November 6-8, 13-15 & 20-22, 2025

Bruin Fringe Festival (BFF) is a festival of short student-generated pieces directed by and featuring department undergraduate students. This workshop setting is modeled after fringe festivals around the world that celebrate new and innovative performance.

Faculty Advisor: Professor J. Ed Araiza

Free entry. First come, first-served.

Performance schedule:

Bill One: November 6-8
November 6 & 7 – 7:00 p.m.; November 8 – 1:00 p.m.

Bobby’s Ear Worm, written and directed by Brooke McCree
Akospithecus (ah-kos-PITH-eh-kuss), written and directed by Lia Gonzalez
The Real Wenches of Shakespearia, written and directed by Sam Jones
John & Betty, written and directed by Kimmy Miller

Bill Two: November 13-15
November 13 & 14 – 7:00 p.m.; November 15 – 1:00 p.m.

SQUIRRELVOLUTION, written by Zen Rame and directed by Surya Uniyal
Matter of Time, written and directed by Dorothy Guo
MEAT, written by Cypress Cai and directed by James Stutts

Bill Three: November 19-21
November 19 & 20 – 7:00 p.m.; November 21- 1:00 p.m.

A Dictionary Dissection, written by Qianqian Ren and co-directed by Quinquin Ren and Joy Lei
Alligator: A New Play, written and directed by Eve Morri
Date with Death, written by Janaya Cataquis and directed by Sophia Manzur
The Nativity Play That Goes Wrong, co-written and co-directed by Chelsea Silver and Oliver Cooney