2026 Desert Fringe
Theatre and Cultural Arts Festival
SPRING!April 17-19, 2026
The FESTIVAL is FREE!!
ALL Events are open to the Public!!
ALL Events are open to the Public!!
LOCATIONS and SCHEDULE — subject to change
FRINGE FRIDAY April 17, 2026
Friday Evening April 17 FRINGE KICK-OFF
Glass Outhouse Art Gallery
77575 29Palms HWY Wonder Valley 92277
6pm-10pm
6:00pm “FESTIVAL” opens
6:15pm Storytelling with Abe Daniels
6:30pm FRINGE SURPRISE!! Pareidolics!
7:00pm Spoken Word, R. Zoe Blaq
7:20pm Spoken Word, Hyla Etame
7:40pm Artists Talk with current exhibiting artists
8:15pm Performance art - K’vetchella
8:30pm Electronic Indian Music - Lee Scott
9:15pm Drum Circle - bring your drum or other acoustic instrument for a FRINGE music jam
FRINGE SATURDAY April 18, 2026
Saturday morning - 29 Palms Farmers’Market, Freedom Plaza
6547 Freedom Way 29 Palms 92277
10:00am -12:00pm
10:00am FRINGE SURPRISE
10:30am Spoken Word - Hyla Etame
10:50am Spoken Word - R. Zoe Blaq
11:15am Original Acoustic Performance - Elle Indigo
11:55am Performance art - Kvetchella
Saturday afternoon - Theatre29
73637 Sullivan RD 29 Palms 92277
1-5:00pm
1:00pm Theatre - Who Sh*t the Hamster Wheel, Lauren Wolpert
2:00pm Improv Workshop - Melanie Blue and the Pop Up Players
3:00pm Two for Ten, 2 original 2 person short plays
Transgressor, with Kurt Schauppner and Sharianne Greer, by Roz Mihalko
Smash, Veronica Alcantara and Lauren Wolpert, by Stacy Davies
3:45pm Dance - Space Cowboy III: El Final Frontier, Billbob Brown
4:15pm Improv Performance - Pop Up Players
Saturday evening - Acme 5 Lifestyle
5864 Adobe 29 Palms
5:00pm - ????
5:00pm Cocktail Hour
5:30pm Stories in Song, Songwriters and their stories
Lisa Mednick Powell, History and Current Events
Joe Chaplain, Electron
Kurt Schauppner, Songs for the Teacart
6:30pm Theatre - Homo 101: Crash Course, T Hammidi
7:00pm Theatre - Empty, Hera Anderson
7:30pm Theatre - Boy In A Box, Paul Coates
9:00pm Drive-in Theatre - Mrs. Gary, Mary Beth Pape
10:00pm Open Stage - otherwise known as an open mic
Bring your Fringy talent to the Fringe Stage.
FRINGE SUNDAY April 19, 2026
Sunday afternoon - Theatre29
73637 Sullivan RD 29 Palms
11:30- 4:30pm
11:30am Sound Bath - Betty Saavedra, The Sound Fairy
1:00pm Stories in Song, Songwriters and their stories
Lisa Mednick Powell, History and Current Events
Joe Chaplain, Electron
Kurt Schauppner, Songs for the Teacart
2:00pm Original Acoustic Performance - Elle Indigo
2:45pm Theatre - Homo 101: Crash Course, T Hammidi
3:30pm Two for Ten, 2 original 2 person short plays
Transgressor, with Kurt Schauppner and Sharianne by Matthew Patrick
Smash, Veronica Alcantara and Lauren Wolpert, by Stacy Davies
4:00pm Theatre - Empty, Hera Anderson
Sunday evening - Acme 5 Lifestyle
5864 Adobe 29 Palms
5:00pm - ???
Cocktail Hour 5:00
5:30pm Music - Fringe Festival Band
6:45pm Theatre - Who Sh*t the Hamster Wheel, Lauren Wolpert
7:30pm Dance - Space Cowboy III: El Final Frontier, Billbob Brown
8:00pm Electronic Indian Music - Lee Scott
9:00pm Drive-in Theatre - Mrs. Gary, Mary Beth Pape
10:15pm Late Night Fringe Open Stage, closing jam
FRINGE FRIDAY April 17, 2026
Friday Evening April 17 FRINGE KICK-OFF
Glass Outhouse Art Gallery
77575 29Palms HWY Wonder Valley 92277
6pm-10pm
6:00pm “FESTIVAL” opens
6:15pm Storytelling with Abe Daniels
6:30pm FRINGE SURPRISE!! Pareidolics!
