Minnesota Fringe Festival 2026: "The Quiet Piggy"

Day: 3Show: 9Title: The Quiet PiggyCategory: Clowning / Comedy / Drama / Improv / Physical Theater / Puppetry / Solo Show / Storytelling / Audience participation / Political contentBy: Dawn BentleyWritten by: Dawn BentleyLocation: Strike TheaterSummary: A solo show from Minnesota Fringe's Executive Director, about art and politics and righteous anger.Highlights: Self-proclaimed "not a theater person" Dawn Bentley makes her on-stage debut at the festival she's helmed for almost a decade, embodying the spirit of the festival: the Fringe is for everyone, and provides an opportunity to make adventurous art for experienced artists, first-time performer/producers, and everyone in between. In the (mostly) solo storytelling show, Dawn talks about running an arts organization during a period of fascism, when our government is attempting to quell free speech, which is what art is all about. Which is why we need art, and artists. The show is both personal (Dawn talks about changing careers…