We have so many events to look forward to in 2023 as you begin your HFF23 journey! Below is a list of pre-festival educational events, as well as more information on upcoming networking opportunities. All of these events are designed to prepare you for a wonderful 2023 season. Can’t make an event or want to catch one you missed? Check out the stream of all Fringe events that have passed here.

 

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Pre-Festival Educational Opportunities:

Workshops consist of panel discussions with past Hollywood Fringe participants, and Town Halls are led by Hollywood Fringe staff. Both are great ways to get to know the Hollywood Fringe from different angles and perspectives! 

 

We will have ASL interpreters at all in-person events, and auto-captioning at all virtual events. If you would like to request an interpreter at any virtual workshop, please contact [email protected] at least 72 hours before the event, and we will provide one. All events are “pay what you can,” and donations are much appreciated, but only if you can afford to do so.

 

Workshops:

HFF23 In-Person Workshop 1: Ask A Venue

Tuesday, January 10, 2023, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (6-8 panel, 8-9 networking)

Thymele Arts (5481 Santa Monica Blvd) | Facebook Live

 

HFF23 Virtual Workshop 2: Budgeting and Fundraising

Sunday, February 12, 2023, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PT

Zoom | Facebook Live

 

HFF23 Virtual Workshop 3: Anti-Racism in Producing

Sunday, February 26, 2023, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PT

Zoom | Facebook Live

 

HFF23 Virtual Workshop 4: NOPRO x HFF23: Immersive at Fringe 101

Monday, February 27, 2023, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PT

Zoom | Facebook Live

 

HFF23 Virtual Workshop 5: Accessibility at the Fringe

Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PT

Zoom | Facebook Live

 

HFF23 Virtual Workshop 6: Marketing and Ticketing

Sunday, March 26, 2023, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PT

Zoom | Facebook Live

 

HFF23 Virtual Workshop 7: How to Tech your Fringe Show

Sunday, April 2, 2023, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm PT

Zoom | Facebook Live

 

HFF23 In-Person Workshop 8: Festival Expectations

Saturday, April 29, 2023, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PT

The Broadwater (6320 Santa Monica Blvd) | Facebook Live

 

Town Halls:

HFF23 In-Person Town Hall 1: Welcome to Fringe, Registration & More

Saturday, January 28, 2023, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

The Hudson (6539 Santa Monica Blvd) | Facebook Live 

 

HFF23 In-Person Town Hall 2: Prepping for Fringe

Saturday, April 15, 2023, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PT

The Hudson (6539 Santa Monica Blvd) | Facebook Live

 

Virtual Fringe Open Space Sessions:

Do you live outside of Los Angeles and have questions about bringing your show to HFF? We know that touring your show is a big decision, especially if you have never visited our city. Join us for one of our Fringe Open Space Zoom sessions to ask questions and learn more about the Hollywood Fringe experience as an artist.

 

Fringe Open Space Session 1

Monday, January 30, 2023, 10:00 – 11:00 am PT

Zoom (register here)

 

Fringe Open Space Session 2

Sunday, February 5, 2023, 4:00 – 5:00 pm PT

Zoom (register here)

 

Fringe Open Space Session 3

Tuesday, February 7, 2023, 7:00 – 8:00 pm PT

Zoom (register here)

 

Virtual Web Sessions:

We are thrilled to introduce a branch of our Pre-Festival educational series this year that is all about navigating the website and the many tools available to you as Hollywood Fringe Festival participants.

 

HFF23 Virtual Web Session 1: How to Navigate the Fringe Website Pre-Festival

Thursday, February 2, 2023, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm 

Zoom | Facebook Live

 

HFF23 Virtual Web Session 2: How to Navigate the Fringe Website During the Festival

Tuesday, May 2, 2023, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Zoom | Facebook Live

 

 

Pre-Festival Networking Opportunities:

Office Hours In-Person Networking Events (21+):

Join Hollywood Fringe staff and participants for weekly casual meet-ups at different bars around Hollywood. Whether you’re a veteran Fringer or a new community member, these in-person networking events are for you! Office Hours take place every Wednesday from 7-10 pm starting in late March.

