Hollywood Fringe is about to put up its ninth festival and you can be a very special part of making it all happen. Make a gift to Fringe today and access these awesome “Fringe Benefits”:

• Highest donor of $1,000+: Pie the Festival Director in the Face at the Fringe Award Ceremony, plus the below benefits

• $500+: Be a guest of Honor at a Fringe Party (be a Runway judge, make a speech, have a drink named after you, be our honorary Prom Queen, etc.), plus the below benefits

• $250+: Attend a show with a Fringe staff member, plus the below benefits

• $100: Be our Special Guest at the Opening Night Party (special early entry, drink tickets etc), plus the below benefits

• $50: Be listed on the donor page in the HFF19 Fringe Guide, plus the benefit below

• $25: Get an exclusive inside look at the History of Fringe as told by the three co-founders on the HFF18 Senior Staff (Ben Hill, Festival Director; Stacy Jones Hill, Communications Director; Dave McKeever, Producing Director)

Your donation will support public programs (for lovely Fringers like you!), staff time, rentals, marketing and more. 

Fringe is Magic (with You)!

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UPDATE: This event has passed but will be back next year! Congratulations to this year’s winners. First Place— Cowboy Mouth, Second Place— The Upcyclers Green Theater Workshop, Third Place— A Beast/A Burden, Runner Up— Dorothy & Alice

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Showcase select costumes from your production at Fringe Runway, the Hollywood Fringe fashion show on Tuesday, June 12 at 8:30 pm. The night will begin with a Fringe Cabaret pre-Runway show. Grab a drink at Bryan’s Bar starting at 7:00 pm and get ready to strut your stuff!

Any Hollywood Fringe Production may enter by filling out the Runway Submission form. The deadline to enter Fringe Runway is Thursday, June 7 before midnight (a.k.a. 11:59 pm). 30 productions will be chosen by completely random lottery to participate in the event. While we wish we could feature all applicants, we must cap the participation to two costumes per show.

If selected, you will have 20 seconds to walk the catwalk! Your song will be played from a Spotify playlist, so please submit something that you want to walk to the FIRST 20 seconds of. We are not able to accommodate alternate timing. Guest judges will review each look and award prizes to three favorites. We’ll see you on the runway!

Bryan’s Bar is back to serve thirsty Fringers at all upcoming HFF hosted events, and this year you can join in on the fun! Put your show image or logo on bar related marketing materials: if we use it, you can brand it and see your fringe show in the hands of thousands of Fringers.

All bar related marketing materials welcomed. Including but not limited to:

• Beverage Napkins
• Plastic cups (12oz & 16oz)  
• Straws

All marketing materials must be approved in advance. Please email lois@hollywoodfringe.org before printing if you are interested in taking part in this boozy branding opportunity.

*Branded materials will be used for all drinks with the exception of Show Sponsored Drinks.

The Hollywood Fringe is thrilled to introduce a little more glitter and glam to your Opening Night Celebration with our first ever Opening Night VIP Party Pass, presented through a special partnership with TodayTix.

To help us kick off our 9th annual festival, we invite Hollywood Fringe participants, friends, and adventurous LA theater lovers to join us for the special VIP reception followed by a full night of celebration! For $15, VIPs can fully take advantage of the excitement that The Hollywood Fringe Festival’s Opening Night has to offer.

Treat yourself like the superstar you are, or, in lieu of flowers, gift a VIP pass as an extra special thank you.

Special perks include:

• Entry into the VIP Party at 5PM (general admission opens at 6:30)
• “Fast-pass” style entry (no waiting in line)
• A drink ticket good for any drink at the bar
• Special photo Op at the HFF Step & Repeat with our photographer at the VIP reception
• An official HFF button that can be used for discounts festival long
• Exclusive access to our VIP reception including special guest speakers, live performances and more!

