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Worried about selling tickets? Fast tips to market your show!

June 04, 2024 by Ellen Boudreau-Den Herder

Are you struggling with selling tickets? Please see below for all the resources Hollywood Fringe has to offer plus some awesome advice we've gathered over the last decade from producers who have found success under our platform! FRINGE RESOURCES If you haven't watched our workshops + town halls from ... read more

Staff Spotlight: Producing Director Dave McKeever

April 02, 2013 by Rachel Stoll Armstrong

Who are you, how’d you get into the Fringe, and why should we care? I’m Dave McKeever, Producing Director of the Fringe. I founded the Fringe with my friends. As an artist hellbent on community organizing, stepping back and creating the c... read more

YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF

May 20, 2013

WORLD PREMIERE OF THE DARK COMEDY “YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF” @ The Hollywood Fringe 2013 Summary: Georgia has literally lost her ability to laugh. Kyle is worried that whatever took his wife’s sense of humor is also erasing her personality.... read more

That's funny. You didn't sound black on the phone.

June 01, 2011

For Immediate Release: “That’s funny. You didn’t sound black on the phone.” at the Hollywood Fringe Festival A comedic cage match pitting race against class. Media Contact: Greg Zenon [email protected] 212-380-8582 Hollywood, CA (June 1, 2011): 2010 Best Comedy Nominee “That’s funny. You didn’t sound black on the phone.” returns to the Hollywood Fringe Festival, June 16-26... read more

Chicago Comedy in L.A.!

June 06, 2010

Existential Crises in Hollywood What’s your idea of heaven? Is it possible for it to be a disappointment? Do you “really” want to know what your past lives were? In Existential Crises, Chicago actors Mike Cherry and Matt Peterson (Second City, I.O. trained, respectively) delve into the deep, shallow and shallower questions of human existence. The duo has been described as “Laurel and Har... read more

Fringe Scholarships Return for HFF17

November 29, 2016 by Stacy Jones Hill

We are so happy to announce the return of this amazing program!  Fringe Scholarships, created in 2016, exist to expand and diversify the pool of artists producing work at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. The inaugural program offered free registrations to five Hollywood Fringe productions, and the 2017 Fringe Scholarships progr... read more

Sponsor A 2018 Fringe Award

April 11, 2018 by Stacy Jones Hill

On the last day of the festival (June 24th) 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 awarded by organizations outside of the Fringe. Check out last year's award winners ... 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

"...Life With the Weismans"

June 08, 2010

“Life with the Weismans” is a madcap one woman show with all true stories set like a sitcom. Come experience the life of Diane and Scratch. They’re the “not wrapped too tight” Weisman family! Diane and Scratch won their wedding after LA voted for them to get married via satellite live on Valentine’s Day in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. The fun begins here…... read more

Announcing Fringe Central 2019

March 29, 2019 by Stacy Jones Hill

Big news today, Fringers.Fringe Central has been secured for 2019, and will be housed at The La-La Land Gallery (6450 Santa Monica Boulevard), in the heart of Theatre Row.... read more

Transport & Parking

May 25, 2012 by Ben Hill

We believe the best ways to experience the Fringe are by bike or on foot—get exercise and protect the environment! Most of the venues are within walking distance of each other, so it’s possible to see four or five shows in close proximity. Use this website to plan your day accordingly. Most of all, be ... read more

Skinny Black Girl hits Hollywood Fringe Festival 2011

June 09, 2011

CONTACT: Alia Chapman 202.460.1151 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Skinny Black Girl hits Hollywood Fringe Festival 2011 Los Angeles, CA – Skinny Black Girl Productions (SBG), a new entertainment company, p... read more

10 Shows I'm Looking Forward To At The Hollywood Fringe 2013 by Kat Primeau

June 16, 2013

It’s that time of year again, the season of anticipation and excitement before Hollywood Fringe begins, when savvy producers are rolling out cross-marketing deals and dweeby theatre journalists are sifting through press releases to find what can’t be missed amidst the wealth of theatre heading our way. Call us obsessed, call us nut jobs (thanks, Colin), but this year Ben Hill and ... read more

Feast - The world premiere event of 2014

April 01, 2014

Will leave you sore, shocked, and starving for more. Upcoming playwright Dylan-Mark Wallace presents a play unlike any other where good manners are of the upmost importance yet cruel intentions fill every word. Wallace’s clever writing will have you laughing where you should be mortified, cheering where you should be aghast; when you think it’s over, it’s only just begun... read more

Fringe Fundraising Contest

February 06, 2013 by Rachel Stoll Armstrong

We kicked off our fundraising efforts at the Fringe Benefit on Saturday night, announcing our intent to raise $20,000 for the 2013 Festival. Our awesome community has helped to maintain the Fringe mission over the past two years by generously contributing to successful campaigns. Because of this generous support, the Fringe team was inspired to create a contest that will give back to our highest... read more