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STLFRINGE BUILDS COMMUNITY BY NURTURING DIVERSE INDEPENDENT ARTISTS AND PRODUCING A WORLD-CLASS MULTIDISCIPLINARY ANNUAL FESTIVAL WHERE WE CHAMPION UNCENSORED WORK, CONNECT WORK-MAKERS TO AUDIENCES, AND EDUCATE AND ENGAGE THE LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL CULTURAL COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORK OF INDEPENDENT ARTS.
08/08/2026
🎭 TONIGHT at STL Fringe: 11 Shows. One Fun Filled night.
7:00 PM CDT
THE DOCTOR
It's time to play doctor! In this hilarious medical game show, your favorite St. Louis comedians go head-to-head on medical-themed mini games alongside a real comedian/doctor. Instagram: A medical game show with St. Louis's funniest comedians and hosted by Sarah Fenske.
THE WIZARD OF OZ(es)
Over the rainbow and through MULTIPLE universes! A hilarious multiverse mashup of Dorothys from The Wiz, Wizard of Oz, Wicked, and Return to Oz. Instagram: What if ALL the Dorothys met?! THE WIZARD OF OZ(es) is a wildly funny multiverse mashup colliding TONIGHT.
IMPROVSBURG
No script? No problem! Welcome to Improvsburg, Indiana — where the only cast left has to improvise everything, including themselves. This hilarious satirical look at small-town theatre is pure comedy gold. All Ages welcome! Instagram: No script. No contestants. No crew. Just pure IMPROV magic at Improvsburg
NERVES
Love. Memory. Heartbreak. NERVES is an intimate romantic dramedy. Act I is a scripted memory play; in Act II, the AUDIENCE decides what happens next. Instagram: What if the audience wrote the ending? NERVES is an intimate romantic dramedy.
8:30 PM CDT
BRANDON JUDD DOES EVERYTHING: A Solo Variety Show
Comedy. Music. Magic. Feats of Strength. Burlesque. ALL IN ONE HOUR. Brandon Judd Does Everything is exactly what it sounds like — and it's going to blow your mind. Rated R. Instagram: Comedy + Music + Magic + Feats of Strength + Burlesque = Brandon Judd Does Everything. This is the wildest one-man show of the Fringe.
THE CONFLUENCERS
25 sketches. 60 minutes. YOU pick the order. The Confluencers perform audience-chosen sketches at lightning speed. Pure comedic chaos. Instagram: YOU choose what happens next. The Confluencers put 25 sketches on a clothesline — the audience picks the order, the cast performs it in real time.
9:30 PM CDT
I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF BY NOW. HERE'S WHAT I DID INSTEAD.
Raw. Real. Resilient. Caroline didn't expect to make it past 30 — but she did, and she built a life worth living. A funny, heartfelt, and profoundly human performance art piece. Instagram: She accidentally built a life worth living.
GLASS ELEVATOR LIVE!
Need to laugh until your sides hurt? Glass Elevator Live! is back at STL Fringe — an all-star sketch comedy crew that will make you forget everything stressing you out. Instagram: The belly laughs you need right now — Glass Elevator Live! brings their mischief-making comedy crew to High Low TONIGHT at 9:30 PM.
10:00 PM CDT
BAKER'S DOZEN: 13 Gay Plays and Monologues
13 stories. One unforgettable evening. Hippocampus Theatrics presents Baker's Dozen — a vivid tapestry of short plays exploring memory, family, and identity across generations of the gay experience. Instagram: 13 short plays. A lifetime of stories. Baker's Dozen by Hippocampus Theatrics arrives at Golden Gems TONIGHT at 10 PM.
AURALIE WILDE PRESENTS: A Court of T**s and Rear
Dare to be dazzled. A bold, boundary-pushing performance art and dance experience at .ZACK tonight at 10 PM. Mature audiences only. Instagram: Bold. Brilliant. Unapologetic. Auralie Wilde: A Court of T**s and Rear takes the stage and will leave you wanting more!
11:00 PM CDT
STL TONITE LIVE
Live. Local. Hilarious. STL Tonite Live is St. Louis's very own Tonight Show/SNL hybrid — featuring live sketches, standup, interviews, a MUSICAL GUEST and more! Instagram: STL's own late-night show is LIVE tonight at 11 PM! Sketches. Standup. Interviews. A musical guest.
08/08/2026
Don’t miss Co***ne — a raw, one‑act from STL Fringe that pulls you into a shabby New York attic where Joe, an ex‑boxer, and Nora, a pr******te, face poverty, illness, and the long shadow of addiction. This intimate performance is a powerful example of the independent theatre work flourishing in St. Louis.
Be part of the conversation and support local artists — grab your seat for August 9 at .ZACK (5:30 PM). Tickets and details: https://wix.to/tS7ZJ4B
Who will you bring? Tell us in the comments and help champion St. Louis’s performing arts community. 🎭✨
08/08/2026
You’re invited to be the star of the show. Improvsburg drops into Golden Gems on Aug 8 @ 7 PM & Aug 9 @ 2:30pm — an improvised game show where the audience steers the action and every performance is a one-night-only creation. Bring your laughs, your off-the-cuff ideas, and your curiosity — this is live, local theatre at its most spontaneous.
Support independent artists, connect with the St. Louis performing-arts community, and experience theatre that’s accessible, unpredictable, and utterly alive. Tickets and details: stlfringe.org
Who will you nudge onto stage? Tell us below and invite a friend! 🎭🔥
08/08/2026
Ever wondered how much story can fit into a carry-on? Come see artists turn one tiny suitcase into whole worlds. Carry-On Puppet Challenge at High Low on August 8 (4–5 PM) brings puppets, music, improv chaos, and surprising beauty — all airline-sized.
