DUKE ENERGY CENTER FOR THE ARTS - MAHAFFEY THEATER

by Julie Gardieff - June 01, 2026

Edgar Allan Poe remains one of the most iconic American writers, known for his haunting exploration of death, grief, and the macabre. As a theater director, I selected a Poe adaptation for my Fall 2026 production (that will be licensed through Pioneer Drama). In my search for a script that would bes...

by Benoit Teves - May 24, 2026

Audiences packed into full houses for the final weekend of the festival featuring wilderness vlogs, an improvised telenovela, an angel getting their wings, and pole dancing trauma....

by Benoit Teves - May 24, 2026

The festival's second weekend kicks off with intestinal trouble, a footloose priest, and imperialist clowns....

by Benoit Teves - May 22, 2026

Week two of the festival carries on with lawyers, Biblical transformation, bare honesty, and a firecracker First Lady....

by Julie Gardieff - May 20, 2026

This one-man show is adapted from a work of a similar name, I Miss the War, which was originally commissioned by the BBC to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act. This production serves as both a response to and homage to that piece....

by Benoit Teves - May 19, 2026

The second week of the festival kicks off with polyamory, English breakfast, the Emerald City, and UFOs....

by Benoit Teves - May 19, 2026

The festival's first weekend closes out with grief, 'inspiration porn', and a cacophony of kazoos....

by Benoit Teves - May 17, 2026

What did our critic think of INTIMI(DATING), SINGLE RIDER SONGBOOK, AND MORE at The Orlando Fringe Festival?...

by Benoit Teves - May 18, 2026

Day two of the festival brings us a not-so-high-school-musical, a magician's beef with American Airlines, and a ghost of parties past....

by Benoit Teves - May 15, 2026

Fugly dogs and an AI of a queer aunt kick off BroadwayWorld's coverage of the 35th annual fringe festival....