Tagged With Ben Hill

Fringe and the 99 Seat Theatre Plan

Greetings, Fringers!I have little doubt that you are following the stories surrounding the changes to the 99 Seat Theatre Plan proposed by Actors’ Equity. We visited AEAs headquarters in North Hollywood to ensure we passed on accurate information to you.Question: How do the proposed changes to the 99 Seat Theatre Plan impact HFF15 productions?Answer: Not at all.The 2015 festival is business-as-...

2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival Generates $400,000 in Ticket Sales

Some people have bitched and complained to me that the Hollywood Fringe Festival is just one big rip off, they make you pay your entrance fee, give you access to a cool website and then you’re on your own. To which I reply, you are absolutely correct, to an extent, but you’re looking at the opportunity incorrectly.And that’s what the Fringe is, always has been and remains, an opportunity, some take advantage of it, some don’t....

The Founding of the Fringe

From time to time, our Festival Director Ben Hill will share some stories about how the Fringe began as well as some insight into the direction and mission of our little festival. This is his first post. Enjoy!__Every organization has its founding story.Ours started in one of those crappy Hollywood apartments at the corner of Wilcox and Homewood. Anyone who lives in LA knows the scene I am setting: old carpets, ambitious roaches, curious smells,...

Scratching the Seventh Year Itch - By Ezra Buzzington

It’s the same every year. No champagne bottle christening, no great send off, no starter gun alarum, not even so much as a wakeup call from a questionable hotel’s front desk precedes it. But, beginning around “National Dance Like A Chicken Day”, the...