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The HFF19 Brand Design Contest

April 03, 2019 by Stacy Jones Hill

The Guide Contest is back! We would like to invite our Fringe community to design the 2019 Hollywood Fringe Festival guide cover, which will be distributed throughout L.A. county. Submit your design ideas anytime between ... read more

WHERE DO THEATER and MUSIC FADE to BLUES?

June 06, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHERE DO THEATER and MUSIC FADE to BLUES? The Hollywood Fringe Festival kicks off with three short plays and live music that capture themes from ‘the Blu... read more

Hollywood Fringe To Get "Comedogenic"

June 09, 2010

CHICAGO (June 10, 2010) – Promising “gorgeous racism, Jesus-fearing misogyny, gay regret, and a French horn,” comedian Paul Thomas is proud to present his solo sketch comedy show “Paul Thomas: Comedogenic” as part of the first Hollywood Fringe Festival. Performances will be Sunday, June 20 at 7:00 p.m.; Monday, June 21 at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday... read more

Simon Coronel presents Manipulations at The Hollywood Fringe Festival

June 25, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Simon Coronel is one of Australia’s most skilled and innovative Sleight Of Hand Artists. His unique and engaging performances have captivated audiences around the world and in 2009, he became the fourth Australian to win an award at the FISM World Championshi... read more

COVID-19 Safety Pack

April 27, 2021 by Lois Neville

Last update 6/18/21* *Please note this is a living document, subject to change at any time.Today we announced our pivot to a hybrid model festival! Read all about it here.  HFF21 COVID-19 Safety Pack How to Fringe safely during a global pandemic We encourage all participants to hon... read more

Voting for the Fringe

January 07, 2008 by Ben Hill

As mentioned previously, we have decided on a “democratic solution” to select included projects for Fringe 2010. In true 21st century style, we will launch a website whereby theatre producers and artists post information about their project. This may include words, pictures, videos, and more, whatever it ta... read more

Celebrate Black creators this Juneteenth!

June 19, 2025 by Rody Villegas

Happy Juneteenth! To quote the great Angela Davis,  “…Juneteenth, the day we celebrate the end of slavery, the day we memorialize those who offered us hope for the future and the day when we renew our commitment to the struggle for freedom.” Celebrate Juneteenth by booking shows led and created by Black artists this Fringe, including the shows listed below... read more

See "The Dumb Waiter" at the 2nd Annual Hollywood Fringe Festival

June 08, 2011

“The Dumb Waiter” at the 2nd Annual Hollywood Fringe Festival Directed by Landon Johnson Designed by Matthew G. Hill Starring Kristopher Lee Bicknell & Jordan Randall One of his most recognized and acclaimed plays, Harold Pinter’s “The Dumb Waiter” is a humorous and provocative story of two hit men as they wait in a basement for their next assignment. Told th... read more

Important In-Person Fringe Safety Announcement

July 14, 2021 by Ellen Boudreau-Den Herder

This is a living document and will be updated as protocols evolve for live productions. 2021 Festival Policy Update COVID-19 Vaccin... read more

The Creative Workshop Series

November 11, 2019 by Ben Hill

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Hollywood Fringe Access Committee

April 28, 2020 by Bella Luna

Hatchery Arts, parent organization of the Hollywood Fringe Festival, will identify a minimum of two staff, eight current or past festival participants, and one board member who will serve as the organization’s Access Committee. This committee will meet on a regular ba... read more

AESOPERA The Moral of the Story Is… Musicals In LA – Ellen Dostal

June 13, 2013

Five of Aesop’s fables have been reinterpreted and set to music in Jonathan Price’s AESOPERA Billed as a pentaptych chamber opera – fancy language for a 5-part sung-through performance – AESOPERA is presented with minimal yet elegant staging by Kirk Arnold Smith and Alison Eliel Kalmus, that highlights Price’s luscious music and the intri... read more

Hollywood Fringe Festival: day 3 recap by Bob Leggett (The Examiner)

June 17, 2013

This show was a surprise to me in its intensity and presentation of a subject that is often kept in the dark, despite its overwhelming presence in many facets of our daily lives. The Vagrancy and writer Tommy Smith have delivered a gem to the Fringe that simply must be experienced to be believed. The acting and sheer sexiness of Michal Sinnott as the slutty sister is worth more tha... read more

TOP THAT! SET TO PREMIERE AT THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL

May 10, 2011

The team behind last year’s Fringe hit, Deicide: a Sorta Musical, presents a new ensemble created dark comedy about rivalry, regret, and cheesy children’s television. Theatre and film elements are used in Top That! to tell the story of nine former child actors attending a cast reunion party of the TV show Pancakes, Ah YES! The reunion takes on a life of its own as it tr... read more

Fringe Website 2.0

September 14, 2008 by Ben Hill

Barring some freak technological blip, you are reading this latest article on our new website, the hot bed of our future web-based adventures. Welcome! The site is currently relatively bling-free, which is intentional. Strolling through the gamut of international Fringe websites is a fun exercise. Generally, they convey something of a chaos inherent in the perceived psyche of Fringe fe... read more