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JUN 2025

HFF25 Community Award Winners
voted on by Fringe patrons and community

HFF25 Discover Fringe Award Winners
presented by organizations outside of the festival

 

HFF25 Community Award Nominees
voted on by Fringe patrons and community

Top of the Fringe Award:

Absolute Legends!

Amazing Sex Life of Rabbits

And Her Children

Falling: a disabled love story 

FUCK! An Iceberg: A One Woman Titanic with Magic Preshow

Just To Be Close To You 

Mark Vigeant: OUT THERE

None of Your Business

QFWFQ

Woody Fu: One Man John Wick 2.0

 

Fringe International Award: 

Brick by Brick

La canción de nuestros días

Medicine Woman

PARIS + JULIET

Smile: The Story of Charlie Chaplin

 

Fringe First for World Premiere:

Absolute Legends!

Amazing Sex Life of Rabbits

And Her Children

El Mago Loco 

FUCK! An Iceberg: A One Woman Titanic with Magic Preshow

Holy Holy: The Birth of Disco

Kami Girl: Let’s Go, Tonight!

Mark Vigeant: OUT THERE

QFWFQ

The Time Machine

 

Fringe Award for Cabaret & Burlesque:

A Star is Aborted

Accordion Ryan’s Pop Bangers

Bless Your Heart – A New Musical (Cabaret Edition)

Blow the Man Down: A Sea Shanty Concert

Ms. Tucker Will See You Now

 

Fringe Award for Clown & Alternative Comedy: 

Absolute Legends!

El Mago Loco 

Mark Vigeant: OUT THERE

Slürt

Todd Macabre

 

Fringe Award for Comedic Theatre: 

79 Ways to Die – The Interactive Shakespeare Speedrun

All Cats go to Hell.

Amazing Sex Life of Rabbits

Falling: a disabled love story 

Murder, Oops!

NAPOLEON’S WH*RE SISTER 

What Happens in the Dark

 

Fringe Award for Comedy & Variety Acts:

AP Sex Ed

Couplet: Honey Honey Moon Moon 

FRINGE! TONITE! ALIVE!

Near Sex For Work

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Extended Edition: Part 3

Woody Fu: One Man John Wick 2.0

 

Fringe Award for Dance & Physical Theatre: 

Holy Holy: The Birth of Disco

LA E$trELLA 

Pandora’s Boombox

Rag Doll on a Bomb Site

Vampire Vs. Autism

 

Fringe Award for Dramatic Theatre: 

And Her Children

Dog of Carnage

Family Fries

Ghost Train

GIRL BLOOD (a period piece)

My Tiger

The Time Machine

To Be Liberated

 

Fringe Award for Immersive & Games:

Captive Audience

Funeral Show

Last Call’s Worlds Collide

The Meeting

URTV: Passion Mansion

 

Fringe Award for Musicals & Operas:

KITTENS

One Up: The Musical

Pump Up The Volume: The Musical

Space Rock Opera

SQUIRM: A True Story

The Young Jane Show

 

Fringe Award for Solo Theatre:

A Peacock In The Rubble 

Do You Accept These Charges? 

Dragonfish

FUCK! An Iceberg: A One Woman Titanic with Magic Preshow

Ms. Edwards

PARIS + JULIET

QFWFQ

Slay Me 

The Other Woman

Titi Lee: Good Girl Gone Baddie

 

HFF25 Discover Fringe Award Nominees
presented by organizations outside of the festival

Adelaide Fringe Festival Exchange Award, presented by Adelaide Fringe Festival in Adelaide, Australia:

Woody Fu: One Man John Wick 2.0

Sylvie Wang Presents Sylvie Wang 

Falling: a disabled love story 

Just To Be Close To You 

Couplet: Honey Honey Moon Moon 

Poached

 

Best of Fuery, presented by Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre:

All About Jaime 

Blow the Man Down: A Sea Shanty Concert

Charmin: The Musical

Dolores

Going Home

Layers of Love

Magic Mic

Salon Noir

Sentience

The Other Woman

 

Denver Fringe Festival Exchange Award, presented by Denver Fringe Festival in Denver, CO:

Mark Vigeant: OUT THERE

And Her Children

A Peacock In The Rubble 

Black and Blue 

El Mago Loco 

Sylvie Wang Presents Sylvie Wang

 

Ella Turenne Award, presented by Hollywood Fringe Access Advisory Committee:

Do You Accept These Charges?

