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 stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles.
THE MISSION
Hollywood Fringe (also known as the Hollywood Fringe Festival or HFF, formerly Hatchery Arts) provides a platform for emerging, experimental and underrepresented artists to build community with one another. Through that platform, HFF makes live performances more accessible to artists and audiences alike. HFF operates as a training ground for artists to become producers and activates local neighborhoods to spur economic growth.
This mission is manifested in an annual, open-access festival which celebrates freedom of expression and collaboration in the performing arts, hosting thousands of artists from Los Angeles and around the world.
History & Vision
Hollywood Fringe was conceived in an environment where the performing arts scene in Los Angeles had incredible momentum and passion but no real sense of place or community. As a result, artistic partnership and collaboration were stymied despite the rich arts scene in the region. Today, HFFcontinues to provide a cohesive environment for the local neighborhood and the artistic community.
The main components of HFF’s vision are:
- To foster a thriving community of artists.
- To make performances more financially accessible, both to the artists who produce them and audience members alike.
- To fund underrepresented and low-income Angeleno artists’ performances.
- To provide a platform for new and/or experimental work to premiere, get feedback, garner reviews, and receive accolades.
- To teach artists to become producers, thereby developing sustainable careers beyond the Fringe.
- To increase diversity, inclusion, access, and community in the arts.
- To play an active role in supporting and connecting our local venues and businesses.
These values are the bedrock of HFF, and will continue to guide and shape the organization as it grows.
