Dancing freaks on the Hollywood Hills. Festival dates June 9-26.

26

JUN 2022

Happy Closing Day of the 2022 Hollywood Fringe Festival!

 

HFF22 Community Awards (“The Freaks”)

voted on by Fringe patrons

 

Cabaret & Variety

I Wanna Fall in Love

Most Likely To…

 

WINNER 25 Plays Per Hour

Tales of the Transcestors

Shubop-Dubay-Had: The No Matter Watt PreQuel

 

Comedy

Breed or Bust

Love Chicken

Three Guys, One Groupon

Homeless Romantic

WINNER A Terrible Show for Terrible People by Bonnie He

Gummy Worm – a new comedy by Nathaniel Foster

 

Dance & Physical Theatre

WINNER Flamencodanza

Dying for Our Voices

 

Drama

All American

Dead Skin

It’s In Our Bones

Cock

Reconsider Me

WINNER Battlesong of Boudica

 

Immersive & Games

WINNER The Ramón Show: Spiritual Cheerleading

NOT Another Midsummer

Signals

Death To Realism

Sins

 

Musicals & Operas

Asexuality! The Solo Musical

WHO’S AFRAID OF DAVID LYNCH?

WINNER DI LADY DI

Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical

Housewife ’52

 

Solo Performance

CALL ME ELIZABETH

WINNER Made In America

DOG

The Toughest Man in Chicago

QUEEN OF FISHTOWN

Noor Inayat Khan: The Forgotten Spy

 

Two Person Show

WINNER Abortion Weekend

WEST

!!!!!!!!!! CAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMPPPPPPPPPP !!!!!!!!!!

The Shape of Me

ANDOUT OF THE BLUE — A Miraculous MUSICAL

 

International

Tommy Cooper: I Didn’t Let You Down, Did I?

Are you lovin’ it?

Too Big For Her Britches

Dead Skin

WEST

WINNER AFGHANISTAN IS NOT FUNNY

 

World Premiere

DI LADY DI

Abortion Weekend

WINNER Asexuality! The Solo Musical

Made In America

DOG

 

Top of the Fringe

WINNER Asexuality! The Solo Musical

Abortion Weekend

Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical

DI LADY DI

DOG

 

HFF22 Sponsored Awards

selected by the sponsoring company

 

Black Box Live Digital Innovation Award, sponsored by Black Box Live

Must Go On: A Rite of Passage

Noor Inayat Khan: The Forgotten Spy

She Stoops To Scandal

 

WINNER TEACHING A ROBOT TO LOVE

 

Ella Turenne Award, sponsored by the Hollywood Fringe Access Committee

WINNER Abortion Weekend

Becoming Austin Nation

Must Go On: A Rite of Passage

What Am I, Chopped Suey?

 

International Fringe Encore Series, sponsored by SoHo Playhouse

WINNER Abortion Weekend

AFGHANISTAN IS NOT FUNNY

DI LADY DI

Made In America

West

 

Soaring Solo Social Impact Award, sponsored by Soaring Solo Studios LLC

Emergence: First Flight

Made In America

Must Go On: A Rite of Passage

 

WINNER Noor Inayat Khan: The Forgotten Spy

The Toughest Man in Chicago

 

Splash, Sponsored by Namba Performing Arts Space, Inc.

Emergence: First Flight

WINNER Made In America

QUEEN OF FISHTOWN

 

The No Room in the Green Room Award, sponsored by MB Stage Productions, LLC

Apocalypse at the Rainforest Cafe 

WINNER Battlesong of Boudica

Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical

Housewife ‘52

Not That Illegal

Signals

TEACHING A ROBOT TO LOVE

 

The Theatre Theater Playwright Award, sponsored by Theatre Theater Podcast

DOG

F#@% Julie!

WINNER Love Chicken

“Lvl One Gygax” and “Of Branch, Of Beast, of Beatnik”

Noor Inayat Khan: The Forgotten Spy

Steps of Glory

 

The Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum Wordsmith Award, sponsored by Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum

Battlesong of Boudica

Beowulf

 

WINNER “Lvl One Gygax” and “Of Branch, Of Beast, of Beatnik”

No One Will Be Immune and Other Plays and Pieces

Noor Inayat Khan: The Forgotten Spy

Steps of Glory

The Pig Farm

The Second Coming of Joan of Arc

The Tanner

The Ecstacy of Victoria Woodhull

 

 

HFF22 HOLLYWOOD ENCORE PRODUCERSAWARD

 

The Actors Company

Blood Pig

Camp Ginger: An Original Musical

Still Awake

The Shape of Me

The Toughest Man in Chicago

They Call Him Mother

Tommy Cooper: I Didn’t Let You Down, Did I?