Ms. Edwards

Simply Maria, or the American Dream 

The Troll

Read Between the Minds 

Brick by Brick 

 

Fringe Italia Off Exchange Award, presented by Fringe Italia Off in Italy:

The Life and Times of a Gay Bug 

Reservoir Dolls 

None of Your Business 

πr²

Stuck

 

International Fringe Encore Series, presented by SoHo Playhouse:

πr²

And Her Children

Amazing Sex Life of Rabbits

Dog of Carnage

 

No Room in the Green Room Award, presented by Make Believe Stage Productions, LLC:

Erabus and the Fall of Sparrows

Holy Holy: The Birth of Disco

One Up: The Musical

Saturdays at 10am

Tamra Wasserman presents: This is Real, This is Me (By Tamra Wasserman)

The Time Machine

Honorable Mention: Ozzywood: Oz Reimagined

 

Playwright’s Promise Award, presented by The Inkwell Theater:

Termination Fee

Cuarto Dorado

To Be Liberated

GIRL BLOOD (a period piece)

NAPOLEON’S WH*RE SISTER

Ben’s Viking Trip

SQUIRM: A True Story

Space Rock Opera 

Polite Conversations And Wine

Wilhelmina

 

Spirit of the Fest Award, presented by Short+Sweet Hollywood:

To Be Liberated 

Trunk

79 Ways to Die – The Interactive Shakespeare Speedrun 

Brick by Brick 

Fish in the Tank 

Except Myself

 

Splash Award, presented by Namba Performing Arts Space, Inc: 

Couplet: Honey Honey Moon Moon 

Black and Blue 

Ms. Edwards

Brick by Brick 

Syncopated Debauchery: A Ragtime Celebration 

Me, Myself and Other

Mine for the Tribe

 

Sydney Fringe Festival Exchange Award, presented by Sydney Fringe Festival in Sydney, Australia:

Falling: a disabled love story 

QFWFQ

Slürt

OUTDATED

Read Between the Minds

Soft Animal

 

The Daredevil Award, presented by Electric Lodge:

Betsy & Patty Find Out

Just To Be Close To You

Medicine Woman

Murder, Oops!

Soft Animal

Todd Macabre

Trans Mom vs. Family Court: Justice Sees No Gender

 

The “FIERCE ARTISTAWARD, presented by Playhouse Arts “Zero to Fierce Festival”:

A Peacock In The Rubble

Do You Accept These Charges? 

Medicine Woman

Brick by Brick

The Troll

El Mago Loco 

 

The Loud Karma Emerging Women and Nonbinary Playwright’s Award, presented by Loud Karma Productions, LLC:

The Road Theory

NAPOLEON’S WH*RE SISTER

#PeasantVibes

So Baby

Thin Blood Memorabilia

I Hope You’re Having Fun in Hell, Dad

Slay Me 

And Her Children

 

The Movie Book Club Award, presented by The Movie Book Club:

GU

Falling: a disabled love story 

To Be Liberated

Uncle Tom:The true story of Josiah Henson 

TRU$T

Eggs

In The Black

How Do I Hold It?

 

 

The Planners’ Pick, presented by Theatre Planners:

A Needless and Wasteful Requirement

Blackout

H.A.G.S. The Musical

Hidden Gem

Trans Mom vs. Family Court: Justice Sees No Gender

Brick by Brick

Menswear

Toy Gory

Trunk

 

The Sacred Fools’ Award for Bold Theatricality, presented by Sacred Fools:

Absolute Legends!

Holy Holy: The Birth of Disco

SQUIRM: A True Story

The Time Machine

The Road Theory

 

The Screamiest, presented by Midsummer Scream:

One Man Poe

Antony Zioni – Tales of the Ancient East 

The Visitor

Todd Macabre

Trunk

 

The StageCrafts Freeway Circuit Award, presented by The StageCrafts:

What Happens in the Dark

More Joy: A Mumoir

Tamra Wasserman presents: This is Real, This is Me (By Tamra Wasserman)

Grocery Story Romance

And Her Children

How Do I Hold It? 

The Road Theory

Marcus is Alive

 

The Theatre Theater Playwright Award, presented by Theatre Theater Podcast:

NAPOLEON’S WH*RE SISTER  by: Shannon Corbeil

GIRL BLOOD (a period piece) by: Gillian O’Leary

52 Pick-Up by: Ann Noble

Dog of Carnage by: Benjamin Schwartz

A Needless and Wasteful Requirement by: Robert MacRae

To Be Liberated by: Soo Chyun

 

Transcendent Craft Award, presented by Trans Stories / Joy Who Lived:

Couplet: Honey Honey Moon Moon 

Feelings

QFWFQ

Rise of A King

The Show of Many Things

Trans Mom vs. Family Court: Justice Sees No Gender

The Young Jane Show

 

Zephyr’s Zest Award, presented by Theatre Planners Venues / Zephyr Theatre:

Fool in the Pool

Much Ado About Nothing

Oh Constantine!

