oregon. This event is presented by the Sprague Community Theater and Bandon Playhouse.

What is a Fringe Festival?

Fringe festivals invite performing artists to showcase new and emerging work in a range of genres from theater to dance, comedy and storytelling, and more. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest international fringe festival, started in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1947. And similar festivals, large and small, are staged around the world.

Why a Bandon Fringe Festival?

In 2024, the Sprague Community Theater and Bandon Playhouse invited artists to a One Act Play Festival which culminated in a Gala evening featuring several short theatrical and movement performances and the one act play, “Tales from the Kitchen Table,” written and performed by Corrie Gant.

Participation and feedback from the 2024 event told us that artist and performers from around the south coast region wanted access to a performance festival with opportunities for a variety of presentations, including, but not limited to one act plays.

How can I get involved?

Individual performers and performing groups are invited to apply to participate. The application, along with your sample materials, helps us decide if the proposed work can be staged within the context of this festival.

There is no cost to apply. Original material is encouraged; and participants may be eligible to share in a portion of ticket sales for their performance. The application deadline is April 4, 2025.

Visit our Bandon Fringe Festival Page for complete application information.

I’m not a performer. How can I support the festival?

We hope that you will join us in attending festival events in June. If you would like to sponsor or support the event financially, please email Bandon Playhouse, thebandonplayhouse@gmail.com. If you would like to volunteer, please contact theater manager Stephanie Jones, events@bandon-or.gov.

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