2025 Rogue Festival Performer Timeline and Due Dates
The following links and timelines are for lottery selected Rogue 2025 Performers. Please complete each item by the dates listed.
Please note that all official Rogue Festival communication will happen via e-mail, so please be certain to give us a current email that you can check routinely. A monthly bulletin of Rogue Next Steps will be sent at the beginning of December, January and February to guide your path to the Festival.
Winners and Waitlisters notified: October 19 and 20, 2024
Venue assignments and showtimes delivered by November 14, 2024.
Venue Payments Due: December 14.
Gallery: $250
Cabaret: $300
Mainstage: $600
Email roguefestivalboard@gmail.com if you'd like an invoice or receipt.
Signed Performer Agreement due December 14
Download the Performer Agreement PDF, fill, and email to rogue.fresno.producers@gmail.com. Please rename the file with your name or the name of your performing company.
Performer Show Info due December 28
Performer and Show Information Form
Show Information includes the information we will use in our program, on our website, and on the online ticketing page. It includes: Final show title, the ticket price you’re charging (max $15 mainstage, max $10 gallery/cabaret), genre, rating, runtime, show description for program (max 200 characters including spaces), full show description for web.
Program Image due December 28
Please e-mail your images to rogue.fresno.producers@gmail.com. Please send in .jpg or .png file format with an identifying name (e.g. performer or show name). Program image must be square and a minimum of 300 dpi or 1200 px x 1200 px for print use. Print size is 1.5"x1.5", but we can receive any size that is a square. Avoid text that is not part of the original image design as these images will also be shared with the media. (Little to no text on the image is best.). Web specifications: We advise that your web image should have the principle subject at the center of the image. A square or vertical image is best for web.
NOTE: If for any reason you require an extension on any of the above items, there will be an additional $75 late fee which buys you until January 3, 2025. If any of these items are not received by this time, the performer may forfeit their slot or their listing in the Rogue Festival program.
Other dates of note:
Withdrawal deadline to receive 75% refund: January 3, 2025. No refunds after this time.
Press Release due: January 10, 2025.
Billet confirmations: February 9, 2025
W-9 Form due February 23, 2025
We require a W-9 for all performers no matter their payout size. We will withhold your payout unless we have your W-9 on file annually. Include the name the check should be payable to and the address where it should be sent.
Fillable W-9 Form. Fill out, save, download and email to rogue.fresno.producers@gmail.com
Cue Sheets (mainstage only) due February 23, 2025. Submit to venue manager via email when they contact you.
Teaser Show: Thursday, February 27, 2025 (more info will be forthcoming)
Festival: Friday, February 28 to Saturday, March 8, 2025.
Ticket Sales Payout: Checks issued by April 30, 2025.