Hollywood Fringe Festival
| Hollywood Fringe Festival | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Festival |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Venue | Multiple venues |
| Locations | Hollywood Theatre Row and vicinity |
| Country | United States |
| Participants | 233 companies (2012) |
| Attendance | 25,000 (2012) |
| Leader | Ben Hill (festival director) |
| Website | hollywoodfringe |
The Hollywood Fringe Festival is an annual fringe theatre festival in Hollywood, California. Most indoor venues for the festival are in and around Hollywood Theatre Row, a 1.4-mile (2.3 km) stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles.
The shows are not curated (selected based on merit). To perform, one must pay a registration fee and be ready with a concept and the means to produce it. The festival organizers market the event and provide some support, but the theatre companies must find their own venues and market their own shows. Many shows are produced by independent theatre companies; others are created by individual artists or one-time collaborators.