A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘Handala’

June 23, 2024June 23, 2024 Edward Hong

I’m going to cut to the chase but Handala, a 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival scholarship recipient, may be one of the most important theatre works of our generation. This solo performance show is not only a celebration of Palestine but it does something that is so badly needed right now: to give humanity and soul to the Palestinian people while loudly declaring that there must be freedom and liberation.

Scholarship, Theatre

‘Handala: A Celebration of Palestine’ to Premiere at the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival

May 16, 2024May 16, 2024 Edward Hong

I’ve done press coverage for the Hollywood Fringe Festival in the past before but rarely do I do press releases for upcoming performances. With Handala, an exception had to be made because not only is it a much needed celebration of Palestine but it is also a 2024 Hollywood Fringe Scholarship recipient that signifies the program’s goal of expanding and diversifying the body of work being presented at Fringe.