The Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival, a 14-day live theatre experience, returns to Loch Haven Park and various other locations throughout Orlando with its 32nd annual outing May 16-29.
Orlando Fringe is the longest running Fringe Festival in the U.S. and is one of the most beloved institutions in Central Florida, bringing thousands of people from all around the world to The City Beautiful.
This year will feature over 200 shows playing on more than a dozen stages. Along with its color-coded venues at Orlando Shakes, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando Rep and the all-new Fringe ArtSpace, you will also find Fringe shows at The Abbey, The Starlite Room @ Savoy, The Renaissance Theatre and Hamburger Mary’s Orlando.
If this is your first year Fringing, have no fears. It is a very simple process. Get yourself a Fringe button, available at the Orlando Fringe box office and merch tables, purchase a ticket to a show and then see the show. Repeat often!
With so many shows, it may seem daunting to know where to start, so we have helped you out by pulling together the LGBTQ+-themed shows at this year’s festival. But why stop there? Be sure to pick up the official Orlando Fringe program and find more information on the festival, shows and everything Fringe!
To check out the full schedule and get more information on the 32nd annual festival, pick up a copy of the Orlando Fringe program and visit OrlandoFringe.org.
“Ain’t Done Bad”
By: Jakob Karr
Venue: Renaissance Theatre Company
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 23, 8 p.m.; May 24, 6:30 p.m.; May 25, 9:30 p.m.; May 27, 3 p.m. & 10:15 p.m.; May 28, 1:30 p.m. & 6 p.m.
“Ain’t Done Bad” tells the story through dance of a young gay man growing up in conservative southern society, all set to the music of Orville Peck.
This show contains mature themes.
“Anatomica: A Comedy About Meat, Bones & The Skin You’re In”
By: Amica Hunter
Venue: Blue
Length: 60 Minutes
Rated: 13 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 18, 7 p.m.; May 19, 7:35 p.m.; May 20, 3:35 p.m.; May 21, 8:10 p.m.; May 23, 9:45 p.m.; May 27, 5:15 p.m.; May 28, 6:50 p.m.
Amica Hunter will get under your skin and crush your funny bone in this hilarious, captivating and sometimes unsettling comedy that dissects the unhinged chaos of the natural world and the horror of living in a body.
This show contains adult language.
“Artisanal Carcinoma”
By: Velvet Toreador
Venue: Pink
Length: 60 Minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $11
Showtimes: May 18, 9:35 p.m.; May 20, 12:30 p.m.; May 21, 7 p.m.; May 22, 6 p.m.; May 23, 7:55 p.m.; May 26, 8:50 p.m.; May 27, 9:10 p.m.
Armed with a dark sense of humor, a breast cancer patient finds her one-year detour becomes a catalyst for creative escape, bald ambition and a rebirth in burlesque as Jennica Tastrophe!
This show contains strobe lights, mature themes, sexual content and adult language.
“A Bad Romance”
By: Unseen Images Theatre
Venue: Silver
Length: 60 Minutes
Rated: 13 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 17, 6 p.m.; May 19, 10 p.m.; May 21, 9:55 p.m.; May 23, 7:45 p.m.; May 25, 8:15 p.m.; May 26, 8:30 p.m.; May 27, 12:15 p.m.
A post happily-ever-after Fairy Tale Kingdom not too far from our own with familiar characters that you think you know but have never seen like this, set to the music of Lady Gaga.
This show contains mature themes and adult language.
“Bodies”
By: Can’t Stand Sitting Productions
Venue: Red
Length: 60 Minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 18, 5:30 p.m.; May 20, 8:30 p.m.; May 21, 4:45 p.m.; May 23, 5:30 p.m.; May 24, 8:45 p.m.; May 26, 10:15 p.m.; May 27, 3:15 p.m.
Journey with Matti McLean as he tells his story while using his paintbrush to make his words come alive on a model.
This show contains audience interaction, adult language, mature themes and sexual content.
“The City Beautiful, an Original Live Band Burlesque Musical”
By: Cheesy Pizza Productions
Venue: Green
Length: 65 Minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 20, 9:25 p.m.; May 21, 12 p.m.; May 25, 6 p.m.; May 27, 7:55 p.m.
Blacklist Babes Cabaret presents this original live band burlesque musical all about the weird, creepy, queer and sometimes dark — but never boring — history of our fair city.
This show contains nudity, adult language, audience interaction and mature themes.
