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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.
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.
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...GOOD BOYS ANONYMOUS EXAMINES THE HIDDEN COST OF PEOPLE-PLEASING AT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE 2026 May 25, 2026
project: good boys anonymous
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Press comps available on request. LOS ANGELES, CA Writer, producer, co-director, and performer Bill Prudich brings the world premiere of Good Boys Anonymous to The Actors Company as part of the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival. Co-directed by Rick Simone Friedland, Good Boy...SOLO SHOW “BARBIE SMITH: GOD’S FAVORITE TEASE” RETURNS, SATIRIZING EVANGELICAL SHAME May 24, 2026
project: barbie smith: god's favorite tease
She came to save your soul but she cannot save herself. LOS ANGELES, CA - Barbie Smith: Gods Favorite Tease runs this June at the Los Angeles LGBT Center as part of the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival. Directed by Rami Kablawi and starring Yamini Nambimadom, the show is structured as a Christian ...AN AMERICAN GOTHIC PAS DE DEUX: GLOSSOLALIA TO PREMIERE AT NEW FRINGE VENUE May 24, 2026
project: glossolalia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Los Angeles, CA Announcing the world premiere of GLOSSOLALIA by Christina Tinde Jesenski, an American Gothic pas de deux about faith, consent, and how we justify right from wrong. Surrounded by a cacophony of cicadas, a preachers daughter and her fathers protege succu...COFFEE DATE STARTS JUNE 7 AT BROADWATER MAIN STAGE May 24, 2026
project: coffee date
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2025 COFFEE DATE STARTS JUNE 7 AT BROADWATER MAIN STAGE A Naughty, Warm-Hearted New Comedy at the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival. WHAT: Coffee Date. A World Premiere comedy. A Hollywood Fringe Festival selection. WHO: Written by Jonah Weiland. Directed by Jul...