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Whether you’re interested in reviewing shows, covering special events, or writing larger stories about the festival, we’d love to have you on the Fringe. We invite you to attend at any point throughout the festival, but we especially encourage you to attend Previews (June 4th—9th), as your words and opinions can help inspire thousands of patrons.
Whether you’re interested in reviewing shows, covering special events, or writing larger stories about the festival, we’d love to have you on the Fringe. We invite you to attend at any point throughout the festival, but we especially encourage you to attend Previews (June 4th—9th), as your words and opinions can help inspire thousands of patrons.
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Comps are granted at the discretion of each show’s respective production team. Many productions may ask you to limit “plus ones”, particularly if finances and/or house sizes are limited. If you are granted comps to a production, participants expect you to give them a published review. Please try to be communicative with artists about intended coverage.
“HAPPY! MERRY! JOYOUS!” — THE HOLIDAY CAROLING SURVIVAL GUIDE YOU NEVER KNEW YOU NEEDED May 26, 2026
project: happy! merry! joyous!: inside the mind of a caroler
What kind of person starts prepping for Christmas caroling in July? A person like Jim BlanchetteFringe favorite, career character actor, and a man who has spent three decades singing Good King Wenceslas at people who didnt realize they were requesting a mini-series from Netflix. Jim tells us, I...PRESS RELEASE FOR BELLINGHAM BAY May 26, 2026
project: bellingham bay
Award-winning actor, writer & comedian, Katherine Bourne Taylor, is bringing her solo comedy, Bellingham Bay, to the Hollywood Fringe this June. Immerse yourself in a multi-season 90s TV Show Katherine made up in her head. Yearning! Town Secrets! Nostalgia! BELLINGHAM BAY, 1992. Father Peter, ...THE IMMERSIVE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE “THE CHURCH OF DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT” PREMIERES IN JUNE May 26, 2026
project: the church of delete your account
Los Angeles, California, May 26, 2026 Part the seas of never-ending connectivity. Crawl out of the lions den of engagement bait. The Church of Delete Your Account wants you to be free from social media. This immersive theatrical experience premieres at the Hollywood Fringe Festival on Sunda...THE POINT OF PINECONES - A DIFFERENT KIND OF SEX COMEDY - WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY DENNIS HENSLEY May 26, 2026
project: the point of pinecones
THREE PERFORMANCES ONLY SUNDAYS, JUNE 71421 ACTORS COMPANY / OTHER SPACE THEATER A staged reading of The Point of Pinecones, a different kind of sex comedy by Dennis Hensley, will play three performances only in the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival at the Actors Company (Other Space Theater) in ...BLEEDING BEARS - WORLD PREMIERE AT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE 2026 May 26, 2026
project: bleeding bears
JEK THEATRE presents BLEEDING BEARS The hunt begins long before the first shot. BLEEDING BEARS A New Stage Production at the Hollywood Fringe Festival HOLLYWOOD, CA JEK Theatre presents BLEEDING BEARS, a new stage production written and directed by Fatih Hacosmanolu, making...A DEFIANT DEBUT AT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE 2026 May 26, 2026
project: i am nahui olin
The Hollywood Fringe Festival will debut I Am Nahui Olin, a new solo play created, written, and directed by Jessica Silvetti and starring Virginia Novello. For the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival, the two teamed up to produce this production of the play. The show opens at Eastwood Performing Arts Cent...HOT STALKER - PRESS RELEASE May 25, 2026
project: hot stalker
A storytelling show for women who love danger, and the men who love those women. A show by Yasi Mousavi, Hot Stalker tells the electric and chaotic tale of how far one will go for a really hot guy. Los Angeles, CA - May 25, 2026 - Hot Stalker, a suspenseful, seductive theatrical experience w...HOLLYWOOD FRINGE: EMMY-NOMINATED ACTOR AND COMEDIAN BRENDAN SCANNELL DEBUTS THE ABYSS – A COMEDY ABOUT THAT SINKING FEELING May 25, 2026
project: brendan scannell: the abyss
Emmy-nominated comedian, actor and writer Brendan Scannell will debut his new solo show The Abyss a show described as part stand-up, part surreal deep dive in a sinking submersible at The Broadwater Studio as part of Hollywood Fringe 2026 In The Abyss, Scannell descends deep into the darkest...PUPPYDOG DIRECTED BY ANN NOBLE - HFF 26 May 25, 2026
project: puppydog
PUPPYDOG TAKES FLIGHT AT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE LOS ANGELES (May 18th, 2026) Emilie Langjahr soars into space with Puppydog at Hollywood Fringe, directed by the illustrious Ann Noble (Richard III, A Noise Within). Puppydog takes the audience into zero gravity with the true story of a stray dog n...DEAD JOHN — ALREADY BUILDING BUZZ AHEAD OF OPENING WEEK WITH 2 SOLD OUT PERFORMANCES! May 25, 2026
project: dead john (rock 'n roll until we die)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Blending cult horror aesthetics, dark comedy, high-energy memorable music, and theatrical chaos, DEAD JOHN is already generating underground buzz ahead of opening week, including a sold-out June 14th and closing night June 27th performances. LOS ANGELES, CA DEAD JOHN foll...