Tragic Magic: A Story of Recovery

 

Asylum @ McCadden Theater

Emma and Richie’s Big Viking Funeral

All American

Love Chicken

A Dream at the End of Time

 

Asylum @ Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre 

4 Seasons Total Sh!tshow

Ben and George

Criminal Genius

Gummy Worm

It’s In Our Bones

Mother Grace

Tourrorists

What about Dad

 

Asylum @ Thymele Arts

Looking Past Loss

Mother Nature

Signals

The Verse Violent Chorus – Part 1

 

Asylum @ Wren Theater

Best Wife Ever

 

Howard Fine 

Empanada for a Dream 

What Am I, Chopped Suey? 

 

Hudson Theatre

An Intervention

Battlesong of Boudica

If I Look This Good, Why do I Feel Like Shit?

Stilettos and Steel

Why I Am the Way I Am 

 

Studio/Stage 

Asexualty! A Solo Musical 

Chriskirkpatrickmas 

From Here to Maturity 

Happy Girl 

It’s Who You Know 

Lvl 1 Gygax 

She Stoops to Scandal 

$H!+HEADS

 

Zephyr

Desert Weeds

Breed or Bust

And…Out of the Blue– A Miraculous MUSICAL

Too Big For Her Britches

Ascension Day

 

Best of Broadwater

A TERRIBLE SHOW FOR TERRIBLE PEOPLE

ABORTION WEEKEND

AFGHANISTAN IS NOT FUNNY

DI LADY DI

DOG

GRIEF: A ONE MAN SHITSHOW

HOUSEWIFE ’52

LET’S GET SILLY.

MOST LIKELY TO….

NOOR INAYAT: THE FORGOTTEN SPY

QUEEN OF FISHTOWN

TALES OF THE TRANCESTORS

TEACHING A ROBOT TO LOVE

THE TANNER

THREE GUYS AND A GROUPON

WEST

 

Los Angeles LGBT Center

Cock

THE RAMÓN SHOW: SPIRITUAL CHEERLEADING

Tree

“Hot Stuff”

MUST GO ON: A RITE OF PASSAGE

 

4

MAY 2022

FRINGE TV

PARTICIPANT LIGHTNING ROUND 
(Festival Covid Guidelines will be followed at this event) 

We invite you to join us on Monday, May 16th from 5 pm – 8 pm for a Lightning Round of FringeTV interviews. It will be held at Thymele Atlas (1100 N. Western, Los Angeles).

You will answer 2 questions very, very quickly. Lightning round style! Remember, you will be in a short video with 30 other productions, so make your answers SHORT & SWEET! Make sure to bring your awesome personality and character to the stage for us! You are welcome to wear your costumes and be as animated as you would like.

You will answer the following questions:

What is your show about?

What is your favorite line in the show?

No more than four people from your production are allowed in the video. We recommend planning ahead for who will say what, and when. Remember: keep it short. If your answers are too long, your show may not make the cut.

See past Lightning Round answers here!

To sign up please fill out this form

FRINGE TRAILERS

We want your show trailers! We will be featuring #HFF22 show trailers on our website this year. A great way to pique the interest of potential ticket buyers. To be included in this theatrical flight board, submit your registered show’s trailer by filling out this form.

Submit your trailer by May 15th to be included in this promotional opportunity! 

Email questions to 
[email protected]

 

 

FRINGE RUNWAY

Showcase select costumes from your production at Fringe Runway, the Hollywood Fringe fashion show on Wednesday, June 1st at Three Clubs.

Any Hollywood Fringe Production may enter by filling out this form. The deadline to enter Fringe Runway is is Sunday, May 29th before midnight (a.k.a. 11:59 pm).

30 productions will be chosen by random lottery to participate in the event. 

Guest judges will review each look and award prizes to three favorites.

Get full details here. We’ll see you on the runway!

 

SHOW SPONSORED DRINKS- SOLD OUT 

The sponsored drink program is back for its tenth year, allowing you to feature a drink crafted especially for you at the infamous Bryan’s Bar at Fringe Central (905 Cole Ave). For $100, you provide the name, your base alcohol choice, and details about your show, business, etc, and our in-house mixologist will create a handcrafted beverage to uniquely promote you, your business, and/or production! You will also receive an official #hff22 social media blast, blog post, a newsletter shout-out, and printed signage at the bar. All proceeds from sponsored drink sales go to the Fringe. 

To take advantage of this boozy marketing opportunity please submit this form by May 25th! Drinks are scheduled on a first come first served basis so submit soon, we only have space for 16 special drinks this year! 

Email [email protected] with any questions. 

We look forward to marketing your show at HFF22!

