2026 LOTTERY ROUNDUP
Thank you to all 356 artists who applied to produce in this year's festival, including 108 producers new to Minnesota Fringe. Congratulations to those who were selected - we look forward to seeing new and familiar faces take the stage at the 33rd Annual Minnesota Fringe Festival!
If you weren't selected in the lottery, Independent Producer registration is now open for artists interested in bringing their show to the festival using their own venue and team. Learn more and register now at minnesotafringe.org/ip-registration (link in bio)
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And it’s the kind of theater show we like!
Clip is from Five Fifths of 9 to 5, when five different Twin Cities theater companies performed their interpretation of a section from the 1980 comedy movie. Didn't see it live? Check it out online at tinyurl.com/9to5Fringe (link in bio)
🎭: Mermaid Productions.
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That awkward moment when everyone shows up as k!dnapped Hart from 9 to 5👀
Five Fifths of 9 to 5 is now available to watch online! If you want to see how this plays out, plus four other theater companies’ interpretations of the classic movie, check out the full show recording at tinyurl.com/9to5Fringe (🔗 in bio)
🎭: @themessimprov
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A big THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for Five Fifths of 9 to 5 and helped make the night a success. Shoutout to the five performers - Third Space Theater, Songversations, an alleged Theatre Company, The Mess, and Mermaid Productions - and host, Jason Schommer, as well as everyone who attended and/or bid in our silent auction to support adventurous art.
If you missed it (or just want to see it again), the video recording of the full show is available on Pennant for $25. Check it out at the link in our bio🔗
📸: Hailey Dickinson.
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The iconic maid from Clue but make it live theater🎭
Walkup tickets for tonight's wacky interpretations of 9 to 5 are available! Join us at Theatre Latte Da for our annual Fringe-y fundraiser. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. More info at Minnesotafringe.org (link in bio)
🎭: @melancholicsmn
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Five Fifths of 9 to 5 is tonight at Theatre Latte Da! Here are a few things to know:
🎟 There are some walk-up tickets available - they are $55 at the door. Help us fill the house for our one-night only fundraiser!
🚪 Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the house opens at 7. The show will start at 7:30.
🎭 We have a STACKED lineup: @allegedtheatre , @themessimprov , @third.space.theater , Songversations (@w.e_h.a.v.e_b.e.e.n_t.o.l.d ), and Mermaid Productions (@fishgirlariel ). Hosted by @jasonschommer .
Join us to have some fun, celebrate local theater, and support a worthy cause. All proceeds benefit Minnesota Fringe and the adventurous artists and audiences we serve. More information is available at minnesotafringe.org
📸: Hailey Dickinson and Alex Wohlhueter.
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Five Fifths Host: Jason Schommer
Twin Cities comedian Jason Schommer is a regular Minnesota Fringe producer and the host of Five Fifths of 9 to 5! Schommer is a local comedian, known for stand-up performances and being a part of The Moth Radio Hour. Previously, he spent years opening for Louie Anderson, including a two-year stint in Vegas, and touring with popular comedians. You may recognize him from shows on Minnesota Fringe stages like "50: A Totally Rad Comedy About the Gnarly Reckoning of a Gen Xer" in 2025 and "A Material Boy Living in a Madonna World" in 2024.
Schommer is hosting Five Fifths of 9 to 5, featuring five Twin Cities theater artists and companies who will take the stage for what is sure to be a wacky interpretation of the 1980 comedy. Proceeds from the event benefit Minnesota Fringe. Get tickets now at minnesotafringe.org (link in our bio)
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Five Fifths Performer: Songversations
Rhiannon Fiskradatz and Shanan Custer (as well as a growing chorus of mothers, maidens and crones throughout the Twin Cities) that began in 2022, a few months before the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Since then, Songversations has performed at Bryant Lake Bowl, as well as in the Twin Cities Horror Festival, funneling their collective artistry (and rage) into shows, community gatherings, and activism. Weaving together stories, songs, and spells, Songversations creates singular experiences that embrace multiple genres, ceremony, and ritual. Both actresses are veteran Fringe performers. Fiskradatz produced "Show Me Your Wings" in 2024 and is known for combining music and puppetry as a company member of Phantom Chorus Theatre and releasing music as MaMa Faerie. Custer is known as an actress, improviser, and director, having starred in "2 Sugars, Room for Cream" in 2012, "Sometimes There's Wine" in 2016, and more shows than she or we can count. Together, they make up Songversations.
