“Drought” – A Tsunami of Talent
By Ernest Kearney — Poetess-songsmith-performer Kate Radford and Co-Producer Shoshannah Frankel have given the Hollywood Fringe Festival a work of lyricism and challenge in "Drought,"
“Klingon Tamburlaine” – Boldly Goes Where No Elizabethan Has Gone Before
By Ernest Kearney — School of Night is known and respected on the Fringe circuit for performing acrobatic feats of artistry with skillful aplomb as was on display in their "Punch and Judy," followed by Christopher Marlowe’s "The Faggot King" and their HFF2018’S staging of
Murderous, Muddled and Merry Mayhem in a “Pit of Goblins”
By Ernest Kearney — Last year, Mitchell Bisschop’s reworking of Madison Avenue icons into the "Citizen Kane" homage of "I Can Hear You Now," demonstrated he was writer/performer of both talent and a sterling comic sensibility. This year’s "Pit of Goblins" reveals a
“A Bit Much” Needs a Bit More of Stacy Dymalski
By Ernest Kearney — Stacy Dymalski is both smart and sharp a reality attested to in her HFF2018’s show "The Other Side of the Razor Ribbon." Her latest show "A Bit Much," for the Hollywood Fringe 2019 has a bit more personal focus.
A Tale of Paradise Lost in “Lock Your Heart, Elder P”
By Ernest Kearney — In "Lock Your Heart, Elder P.," Performer/Writer Robert Perkins offers an absorbing insight into both the psyche of the young Mormons sent out on their two year “rite of passage” by the church, as well as the directives
“Squeeze My Cans “Squeeze My Cabaret” A Double Whammy for Scientology!
By Ernest Kearney — Cathy Schenkelberg’s harrowing, hilarious and eye-opening account of her 20 years in the Scientology cult, "Squeeze My Cans," was one of the hits of HFF2016 and took top honors with TVO as the Best One-Woman Shows.
A Mellifluous Morality Tale in “Clark Wade – A Jazzy Tragedy”
By Ernest Kearney One-man show, "Clark Wade - A Jazzy Tragedy," is a stylish recounting of the rise and fall of Clark Wade, one of the Big Easy legendary “Gentlemen of Leisure.”
“Start Swimming” Needs to go in The Deep End
By Ernest Kearney — The Indomitus Theatre Company is young…. Very young. They are in the flush of discovery of the power and the magic that is the wonder of stage. I have no doubt that as they gather more years and more experience that
A Well-Titled “Catastrophe!”
By Ernest Kearney — "Catastrophe!" is unfortunately the most aptly named show of this year’s Hollywood Fringe.
“Five Pieces of Paper” – A Tragic Tale Tragically Lost in Clutter
By Ernest Kearney — It was the sight of torch-wielding marchers parading through the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia chanting, “Jews shall not replace us,” in 2017 that inspired Moti Buchboot to tell the story of his Grandmother’s survival during the Holocaust