Arts and housing nonprofit Safe Harbors of the Hudson is proud to announce that tickets are now on sale for its inaugural Newburgh Fringe Festival, a weekend-long celebration of performing arts in the Hudson Valley. Taking place October 24-26, 2025, the festival boasts 36 productions with over 70 performances presented at multiple Downtown Newburgh venues, including Safe Harbors’ own newly re-opened Ritz Theater Stagehouse, Lobby at the Ritz, and Safe Harbors Green, as well as neighboring ADS Warehouse and The Wherehouse.
The Newburgh Fringe Festival (NFF) is dedicated to showcasing the vibrant and diverse performing arts community of the Hudson Valley. This three-day event will feature an eclectic mix of original theater, reimagined classics, debut performances, short-form works, improv solo acts, puppetry, magic shows, music, dance, storytelling and more—embracing the original, immersive, and experimental. Back by popular demand, Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam, Safe Harbors’ puppetry cabaret for grown-ups, will also be part of the festival lineup.
“The Newburgh Fringe Festival is a celebration of bold artistic expression,” said Ken Martinez, Safe Harbors’ Director of Performing Arts & Community Programming. “We’re proud to foster a space where emerging and established performers alike can share work that challenges, inspires, and connects—bringing fresh energy to Newburgh’s cultural and creative landscape.”
Participating artists and ensembles performing in the Newburgh Fringe Festival include: Neil Alexander, Gloria Bonelli, Peter A. Campbell, Darline Corchado & Christine Chen, Darlene Costello, Dan Daly, Ellen Donnelly, Jess Ducey, Paul Ellis, Carrie Gibson, Ian Gillis & Sean Landolt, Hudson Valley Improv, Hudsons and Daughters, Jennifer Justice, Doug Keller, Rachel Landolt, Liberty Street Writers, LotuZ, Dov Manley, Catherine Meringolo, Donna Minkowitz, Neech the Magician, William T. Odell & Stehen D’Ambrosio, OUTNewburgh-Beacon, Blake Pfeil, Carli Rhoades, Patricia Santos, Brad Shur, Space Bar Improv, Ted Swindley & Gerald vanHeerden, TÉA Artistry, Kyle Turgeon, Margaret Milan Wright, and more.
The festival also includes three participatory performing arts workshops, each offered in the morning on Saturday, October 25, ranging from playwriting, puppetry, and creative insights and expression.
Tickets are $12 for all performances, and can be purchased in advance at safe-harbors.org or at the door for any performance.
Newburgh Fringe Festival is presented by Safe Harbors of the Hudson in partnership with Hit House Creative, and produced by Newburgh Fringe founding members Ken Martinez, Gloria Bonelli, Shane Killoran, John Hartzell, and Patricia A. Cornwell.
Safe Harbors’ Performing Arts & Community Programming is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam is supported, in part, by the Puppet Slam Network.
Full festival schedule
More details and creative team credits can be found on the individual production pages linked below.
Friday, October 24, 2025
· 6 PM Lobby at the Ritz | “Mastodon Country” (Puppetry, Kids/Family)
· 6 PM The Wherehouse | “Shared Stories” (Storytelling)
· 6:30 PM Lobby at the Ritz | Thom Fitzgerald’s “The Barnacle’s Tale” (Theater)
· 7 PM Lobby at the Ritz | Patricia Santos (Music)
· 7 PM ADS Warehouse | “Jeneration X: Whatever, I Guess I’ll Become a Parent” (Storytelling)
· 8 PM Lobby at the Ritz | “GOALS” (Dance)
· 8 PM ADS Warehouse | “Rebel Yell” (Staged Reading)
· 9 PM Lobby at the Ritz | “Woman(ish)” (Improv)
· 9 PM The Wherehouse | “Havoc-Auteurs” (Music)
· 9 PM Ritz Theater Stagehouse | “Air Pirates Radio Theater” (Theater)
· 10 PM ADS Warehouse | “The Need Machine” (Theater)
· 11 PM Lobby at the Ritz | Hudsons and Daughters present “The Sammich” (Improv)
· MIDNIGHT Lobby at the Ritz | Thom Fitzgerald’s “The Barnacle’s Tale” (Theater)
Saturday, October 25, 2025
· 9 AM Ritz Theater Stagehouse | Workshop: TÉA Artistry Insight
· 10 AM Lobby at the Ritz | Workshop: Introduction to Puppetry Performance
