Asheville Fringe & ACT Late Night present: "Mexican Scum"

For audiences 18+ (sensitive content)
Dates: Friday & Saturday, Aug. 14 & 15, 2026
35below: 35 S. Walnut behind Asheville Community Theatre
Lobby opens at 7:00 PM | House opens at 7:30 PM
Run Time: 60 minutes

Mexican Scum
By Edwin Salas
With original score performed live by multi-improvisational instrumental artist Mike Andersen.

Edwin Salas and Mike Andersen revive their award‑winning 2026 Fringe ritual-performance tracing an undocumented immigrant’s transformation into a citizen, an ICE officer, an exile, and a false messiah. Through piano, projection, and grotesque movement, the piece confronts whiteness, power, and state violence. If you’re angry about what’s happening now, this show speaks directly to that urgency.

🏆 WINNERS: Artists who experimented with sound at the 2026 Asheville Fringe Arts Festival

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Difficult, tender necessary performance. Profoundly human. Essential expression by a prolific storytelling Fringe performer who never disappoints.
~ Lisa M, 2026

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Both gentlemen in this unlikely duo blew our minds. Brutal genius from Salas and brilliant balming soundgarden growing up around and throughout by Andersen. We will look for every opportunity to follow both artists work from here on.
~ Corr D, 2026

🤝 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.
General Admission. $22 including taxes & fees.