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Hollywood Fringe Festival: day 3 recap by Bob Leggett (The Examiner)

June 17, 2013

This show was a surprise to me in its intensity and presentation of a subject that is often kept in the dark, despite its overwhelming presence in many facets of our daily lives. The Vagrancy and writer Tommy Smith have delivered a gem to the Fringe that simply must be experienced to be believed. The acting and sheer sexiness of Michal Sinnott as the slutty sister is worth more tha... 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

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

“The Right to Love: An American Family” selected silver winner in the 33rd Annual Telly Awards

April 25, 2012

Jaye Bird Productions’ latest feature documentary, “The Right to Love: An American Family”, follows the debate around legalizing same sex marriage in America. PRLog (Press Release) – Mar 12, 2012 - San Francisco, CA – March 8, 2012 – The Telly Awards has named Jaye Bird Productions as a Silver winner for ‘Social Issues Film’ and a Bronze winner for ‘Entertainment’,... read more

A new absurdity from Fierce Backbone...

May 26, 2013

THE BEATING Written by Mona Deutsch Miller Directed by Sam Szabo PERFORMANCES BEGIN FRIDAY, JUNE 7th AT THE LOUNGE THEATRE IN ... read more

Sponsoring a Fringe Award

May 26, 2010 by Ben Hill

One of the benefits of any Fringe (in addition to the potential for press, money, and exposure) is the opportunity to take away an award. Most of the awards are independently sponsored by local organizations. Interested in sponsoring an award? Propose an Award. Here are the terms and c... read more

Marketing Your Show at Hollywood Fringe

March 20, 2026 by Jeannette Srinivasan

Marketing Your Show at Hollywood Fringe Our model Hollywood Fringe is an open-access, self-produced festival. That means every artist is responsible for creating, producing, and promoting their own work. The festival provides tools, visibility, and infrastructure—but it doe... read more

"Best Of" Shorts!

June 01, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeffrey Wylie Producer/Fierce Backbone Phone: 323-445-1029 Email: [email protected] FIERCE ... read more

Hollywood Fringe on NPR

March 01, 2010 by Ben Hill

A couple Saturdays ago, I joined some LA theatre folk for a discussion on the future of theatre in our society. The final discussion is required (or at least strongly suggested) listening for those that care about the relevance of theatre in society and this particular city. Panel participants included Matt Wells of NeedTheater, Gedaley Guberek of Coeurage Theatre, Paul Millet of the The... read more

PAST AUDIENCE MEMBER QUOTES:

January 22, 2013

“Wow girl your show was hilarious yet touching. I left thinking about how much we have in common and feeling fortunate to see our story portrayed in an insightful way. Thank you. I told my daughter about it and she is excited to see the next show.” MAYA LUZ GORDON Bi-Racial Adult with pre-teen daughter... read more

Sponsor a Fringe Award

April 18, 2016 by Stacy Jones Hill

On the last day of the festival (June 26th) we host our Award Ceremony and Closing Night Party. We hand out two types of awards: the Community Awards (top shows by category and also the all-around "Top of the Fringe" award), which are determined by votes from Fringers; and Sponsored Awards, which are awa... read more

Day in the Life of an Intern - Samantha Evans

March 25, 2013 by Rachel Stoll Armstrong

Curious about what being an intern for the Hollywood fringe is like? Check out this blog post by 2012 intern Samantha Evans! Interning as the Outreach Intern for Meghan McCauley at the Hollywood Fringe 2012 was an incredible experience. It truly opened my eyes and introduced me to the not- so-underground theatre scene in Hollywood, as well as taught me a lot about the inner workin... read more

Announcing the HFF22 Scholarship Award Recipients!

March 21, 2022 by Bella Luna

After numerous conversations and intense deliberation by our selection committee, faced with an incredibly difficult choice over many qualified applications for this award, we are p... read more

Everything you need to know about HFF25 Awards!

May 16, 2025 by Carly Regal

Each year at Hollywood Fringe, we celebrate the end of the festival with our Awards Ceremony and Closing Night Party (this year, it’s the evening of June... read more

"Bad Connections?" performed by Paul Cosentino

June 06, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New York actor Paul Cosentino brings his solo show BAD CONNECTIONS? to the Hollywood Fringe Festival June 18-27, 2010 Full performance schedule at www.badconnections.info This new 90-minute play by New York playwright Michae... read more