THE COMPANY
The company behind the Hollywood Fringe Festival was founded in January 2005 with a singular mission: Produce new and provocative works by undiscovered artists for benefit of the community.
Our inaugural production was The Hatchery Festival in Washington DC. Its mission to introduce new works was widely received as a critical injection of vigor into the community’s literary culture. The playwrights underwent an extensive dramaturgical workshop process to improve their plays, and prepare them for production. In recognition of our efforts towards community enrichment, we were awarded a grant from the DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities.
In June 2010, The Hollywood Fringe Festival launched its inaugural festival, filling over 17,000 seats in over 30 different venues throughout central Hollywood. We featured 186 distinct showswith over 800 performances. Approximately 10% of our festival was international with one third of all participants coming from out-of-state.
The 2018 Festival debuts on June 7 in Hollywood, CA.
FESTIVAL STAFF 2018
Festival Director
Ben Hill*
Producing Director
Dave McKeever*
Communications Director
Stacy Jones Hill*
Volunteer/Front of House Director
Stina Pederson
Development Director
Vanessa Frey
Sponsorship Director
Lois Neville
Cabaret Director/Social Media Manager
Bella Luna
Outreach Coordinator
Ellen Den Herder
Publicity Manager
Nicole Misita
Events Coordinator
Alex Prehm
Community Engagement Coordinator
Melissa Alvarez
FringeTV Editor/Director
Nathaniel Beaver
Staff Photographer
Matt Kamimura
Fringe Freaks created by
Gavin Worth
2018 Illustrations by
FRINGE CENTRAL STAFF 2018
Bar Manager
Bradley Pierce
Scenery Designer
David Offner
Lighting Designer
Brandon Baruch
Technical Director
Corwin Evans
Master Electrician
Kelley Finn
2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jon Armstrong, Ben Hill*, Monica Martin, Kanchan Mattoo* (chair), Stacy McKee, Steven Leigh Morris, Dave McKeever*, Matt Wells
CO-FOUNDERS
Bryan Burgess*, Alexa Hill*, Ben Hill*, Nicholas Hill*, Stacy Jones Hill*, Kanchan Mattoo*, David McKeever*, Ken Peterson*, Abbie Wagoner*
*2010 cofounders