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CODA: Debut Album

March 21, 2011

CODA: Debut Album Written by Cynthia Glucksman Directed by Vincent Tula June 16-19 at 6:30pm at The Complex CODA is a “dramatic album” in seven songs (short plays). CODA embodies the jagged journey of love, beginning with the delight and novelty of first love and moving through the ... read more

Survival isn't Everything, it's the Only Thing!

May 31, 2011

In the early part of the 21st century, man’s intolerance produced a nuclear holocaust. A group of survivors fled underground and set out to build a better world. Their efforts produced New Phoenix, an idyllic utopia where the differences that had separated men were outlawed. No longer concerned with race, religion, or gender the Shareholders were able to measure their lives based upon their a... read more

Daring New Theater Company Debuts at Hollywood Fringe

May 10, 2011

Hollywood, California – May 3, 2011 – Assembly Line Theater presents “Rheeta in Space” at the 2011 Hollywood Fringe Festival. “Rheeta in Space” is about a 764 year old teenager who lives on Planet Zar with her insane parents and best friends, Gay Cow and Robot Bob. Rheeta desperately wants to leave home and explore the universe. An absurd exploration of what it is to be human, “Rheeta in Space”... read more

In Dream Press Release

May 17, 2012

The Bufkin Company Presents In Dream by Matthew Chester Preview Performance on June 11th at 8:30 at Theater of Note Presented by the 2012 Hollywood Fringe Festival The Bufkin Company is proud to present the world premier of a dark, funny, surreal new play written by Matthew Chester and directed by Mary Evans, starring Jeff Elam, Lars Francisco, Stephanie Giles, Justin ... read more

POKEMON + MUSICAL = THE POKEMUSICAL

May 13, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; Contact: Joanna Syiek [email protected] Pika pi, pika pika pika pi. Translation: The Pokémusical is coming to Hollywood this June. This heartfelt satire played its first run in Berea, OH this spring and will now receive its West Coast premiere June 10, 2013 at the Eleph... read more

THE EXAMINER PRESS REVIEW - THE WOMEN OF TU-NA HOUSE

July 08, 2012

The Examiner – Bob Leggett June 14, 2012 – Hollywood Fringe Festival 2012: Preview day 6 recap Make it through the last day of press previews of the 2012 Hollywood Fringe Festival.  Managed to take in nine plays in that time.  Here’s my review of Tuesday’s shows: The night began at Fringe Central for the delightful one-woman show The Women of Tu-na Ho... read more

Storytelling With A Geek Twist: ! Death 40-Feet Tall !

March 17, 2011

CONTACT: BGF.Central (at) gmail.com Press preview June 11, 5 p.m., Fringe Central Annex. Press that contacts me ahead of time are, of course, free. Suggested ticket price is $10. If you can’t swing that, Pay What You Want! ! Death 40-Feet Tall ! is the story of my desperate attempts to become an extra in... read more

Red House Arts Center - Syracuse, NY Press Release

April 12, 2011

PJ Walsh brings “Over There: Comedy is His Best Weapon” to Redhouse Prolific comedian and actor PJ Walsh brings his one-man show to the Redhouse in Syracuse, NY on Friday, May 13 at 8PM. “Over There: Comedy is his Best Weapon” illustrates the hardship and hilarity of PJ Walsh’s journey – from a screw up kid convinced there’s no chance of wa... read more

Fringe & Colleges

February 23, 2012 by Ben Hill

For students and educators. The Hollywood Fringe Festival offers an affordable container for arts students to take their work beyond the college context and become part of the larger Los Angeles arts community. How to Perform Just like any other artist or company, students can Register a Project Idea with the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Your proje... read more

Meet our New Publicity Manager

March 22, 2016 by Stacy Jones Hill

My name is Brittany Gash and I am in love with words. (I am also the new Publicity Manager for Hollywood Fringe Festival, but I’ll get to that later.) I’m in love with how we use words to describe things and communicate our feelings. I’m also intrigued by the many ways in which we choose to ditch our words and use other methods to communicate. Some people dance, paint, act, or ... read more

Kaleidoscope: A Sketch Comedy Project Premieres At The Hollywood Fringe Festival June 8-24, 2012

May 18, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kaleidoscope: A Sketch Comedy Project Written and Directed by Jamie Jones Premiering In The Hollywood Fringe Festival June 8-24, 2012 Three Performances: June 8th June 14th June 24th Kaleidoscope is a new sketch show that finds humor in even the... read more

Calling All Out-of-Work Actors

June 04, 2010

Out-of-work actors are a Hollywood cliche. Now a stranger is riding into town, offering hope. Could writing a one-person show lead to your own happy ending? Abie Philbin Bowman is the writer and performer of the most successful Irish one-man comedy show of the decade. His debut, ‘Jesus: The Guantanamo Years’, took the world-famous Edinburgh Fringe by storm, sold out across Ireland,... read more

Hollywood Fringe 2013: Our Preview by Steven Leigh Morris

June 13, 2013

Tommy Smith’s beautifully written White Hot is presented at this year’s Fringe in the play’s West Coast premiere by New York-based company the Vagrancy, also at Theatre Asylum. It, too, is a study in nihilism via two couples: Bri (Christopher Illing), and his seemingly meek, pregnant wife, Lil (Karina Wolfe), plus Lil’s cynical sister, Sis (Michal Sinnott), and a Ukrainia... read more

DYING SOLDEIR’S LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT INSPIRES NEW ONE-MAN SHOW IN THIS YEAR’S HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL

June 03, 2013

By Lesley Gouger May 13, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hollywood, CA – A Message from a Dying Soldier is a non-partisan look at politics, politicians, and anyone who remembers voting for change, performed by Brian Allman. This provocative piece was inspired by Tomas Young’s letter to Georg... read more

Meet Fringe Central Technical Director Corwin Evans

May 30, 2017 by Stacy Jones Hill

Hi folks, my name is Corwin; you'll usually see me fixing some technical thing somewhere, or telling longwinded stories that go nowhere. I wandered into the first Hollywood Fringe Festival with Theatre Unleashed, the first company I worked with in Los Angeles. I was doing sound design for "Friends Like... read more