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Press Kit
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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.
BABY BIPOLAR HOLLYWOOD FRINGE March 11, 2026
project: baby bipolar
PRESS RELEASE Maria Mainelli presents: Baby Bipolar A story of grief, jello, and the worst therapists youve ever seen. Hollywood Fringe 2026 WEST COAST PREMIER Created and performed by Maria Mainelli Directed by Fiona Campbell The Hobgoblin Playhouse June 7-21, 2026 PRESS NIGHT: Sunday J...TWO AWARD-WINNING ONE ACTS. FOUR REVIEWS, INCLUDING JAMES SCARBOROUGH'S AN ARTS MAGAZINE 2025 March 10, 2026
project: ''the trick'' and ''the pearl''
The Trick premiered in London at Sam Walters' Richmond Orange Tree Theatre. 1) Powerful. Herald Tribune, London 2) The author has a firm grip of dramatic constructionMr. Praml uses verbal imagery of penetrating accuracy. His characters are human beings, and not agents in a plot. The Stage ...PRESS RELEASE March 04, 2026
project: punish me
PUNISH ME A cinematic play inspired by true events Written by Michael Dukakis Directed by Monique Sorgen Sundays June 7th, 14th, 21st AT 7:30PM HUDSON BACKSTAGE THEATRE Punish Me will feature (in alphabetical order) Brianna Bell, Jaiden Blessing, Tina DMarco, Michael Dukakis, Jose Eduardo Mo...M&M ARTS AND PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS THE LIFTIST, A DARK COMEDY ON SANITATION AS A HUMAN RIGHT— OPENING JUNE 7 AT THE LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER February 24, 2026
project: the liftist
Playwrights Amy Dong and Mason Ma deliver a three-act original that follows one womans bathroom dispute across three decades from South Pasadena in 2004, to Manhattan at Christmas 2018, to a dystopian AI-surveilled quarantine ward in 2038. LOS ANGELES It starts with a wet toilet seat. It ends...KUOW(NPR) FEATURE : FINDING FREEDOM AND REFUGE AS AN ARTIST IN EXILE January 04, 2026
project: freedom in limbo
KUOW (NPR Affiliate Seattle) Article: This Actor Found Freedom and Refuge Link: https://www.kuow.org/stories/this-actor-found-freedom-and-refuge-on-the-seattle https://www.kuow.org/stories/this-actor-found-freedom-and-refuge-on-the-seattle...SEATTLE TIMES FEATURE : " A SEATTLE ACTOR EXPLORES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN ARTIST IN EXILE" January 04, 2026
project: freedom in limbo
This article explores the themes of artistic exile, resilience, and the creative struggle of Iranian artists working outside their homeland. **Seattle Times (2024)** Article: https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/theater/a-seattle-actor-explores-what-it-means-to-be-an-artist-in-exile/ ...HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL WELCOMES “GRIEF BOX” - A DARK COMEDY BY KATHLEEN LEARY June 05, 2024
project: grief box
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dates: June 9 (3:30 PM); June 15 (10:30 PM); June 19 (8 PM); June 25 (8 PM); June 30 (6:30 PM) Venue: Broadwater Black Box Theater, 6322 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA Run Time: 45 minutes Los Angeles, CA June 5, 2024 Writer and performer Kathleen Leary is set t...CHARLOTTE'S SHORTS RECEIVES ENCORE! PRODUCERS AWARD, EXTENDS RUN July 13, 2016
project: charlotte's shorts
Cranis Communications For Immediate Release Contact: Liza Cranis [email protected] (323) 793-8725 Charlottes Shorts is Awarded Encore! Producers Award, Adds Two Performances Charlottes Shorts has been awarded The Encore! Producers Award. The show has extended its run b...CHARLOTTE’S SHORTS JOINS 2016 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL ROSTER May 03, 2016
project: charlotte's shorts
For Immediate Release: May 3rd, 2016 Contact: Liza Cranis (323) 793-8725 [email protected] ...