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30
JUN 2025
HFF25 Community Award Winners
voted on by Fringe patrons and community
- Top of the Fringe Award: And Her Children
- Fringe International Award: Smile: The Story of Charlie Chaplin
- Fringe First for World Premiere: And Her Children
- Fringe Award for Cabaret & Burlesque: Ms. Tucker Will See You Now
- Fringe Award for Clown & Alternative Comedy: Absolute Legends!
- Fringe Award for Comedic Theatre: Murder, Oops!
- Fringe Award for Comedy & Variety Acts: Woody Fu: One Man John Wick 2.0
- Fringe Award for Dance & Physical Theatre: Holy Holy: The Birth of Disco
- Fringe Award for Dramatic Theatre: And Her Children
- Fringe Award for Immersive & Games: Funeral Show
- Fringe Award for Musicals & Operas: One Up: The Musical
- Fringe Award for Solo Theatre: QFWFQ
HFF25 Discover Fringe Award Winners
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
- Best of Fuery, presented by Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre: Sentience
- Denver Fringe Festival Exchange Award, presented by Denver Fringe Festival in Denver, CO: Black and Blue
- Ella Turenne Award, presented by Hollywood Fringe Access Advisory Committee: The Troll
- Fringe Italia Off Exchange Award, presented by Fringe Italia Off in Italy: Stuck
- International Fringe Encore Series, presented by SoHo Playhouse: And Her Children
- No Room in the Green Room Award, presented by Make Believe Stage Productions, LLC: Tamra Wasserman presents: This is Real, This is Me (By Tamra Wasserman)
- Playwright’s Promise Award, presented by The Inkwell Theater: NAPOLEON’S WH*RE SISTER
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Spirit of the Fest Award, presented by Short+Sweet Hollywood:
79 Ways to Die – The Interactive Shakespeare Speedrun - Splash Award, presented by Namba Performing Arts Space, Inc: Couplet: Honey Honey Moon Moon
- Sydney Fringe Festival Exchange Award, presented by Sydney Fringe Festival in Sydney, Australia: QFWFQ
- The Daredevil Award, presented by Electric Lodge: Trans Mom vs. Family Court: Justice Sees No Gender
- The “FIERCE ARTIST” AWARD, presented by Playhouse Arts “Zero to Fierce Festival”: A Peacock In The Rubble
- The Loud Karma Emerging Women and Nonbinary Playwright’s Award, presented by Loud Karma Productions, LLC: First Place: The Road Theory; Second Place: I Hope You’re Having Fun in Hell, Dad; Third Place: So Baby
- The Movie Book Club Award, presented by The Movie Book Club: GU; Falling: a disabled love story; To Be Liberated; TRU$T
- The Planners’ Pick Award, presented by Theatre Planners: Menswear
- The Sacred Fools’ Award for Bold Theatricality, presented by Sacred Fools: Holy Holy: The Birth of Disco
- The Screamiest, presented by Midsummer Scream: Todd Macabre
- The StageCrafts Freeway Circuit Award, presented by The StageCrafts: What Happens in the Dark
- The Theatre Theater Playwright Award, presented by Theatre Theater Podcast: Dog of Carnage by: Benjamin Schwartz
- Transcendent Craft Award, presented by Trans Stories / Joy Who Lived: Couplet: Honey Honey Moon Moon; Trans Mom vs. Family Court: Justice Sees No Gender
- Zephyr’s Zest Award, presented by Theatre Planners Venues / Zephyr Theatre: The Server Slasher Massacre
HFF25 Community Award Nominees
voted on by Fringe patrons and community
Top of the Fringe Award:
Falling: a disabled love story
FUCK! An Iceberg: A One Woman Titanic with Magic Preshow
Woody Fu: One Man John Wick 2.0
Fringe International Award:
Smile: The Story of Charlie Chaplin
Fringe First for World Premiere:
FUCK! An Iceberg: A One Woman Titanic with Magic Preshow
Holy Holy: The Birth of Disco
Fringe Award for Cabaret & Burlesque:
Bless Your Heart – A New Musical (Cabaret Edition)
Blow the Man Down: A Sea Shanty Concert
Fringe Award for Clown & Alternative Comedy:
Fringe Award for Comedic Theatre:
79 Ways to Die – The Interactive Shakespeare Speedrun
Amazing Sex Life of Rabbits
Falling: a disabled love story
Murder, Oops!
Fringe Award for Comedy & Variety Acts:
Couplet: Honey Honey Moon Moon
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
Fringe Award for Dramatic Theatre:
Dog of Carnage
The Time Machine
Fringe Award for Immersive & Games:
Fringe Award for Musicals & Operas:
Pump Up The Volume: The Musical
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
Couplet: Honey Honey Moon Moon
Best of Fuery, presented by Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre:
Blow the Man Down: A Sea Shanty Concert
Denver Fringe Festival Exchange Award, presented by Denver Fringe Festival in Denver, CO:
Sylvie Wang Presents Sylvie Wang
Ella Turenne Award, presented by Hollywood Fringe Access Advisory Committee:
Simply Maria, or the American Dream
Fringe Italia Off Exchange Award, presented by Fringe Italia Off in Italy:
The Life and Times of a Gay Bug
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International Fringe Encore Series, presented by SoHo Playhouse:
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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:
Spirit of the Fest Award, presented by Short+Sweet Hollywood:
Trunk
79 Ways to Die – The Interactive Shakespeare Speedrun
Splash Award, presented by Namba Performing Arts Space, Inc:
Couplet: Honey Honey Moon Moon
Syncopated Debauchery: A Ragtime Celebration
Sydney Fringe Festival Exchange Award, presented by Sydney Fringe Festival in Sydney, Australia:
Falling: a disabled love story
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 ARTIST” AWARD, presented by Playhouse Arts “Zero to Fierce Festival”:
Medicine Woman
The Loud Karma Emerging Women and Nonbinary Playwright’s Award, presented by Loud Karma Productions, LLC:
I Hope You’re Having Fun in Hell, Dad
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
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:
Holy Holy: The Birth of Disco
The Time Machine
The Screamiest, presented by Midsummer Scream:
Antony Zioni – Tales of the Ancient East
Trunk
The StageCrafts Freeway Circuit Award, presented by The StageCrafts:
Tamra Wasserman presents: This is Real, This is Me (By Tamra Wasserman)
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
Trans Mom vs. Family Court: Justice Sees No Gender
Zephyr’s Zest Award, presented by Theatre Planners Venues / Zephyr Theatre:
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
How to Make it in New York City: a Cabaret with some Cabernet
Offspring; The Legacy of Dance Royalty
Uncle Tom: The true story of Josiah Henson
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!
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!
16
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 ARTIST” AWARD, 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!
22
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:
- Title
- Company
- Run time (Contact your venue to update)
- Minimum age
- Short description
- General ticket price (The guide will reflect a range if each performance has a unique price)
- Category (Change via your project page – tips on choosing your category can be found here!)
- 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]