The American Dream

The Aquarian

The Server Slasher Massacre

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19

JUN 2025

Happy Juneteenth! To quote the great Angela Davis, 

“…Juneteenth, the day we celebrate the end of slavery, the day we memorialize those who offered us hope for the future and the day when we renew our commitment to the struggle for freedom.”

Celebrate Juneteenth by booking shows led and created by Black artists this Fringe, including the shows listed below! 100% of ticket sales go back to the artist!

2 Padres: Too Old For This Sh!t

Black and Blue

Earth, Wind and Car Fire

Grief Baby’s First Road Trip

How Can I Keep From Singing?

How Do I Hold It?

How to Make it in New York City: a Cabaret with some Cabernet

I’m Still Not That Girl

In Her Head

In The Black

Just For The Record

Ms. Edwards

Offspring; The Legacy of Dance Royalty

Real People

Salon Noir

SEVEN

She’s About To POP!

The American Dream

The Road To Freedom “PLAY

The Server Slasher Massacre

The Troll

The Young Jane Show

Too Good To Be True

Uncle Tom: The true story of Josiah Henson

WILHELMINA

The following shows by Black creatives have finished their run at HFF, but check out their pages for ways to follow them for future productions!

Must Go On: A Rite of Passage

Mutt – A New Musical Comedy

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7

JUN 2025

Make sure you have everything in place for a smooth in-person box office experience. 

Some venues will run your box office, and for some shows, you will be responsible for running your own. Make sure you have a plan, and leave room for things not to go as planned.  Who is running your box office? How are you taking payments for tickets at the door? Do you have a plan for a waitlist if your show sells out? 

Check for any Accessibility Requests;

  • Admin tab 
  • Performances tab 
  • “Accessibility Requests” button available for each individual performance

Download “Will Call Report” for each performance: 

  • Admin tab 
  • Performances tab 
  • “Will Call” button (on each individual performance) 

Check your sales + fix your sales shutoff time (must repeat for each performance): 

  • Admin tab
  • Performances tab 
  • “Edit” button 
  • “Online Shutoff” box (you will want 0 min if you plan to use a QR code to the website at the door)
  • Scroll to the bottom and click “Update Performance.” 

Message Patrons: 

Communicate with your patrons. If parking is tricky, send a pre-show email reminding people to come early (you can find details about parking near your venue here and public transit options here). If there is no late seating, please ensure they are aware.

Messaging Patrons (By Performance):

  • Admin Tab 
  • Performances 
  • “View” button
  • “Message Patrons” button 

Hot Tips for selling tickets at the door:

  • Bring change ($1s, $5s, $10s, $20s) if you’re accepting cash!
  • Print out QR codes with any method of accepting digital payments (apple pay, Paypal, Venmo, Fringe site)
  • If someone shows you their Fringe Button, please honor their $1 off discount! 
  • If you have any discount codes, try to make sure your box office staff knows which you’ll be accepting at the door (and all that you have promoted to your audience)

If any audience member asks you a question you don’t have the answer to, send them to [email protected]. We’ve got you!

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MAY 2025

Each year at Hollywood Fringe, we celebrate the end of the festival with our Awards Ceremony and Closing Night Party (this year, it’s the evening of June 30th at Los Angeles LGBT Center!) Two types of awards are given out: Community Awards (“The Freaks”) & Discover Fringe Awards (formerly Sponsored Awards). Keep reading to learn everything you need to know about each type of award!

COMMUNITY AWARDS

The Community Awards, lovingly known as “The Freaks”, are determined by the Fringe community via a voting process. Fringe community members receive ballots in the last days of the festival via email. The productions with the most votes in a given category are announced as nominees hours prior to the ceremony via an email newsletter and website post, and the ultimate winners are revealed at the awards ceremony.

Who gets to vote on Community Awards? You will receive a ballot via email at the end of the festival to vote on Community Awards if you (1) are an HFF25 participant or venue manager added to a specific HFF25 project OR (2) reserve tickets for 3 or more shows on the Hollywood Fringe website OR (3) write 3 or more reviews for HFF25 shows.

Categories for HFF25 Community Awards:

Top of the Fringe Award 2025 

Fringe International Award 2025 

Fringe First for World Premiere 2025 

Fringe Award for Cabaret & Burlesque 2025 

Fringe Award for Clown & Alternative Comedy 2025 

Fringe Award for Comedic Theatre 2025 

Fringe Award for Comedy & Variety Acts 2025 

Fringe Award for Dance & Physical Theatre 2025 

Fringe Award for Dramatic Theatre 2025 

Fringe Award for Immersive & Games 2025 

Fringe Award for Musicals & Operas 2025 

Fringe Award for Solo Theatre 2025

 

DISCOVER FRINGE AWARDS (formerly known as Sponsored Awards): 

Discover Fringe Awards are presented by outside organizations to commend excellence in a number of categories. These awards tend to be more specific than the community awards and may include monetary gifts or an extension to a show’s run. Hollywood Fringe participants must submit themselves for consideration, and winners are announced at the awards ceremony along with the community awards.

