Orlando Fringe’s 4-Day Winter Festival returns with top local, national and international acts spanning every genre in true fringe fashion from PG to OMG!
Orlando Fringe has announced the complete schedule of the 2025 4-day winter festival FESTN4 returning to Fringe ArtSpace on January 8-12, 2025.
FESTN4 bridges the gap for Orlando Fringe’s annual May festival’s patrons, offering a reduced, more-contained Fringe experience in one centralized location.
Unlike the May Festival, FESTN4 is curated, featuring more than 20 shows available for patrons over four consecutive days, with many offering two to three performances, including popular works from past festivals, new works from well-received Fringe artists and brand-new creatives scouted from the national and international Fringe circuit.
2025 FESTN4 is proud to present the following shows:
LOCAL
The Swiss Family Robinson (Andrew Heidorn Productions):
January 11 @ 10:05am, January 12 @ 11:50am
The Swiss Family Robinson is about an adventurous family who gets shipwrecked on an island. This wonderful story reminds us that home is where the heart is.
Psych! A Diagnostic Stand-Up Therapy Comedy Show (LeCours Productions):
January 10 @ 7:15pm, January 11 @ 1:45pm
Three stand-up comedians take the stage, followed by engaging sessions with licensed mental health therapist and stand-up comedian, Aimee LeCours.
VersUS (Play the Moment):
January 10 @ 5:45pm, January 11 @ 6:15pm
Navigate humanity’s journey through life via timeless poetry. Whether it be vs. nature, civilization or ourselves. These are verses to take with us.
Then, Eve (The World of Billie Jane):
January 10 @ 8:45pm, January 12 @ 1pm
Two-time Orlando Fringe Critic's Choice Award winner Billie Jane is back on her queer religious trauma bullsh*t. This time, with a play about how God created Adam, and Eve created herself.
Clingstone (Orchid World Productions):
January 10 @ 6:30pm, January 11 @ 1:40pm
Clingstone is a drama that explores the unraveling bond between a mother and daughter, revealing the hidden costs of ambition and sacrifice.
The Seekers and the Song (Citrus Music):
January 9 @ 8:30pm, January 11 @ 12pm
This whimsical, original musical features a rotating cast of actor-musicians, The Seekers and the Song is a playful and enchanting tale that explores the wonders of belief and the bonds of family.
The Evolution of a Broken Heart (Michelina Moen):
January 9 @ 7pm, January 12 @ 5:10pm
An improvisational dance theater work that explore scenes of heartbreak and the revelation we aren’t alone.
Your Mom's in my Top 8: A Pop-Punk Celebration (God's Favorite Productions):
January 10 @ 11:10pm, January 12 @ 7pm
Don't be an American Idiot. Come to our live band pop-punk celebration. You'll dance like Uma Thurman. Winner of Best Ensemble Orlando Fringe 2023.
NATIONAL
7 Minutes in Kevin (Dad’s Garage) – Atlanta, GA:
January 9 @ 9:15pm, January 11 @ 3:15pm, January 12 @ 5:30pm
7 Minutes in Kevin is a solo show masquerading as stand-up comedy. With jokes, music and darkly funny stories, Kevin keeps the laughs rolling as he guides us to a surprisingly poignant finale.
Yallmark (Dad’s Garage) – Atlanta, GA:
January 10 @ 5pm, January 11 @ 10pm
An improvised parody of Hallmark movies, equal parts satire and homage. Featuring real-life Hallmark screenwriter Topher Payne and the voice of Archer's Pam Poovey - Amber Nash!
UnTrueBadour! 2.0 (Paul Strickland Presents) – Covington, KY:
January 10 @ 9:30pm, January 12 @ 2:50pm – As if Salvador Dali and Willie Nelson made a comedy show! Now with new songs and new surrealism! Music-filled tour-de-force from “Best Show” winners Erika MacDonald and Paul Strickland.
Beth & Mark's BIG BANG! (The Show Must Go On..... Or Should It?) (Beth Marshall Presents & Big Bang Buffet) – Idaho Springs, CO:
January 9 @ 5:30pm, January 11 @ 8:30pm
Former Producing Artistic Director of Orlando Fringe/BMP turned Colorado Mountain Witch Beth Marshall and KKFI Radio Host/Co-Founder of Kansas City's Big Bang Buffet Mark Manning share their spirit of the KC Fringe award-winning unapologetic autobiographical BIG BANG!
There's Something Seriously Wrong with Cyrus (Soaring Solo Studios) – Los Angeles, CA:
January 11 @ 3:10pm, January 12 @ 10pm
A heartwarming journey of self-discovery celebrates being an Indian/Persian gay man born to immigrant parents who finds self-acceptance and authenticity with the help of guardian angels and T Swift.
The Light Bringer (Light Bringer Productions) – Lutz, FL:
January 11 @ 4:45pm
An Arab immigrant's true-life story of family, freedom and finding the American Dream.
