Circumstantial Saint
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Thursday
5:00PM-7:15PM - Lancaster Fringe Poetry Slam with Circumstantial Saint @Hempfield Apothetique. 21+
Friday
5:00PM-6:45PM - WORDVOMIT: Spoken Word Self Advocacy Workshop with Circumstantial Saint @Hempfield Apothetique. 21+
Saturday
4:45-6:30PM - Lancaster Fringe Variety Show with Circumstantial Saint @Hempfield Apothetique. 21+
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Circumstantial Saint is a multidisciplinary artist—poet, spoken word performer, journalist, activist, and community builder—using art as a tool for liberation, healing, and truth-telling.
Known for his emotionally charged performances, Saint blends vivid storytelling, introspective lyricism, and self-produced beats into what he calls Spoken Music. His work explores racial injustice, police brutality, grief, healing, identity, and the beauty and burden of Black life in America. Every line is intentional. Every word is resistance.
Drawing from hip hop, house, Baltimore club, neo-soul, jazz, ambient, and electronic music, his sound honors Black and queer traditions of freedom and self-expression.
With over a dozen self-published books, music on all major platforms, and events like Puff & Poet, Circumstantial Saint creates immersive experiences that move people toward reflection, connection, and revolution.
Jennifer L. Conley.
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Thursday
6:00M-6:45PM - Tending the Flame Dance photography gallery by Jennifer Conley and Melissa Hess Engles @St. James Cemetery
Friday
6:00PM-6:45PM - Tending the Flame Dance photography gallery by Jennifer Conley and Melissa Hess Engles @St. James Cemetery
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Jennifer Conley - an artist, scholar and educator with a twenty-year performance career based in NYC, is described by the NYTimes as “bringing to life the artistic foundation upon which generations of choreographers have built.”
She danced with the Martha Graham Dance Company, Pearl Lang Dance Theatre, Sokolow Theatre Dance Ensemble, as a legacy artist for ten years at 92nd St Y and as founding member of Deborah Zall’s Company of Women.
She is excited to debut her fire dance photographic essay in this Lancaster Fringe Festival this spring! Jennifer is Associate Professor of Dance and Chair at Franklin & Marshall College while also serving on faculty at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance.
Christopher Brooks
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Thursday
5:15PM-5:45PM - Songwriter Yusuf Miller with Chris Brooks @Lancaster Art Vault
Friday
5:15PM-5:45PM - Bach & Art Violinist Show @ Lancaster Art Vault
Saturday
5:15PM-5:45PM - Bach & Art Violinist Show @ Lancaster Art Vault
8:00-9:00PM - Ariel, a meditation on space time & freedom by Chris Brooks with dancer Marian West @ The Trust.
Sunday
12:00-1:00PM - Ariel, a meditation on space time & freedom by Chris Brooks with dancer Marian West @ The Trust
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I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. I began playing the violin at P.S. 29. I attended the Third Street Music School, the Manhattan School of Music, and spent summers at the arcadian Kinhaven Music Camp, which engendered my passionate love for chamber music.
I have played in numerous orchestras, including the Vermont State Symphony, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Orquesta Bética Filarmónica de Sevilla, Het Frysk Orkest, Harrisburg Symphony, and Lancaster Symphony. I have always played chamber music. I would rather play string quartets than eat.
As for my work, I have always been fascinated by the efflorescence of creativity in the beatnik period of the late 1950s and early 1960s: all those crazy avant-garde experiments. As Morton Feldman said, “For about fifteen minutes, we forgot what music was for.” I love that.
But all too often those experimenters forgot beauty. And I believe that beauty is essential, fundamental. Beauty is not the same as pretty, though they are related. Beauty is profound; pretty is superficial. Something beautiful may not always be pretty. But never, ever, ugly.
So, I strive for the wacky, the unexpected, the compelling (I hope), but always the beautiful. Listen, damn it!
Gwen Tulin
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Gwen is a copywriter, theater person, playwright, teacher, and now parent to two medium-sized, partially feral children.
After almost 15 years as a music director, performer, and general jack-of-all-trades in the Chicago theater scene, she resides in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (“the Brooklyn of Pennsylvania,” if you will,) and writes copy for some of the biggest brands in the world.
She also facilitates interdisciplinary theater workshops for actors, non-actors, young people, and people who are terrified to be in an improv class. Originally from Lexington, Massachusetts, Gwen is a graduate of Brandeis University.
The things she found in her pocket today were a booger-covered mask, peppermint Hershey Kiss wrapper, and Welch’s fruit gummies that had been washed and dried inside the pocket of the garment, creating a thick, immovable layer of gelatin.
What The Float
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Sunday
Three waves:
4:00-5:00PM. Mobile Silent Disco with What The Float @Ewell Plaza
5:00-6:00PM. Mobile Silent Disco with What The Float @Ewell Plaza
6:00-7:00PM. Mobile Silent Disco with What The Float @Ewell Plaza
Each wave of Float will take 1 hour (with the music and opening/closing speeches)
First come, first serve basis
The Imperial restaurant is opening one hour early for us at 3:00 pm! Grab a snack or libation/use the restrooms there.
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What The Float is a silent disco dance adventure, designed for you to experience joy. (Remember joy??)
We walk and dance as a group out around the neighborhood, listening to music in the provided special headphones. The bespoke mix is curated to our surroundings as we pass them in real time, guiding you through a dance party odyssey.
Founded in NYC in 2014 with branches operating across the country, Float will be the final event of the Fringe, brought home by Lancaster native Mary Ann Pianka. We can’t wait to celebrate you :)
Libby Modern
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Modern Art is a storefront studio and graphic design business focused on social issues, neighborhood engagement, and hope. Run by Libby Modern, but fueled by collaboration with all sorts of thinkers, artists, neighbors, and friends, Modern Art is interested in how art can serve the residents of our town, Lancaster, PA and beyond.
Creating a more interdisciplinary, collaborative, socially-engaged approach has allowed Modern Art to cross the boundaries between the artist’s studio and the community. Our projects range from spontaneous interventions on the block to large scale installations.
All use elements of surprise, curiosity, empathy, humor and art to encourage neighbors, both near and far, to experience effective ties with one another and participate in the process, and the aesthetics, of community building.
Check out more about Modern Art on www.itsmodernart.com !
S.J. Lynne
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Saturday
7:15PM-7:30PM - Extinction Burst, a new play by S.J. Lynne @Tellus 360
8:15PM-8:30PM - Extinction Burst, a new play by S.J. Lynne @Tellus 360
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S.J. Lynne is a modern-day metaphysical poet, mystic, and seminarian living in Lancaster, PA. You may occasionally see S.J. in the wild offering “poems for strangers.”
When the weather is fine, she’ll appear at local farmers markets and town events with her typewriter, Emerson. Her work employs evocative imagery that is at once personal and universal, drawing inspiration from childhood nursery rhymes, timeless bards, musical theatre, astrology, and Christian tradition.
Her debut poetry collection, Flying Each Other Home, is available for purchase wherever you buy books.
See more about S.J. Lynne and her work on her website, sjlynne.com !
Dana Kinsey
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Saturday
9:00PM-9:45PM - The Lancaster Living Poetry Museum with Dana Kinsey @People & Things
Sunday
1:00PM-1:45PM - The Lancaster Living Poetry Museum with Dana Kinsey @People & Things
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Dana Kinsey, Lancaster City Poet Laureate, is a spoken-word artist, actor, professor at Goldey-Beacom College, and teaching artist with PA Council on the Arts, DE Division of the Arts, and Attollo. She is the founder, director, and a performer in The Lancaster Living Poetry Museum.
Her writing is published in Fledgling Rag, SWWIM, SoFloPoJo, Wild Roof Journal, Passengers, Anti-Heroin Chic, and more. Dana’s play, WaterRise, was produced at the Gene Frankel Theatre in Greenwich Village.
Her chapbook, Mixtape Venus, and her forthcoming book, Before & Afterglows, are published by I. Giraffe Press.
See more about Dana and her work on her website, wordsbyDK.com !
David Nice
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Saturday
1:15PM-1:45PM - The Pulls of Blossom Seekers, a play, with poetry, by David Nice @ The Demuth Museum
2:00-2:30PM - The Pulls of Blossom Seekers, a play, with poetry, by David Nice @ The Demuth Museum
Sunday
1:15PM-1:45PM - The Pulls of Blossom Seekers, a play, with poetry, by David Nice @ The Demuth Museum
2:00-2:30PM - The Pulls of Blossom Seekers, a play, with poetry, by David Nice @ The Demuth Museum
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David Nice’s plays have been produced by Creative Works of Lancaster, Reading Theater Project, Gamut Theatre Group, Winters Theatre Company (CA) and Playwright’s Round Table (PRT) in Orlando, Florida.
