Before you apply, please read the following guidelines carefully.
THE RULES
The 2025 Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival will take place July 24 - August 3 at The Alliance Theater at Trolley Square (two venues) and MadKing Productions’ Fellowship Theater at The Gateway.
Shows must be no longer than one hour. If you go over the one-hour limit, your lights and sound will be turned off. We warned you. Please keep this in mind when preparing your show.
Fringe venues are equipped with basic theatrical lighting (a full-stage neutral wash and lights up/lights down) and sound playback. Additional lighting (warm and cool washes and specials) may be available in some venues. Use of additional technical elements will be decided on a case-by-case basis.
Fringe shows are encouraged to be as low-tech as possible and be able to adapt to any space.
Fringe performances will take place on July 25, 26, and 27, and August 1, 2, and 3 from 12:00 PM to 11:30 PM. Your show may be scheduled at any time on these days. We will do our best to be equitable in assigning time slots, giving each artist both matinees and evening performances.
There will be an optional (but highly encouraged) Preview Night/Opening Night Party on the evening of Thursday, July 24, where artists can perform short snippets of their shows for an audience of press, reviewers, and the public to help draw audiences before the festival even begins!
Once applications are received, accepted artists will be given further details regarding venue choice. Your venue fee will range from $95 to $125 per performance depending on the complexity and technical elements available in the venue.
Timeline
Application opens: Monday, April 14 at 9:00 AM
Application closes: Friday, May 9 or when all spots are filled
Signed contracts/50% venue payment due: Friday, May 23
100% venue payment: Friday, June 6
Accepted artists may also qualify for a number of discounts (for example, shows produced by students or donating proceeds to charity)
Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Once our in-person slots have been filled, we will open a waitlist for additional interested companies. Application will not be considered complete until we have received your application fee of $50.
waitlist open now
The 2025 application waitlist is now open. Apply below, and we will invite artists from the waitlist as we build the schedule and space becomes available.
Preview the application questions here
You can also make a copy of this document to your own Google Drive to plan your answers before filling out the form.