In Webster "Fringe" means "a : something that is marginal, additional, or secondary to some activity, process, or subject <a fringe sport> b : a group with marginal or extremist views" and c : a Theatre Festival happening in Washington, DC, and around the country and the world where producers with moderate-to-no-income come together to present a culturally democratic theatrical e…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:00AM on July 8, 2013