ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, Scripted Captioning
Location
Schedule and Tickets
Schedule: 08/06
Festival Costs: Festival Button: $10 Regular Tickets: $25 Button Discount Tickets: $20 Passholder Reservations: $5 5-Show Passes: $90 (eligible for $5 Button Discount) 10-Show Passes: $150 (eligible for $5 Button Discount) Free Admission to Access Performances: Patrons requiring ASL Interpretation or Audio Description access services may attend performances with those access services provided at no charge. (See above) Other Discounts at https://minnesotafringe.org/box-office. To reach the box office directly, call 612-517-3787 or email boxoffice@fringefestival.org.
About the Show
August 6-16, 2026
At the 33rd annual Minnesota Fringe select shows will offer American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting, Audio Description (AD), or Open Captioning (OC). Fringe also includes a list of primarily non-verbal or dance shows as self-identified by the artist.
Go to the Fringe's Accessibility page for details: https://minnesotafringe.org/2026/access
Festival Links:
All 2026 Fringe shows: <a https://minnesotafringe.org/shows/2026
Fringe schedule by dates and times: https://minnesotafringe.org/schedule-grid/2026
Ticket information: https://minnesotafringe.org/box-office
Fringe Details: Fringe shows start and end on time, lasting up to 60 minutes each with a 30-minute break in between shows. (Mon.-Fri. 5:30, 7:00, 8:30, 10:00; Sat.-Sun. 1:00, 2:30, 4:00, 5:30, 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, with no 10:00 show on August 10.) Box Offices near the entrance of all venues open a half hour before each show.
Free Admission to Access Performances: Audience members requiring ASL and AD access services are eligible to claim FREE tickets at six ASL-interpreted performances and six Audio Described shows. At each venue box office, identify yourself as an audience member using access services. An access provider will greet you and offer early entry and priority seating. These free tickets will be available until 5 minutes prior to show start. If the show is a potential sell-out, patrons can make a Passholder Reservation ($5) online to guarantee a seat at that performance. Please reach out to boxoffice@fringefestival.org if you need ticketing support.
Accessibility & Transportation: Fringe Festival venues are physically accessible to patrons with mobility disabilities. See individual venue pages for specific accessible entrance and parking info. Fringe will assist patrons self-identifying with a disability with local transportation costs to any show where ASL or AD services are being provided. Contact the Fringe at least 24 hours prior to the show time: access@fringefestival.org.
Festival Buttons: A $10 Festival Button reduces the admission cost to Fringe shows by $5 each and is good for neighborhood discounts during the festival and theater deals through next July. If you see more than one show, the button will pay for itself through ticket discounts. Multi-show passes may be purchased at the Information Booth in the Rarig Center. Other details at https://minnesotafringe.org/box-office.
Tickets: Arrange ticketing at boxoffice@fringefestival.org. When you buy or redeem your ticket, pass or reservation at the box office, you will receive a seat token which you then present to the usher to enter the theater. Box offices are cashless, so bring a credit card/check to purchase, or present your Multi-Show Pass, Show Comp, or Ticket Voucher to redeem. Tickets for specific shows may be purchased online until midnight the day before a performance, or at the venue starting 30 minutes before the show.
AUDIO DESCRIBED SHOWS:
Sunday, August 9 at 1:00 PM
at Rarig Stoll Thrust Theatre
Empty Nest
Sunday, August 9 at 5:30 PM
at Rarig Nolte Xperimental Theatre
DON'T BE SCARED
Tuesday, August 11 at 8:30 PM
at The Southern Theater
Small Minded
Tuesday, August 11 at 10:00 PM
at The Southern Theater
Buckeroohaiku's Reverse Armando
Saturday, August 15 at 2:30 PM
at Rarig Stoll Thrust Theatre
It's-a-Me, a Musical!
Saturday, August 15 at 4:00 PM
at Rarig Stoll Thrust Theatre
Watership Down
ASL-INTERPRETED SHOWS:
Thursday, August 6 at 5:30 PM
at Rarig Stoll Thrust Theatre
The Precious Scars
Thursday, August 6 at 7:00 PM
at Rarig Kilburn Theatre
Chum!
Saturday, August 8 at 7:00 PM
at Barbara Barker Center for Dance
Minnesota is the Shire, or Fair & Back Again
Saturday, August 8 at 8:30 PM
at Barbara Barker Center for Dance
Ambiguous
Wednesday, August 12 at 7:00 PM
at Mixed Blood Theatre
Who Am I, Again?
Wednesday, August 12 at 8:30 PM
at Mixed Blood Theatre
Sisters on Stage: An elder millennial’s exploration of Shakespeare’s sisters
CAPTIONED SHOWS:
Sunday, August 9 at 2:30 PM
at Rarig Stoll Thrust Theatre
FAST Death of a Salesman
Sunday, August 9 at 4:00 PM
at Rarig Stoll Thrust Theatre
Foshay! You Know The Tower - Now Hear The Story
Tuesday, August 11 at 7:00 PM
at The Southern Theater
So Bright, the Night
Wednesday, August 12 at 5:30 PM
The Southern Theater
BE NOT AFRAID
Saturday, August 15 at 7:00 PM
at Open Eye Theatre
Who We Are: Stories from the Surge
Saturday, August 15 at 8:30 PM
at Open Eye Theatre
The Importance of Being Eternal
NON-VERBAL SHOWS:
Noise
By MN Moving Arts Dance Ensemble
at Barbara Barker Center for Dance
Silent Movie!
By The Improv Movement Project
at Barbara Barker Center for Dance
Tapeze - a la seconde
By Twin Cities Trapeze
at The Southern Theater