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Press Kit

The 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival Press Kit can be downloaded here!

 

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IN ‘A MAN CALLED MOMMY,’ NOADIAH ECKMAN DELIVERS QUEER JOY ACROSS THE AISLE THE 40-MINUTE SOLO PERFORMANCE CONSISTS OF ECKMAN, TWO CHAIRS, AND A DEEPLY PERSONAL STORY ABOUT TRANSITION, FAMILY, AND LOVING ACROSS POLITICAL DIVIDES. June 07, 2026

project: jesus, trump and the little mermaid walk into a bar: the true story of a man called mommy

For Noadiah Eckman, the problem begins with a line that is both comic and devastating: My mom voted for Trump. That sentence opens Jesus, Trump & The Little Mermaid Walk into a Bar: The True Story of A Man Called Mommy, a 40-minute one-man show written and performed by Noadiah and coming to the ...
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GIAONTHEMOVE.COM REVIEW BY TRACEY PALEO June 06, 2026

project: becoming apparent

ApparentlyOlga Konstantulakis began writing BECOMING APPARENT over a decade ago, during her first pregnancy, as a way to process her fear of becoming a mother. Her creative exploration has now developed into a more universal tale about how trauma lives in the body, and how the path toward wholeness ...
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MPAT'S BURT THUNDERS PRESENTS: THE FIRST ANNUAL FUNDRAISER TO SAVE THE WHALES TO PREMIERE AT THE 2026 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL June 06, 2026

project: mpat's burt thunders presents: the first annual fundraiser to save the whales

Fables and Rumors Productions will present the world premiere of MPAT'S BURT THUNDERS PRESENTS: THE FIRST ANNUAL FUNDRAISER TO SAVE THE WHALES! as part of the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival. PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Los Angeles. June, 6th 2026 Written and executive produced by Sam ...
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FANBASE PRESS INTERVIEW June 05, 2026

project: freedom in limbo

https://fanbasepress.com/press/interviews/theatre/item/58663-fanbase-press-interviews-mozhdeh-julia-rahmanzaei-on-the-launching-freedom-in-limbo-at-the-2026-hollywood-fringe-festival/...
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ALL BLACK SKETCH COMEDY GROUP HOT COFFEE DEBUTS AT 2026 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL June 05, 2026

project: hot coffee comedy hour

An all-Black comedy troupe has their Hollywood Fringe debut. Los Angeles, CA Hot Coffee is proud to announce their participation in the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival. The Hot Coffee Comedy Hour will be performed on Saturday, June 6th at 3 P.M. (Preview), Tuesday, June 9th at 8:30 P.M. (Preview...
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MANOSPHERE PODCASTERS TO RECLAIM THEATER FOR MEN AT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE IN STRONG STOIC STRAITZ: ALPHA PODCAST FOR MALE KINGS (A MUSICAL) June 05, 2026

project: strong stoic straitz: alpha podcast for male kings (a musical)

The Bad Ladder, will play host to manosphere podcasters The Strong Stoic Straitz starting on June 6th, 2026. The hit show (#91 on Bing Music - Misc. Lifestyle, Mens category) will present a live episode done as a musical they wrote themselves. Their goal? To take theater back for the American alpha ...
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A STAND-UP COMEDY ABOUT GETTING DIVORCED AND JOINING A CULT June 05, 2026

project: eat pray cult

Well, almost a cult. EAT PRAY CULT is a stand-up comedy show about getting divorced, hitting rock bottom, and finding belonging in a place that's definitely not a cult. It's a place where Amy found herself asking why people stay, why they leave, what society gets right, and whether your own perso...
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IN-DEVELOPMENT-TO-MAKE-HOLLYWOOD-FRINGE-DEBUT June 05, 2026

project: in development with johnny cannizzaro

Actor and writer Johnny Cannizzaro (Jersey Boys, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Matlock, Quantum Leap, Criminal Minds: Evolution, The Rookie) will bring his new show, In Development, to the Hollywood Fringe Festival this June. Part comedy, part storytelling, and part existential crisis disg...
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MICHAEL SINTERNIKLAAS AND JAKE THOMAS BRING WAITING FOR GAL GADOT TO HOLLYWOOD FRINGE June 04, 2026

project: waiting for [gal] gadot by jake thomas

Los Angeles: Michael Sinterniklaas (The Venture Bros., Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) will join writer-actor Jake Thomas in WAITING FOR [GAL] GADOT at Hollywood Fringe under the direction of Stephanie Sheh (Sailor Moon). A director and writer sit in an A-List movie star's office waiting room. They ...
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AUDIENCE REVIEWS FROM THE NEW YORK PREVIEW AT THE BARROW GROUP PRE-HOLLYWOOD FRINGE 2026 June 04, 2026

project: perimenoparty: the welcome party to a stage of life you can’t escape

Mara Communication specialist "Irene takes the audience to her own private journey through her red brick road, to claim womens strength and reality" Edu Daz actor, clown, and theatermaker "Hilarious, unique, heartfelt... a new clown is born!" Viorica Anderson Philosoph...
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