WaterTower Theatre is pleased to welcome The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Addison and The Marriott Quorum Hotel as sponsors of our 2012 Out of the Loop Fringe Festival.

Congratulations to all of WTT's COLUMN Award Nominees: Spring Awakening, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Terry Martin, Mark Mullino, John de los Santos, Heidi Shen, Adam Garst, Erica Harte, Kayla Carlyle, Matt Tolbert, Michael A. Robinson, Leann Burns, Christopher Pickart, Curtis Craig and Scott Guenther.  In all, WaterTower Theatre received 19 Column Awards nominations.

http://thecolumnawards.org/nominations-2012.asp

Charles Ross’ One Man Lord of the Rings, Colleen Ballinger’s YouTube sensation Miranda Sings, Bill Bowers’ Off-Broadway mime show Beyond Words and Diana Sheehan’s two-act cabaret Midway have been announced as part of WaterTower Theatre’s 2012 Out of the Loop Fringe Festival.

The 11th annual festival showcases 20 performances in addition to a few lobby acts.  It will take place Mar. 1-11 at the Addison Theatre Centre in Addison, Texas.  Single tickets to all events go on sale February 14 at noon. Festival Passes, now on sale, include one admission to each festival event and are $65. WaterTower Theatre subscribers receive $10 off each festival pass. Individual ticket prices vary for each event and range in price from $10 to $15. 

On the final day of the Festival, WaterTower Theatre will invite back for a special performance the Best of the Main Stage, Studio Theatre and Stone Cottage performers as chosen by our Loop Passholders. Passholders will have an opportunity to cast ballots for their “Best Of” choices.

The Out of the Loop Fringe Festival media sponsors are TheaterJones.com and the Dallas Observer.  Some productions may contain adult language, sexual situations, and/or violence.  Please consult the Box Office for content information regarding a particular production. 

A complete Festival schedule and more information can be found here.

Here's a list of the selected works:

• One Man Lord of the Rings Starring Charles Ross
• Miranda Sings Starring Colleen Ballinger
• 12-Scene Madness! Presented by Purple Crayon of Yale
• Amy Stevenson
• Autobahn Presented by Heavenly Muse Players
• Beyond Words Starring Bill Bowers 
• dark play or stories for boys Presented by Outcry Theatre
• Elledanceworks Looped: A View to the Soul Presented by Elledanceworks Dance Company
• Fronteras Americanas Presented by W.B. Spotlight Productions
• International Falls Presented by Haven Productions
• Midway Starring Diana Sheehan
• A Most Happy Stella Presented by Stellar Productions
• Occupy Loop:  Making 1% of our audience laugh 99% of the time Presented by FTP Comedy
• Plus One Jazz Group
• Raspberry Fizz Presented by Audacity Theatre Lab
• The Screw You Revue Presented by Screw You Entertainment
• Strange Dreamz Starring Kevin J. Thornton
• Sweet Eros Presented by QLive!
• Tricks Presented by Dead White Zombies
• TRIO Presented by SceneShop
• Waking Up Presented by Greyman Theatre Company
• You Will Know When You Are There: A Journey in Art and Modern Dance Presented by Muscle Memory Dance Theatre