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8 Piece Legs and Thighs: Dance Theater for all!

May 29, 2011

8 Piece Legs and Thighs at The Complex Theatres Humor: the silver bullet that disarms and wounds without ever leaving a scratch. Beth Megill enjoys creating dances that blend movement with theater, narrative with abstraction, imagery with physicality and words with action. Her work reflects her belief that dance need not always be about the gymnastic capabilities of the performer,... read more

A Fringe Experience

December 10, 2007 by Ben Hill

You wake up with no plans. Browsing the web, you check out the Hollywood Fringe website – some coworkers were talking about it around the water cooler yesterday. Not knowing exactly what to expect, you decide to give this Fringe thing a try. Browsing through tags, comments, descriptions, and various other little features to help you choose, you select shows and events that most a... read more

The LA Weekly Theatre Awards

March 23, 2012 by Ben Hill

Greetings, Fringers- Every year we partner with the good folks at LA Weekly and offer participants discounted advertising and exposure through Los Angeles’ highest profile weekly paper. You may have caught our beautiful ads gracing the June issues, as well. One of the most anticipated evenings ... read more

Guide Ads Due

April 13, 2012 by Ben Hill

For those of you seeking to place an ad in the printed guide (hint: this is a good idea), we need your artwork uploaded by Sunday, April 15 at midnight pacific so we can make our print deadlines. Participants: You do not receive a graphical representation of your project with your basic guide listing, so this is how to get your beautiful art included in the guide. Prices are heavily slas... 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

USAFF Website Launched

January 13, 2010 by Ben Hill

We are excited to announce the launch of a newly minted website from the United States Association of Fringe Festivals (USAFF): An alliance of US Fringes. One of these days, our schedules will allow us to attend (and maybe even host) one of the USAFF annual conferences. This last year’s conference was held in Orlando and hosted by the l... read more

LA-Weekly Gives The Blood they Shed a "GO"

June 16, 2013

GO: THE BLOOD THEY SHED From its title and graphic art, Aaron White’s one-man show might seem like a somber exploration of African-American history, but it’s actually a much livelier examination of race, culture and family relationships through the lens of popular media. Emp... read more

Staff Spotlight: Fringe Food and Beverage Director - Abbie Wagoner

January 30, 2013 by Rachel Stoll Armstrong

My name is Abbie and I’m your friendly, neighborhood Fringe Food & Beverage Director! I’m thrilled to be returning for my fourth year with the Hollywood Fringe Festival. When I first joined the ranks of the Fringe staff as a volunteer and Bar Manager in 2010, I never imagined that Fringe would be where it is today or that Ben would still have hair. Yet, here we are on the precipice of the 20... read more

2nd Official Review (independent film reviewer, David Fontana)

May 11, 2013

Review Link: http://www.davidfontana.net/2013/05/psychological-antidotes-and-soul-prescriptions/ “It’s about allowing people to face their inner fears to enjoy the darkness within their lives, because if they don’t enjoy the darkness, they get afraid of it later on.” So begins Mikhail Tank’s documentary “Psychological Antidotes and Soul Prescriptions,” which explains the story and origins... read more

Review of "Babygirl": Sunday, 22 January, 2012

January 22, 2013

I have to confess that I realize now I would make a LOUSY critic, because I cannot detach myself from what I am writing about and I don’t think a good critic would take their personal baggage into reviewing a performance. I cannot help but get personally caught up in the moment and get swept away by the actions and bring ALL my goddam emo... read more

LA FPI PRESS REVIEW - THE WOMEN OF TU-NA HOUSE

June 29, 2012

THE WOMEN OF TU-NA HOUSE at The Hollywood Fringe Jessica Abrams – LA Female Playwrights Initiative June 17, 2012 Less than a week ago I was a Fringe virgin, tentatively taking my seat as I prepared to see a show about elementary school crushes and Hallmark Valentines stamped Return to Sender. Four sh... read more

Brilliant Traces by Cindy Lou Johnson

May 16, 2013

Brilliant Traces, by Cindy Lou Johnson, is a play about a woman who finds herself stranded at the doorstep of a reclusive young man in the middle of the Alaskan Wilderness, just days after she was supposed to be married. It is an intimate look at two very complicated people at the height of desperation as well as a brilliant examination of the wounded human spirit. At under 60 minutes, this is a... read more

Delilah Dix and her Bag of Tricks

June 06, 2010

For Immediate Release – Press Release May 27th 2010 Delilah Dix and Her Bag of Tricks – Hollywood Hollywood Fringe Festival Written and performed by Amy Albert Directed by Peter Michael Marino / Produced by ETC Productions Venue: Second City Studio Date/Time: Friday June 18th, 10pm, Monday June 21st 7pm Delilah is ... read more

The Stella Adler Joins the Fringe

October 01, 2009 by Ben Hill

We love this place. For those of you in the Fringe community who aren’t familiar with this legendary acting studio (complete with several spaces for workshops and performances), you should really check them out – they are one of the finest institutions in town for actor training. They have developed a sterling reputation, an avid following, and a series of successful and celebrity ... read more

Daddy Didn't Die, Did He? - Press Release

April 14, 2013

For Immediate Release DADDY DIDN’T DIE, DID HE? A New One-Act Comedy Written and Performed by Will Matthews & Casey Christensen Directed by Jeffrey Addiss Thanks to his oddball mourners, Daddy’s funeral is running way behind schedule and it’s up to one overwhelmed u... read more