What can you expect from their fifth? We have been told that revenge is a dish best served cold, but we don’t really agree. We will, of course, raise a glass (or a fist in the air) for Violet, Judy, and Doralee while we celebrate the perfect joy of taking down The Man in the best, most musical and cathartic way possible! Expect some ritual. Expect some feminism. Expect some f-bombs. Audience warning: two women onstage at the same time.
See Songversations and four other Twin Cities theater artists and companies take the stage for Five Fifths of 9 to 5 for what is sure to be a wacky interpretation of the 1980 comedy. Proceeds from the event benefit Minnesota Fringe. Get tickets now at minnesotafringe.org (link in bio)
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Five Fifths Performer: Third Space Theater
Third Space Theater, founded less than two years ago, has already built a reputation for connecting communities, igniting conversation, and providing opportunities for engagement and action. You may recognize them from the golden-lanyard-winning show "Breach" in 2025 (remember those yellow waders?) or from Artistic Director Alex Church's "Dutch: Made in America" in 2024.
What can you expect from their fifth? An intimate and experimental exploration of what makes these characters tick inside and out of the hours of 9 to 5, all set to the pulsing groove of Dolly Parton.
See Third Space Theater and four other Twin Cities theater artists and companies take the stage for Five Fifths of 9 to 5 for what is sure to be a wacky interpretation of the 1980 comedy. Proceeds from the event benefit Minnesota Fringe. Get tickets now at minnesotafringe.org
P.S. You could win a FREE Five Fifths ticket. All Silent Auction bidders will be entered into a drawing for a free Five Fifths ticket. Bid now at tinyurl.com/fringeauction (links in bio)
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Producer advice (IP edition) from Will Schroeder
Sometimes a puppeteer, sometimes a storyteller, sometimes a cameraman, Will Schroeder is involved with many facets of Twin Cities theater. He is a producer with Wet Splat Productions, known for the independently-produced Micromedics (2025), One Tree HELL (2024), and more at Minnesota Fringe. You may also know him as a puppeteer with Phantom Chorus Theatre.
Check out his advice for this year's Independent Producers, including his favorite IP perks and what he wishes he knew before producing his first IP show. IP registration is open through May 31 - note that registration fees increase on May 1. Learn more and apply at minnesotafringe.org/ip-registration (link in bio)
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Five Fifths Performer: Mermaid Productions
The driven, determined, and dexterous Ariel Pinkerton is back with friends to smash the patriarchy. Ariel Pinkerton is the head, tail, and only member of Mermaid Productions. She's a regular in the Twin Cities Theater scene, as Co-Artistic Director of Fortune’s Fool Theatre, Company Member of Ghoulish Delights, and Community Liaison for the Minnesota Fringe. She is also an actress, lighting designer, director, and storyteller. You may remember Mermaid Productions from "The Abortion Chronicles" in 2025 or "Xena and Gabrielle Smash the Patriarchy" in 2019.
What can you expect from their fifth? A reminder that 1980 wasn’t as long ago as we wish it was and a reminder of how far we still have to go for equality.
See Mermaid Productions and four other Twin Cities theater artists and companies take the stage for Five Fifths of 9 to 5 for what is sure to be a wacky interpretation of the 1980 comedy. Proceeds from the event benefit Minnesota Fringe. Get tickets now at minnesotafringe.org
P.S. You could win a FREE Five Fifths ticket. All Silent Auction bidders will be entered into a drawing for a free Five Fifths ticket. Bid now at tinyurl.com/fringeauction (links in bio)
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Here, art is necessary and important and valuable (and we want you in our community if you think so too!)
Bid on Twin Cities theater experiences, excursions, dining and drinking gift cards, and more in our Silent Auction benefitting Minnesota Fringe. Every bidder will be entered into a drawing for a Five Fifths of 9 to 5 ticket, showing April 27 at Theatre Latte Da. Bid by April 19 at tinyurl.com/FringeAuction (link in bio)
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