The Chase: A Light Bringer Story (Light Bringer Productions) – Lutz, FL:
January 12 @ 7:50pm
A cyber mystery thriller of stolen identity, multiple imposter accounts, eight suspects and a race against time to uncover the clues and unmask your cyberstalker. What will you find?
Furniture Boys (Furniture Boys) – New York City, NY:
January 11 @ 7pm, January 12 @ 1:20pm
In an absurd world, boys are couches, lampshades and futons. Furniture endures but boyfriends - not necessarily. Furniture Boys examines the immortality vs. impermanence of relationships and of chairs.
suff(rage) (Lauren Bone Noble) – Oxford, MS:
January 9 @ 7:45pm, January 10 @ 10:15pm, January 12 @ 4pm
Step right up for this historically inaccurate and riotously tragical comedy!
The COWbaret: An UDDERly Unhinged Bovine Variety Show (Amica Hunter) – Portland, OR:
January 9 @ 10:45pm, January 11 @ 8:40pm, January 12 @ 9:20pm
A variety show featuring award-winners Amica Hunter & Bruce Ryan Costella plus special guests in an UDDERly chaotic display of all COW-themed acts!
INTERNATIONAL
Nuit (Trip the Light Theatre Collective) – Ottawa, Ontario:
January 9 @ 10:10pm, January 12 @ 8:30pm
Does your clubbing adventure need more theatre and choreographed numbers? Follow queer characters as they stumble and sing their way through a night out. Get ready for a night you’ll never remember!
Nuit (Heckle Night) (Trip the Light Theatre Collective) – Ottawa, Ontario:
January 11 @ 11:30pm
Have you ever seen a production and wanted to join in on the fun? Were you ever sitting in the crowd thinking, "Wow I have a really good joke I'd like to yell out right now?" Well, you are in luck! Join the Nuit team for our super special, rare, one night only, Heckle Night!"
Colonial Circus - A Hysterical Show On The History Of Colonization (Culture Opus Inc.) – Toronto, Ontario:
January 9 @ 6:15pm, January 11 @ 10:10pm, January 12 @ 2:30pm
Two Brown Clowns pretend to be British colonizers and show you exactly how 'it' happened around the globe. Part bizarre, part captivating and a whole lot of tummy-tickling experience await.
Erika the Red (Monster Theatre) – Vancouver, British Columbia:
January 10 @ 8pm, January 11 @ 5:30pm
An epic one-woman Viking saga from the twisted minds of Monster Theatre. When Erika’s peaceful village is ransacked and burned to the ground by Vikings she sets out on a legendary quest for revenge!
Plus, FESTN4 will also feature Fringe favorites:
FESTN4 Teaser Show:
January 8 @ 7:30m – Welcome to the grand opening of FestN4! Join Orlando Fringe for an exciting Teaser Show, where each artist gets just three minutes to captivate patrons with a sneak peek of their upcoming performances.
Fringe AfterDark: WTF(ringe) Cabaret:
January 10 @ 11:59pm, January 11 @ 11:59pm
Join Orlando Fringe for a late-night mess of a show. With each guest performer spinning the wheel of fate to determine what they will be performing, even legendary hosts Tymisha Harris and Blake Aburn are in the dark.
FESTN4 Awards:
January 12 @ 11pm
Join Orlando Fringe staff, artists and volunteers of Orlando for a night of laughter, tears and honor as we say goodbye to this year's FestN4!
FESTN4 2025 will also bring back the popular FESTN4 KIDS, Orlando Fringe for kids and families that will take place on January 11 from 10am-12pm featuring a special showing of The Swiss Family Robinson on the Mainstage at 10:05am. Kids are invited to ignite their imagination and curiosity by embarking and exploring kindness through crafts and interactive activities. For visual arts lovers,
Visual Fringe
Art Market will take place throughout FESTN4 where patrons can meet the artists, witness them create and purchase items (of which 100% of the sales are returned to the artist).
The Fringe ArtSpace bar and concessions will be open and available between shows.
All FESTN4 shows are 70 minutes or less and are $15, with the exception of FESTN4 KIDS shows that are free – $5. All FESTN4 goers must also get a button ($3) to attend all shows.
“FESTN4 2025 is almost here!”, says Orlando Fringe Artistic Director Tempestt Halstead. “It’s truly a taste of the greatest local, national and international talent in the Fringe circuit that we proudly curate each year. Come on out for an exciting weekend at ArtSpace with unforgettable Fringe-y performances and experiences. What we like to say is it’s a warmup for the big May Festival, which we cannot wait to return for year 34!”
FESTN4 is sponsored by Florida Theatrical Association.
Experience FESTN4 from January 8 – January 12, 2025 at Fringe ArtSpace located at 54 W. Church Street, Suite 201, Orlando, Florida 32801.
For the complete schedule of FESTN4, parking information and to purchase tickets, visit www.orlandofringe.org.
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