About The Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest performing arts festival in the world. In 2024, the Festival welcomed more than 3,400 theatrical productions featuring more than 23,000 artists performing in more than 40,000 performances in one of nearly 500 venues across the capital city of Edinburgh, Scotland. There is truly nothing like it in the world.
Live Arts works with WorldStrides which produces two festivals within the overall Fringe: The American High School Theatre Festival (ASHTF) and the International Collegiate Theatre Festival (ICTF). We help schools from across the US to manage and produce their productions in Edinburgh.
About the Team
As the “tech team,” our job is to prepare the theater spaces (build truss, hang lights, build seating, wire in sound systems, etc.) and shepherd each production through its tech and performance schedule. Our team ensures that everything runs safely and smoothly for each production, including lots of handholding and cat herding.
The 2025 team hosts over 500 student performers in 42 performing groups over five different venues. We prep, “tech,” and managed 164 shows in the first two weeks of the Festival.
A tech-team member job can be exhausting, but ultimately it is extremely rewarding to help students master this transformative experience!
In prep, we support our team through training and development of technical and fringe-management skills. We cover the costs of airfare, housing, paid public transportation, and a provide a per diem.
The team is chosen early in the calendar year for the following August. However, it is never too soon to volunteer at Live Arts to obtain, sharpen, and demonstrate your abilities!
Interested in applying for the Live Arts Fringe Team?
One of our goals is to offer this opportunity to new team members. If you’ve been on the Fringe team before, no need to apply, you will still be eligible, simply email Ray at fringe@livearts.org
Preference is given to active volunteers with appropriate skills. Lighting designer, sound designers, board operators, and stage managers needed. Learn about current volunteering opportunities here.
Need info or help: fringe@livearts.org
ABOUT
Fringe Team Preparation
Team members invest 25-30 hours of prep work and training over a few months in the spring.
Working in Scotland
The majority of our team make a three-week work commitment (including travel days). There is a second supporting group traveling and working for two weeks.
Fringe Team Travel Dates
- Three-week group: July 21 – August 12, 2025
- Two-week group: July 26 – August 10, 2025
2025 Fringe Team
Application now open.
Info: email Fringe Team Director, Ray Nedzel
