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Voices from the Fringe: Four Clowns' Jeremy Aluma

The Four Clowns Troupe has been amusing audiences all over the country since 2010 with its distinctive style of clowning and offbeat productions. Already honored with seven Fringe awards, the company is back this year with its largest show yet: The Halfwits’ Last Hurrah.In anticipation of this week’s official Fringe opening, Four Clowns’ Artistic director Jeremy Aluma was kind enough to answer some questions about the troupe’s history, the current production and future plans.<br /...

The Ben Hecht Show

Writer Ben Hecht (1894-1964) just might have been the most successful screenwriter of the 20th century. In fact, film historian Richard Corliss dubbed Hecht, “the Hollywood screenwriter,” garnering the first Academy Award for Original Screenplay in 1927 for Underworld. During a 40-year career, Hecht originated or collaborated on over 130 produced film scripts, penning such...

Voices from the Fringe: Molly Dworsky, Director of 'Thug Tunnel'

The Hollywood Fringe Fest, which runs June 9-26, 2016, is the place to see some of the most innovative theater from all around the world — and to discover some amazing new talent.This is my third year covering the Fest, an assignment I particularly savor because I love the weird — and the productions here are edgy, experimental, and uncensored.Last June, the improv group ...

Voices from the Fringe: Cathy Schenkelberg, Star of 'Squeeze My Cans'

Making its world premiere at this year’s Hollywood Fringe is Cathy Schenkelberg’s solo show Squeeze My Cans, in which the writer/performer chronicles her life as a member of the Church of Scientology — and how she got out.Hers is a story that seems ripe for a riveting theatrical experience, so I reached out to her for an interview about the production. As you’ll see here, Cathy is refreshingly frank and upfront about her...

Twenty reasons your stage fright is justified

Stage fright is unavoidable. Everyone gets it at some point of their acting experience. Here are 20 reasons why the next time you are presented with the opportunity to perform you should, instead, just run.1.) Everyone is going to laugh at you.  2.) You will forget all of your lines.  3.) You will throw up.4.) You forgot pants.  <str...

HFF17 Fringe Scholarship Winners Announced

After intense deliberation by our selection committee, we are proud to announce the 2017 Fringe Scholarship winners. Each production reflects Hollywood Fringe’s commitment to expand and diversify the pool of artists producing work at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. ...

One City One Pride Festival Scholarship Winners Announced

We have partnered with the City of West Hollywood’s One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival...

Official HFF17 Stats: Bigger Than Ever

This year’s numbers reflect a growth trend that has been in place since the festival began in 2010: The festival sold over 65,000 individual tickets (from 17,000 in 2010).The festival sold an estimated $540,000 in ticke...

The HFF18 Scholarship Winners

After intense deliberation by our selection committee, we are proud to announce the 2018 Fringe Scholarship winners. Each production reflects Hollywood Fringe’s commitment to expand and diversify the pool of artists producing work at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. The Winners of the 2018 Fringe Scholarships are:...