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Who Can Be a Fringe Venue?

November 04, 2009 by Ben Hill

Any space that supports performed or visual art can become a Fringe Venue, including: Theatrical Spaces Theatrical spaces support theatre, dance, comedy, variety, and more. We can help theatrical venues set marketable rates for Fringe performance slots. Public Spaces Public spaces include restaurants, bars, parking lots, or any non-traditional theatrical space. Ma... read more

It's Either a Comedy or a Tragedy

April 30, 2013

“It’s two weeks to opening night and there’s no play, but who cares when love triangles, mistaken identities, and a hangman’s noose are involved?! Come see what our moms are calling the ‘funniest play ever written!’” Let’s be honest, this hasn’t gone smoothly at all. At first we wanted to do “Stop Kiss” but were denied the rights. ‘We&... read more

The Funniest Nihilist

April 03, 2011

The Funniest Nihilist Comes to the Hollywood Fringe Festival He doesn’t believe in anything. He rejects all that’s good and holy. He’s the most famous living nihilist of this century. And now you can laugh at him. Elisha Shapiro, Los Angeles based nihilist conceptual artist, presents The Funniest Nihilist as part of this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival. Since 1984, Shapiro has... read more

The HFF17 Interns: Alex Prehm

August 28, 2017 by Stacy Jones Hill

The last installment of our Intern Blog series comes from Alex Prehm, our HFF17 Volunteer Coordinator Intern.   ... read more

The Fringe Family Program

February 09, 2011 by Ben Hill

What is Fringe Family? The purpose of the Fringe Family program is to help families find age appropriate programming for their children, introduce young people to the joys of live performance, and encourage new works for all ages. Fringe Family is an excellent way to market your kid-friendly show as we provide tools to match patrons preferring such programming to your projects. ... read more

"A Re-Education about India through Comedy"

April 14, 2014

Why did you decide to write this piece? Having written for Stray Factory for years now, I have a good sense of the type of theatre they look to produce. In particular, the concept of taking local content to global platforms is one that I, personally, buy into without a moment’s hesitation. When they asked if I would write a piece, several thoughts came up but the one that stu... read more

March 20, 2012 by Ben Hill

Best of Fringe allows selected shows to extend their production from the Hollywood Fringe. Producing Venues will select shows based on Artistic Merit, Commercial Viability and Development Potential. Shows will begin the weekend immediately following the Hollywood Fringe 2012 with the Best of International Week run... read more

Volunteer Director Stina Pederson Takes on Fringe Central Front of House Duties

May 09, 2017 by Stacy Jones Hill

My husband, Brendan, and I moved to L.A. in the fall of 2010 to pursue our dreams of acting an... read more

First Love/Worst Love promises stories and surprises at Hollywood Fringe Festival

May 14, 2012

Los Angeles – First Love/Worst Love, written by Rebecca Cox and directed by Julie Civiello and premiering at this year’s third annual Hollywood Fringe Festival, is a live rendering of the examinations of love and its constant allure, as well as the inevitable surrender to its slippery mutability. Expressed on the stage by an ensemble cast comprised of five Los Angeles-based actors, Hayley... read more

The Poxy Boggards to rock the Green Room Cafe!

June 07, 2010

Come experience the world-famous Poxy Boggards when they occupy two nights at the Green Room Cafe (6756 Hollywood Boulevard, adjacent to the Musician’s Institute) on Friday June 25 and Saturday June 26. 8pm both nights. Tickets are free. Known as the Drinking Group With a Singing Problem, the Poxy Boggards play original and traditional songs of drinking, women, and general revelry. Their m... read more

What are you addicted to?

April 14, 2011

If you like donuts- you’ll love Veronica, who’s 10 character one woman show about a busty, bubbly, binge-eating actress who moves from San Francisco to Tinseltown in search of stardom will resonate with you for weeks. On this hilarious, fast-paced, raunchy, and poignant journey, Veronica must battle bleached-blonde skinnies, ridiculous auditions, and her own personal addictions (inc... 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

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

HFF19 Award Winners

July 01, 2019 by Stacy Jones Hill

We are happy to share with you this year’s Award Winners announced at the 2019 Award Ceremony held at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre! Thank you all for joining us at the ceremony. Congratulations to all the winners! ... read more

part 2 of interview with Obed Medina

June 14, 2013

conclusion to the interview with the cast and the writer of Seven Dreams of Falling. This time, director Thomas Anawalt, actors Chuck Pelletier, Kerr Lordygan, Charlotte Gulezian, and Mo Kanekoa join in on the conversation and offer their perspective on the production. How did you get involved in this production as director? Thomas: I knew Charlotte from USC... read more