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General Fringe Application Information

This information is for anyone who wants to mount a performance in a Standard Fringe venue which will be provided and maintained by the Festival and shared with other performers. Successful Standard Venue applicants will be scheduled at one of the Fringe venues in downtown San Francisco. An Application Fee of $35 will be charged for each application. If you are selected to perform in a standard venue at the 2008 SF Fringe then a Standard Venue Performance Fee of $475 will be charged.

YOU PROVIDE:

• A fully prepared, rights secured, audience ready production, NO MORE THAN 60 minutes long
• All Fringe materials (i.e. contractual, technical, promotional, etc.) ON TIME when requested.
• A set ticket price of no more than $9 (rounded to the nearest dollar).
• All your travel/food/ production/royalties/union fees/misc. expenses.
• Your own specific promotional and publicity materials including press releases, posters, postcards, on-site promotions, flyers, and anything else that will help draw attention to your show.
• ANY & ALL-additional technical equipment not available at the venues (i.e. projectors, microphones, strobes, fog machines, keyboards, etc.).

WE PROVIDE:

• 4 performances for local performers, 6 for national & international performers, scheduled in rotation in the same venue.
• Standard Venue companies are assigned to a single venue outfitted with a stationary lighting plot and basic sound equipment; a venue floor plan and spec sheet will be made available
• The Fringe provides one technician for your production. The Technician usually operates the lighting board and may run sound depending on the number of cues. It is required that every company supply a stage manager and any additional operators needed by their production.
• Inclusion in the Fringe program guide, website and overall event publicity. A detailed program and publicity questionnaire will be sent to all companies after securing a slot
• All front of house staff (i.e. Box office, usher & house manager)
• A Fringe Festival Publicist who will promote the overall festival.
• And, most importantly, companies receive 100% of their box office earnings.

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The San Francisco Fringe Festival accepts Standard Venue performer applications through online submission only. Payment of the $35 application fee and the Standard Venue $475 performance fee must be paid with Visa or MasterCard (submitted with your online application). The $35 Application Fee will be charged upon receipt of your application. The $475 Performance Fee will be charged if you are selected in the lottery. Successful applications and Wait List applications for all categories -- local, national, and international -- will be selected by lottery on February 1st, 2008 (7pm at EXIT Theatre, 156 Eddy Street, San Francisco).

FRINGE LOTTERY
All Standard Venue Performers will be selected by lottery. There will be a separate drawing for each regional category (Local, National and International). All applications received by 12:00AM (Midnight) January 25th, 2008 will be entered in the lottery; any application received after this time will not be accepted. Any technical difficulties with online submission (ie. servers, site, email etc.) will not exempt you from complying with the deadline - so please do not wait until the last minute. We will confirm receipt of application via email once it is received. The Fringe lottery party performance is at 7:00 PM on Wednesday February 1st, 2008, at EXIT Theatre 156 Eddy St. in SF. Applicants, company members and friends are invited to attend and everyone is welcome. For those unable to attend notification of participation status will be available online at www.sffringe.org by February 5th, 2008.

FRINGE WAIT LIST

After the Standard Venue Performers are selected by lottery, a wait list of Performers will also be selected by lottery. If a Standard Venue Performer is unable to participate in the Fringe Festival then the next performer on the wait list will be offered that spot. If they accept the spot their $475 Performance Fee will be processed. If they do not accept the spot then the next performer on the wait list will be offered the spot.

REGIONAL CATEGORIES
To be considered a Local applicant your Company must be based in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. To be considered a National applicant your company must be based outside of the greater San Francisco Bay Area. To be considered an International applicant your company must be based outside of the US.

TICKET REVENUE

The San Francisco Fringe returns 100% of the box office earnings to the individual companies and provides all front of house staff (i.e. house managers, box office, ushers) for Standard Fringe Venue participants. Each company sets its own ticket price (rounded off to the nearest dollar) up to a maximum of $9. The Fringe Festival sells a limited number of discounted Frequent Fringer passes to promote shows and encourage the audience to see more shows. Fringe performers receive $6 for each patron that sees their show using a Frequent Fringer pass. Their is a surcharge on advance ticket orders and frequent fringer passes. Just before curtain any non purchased seats will be given at no charge to Fringe volunteers, staff, and other Fringe performers in that order.

TECHNICAL PRODUCTION
All Festival performances start on time and there is no late seating. There is a 60 minute time limit for Standard Venue performances. There are only 30 minutes between all performances, which means fifteen minutes to strike the show that just ended and fifteen minutes to set up the next production with the audience being seated concurrently. Be simple and creative with your set up and strike to include it in the theatrical experience.

Venues are equipped with basic lighting and sound and each company will receive a 2 hour technical rehearsal. We will provide companies with information on their venue so that they can be as prepared for this technical rehearsal as possible. The Fringe provides one technician in each Standard Venue to run lights and/or sound. All companies must supply one Production Stage Manager to call your show, any additional crew operation staff, and enough crew to set up and strike your show. Since there are some technical limitations in the venues, it is best to focus on the content of your play and try to keep the technical/production values as simple, imaginative and as compact as possible. THE VENUES PROVIDE NO STORAGE. Sets, props and costumes must be removed after each performance.

OUT-OF-AREA PARTICIPANTS
Out-of-Area Participants, like locals, are responsible for all aspects of production, as well as travel and accommodation expenses. We do not have a billeting system for out of town performers.

PUBLICITY
Each Fringe Company is expected to provide its own show-specific publicity. The Fringe provides general festival publicity and your production will be listed in the official Fringe Program and on our website. Companies are asked to submit promotional materials online (photos, releases, bios...) to the Fringe.

IMPORTANT DATES for Standard Fringe Venue Applicants

• Standard Venue Applications will be accepted until 12:00AM(Midnight) January 25th, 2008.
• All Standard Venue Participants and Wait List -- local, national and international -- will be drawn at the Fringe Lottery Party -7:00 PM, February 1st, 2008 at EXIT Theatre (156 Eddy Street, San Francisco)
• Last day for Standard Venue participants to withdraw and receive 50% refund of Application fee: Wednesday April 30th, 2008
• 17th Annual SF Fringe Festival September 3-14, 2008