Binge Fringe Festival Returns to Santa Monica Playhouse for a Month Beginning October 14

The Company - Bottom, Charlotte Robinson (Cattypuss); Middle row, from left, Celeste Akiki (Fifika), Isabel Lindley (Candy), Megan Wright (Patty Patches); and top, Joseph Perez (Lester the Jester).

The Binge Fringe Festival (BFF), will be bringing a month of free shows to the Santa Monica Playhouse as it returns for a tenth anniversary season this October. Following extensive repair and renovation to their Main Stage due to a flooding incident, they plan to re-open their refurbished Main Stage with the new Festival.

Santa Monica Playhouse has been a cultural treasure in the seaside community for 65 years. The BFF’s primary focus is on Santa Monica and Los Angeles-based artists, but there will be exciting artists from near and far on view as well.

Santa Monica Playhouse is located at 1211 Fourth Street, just south of Wilshire. There is a municipal parking facility across the street. All events are free, but reservations are required. Some events are family-friendly. There will be something for everyone. To reserve your free tickets for an event, just go to SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com. The Festival will run from October 14 through November 16.

Binge Fringe Festival is presented through generous grants from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, the City of Santa Monica, the Santa Monica Arts Commission, the We Are Santa Monica Fund, and Playhouse PALS.

To find out all the BFF information, the best place to go is their website: SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com. The BFF Banner is right at the top of the

home page.

On Friday, October 31, an all-ages Halloween event, Absolutely Halloween, will be held at 5 p.m.

Written and directed by Chris DeCarlo and Evelyn Rudie; Performed by Isabel Lindley, J.T. Melaragno, Cydne Moore, Joseph Perez, Charlotte Robinson, Graham Silbert, and Megan Wright.

Audiences will have fun celebrating Halloween as they take a musical comedy journey with a bevy of delightful characters, learning super lessons about life, love, laughter, and sugar along the way. The show is in its 19th sell-out year. Photo ops and a Halloween nibbles reception with the cast will follow the show. Tickets: $15 for kids, $17.50 for adults.