A fine finish to artistically gratifying 12th Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival

The 12th Great Salt Lake Fringe (GSLF) is in the books. Once again, the venue of the Alliance Theater, connected to the Utah Arts Alliance, at Trolley Square, was ideal for this event, along with the MadKing Fellowship Theater at The Gateway and Lightree Studios. This year’s edition with 28 shows was the strongest in … Read more

A very robust first weekend: 12th Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival resumes July 30-Aug. 2 at four Salt Lake City venues

The first weekend of the Great Salt Lake Fringe (GSLF) finished on a strong note, with sales approaching $20,000, up more than 20% from the same point in 2025. Audience numbers also have increased to 1,500, up 50% from last year’s first weekend. Shows resume for the second weekend, July 30-Aug. 2. Four venues are … Read more

Great Salt Lake Fringe 2026: 12th edition expands in shows, venues, two weekends covering July 23-August 2

EDITOR’S NOTE: In addition to the curtain raiser for the 12th edition of the Great Salt Lake Fringe festival, please see this link for more details about other shows on this year’s slate. After its most impressive showing to date in 2025, the Great Salt Lake Fringe (GSLF) returns for its 12th edition with what … Read more

Great Salt Lake Fringe 2026: a preview of the diverse slate of shows

EDITOR’S NOTE: In addition to this summary of the slate for the 12th edition of the Great Salt Lake Fringe festival, please see this link for the curtain raiser. The following is a summary of shows on the 12th edition slate of the Great Salt Lake Fringe:  Having presented some of the most memorable performances … Read more

Great Salt Lake Fringe closes on highest notes in its 11-year history: awards, payouts, reviews

The 11th Great Salt Lake Fringe (GSLF) is in the books. Once again, the venue of the Alliance Theater, connected to the Utah Arts Alliance, at Trolley Square, was ideal for this event, along with the MadKing Fellowship Theater at The Gateway. This year’s edition with 23 shows was the strongest in quality and writing … Read more

A very good first weekend at the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival: second weekend starts July 31 at Trolley Square, The Gateway

The first weekend of the 11th Great Salt Lake Fringe (GSLF) is in the books and the numbers look good: as of yesterday, current sales stood at $16,615. Audience numbers reached more than 1,000, with more than 900 tickets sold and complementary tickets included.   Shows for the second weekend resume July 31 and run through … Read more

Morag Shepherd’s brilliant My Brother Was A Vampire set this weekend for special engagement at Great Salt Lake Fringe, before heading to Edinburgh Fringe

In the updated, slimmer, far more terse version of Morag Shepherd’s two-hander My Brother Was A Vampire, only occasional wisps of the crisp, tart and sardonic banter between Callum and his sister Skye from the earlier version remain. Played by actors Tyler Fox and Ariana Farber who are considerably older than the two actors who … Read more