Other plays by David have been selected, developed, or presented as staged readings by York College, Maryland Ensemble Theater (METLab), Our Lady of the Lake University (TX), Fulton Theatre, Theater of the Seventh Sister, Albright College, Lancaster Dramatists’ Platform, and Creative Works of Lancaster.
David has participated in workshops sponsored by PlayPenn in Philadelphia. A graduate of Franklin and Marshall College and Saint Joseph’s University, he is a founding member of the Lancaster Dramatists’ Platform.
The Demuth-Williams Project in the Lancaster Fringe presented at the Demuth Museum (May 23 & 24) Charles Demuth is one of Lancaster’s most famous citizens. A modernist painter of the early 20th Century, his influence on American art grew beyond his life time, continuing throughout that century.
William Carlos Williams, a medical doctor and poet from New Jersey, shaped American poetry. Demuth and Williams met as young students in Philadelphia and formed a life-long friendship.
Fringe audiences will see a live excerpt from a full-length play about Demuth and Williams entitled “The Pulls of Blossom Seekers.” David Nice’s play explores the fascinating relationship between these two creative masters, as well as the different paths they took toward artistic achievement and fulfillment.
Three Lancaster actors will perform this 18-minute “piece” from the play.
Mimi Shapiro
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Saturday
10:00AM-10:30AM - Bling Babez, a staged reading of a new play by Mimi Shapiro @Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse
4:00PM-4:30PM - Bling Babez, a new play by Mimi Shapiro @Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse
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Mimi Shapiro is a mixed media visual artist, and sometimes poet ! Bling Babes was written in a fever dream...Greek Goddesses, going forward and backwards in our time : With the echo of an idea, following the universe with its own cosmic clock, a work in progress for eternity. An experiment with the creative process and seeing it performed wow with awe and inspiration !
Playwriting is very much a collage, a work in progress for eternity. On stage, the spoken word poets bring Bling Babes to life in real time.
A huge thank you to Dana Kinsey for believing in me and the idea. Loving Fringe Fest with all the creativity spinning around our City of Lancaster.
Bill McCardell
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Saturday
3:15PM-3:45PM - Belle and Teddy Drop by Fescue, A new play, by Bill McCardell @Urban Arts House
7:15PM-7:45PM - Belle and Teddy Drop by Fescue, A new play, by Bill McCardell @Urban Arts House
Sunday
3:15PM-3:45PM - Belle and Teddy Drop by Fescue, A new play, by Bill McCardell @Urban Arts House
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Bill McCardell, lifetime Lancaster resident, had his first play performed at the age of ten at the Grubb Mansion which is now Lancaster Museum of Art. At the beginning of his adult phase of playwriting, his play USHERETTE was performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and then went on to Liverpool and London, so he is thrilled to be a part of the very first Lancaster Fringe Fest!
His past productions include five premieres at Theater Center Philadelphia, where he was a longtime board member, and numerous productions and workshops in New York City at various venues including Lincoln Center, where his play “Gone Fission” can be found in their film library. Dr. McCardell taught theater, playwriting and film at Community College of Philadelphia for forty-five years. He has received three Pennsylvania Playwrights Fellowships.
Jessica Warchal King - JCWK Dance Lab
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Friday
7:15-8:00PM: Glacier by JCWK Dance Lab @ Tellus 360. 21+
Sunday
1:00-1:45PM: Glacier by JCWK Dance Lab @ Tellus 360. 21+
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JCWK Dance Lab's mission is to Create Joy, Connection, and Wellness through Kinesthetic stories.
Founded and directed by Jessica C. Warchal-King, the company builds community through performance and education in Reading, PA. JCWK Dance Lab also develops Creative Placemaking projects and is available for touring and teaching.
Jessica C. Warchal-King, described as a “post mod(ern) ballerina” by the Philadelphia Inquirer, is founder and director of JCWK Dance Lab, a Reading- based contemporary dance company; she has performed, taught, and presented nationally and internationally.
Warchal-King’s research incorporates and demonstrates STEAM concepts through education and performance. She has been developing programs that integrate dance and physical/ mental well-being for much of her career.
See more at jcwkdancelab.org !
Michael Zerphy
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Saturday
4:00PM-5:45PM - Bedutzed, with Michael Zerphy @Tellus 360
Sunday
2:15PM-4:00PM - Bedutzed, with Michael Zerphy @Tellus 360
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BEDUTZED! Is an autobiographical story of the journey from Zerphy's childhood on a farm in rural Pennsylvania Dutch Country to a life on the road as a clown, fool, and storyteller.
It's about the discomfort and necessity of finding a home somewhere in the in-betweenness of things.
Bedutzed! is a fool-ish hybrid performance blending stories, songs, banjo and clowning into a show full of surprises and complex emotions called “a joyful, human work creating a shared experience transcending his singular voice” by Leah Stein Artistic Director, Leah Stein Dance Company.
Michael has toured across the United States and Europe for decades including appearances at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The New York International Clown Theater Festival, The New England New Vaudeville Festival, The Detroit Art Institute and The Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Bedutzed! is a featured performance at the Zagreb Clown Festival in Croatia this year just prior to the Lancaster Fringe Fest.
Moxie Miller
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Thursday
6:00PM-6:30PM - Death or Love Tonight, a radio play by Moxie Miller @The Midnight Oil. 16+
Friday
6:00PM-6:30PM - Death or Love Tonight, a radio play by Moxie Miller @The Midnight Oil. 16+
Saturday
6:00PM-6:30PM - Death or Love Tonight, a radio play by Moxie Miller @The Midnight Oil. 16+
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This is Moxie Miller with Street Cat Studio bringing you Death Or Love Tonight, a multimedia experience of queer community, handling loss, and the beauty of being alive even when it comes to the small, silly stuff.
They hope to deliver something you haven't seen before with a plethora of media styles coming at you that'll make you... you know it's really cliched to say make you laugh and cry but I mean it, it will. At the very least you'll go "wow, that was a thing I took in" and isn't that what Fringe is all about?"
Content Note: Death Or Love Tonight deals with themes of suicide and loss, and can be intense for some audiences.
River City Stories
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Saturday
11:00AM-1:00PM - River City Stories, a film by Paul Hood and Wallace McKelvey @Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse
5:00PM-7:00PM - River City Stories, a film by Paul Hood and Wallace McKelvey @Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse
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Paul Hood is an acclaimed playwright, theater director, actor, and educator from Harrisburg. He’s produced many plays for theater companies across central Pennsylvania, including The Itch of Gloria Fitch, Kill Keller, My Electric Life, and Pieces, winning Harrisburg Magazine’s Simply the Best Actor in 2022 and being nominated for various Broadway World Awards.
Before River City Stories, his play Freedom’s Eve was adapted into a short film. He is the former Artist in Residence at Narcisse Theatre Company.
Wallace McKelvey is an award-winning Harrisburg-based journalist and filmmaker. His films — including Return to Me, Seance, and Pillow at the End of the World — have been screened locally and at film festivals around the country.
A longtime investigative reporter, he’s covered politics, the criminal justice system, and environmental issues. He currently leads a team of watchdog journalists as the York Daily Record's managing editor.
Morgan McKenzie Kauffman
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Saturday
10:00-10:30am, Dora’s Gently Used Dreams Store @ The Candy Factory
11:00-11:30am, Dora’s Gently Used Dreams Store @ The Candy Factory
12:00-12:30pm, Dora’s Gently Used Dreams Store @ The Candy Factory
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Morgan McKenzie Kauffman is a Phoenixville based theatre artist making research-driven, experimental works. Her first original solo show Dora's Gently Used Dreams Store premiered at the 2024 Philadelphia Fringe Festival, with encore performances at FringeArts, and has toured venues across PA.
Her more recent work includes MK + A Rewatch Podcast: A 90s Nostalgia Horror Show and Venomous, a show she is currently developing at Farm Arts Collective. She is a graduate of Penn State, The Feldenkrais Institute of NY and an affiliate member of Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, where she has acted in many productions.
The Love Drums
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Friday
7:00-8:00PM @ Hempfield Apothetique. 21+
Saturday
3:30-4:30PM @ Hempfield Apothetique 21+
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The Love Drums: A Father & Son Rhythm Adventure
World-music grooves. Wild stories. Audience rhythm mayhem.
