Mississauga Multilingual Fringe Festival - 2025 Include Inspire Ignite. (11th. Aug - 24th.Aug)

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Tickets - Performances at AN1 Studios
Tickets - Performances at Sampradaya Theatre

At the End of Kaliyuga
•⁠ ⁠Family Friendly
•⁠ ⁠⁠no foul language or anything unsuitable for children.

Jay Bhoi - Ek ladka hua karta
No foul language
No age bar

A J DreamZ - 'Bandh Lifaafe'
Genre - Theatrical Montage
No foul language
No age bar

Bandh Lifafe V2

Gaumukhi (Cow)

Content Warnings and Advisories
This play explores themes of religious violence, riots and prejudice, and death, mature language may be used. There will also be points where lights may strobe lightly, or sudden blackouts occur with loud sounds.

Genre - Drama, storytelling

NOT FOR KIDS 16 plus advisory

Chica Productions - The Trial by Sita
Genre: Satirical Drama
Content Advisory: No foul language or triggering content. All ages welcome.
Note: However, due to the seriousness of the subject matter, it’s parents/guardians discretion for kids below 10 years of age getting introduced to such topic.

Versona Persona- Out of Bounds
Foul language, adult subject matter
(16 up advisory)

Nautanki Bazaar - Tax Free
No trigger warnings.
Comedy
Open for all ages

Ankhein Samvaad
Genre: Fictional Drama
No foul language, no loud sound, no other disturbing sound
There is no age bar..

Dhukde Rishtey

Genre - Drama
No foul language, no loud sound, no other disturbing sound
There is no age bar..

Rangaai Theatre Company - The Proposal by Anton Chekhov
Genre: Slapstick comedy immersive experience
No foul language, no loud sound, no other disturbing sound
There is no age bar..

1947 Aur Alzheimer's
Genre- Satirical Comedy
No foul language
No age bar, maza beshumar!

Divyanshu Poster

In His Time

  • To apply fill the online Google form. In the form, the most important information is the name of the Producer, because this cannot change. The title of the show can change if necessary until Mid-May, after which all details need to be absolutely final.

  • Payment

    Pay the $25 CAD - per venue.This amount is non-refundable. The fee is paid by e-transfer to admin@sawitri.ca

  • Deadline

    The application deadline is 2nd March 2025

  • Lottery Draw !!

    The draw is on 7th March 2025. You are welcome to attend the draw which is held in-person @ AN1 Studio, Mississauga. Once you apply the details of venue and time will be sent to you. 

  • Participation Fee

     By Mid-April, you have to pay a participation fee ($250-@Sampradya Theatre | $125 - @AN1 Studio). This is non-refundable after 29th April 2025. Note that some of these timelines are subject to change. You will be notified

  • Your Show

    Your show has to be between 55 to 60 minutes in duration. It cannot exceed 60 minutes and it cannot be less than 50 minutes. It can have narration+music, or poetry+music. Usually the shows are built around a theme. The choice of theme is yours. You are responsible for all your costs associated with your production. 

    You cannot have any other performances of the same show that you are presenting in the MMFF 2025 in the period from April to August before your show within a 100 km radius of Mississauga.

  • Responsibilities

    SAWITRI Theatre provides the venue, the technical and front of house personnel on show days and 3 hours of technical time in the theatre to have the show tech completed. SAWITRI also provides overall marketing of the festival wherein information about all the fringe shows are given. You are responsible for the marketing of your show. It is useful for you to bring marketing material for your own show to distribute to audiences on other days/times of the festival when you are not performing. There are guidelines for this, and those will be outlined once your participation is confirmed.

  • Fringe Dates

     In 2025, the festival runs from Monday 11th August to 24th August 2025. During this week, your show will be on stage 4 times on different days and times. This schedule will be provided to you in May 2025.  

  • Ticket / Income

    The ticket price is going to be CAD 15. Your show has the potential to make $15 x 100 seats x 4 shows = $6,000 CAD (Sampradaya) and $15 x 40 seats x 4 shows = $2,400 CAD (AN1 Studios) if you sell out every show and do not give away any tickets as complementaries. All this money is paid to the Producer. If you are the producer, it will come to you. SAWITRI does not keep any of the ticket collections. The ticket has a surcharge, which is the Eventbrite fee + 13% Government Sales Tax, both are paid by the ticket buyer.

  • The Mississauga Multilingual Fringe Festival (MMFF)

  • A Festival of many Firsts!

  • First Fringe Festival in the City of Mississauga!

  • First Fringe Festival in North America presenting South Asian arts and artists!

  • First Multilingual Fringe Festival!

Fun Facts: The first Fringe started in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1947 and has grown into one of the biggest performing arts festivals in the world. The largest festival in North America is in Edmonton, Alberta! There are over 250 Fringe Festivals across the globe!

Fringes are uncensored, non-juried theatre festivals, bringing together emerging and established artists alike to tell their stories on stage.

Want to support the Mississauga Multilingual Fringe Festival (MMFF)?

Donate to the MMFF.

Sponsor the MMFF. Please email admin@mississaugafringe.ca for details

Volunteer at the MMFF.

Purchase merchandise from the MMFF. Pictures and Merchandize coming soon !!!

Email us at info@mississaugafringe.ca