“How naked, is naked audience participation, really?” I asked myself while gently perusing this year’s Fringe Festival program. The answer, found in the Southern California Naturists Association’s Production of Naked Shorts, was in no complex terms: very, very naked. Idling outside the Underground was a smattering of people looking busy with their phones. No […]
Brenda Frank’s life has been a hard one. She has terrible parents, a grandma that just passed away, and a lackluster love life. She has a new goal in life though, one that she thinks will make everything all better: she wants to become a vampire. Luckily, she knows just the person to help her […]
Have you ever sat in the audience of a show so bad you wanted to hurl something at the actor? If this thought has ever crossed your mind, then Easy Targets by The Burglars of Hamm is the show for you. Consisting of four short one-man shows, Easy Targets allows you to throw rolled up […]
“Does it ever strike you that life is just memory?” As immersive theatre and its intoxicating brand of participatory performance art continues to grow in popularity (for the first time in the festival’s history the Hollywood Fringe has presented ‘Immersive’ as its own show category), audiences are being treated to a bevy of unique […]
“The case ended on April the 23rd, 1931. The jury retired for an hour and a half. Peter was sentenced to death 9 times. The judge said that Peter’s crimes had been committed in cold blood, and that during the trial he had created the impression of cleverness, calmness, and considered deliberation. ‘Peter Kurten’, he […]
With myriad performances taking place during Fringe Fest, it’s a wonderful time for both traditional and immersive theater. We’re very excited to highlight one piece in particular: DARK ARTS. This experience, written by and starring Lawrence Meyers (PORN ROCK), is challenging the conventional format of theater by combining both immersive and proscenium elements to make […]
The following is an interview with Elizabeth Lanier, the writer/director of the upcoming play Narcissus and Echo, which premieres on June 10th at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. There is no spoiler content in this article. A link to tickets is available at the bottom of the page. From the time of its inception, […]
Below is a review of Santu Deliria: Inductio. We recommend seeing this show with as little to no spoilers as possible, and thus, we have included a stop point in which slight thematic spoilers are discussed. Read on and stop reading when you want. Are you ready? How many times have you truly […]
Have You Seen Jake redefined the emotional experience when it concluded last March. Nocturnal Fandango, the non-profit company behind this masterpiece, are wasting no time before jumping head first into their next ambitious project. Entitled The Sudden Loneliness Gift, this experience appears to be focused on the meta-narrative, specifically two members of the creative team: […]
“What have I done? What have I done? I am a good person, but I did a bad thing.” These words are the last thoughts of someone else—and tonight I become them. While these words might not be own, I say them aloud. “I am a good person, but I did a bad thing” The […]
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