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August 20, 2012 by Ben Hill

There are hundreds of theaters, galleries, and studios in Los Angeles. They are all disparate, not connected, and often expensive. Anyone can rent them, but an artist creating is on their own. It’s scary and often difficult. The Hollywood Fringe Festival doesn’t create opportunities by adding more space, but by adding inspiration. Here is a central event, with lots of others doing th... read more

Ticket Giveaway for Family-Friendly Shows

February 06, 2013 by Rachel Stoll Armstrong

The Fringe Family program was first started to help families find age appropriate programming for their children while also introducing young people to live performance art. The program was expanded in the last year and also include Fringe Family days and other fa... read more

Our First Extension

July 01, 2010 by Ben Hill

When we began this whole thing we had several goals in mind, many of which were realized during our first fringe. I am happy to report we can check off two more… Post-Fringe partnershops between Hollywood venues Extensions of Fringe Shows past June Our Fringe International Award winning show “Burton” starring the inimitable Rhodri Miles as... read more

The Fringe Participant Packet

May 24, 2010 by Ben Hill

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Health Scare Prompts One Man Show to Book at Hollywood Fringe Festival

May 01, 2011

Jan Solomita a 57 year old Life Coach from Mar Vista, California was suddenly confronted with a series of debilitating symptoms while on a trip to Boston, that left him literally speechless. Upon his return to Los Angeles Jan immediately booked his one-man-show Talking to Yourself with the Hollywood Fringe Festival. In the spirit of ‘I’m not going to live forever’ the show was conceived of and s... read more

" Veronica's A Catch! "

June 14, 2011

Booze Boys & Brownies: A Musical Journey had it’s first preview show and the reviews are in! “Funny and insightful”… “sassy and smart”… “any real man will have a crush on her”- but see it for yourself! FIVE shows left of this Bay Area bombshell’s ballsy storytelling. Don’t miss this show! …A... read more

Fringe Hotspot Venues

February 15, 2011 by Ben Hill

What is a Fringe Hotspot? A Fringe Hotspot is a local business or organization that pledges to provide discounts to the Fringe community during June. Every year, thousands of Fringe-goers converge on Hollywood to see shows, share stories, and mingle as a community. They all need places to drink, eat, shop, and relax. Fringe Hotspots address these needs by providing incentives ... read more

Hollywood Fringe 2020 Dates

November 11, 2019 by Ben Hill

We're so pleased to announce the official dates for the 2020 Hollywood Fringe Festival!For our eleventh festival, previews will be held June 4th-9th with the festival proper taking place June 11th-28th. We will hold our annual Opening Night Party on June 10th. Want to get started on your HFF20 journey? You can create a project today. Fr... read more

HFF24 Town Hall #2: How to Make Your Fringe Show Accessible

March 20, 2024 by Wiley Jones

Our 2024 Accessibility Town Hall was led by the festival’s Events Director, W... read more

HFF22: ACCESS COMMITTEE LISTENING SESSION PUBLIC NOTES

July 20, 2022 by Bella Luna

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Our Newest Venue: Musicians Institute

January 05, 2010 by Ben Hill

We are proud to announce the latest venue to join the Fringe family: Musicians Institute (MI) in Hollywood, CA. MI is a powerhouse in the world of contemporary music instruction. For those of us that live here, this is the place to witness dozens of musicians with guitars slung across their backs pouring in and out of their facility. It is a cool, cool place to learn music and I would d... read more

Become a Fringe Friend

June 17, 2010 by Ben Hill

We are proud to introduce our first group discount program: The Fringe Friend Program. This is a tool Fringe patrons can use to get the most out of their Fringe experience. How it Works Purchase a Friends card at Fringe Central or via our web s... read more

"A definite must see" says The Examiner

June 29, 2013

The evening began with just my wife and I at the Lounge Theater for a killer performance of Marshall’s Law. While it reminded me of that movie where a group of high school friends lock their divorced parents in the basement until they reconcile, this show went much deeper than simply trying to get parents back together. Marshall, the child in question, locks his Mom and her former best fri... read more

2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival Stats

August 08, 2014 by Stacy Jones Hill

Some might say that there is no room in the film-centric city of Los Angeles for a thriving, vibrant performing arts scene. That there is no close-knit community of theatre-goers in this city. Some might even say the performing arts are dying. We’ve got the numbers to prove that these things simply aren’t true. Some facts about the fifth annual Hollywood Fringe Festival... read more

The HFF17 Interns: Effy Yizhou Yang

August 22, 2017 by Stacy Jones Hill

The second-to-last installment in our intern series comes from Effy Yizhou Yang, HFF17 Set Design Intern.  I consider myself really lucky to be able to participate in the Fringe internship program. There are not many programs out there that has specific intern categories, such as Fringe TV, Volunteering Organization, Set Design, etc. Those specific categories allow the inte... read more