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DISCOTROPE: THE SECRET NIGHTLIFE OF SOLAR CELLS” LA DEBUT AT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE OPENING

June 03, 2012

Solar-Powered Audiovisual Performance Uses Disco Ball to Project Dance Movie History http://discotrope.org Do solar cells have a nightlife? According to artist-professors Amy Alexander and Annina Rüst, solar cells aren’t just for making green energy anymore. Solar-powered nightlife comes to Los Angeles, when “Discotrope: The secret nightlife of solar cells” makes its road premiere a... read more

Announcing the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Scholarship Recipients

March 10, 2025 by Rody Villegas

We are so excited to announce a total of 15 recipients of the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Scholarship! Thanks to support from Third District Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath, we were able to expand the number of scholarships we were able to offer this year!

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The Fringe, The Internet, & Democracy

November 21, 2007 by Ben Hill

With a limited number of venues available and demand expected to be high, how do we create a fair, unbiased process to select Fringe projects? This is a very sensitive issue as any “juried” selection process violates the underlying principles of Fringe. After all, the first fringe (1947 in Edinburgh) involved rebel artists setting up camp on the “fring... read more

Arthur Miller's "THE CRUCIBLE"

June 09, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Leigh McLeod Fortier or Sandra Kuker (323) 960-7779 Email: [email protected] The Crucible Begins June 15th, 2012 · By Playwright Arthur Miller · 60th anniversary Production · Winner of the 1953 Tony for Best Play Opens June 15t... read more

21st Century Marilyn

April 08, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 21st Century Marilyn to Hollywood Fringe Festival The Flight Theatre @ The Complex Theatres 6476 Santa Monica Blvd. (Theatre Row), Hollywood June 05-8 pm, Preview! June 21-8:30 pm June 13-7 pm June 22-5 pm June 14-6:30 pm June 27-9:15 pm June 19-8 pm... read more

Loving the Skin I'm Born In - Echo Park Patch March 2012

April 01, 2013

Echo Park Patch Guest Blog: Loving the Skin I’m Born in by Kaypri Posted on March 31, 2012 at 5:00 am This Guest Blog is by KAYPRI, who appears Saturday at The Silver Lake Female Festival Stories telling the experiences of non-whites rarely get told in Hollywood. The Oscars, as political as they may be, are a good barometer. The black communit... read more

BORN AGAIN BOHEMIAN ~ Amidst Parental Pendulum Extremes, How Does a Born Again Flower Child Find Sanity?

May 18, 2011

Willow’s Edge Productions News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT (media only): C. Raul Espinoza (323) 786-6281 [email protected] BORN AGAIN BOHEMIAN, A ... read more

Playwright To Talk Back to Uranium Madhouse Audience

June 20, 2011

Playwright Rick Burkhardt will engage audience in discussion of his play “Conversation Storm,” a Uranium Madhouse entry in the 2011 Hollywood Fringe Festival Hollywood (June 20, 2011) – On the final evening of the Los Angeles premier of his play, “Conversation Storm,” playwright Rick Burkhardt will be join with Uranium Madhouse director Andrew Utter for a talkback with the audience. <... read more

Chela Uses Poems, Stories to Break Abuse Cycle

May 01, 2011

Tolucan Times CHELA Review Chela Uses Poems, Stories to Break Abuse Cycle By Bonnie Priever The talented Dulce Maria Solis has put together a noble and compassionate work of art with a tribute to her beloved mother, Chela, that’s full of blood, sweat and tears. This one woman show makes a strong statement on the utmost importance of breaking t... read more

Indefinite Articles: A Libertarian Rage

April 25, 2014

part of the 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival June 12-29, Los Angeles For Immediate Release Thursday, April 10th, 2014 “Use your aggressive feelings, boy. Let the hate flow through you!” -Emperor Palpatine, Return of the Jedi It’s a midterm election year — just the time for a collection of classic jokes, stories, and rants by libe... read more

Fringe & Education

February 23, 2012 by Ben Hill

For students K-12, educators, administrators. The Hollywood Fringe Festival offers opportunities for students of all grade levels and age groups for both participating and performing. How to Perform Just like any other artist or company, students can Register a Project Idea with the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Your project idea can be anything you... read more

Most Fun Funeral preview at the Fringe Cabaret

June 06, 2011

Anne Brashier will perform a bit of the standup that was the genesis for her solo performance party, The Most Fun Funeral, at the Fringe Cabaret Stage. Since the show has taken so many developmental twists and turns on its way to Los Angeles, Brashier is excited to reveal a bit of the personal background for this show, and to give people at the Fringe a taste of what to expect on Friday June 17.... read more

Apocalypse, Not Now! A Modern Noir Meltdown Tujunga Style

April 16, 2011

Meet Carla indoors since 9/11 until the Station Fire forces her out to meet her neighbors. A modern noir bipolar, stoner, agoraphobic sign twirler. It’s the upside of delusion. Written and performed by Clara York. Directed by Jane Morris. June 12@ 7:30pm; June18@ 10:30pm; June 19@ 6:00pm; June 24@ 10:30pm: Artworks Theater-Studio A (Fringe Central); 6567 Santa Monica Blvd. $12 Ages 18+... read more

2014 Twitter Chat Schedule

February 27, 2014 by Stacy Jones Hill

Last year we held a series of Twitter Chats in order for Fringers to meet and mingle online before the festival begins. It turned out to be a great way to recruit audiences and make #fringeships long before June. You’ll get to tweet about how the process is going, different challenges you might be facing and you’ll get the opportunity to chat with Fringe staff members. This ye... read more

'Marie Curie' performance to benefit childhood cancer treatment

March 07, 2012

Redlands Daily Facts ~ Mar. 8, 2012 The world premiere weekend of the new one-woman play “Marie Curie: Rogue Scientist” at Rialto Community Players will raise funds for the Cancer Treatment Unit at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. The number of lives touched by Madame Marie Curie’s achievements is incalculable. From her Nobel Prize-winning discovery of radium, to her inno... read more