HFF24 Community Award Winners
voted on by Fringe patrons and community

Fringe Award for Cabaret and Variety:

WINNER: Batter Up: Double Play

Astro Cabaret
Fringe! Tonite! Alive!
Magic for Animals
Sexame Strip: The Naughty Puppet Cabaret Show

Fringe Award for Comedy:

WINNER: The Best Man Show

BABY
Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble
Medicine Woman
Queen Bee
Three Can Keep a Secret
What the Chuck?!
Woody Fu: One-Man John Wick

Fringe Award for Dance and Physical Theatre:

WINNER: THE ANTI “YOGI”

1972
Dissent: A Dramatherapy Performance
Meeting #7
The Death of the Swan

Fringe Award for Drama:

WINNER: Mikvah Girls

Dinosaurs
In For A Penny
Mermaid
Our American Tragedy
Vanlyfe

Fringe Award for Immersive and Games:

WINNER: Gameshow! Gameshow! Gameshow!

Kill The Umpire
Reforged: An SCP Immersive Experience
Shakespeare, Inc.
The Complaints Dept.

Fringe Award for Musicals and Operas:

WINNER: Bigfoot! The Musical

Final Girl: The Musical
Hunnysweet: an Adult Adventure Through the Hundred Acre Wood
SUPERNOVA : Spiritual Death of a Hot Mess
Zoog Dabbity

Fringe Award for Solo Performance:

WINNER: Handala

Grief Box
ICE CATS: A Dead Mother Traumedy
Not My Grandmother’s Daughter
SAM
The Day I Accidentally Went to War
The Iditarod
TYT 5

Fringe Award for Two Person Show:

WINNER: Habla y te Salvas: True Stories of a No Sabo Kid & his Guayaco Dad

The Sphere of Fixed Stars in the Heavens by J. Holtham
This Show Is Surrounded By True Events
We Need Better Friends

Fringe International Award:

WINNER: Medicine Woman

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble
Nora and Jim
Rock Bottom
The Godmother

Fringe Award for World Premiere:

WINNER: BABY

Batter Up: Double Play
Habla y te Salvas: True Stories of a No Sabo Kid & his Guayaco Dad
Handala
Mikvah Girls
SAM
THE ANTI “YOGI”
This Show Is Surrounded By True Events
Vanlyfe
We Need Better Friends

Top of the Fringe Award:

WINNER: BABY

Habla y te Salvas: True Stories of a No Sabo Kid & his Guayaco Dad"
Handala
ICE CATS: A Dead Mother Traumedy
Medicine Woman
Mikvah Girls
THE ANTI “YOGI”
The Best Man Show
Three Can Keep a Secret
Vanlyfe

HFF24 Discover Fringe Award Nominees
presented by organizations outside of the festival

Best of The Actors Company, presented by The Actors Company:

WINNERS:

Amen
Am I Really Jewish?
An Honest Work
Brainwashed
Baby Rock
Extraterrestial Kink
Modern Butchood
Morgan The Musical: A Sex Toy Western
The Border – A Russian Anti-War Self-Confession
The Dolphin I Loved
This is Very Important

Adelaide Fringe Exchange Award, presented by Adelaide Fringe Festival:

WINNER: Medicine Woman

QUEEN OUT (VERB)
Woody Fu: One-Man John Wick
Missions
BABY
My Little Phobia
Habla y te Salvas: True Stories of a No Sabo Kid & his Guayaco Dad

Best of Asylum Award, presented by Theatre Asylum/Combined Artform:

WINNER: Black Bastard

DND Betches!
Give Me The MacArthur Genius Grant
Jenny Lind Presents P.T. Barnum
Kosher Salt
Majorettes
Our American Tragedy
Painted Ponies
Pure Cinema
SAM
Sunita: Back to Me
The Build
The Connie Converse Universe Starring Hope Levy
The Easter Bunny
The Funny Thing About Men
The Motherfucker With The Hat
Woody Fu: One-Man John Wick

