Help MN Fringe write its next act with Hailey

Minnesota Fringe is near and dear to my heart because it gave me a stage to develop my voice as a young writer and communicator. It continues to give artists access they would not otherwise have, and in 2026, the Fringe Festival welcomed audiences to 540 performances of 104 different shows, filling more than 25,000 seats 

The Fringe is facing some exciting changes and needs your help to write its next act: They announced that Executive Director Dawn Bentley would be stepping down after a decade of incredible achievements. Operating costs continue to increase every year, but the Fringe is determined to pass on as little of that as possible to artists and audiences. Ticket prices have remained low, producer fees are still lean, and they’d love to keep it that way. 

Please join me this Give to the Max Day in contributing to the Fringe. Your gift will protect Minnesota's most welcoming platform for artists to create new work, and for audiences to encounter their favorite new artists. Thank you for supporting adventurous art! 

Me, around 2017, getting ready to perform a play I wrote, all thanks to Minnesota Fringe.