About TodayTix
TodayTix is an international ticketing platform on a mission to redefine the way people see theater. Through effortless access to the best shows, insightful guidance to the world of theater, and thoughtful service at each moment along the way, TodayTix enables people to discover the best that their city has to offer.  Operating in the world’s most iconic theater markets, TodayTix secures the best discounted and full price tickets available for the hottest shows in Los Angeles, New York City, London’s West End, the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Philadelphia, Connecticut, Boston, Chicago, Toronto, Washington DC, Dallas, and Houston/Fort Worth. Since launching TodayTix in New York City in December 2013 by life-long friends and Broadway producers Merritt Baer and Brian Fenty, the company has quickly amassed partnerships with more than 800 theater institutions globally.

We are so excited to announce a slate of community events that will take place during the 9th Annual Hollywood Fringe Festival.

• Fringe Cabaret hosted at The Eastside Commons at Thymele Arts (June 2, 5, 10, 12, 19; varying times) 
• Fringe Opening Night Party hosted at LGBT Center (June 6; 6:30pm) 
• Fringe Runway hosted at The Eastside Commons at Thymele Arts (June 12; 7:00pm)
• Fringe Masquerade hosted at LA Lofts (June 16; 7:00pm)
• Fringe Pride hosted at LGBT Center (June 20; 5:00pm)
• Fringe Prom hosted at LA Lofts (June 22; 7:00pm)
• Fringe Awards hosted at the Montalbán (June 24; 6:00pm)
• Fringe Closing Night Party hosted at Three Clubs (June 24; 8:00pm)

Full details about all these events can be found on their individual event pages. The festival proper will kick off with the Opening Night Party on June 6th at the LGBT Center, historically the festival’s biggest social event. Details about exclusive VIP tickets will be released in the coming days. 

There will also be a number of services and opportunities available for festival attendees:

• Fringe Social Hubs: A group of bars and restaurants deeply invested in Fringe to serve as a rallying point, a break room between shows, or a place to meet other Fringers and talk about all that you’ve seen. These spots all offer button discounts and Three Clubs will offer drinks sponsored by Fringe productions.
  
  
  
  • BLACK, 6202 Santa Monica Blvd. (drinks, 21+)
  • Eastside Commons @Thymele Arts, 5481 Santa Monica Blvd. (drinks and snacks, all ages)
  • Eat This Cafe, 6547 Santa Monica Blvd. (food/drinks, all ages)
  • Hunter & Charlie’s, 1050 Vine St. (food/drinks, all ages)
  • Plunge at The Broadwater, 1078 Lillian Way (drinks, 21+)
  • Three Clubs, 1123 Vine St. (drinks, 21+)
• Fringe Hot Spot Program: Festival-wide community discounts are available for Fringe-goers with a Fringe Button from May 31st to June 24th. The perks of a button include $1 off all show tickets, deals around town and access to Fringe-run events. The button can be purchased for $5 (or $3 for Festival participants) online at www.hollywoodfringe.org/market.
• Fringe Concierge: Festival staff will run a formal home base for the Fringe in a storefront adjacent to Three Clubs at 1123 N. Vine St. Unit 6. This place will be home for participant flyers/posters, HFF information, festival merchandise and snacks. Concierge will open at 5pm on weekdays and 2pm on weekends. It will close nightly at 10pm.
• Street Teams: Uniformed HFF volunteers will take to the streets near fringe venues and hot spots fielding questions about the festival and helping patrons where needed. Interested in joining the effort? Volunteer!
• Participant/Venue-Hosted Parties: Fringe has created a new (free) registration type for fringe venues and participants to host their own social gatherings and promote them through the fringe website. To take advantage of this new promotion, create a project and register as your normally would. Select “Social Event” as your registration type. Note that you musty have a fully insured venue in the Fringe zone to participate in this program.

Many of you familiar with the festival will notice that there is no Fringe Central this year. Fringe Central has evolved over the years – from theater to storefront to tent to club. As the festival has grown, we’ve opted to partner with community bars and restaurants to provide a sense of place. We believe this evolution is reflective of the expanding social opportunities within the community.