“Corsets & Cuties: Sizzle”
By: Corsets & Cuties, LLC
Venue: The Abbey
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 19, 10:30 p.m.; May 26, 8:40 p.m.; May 27, 11 p.m.; May 28, 7:10 p.m.
Corsets & Cuties is back to make nights… Sizzle. With singers, dancers, aerialists and more, you never know what’s going to pop up at a Cuties show.
This show contains audience interaction, adult language, mature themes, nudity and sexual content.
“The D*sney Delusion”
By: Leif Oleson-Cormack
Venue: Brown
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 19, 5:30 p.m.; May 20, 6:25 p.m.; May 22, 9:50 p.m.; May 24, 6:30 p.m.; May 26, 7:55 p.m.; May 27, 2:40 p.m.; May 28, 5:45 p.m.
Leif Oleson-Cormack pushes confessional comedy to its limits in this show about a methodically moronic plan to double-down on unrequited love through a disastrous trip to Disneyland.
This show contains mature themes, sexual content and adult language.
“Dungeons and Drag Queens”
By: Tyler Scott
Venue: Orange
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 18, 9:15 p.m.; May 20, 7:45 p.m.; May 21, 2:30 p.m.; May 23, 6:05 p.m.; May 25, 9:30 p.m.; May 27, 2:45 p.m.; May 28, 8:15 p.m.
The daring adventures of Tabletop RPGs collide with the whimsical world of Drag in this hilarious parody, featuring a stunning original score by Cameron Jordan.
This show contains adult language, mature themes, sexual content and strobe lights.
“Freak Show”
By: HeART Productions
Venue: Blue
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $10
Showtimes: May 17, 7 p.m.; May 20, 10:05 p.m.; May 21, 6:40 p.m.; May 22, 7:15 p.m.; May 25, 9:50 p.m.; May 27, 2:15 p.m.; May 28, 12:20 p.m.
This show is a burlesque musical, which examines the societal tropes and labels that minority individuals have been constrained to over time.
This show contains mature themes and sexual content.
“Gay Cowboys”
By: 11th Hour Productions
Venue: Renaissance Theatre Company
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $11
Showtimes: May 18, 8 p.m.; May 19, 10 p.m.; May 20, 3 p.m.; May 21, 6 p.m.; May 23, 6:30 p.m.; May 26, 6:30 p.m.; May 27, 4:30 p.m.
Sweetwater used to be a quiet town full of simple folks. That all ended the day the Midnight Mangler strolled into town bringing about chaos with their scheming and lies.
This show contains adult language, mature themes, sexual content and violence.
“Generic Male — Just What We Need, Another Show About Men”
By: PUSH Physical Theatre
Venue: Orange
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 13 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 19, 7:45 p.m.; May 20, 12:15 p.m.; May 21, 4:15 p.m.; May 23, 9:35 p.m.; May 27, 8:30 p.m.; May 28, 10 p.m.
It’s fathers and sons, it’s war and death. It takes us into the beating heart of the failing patriarchy as it descends into acrobatic absurdity.
This show contains audience interaction and adult language.
“HiHo, HiHo, Its Off To Work I Go, an intimate romp”
By: CauldronMultimedium
Venue: Teal
Length: 75 minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 20, 6:45 p.m.; May 21, 4:05 p.m.; May 25, 8:25 p.m.; May 26, 9:35 p.m.; May 28, 12:30 p.m.
Phillipe Andre Coquet’s outrageous storytelling celebrates the Ladies of the Night with songs from Broadway musicals.
This show contains audience interaction, adult language, mature themes, nudity, sexual content and violence.
“The Hock-Cock-A-Mook Islands”
By: White Mouse Productions
Venue: Brown
Length: 75 minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $12
Showtimes: May 18, 7:25 p.m.; May 19, 10:45 p.m.; May 21, 2:25 p.m.; May 23, 5:45 p.m.; May 25, 7:40 p.m.; May 27, 8:25 p.m.; May 28, 12 p.m.
Johnny goes on a gay, musical, intergalactic journey (littered with famous faces) as he attempts not only to find the Hock-Cock-A-Mook Islands but find himself as well.
This show contains sexual content and adult language.
“Jigsaw”
By: Playwrights Round Table
Venue: Purple
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 17, 8:45 p.m.; May 19, 6 p.m.; May 21, 7:15 p.m.; May 23, 6:30 p.m.; May 24, 9:50 p.m.; May 27, 1:30 p.m.; May 28, 6:30 p.m.
A comedic murder mystery in which everyone claims to have murdered theater professor Vinnie Vimtic, but who REALLY killed him?
