About / Natalie has been attending Minnesota fringe since 1998 and performed in almost every year since 2000.

Natalie Rae Wass
Actor/Writer

Called a ‘fringe theater icon’ by the press Natalie has performed in a lead role at the Minnesota Fringe Festival almost every year since 2000. For 2013 she wrote, starred in and produced the 5th bestselling show out of the 169 staged that year, the critically acclaimed ‘Fashion Risk or the Accidental Nudist’. Other fringe highlights include roles in ‘Apple Picking’ and ‘A Nice Guy’s Guide to Awkward Sex’ by Ben San Del and performances with Sharon DeMark’s Unfold the Sky productions, Matthew Foster’s the Ministry of Cultural Warfare, Chopping Block Productions and Bedlam Theater among others.

Natalie performs regularly with various groups including Green T ProductionsAmerican Civic Forum, The Encyclopedia Show Minneapolis and at Can Can Wonderland. She’s been seen in ‘Almost, Maine’ and ‘Caught in the Net’ as well as in the titular roles in ‘Cinderella’, ‘Pinnochio’ and ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ as well as half of ‘Hansel and Gretel’ at the Old Log Theater and can be spotted in various TV commercials and industrials. Natalie can also be hired as a singing telegram through Party Crashers, a living statue through Mannequin in Motion or seen as an emcee/dancer/costumed character at Mall of America among other venues and is always seeking outlets for her particular brand of theatricality.