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How To Become An HFF26 Artist!

January 29, 2026 by Ellen Boudreau-Den Herder

Step 0: Decide if Fringe is right for you! Hollywood Fringe is a self-produced festival: there is a time commitment and it costs money. It’s also a great way to produce theatre: venues are cheaper because of shared costs, you share audiences w... read more

New Website Feature: Offers

November 20, 2009 by Ben Hill

By now, I hope many of you have had the chance to check out our website. While mulling over our festival model, we obviously needed to make some decisions. One decision was to embrace the original spirit of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, enabling venues to act independently to provide participants with maximum flexibility when choosing a home ... read more

LA Weekly

June 14, 2011

“Hard-driving rock songs and multimedia imagery overwhelm”... read more

The Fringe Awards

June 02, 2016 by Stacy Jones Hill

Fringe shouldn't be about competition. In fact, here at the Hollywood Fringe we've become known for having a welcoming and constructive community. However, awards can have an extremely valuable impact on a production. And so we have the Fringe Award Ceremony on the last day of the festival (June 26), with a ... read more

HFF20 Venue Tour Schedule

February 26, 2020 by Ben Hill

Venues are now open for tours and booking! Lounge Theatre: Tours available Monday-Saturday by appointment email. Visit [email protected] for details! Zephyr Theatre: Tour... read more

Let's Fringe! Last of Sneak Peeks by Cindy Marie Jenkins

June 09, 2013

I had no idea what to expect from White Hot based on my interview with some of the team. They also invited me to their final dress rehearsal, so I saw The Vagrancy load into the space and heard some of the last-minute shenanigans that come with 15 minutes of in-space preparation – ah, Fringe! As much as I love a few black chairs and blocks on a Fringe set, I also appreciate companies that... read more

MARK TWAIN MUSICAL “VIRGINIA CITY” PREMIERES AT THE 2012 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL

May 18, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: David Wisehart (310) 498-0677 [email protected] HOLLYWOOD May 18, 2012 – The Wisehart brothers will premiere their Mark Twain musical VIRGINIA CITY... read more

(Off-Season) Office Hours Schedule!

September 24, 2022 by Lois Neville

Are you interested in learning more about the Hollywood Fringe Festival? Or do you miss the community spirit of the fest? This event is for you!  Join us once a month for our in-person networking event. This Pre-Season Series is for both veteran Fringers and new community members alike! $1 off drink specials will flow as we spend time daydreaming about the 2023 Fringe. Even if you&r... read more

The Life & Death of Bryan Burgess

July 27, 2010 by Ben Hill

With sadness and a profound sense of loss, we bid farewell to our friend and colleague Bryan Burgess: A Fringe co-founder, our sales director, the man running the bar and a great light in our world. Too soon we are all forced to say goodbye to someone who loved unconditionally and was unconditionally loved. As many of you know, the central Fringe team has been together for many years and... read more

GIMPLECAPPED: A Journey of "Inspiration"

April 14, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Born with 10 toes on your face? Gimplecapped. Lost a leg to a rabid sloth? Gimplecapped. Gimpy, crippled, or handicapped by life? Gimplecapped! Join a crew of abby-normals for vignettes that explore what it is to be different. You’ll laugh, or cry. You might even be in... read more

Announcing the Fringe Forum

January 28, 2013 by Rachel Stoll Armstrong

Have you ever wondered… “Can I talk with people who have already experienced Fringe without trying to navigate Twitter?” “How can I recruit performers from the already-huge pool of Fringe participants without messaging them individually?” “Is there some way to send a message to everyone performing at my venue?” Many of ... read more

The 2014 Hollywood Fringe Design Contest

February 26, 2014 by Stacy Jones Hill

You (or one of your friends) can be the head graphic designer for the 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival! All you have to do is enter our design contest. Dates of the Contest You can start submitting your designs for the qualifying round starting Monday, March 10th. To ensure your design is eligible for the final round, make sure we receive your concept by the end of the day on Frida... read more

One Year More

June 17, 2009 by Ben Hill

When we began planning this enterprise almost two years ago, we had little concept of what exactly we were getting ourselves into. Already, days are filled with artist communication, venue booking, community organization, fundraising opportunities, event preparation, and promotion. Not to mention the wild, intellectual challenge involved in modeling an event of this scope. With every person I... read more

AWARD WINNER - The Devil and Billy Markham

July 10, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY, 2013 Contact: Aaron Lyons 310-902-3142 Email: [email protected] ZENITH ENSEMBLE PRESENTS SHEL SILVERSTEIN’S ... read more

Join the Fringe at LA Pride!

June 04, 2012 by Meghan McCauley

We will be marching in the LA PRIDE Parade on Sunday June 10. We will have a marching group of 50 people, and still have slots available for those interested in participating. The event begins with meeting and lining up at 10:00 am and is usually completed by about 2 pm. It takes place in West Hollywood and is a huge visibility opportunity – approximately 400,000 ... read more