Ed Haggard and his son Edison build powerful rhythms with African drums and live looping while Ed spins tales about music, life, and the story behind the creation of a drum. Featuring original songs like “One World in Rhythm,”this joyful show blends percussion concert, storytelling, and interactive fun.
Ed is a former Nashville Poetry Slam Champion and veteran of nine Canadian Fringe Festivals. Come ready to clap, chant, and laugh—because in this super groovy show, the audience becomes part of the band.
Kim Greenawalt
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Friday
7:15PM-8:00PM - ‘Tis Pity She’s a [Clown], by Kim Greenawalt @Lancaster Art Vault. 16+
Saturday
7:15PM-8:00PM - ‘Tis Pity She’s a [Clown], by Kim Greenawalt @Lancaster Art Vault. 16+
Sunday
3:15PM-4:00PM - ‘Tis Pity She’s a [Clown], by Kim Greenawalt @Lancaster Art Vault. 16+
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Kim Greenawalt is a Central Pennsylvania based theatre artist, working as an actor, choreographer, director, and teaching artist in Harrisburg, Lancaster, and beyond.
The majority of her work lies within the spheres of Early Modern Drama/Shakespeare, physical theatre, devising, and, for added spice, equestrian performance. Many thanks to Joshua Caleb Clark for joining ’Tis Pity She’s A Clown as a directorial eye. More of Kim’s work can be found on kimgreenawalt.com
Clarissa Grunwald
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Saturday
2:30PM-3:30PM - Batman: The Sock Knight before Christmas, a sock puppet play by Clarissa Grunwald, music by Dennis Winston @Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse. 16+
8:30PM-9:30PM - Batman: The Sock Knight before Christmas, a sock puppet play by Clarissa Grunwald, music by Dennis Winston @Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse. 16+
Sunday
7:00PM-8:00PM - Encore Puppet Show by Creative Works of Lancaster @ Zoetropolis
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Clarissa Grunwald is an F&M alum and college librarian living in Elizabethtown, PA. In addition to being the loudest library employee in the tri-state area, she also writes short stories, leads adventuring parties through dungeons, and plays a slightly bigger violin.
She has written multiple musicals, and also Dennis’ creator bio. Follow her on Instagram at clarissa.grunwald.
Dennis Winston
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Saturday
2:30PM-3:30PM - Batman: The Sock Knight before Christmas, a sock puppet play by Clarissa Grunwald, music by Dennis Winston @Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse. 16+
8:30PM-9:30PM - Batman: The Sock Knight before Christmas, a sock puppet play by Clarissa Grunwald, music by Dennis Winston @Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse. 16+
Sunday
7:00PM-8:00PM - Encore Puppet Show by Creative Works of Lancaster @ Zoetropolis
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Dennis Winston is an F&M alum and mad scientist now living in Frederick, Maryland. When he isn't working on a musical, he can be found taking glamor shots of greased up cell proteins, inventing video games for ants, and playing every musical instrument known to man.
If you like this show, you should buy him ice cream. He is also the writer of Clarissa's creator bio.
Secret Time Travel Meeting
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Friday
8:15-9:45PM. Secret Time Travel Meeting with Shawn Wickens @ The Candy Factory
Saturday
8:15-9:45PM. Secret Time Travel Meeting with Shawn Wickens @ The Candy Factory
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NYC comedian and futurist; creator of Secret Time Travel Meeting (sold-out runs in NZ & Australia), author of Time Machine Blueprints, co-founder of Bad Theater Fest, and host of Stoned Laughs (a secret 420-friendly comedy speakeasy).
Expect smart laughs, pragmatic theories, and zenful vibes.
Living The Experience
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Saturday
12:00PM-1:00PM - Living the Experience @Ware Center for the Arts
5:00PM-6:00PM - Living the Experience @Ware Center for the Arts
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One of Lancaster County’s most moving and powerfully significant hidden gems, Living the Experience is a creative, spiritual, and interactive historical reenactment of the Underground Railroad, as it occurred on-site, at the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in the City of Lancaster.
Living The Experience (LTE) is the first Underground Railroad reenactment in Central Pennsylvania made available with a regular schedule of performances. It has been presented to groups from all over the nation, and as far away as Australia, Alaska, Africa, and Europe.
In its 28th year, this Underground Railroad living history program is presented interactively in first person interpretation in an effort to bring alive the people, places, and events of Lancaster. The program actively engages its audiences in the learning of Lancaster’s involvement in the Underground Railroad and also its involvement as a free community of Africans.
Those who attend are provided an honest portrayal of the experiential realities of those involved in the Underground Railroad. From the stories that are told, the spirituals that are sung, and in the emotional connections that are felt. People are provided an opportunity to learn and to gain a clearer perspective on the events and the people involved with this “station” on the underground railroad.
Creative Works of Lancaster
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Sunday
7:00PM-8:00PM - Encore Puppet Show by Creative Works of Lancaster @ Zoetropolis
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Creative Works of Lancaster is a non-profit organization providing nomadic theatrical encounters in and around the city of Lancaster, PA.
Founded through grassroots organizing in 2008 and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) in 2010, our nontraditional theater company has produced over 80 events in partnership with more than 45 different venues. We’ve organized performances in breweries, restaurants, public parks, barns, churches, hotels, and even a McDonald’s.
Alex Hart
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Thursday
8:00PM-9:00PM: Stand-up comedy & music with Alex Hart & Friends. 16+ @The Trust Performing Arts CenterFriday
8:00PM-9:00PM - Stand up Comedy with Alex Hart & Friends. 16+ @PCA&D Art Garden
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Alex Hart (they/them) is a musician, stand-up comic, improvisor, and promoter based in Lancaster, PA. Affiliated acts include "Stillflow," "Aardvaark," and CPMHOF award-winning post-hardcore outfit "Samaritan Snare," with each of the groups writing, recording, and performing original music around the Northeast. Beyond music, Alex has a B.A. in Philosophy from Millersville University where they first studied theater, stand-up, and improv comedy.
Their most recent work revolves around combining all of these mediums in a series of long-form, locally-sourced variety shows, celebrating the expansive and eclectic Lancaster arts community.
Griffin Yeyna
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Thursday
5:00PM-5:15PM - La Petite Mort, a play by Griffin Yeyna @St. James Cemetery. 16+
5:30PM-5:45PM - La Petite Mort, a play by Griffin Yeyna @St. James Cemetery. 16+
Friday
5:00PM-5:15PM - La Petite Mort, a play by Griffin Yeyna @St. James Cemetery. 16+
5:30PM-5:45PM - La Petite Mort, a play by Griffin Yeyna @St. James Cemetery. 16+
Saturday
5:00PM-5:15PM - La Petite Mort, a play by Griffin Yeyna @St. James Cemetery. 16+
5:30PM-5:45PM - La Petite Mort, a play by Griffin Yeyna @St. James Cemetery. 16+ -
Griffin Yeyna wears many hats, and it’s not because he’s bald. Griffin is an actor, director, teaching artist, photographer, juggler, musician - too many things! He’s involved with Lancaster Fringe Festival as a member of the Heartwood Team, Community Cultivator, and a creator.
Griffin is also board member of the Greater Reading Alliance of Community Theatre, as well as a co founder of the Actor’s School. He’s always ready to collaborate, and his goal is to make sure that the arts are accessible to anyone willing to participate.”
Griffin’s play, La Petite Mort, is a voyeur into vanity. Two artists, Josh and Sabrina, clash under the pressure of cemetery sex.Hard lines end up being drawn in the sand just to be shuffled around again when their (mostly) innocent hookup gets messy.
They’re like two magnets, constantly switching poles. Attracting and repelling each other in perpetuity. To put it simply; they’re in love.
Josh is played by Taylor Clark Housel, Sabrina is played by Daphnee McMaster.
Shauna Yorty
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Thursday
5:00PM-9:00PM - Fringe RagRug Mural @Shot & Bottle
Friday
5:00PM-10:00PM - Fringe RagRug Mural @Shot & BottleSaturday
10:00AM-10:00PM - Fringe RagRug Mural @Shot & Bottle
Sunday
12:00PM-4:00PM - Fringe RagRug Mural @Shot & Bottle
3:00PM-4:45PM - Dance/Create, with Shauna Yorty, featuring Brad Minnig @Hempfield Apothetique
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Shauna L. Yorty is a Lancaster-based artist working from her heart and serving with joy, creating bright, bold works of art that tell powerful stories of hope and provide healing to those who work with and beside her.