This show contains adult language, mature themes, sexual content and violence.
“Jon Bennett vs Jason Donovan in Dumb Trivia”
By: 2hoots Productions
Venue: Starlite Room @ Savoy
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 19, 5:30 p.m.; May 20, 1:40 p.m.; May 22, 5:30 p.m.; May 23, 7:10 p.m.; May 25, 8:50 p.m.; May 27, 5 p.m.; May 28, 3:20 p.m.
Questions so stupid their, there, they’re, they R HARD! Cheating is encouraged in this interactive cabaret monstrosity.
This show contains audience interaction, adult language, mature theme, nudity and sexual content.
“Let’s Get Weird: Story Hour!!”
By: Let’s Get Weird Productions
Venue: Purple
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 18, 9 p.m.; May 19, 10:30 p.m.; May 20, 3:00 p.m.; May 25, 9 p.m.; May 27, 9:30 p.m.; May 28, 1:30 p.m.
A comedic and high energy late-night style show that changes nightly.
This show contains adult language, mature themes, audience interaction and sexual content.
“Liza Battles the Instruments of Destiny”
By: McNair Productions
Venue: Orange
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: All ages
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 18, 5:45 p.m.; May 19, 9:30 p.m.; May 21, 6 p.m.; May 22, 9:30 p.m.; May 25, 7:45 p.m.; May 26, 10:45 p.m.; May 28, 2:30 p.m.
A rock musical about a comic-writing high school student struggling with the upcoming homecoming dance and the gendered traditions that come along with it.
“Manor of Death”
By: William Daniel Mills Production Company
Venue: Brown
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 13 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 20, 8:05 p.m.; May 24, 9:50 p.m.; May 27, 1 p.m.; May 28, 4:05 p.m.
It’s all fun and games at the Mistress’ birthday until someone ends up dead. Now it’s up to a few unqualified party guests to solve a mystery with the help of you, the audience.
This show contains audience interaction, adult language and violence.
“The Merkin Sisters: Deux”
By: Stephanie Morin-Robert
Venue: Orange
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 17, 7:45 p.m.; May 20, 9:30 p.m.; May 21, 8:15 p.m.; May 23, 7:50 p.m.; May 24, 6:15 p.m.; May 27, 5 p.m.; May 28, 12:45 p.m.
Fallen from fame, two sisters will stop at nothing to present their “Ultimate Piece of Art.”
This show contains audience interaction, fog effects, mature themes, nudity, sexual content and strobe lights.
“Mushy”
By: Fluid Storyteller Productions
Venue: Blue
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 13 & up
Tickets: $12
Showtimes: May 18, 8:30 p.m.; May 20, 8:35 p.m.; May 21, 1:40 p.m.; May 22, 5:45 p.m.; May 24, 10:05 p.m.; May 26, 5:50 p.m.; May 28, 3:20 p.m.
A snapshot of the beginning, middle and end of three sperate relationships and how their paths intersect.
This show contains adult language and mature themes.
“The Mysterious Life of Amy Thompson McKean”
By: Central Florida Composers Forum
Venue: Purple
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 13 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 17, 5:45 p.m.; May 22, 7:45 p.m.; May 26, 10:15 p.m.; May 27, 5 p.m.; May 28, 3 p.m.
A play with live music and singing based on the taboo true story of an NYC composer struggling to balance her dreams with the demands of family.
This show contains mature themes.
“The Office Funeral Party Musical Extravaganza Show”
By: The Renaissance Theatre Company
Venue: Renaissance Theatre Company
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 17, 7 p.m.; May 19, 8:30 p.m.; May 20, 6 p.m.; May 21, 7:30 p.m.; May 26, 8 p.m.; May 27, 6 p.m.; May 28, 4:30 p.m.
It’s about people who work in an office together. At a funeral. But also kind of a party. And a musical. But an extravaganza show.
This show contains adult language, mature themes, nudity and sexual content.
“PeeVira’s SCAREavan SingAlong”
By: DulceArt Works, Inc.
Venue: A van outside of Orlando Shakes
Length: 45 minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 18-21 and 25-28 at 6, 7, 8, 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 p.m. each day
Hop into PeeVira’s iconic spooky SCAREvan for a fun, absurd and sensational group karaoke.
This show contains audience interaction, adult language, mature themes, nudity and sexual content.
“Rivulus”
By: impure glacier
Venue: Teal
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 18, 6:45 p.m.; May 19, 6:15 p.m.; May 20, 5:05 p.m.; May 22, 7:15 p.m.; May 27, 6:30 p.m.; May 28, 2:25 p.m.
