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11
NOV 2019
The Creative Workshop Series will be hosted at The Broadwater this year.
Saturday, November 16, 2019
10:30 am – 5:00 pm (Mixer to Follow) | Broadwater Theatres
6476 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Thinking of writing a piece for #hff20? Already started a piece but want some feedback? Or do you just really, really love the Hollywood Fringe? You’ll fit right in! Come for one or all of these breakout sessions led by Hollywood Fringe award winners and veterans. Each workshop focuses on a different aspect of writing in the “Fringe” style and are tailored to help in various stages of the writing process.
10:30 am | Breakout Sessions, Choose One:
- Session A: Writing for Solo Shows
- Session B: Writing for Ensemble Shows
12:00 pm | Breakout Sessions, Choose One:
- Session C: Minimalists Guide to the Fringe (No Time, No Equipment, No Problem)
- Session D: Immersive 101 Co-presented with League of Experimental & Immersive Artists (LEIA)
1:30 pm | Free Write Time/Lunch Break
3:00 pm | Fringe Speed Dating
- 10 minutes to discuss your writing/ideas with award winning writers, directors and producers at the Fringe
5:00 pm | Mixer
11
NOV 2019
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.
Fringe On!
The Hollywood Fringe Team
9
SEP 2019
Thinking about HFF20? Get to know fellow Fringers at Off-Season Office Hours! We’re partnering with our pals at The Broadwater Plunge (6324 Santa Monica Blvd.) who have generously agreed to donate 20% of the proceeds to the 2020 Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Off-Season Office Hours Schedule:
- Tuesday, September 10th
- Tuesday, October 8th
- Tuesday, November 12th
- Tuesday, December 10th
- Tuesday, January 14th
- Tuesday, February 11th
All Off-Season Office Hours will be hosted at the Broadwater Plunge from 7-10pm. Come network and support Fringe at the same time!
1
JUL 2019
We are happy to share with you this year’s Award Winners announced at the 2019 Award Ceremony held at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre! Thank you all for joining us at the ceremony. Congratulations to all the winners!
Fringe Freak (Community-Voted Awards) Winners
Top of the Fringe: The Last Croissant
International: Hide Your Fires: Butoh Lady Macbeth
Fringe First (World Premiere): POCKETS
Cabaret & Variety: blackboxing
Comedy: Olivia Wilde Does Not Survive the Apocalypse
Dance & Physical Theatre: Tattered Capes
Ensemble Theatre: The Last Croissant
Immersive Theatre: Vote for MURDER!
Musicals and Operas: POCKETS
Solo Performance: Mr. Yunioshi
Sponsored Award Winners
2019 Unleashed Award: The Mayor’s Debate of Tranquillity Nebraska
Aunt Lyla’s Fave Fringe Flyer: Matt The Gathering
Fight the Power Award: Start Swimming
No Room in the Green Room Award: Borracho: Spanish for Drunken Bum
O Face Award for Orgasmic Achievement in Theatre: “Most Orgasmic Performance”: Macy Idzakovich – FLOWER SOCIETY
ShoWorks Don’t Wait. Create! Award: The Duchess & The Stripper
Soaring Solo Artist Award: DEAR JEFF by Callie Ott
Standout Song Award: “SMELLAY LAHK A TURKAY” Blackboxing
Steve Kent Award: Earth Stories: Our Climate and Our Future
The Diverse Diva Award: SQUEEZE MY CANS by Cathy Schenkelberg
The Golden Key: The Pod
The Inkwell Theater Playwright’s Promise Award “Butcher Holler Here We Come” by Casey Wimpee
The Outdoor Voices Festival “Conversation Creation” Award: Dear Jeff: A Musical Comedy About Suicide & Domestic Abuse
The Paul Koslo Memorial/MET Theatre Award: A Time Traveler’s Guide To The Present
TPP’s Trope Buster! Blackboxing
Fringe Runway Winners:
1st Place- ANGELBIRD
2nd Place- THE HUMAN[OID] EXPERIENCE
3rd Place- Start Swimming
Honorable Mention – Mil Grus
Audience Winners:
1st Place – Squeeze My Cabaret
2nd Place – HAMILKONG
30
JUN 2019
Here are all the nominees for the community and sponsored awards! Congratulations to everyone!
