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Press Kit
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Whether you’re interested in reviewing shows, covering special events, or writing larger stories about the festival, we’d love to have you on the Fringe. We invite you to attend at any point throughout the festival, but we especially encourage you to attend Previews (June 4th—9th), as your words and opinions can help inspire thousands of patrons.
Whether you’re interested in reviewing shows, covering special events, or writing larger stories about the festival, we’d love to have you on the Fringe. We invite you to attend at any point throughout the festival, but we especially encourage you to attend Previews (June 4th—9th), as your words and opinions can help inspire thousands of patrons.
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Comps are granted at the discretion of each show’s respective production team. Many productions may ask you to limit “plus ones”, particularly if finances and/or house sizes are limited. If you are granted comps to a production, participants expect you to give them a published review. Please try to be communicative with artists about intended coverage.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CAN'T STOP TELLING THE TRUTH? May 16, 2026
project: daddy issues
After getting COVID, Spencer Waldner contracted an unexpected, agonizing side effect: he couldnt stop telling the truth. The result is DADDY ISSUES, a one-man play that is part confession, part psychological unravelling, where the audience becomes Waldners therapist, not passive observers but ac...NEW PLAY CROSSES THE GREAT POLITICAL DIVIDE May 16, 2026
project: things we said tonight
May 20, 2026 Contact: Tom Waldman [email protected] (818) 274-2729 A Republican congresswoman has a chance encounter with a liberal, gay playwright at an abandoned restaurant in downtown Los Angeles. Despite their political differences, the pair establishes a common bond. All is going w...SOLO SHOW SATIRIZES ART CURATORS May 15, 2026
project: the cure ate her
Written by Molly McLean Directed by Simon J.O. Martin Plays at The Actors Company, June 6, 13, 18, 21, 23 West Hollywood, CA Explore the local art museum with your inept guide, Dr. Mary Art. This goofy, physical solo show set in an art museum is written and performed by comedian Molly McLe...IT’S KENDALL’S “FIRST TIME” AND YOU GET TO WATCH May 15, 2026
project: first time
West Hollywood, CA June 2026 First times in our lives are knee-quaking. Is your mouth wet with excitement, or dry with nervous anticipation? Whats gonna happen? Will you like it? Will you be good? Theres only one way to find out: get a ticket to Kendall Brezinskis new solo show, First Time....NEW PLAY TACKLES URBAN HOMELESSNESS AS A TIMELY SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUE May 15, 2026
project: anything helps
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, New York May 15, 2025 Anything Helps, a new solo play about homelessness in New York City, will hold its world premiere at the Hudson Guild Theater as part of the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival. The play is based on writer/performer Mark Lanhams personal experienc...INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED THEATRE ARTIST SHAHIN SAYADI BRINGS TIMELY ONE-MAN PLAY RITUAL MUSIC TO CURE A LOVER TO HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL 2026 May 15, 2026
project: ritual music to cure a lover
Los Angeles, CA April 30, 2026 Internationally acclaimed Iranian theatre artist Shahin Sayadi presents Ritual Music to Cure a Lover, a gripping one-man play that powerfully mirrors the generational rebellion and cultural revolution unfolding in Iran today. The production will be performed as part...“GIL SCOTT-HERON BLUESOLOGY” THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED May 15, 2026
project: gil scott-heron bluesology
GIL SCOTT-HERON BLUESOLOGY, the 8x NAACP Theatre Awards Nominees are spittin fire and blazing stages from the iconic collection of Gil Scott-Heron. (Los Angeles, CA) Inner City Cultural Center II is proud to present GIL SCOTT-HERON BLUESOLOGY for the Hollywood Fringe Festival at the Hudson Theat...WHEN’S THE LAST TIME YOU PLAYED WITH A DOLL? May 14, 2026
project: doll court
DOLL COURT is a playful interactive experience where I (a professional doll stylist) set up my dolls in a pretend courtroom, accuse you of a crime and entice you to DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST MY DOLLS. Ill give you a witness and ask you to defend yourself and bring DOLL TO ORDER! Choose between 12 show...“THE BODY” LANDS AT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL ‘26 May 14, 2026
project: the body
(May 13, 2026 Los Angeles, CA) After last years sold-out premiere run at The Sherry Theater, "The Body" comes to Hollywood Fringe Festival 26 at the Hobgoblin Playhouse June 7, 14, 20, 24 and 28. Four darkly comedic one-acts all center on a mysterious tragedy and the wildly varying POVs of the pe...CHERRY POPPINS PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS WET HOT AMUSICAL SUMMER AT THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL May 13, 2026
project: wet hot amusical summer
A wild musical parody inspired by the cult classic film comes to life this June at Three Clubs in HOLLYWOOD, CA This summer, camp is officially back in session. Cherry Poppins Productions proudly presents Wet Hot AMUSICAL Summer, an outrageous new musical parody inspired by the cult comedy film Wet...