It’s local, live, and ridiculously inventive — perfect for performing-arts lovers and anyone who wants to cheer on independent creators in St. Louis. Seats are limited; don’t miss this unforgettable micro-show. Share with friends and plan your Fringe night! 🎭✨
Learn more and grab details: https://wix.to/MOFybRA
08/08/2026
STL Stage Snaps review of "Dave Derose Can't Finish A Script" at STLFringe
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08/08/2026
Tomorrow and Sunday are the last two chances you have to catch Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the Murder at STLFringe https://www.stlfringe.org/event-details/thomas-jeffersons-notes-on-the-murder
🎭 TWO PERFORMANCES LEFT.
Nerves, written by Cooper Shaw and starring Cooper Shaw & Tyler Crandal, is part of this year’s St. Louis Fringe Festival at The .ZACK. St Lou Fringe Cooper Shaw ＴＹＬＥＲ ＣＲＡＮＤＡＬＬ Theresa Masters Kranzberg Arts Foundation The Kranzberg St. Louis Arts
Saturday, August 8 • 7:00 PM
Sunday, August 9 • 11:30 AM
But this is about more than one show.
Theatre is one of the places where stories become real.
A script becomes a performance. Characters get bodies. Words get tested. Timing changes. An audience tells you what’s alive.
And sometimes, a play becomes the laboratory for a film.
Cooper is also developing Nerves for the screen, which is one of the reasons we want filmmakers to pay attention to what is happening on St. Louis stages.
You don’t have to wait until you have the budget, crew, locations and equipment to begin discovering whether your story works.
Put it in a room.
Give the words to actors.
Let an audience experience it.
Learn from what happens.
Organizations like the St. Louis Fringe Festival, with support from the Kranzberg Arts Foundation and creative spaces like The .ZACK, give artists opportunities to move ideas out of their heads and into the world.
Every play produced, film made, song recorded, performance staged and creative risk taken adds energy to the larger ecosystem we’re building together.
For too long, St. Louis’ creative engine has started, sputtered and started again.
We’re interested in something more sustainable.
Make the play.
Write the script.
Shoot the film.
Build the thing.
Keep St. Louis creating. Cooper Shaw
🎟️ Tickets + St. Louis Fringe Festival information:
https://www.stlfringe.org/event-details/nerves
08/08/2026
🎭 TOMORROW at STL Fringe: 21 Shows. One Epic Day. Zero Excuses to Miss It.
Sunday, August 9th is packed wall-to-wall with extraordinary, uncensored, unjuried performing arts right here in St. Louis. From Shakespearean power plays to mental magic, musical comedy, spoken-word theatre, and an improvised game show where YOU'RE the star. There is truly something for everyone.
🔥 SUNDAY AUGUST 9 HIGHLIGHTS:
🌅 10:00 AM
• King John @ The Marcelle — Shakespeare's sharpest take on power, brought to life by one electrifying solo actor.
• Prom Queen @ High Low — A hilarious & heartfelt 2000s Catholic school story of rebellion, identity & unexpected royalty. (PG-13)
• Dave DeRose Can't Finish a Script @ .ZACK — One writer, many unfinished plays, zero filter. Comedy chaos ensues.
☀️ 11:30 AM
• Henchmen @ Golden Gems — 1603 England. Two executioners. One kingdom in crisis. A gripping historical thriller.
• NERVES @ .ZACK — Two former lovers, unfinished business, and YOU help decide the ending. (Audience-interactive!)
• Carry-On Puppet Challenge @ High Low — An entire show crammed into a carry-on bag. Puppets, chaos & beauty in a suitcase.
• In the Moment @ The Marcelle — A reality-TV dating show goes off the rails in the most haunting way possible.
🎬 1:00 PM
• Abby Bentley's Monkey in the Coconut @ Golden Gems — Musical comedy about a coconut, a monkey embryo & the lies teachers tell. (PG-13)
• Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the Murder @ .ZACK — A haunting American history piece about forgiveness, violence & truth.
• Glass Elevator Live! @ High Low — Award-winning comedic mischief that will make you laugh AND think.
• Dear Evan Hansen @ The Marcelle — A deeply moving story about loneliness, connection & the lies we tell to feel seen.
✨ 2:30 PM
• Magic Synapses @ High Low — Mind-bending mental magic where the audience holds the power. You won't believe what happens.
• The Colors We Carry @ .ZACK — A spoken-word celebration of LGBTQ+ identity, survival, joy & legacy through poetry & movement.
• Improvsburg @ Golden Gems — Welcome to the most ridiculous improvised game show in ISt. Louis.
🌆 4:00 PM
• The Trivia Guy @ High Low — Three hours before a wedding. One unfinished speech. A trivia champion on the most important stage of his life.
• THE WIZARD OF OZ(es) @ The Marcelle — Multiple Dorothys, multiple timelines, one hilariously chaotic multiverse mashup.
• The Goodlucks @ .ZACK — Awards season tears a married acting couple apart. Drama. Darling.
• Brandon Judd Does Everything @ Golden Gems — Comedy. Music. Burlesque. Feats of strength. One very confident man.
🌙 5:30 PM
• EMPTY NIGHT @ High Low — A farmer and a Bengal tiger meet in the dark. One of the most powerful pairings of the festival.
• Co***ne @ .ZACK — A raw, naturalistic one-act about poverty, addiction & survival in a New York attic.
• BAKER'S DOZEN: 13 Gay Plays & Monologues @ Golden Gems — 13 short pieces exploring the full emotional spectrum of the gay experience.
🎟️ Grab yours now at stlfringe.org
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