TASTY Q S HAND-PICKED FRINGE PROGRAMME

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1 TASTY Q S HAND-PICKED FRINGE PROGRAMME

2 Theatre // Dance Storytelling // Comedy Music // Multimedia Interdisciplinary // Visual Art Talks // Ideas

3 Welcome to the wonderful world of TASTY/FRINGE. Fringe Festivals are awesome platforms to present original work, test new ideas, build audiences and be part of a community. TASTY/FRINGE is Q Theatre s fringey programme. We aim to create an accessible, supportive and professional experience, enabling your big fringe dreams to come to life. Dates you need to be all over: TASTY/FRINGE Submissions // Open September 7 th & close September 30 th Festival Dates// February 21 st to March 11 th

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5 TASTY/FRINGE curating framework: Context & clarity of ideas; fringe festivals are the perfect time to do that non-narrative, form busting German inspired piece wearing only corn husks (and hey that obviously sounds amazing!) BUT in your submission you need to be able to articulate what you re aiming to present and how you re going to do it. Bar-raising; the point of coming to Q is to work in a professional context, the content can be fringey as hell but we re looking for quality presentations that raise the bar for the artists & designers involved. Deliverable; the show must go on, if you re not good at planning get someone who is. Keep in mind on a performance night you ll need to be able to pack in within 15 minutes and out within 15 minutes. Plans + Teams = Awesome. Audience Reach; at the end of the day we re a venue, we need people through the doors to keep them open. We re looking for projects that clearly outline how they ll attract an audience and do so with a realistic budget. But hey it is fringe, be creative, yes posters and flyers but what else?

6 Our big TASTY/FRINGE dream: We re open to anything but here s a starter for ten. Ticketed Seasons Loft, 8 night season // seasons will be double or triple billed // Feb 22 to Mar 3 Vault, 9 night season // seasons will be double or triple billed // Feb 22 Mar 4 Cellar, 9 night season // seasons will be double or triple billed // Feb 22 Mar 4 o + 3 night season (Mar 9 Mar 11 Free Non-Ticketed Events & Performances Vault, 5 night visual art installation // Mar 8 Mar 11 Lounge, o Red Wall Exhibition, 2D exhibition space // Feb 22 Mar 11 o Street-facing installation, this is a visual/installation art space right on Queen St // Feb 22 Mar 11 o Breakfast pop-up, we re looking for artists who can bring the performing arts to our loyal morning café customers // Dates TBC Friday s preferred o Bandstand pop-up, this space is open to live storytelling, poetry, music, dance and anything else you can dream up // Dates TBC weekends preferred At this stage these are all just suggestions. If you ve got any wonderful whimsies you reckon will fit, give us a holla.

7 The low - down: TASTY/FRINGE is curated, so that means we won t pick everything. To be cost effective we ll be double + triple bill-ing performances. Therefore ticketed shows can be no more than 60 minutes long. Limited storage space is available for set pieces, so be creative. Turnaround time between performances is tight. Like reeeeal tight. You ll have approximately 15 minutes to pack in and another 15 minutes to pack out. All hands on deck, people! Q Theatre operates our own ticketing. It s a delicate balance setting prices that are accessible for audiences but not ruinous for you, so let s discuss pricing together.

