More than two dozen Citrus College Emerging Theatre Technologies program students, faculty and staff recently traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland, to experience the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

While attending the performing arts festival, which has roots going back to the 1940s, the Citrus College group attended many local productions and took in a variety of sights, including the Scottish Highlands, Loch Ness, Glen Coe and Sterling Castle.

While in Edinburgh, the group attended a theater production starring Sarah Hinrichsen, daughter of former Haugh Performing Arts Center director Greg Hinrichsen. They also got a backstage tour of the Royal Military Tattoo and met its creative director. Every August, thousands come to see the series of military displays and musical performances at Edinburgh Castle.

On behalf of the campus community, we would like to congratulate this outstanding group for their hard work throughout the year, which paved the way for this trip to occur!

performers march across the esplanade at edinburgh castle as colorful projections and sweeping beams of light illuminate the royal edinburgh military tattoo

Light, color and precision fill the Edinburgh Castle esplanade as performers take the field during the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

students and staff tour a technical control room overlooking the royal edinburgh military tattoo venue, surrounded by lighting, audio and production consoles

Behind the spectacle, Citrus College Emerging Theatre Technologies students get an up-close look at the production technology that helps bring the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo to life.

citrus college emerging theatre technologies students, faculty and staff pose with a guide outside the entrance to edinburgh castle in scotland

History provides the backdrop as Citrus College Emerging Theatre Technologies students, faculty and staff gather with a guide at the entrance to Edinburgh Castle during their Scotland experience.

citrus college emerging theatre technologies students gather with guides near edinburgh castle on castlehill, surrounded by historic stone buildings and scottish shops

ETT students gather near Edinburgh Castle on Castlehill, taking in the historic surroundings and learning more about the people and places behind Edinburgh's performing arts scene.

citrus college emerging theatre technologies students, faculty and staff pose beneath the james braidwood statue in edinburgh's parliament square, where the monument is decorated with traffic cones

History meets humor in Edinburgh's Parliament Square as the ETT students, faculty and staff pose beneath the James Braidwood statue, with traffic cones adding a playful Scottish touch.

This article was originally shared on the official Citrus College Facebook account on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.