Best of the Broadwater Award, presented by The Broadwater:

WINNERS:

Not My Grandmother’s Daughter
TYT 5
Kenny Goes To Sleep
A Bella Incarcerated
The Day I Accidently Went To War
This Show Is Surrounded By True Events
Delusions and Grandeur
What the Chuck?
Mikvah Girls
Sam
The Best Man Show
Role Play (Or The Hottest Day In Belgian History)

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

WINNER: Habla y te Salvas: True Stories of a No Sabo Kid & his Guayaco Dad

THE ANTI “YOGI”
UNTITLED PSYCHIC BUSTER PROJECT
An Honest Work
RONALD
The Fat Girl’s Guide to Life, Sex, and Everything in Between
The Best Man Show
Latini-Duh!™ The Upside Down Latinoverse
tHis Is Very IMPORTANT

Ella Turenne Award, presented by the Hollywood Fringe Access Advisory Board:

WINNER: Mermaid

Black Bastard
TYT 5
Give Me The MacArthur Genius Grant
The Day I Accidentally Went to War
The Epistle of Her

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

WINNERS: Woody Fu: One-Man John Wick & Medicine Woman

Theatre Show (a play about a woman)
Gameshow! Gameshow! Gameshow!
Baby Rock
Handala

International Fringe Encore Series, presented by SoHo Playhouse:

GUARANTEED SELECTION: Gil Scott-Heron Bluesology

FINALISTS

What The Chuck?!
The Day I Accidentally Went To War
BABY
Mikvah Girls

Jaxx Cultural Arts Envoy Award, presented by Jaxx Theatricals:

WINNER: FOXY LADIES LOVE BOOGIE 70’S EXPLOSION!

Bigfoot! The Musical
Final Girl: The Musical
PODCAST: The Show
POPERA: Sex, Death and Politics
The Rabbit Queen
Theatre Show (a play about a woman)
Vanlyfe

Loud Karma Emerging Female and Nonbinary Playwright Award, presented by Loud Karma Productions, LLC:

WINNERS:

1: Obsessed-Starr Shapiro

2: Vanlyfe-Elliot Evans and Soph Fuchs

3: Heart Held at Knife Point-Eliran Sternin

Omnia Motus-Allison Shea Reed
ICE CATS: A Dead Mother Traumedy-Alli Miller-Fisher
The Rabbit Queen-Ilana Gordon
Femmina Super-Bethany Hill
Mikvah Girls-Emmy Weissman
Handala-Myriam Ali-Ahmad

No Room in the Green Room Award, presented by MB Stage Productions:

WINNER: Sunken

Shakespeare, Inc.
A Third Space: The Trans Conversation Project
Remember 92 : Sierra Leone Will Rise Again

Soaring Solo Social Impact Award, presented by Soaring Solo LLC:

WINNER: Black Bastard by Jon Gentry

Mermaid by Italome Ohikhuare
The Day I Accidentally Went To War by Bill Posley
Magic For Animals by Liz Toonkel
The Godmother by Melina Farahani
Handala by Myriam Ali-Ahmad

StageCrafts Select Award, presented by The StageCrafts:

WINNERS: Roost; Dinner for Eight; Lessons from Children’s Books

The Hobgoblin Playhouse:
Did I Just Join a Cult?
The Iditarod
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
Kosher Salt

The Madnani Theater:
Norman Judd: A Life in Concert
space exploration because SPACE EXPLORATION because sPaCe eXpLoRaTiOn!!!
Faking It
The Fairy Who Cried Gems

Javista:
Role Model Juliet
All the Boys I Blocked

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

WINNER: QUEEN OUT (VERB)

THE ANTI “YOGI”
Medicine Woman

The Screamiest Award, presented by Midsummer Scream:

WINNER: Final Girl: The Musical

Bride of Blood
Did I Just Join A Cult?
Dracula: Live from Transylvania
In For A Penny

The Splash Award, presented by Namba Performing Arts Space:

WINNER: The Day I Accidentally Went to War

Mermaid
The Godmother
Vanlyfe
Mictlan
Queen Out
Magic for Animals
Schizophrenia is Funny

Theatre Theater Playwright Award, presented by Theatre Theater Podcast:

WINNER: Edward G Excalibur, 638: an Uncommonly Comical Review of an Accidental Assassination Attempt of Fidel Castro

Kate Dragone, Lines
Maddie Natoli, The Death of the Swan
Drew Petriello, Vote for Tom Ryan
Elliot Evans and Soph Fuchs, Vanlyfe
Vincent X Kirsch, Whim

Three Clubs Production Award, presented by Three Clubs Theatre:

WINNERS: FOXY LADIES LOVE BOOGIE 70’S EXPLOSION! AND Hunnysweet: An Adult Adventure Through The Hundred Acre Wood

This Song Reminds Me Of…
Supernova: Spiritual Death of a Hot Mess
Chess, The Musical
Bigfoot! The Musical
What The Chuck?!
Astro Cabaret
Sexame Strip: The Naughty Puppet Cabaret Show

Zephyr’s Zest Award, presented by Zephyr Theatre:

WINNER: THE ANTI “YOGI”

Daddy Issues
Revolution with Ramón
The Super Trio
There is Something Seriously Wrong with Cyrus: How I Went From A Hot Mess To A Hot Bitch
Where Within

Announcing a new program, Hollywood to Edinburgh – a Fringe support group for USA-based artists going to Edinburgh Scotland. We are thrilled to announce a small step towards more artist support for LA-based artists in Edinburgh through a partnership with Summerhall Venues for Edinburgh Fringe 2024! Last year, over 30 Hollywood Fringe shows went to Edinburgh Fringe, and this year, we are expecting quite a few more!

Get started early in Los Angeles through our prep program in July:

—> Catch us at an artist mixer for artists going to Edinburgh on Wednesday, July 17th from 7pm-9pm in Central Hollywood at the Broadwater Plunge.

—> Sign up for the Hollywood to Edinburgh Whatsapp thread here! This thread is for artists who will be in Edinburgh for the Fringe during August 2024.

—> Join us for a virtual panel discussion with past Edinburgh + Hollywood Fringe artists on what to expect on the ground at Edinburgh Fringe, and what tips + tricks you might be forgetting on Tuesday, July 9th from 7pm-9pm

Get support in Edinburgh from your fellow artists + Hollywood Fringe staff:

—> USA Artists in Edinburgh Mixer on Sunday, August 4th- meet your fellow artists, work together on a marketing plan, and celebrate being in Scotland!

—> USA Artists & Industry Mixer on Monday, August 19th - mix and mingle with your fellow artists and industry professionals. A perfect way for you to find some new pathways for touring!

—> A Late Night In Hollywood Cabaret on August 22nd, showcasing the brilliant talent coming to the festival from the US! 

Interested in applying to be one of the ten featured artists in the curated cabaret “A Late Night in Hollywood”? Apply here!

With so many amazing US artists bringing their work to Edinburgh Fringe each year (many of which start at Hollywood Fringe), we want to do our part to create a stronger pathway! We couldn’t be more excited to expand our support beyond Hollywood and do so in partnership with a similarly missioned venue partner. 

With funding, we hope to do more for US-based artists in Edinburgh! Interested in starting a partnership? Reach out to [email protected] and let’s get chatting!

ABOUT OUR VENUE PARTNER: SUMMERHALL 

Summerhall occupies a central place in Edinburgh’s art scene. It has won multiple awards in its twelve years as a festival and year-round venue, providing a safe and supportive space that champions high quality, contemporary work that says something about the world and does it in an interesting way.

We are dedicated to supporting the artists that we work with. We value the creative process, even it’s challenges and volatility, and support companies and individuals at every stage of their career: from emerging and independent to major national portfolios. The building’s history as a former veterinary school makes itself felt in the wide variety of performance spaces, each with their own charm. 

