Every year we host a series of Twitter Chats in order for Fringers to meet and mingle online before the festival begins. It’s a great way to recruit audiences and make #fringeships long before June. You’ll get to tweet about how the process is going for you as well as the opportunity to chat with Fringe staff members.

This year we’ll be hosting the Twitter Chats at the following times:

• March 21st (Mon), 2:00-3:00pm PDT
• April 4th (Mon), 7:00-8:00pm PDT
• April 18th (Mon), 2:00-3:00pm PDT
• May 3rd (Tues), 7:00-8:00pm PDT
• May 16th (Mon), 2:00-3:00pm PDT

All you have to do to join the discussion is use the hashtag #hff16. The chat will be moderated by the @HollywoodFringe account. Can’t make the time but still want to participate? All you have to do is schedule a tweet or two using one of the many available Twitter clients.

Twitter Tips:

• You can only use 140 characters (including spaces and punctuation) in every tweet so brevity is key.
• To say something publicly to someone, you can type their Twitter handle into your message (anything that has an “@” before it is someone’s Twitter handle/user name). Other Twitter users will be able to see these messages.
• To say something privately to someone, you can send them a Direct Message (they will have to be “following” you first).
• To take part in the Fringe conversation, include the hashtag #hff16 in your tweets. You can also search the same hashtag to see what other Fringers are saying.
• Don’t spam people on Twitter. Use it thoughtfully. Post pictures of your rehearsal process, links to your fundraising page, ask people questions about their own production, but DO NOT send the same message fifty times to every Twitter handle you can find. This will directly oppose any goals you may have to make friends.
• Posting a . before an @ helps tweets show up on your feed. For example, if you said “@hollywoodfringe is super cool”, only users that follow both you AND hollywoodfringe will see the tweet. If you instead write ".hollywoodfringe is super cool" (note the period at the beginning), everyone will see. 

In an effort to draw more educational opportunities for all, we have decided to introduce a new registration type for the fringe festival. 

• Educational events (including workshops, classes, or any other instructional/educational endeavors) can be registered for $50, or…
• …Participants who have already registered a show can register an educational event for free.
• Tickets to these events do not need to be free; producers can set the amount.
• Free/Discounted registration does not mean a production will necessarily be free to produce. Consider venue and production costs before taking advantage of this opportunity.
• Educational events will receive their own page on the Hollywood Fringe Festival website, where tickets can be sold.
• Educational events can take place virtually anytime June 1, 2021, through August 29th, 2021. 
• To present an event in this category outside of the official festival dates (August 12th-29th) please email [email protected] to get those performance times set up. 

To register an educational event, you will first have to create a project.

• Workshop I: Working with Venues; Saturday, February 6th, 2-4 PM at Lounge Theatre (Lounge 2) 
• Town Hall I: The Registration Process; Wednesday, February 10th, 8-10 PM at The Dragonfly 

• Workshop II: Money & Promotion; Saturday, March 19th, 2-4 PM at Hudson Theatres (Backstage)

• Town Hall II: Marketing; Saturday, March 26th, 3-5 PM at Hudson Theatres (Mainstage)

• Workshop III: Final Preparations & Festival Expectations; Monday, April 25th, 8-10 PM at Sacred Fools (Lillian)

• Town Hall III: Ticketing & Festival Prep; Monday, May 2nd, 8-10 PM at Sacred Fools (Lillian)
• Workshop IV: How to Tech Your Fringe Show; Monday, May 9th, 8-10 PM at Sacred Fools (Lillian)

We’ve decided to turn to our great community to help us redesign our website (specifically the home page, the venue page and the project page).

The winner will be awarded $1,899 (minus the commission taken by 99Designs).

The qualifying round of the contest is officially open as of the publishing of this post and will close this Tuesday, December 8th at 1pm.

Please check the contest page for all the guidelines and spread the word to any of your design friends! To enter, set up a (free) profile on 99designs.com. 

We’re excited to announce that we are once again looking for additional team members for the Hollywood Fringe staff. We are now seeking motivated and dedicated individuals to fill the positions of Outreach Coordinator & Publicity Manager.

Qualified candidates should have prior experience (or similar skills), and excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and organizational skills. Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter describing why you would like to be a part of the Fringe team to our Volunteer Director, Stina Pederson ([email protected]). An honorarium will be provided each Fringe season. Deadline to apply is December 14th. If you have any questions, please feel free to email support. 

• Demonstrable experience in publicity & press relations (Candidate must have experience pitching and/or writing press releases)
• Interest in newsletter marketing (we have a newsletter subscribership of over 16,000 people). Prior experience with a large newsletter list a plus.
• Interest in social media marketing. Prior experience a plus.
• Candidate should be proficient in basic computer skills (Bonus points for experience with Google Drive, MailChimp or Slack)
• Available to work 5-10 hours/week in the off-season (July through December), 10-20 hours per week during pre-season (January through March), 20-30 hours per week during Festival season (April through June).
• Desire to work in the Fringe environment: we are a young non-profit arts organization centered around an annual festival.
• Ideally, the candidate will be an imaginative, confident and flexible team player!

• The Publicity Manager will directly assist the Communications Director by running the publicity department for the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
• Draft plans, an Editorial Calendar, press releases and weekly newsletters.
• Maintain the Fringe Press List by researching new contacts, removing old contacts and building relationships with existing contacts.
• Secure news coverage for the Hollywood Fringe Festival as well as year-round initiatives (workshops, Town Halls, deadlines, etc).
• Assist with Social Media and other special projects

• A fast-paced, collaborative work environment.
• A workplace for self-starters (most work will be done from home except for June when some work in Hollywood will be required).
• A high level of contact with Senior Staff, especially the Communications Director.
• Potential to become a solid fixture of the Hollywood Fringe Festival Senior Staff.