As a systems-thinker, they draw connections from a lifetime of awe-inspiring experiences, multi-faceted passions, and deeply felt joys to provide opportunities for others to find connection to themselves and each other, to the larger world community, and to their own stories through the process of making art together. Their work invites people to own, tell, and participate in their own stories.
Throughout the festival, Shauna and Renea will lead the public in co-creating a giant rag rug style mural that asks the question "What does Fringe mean to you?" Bring the design to life with your answers!
The second event, Dance/Create, is a fully embodied listening experience where we listen to an album from beginning to end with space to move freely and space to create with mixed media supplies in whatever ways the music takes us.
Moth Broth
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Saturday
8:30-9:30PM @ Tellus 360. 16+
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Moth Broth is a Baltimore-based queer psychedelic pop project made up of Greg Hatem (Natural Velvet, Curving Tooth), Jason Charney (Mind on Fire), and JB Aris (author of Tea Leaves).
They've performed at local music festivals including Baltimore Pride and Current Space's 25th Anniversary Festival as well as shared the stage with internationally touring acts including Xiu Xiu, Nourished By Time, and Xeno & Oaklander. In 2023, their first album, I, a Flying Crab, appeared first on WFMU's list of most-played tapes for the summer, and their 2024 single, "Willa," was remixed by indie legends Xiu Xiu.
JB Aris
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Sunday
12:00-2:00PM @ The Midnight Oil
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JB Aris is a queer writer, musician, performance artist, sorceress, and academic with a BA from Johns Hopkins, an MFA from University of New Orleans, and over ten years of experience reading Tarot for clients, festivals, and events.
They are the author of Tea Leaves, the lead singer of Moth Broth, the co-host of Baltimore's premiere queer esoteric reading series Proxima Arcanum, and the self-proclaimed Baba Yaga of the Bathhouse.
Joanna Becker
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Thursday
Live Painting Demonstration - 6:00-6:45pm @ PCA&D Art Garden
Friday
Live Painting Demonstration - 6:00-6:45pm @ PCA&D Art Garden
Saturday
Live Painting Demonstration - 3:00-3:45pm @ PCA&D Art Garden
Sunday
Live Painting Demonstration -6:00-6:45pm @ PCA&D Art Garden
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Joanna Becker is a local illustrator who enjoys incorporating fantasy elements into her art through illuminated borders and historical decorative designs.
As part of Lancaster Fringe, Joanna will be demonstrating her acrylic painting techniques live at the Fringe Festival, showcasing how to bring magic to the mundane and vibrancy to life.
Daphnee McMaster (OCCURRENCE)
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Thursday
OCCURRENCE- 5:00-5:20PM @ The Midnight Oil
OCCURRENCE- 7:30-7:50PM @ The Midnight Oil
Saturday
OCCURRENCE- 1:15-1:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 1:40-2:00PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 7:15-7:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
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Daphnee McMaster is a writer, director, and performer working across theatre and film in Lancaster and Reading. At this year’s Lancaster Fringe Fest, she directs her original short film OCCURRENCE. and performs in Lancaster Cemetery Signs.
She serves as Marketing Chair for Reading Theatre Project and is passionate about storytelling that blends visual artistry with emotionally grounded narratives.
Emerson Sampaio (OCCURRENCE)
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Thursday
OCCURRENCE- 5:00-5:20PM @ The Midnight Oil
OCCURRENCE- 7:30-7:50PM @ The Midnight Oil
Saturday
OCCURRENCE- 1:15-1:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 1:40-2:00PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 7:15-7:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
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A native of Angola (sub Saharan Africa), and a child of Roosevelt Island, NYC, Emerson officially made Lancaster home in 2012. He decided on Lancaster, after reading that Lancaster City had ranked among top 10 cities in the United States promoting well-being.
He has since been involved in community organization efforts, served on various community-benefit boards and committees. A father of four, an infamous team player, and member of the Lancaster Shakespeare Theatre, he is excited to break into film, through OCCURRENCE and under the direction of Daphnee McMaster.
It is with great privilege that Emerson shares the screen with a talented cast, telling a story that embodies a deep internal struggle, and the ability to carry on, or not.
Pilisa Mackey (OCCURRENCE)
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Thursday
OCCURRENCE- 5:00-5:20PM @ The Midnight Oil
OCCURRENCE- 7:30-7:50PM @ The Midnight Oil
Saturday
OCCURRENCE- 1:15-1:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 1:40-2:00PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 7:15-7:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
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Pilisa Mackey is a commercial actress and model based in PA & NYC. She can be seen in several commercials for companies such as Bandai Namco Entertainment, Breoo and Wakeen & Company.
With over fifteen years of theatrical credits on the stage and on film, Pilisa is thrilled to take on the role of Terri, bringing the story of OCCURRENCE to audiences far and wide.
Michael Karaman (OCCURRENCE)
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Thursday
OCCURRENCE- 5:00-5:20PM @ The Midnight Oil
OCCURRENCE- 7:30-7:50PM @ The Midnight Oil
Saturday
OCCURRENCE- 1:15-1:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 1:40-2:00PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 7:15-7:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
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Hailing from West Chester Pennsylvania and currently residing in Lancaster, Michael Karaman is a Motion Media Designer, Musician, Barista and Photographer.
Michael is excited to collaborate and apply what he learned while studying film at The Savannah College of Art and Design by being the Director of Photography of OCCURRENCE.
Jamir Connelly (OCCURRENCE)
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Thursday
OCCURRENCE- 5:00-5:20PM @ The Midnight Oil
OCCURRENCE- 7:30-7:50PM @ The Midnight Oil
Saturday
OCCURRENCE- 1:15-1:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 1:40-2:00PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 7:15-7:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
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Mir brings a unique blend of structure and performance to his role as a first-time producer. A dedicated English and Special educator, he holds a degree in English with a minor in Theater. After years of helping students find their voices in the classroom,
Mir is now applying his narrative instincts behind the camera, stepping into the world of film production and helping film OCCURENCE.
Madeline Bonn (OCCURRENCE)
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Thursday
OCCURRENCE- 5:00-5:20PM @ The Midnight Oil
OCCURRENCE- 7:30-7:50PM @ The Midnight Oil
Saturday
OCCURRENCE- 1:15-1:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 1:40-2:00PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 7:15-7:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
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Madeline Bonn is a creative director, photographer, and designer working at the intersection of fashion, beauty, and the music industry. With a background in brand strategy and experience supporting artists and creative teams, she brings a deep understanding of how visual worlds and sound come together to shape emotion, identity, and culture.
She is thrilled to contribute as a graphic designer on Daphnee’s film, OCCURRENCE, using her design skills to help elevate the visual storytelling and immersive visual experience of the script.
Sonder James (OCCURRENCE)
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Thursday
OCCURRENCE- 5:00-5:20PM @ The Midnight Oil
OCCURRENCE- 7:30-7:50PM @ The Midnight Oil
Saturday
OCCURRENCE- 1:15-1:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 1:40-2:00PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 7:15-7:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
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Hello, my name is Sonder. I’m three years old and I love doing flips, dancing, running and playing with my friends and family. My favorite food is noodles and I also love monster trucks! I will be starring in OCCURRENCE!
Rasha Clark
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Friday
Good Deeds, Part 1: A play by Rasha Clark- 8:00-8:15PM, @ The Imperial. 16+
Good Deeds, Part 1: A play by Rasha Clark- 8:30-8:45PM, @ The Imperial. 16+
Saturday
Good Deeds, Part 2: A play by Rasha Clark- 8:00-8:15PM, @ The Imperial. 16+
Good Deeds, Part 2: A play by Rasha Clark- 8:30-8:45PM, @ The Imperial. 16+
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Rasha has been in plays since she was 6 years old. Theatre is one of her true loves and has been lucky to have been cast in a wide range of plays both here in Lancaster and in NY/ CT where she lived for 25 years before moving here.
She loves travel, adventures and anything spicy. Her play, Good Deeds, is an exploration on relationships, attraction, fidelity and the rules that society has impressed on our relationships.
She’s thrilled to be on the board of Lancaster’s first Fringe festival and loves the community she’s found here.
Caleb Corkery
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Saturday
The Juniors: A play by Caleb Corkery- 3:00-3:30PM, @ The Candy Factory
The Juniors: A play by Caleb Corkery- 5:00-5:30PM, @ The Candy Factory
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Other artists inspire me, so I love feeling part of a community like fringe. Creative Works of Lancaster has been a great outlet for me, producing and reading many of my dramatic works over the years.
