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ANNUAL OTTAWA FRINGE FESTIVAL: June 18th-28th, 2009APPLICATION GUIDELINES
BRING YOUR OWN VENUE
COMPANIES
 APPLICATIONS DUE. March 1st 
2009.
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE APPLYING & KEEP FOR YOUR REFERENCE!
During the 11th annual Ottawa Fringe 50 performing groups presented more than 300 shows duringthe 10-day festival. The Ottawa Fringe returns
100%
of ticket sales to the artists themselves. Showssubmitted to the Fringe are unjuried, uncensored and chosen by lottery. In 2006, The Ottawa Fringegave over $76,000 back to the artists involved in the festival. Tickets sales increased by 20% and12,000 tickets were sold.
Participating in the Ottawa Fringe Festival
The Festival is committed to giving artists the opportunity to produce work in a non-juriedarena.
Applications are accepted into a venue lottery, rather than through a juried selection process. The only constraints on material or content are the consideration of legality and the health and safetyof all those involved, including artists, staff, volunteers and audiences. The Fringe reserves the rightto enforce necessary safety measures.
APPLICATION ACCEPTANCE PROCESS
APPLICATION TIMELINE FOR THE 2009 FRINGE
We have revised our application timeline for 2009. The new application dates are as follows:
We begin accepting applications on
 January 30
th
, 2009.
Deadline for applications is
March 1
st
, 2009
.
All applicants will be notified (via e-mail) of their acceptance by March 15
th
, 2009
.
Companies must submit withdrawals in writing by
April 1, 2009
in order receive 50% of theirapplication fee refunded.
Note:
Withdrawals after this date forfeit all entry fees.
APPLICATION PROTOCOL
In order to be considered for acceptance into the Festival, each company must submit a completeFestival Application Form and Application Fee. Please make & keep a copy of your ApplicationForm.
APPLICATIONS MAY BE FAXED (613) 232-2831 OR E-MAILED if paying with credit card.
Submitting an application is not a guarantee of entry into the festival.
HAND-DELIVERED APPLICATIONS:
Office address: 2 Daly Avenue Suite 100, Ottawa, Ontario.
Applications should be mailed to: Ottawa Fringe, 2 Daly Avenue Suite 100 Ottawa, ON K1N6E2 c/o Producer Kevin Waghorn.
BRING YOUR OWN VENUE APPLICATION FEES
APPLICATION FEES
$330 + GST = 346.50
 
Withdrawal & Refund Policy:
Companies must submit withdrawals in writing by
April 1, 2009
in order receive 50% of their application fee refunded.
Note:
Withdrawals after this date forfeit allentry fees.
SCHEDULING
Festival scheduling: All Festival performances must be scheduled June 18-28, 2009 with a
maximum
of 8 performances
 The final show on any given night must be completed by 12:30am. This is to accommodate thebox office staff we provide.
FESTIVAL STAFF / PARTICIPANT COMMUNICATION
It is encouraged that each designated Company Contact is required to have an e-mail address andregular access to the Internet.
In addition to the information posted on-line, Company Contacts will receive regular e-mails fromthe Ottawa Fringe Producer. It is vital that Company Contacts read these e-mails promptly andthoroughly, as they contain vital information about Festival policies, deadlines, events,opportunities, etc.
Information for the program guide and PR campaign, and other information will be requested viaon-line forms. Deadlines for the completion of these forms will be sent out via participant e-mails.
BOX OFFICE AND TICKETING
Each Festival Company sets its own ticket prices. Ticket prices must be whole dollaramounts only, with a minimum ticket price of $0 / ticket and a maximum ticket price of $10 / ticket.
Single Tickets
All tickets to shows programmed by the Ottawa Fringe are sold at the Fringe Central boxoffice, and by Ottawa Fringe staff and volunteers.
Ottawa Fringe will sell up to 50% of each show in advance, and will charge the customer a$2 service fee for each ticket sold.
“Day of” sales will take place at Venues only.
Artists at the Ottawa Fringe Festival receive
100%
of their listed ticket price.
MARKETING / PRESS INFORMATION
Ottawa Fringe collaborates with media sponsors to advertise the Festival, produce Festival posters,and print 12,000 copies of the official Festival Program Guide. Show descriptions, photos, andperformance times of all Festival shows are printed in the Program Guide, along with a schedulegrid and other Festival information.
Ottawa Fringe coordinates press relations for the Festival as a whole. We send out a Festival presskit and additional press releases, and make sure that local theatre critics are aware of theperformance schedule. The Festival will also schedule opportunities for companies to participate inpublic Festival promotional events.
In order to attract Festival audiences,
 YOU MUST MARKET YOUR OWN SHOW
(sandwichboards, self-produced mailers, handbills, posters, face-to-face spontaneous sidewalk interaction,word-of-mouth, etc.).
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES
What YOU do:What WE do:
 
Complete and submit an ApplicationForm and Fee.
Choose your show and, if applicable,make necessary arrangements forproduction rights.
Read all Festival e-mails and on-lineinformation.
Provide all information on on-line formsby deadlines.
Arrange and pay for production rightsand actors’ fees.
Provide Ottawa Fringe with photos andinformation for Program Guide, andwebsite by the deadline
Market your show actively andimaginatively.
Prepare your show and bring it to theFestival.
 Take care of the planning and costs of venue rental fees, insurance, and alltechnical requirements.
Provide Ottawa Fringe with your venue’sperformance schedule.
Accept applications
Communicate with Festival companiesvia regular e-mails and on-lineinformation forms.
Coordinate Festival fundraisers (TBD)and Preview Party.
List all shows in the Program Guide andon the website.
Coordinate Festival-wide PR andmarketing campaign.
Provide advance ticket sales for yourshow.
Schedule PR events and inform localtheatre critics of shows and schedules.
Provide ticketing, box office and front-of-house personnel.
Return 100% of your show’s ticket salesto you.
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