Fringe shows to watch... and watch out for!

Minnesota Fringe Festival
Each year the Minnesota Fringe Festival brings together over one thousand artists for 11 days of new theater, dance and art.
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The 16th annual Minnesota Fringe Festival got off to a hot start last weekend, with strong attendance and a handful of sellout shows among its 162 productions.

MPR News arts commentator and St. Paul Pioneer Press theater critic Dominic Papatola rates the shows on a scale of "must see" to "avoid like the plague."

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