Tagged With Performing Arts

First Friday Honolulu

Every month in Honolulu the arts district welcomes visitors to their First Friday event where ART is the focus.  First Friday in Honolulu has been going for over 10 years and this longevity is a sure sign that ART contributes to the well being of the community.  Along the way there have been some lean years but of course as we know ART is very resilient.  There’s no better way than to see this resilience...

i9 Festival in Honolulu Sponsorship Opportunity

Here is a great opportunity to support O’ahu Fringe Festival.  In March 26 – 27 the international i9 Festival...

Money Talks at Maui Fringe Theater Festival

The 6th annual Maui Fringe Theater Festival is on this month and joining them from O’ahu is the dynamic duo Marcia Mager and Lucie Lynch.  They will present their hit show ...

2016 Fringe Intern Positions

We are looking for smart, motivated individuals to help the Fringe staff mount the 2016 Hollywood Fringe Festival. It’s a big job but it’s also a very rewarding one. Some of our past interns have even moved on to become Fringe staff. To apply for any of these internships, send a cover letter and resume to our Volunteer Director, Stina Peder...

Fringe Central Returns to The Dragonfly

We are extremely pleased to announce that this year’s Fringe Central social space will be hosted at The Dragonfly located on Theatre Row at 6510 Santa Monica Blvd, for the second consecutive year. We all owe a huge “thank you” to our partner at this legendary nightclub, o...

Meet Our New Outreach Coordinator

The Hollywood Fringe is growing, so we recently hired some new people to join our staff! First, we’d like to introduce our new colleague Ellen Den Herder.Hello Hollywood Fringe!I am so, so grateful to join the Hollywood Fringe Festival staff as Outreach Coordinator. I am new to the Los Angeles theater scene, but am ready to take the full plunge! Here’s a little bit about myself and my involvement this year…Q: What’s “outreach” and why do you sound so excited?</...

Meet our New Publicity Manager

My name is Brittany Gash and I am in love with words. (I am also the new Publicity Manager for Hollywood Fringe Festival, but I’ll get to that later.) I’m in love with how we use words to describe things and communicate our feelings. I’m also intrigued by the many ways in which we choose to ditch our words and use other methods to communicate. Some people dance, paint, act, or make music. My art is communication. I love the magic of composing a sentence or phrase that will inspire, inform, motiv...

More Sobering Stats About the Performing Arts in America

Major hat tip to the lovely and talented Vanessa Stewart, as I cribbed this from her Facebook page. Don’t think she’ll mind, and if even if she did, Facebook is a public forum so…Check it:Full picture: According to a 2014 Theatre Communications Group Survey of 118 Theaters (15 of which had budgets of 499,000 or less)- federal funding was at a 5-year low in 2014, less than half of its 2010 level i...

Help Us Pick the HFF16 Prom Theme

PROM VOTING IS NOW OVER! The 2016 Fringe Prom Theme is “Purple Rain”Ever dream about re-doing your prom, but with a way better theme and adults instead of teenagers? It’s time for you to make that dream come to life! This year’s Fringe prom theme is going to be picked by YOU! <stro...

2016 Hollywood Fringe Festival Stats (Bigger Than Ever... Again)

We’re proud to say that the Hollywood Fringe Festival continues to grow! Some newly released facts about the seventh annual festival:We sold approximately 56,000 tickets this year.Since our inaugural festival in 2010, ticket sales have increased more than 300%.The festival sold an estimated $447,000 in tickets...