· 10 AM Cornerstone Residence Library | Workshop: Liberty Street Writers Generative Playwriting
· 12 PM Ritz Theater Stagehouse | “Trying” (Live Audio/Visual)
· 12 PM ADS Warehouse | “Shared Stories” (Storytelling)
· 1 PM Lobby at the Ritz | “Made/Up” (Theater)
· 2 PM Ritz Theater Stagehouse | “The Heckers” (Musical Theater)
· 2 PM Safe Harbors Green | “VIRAL” (Theater)
· 2 PM ADS Warehouse | “The Need Machine” (Theater)
· 3 PM Lobby at the Ritz | “Woman(ish)” (Improv)
· 4PM ADS Warehouse | “Spoken Word Poetry with LotuZ” (Spoken Word)
· 4 PM Safe Harbors Green | “The Magic of Neech” (Magic Show, Family/Kids)
· 4 PM* ADS Warehouse | “All American Ruin: Busted” (Immersive Audio)
o Presented hourly from 4-7pm
· 5 PM Lobby at the Ritz | Patricia Santos (Music)
· 5 PM ADS Warehouse | “Rebel Yell” (Staged Reading)
· 6 PM Ritz Theater Stagehouse | “The Heckers” (Musical Theater)
· 6 PM Lobby at the Ritz | Thom Fitzgerald’s “The Barnacle’s Tale” (Theater)
· 6 PM Lobby at the Ritz | “Pocket Change” (Toy Theater)
o Presented hourly from 6-9pm
· 6 PM ADS Warehouse | “Spoken Word Poetry with LotuZ” (Spoken Word)
· 7 PM Lobby at the Ritz | “Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam” (Puppetry)
· 8 PM Ritz Theater Stagehouse | “Scooby: A Dooby Musical Parody” (Musical Theater, Kids/Family)
· 8 PM ADS Warehouse | “Now Auditioning: Mom and Dad” (Theater)
· 9 PM Safe Harbors Green | “Abracadabra M******F*******” (Magic Show)
· 9 PM Lobby at the Ritz | Hudson Valley Improv (Improv)
· 9 PM ADS Warehouse | “A Vengeful Itch” (Theater)
· 10 PM Ritz Theater Stagehouse | “Rocky Horror Picture Show” (Film/Performance)
· 10 PM Lobby at the Ritz | Thom Fitzgerald’s “The Barnacle’s Tale” (Theater)
· 11 PM Lobby at the Ritz | Hudsons and Daughters present “The Sammich” (Improv)
· 11 PM ADS Warehouse | “SPACE BAR: IMPROV” (Improv)
· MIDNIGHT Safe Harbors Green | “Abracadabra M******F*******” (Magic Show)
Sunday, October 26, 2025
· 12 PM Lobby at the Ritz | “Mastodon Country” (Puppetry, Kids/Family)
· 1 PM Lobby at the Ritz | “Jeneration X: Whatever, I guess I’ll Become a Parent” (Storytelling)
· 1 PM ADS Warehouse | “Take Only What You Can Carry” (Theater)
· 1 PM The Wherehouse | “& I hope this helps you breathe a little easier” (Spoken Word)
· 2 PM Ritz Theater Stagehouse | “Scooby: A Dooby Musical Parody” (Musical Theater, Kids/Family)
· 2 PM Lobby at the Ritz | Thom Fitzgerald’s “The Barnacle’s Tale” (Theater)
· 2 PM Lobby at the Ritz | “Pocket Change” (Toy Theater)
· 2 PM Safe Harbors Green | “VIRAL” (Theater)
· 2 PM ADS Warehouse | “Woke Pope” (Theater)
· 2 PM The Wherehouse | “Mediocre at Best” (Music)
· 2:30 PM ADS Warehouse | “Sundowners” (Theater)
· 3 PM ADS Warehouse | “A Vengeful Itch” (Theater)
· 4 PM Ritz Theater Stagehouse | “The Heckers” (Musical Theater)
· 4 PM ADS Warehouse | “Now Auditioning: Mom and Dad” (Theater)
· 5 PM Lobby at the Ritz | “SPACE BAR: IMPROV” (Improv)
· 6 PM Ritz Theater Stagehouse | “The Emerald Turtle” (Staged Reading)
· 6 PM Lobby at the Ritz | Thom Fitzgerald’s “The Barnacle’s Tale” (Theater)
· 6 PM Cornerstone Residence Library | Liberty Street Writer’s Workshop Reading
· 6 PM ADS Warehouse | “The Need Machine” (Theater)
· 6 PM ADS Warehouse | “All American Ruin: Busted” (Immersive Audio)
o Presented hourly from 6-10pm
· 7 PM Lobby at the Ritz | “Havoc-Auteurs” (Music)
· 7 PM ADS Warehouse | “Woke Pope” (Theater)
· 7:30 PM ADS Warehouse | “Sundowners” (Theater)
· 8 PM Ritz Theater Stagehouse | “Big Mountain Works” (Dance)
· 8 PM ADS Warehouse | “Take Only What You Can Carry” (Theater)
· 9 PM Lobby at the Ritz | “Air Pirates Radio Theater” (Theater)
Newburgh Fringe Festival venues
Safe Harbors’ Lobby at the Ritz
Multiple performance locations on site
Safe Harbors’ Ritz Theater Stagehouse
Entrance is located two doors east of Safe Harbors’ Ann Street Gallery, and before Safe Harbors Green
Safe Harbors Green
Corner of Broadway and Liberty Street, Newburgh
Multiple performance locations on site
ADS Warehouse
Multiple performance locations on site
The Wherehouse
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