Summerhall also has its own brewery, distillery, pub, café and a buzzy festival courtyard. We believe in challenging our own administrative policies and the status quo of the wider festival to the same level expected of artists by their audiences.

We are thrilled to announce 24 total recipients of the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Artist Fund! 

Back in November, we embarked on an ambitious and exciting fundraiser with the goal of funding 24 low-income Angeleno artists at this year’s festival. With the generous support from members of our Commissioners Club, we reached our goal! The following productions were selected by random lottery, and will receive a one-time stipend toward registration, venue, and/or production costs at the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival:

177 Lovers and Counting: My Life as a Sex Researcher

Amen

BABY

BULGER BOYS

Emma Estrada Seeks Estardum

Final Girl: A Horror Musical Comedy

Girls Can Dismantle Fascist Dictatorships, Too

Give Me The MacArthur Genius Grant

Hurricane Party

I Love Sorority Rush!

Ingénue

Legacy of War

King Nigel’s Nervous Breakdown

Latitude

Low on Milk

Marilyn & Elvis, a Magical Dramedy (almost a musical) – Marilyn & Elvis en Una Noche Buena

Pieces of Mirror

Queen Bee

Queen Out (verb)

Quicksand

SAM

The Anti “Yogi”

The Complaints Dept.

The Transpiring

Congratulations to all! 

Arts funding in Los Angeles is abysmal, and our work does not stop here. Join the Commissioners Club today to help us make this happen again in 2025!

Hi! I’m Rody, I’m the Hollywood Fringe Festival Artist Services Manager, and thrilled to be helping you out by answering questions and working to make your Fringe Festival experience a great one.

Before I was a part of the Fringe Staff, I was a participant! So I know how fun it is and how crazy it can feel, and what’s Fringe without a little craziness? Truly, I’m so thrilled to be a resource and someone who you can reach out to for questions you may have in your Fringe journey. Just know you’re not doing this alone, you and hundreds or other dedicated artists are all achieving something wonderful, and doing so together. 

So a little about me! I love reading plays, big theatre nerd, guilty as charged. I love playing card games (I always try and keep a deck of cards on my person). I am a stress baker… so I have burned the occasional banana bread— but if you have recipes please share them. (I promise not to burn it). In addition to Fringe, I’m a carpenter & Scenic Designer and currently teaching Scenic Design at a local high school.

As we all get more into the swing of things at Fringe, please feel free to say hi, strike up a conversation, or just tell me how your day’s going. Fringe is an incredible ecosystem of artists and excited theatre audiences wanting to see/test the limits of what theatre can be, and the best thing: everyone is cheering everyone on— I certainly am.

We are so excited to announce a total of 10 recipients of the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Scholarship!

Baby Rock
Blacks in Space: The Fantastic Voyage
Habla y te Salvas: Stories of a No Sabo Kid & His Guayaco Dad
Mercy
Mictlán
Resting Slut Face
Silhouettes Of Scarlet (S.O.S)
Supernova: Spiritual Death of a Hot Mess
Handala
Woody Fu is Keanu Reeves in: One-Man John Wick

Applications were reviewed and recipients were selected by an objective committee of former scholarship winners and artists & artistic company reps whose missions align with the program’s goal of expanding and diversifying the body of work being presented at Fringe.

There were so many outstanding applications, and the committee would like to acknowledge the following honorable mentions:

Black Bastard
Futakuchi Onna
Hold Me Down
Platinum Pussy
Yo Mama Dresses You Funny

This year we have one shows performing from our 2020 Scholarship Winners. Our 2020 Winners were not able to perform due to the onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic. The Hollywood Fringe offers every 2020 winner the opportunity to perform in perpetuity until all winners have performed. This year we have performances from:

Mermaid

At Hollywood Fringe, we seek to make the performing arts more accessible, both to the artists who produce work and for those who otherwise cannot afford to see theatre. Scholarship recipients will receive free registration, a stipend toward venue/production costs for three performances, an experienced Fringe mentor, and marketing/networking opportunities with the community.

Congratulations to all!