Hello Everyone!

 

Can you feel it? Can you feel HFF26 in the air! Soon enough, we’ll all be buzzing with excitement— but there’s also cause to be excited RIGHT NOW!!!!

 

Fringe Scholarships are available to Hollywood Fringe producers who identify as one or more of the following identities: BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color), disabled, d/Deaf, and/or blind. Spanish-language productions and other non-English productions are encouraged to apply.

 

New this year, the application opens up to artists who have participated at Hollywood Fringe before, but have not won a monetary award from Fringe (artist fund or scholarship) in the past 5 years (with 50% or more of awards guaranteed to be given to first-time producers at Fringe).

 

You must pitch a new work that has never been done at the Hollywood Fringe in previous iterations. All scholarship recipients and the show cast/crew must reside in Los Angeles County.

 

All scholarship recipients and the show cast/crew must reside in Los Angeles County.

More details on program requirements are available here.

 

 

EACH SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WILL INCLUDE:

• Free registration for one Hollywood Fringe production ($425 value)
• A $1,000 stipend to use towards venue or production costs to be used towards a minimum of 4 performances between June 4 – June 28, 2026

 

WORKSHOP + FAQ SESSIONS AVAILABLE:

• Tuesday, December 16th, 7:00 – 9:00 PM - HFF26 SCHOLARSHIPS PANEL (recording available here after the panel) 
• Tuesday, January 6th, 7:00 – 9:00 PM - Scholarships FAQ Session #1  

Tuesday, January 13th, 7:00 – 9:00 PM - Scholarships FAQ Session #2  

 

DATES + DEADLINES

• Application Closes: Thursday, January 15th at Midnight
• Onboarding Day [If Selected]: February 8th at 10 AM in Hollywood
• Hollywood Fringe 2026 Festival Dates: June 4th – 28th

 

Applications for HFF26 are now Open. Apply Here!

 

¡Para la aplicación en español, por favor, llena esta aplicación!

 

Happy Fringing & I hope you apply!

 

     - Rody, HFF Programs Director

 

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
• 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:

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 ARTIST” AWARD, 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

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

THE PAINTINGS OF LOV-VE

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!