How to apply for Discover Fringe Awards: Each Discover Fringe Award presenter will have different qualifications and requirements to be considered for their awards (which can be found on their individual award pages, located HERE). Some awards will have a form to fill out, and others will require that you contact them directly through the Hollywood Fringe website to submit yourself for consideration. Some will also have a deadline to apply. Be thoughtful when you submit your show to be considered for an award, and remember not to overwhelm award presenters with messages or emails – they will do their very best to see as many shows as possible. 

Sample message:

“Hi <NAME>, my name is <NAME> and I’d love to be considered for <NAME OF AWARD> for my show <NAME OF SHOW>. <add information about why your show is qualified and should be considered for the award>. Thank you for your consideration! <NAME>”

*Make sure to include the award name in the subject line of the message so that they know what you are messaging about!

You are welcome (but not required) to comp tickets for award presenters/judges. They will request comp tickets through the Hollywood Fringe website, and their title (award presenter, judge, etc.) will be specified with the comp request. 

2025 Discover Fringe Awards: (view them all and apply here)

Best of Fuery, presented by Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre (learn more)

Ella Turenne Award, presented by Hollywood Fringe Access Advisory Committee (learn more)

International Fringe Encore Series, presented by SoHo Playhouse (learn more)

No Room in the Green Room Award, presented by Make Believe Stage Productions, LLC (learn more)

Playwright’s Promise Award, presented by The Inkwell Theater (learn more)

Spirit of the Fest Award, presented by Short+Sweet Hollywood (learn more)

Splash Award, presented by Namba Performing Arts Space, Inc (learn more)

The Daredevil Award, presented by Electric Lodge (learn more)

The “FIERCE ARTISTAWARD, presented by Playhouse Arts “Zero to Fierce Festival” (learn more)

The Loud Karma Emerging Women and Nonbinary Playwright’s Award, presented by Loud Karma Productions, LLC (learn more)

The Movie Book Club Award, presented by The Movie Book Club (learn more)

The Planners’ Pick, presented by Theatre Planners (learn more)

The Sacred Fools’ Award for Bold Theatricality, presented by Sacred Fools (learn more)

The Screamiest, presented by Midsummer Scream (learn more)

The StageCrafts Freeway Circuit Award, presented by The StageCrafts (learn more)

The Theatre Theater Playwright Award, presented by Theatre Theater Podcast (learn more)

Transcendent Craft Award, presented by Trans Stories / Joy Who Lived (learn more)

Zephyr’s Zest Award, presented by Theatre Planners Venues / Zephyr Theatre(learn more)

This year, we are thrilled to help share art across the globe and create opportunities for artists to expand their reach. Through exciting collaborations with partnering Fringe Festivals, we are providing opportunity for their artists and ours. Each of these awards will include a performance opportunity in person at the following partner festivals:

Adelaide Fringe Festival Exchange Award, presented by Adelaide Fringe Festival in Adelaide, Australia (learn more)

Denver Fringe Festival Exchange Award, presented by Denver Fringe Festival in Denver, CO (learn more)

Fringe Italia Off Exchange Award, presented by Fringe Italia Off in Italy (learn more)

Sydney Fringe Festival Exchange Award, presented by Sydney Fringe Festival in Sydney, Australia (learn more)

VIEW ALL DISCOVER FRINGE AWARDS AND APPLY HERE!

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APR 2025

How to finalize your full guide listing on the website:

 

  • Log in as the primary contact (or admin) of the project
  • Navigate to your project’s page
  • Click the “Admin” tab
  • Click on the “Guide Proof” submenu item
  • Study your preview. Your listing in the guide will look exactly like the preview.
  • There are links to the right telling you how to update the information in your listing if needed.
  • Note: Your short listing is limited to 300 CHARACTERS (spaces and carriage returns count). You can use this handy tool to help you count your CHARACTERS (a character is not a word, it is a space, letter, number, etc.)

 

Be sure to double-check the following:

  1. Title
  2. Company
  3. Run time (Contact your venue to update)
  4. Minimum age 
  5. Short description
  6. General ticket price (The guide will reflect a range if each performance has a unique price)
  7. Category (Change via your project page – tips on choosing your category can be found here!)
  8. Schedule (Contact your venue to update)

 

Don’t forget to additionally check your checkboxes on the “edit tab” with all of your show specifications, like world premiere, and content warning) 

 

Having trouble?? Watch Web Sessions #2, where we walk through everything you need to know! Or as always, reach out to [email protected]

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