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June 21 Update

June 21, 2010 by Ben Hill

Greetings, all- Another Fringe day…and here I am writing you past 2:30am, sitting on a Fringe Central couch amidst the bitter remains of kicked kegs and wildly unsorted flyers (seriously, I spend half my life sorting your flyers). A few themes of the day: The hand gesture of a plane taking off – seemingly to represent the the uptick in house sizes ... read more

Jesus H: A Solo Play for the Zealot in all of Us

April 22, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hollywood, CA Press Contact: Mariah Freda, [email protected] (646) 599 4341 JESUS H: A SOLO PLAY FOR THE ZEALOT IN <... read more

1140 Productions Presents “Mud” in the Fringe Festival

June 03, 2013

We aren’t interested in making a profit; we just want to make a play. Los Angeles, CA – May 21, 2013 – 1140 Productions is excited to present Maria Irene Fornes’ “Mud”, a play in seventeen scenes, in the 2013 Hollywood Fringe Festival. This 50 minute-story is a visual play depicting life’s natural relationships in surreal situations. Mae, an uneducated woman who strives for knowledg... read more

SchloerBITS Reinvents The “One-Woman-Show” For New Media

March 17, 2012

A truly “solo” show, SchloerBITS features the quirky comedy and kid-like drawings of actress/comedian Amy Schloerb. - These days it can be all but impossible to get an audience to leave their comfy couches and battle traffic (not to mention parking) for a night of theatre. Solution? The one-woman web series, SchloerBITS, is single-handedly written, performed, animated, edited, ... read more

The Hollywood Fringe Festival

June 07, 2010 by Ben Hill

HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL Featuring new and experimental work by hundreds of artists PREMIERES JUNE 17-27, 2010 “(Hollywood Fringe) envisions a model in which Los Angeles theatre succeeds without having to be a feeding ground for New York.R... read more

4 Clowns: Press Release

June 06, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Hollywood, June 4, 2010 Alive Theatre presents… 4 Clowns conceived and directed by Jeremy Aluma for the Hollywood Fringe Festival “Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter”. ~ Friedri... read more

Play based on Trinity abuse hits Hollywood

May 26, 2012

by Ellen Connolly Sun. May 27, 2012 — Sydney Morning Herald AMERICAN audiences will be confronted with a controversial side of Australian life when a theatre production based on the bullying and sexual abuse scandal at a top Sydney private boarding school opens in Hollywood next month. Starring former Underbelly and Home and Away actor, Martin... read more

World Premiere of Michael John Boynton and Brian Allan Hobbs’ new musical, “The Many Women of Troy”

May 17, 2011

May 17, 2011 For immediate release Contact: Caroline Brent 703.244.8434 [email protected] Pallas Theatre Collective is proud to announce the world premiere of The Many Women of Troy at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, with book and lyrics by Michael John Boynton and music by Brian Allan Hobbs. The Many Women of Troy is inspired by Euripide... read more

Den Of Thieves by Stephen Adly Guirgis

June 01, 2010

“Only a Bunch of Stupid F@#$ng Idiots Could Mess This Up!” Beginning June 18th, Den of Thieves written by Stephen Adly Guirgis and directed by Matthew Calloway takes the stage planning to leave Hollywood audiences in stitches and begging for more. In conjunction with the Hollywood Fringe Festival, Fresh Baked Theatre Company is dedicated to exposing new and unpublished works on the main s... read more

The HFF17 Interns: Bridget Driscoll

August 01, 2017 by Stacy Jones Hill

This is the first installment of a series of blog posts written by the HFF17 interns. Our yearly group of interns are an essential part of our festival team and this year's bunch was absolutely outstanding. We owe them our deepest gratitude.  * Upon graduating from college, your world is turned completely upside down almost immediately. The structured class sch... read more

Zombies are Coming to the 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival

April 08, 2014

This year, the Hollywood Fringe Festival is in for a not-so-scary Friday the 13th experience. There will be zombies, but instead of lusting after brains, they will be singing and dancing. VICTORIAN COURTING & ZOMBIES, a 45-minute “musical comedy with bite” set in the Regency Period, will receive a three-perf... read more

Jesus Stopped at the Border

June 04, 2010

Would Jesus Christ get through US immigration? According to Irish comedian, Abie Philbin Bowman, the Son of God wouldn’t stand a chance. “Jesus is a bearded, Middle-Eastern guy, who is ready to die as a martyr. Anyone matching that description today would be sent to Guantánamo Bay.” Bowman wrote a one-man show based on this premise during the Bush administration. ... read more

Listen to the Town Hall

February 22, 2012 by Ben Hill

Thanks again to everyone who attended the Town Hall this week. For those of you who couldn’t make it, we have included the following audio track for your listening pleasure. It begins with a rousing introduction by Amanda Weier of Open Fist (our host venue for the evening), followed by about 45 minutes of information and 60 minutes of Questions & Answers. Give it ... read more

Fringe Town Hall Pictures

February 11, 2010 by Ben Hill

Check out our slideshow of pictures from the Town Hall & Mixer – including your pictures with our mascots, the freaks. These are just a selection, to see all the photos from photographer Nick Cimiluca, visit our ... read more

All About Ticketing

April 21, 2011 by Ben Hill

This guide will introduce you to the wonderful world of Fringe ticketing. We have done everything possible to make our ticketing system fully featured for our participants. As always, if you have any questions on how to use the system or would like to request a particular feature, don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected]... read more