For my fringe piece, The Juniors, a hockey player (Joe Lacombe) and coach (Joel Lescher) try to leverage power as they watch a game on TV, acted out by a dancer (Jodi Good). Production assistance from Jake Long.
Jewell A. Brown
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Saturday
Electronic Music with thebeJEWELLed- 4:00-5:00PM, @ Escape on Queen
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Jewell A. Brown (thebeJEWELLed) has gravitated towards creative world building in both digital and physical spaces for over a decade. She describes herself as a professional noisemaker, sound bender, & sonic storyteller.Born and raised in Reading, PA, she spends her time as a musician, sound designer, theater technician, video game designer, marching band technician, and as a Twitch Affiliate live streamer. Jewell has previously been seen in the World Famous Temple University Diamond Marching Band playing clarinet and tuba, and has appeared in various venues, stages, and productions globally.
Jewell also frequently partners with Berks County based organizations such as Reading Theater Project, Barrio Alegria, Yocum Institute for Arts Education, and the WCR Center for the Arts. Her Lancaster Fringe Festival performance will include electronic covers of a wide range of musical genres such as pop, soul, R&B, Hip Hop, and rock mixed with original musical creations, some of which have not been heard by audiences anywhere before.
Jewell is beyond excited for the opportunity to introduce her art to Lancaster.
Juelz Davenport
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Saturday
Words Have Power by I M E- Julez Davenport - 4:00-4:15PM, @ The Candy Factory
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I have been a writer my whole life, but only in the past decade or so have I made it my living. I perform poetry and teach writing workshops in many schools, from elementary to college. I see my work as an artist coming alive in the classroom. I love to share with and learn from others.
I draw inspiration from everyone and everything. Mostly, just being in the community, paying attention to politics, but not getting immersed in it. Just knowing what’s going on. I’m also inspired by my mother and her drive. Conversations with the average person, a drink of coffee, a walk, past experiences--anything can get me writing.
Ceanna Davis - Grant Street Dance Company
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Friday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
Saturday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
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I am a fine artist based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with a lifelong dedication to painting that began at age four. I trained under Elvia Hurst from ages five to sixteen and attended Interlochen Arts Camp twice. After graduating from the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design (PCAD) in 2025, I became a resident artist at The Lancaster Art Vault.
My work centers on painting people, pets, and horses, drawing deep inspiration from both art history and contemporary expression. At the heart of my practice is a genuine love of artmaking—the process of creating, exploring, and developing work that feels both personal and timeless. My paintings are rooted in emotion, craftsmanship, and a deep connection to the subjects I bring to life on canvas.
Christine Healy- Grant Street Dance Company
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Friday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
Saturday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
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Christine Healy has dedicated her career to the art of movement with over 20 years of experience as a dance educator, choreographer, and performer. She graduated from Slippery Rock University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance and is working toward her M.Ed. PreK - 12 Dance Certification from Point Park University.
Currently, Christine teaches Dance, along with Physical Education and Wellness courses, at Lancaster Country Day School. Additionally, she teaches at Lititz Academy of Dance and is a Senior Teacher with the CojoMotion Dance Company.
Christine has been a member of the Grant Street Dance Company, under the direction of Kim Jureckson, since 2008 and is thrilled to perform and showcase her choreography at the Lancaster Fringe Festival!
Lis Clunk - Grant Street Dance Company
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Friday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
Saturday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
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Lis Clunk has been shaped by a lifelong relationship with dance and movement. She grew up dancing in the Lancaster area and went on to study dance at DeSales University and Franklin and Marshall College.
Lis performed with Grant Street Dance Company prior to 2000 and, after returning to Lancaster, has had the privilege of dancing and growing within the company since 2016.
Kim Jureckson - Grant Street Dance Company
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Friday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
Saturday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
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Kim Jureckson - Dance Educator, Choreographer, Artistic Director of Grant Street Dance Company.
Founded in 1998, the company offers performance opportunities to experienced dancers from a variety of backgrounds and vocations. Grant Street is known for its versatility, original choreography, and intergenerational blend of dancers.
The company is excited to be participating in Lancaster’s first Fringe Festival where we will be performing at the Lancaster Art Vault. Dancers will lead the audience through the gallery, blending art, movement, music and real-time painting by local artist, Ceanna Davis.
Lynn Matluck Brooks - Grant Street Dance Company
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Friday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
Saturday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
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Lynn Matluck Brooks founded the Dance Program at Franklin & Marshall College, leading the program for 34 years. A widely published dance historian, Brooks has also worked extensively in the areas of movement analysis, dance criticism and writing, ballet and modern dance techniques, and choreography.
She performed and choreographed with Grant St. Dance Company for many years before her retirement and is delighted to be creating new work with this vibrant group of artists again.
Margie Lamberson - Grant Street Dance Company
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Friday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
Saturday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
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Margie Lamberson, is honored to still be dancing and a member of Grant Street Dance for many years. Dance has been part of who I am for a very long time, and I truly believe it has made me a better person and community member.
As the Director of Development for CASA of Lancaster & Lebanon Counties, I am so thankful to live in a caring and loving community. Thank you, Kim, for yet another year of dancing and friendship!
Rebecca Gentry - Grant Street Dance Company
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Friday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
Saturday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
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Rebecca Gentry is a professionally trained ballet and ballroom dancer, though she dabbles in a variety of dance styles, from Bachata to Bollywood, and Tap to Tango. She is the owner of City Ballroom Ballroom Dance Studio and the director of The Dance Collective, Lancaster's only youth ballroom and latin competitive dance team. Rebecca has performed locally with FRWRD Dance Company, UpFront Theatre Company, and PRiMA Theatre.
She has also choreographed for PRiMA, UpFront, the Ephrata Performing Arts Center, Servant Stage, and Popovsky Performing Arts. She is resident choreographer in the Manheim Central High School and Columbia Borough theatre departments, as well as an Adjunct Professor at Lebanon Valley College.
She has danced off and on with Grant Street since returning to Lancaster from college in 2002!
Marian West - Grant Street Dance Company
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Friday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
Saturday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
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Marian West loves her city cottage life in her hometown of Lancaster, PA, where she has been dancing ever since she can remember. Marian is honored to be a long-time member of Grant Street Dance Co. Thank you, Kim! In 2006, Marian received her B.A. in Dance from DeSales University and then received her massage training at the Swedish Institute in Manhattan in 2007.
She served as a missionary with Con-solatio in Brooklyn for 14 months, offering a presence of compassion to the abandoned, lonely, and suffering. Marian continues to live this colorful mission of the healing arts, seeking to bring connective heart, hands, movement, and melody to others in body, mind, heart, and soul.
She runs her own business called Marigold, where she delights to serve the community as a massage therapist, labor doula, vocalist, and dancer. Marian is also active with Hope’s Garden Ministry as a life coach and small group facilitator. Cheers to Lancaster’s first Fringe Festival!
Stacey Little - Grant Street Dance Company
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Friday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
Saturday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
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Stacey Little is the owner of her own Pilates studio and has been teaching Pilates for 20 years. A lifelong dancer, she is passionate about movement, strength, and expression. Since 2010, she has also danced with Grant Street Dance Company, blending her love of wellness and the arts in her work and performance.
Regina Bowe - Grant Street Dance Company
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Friday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
Saturday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
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Regina Bowe - Twirling around the studio since she was two years old, Regina is a 2013 graduate of Adelphi University's prestigious BFA Dance program.
She has been deeply involved in the Lancaster dance scene for 12 years - teaching, choreographing, and performing - and part of Grant Street since 2014. She continues to teach at Silver Spring Dance Conservatory, Le Roux School of Dance, and as a veteran barre instructor at Mambojaz Studiox as well as performing locally at EPAC, Susquehanna Stage Company and Servant Stage.
Outside of the arts, Regina is a CFRE fundraising professional and currently works at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
She is thrilled to perform with Grant Street Dance and debut her own work, "Seeking", with incredible colleagues and friends!
Rebecca King - Grant Street Dance Company
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Friday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
Saturday
Gallery Dances- Grant Street Dance Company- 6:15-6:45PM, @ The Lancaster Art Vault
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Rebecca King lives in Lancaster, and works as an occupational therapist at the Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development. She is thankful to the Lord for her husband and two daughters. She has been dancing since childhood, and has danced with Grant Street for at least 15 years.
