by Thea Pueschel

Quick peeks at #HFF26’s “Women on the Fringe” by Fringe Femmes who are behind the scenes this year. Click Here for all Check-Ins

WHO: Destiny Faith

WHAT: The End of the World

WHERE: The Hobgoblin Playhouse on Gardner, 1516 N. Gardner St

WHY: Because the world is collapsing and intrusive thoughts want to win. “Desiree” is hanging up her cape, kicking up her heels and lying down, because as a transplant she has failed to launch her writing career and isn’t going to the beach once a week. She’s “Going Live” to end it all, but first she must write a suicide note, and it needs to be good. Because they might make a movie out of it. Destiny Faith unflinchingly weaves news footage, intense emotional depth, dark humor, well-crafted spoken word and TikTok videos to challenge that Black women aren’t supposed to feel a certain kind of way.

HOW: https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/13431

by Thea Pueschel

Quick peeks at #HFF26’s “Women on the Fringe” by Fringe Femmes who are behind the scenes this year. Click Here for all Check-Ins

WHO: Christine Dunford 

WHAT: Burn Scar

WHERE: Theatre of Note, 1517 N. Cahuenga Blvd.

WHY: Because every Angeleno experienced or watched in horror the January 7 Palisades and Eaton Fires. Because Christine Dunford reveals the rawness of loss and the evolution beyond cynicism. Because she takes us on a harrowing journey up and down a one-lane road in the Palisades to PCH while the mountains around her home burned. Because “When you stand with your back to the apocalypse, you can see the beach.” Because tragedy reveals the helpers.

Because Christine crafts a dynamic emotional ride from grabbing her go bag, to waiting down the hill with her dogs for her husband who doubles back to their home to save it from the 40-foot pine tree that will destroy it and the neighbor’s home. Because she blends personal tragedy, moments of comedy, and the required humor and fortitude it takes to battle bubbly insurance adjusters on a mission to delay, deny, and defend.

HOW: https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/14403