Fringe Freaks (Community-Voted Awards) Nominees
Top of the Fringe
Klingon Tamburlaine
Mr. Yunioshi
POCKETS
THE BULLY PROBLEM
The Last Croissant
International
Hide Your Fires: Butoh Lady Macbeth
PRETTY, WITTY NELL
Start Swimming
What Am I Even Doing?
What I Never Told You
Fringe First (World Premiere)
45 Milligrams
blackboxing
POCKETS
SON OF A BITCH
THE BULLY PROBLEM
Cabaret & Variety
Batter Up! My Brain on Baseball
blackboxing
Pick of the Fringe – Cabaret Show
Squeeze My CABARET
The Color Collective
Comedy
Come Back!
Crabbe and Goyle are Dead
Olivia Wilde Does Not Survive the Apocalypse
The Mayor’s Debate of Tranquility, Nebraska
Stuff i think is funny and good
Dance & Physical Theatre
Cirque du Giselle
Four Clowns Presents: Shakedown at the Dusty Spur!
MIL GRUS
Scarlett Fever
Tattered Capes
Ensemble Theatre
GRAIL PROJECT
Saving Cain
SON OF A BITCH
The Last Croissant
THE DEATH OF SAM MOBEAN
Immersive Theatre
Disrobed
Life Plan, or Living Your Best Life in a Collapsing World
Matt: The Gathering
The Pod
Vote for MURDER!
Musicals and Operas
Earth To Karen
POCKETS
Public Domain: The Musical
Supportive White Parents
THE BULLY PROBLEM
Solo Performance
FERTILE.
Meet Me In Mizzery
Mr. Yunioshi
Pit of Goblins
Temple Tantrum
Sponsored Awards Nominees
2019 Unleashed Awards
2Cents Theatre Distinctive Voices Award
Aunt Lyla’s Fave Fringe Flyer
Winner announced tonight! Honorable Mentions:
Fight the Power Award
No Room in the Green Room Award
Silent Joy
Borracho: Spanish for Drunken Bum
Tattered Capes
The Bully Problem
The Circle Table
O Face Award for Orgasmic Achievement in Theatre: “Most Orgasmic Performance”
Blaire Chandler – THE DUCHESS & THE STRIPPER
Yokko – HIDE YOUR FIRES: BUTOH LADY MACBETH
Jim Hanna – THE MAYOR’S DEBATE OF TRANQUILITY, NEBRASKA
Elisabeth Hower – FOUR CLOWNS PRESENTS: SHAKEDOWN AT THE DUSTY SPUR!
Macy Idzakovich – FLOWER SOCIETY
ShoWorks Don’t Wait. Create! Award
Soaring Solo Artist Award
SQUEEZE MY CANS by Cathy Schenkelberg
DEAR JEFF by Callie Ott
MR YUNIOSHI by Jonathan Cho
MANDY PICKS A HUSBAND by Amanda Broomell
THE ONE MAN IMPROVISED MUSICAL by Conor Hanney
Standout Song Award
“SMELLAY LAHK A TURKAY” Blackboxing
“Wanted” Pockets
“Love Triangles” Pocketmon
“The Futures Lit” One Hump Heart
“SLAPFOC” Bully Problem
Steve Kent Award
Earth Stories: Our Climate and Our Future
In Conclusion
Ghost Town
Mr Yunioshi
The Last Croissant
The Diverse Diva Award
SQUEEZE MY CANS by Cathy Schenkelberg
(IM)PERFEKT by Jannica Olin
CHRISSY METH by Crystal Bush
LOOSE UNDERWEAR by Dagmar Stansova
CORINA: FROM LAPDANCE TO SUNDANCE by Corina Calderon
The Golden Key
The Inkwell Theater Playwright’s Promise Award
The Outdoor Voices Festival “Conversation Creation” Award
The Paul Koslo Memorial/MET Theatre Award
A Time Traveler’s Guide To The Present
TPP’s Trope Buster!
Batter Up