7:00pm Spoken Word, R. Zoe Blaq
7:20pm Spoken Word, Hyla Etame
7:40pm Artists Talk with current exhibiting artists
8:15pm Performance art - K’vetchella
8:30pm Electronic Indian Music - Lee Scott
9:15pm Drum Circle - bring your drum or other acoustic instrument for a FRINGE music jam
FRINGE SATURDAY April 18, 2026
Saturday morning - 29 Palms Farmers’Market, Freedom Plaza
6547 Freedom Way 29 Palms 92277
10:00am -12:00pm
10:00am FRINGE SURPRISE
10:30am Spoken Word - Hyla Etame
10:50am Spoken Word - R. Zoe Blaq
11:15am Original Acoustic Performance - Elle Indigo
11:55am Performance art - Kvetchella
Saturday afternoon - Theatre29
73637 Sullivan RD 29 Palms 92277
1-5:00pm
1:00pm Theatre - Who Sh*t the Hamster Wheel, Lauren Wolpert
2:00pm Improv Workshop - Melanie Blue and the Pop Up Players
3:00pm Two for Ten, 2 original 2 person short plays
Transgressor, with Kurt Schauppner and Sharianne Greer, by Roz Mihalko
Smash, Veronica Alcantara and Lauren Wolpert, by Stacy Davies
3:45pm Dance - Space Cowboy III: El Final Frontier, Billbob Brown
4:15pm Improv Performance - Pop Up Players
Saturday evening - Acme 5 Lifestyle
5864 Adobe 29 Palms
5:00pm - ????
5:00pm Cocktail Hour
5:30pm Stories in Song, Songwriters and their stories
Lisa Mednick Powell, History and Current Events
Joe Chaplain, Electron
Kurt Schauppner, Songs for the Teacart
6:30pm Theatre - Homo 101: Crash Course, T Hammidi
7:00pm Theatre - Empty, Hera Anderson
7:30pm Theatre - Boy In A Box, Paul Coates
9:00pm Drive-in Theatre - Mrs. Gary, Mary Beth Pape
10:00pm Open Stage - otherwise known as an open mic
Bring your Fringy talent to the Fringe Stage.
FRINGE SUNDAY April 19, 2026
Sunday afternoon - Theatre29
73637 Sullivan RD 29 Palms
11:30- 4:30pm
11:30am Sound Bath - Betty Saavedra, The Sound Fairy
1:00pm Stories in Song, Songwriters and their stories
Lisa Mednick Powell, History and Current Events
Joe Chaplain, Electron
Kurt Schauppner, Songs for the Teacart
2:00pm Original Acoustic Performance - Elle Indigo
2:45pm Theatre - Homo 101: Crash Course, T Hammidi
3:30pm Two for Ten, 2 original 2 person short plays
Transgressor, with Kurt Schauppner and Sharianne by Matthew Patrick
Smash, Veronica Alcantara and Lauren Wolpert, by Stacy Davies
4:00pm Theatre - Empty, Hera Anderson
Sunday evening - Acme 5 Lifestyle
5864 Adobe 29 Palms
5:00pm - ???
Cocktail Hour 5:00
5:30pm Music - Fringe Festival Band
6:45pm Theatre - Who Sh*t the Hamster Wheel, Lauren Wolpert
7:30pm Dance - Space Cowboy III: El Final Frontier, Billbob Brown
8:00pm Electronic Indian Music - Lee Scott
9:00pm Drive-in Theatre - Mrs. Gary, Mary Beth Pape
10:15pm Late Night Fringe Open Stage, closing jam
Community Sponsors
Community Partners
Community Donors
Katherine Schauppner
Kurt Schauppner
Hunter Edwards Estate
…from the end of the world through the town…
MISSION.
Bringing original, non-traditional, gritty, edgy, thought-provoking, creative artistry to the Hi-Desert
VISION.
Establishing a forum that promotes cultural equity and community involvement through a progressive theatre and cultural arts movement
INCLUSION STATEMENT.
The Desert Fringe Theatre and Cultural Arts Festival, formerly the Hi Desert Fringe Festival, is a program of Project Sheba, which is a minority and woman owned non profit organization. At Project Sheba we believe that it is our personal story, our shared humanity that connects us. This diversity of backgrounds, cultures and experiences is what makes communities both locally and globally, strong and vibrant. Within all of our leadership and programming we seek to work with the most talented. It is experiences from people from all areas of life that stimulate creativity, advanced problem solving and continued growth. Project Sheba strives to build experiences that are inclusive of humanity from all aspects of our global community: creating equity while upholding individual diversity.
The Desert Fringe Theatre and Cultural Arts Festival, formerly the Hi Desert Fringe Festival, is a program of Project Sheba, which is a minority and woman owned non profit organization. At Project Sheba we believe that it is our personal story, our shared humanity that connects us. This diversity of backgrounds, cultures and experiences is what makes communities both locally and globally, strong and vibrant. Within all of our leadership and programming we seek to work with the most talented. It is experiences from people from all areas of life that stimulate creativity, advanced problem solving and continued growth. Project Sheba strives to build experiences that are inclusive of humanity from all aspects of our global community: creating equity while upholding individual diversity.