Andy Tran
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Thursday
Stone Soup with Andy Tran - 7:00-8:00PM, @ Escape on Queen
Friday
Stone Soup with Andy Tran - 7:00-8:00PM, @ Escape on Queen
Saturday
Stone Soup with Andy Tran - 7:00-8:00PM, @ Escape on Queen
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Andy Tran (they/he) is a VietnAmerican artsy fartsy semi-homeschooled freak. They like mending and dirt and plants and string and seeds and stones and a lot of foods. Inevitably if you talk to them long enough they will bring up one or all of these topics and probably offer you some.
Their academic mindset has gone rogue, heading the way of independent research in experimental archaeology and cultural anthropology (especially the various artistic and botanical experimentations that intertwine with food or textiles and culture).
Solara Noir
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Thursday
Fire art with Solara Noir, Pyro Princess- 8:00-8:15PM, @ Ewell Plaza
Fire art with Solara Noir, Pyro Princess- 8:30-8:45PM, @ Ewell Plaza
Friday
Fire art with Solara Noir, Pyro Princess- 8:00-8:15PM, @ Ewell Plaza
Fire art with Solara Noir, Pyro Princess- 8:30-8:45PM, @ Ewell Plaza
Fire art with Solara Noir, Pyro Princess- 9:00-9:15PM, @ Ewell Plaza
Fire art with Solara Noir, Pyro Princess- 9:30-9:45PM, @ Ewell Plaza
Saturday
Fire art with Solara Noir, Pyro Princess- 8:00-8:15PM, @ Ewell Plaza
Fire art with Solara Noir, Pyro Princess- 8:30-8:45PM, @ Ewell Plaza
Fire art with Solara Noir, Pyro Princess- 9:00-9:15PM, @ Ewell Plaza
Fire art with Solara Noir, Pyro Princess- 9:30-9:45PM, @ Ewell Plaza
Sunday
Fire art with Solara Noir, Pyro Princess- 3:00-3:15PM, @ Ewell Plaza
Fire art with Solara Noir, Pyro Princess- 3:30-3:45PM, @ Ewell Plaza
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Solara Noir is a Pennsylvania-born fire performer and multidisciplinary artist known as the state’s “Pyro Princess.” With a background in dance and having served in the Air Force she now spends her time performing across the country.
Her performances will invite you into a space where danger and desire collide. Expect heat, attitude, and a little bit of chaos as she lights up the Fringe stage.
SL.AP Band
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Thursday
Music by SL.AP- 6:00-7:00PM, @ Central Market
Friday
Music by SL.AP- 8:00-9:00PM, @ Urban Arts House
Sunday
Music by SL.AP- 2:00-3:00PM, @ PCA&D Art Garden
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SL.AP is a paranoid rock and roll quartet. Formed in 2017, SL.AP has been thrashing and crashing through scores of shows and venues in the North East.
Through three studio albums SL.AP maintains a high energy and devoted following of punks, metalheads, goths, and various miscreants who have come to appreciate their anarchic, chaotic, and raw live shows, moving their audience with an unabashed, unstoppable wall of sound.
Carly Carman
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Saturday
Business as Usual by Carly Carman 2:00-2:45PM, @ The Candy Factory
Sunday
Business as Usual by Carly Carman 2:00-2:45PM, @ The Candy Factory
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Carly Carman is thrilled to be presenting an original work at the very first Lancaster Fringe Festival! Normally, you can find her on stage performing. Her recent roles include Laurie (Stage Kiss), Janet (Rocky Horror Show), Wednesday Addams (The Addams Family), as a performer for Susquehanna Stage’s Miscast Cabaret, as well as a participating actor in last year’s 24 Hour Plays put on by Creative Works.
Amanda Rowe
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Saturday
Business as Usual by Carly Carman 2:00-2:45PM, @ The Candy Factory
Sunday
Business as Usual by Carly Carman 2:00-2:45PM, @ The Candy Factory
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Amanda Rowe (she/her) is an Assistant Program Director for a community home for individuals with serious mental illness in Lancaster who also enjoys participating in and advocating for mental health community education.
Favorite past productions, all at Bloomsburg University alongside some of the artists behind this very play, include: Good Kids (Deirdre), The Importance of Being Earnest (Lady Bracknell), and Machinal (Lawyer for the Prosecution). You may remember her from past Creative Works of Lancaster projects, 2024’s Cemetery Plots or the past two years’ 24 Hour Plays.
She is thrilled to be working with so many amazing dedicated theatre artists involved in the first ever Lancaster Fringe Fest, and thanks you all for being here today and supporting local artists!
Lindy Keefe
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Saturday
Business as Usual by Carly Carman 2:00-2:45PM, @ The Candy Factory
Sunday
Business as Usual by Carly Carman 2:00-2:45PM, @ The Candy Factory
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Lindy Keefe (she/her), Assistant Director/Jeanette Johnston, is thrilled to be part of Lancaster Fringe Festival. You may have seen her perform in York or Lancaster counties, and she’s excited to work with such an incredible team!
Kwyn Caldwell
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Saturday
Business as Usual by Carly Carman 2:00-2:45PM, @ The Candy Factory
Sunday
Business as Usual by Carly Carman 2:00-2:45PM, @ The Candy Factory
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Kwyn Caldwell is excited to be part of Lancaster Fringe with a fantastic group of artists!
They were last seen as Kevin in Susquehanna Stage Company’s reading of Stage Kiss. An actor and director, Kwyn holds a BA in theatre from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. Locally they’ve worked with SSC, Keystone Theatrics, Creative Works Lancaster, Gamut Theatre, Lebanon Community Theatre and EPAC. Favorite acting credits include: Assassins (Hinkley), Little Women (Jo), Evita (Eva Perón), Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife), The King and I (Anna), 1776 (Abigail), Next to Normal (Natalie), ’night, Mother (Jessie) and Lost in Yonkers (Bella).
“Special thanks to Carly for the opportunity—and for casting me as a himbo.”
Kamryn Felty
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Saturday
Business as Usual by Carly Carman 2:00-2:45PM, @ The Candy Factory
Sunday
Business as Usual by Carly Carman 2:00-2:45PM, @ The Candy Factory
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KAMRYN FELTY (Alexis) is thrilled to be joining the team of Business As Usual for the Lancaster Fringe Fest! She enjoys all aspects of theater; from performing on stage, to being behind the scenes doing tech.
If you enjoy seeing plays in the Lebanon/Hershey/Harrisburg/Pottsville area, there’s a chance you may have previously seen some of her work!
Brandon Leiphart
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Saturday
Business as Usual by Carly Carman 2:00-2:45PM, @ The Candy Factory
Sunday
Business as Usual by Carly Carman 2:00-2:45PM, @ The Candy Factory
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Brandon Leiphart is a freelance artist who works in film, commercials and theatre. Brandon is extremely excited to join this production to deliver an exciting and engaging play. He looks forward to everyone coming out to enjoy the show during Fringe Fest.
Jenny Hill (The Foolbright Scholars)
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Friday
5:00-6:00PM: The Very Very Important Museum by The Foolbright Scholars, @ People & Things.
6:00-7:00PM: The Very Very Important Museum by The Foolbright Scholars, @ People & Things.
Saturday
5:00-6:00PM: The Very Very Important Museum by The Foolbright Scholars, @ People & Things.
6:00-7:00PM: The Very Very Important Museum by The Foolbright Scholars, @ People & Things.
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The Foolbright Scholars’ Very Very Important Museum Seeks Visitors! Ordinary objects, spectacularly ordinary. Two do-docents. Laughter, curiosity, a willingness to let go required. Attention needed. Sense optional.
Jenny Hill is curious about Purkinje cells and emotional intelligence. Fool bio at actsofjennius.com.
Chris Bodwitch is currently obsessed with ferns and the four stages of competence.
Explore her artfool world at muckandgold.com
Chris Bodwitch (The Foolbright Scholars)
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Friday
5:00-6:00PM: The Very Very Important Museum by The Foolbright Scholars, @ People & Things.
6:00-7:00PM: The Very Very Important Museum by The Foolbright Scholars, @ People & Things.
Saturday
5:00-6:00PM: The Very Very Important Museum by The Foolbright Scholars, @ People & Things.
6:00-7:00PM: The Very Very Important Museum by The Foolbright Scholars, @ People & Things.
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The Foolbright Scholars’ Very Very Important Museum Seeks Visitors! Ordinary objects, spectacularly ordinary. Two do-docents. Laughter, curiosity, a willingness to let go required. Attention needed. Sense optional.
