Z Fringe FAQs
Fringe is a performing arts tradition that started in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1947 when eight performing groups were excluded from the mainstream annual arts festival. They decided to perform anyway, finding inexpensive or free venues on the fringes of the city. The Edinburgh Fringe Festival has since grown into one of the largest arts festivals in the world, eclipsing the original festival exponentially.
The Z's Fringe Festival is a celebration of self-produced performance art that pushes the envelope and makes a statement. Performances at The Z Fringe are theatrically-based, meaning they have a viewpoint, tell a story, or connect multiple pieces with a theme. Like the origin story of Fringe Festivals, The Z Fringe was created to give performing artists access to performance space and the opportunity to explore new concepts and performance formats that don’t fit a ‘traditional’ production model.
Zeiders American Dream Theater (The Z) is a Virginia-based non-profit committed to developing, producing, and celebrating new works and emerging artists to ignite creative growth in our community.
Principles:
The Z is founded on the belief that the imagination, passion, and discipline of creativity are essential to the growth of individuals and communities in all successful endeavors - artistic and beyond.
Our mission comes to life through Signature Series events and Artistic Opportunities, that make us a creative home for our community - artists and audiences alike.