 

March 29 – The Broadwater Plunge 

April 5 – The Broadwater Plunge 

April 12 – Melrose Umbrella Company

April 19 – Saint Felix 

April 26 - Melrose Umbrella Company

May 3 – Saint Felix

May 10 – Three Clubs

May 17 – The Well 

May 24 – Three Clubs

May 31 – Saint Felix

 

 

Online Networking Opportunities (All Ages):

We will have three online “Speed Networking” events in April and May for Fringe participants to get to know each other in a musical chairs style format. These are ideal for those joining from out of town or for those who want to network with the community from the comfort of their home (we get it, sometimes you just don’t want to

deal with LA traffic).

 

Thursday, 4/20, 7:30 – 9:30 PM
Monday, 5/1, 7:30 – 9:30 PM
Monday, 5/22, 7:30 – 9:30 PM

Register here!

 

 

 

In addition to all of these pre-festival workshops and networking events, there will be many opportunities for networking within the Fringe community during the festival dates in June. Stay tuned for more details on Fringe Cabaret, various events at Fringe Central, and the official Opening Night Party/Closing Night & Awards Ceremony – all happening in June 2023!

We’re coming back to Hollywood bigger and better than ever in 2023 for the 13th annual festival, with programs and opportunities that build community, create more accessibility and provide opportunities for Hollywood Fringe artists to connect and create together in community.

Registration opens on February 1, and closes on April 1, 2023.

All shows must present their work in the Hollywood Fringe Zone with tickets available to live audiences. All shows will have the option to livestream their shows in addition to in-person audience ticketing. More information about registration, including registration fees for 2023 can be found here.

Ready to create your HFF23 project? Click here to get started!

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’re not a drinker, feel free to come and meet us all in person!

Join us on the following Wednesdays 

7-9 pm at The Broadwater Plunge ( 6324 Santa Monica Blvd Los Angeles 90038) 

October 5th

November 9th

December 7th

January 11th

February 8th

This event is 21+

The Edinburgh Fringe’s 75th-anniversary festival is taking place now! We are thrilled to share the HFF22 shows taking part in Edinburgh Fringe this month. Running August 5-29, EdFringe has over 3,000 shows. Some are in person, and some are available digitally! Check them out! 

Check out their website to learn more about the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! 

Congratulations to all of you on your show’s next journey! Break Legs! 

ONLINE ON-DEMAND 

• Becoming Austin Nation
• Dickin’ Around
• What Am I, Chopped Suey?

IN-PERSON

• Afghanistan Is Not Funny by Henry Naylor
• The Ecstasy of Victoria Woodhull
• Queen of Fishtown
• We Are Traffic: An Uber Adventure

Check out the HFF21 shows that have continued their Fringe journey!

ONLINE ON-DEMAND

• Boy Crazy Psycho Slut

IN-PERSON

• Love and Sex on the Spectrum
• REDEEMher – How I Screwed Up My Perfect Mormon Life

Did we miss any? If you have a show at EdFringe that you have performed at HFF, let us know, and we will add you to the list! Email [email protected]. 

Are you looking to take your show on the road? There are so many different Fringey opportunities. Fringe Festivals come in all different shapes and sizes; some are open access (anyone can take part by registering), first come, first served, created by lottery, juried, part programmed, or a mix of them all.

Check out the World Fringe Network and their helpful database of Fringe Festivals worldwide. 

 

Fringe On! 

HFF22: ACCESS COMMITTEE LISTENING SESSION PUBLIC NOTES – JULY 16, 2022 

The following questions were posed by our access committee and answered by members of the community. This roundtable discussion was a great opportunity for us to learn from each other’s experiences.

 

What is a microaggression?

- Microaggressions are exactly what it sounds like, a micro aggression. You may not even be aware that you are guilty of it in the moment, but that doesn’t lessen the harm they cause. 

- This video provides a comprehensive definition of microaggressions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDd3bzA7450

 

What does intention vs. impact look like in our community?

- It may be well-intentioned, but the impact of an action can spread far beyond the original intention. 

- Sometimes it’s very small things. (Microaggressions) 

- What we are trying to do is find our ‘knowledge gaps’ so that we can deal with them as we need to. 

