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Graphic image for Orlando Out Fest, featuring a psychedelic multi-coloured heart with the word "Out" in white inside it and the words "Orlando" at the top left and "Fest" in lavender at the bottom right of it.
Graphic image for Orlando Out Fest, featuring a psychedelic multi-coloured heart with the word "Out" in white inside it and the words "Orlando" at the top left and "Fest" in lavender at the bottom right of it.

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Orlando Out Fest 2024

From Friday, September 20 to Sunday, September 22, 2024, Orlando Fringe presents its inaugural Orlando Out Fest, a curated performance festival celebrating exclusively LGBTQIA stories, artists and history. Audiences can get a taste of the festival lineup with a preview teaser show on Thursday, September 19, followed by seven shows performed over three days, featuring cabaret, drag, improv, a variety show, drama and theatre for young audiences, including puppets.

Teaser/preview show: Truth or Dare with P. Sparkle (September 19). Come meet the daring contestants from the Orlando Out Fest shows and watch them duke it out for your love – representing their show and competing for points by choosing between truths and dares.

The poster for The Ugly Dog presents Alphabet Soup: An A-Z Guide to the LGBTQIA, featuring text and illustration against a light blue background. To the left: Illustration of a blond kid wearing round wire frame glasses, mouth open wide revealing the letters LGBTQIA in rainbow colours and two sets of cartoon eyes. A rainbow pours from the kid's mouth into a bowl below their chin. To the right: Story & music by Alexander Hehr. Directed by Chad Lewis. Saturday, September 21st @ 1:00pm. Sunday, September 22nd @ 2:00PM. The Orlando Fringe ArtSpace. Presented as part of Out Fest. Ages 7 & Up.

(Photo credits: Orlando Fringe Festival – Orlando Out Fest. Alphabet Soup! An A-Z Guide to the LGBTQIA+.)

Shows for ages 7+:

  • Just B (September 20 & 21). Join eclectic Orlando queer icon Billy Mick for this one-man life journey through songs, stories and A LOT of jackets! From humble beginnings in Jacksonville, FL to topping the charts internationally as an original recording artist, Billy can truly say, “been there, done that.” Peel back the glitter and see the man behind the trials and tribulations of growing up gay in today’s society, and managing the heartbreak and victories that come with relationships, health crises, a career, and being completely FABULOUS!
  • Alphabet Soup! An A-Z Guide to the LGBTQIA+ (September 21 & 22). Xan, a young puppet full of wonder, finds himself at a loss for words, literally. When they’re called queer by classmates, they visit their favorite diner to find some answers. With an order of extra hot alphabet soup, the owners of Marsha’s Diner sing along with more puppet friends to teach Xan all about how the LGBTQIA+ community expresses themselves. A family-friendly musical that kids (and puppets) of all ages can enjoy and learn from.

Poster image For Revelations, featuring text and a painting. Below the title: Who speaks for God? Bottom: Directed by Danielle Bloom. Written by Angelisse Perez. In the background, a painting of angels dressed in white robes, hovering over a bearded man in a brown tunic, who appears to be falling, arms out. There are red Xs drawn over the faces of the man and the angel beside him.

(Photo credits: Photo credits: Orlando Fringe Festival – Orlando Out Fest. Revelations.)

Shows for audiences 18+:

  • Revelations (September 20 & 22). When a latiné student joins St. Dymphna’s School for Girls, her classmates and teachers are forced to confront their own biases and acknowledge their past of harm for marginalized individuals.
  • The Center Orlando presents: A Big Gay Variety Show (September 20). Hosted by George Wallace and P. Sparkles. From stand-up comedy, to singing and dancing, some of Orlando’s best queer entertainers will be onsite. 100% of all ticket sales benefit The Center Orlando.
  • The Odd Ball (September 21 & 22). As the clock strikes the witching hour, it’s time for The Odd Ball! Conjuring up the spirits of classic horror-hosts like Elvira and Dr. Paul Bearer, Davi Oddity and their terrifying troupe present a very queer, very haunted and very horny variety show. Expect drag, expect burlesque, expect cabaret, expect b-movie madness, expect skits rife with macabre humor and maybe a bad pun or two (million). So venture into this campy crypt … if you DARE!
  • BI BI BI (September 21 & 22). Get ready for an exploration and celebration of bisexual and pansexual perspectives! Originally presented by Whiskey Theatre Factory as a staged reading in 2021, five short pieces, now fully fleshed out, come together to tell stories of the most often left out letter in our alphabet soup. Explores everything from coming out to friends and family and polyamorous relationship dynamics, to alien abductions and the Garden of Eden!
  • Drag Queen Story Hour After Dark (September 21). Not your average drag queen story hour. Hosted by Comedy Queen sensation Addison Taylor, with classic stories such as “Suzy Likes to Play With Balls” and “I Hope My New Neighbor’s Not a ****”. 100% of ticket sales benefit The Center Orlando.

Poster for A Big Gay Variety Show, featuring spot lit text and images against a blue stage curtain background. The title has a rainbow over it. Below the title: Friday, Sept 20 at 10:30 PM. Fringe ArtSpace. To the left is the graphic image for Orlando Out Fest, featuring a psychedelic multi-coloured heart with the word "Out" in white inside it and the words "Orlando" at the top left and "Fest" in lavender at the bottom right of it. To the right: A vintage microphone. Top: The logo for The Center. thecenterorlando.org, including a rainbow circle.

(Photo credits: Orlando Fringe Festival – Orlando Out Fest. The Center Orlando presents: A Big Gay Variety Show.)

 

About the Orlando Fringe Festival

Since 1992, Orlando Fringe has provided a space and opportunity for artists to emerge and showcase their talents and craft. The Orlando Fringe produces the Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival, the longest-running Fringe in the United States, which strives to be unjuried, uncensored, accessible for artists and audiences alike, with 100% of ticket sales given back to the artists. In 2024, they launched their inaugural Orlando Out Fest, which was rescheduled from June to September that year, following flooding and water damage at their performance venue. Read more here.

 

Event details

Hosted by: Orlando Fringe

Type of event: theatre & performance festival

Dates & times: The Festival runs from Friday, September 20 – Sunday, September 22, 2024, with a preview teaser show on Thursday, September 19. Dates & times for individual performances vary; please consult the Events page.

Duration: 45 – 90 minutes (most are around 60 minutes); please consult the individual shows for performance running times.

Cost: USD$15.00 per ticket

Location: Fringe ArtSpace, 54 W. Church Street, Suite 201, Orlando, FL, 32801.

Booking link: Book your tickets here by selecting a show and the date/time you want to see it.

Contact Details: Orlando Fringe, Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St., Suite 300, Orlando, FL, 32803, USA; 1-407-648-0077, Ciara@orlandofringe.org, orlandofringe.org

 

Content warning: Please consult the individual performance synopses.

Accessibility: Please contact the organizer.