Are you sad? Me too, bestie. Welcome to VILE, a wild award-winning solo show from Francesca Montanile Lyons. VILE blends clown and bouffon in an exploration of muddling through depression, surviving rape culture, and drowning in modernity. Expect a riot of absurdity, tenderness, and the kind of laughter that feels more like a cathartic gag reflex. Ingredients include: greasy toes, green cellophane, a balloon penis, and a side of BDSM. VILE has toured nationally to US Fringe Festivals in Providence, Indianapolis, Philadelphia and Minneapolis.

WINNER:
Encore Series Cannonball Fringe 2024
Golden Lanyard MN Fringe 2024

“It’s raunchy, authentic, and hilarious... a fantastic piece of performance art and a real gem of the fringe.” —Twin Cities Geek

“The sort of fringe theater experiment that has people talking long after”. —Twin Cities Arts Reader

FOUR SHOWS:

• September 13, 2025 9.30pm

• September 15, 2025 7.00pm

• September 19, 2025 9.30pm

• September 25, 2025 9.30pm