 

FRINGE CABARET

Fringe Cabaret is now booking fun acts that include variety, magic, dance, music, comedy, and general silliness! Cabaret will be presented at the Atlas Theater located inside Thymele Arts (1100 N. Western, Los Angeles 90029). Booking acts for June 2nd, 6th, 9th, and 14th. Fill out this form to submit your show! Sign up soon as spots tend to fill up quickly.

Want to attend Cabaret and support your fellow Fringers? Check out all the details and get tickets!

Hard-hitting dramatic material is not the best to present on the Cabaret Stage, however, you can still promote your show through us by donating free show tickets or swag to be raffled off during Cabaret performances. To arrange a donation, contact [email protected] 

Photo of four performers in clown makeup in front of a red curtain

20

APR 2022

Great news! We will be offering three $500 stipends to HFF22 producers from money raised from our Fringe Memberships campaign! 

 

Artist Fund Applications are now open! 

 

Artist Fund applications are now open! $500 artist fund stipends are available to currently registered local HFF22 producers whose income has been substantially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

 

—->Applicants do not have to be first-time producers

—->It is recommended that applicants identify as low income (making under $66,250 annually)

—->Primary applicants must primarily reside in Southern California

—->Those who have received other HFF program stipends (scholarship stipend or artist fund via the Fringe, etc) in 2021 or 2022 are not eligible

Applications close Friday, April 29th at 9:59 PM. Apply here today!

 

Want to help more artists get $$ at Fringe??

 

We don’t have to leave it at only three stipends. If we raise another $2000 in Memberships (which can be one time donations or recurring monthly donations!), we can fund a whole additional stipend. Let’s do some math…that’s twenty memberships at the Fringe Fan level ($100), eight at the Fringe Friend level ($250), four at the Fringe Family level ($500), or two at the Fringe Freak level ($1,000). 

 

Will you help us get there? Please read all about our Membership Program here and consider donating today. Not only will you be helping our artists and programs like Fringe Central, you’ll also get a ticket to our Opening Night Party (and more)!

21

MAR 2022

After numerous conversations and intense deliberation by our selection committee, faced with an incredibly difficult choice over many qualified applications for this award, we are proud to announce our Fringe Scholarship winners!
 

The Winners of the 2022 Fringe Scholarships are:

A Terrible Show for Terrible People

Abortion Weekend

LUNA

Lvl 1 Gygax and Of Branch, Of Beast, Of Beatnik

Made In America

Not That Illegal

RAG HEAD: An American Story

Royal Flush

Something In The Air

Terraforming Marginalized Voices

The Ramón Show: Spiritual Cheerleading 101

The Voice Lesson

TREE

Washington Square

Yellow/Blue

With so many outstanding applications we would like to highlight 3 shows that stood out to our committee as honorable mentions:
Love Chicken

Teaching a Robot to Love
Sorta Kinda

 

Congratulations to all!
 

As an open-access festival, we seek to foster a ground-breaking community of artists and make performances more accessible, both to the artists who produce them and for those who otherwise cannot afford to see theatre. Our committee firmly believes that these productions will enrich audience experience and the quality of the Hollywood Fringe Festival’s artistic offerings through the presentation of unique and underrepresented themes.

Each scholarship recipient will receive free registration and a $550 stipend towards production costs, a Fringe mentor, and marketing and networking opportunities as a member of the Fringe community. Fringe Scholarships are available to first-time Hollywood Fringe producers who contribute to the ethnic, cultural, racial, intellectually or physically disabled, d/Deaf, and the LGBTQ+ diversity of the Fringe community.

Fringe Freaks in front of our step & repeat

7

MAR 2022

Pre-Festival Event Safety Breakdown

To keep our community safe, we have the following COVID requirements in place for our pre-Festival events.

It’s a FREAKin’ Fundraiser
Wednesday, March 23

Due to the nature of this event (live band karaoke, food & drink indoors and movable seating), we are requiring a negative test from all attendees. Although masks will be recommended, they will not be required at this event, especially while performing, eating or drinking. In this venue, attendees will be required to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 (booster not required but recommended).

Town Hall #2: Prepping for Fringe
Saturday, April 16

This event will follow our artist safety guidelines. In short, this event will require proof of vaccination (booster recommended but not required) or a negative test result within 72 hours of the event (48 hours if antigen test, not PCR). Masks will be required at this event. While cloth masks are acceptable, it is highly encouraged that you wear a medical grade mask (surgical/3-ply, KN95, KF94 and N95 masks).
 

Office Hours

All of our office hour locations will have different requirements depending on the space’s own guidelines. Please see this blog for a full breakdown.
 

Our Festival event guidelines will drop with our audience guidelines on April 18, 2022.