Jenny Hill is curious about Purkinje cells and emotional intelligence. Fool bio at actsofjennius.com.
Chris Bodwitch is currently obsessed with ferns and the four stages of competence.
Explore her artfool world at muckandgold.com
Carissa Stoner (OCCURRENCE)
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Thursday
OCCURRENCE- 5:00-5:20PM @ The Midnight Oil
OCCURRENCE- 7:30-7:50PM @ The Midnight Oil
Saturday
OCCURRENCE- 1:15-1:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 1:40-2:00PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 7:15-7:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
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Carissa has spent most of her life in Lancaster, PA. She balances raising her two children, working as a Registered behavior technician, and also enjoys pole dance, singing and modeling.
She plans to pursue a Licensed Therapist career, but always makes time to remain a creative.
Christelle Matou (OCCURRENCE)
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Thursday
OCCURRENCE- 5:00-5:20PM @ The Midnight Oil
OCCURRENCE- 7:30-7:50PM @ The Midnight Oil
Saturday
OCCURRENCE- 1:15-1:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 1:40-2:00PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 7:15-7:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
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Christelle Matou holds an MFA in Design for Stage and Film from NYU Tisch and has costume and production designed numerous short films, including HBO MAX's "Cracked."
Her work has been showcased at major festivals, earning Best Production Design Awards, including at the 2025 Fame Short Film Festival. Notably, she production designed "What We Do Next" (AppleTV) and the 19 time-festival award-winning French feature "Fractures Invisibles," which recently premiered in theaters in France.
Ian Sanchez-Herasme (PINK I) (OCCURRENCE)
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Thursday
OCCURRENCE- 5:00-5:20PM @ The Midnight Oil
OCCURRENCE- 7:30-7:50PM @ The Midnight Oil
Saturday
OCCURRENCE- 1:15-1:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 1:40-2:00PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 7:15-7:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
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Ian Sanchez-Herasme (PINK i) identifies as non-binary, black, immigrant, & is a proud empathetic existentialist & absurdist humanist. Ian is a recovered mouth breather who enjoys experiencing joy, hugging his mother, consuming THC products, and being hydrated.
You may reach them at 223-381-8362 anytime you need a friend!
Listen to “313 - EP” by PINK i on any music platform!
Javarie “Yomi” Harris (OCCURRENCE)
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Thursday
OCCURRENCE- 5:00-5:20PM @ The Midnight Oil
OCCURRENCE- 7:30-7:50PM @ The Midnight Oil
Saturday
OCCURRENCE- 1:15-1:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 1:40-2:00PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 7:15-7:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
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Javarie, known as Yomi to his family and friends, is a Lancaster County native.
He is a spirited, silly and bubbly child. His heroes are Sonic the Hedgehog, Spider-Man and his stuffed chicken. He enjoys playing with his friends and big brother, numbers and counting, science and planets, running very, very fast, and cuddles from mommy.
Tevis Bryant (OCCURRENCE)
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Thursday
OCCURRENCE- 5:00-5:20PM @ The Midnight Oil
OCCURRENCE- 7:30-7:50PM @ The Midnight Oil
Saturday
OCCURRENCE- 1:15-1:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 1:40-2:00PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
OCCURRENCE- 7:15-7:35PM @ Zoetropolis Cinema
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Tevis Bryant is a versatile actor whose work spans stage and screen, bringing physicality, authenticity, and emotional depth to every role.
On screen, he has appeared in the feature film Drazen and Survival of the Thickest. On stage, standout credits include Rocky in The Rocky Horror Show at Susquehanna Stage Company and Michael in Tick, Tick... Boom! at Erie Playhouse. Known for his dedication and grounded presence, Tevis Bryant is an emerging talent committed to character-driven storytelling.
Gingersnap the Mermaid
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Thursday
5:00-6:00PM: Bubble Art & More w Gingersnap the Mermaid @ Ewell Plaza
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Gingersnap the Mermaid brings mermaid magic wherever she goes, even to events on land! She enjoys letting humans of all ages participate in her bubble art station, and if you are lucky, you might catch her mini magic and juggling show, or storytime performance!
Akrylon (Herding Hearts)
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Saturday
7:15-8:00PM: Music by Akrylon @ The Midnight Oil
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Bork bork! I'm Akrylon! I'm a dog trainer by trade, but a dog at heart. A Lancaster local who enjoys playing music and bringing our community together. I am a pianist, songwriter and singer. While I enjoy playing covers I also create my own music and publish under the name "Herding Hearts."
Besides music I am a member and admin of LancastFUR. I work with local businesses to provide meets for our silly furry community! I enjoy the freedom of expression the fandom offers us and enjoy using my fluffy collie fursona to make people smile!
Hippy Dippy Compost Bucket (Kenny Unger and Kinley Zook)
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Friday
7:15-8:00PM: Music by Hippy Dippy Compost Bucket @ The Midnight Oil
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Hippy Dippy Compost Bucket is an acoustic duo featuring guitar, fiddle, and harmonica. They play old-timey, folk, Irish, and gospel-type music to spread positivity; come tap your toes or sing along!
Off The Cuff
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Thursday
6:00-7:00PM: Improvised Rap & Rhyme Show: Off the Cuff @ Zoetropolis
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Off The Cuff was born as a musical improv show that brought hip-hop and improv into the world of the Renaissance. With no show ever being the same, Cuff delivers witty rhymes, historical rap battles, and down-right ridiculous mayhem all based on audience suggestions.
From its inception in 2023 at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, the show garnered a dedicated fanbase as it performed for thousands of patrons each weekend; routinely with standing-room only.
The show’s multitalented cast of actors has been crucial to its growth outside of Ye Olde’ England. Off the Cuff also takes the form of a classic, hip-hop comedy show fit for any performance and improv scene...with the occasional wizard that bleeds through.
Having taken on fringe festivals stateside and performing alongside comedy-rappers like Scoochie Boochie, Off the Cuff’s versatility makes it the perfect chameleon for a good time with any audience.
Photo credit: Alison Dunlap, @alisondunlapphotography
Mike Rydock
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Friday
6:00-7:00PM: Music by Mike Rydock @ The Imperial
Saturday
6:00-6:45PM: Music by Mike Rydock @ Ewell Plaza
Sunday
3:15-4:00PM: Music by Mike Rydock @ Central Market
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Mike Rydock has performed as a singer-songwriter at various small venues in locations throughout the eastern U.S., such as Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, and central PA, as well as at Songwriter Showcases of America events in Deland and other cities in Florida.
In addition, he has particularly enjoyed opportunities for street performance on the streets and in the subway system of Boston/Cambridge, MA.
He has released three albums of original songs: Curriculum Vitae, O City, and Phantom Love. He lives in Middletown, PA (www.reverbnation.com/mikerydock).
Melissa Hess
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Thursday
6:00M-6:45PM - Tending the Flame Dance photography gallery by Jennifer Conley and Melissa Hess Engles @St. James Cemetery
Friday
6:00PM-6:45PM - Tending the Flame Dance photography gallery by Jennifer Conley and Melissa Hess Engles @St. James Cemetery
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Melissa is a color-obsessed, plant-loving, bohemian soul who is a child at heart and a real-life mermaid. With a background in studio art and photojournalism, her photography centers on capturing the joy and chaos of everyday life for growing families in Lancaster, PA, through storytelling, connection, and play.
She describes her work as playful and heartfelt with a touch of whimsy and loves to incorporate dance and fairytale elements into her photography whenever possible.
Lately, most of her days are spent adventuring with her three children while sipping a cup of chai, puttering around in the garden, or dreaming up her next house project. She is also an avid thrift shopper and enjoys binging comedy and sci-fi shows with her husband.
Brandon Webb (Photographer)
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Brandon Webb is a Lancaster-based photographer, videographer, and multimedia creative focused on live events, music, film, and community-centered storytelling.
His work blends candid documentary-style coverage with cinematic visuals, often highlighting local artists, venues, and creative culture throughout Central Pennsylvania. He is also involved with creative programming and collaborative arts initiatives at Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse.
My instagram handle is @brandonwebbfilms https://www.instagram.com/brandonwebbfilms/
Ryan Joseph Anderson (Photographer)
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Ryan Joseph Anderson is a filmmaker, videographer and photographer who loves to try new things and focus on the feelings he can provoke with as much reliance on visuals as possible.