- Is our intent coming off as we intended? 

- Is everyone being heard?

- The intention may be to make it more accessible, but if the impact separates some people in order for them to access a different version of it, then it is not truly accessible in the first place.

- We use pronouns and land acknowledgements because we are in a different place of learning now. In the past, we weren’t thinking of things like visual descriptions, but we’re getting used to thinking in a more intersectional way.

- We have new information and new ways of doing things.

- It takes a while for that to be a part of our normal procedures.

- Language is important.

- Acknowledging that words like ‘blindspot’ are a form of microaggression.

- Another is when the response to “where are you from?” is America, and yet the inquirer keeps pushing.

- What to do when someone tells you you’ve said something that is a microaggression?

- Acknowledge the impact, identify the issue, apologize, and learn from it.

 How do you apologize to someone after causing harm? What does taking responsibility look like after a mistake has been made? 

- Marginalized communities are NOT responsible for educating individuals 

- They are tired of being responsible for explaining when something wrong happens.

- Ask people in your own circle, watch videos, read, listen to podcasts, etc. 

- Acknowledge that people make mistakes so that there’s room to grow

- We all are ‘speaking in draft’ here.

 - Not being afraid of ‘cancel culture’ allows us to apologize and change.

- If people are scared of being canceled then their immediate reaction will be to defend themselves.

- Art should have a certain sense of joy and comradery.

- Have a personal understanding of why it is important to show up for these conversations and put this work in.

- Accountability culture allows for empathy and deeper understanding.

- How do we acknowledge the intention while also holding ourselves accountable to the impact? 

- How do we get comfortable breaking things down and feel safe having difficult discussions? 

Calling Up Justice: What does being ‘canceled’ actually look like in our community?

- Is cancel culture a form of bullying?

- Most times people in power who are ‘canceled’ retain their power. 

– Theatre strives to be a safe place where we should feel free to share things that might not be widely accepted.

- Cancel culture vs. accountability culture

- Pushing back on someone and letting them know that’s offensive

- They’re NOT trying to ‘cancel you’ when they alert you to harm you’re potentially causing or perpetuating.

- Consequences/being held accountable for behavior

- Accepting that there are consequences for your actions. 

- There is no ‘war on comedy’

- Audience members don’t have to like a joke, they have the right to question it and push back. 

- As creators, we have to be okay with everyone not being okay with what you put out there.

- It is OK to make mistakes.

- Rejecting the impact of your actions by labeling the response “cancel culture” is ignoring, marginalizing, and oppressing members of the community.

- People often mistake ‘cancel culture’ with accountability culture. 

- Particularly those who haven’t traditionally had to reflect, take responsibility, and accept the consequences of their actions.

- Accountability culture

- Some people internalize being ‘called in’ and start to question everything interaction they’ve had.

- In the beginning anxiety can get in the way of your own growth.

- Questioning yourself is going to be uncomfortable, but it is how we grow

 - The power of forgiveness.  

- People have the RIGHT to forgive but they don’t HAVE to forgive — they can choose to do it on their own terms. 

- We often EXPECT forgiveness

- The importance of learning and adapting after being forgiven (or not forgiven).

- Examining WHY we ask forgiveness in the first place

- Recognizing the impact on our own

- Understanding the actions were wrong and need to be corrected

- Being ‘called in’ and taught that those actions caused harm

- Everyone will interpret things differently depending on their background and experiences.

- Whether you meant to say it a different way, the impact could be that someone is offended and hurt by it.

- And their reaction and experience is valid.

- Be willing to be ‘called in’ so our community can put in work to change.

- We have discussions to find resolutions for people who are offended or hurt.

- The only way you can learn is through uncomfortable conversations – especially after people have been triggered or hurt.

- Misunderstandings are inevitable given the diversity at this festival. 

- We strive to find more safeguards to help us all deal with these moments. 

- Providing everyone a safe space to clearly communicate their feelings.

- Whether conscious of it or not, words matter. 

- What is the motivation? 

 

What more can we do to educate and empower our community? 

- Something similar to DE&I educational sessions in the corporate world?

- Including and fully explaining our Code of Conduct in more participant emails and events leading up to the festival