"The fringe theater event of the Southwest!"-Austin American Statesman
That’s right: it’s time to heat up your winter nights again with the 31st season of FronteraFest at Hyde Park Theatre. The Short Fringe, BYOV, and Mi Casa--as always and ever, FronteraFest is five weeks of alternative, offbeat, new, and just plain off-the-wall fringe theatre. Too bad there's no actual way to expect the unexpected, because that is your only hope.
FronteraFest is produced in collaboration with ScriptWorks,, a group dedicated to supporting emerging playwrights and developing new dramatic works.
THE SHORT FRINGE
Tuesday-Saturday, January 13 - February 14, 2026
We’re in the final week! You’re looking for our "Best of the Fest" tickets. We start a waiting list (in person, at the theater) beginning at 7pm each night—people get in every night!
The Short Fringe is the centerpiece of the festival, held at Hyde Park Theatre, Every Tuesday through Saturday we present a new, unjuried bill of four or five plays no longer than 25 minutes each. Brilliant monologues? Plays in progress? Comedy improv? Cabaret singers? Avant-garde dance? Short films? Multimedia? We've seen it all. Get the full list of Tues-Fri shows here with descriptions and ticket links.
Every Saturday night is a juried "Best of the Week" performance, and the last week, February 10-14, is the juried "Best of the Fest"--with a few wild cards thrown in. A complete schedule, updated regularly, will be available here as the festival approaches.
Photo by Bret Brookshire of Justin Trudeau in Slurred Speech, FronteraFest 2026 Short Fringe, Janua1ry 16, 2026.
MI CASA ES SU TEATRO
Saturday, February 7, 2026
A day of curated site-based work performed in local homes and other surprising locales, Mi Casa is consistently one of the most popular components of our festival. Read all about it!
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