A fun, beautiful, spicy, tasty, yucky, stucky solo show from child actor Victoria Watson Sepejak.
This show contains audience interaction, adult language, mature themes and sexual content.
“Rocky Horror Revue-sical”
By: Mad Madame Productions
Venue: Orange
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 18, 7:30 p.m.; May 20, 3:45 p.m.; May 21, 10 p.m.; May 22, 7:45 p.m.; May 25, 6 p.m.; May 26, 5:30 p.m.; May 27, 10:15 p.m.
This Rocky Horror parody is a wild, sexy, fun romp that will have you clapping your hands for all the familiar characters, but it is not the Rocky you’re expecting.
This show contains adult language and mature themes.
“Scream Gays”
By: Orlando Artist Guild
Venue: Orange
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 17, 6 p.m.; May 20, 6 p.m.; May 21, 12:45 p.m.; May 22, 6 p.m.; May 26, 9 p.m.; May 27, 1 p.m.; May 28, 6:30 p.m.
An all-new parody that will have you asking the question: What’s your favorite scary musical?
This show contains adult language, mature themes, nudity, sexual content and violence.
“Serve For the Gawds: A Musical Extravaganza”
By: Busy Bee Theatricals
Venue: Gold
Length: 75 minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 17, 5:45 p.m.; May 19, 10 p.m.; May 20, 10:15 p.m.; May 22, 8:15 p.m.; May 23, 6 p.m.; May 27, 6:45 p.m.; May 28, 1:15 p.m.
A brand-new musical extravaganza that celebrates LGBTQ+ history and culture, combining ancient Greek mythology with queer nightlife in 1990s NYC.
This show contains adult language, fog effects, mature themes, nudity, sexual content and violence.
“Shifted”
By: FAV Productions
Venue: Brown
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 13 & up
Tickets: $12
Showtimes: May 19, 7:10 p.m.; May 20, 4:15 p.m.; May 21, 4:20 p.m.; May 25, 9:35 p.m.; May 26, 6:15 p.m.
College students delve deep into the mysteries of the multiverse after they discover a dorm staircase has the power to shift between alternate dimensions.
This show contains audience interaction and adult language.
“Spank Bank Time Machine”
By: John Michael Plays
Venue: Brown
Length: 55 minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 17, 5:25 p.m.; May 20, 2:40 p.m.; May 21, 10:05 p.m.; May 23, 9:20 p.m.; May 26, 9:35 p.m.; May 27, 6:45 p.m.; May 28, 9:20 p.m.
Trauma clown/underwear sponsor John Michael returns with a time travel machine fueled by spanks and participation.
This show contains audience interaction, adult language, mature themes, nudity, sexual content and strobe lights.
“Varietease XX”
By: The Imagination House and BlueLaLa Entertainment
Venue: The Abbey
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 13 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 19, 6:55 p.m.; May 21, 9:30 p.m.; May 24, 10:25 p.m.; May 26, 6:55 p.m.; May 27, 9:10 p.m.; May 28, 10:40 p.m.
“XX” celebrates 20 years of Varietease featuring both veterans and newcomers to the Fringe stage in a powerful journey of reflection, redemption and celebration.
This show contains mature themes, adult language, audience interaction and strobe lights.
“The White Lotus: Orlando”
By: Joel Swanson Productions
Venue: Renaissance Theatre Company
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 18 & up
Tickets: $15
Showtimes: May 18, 9:30 p.m.; May 20, 7:30 p.m.; May 21, 3 p.m.; May 24, 8 p.m.; May 26, 9:30 p.m.; May 27, 1:30 p.m.; May 28, 3 p.m.
You are invited to Orlando’s Premier Resort and Spa, located smack dab in the middle of I-Drive. Murder! Adultery! Magical kingdoms! This parody musical has it all.
This show contains adult language, mature themes, nudity, sexual content, strobe lights and violence.
“Who mothered the corpse?”
By: 000 Company
Venue: Purple
Length: 60 minutes
Rated: 13 & up
Tickets: $11
Showtimes: May 17, 7:15 p.m.; May 20, 4:30 p.m.; May 21, 8:45 p.m.; May 23, 9:30 p.m.; May 27, 12 p.m.; May 28, 8 p.m.
In a world where the dead are used without qualms by the living, the body of a beautiful young girl is claimed by four women.
This show contains adult language and mature themes.
