Above: The original art from the Minesota Virtual Fringe Theater piece “Super Patriots,” which was judged as too drab for a comedy.
Below: The improved art changed for week two, which included snappier images from the piece and slogans from a positive review. 150 Fringegoers watched this piece.
Digital Theater
2020 and 2021 was a tough time for the fringe theater community. Artists had to figure out very quickly not only what virtual theater would be like, but how to communicate what audiences should expect from it. These synopses, though not grammatically correct, convey the ambitious but casual nature of what the pieces were trying to accomplish.
