AVL Fringe: Shoptopolis
September 12 & 13, 2025
Friday & Saturday at 8:00 PM
Presented in partnership with Asheville Fringe Festival
Location: 35below at Asheville Community Theatre
Dates: Friday & Saturday, September 12 & 13, 2o25
Show Time: 8:00 PM
Run Time: 60 minutes
Tickets: $22 (includes all taxes and fees)
About the Show
This is it! The triumphant return of Fan Favorite, Sal-E the Salesman! Winner of 2024 “funniest of the fringe”! Here comes a brand new hilarious puppet play embracing absurdity and imagination!
Content Awareness: Adult Language & Adult Themes
About the Artist
Keith Shubert is a multiple award winning clown, puppeteer, toymaker, and event producer. Among his many awards are Fan Favorite and Best Performance at The National Puppetry Festival, Funding by The Jim Henson Foundation, and an UNIMA Citation for Excellence in The Art of Puppetry, the highest honor given in the field. Toybox’s performance is an inexplicable blend of clowning, storytelling, stand-up comedy and puppetry.
About the Partnership
This performance is part of an ongoing collaboration between Asheville Fringe Festival and Asheville Community Theatre. Each month, Asheville Fringe takes over 35below to present innovative, genre-defying work from local, regional, and national artists. The partnership transforms 35below into a home for adventurous performances and new artistic voices.
About ACT Late Night
ACT Late Night is not a time of day, it’s a state of mind. It’s a space to explore something a little different. Upcoming ACT Late Night events include monthly performances of Asheville Fringe and Improv Tonight! in 35below, The Rocky Horror Show on the ACT Mainstage for Halloween, Cabaret in an immersive environment offsite in the spring of 2026, two weekends of Too Much