The Fringe Festival takes the stage for its opening-night party (Slideshow)

The Fringe Festival opening-night party was held Thursday evening, July 19, at the Spencer Theatre. The bill featured three- to five-minute teasers of everything Fringe is producing, a quick preview of the 2012 Fringe Festival program including visual arts. The event was free and open to the public. To see the Fringe Festival’s full schedule, visit kcfringe.org. To see the photos by Hayley Bartels, click here or on the picture above.