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9 What s in it for you? We ve created some tasty venue hire packages for ticketed seasons. By being part of TASTY/FRINGE, you ll get access to: A professional venue. TASTY/fringe gives you the opportunity to present work at Q a fraction of our standard rates, by using a festival model (eg: double and triple bills). Yes, it means you get limited time to pack in and out but it s great practice for Edinburgh, right?! Production Coordinator. A dedicated tech and production wizard will help you navigate through all things schedule and equipment related. Venue Technician. During your pack-in a dedicated VT will help you settle in, keep you safe and support you in making the most of our unique venues. Once the seasons are up, we will have one VT on site to look after the building and keep the shows ticking along. Operators. Finding an operator for a fringe show can be tricky, especially when you re running on the smell of an oily rag (ew). So, our Venue Hire Packages include an operator. If you have heaps of complicated sound or AV you may need additional crew, but we can sort that out later. You ve got your own operator? Cool beans, bring them along. Gear. Sound + lighting = sexy theatre. Marketing advice. Q s Marketing Coordinator will help you on your marketing journey, providing advice and useful resources. Promotional opportunities. You can promote your show on Q s digital screens on Queen Street & in Lounge and by making the most of the many poster placements around Q. Your show will be included in Q s TASTY/FRINGE banner and will also be featured in Your Q, our fortnightly newsletter sent to over 20,000 people. Professional production photography. We ll provide a photographer to take professional stills of during a dress rehearsal for publicity and archival use. Access to TASTY/FRINGE development opportunities. For more info on this, read on Non-ticketed events will receive production & marketing support too, but these will be more bespoke (oo fancy)

10 TASTY/FRINGE development opportunities Cos we want your work to be the best it can. Free Rehearsal Space Free rehearsal space is available in November, December & January on a first-come-first-served basis. However, if we receive paying bookings we may have to bump your booking. Workshopping and Feedback Q is offering 3 TASTY/FRINGE ticketed seasons the opportunity to play in their venue of choice for 1 or 2 days to develop their work. Working the space you re presenting is a valuable experience as you start to explore design, intimacy of content and how on earth you re going to pack in and out in 15 mins. As part of this opportunity Q can facilitate a feedback session aimed at gaining insights to support the work s development. If you ve got other ideas about how Q could support your development, let us know.

11 Venue Specs: Further specs available on request. You are welcome to request a site visit to view our spaces. Loft: Vault: 121 seats (including 2 wheelchair positions) Endstage // Racked seating block Dimensions: o Stage 12m x 8.2m o Height to beams 3.7 o Height to LX grid 4.1m Air conditioning notes: Legit awesome. 72 seats (including 1 wheelchair position) Cabaret seating (tables of 4) Dimensions: o Stage 6m x 4m o Height 3.2m o Height to grid 2.4m Air conditioning notes: Vault is a warm venue. You have been warned. Seating can be removed for art installation Cellar: 50 seats (including 1 wheelchair position) Basic racked seating Stage space: depends on configuration Air conditioning notes: What is air conditioning?

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13 TASTY/FRINGE venue hire package costs: Our aim is to be able to make the spaces as affordable as possible while still covering our hard costs. Here s an idea of what will cost (or not) to use our spaces. Package costs indicated may vary once schedule is confirmed. We ll keep you informed as we go. Venue Venue use Pack in Length of Package Cost season Loft Ticketed performance 1 day (8 hours) 8 performances $3, GST Vault Ticketed performance 1 day (8 hours) 9 performances $2, GST Cellar Ticketed performance 1 day (8 hours) 9 performances $1, GST Vault Installation Space 2 days (16 hours) 4 nights tbc Cellar Ticketed performance 1 day (8 hours) 3 performances tbc Lounge Bandstand Pop-Up tbc sound check // 1 to 2 hours 1 night no charge for Music Performance performing. Labour charge & equipment (non-ticketed) Lounge Visual Art Bandstand & Breakfast Popups Theatre, Dance, Storytelling, Poetry etc (non-ticketed) Red Wall & Window Installation dependent on requirements dependent on requirements & other activity tbc no charge for performing. Labour charge & equipment tbc as required Feb 22 - Mar 11 no charge for exhibiting. Labour charge for install & uninstall tbc

14 Keen? Here s how to apply: Carefully read the TASTY/FRINGE curation framework to make sure your show has the qualities we re looking for. Come and have a look at our spaces & venues to make sure Q has the qualities your show is looking for. Fill out the appropriate TASTY/FRINGE submission form. Everybody loves forms right?! submissions to Q s Producer Sarah Graham via sarah@qtheatre.co.nz by 5pm on Friday September 30 th. We ll let you know by October 7 th if you re a fit for Q s TASTY/FRINGE programme. Next step? Party hearty.

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