My Instagram handle is rja.films and my website is https://rja-media.jimdosite.com/ .
Emma M (Photographer)
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Emma is an Elizabethtown College graduate (BS ‘23/MS’24) and Occupational Therapist. She has been a photographer since 2019 and costumer since 2017 in the Lancaster/Lebanon area.
She’s started in sports photography and began portraits and event photography in 2022.
Amira
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Saturday
2:00-2:45PM: Bellydance with Amira, @ The Ware Center
7:00-7:45PM: Bellydance with Amira, @ The Ware Center
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Amira has been bellydancing for 15 years, performing at restaurants, festivals, and private events. She is excited to share her love of dance at Lancaster Fringefest!
Amira has explored many types of belly dance and performs a fusion of the stylistic elements she has collected over the years. Her favorite part of dancing is sharing the joy of movement and expression with others. Enjoy watching her spin, shimmy, and shake -- and when the party starts, don't hesitate to join in the fun!
David Godin
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Thursday
8:00-8:45PM: Cut the Feed Jungian Dream Analysis w/ David Godin @ The Midnight Oil
Friday
9:00-9:45PM: Cut the Feed Jungian Dream Analysis w/ David Godin @ The Midnight Oil
Saturday
9:00-9:45PM: Cut the Feed Jungian Dream Analysis w/ David Godin @ The Midnight Oil
Sunday
2:00-2:45PM: Cut the Feed Jungian Dream Analysis w/ David Godin @ The Midnight Oil
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David B. Godin is a filmmaker obsessed with images—how they shape us, move us, and often go unquestioned. While his career has been built on crafting images for the external world, his deeper work is rooted in the ones that emerge from within, particularly through dreams.
Cut The Feed is both a philosophy and a practice—an attempt to help people step out of the constant stream of external imagery and reconnect with the images that originate from their own psyche. At the Lancaster Fringe Festival, David will offer one-on-one dream sessions, working with individuals to explore and interpret the symbolic language of their dreams to access deeper meaning and direction in their lives—and to discover what life itself may be asking of them.
Find him at www.davidbgodin.com !
Brad Maurer
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Saturday
1:00-4:00PM: Body Painting with Brad Maurer @ Lancaster Art Vault
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Brad Maurer lives in Lancaster and is a resident artist at the Lancaster Art Vault. Brad enjoys body painting to watch the transformation of a recognizable person to a moving piece of art in a human form.
More importantly, he gets great satisfaction from the empowerment and transformation many first-time models experience with body painting, and watching the interaction between the public and the painted model.
In his drawings, Brad explores a page the way a sculptor explores a piece of marble, looking for the possibilities that exist in that space. His work is imbued with color, depth, and humor.
Amish County Queer
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Saturday
1:00-2:00PM: Amish Country Queer, a film by Colleen C. Brady @ The Midnight Oil
3:00-4:00PM: Amish Country Queer, a film by Colleen C. Brady @ The Midnight Oil
4:30-5:30PM: Amish Country Queer, a film by Colleen C. Brady @ The Midnight Oil
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Coming Soon!
Carter Mannion
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Thursday
5:00-6:00PM: Bug Caricatures by Carter Mannion @ Central Market
Friday
5:00-6:00PM: Bug Caricatures by Carter Mannion @ Central Market
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Coming Soon!
Yusuf Miller
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Thursday
5:15PM-5:45PM - Songwriter Yusuf Miller with Chris Brooks @Lancaster Art Vault
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Coming Soon!
Noam Osband
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Thursday
5:30-6:45PM Circumscribed: A True Tall Tale of One Father, Two Sons, and Thousands of Foreskins. A solo comedy storytelling show by Noam Osband. 21+, @ Tellus 360
Friday
5:30-6:45PM Circumscribed: A True Tall Tale of One Father, Two Sons, and Thousands of Foreskins. A solo comedy storytelling show by Noam Osband. 21+, @ Tellus 360
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Coming Soon!
Nick Adinolfi
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Thursday
6:00-6:45PM: Punk Rock Serenade with Renegade Nick Adinolfi @ Urban Arts House
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Coming Soon!
David Fiorenza
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Thursday
7:00-7:45PM: Music by David Fiorenza @ The Imperial
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Coming Soon!
Channel Eleven with Hilary & Keysha
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Thursday
7:30-9:00PM: Channel Eleven with Hilary & Keysha. 21+ @ Hempfield Apothetique
Friday
8:00-9:00PM: Channel Eleven with Hilary & Keysha. 21+ @ Hempfield Apothetique
Saturday
8:00-9:00PM: Channel Eleven with Hilary & Keysha. 21+ @ Hempfield Apothetique
Sunday
1:00-2:30PM: Channel Eleven with Hilary & Keysha. 21+ @ Hempfield Apothetique
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Coming Soon!
Festival Kick-off Mixer @ Bar188 in South. Market
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Thursday
9:00-11:00PM: Festival Kick-off Mixer @ Bar188, Southern Market. 21+
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Coming Soon!
Alex Dorsheimer
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Friday
6:00-7:00PM: Magic with Alex Dorsheimer @ Central Market
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Coming Soon!
Matt Shenk
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Friday
7:15-8:00PM: Music with saxophonist Matt Shenk @ Ewell Plaza
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Coming Soon!
Vocal Harmonix
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Friday
8:00-8:45PM: Music by Vocal Harmonix @ Tellus 360. 21+
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Coming Soon!
Kramer Hardman
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Friday
9:00-10:00PM: Manna, a play by Kramer Hardman @ Hempfield Apothetique. 21+
Saturday
6:45-7:45PM: Manna, a play by Kramer Hardman @ Hempfield Apothetique. 21+
9:00-10:00PM: Manna, a play by Kramer Hardman @ Hempfield Apothetique. 21+
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Coming Soon!
The Jay Veil Band
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Saturday
11:00-11:45AM: Music by The Jay Veil Band @ PCA&D Art Garden. 16+
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Coming Soon!
Ty Gant
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Saturday
1:00-3:00PM. Flowers for Ty: A Celebration of the Life of Ty Gant @ The Ware Center
6:00-8:00PM. Flowers for Ty: A Celebration of the Life of Ty Gant @ The Ware Center
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Coming Soon!
Silas Soto (Photographer)
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Hello, I'm Silas Soto. Based in Lancaster, PA and beyond. I focus on event and candid photography. I enjoy exploring different types of photography every chance I get.
Meet the Team
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Caleb Corkery
TREASURER
Other artists inspire me, so I love feeling part of a community like fringe. Creative Works of Lancaster has been a great outlet for me, producing and reading many of my dramatic works over the years. -
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Ava Morgan
INTERN
My name is Ava Morgan, and I am an illustrator and designer living in Lancaster. My heart has always belonged to art, and I find myself drawn to it in visual, literary, and musical forms. -
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Frith Rooney
PRESIDENT
Frith Rooney is a stagehand, educator, and bard raised in the Susquehanna watershed and planted in the Patapsco. -
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Barry Kornhauser
COMMUNITY CULTIVATOR
Just fishing in the bathtub. (See Albert Camus’ “The Myth of Sisyphus.”) -
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Taylor House
COMMUNITY CULTIVATOR
Taylor Clark Housel is excited to be part of Lancaster’s first Fringe Festival! Taylor is a Fringe Community Cultivator and will be performing as an actor during the festival. -
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Griffin Yeyna
COMMUNITY CULTIVATOR
Griffin Yeyna wears many hats, and it’s not because he’s bald. Griffin is an actor, director, teaching artist, photographer, juggler, musician - too many things! He’s also a proud member of the heartwood team and a community cultivator for fringe.
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Lucas Almeida
COMMUNITY CULTIVATOR
Lucas Almeida is a multi-disciplined creative and woodworking enthusiast making Lancaster their adopted home.
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Julissa Santiago
ANIMATOR/ILLUSTRATOR
My name is Julissa, and I am an Animator and Illustrator based in the East Coast! I absolutely love bringing stories to life and have a grand adoration for many different mediums of art, including writing! I had the honor of being a Creative Intern during the beginning of the Fringe making a lot of fun promotional material!
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Rasha Clark
COMMUNITY CULTIVATOR
This is Rasha Clark! She’s a theater, music, food and adventure loving, hot sauce fan: who somehow always has energy for the people and things she loves, even after the kids are in bed. -
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Jay Brooks
INTERN
My name is Jawan Brooks, and I am an interactive and graphic designer major. I had the opportunity to design and develop the official website for the Lancaster Fringe Festival.
