In Los Angeles, the Fringe Theatre scene is even more spectacular when considering the range of talent who have learned the Arts here. The Hollywood Fringe Festival is world renowned! And they will be hosting The Guardians of Wonder, an anime themed spectacular, spectacular by Alicein Project!
This team is better known for their stage adaptation of the popular video game “NieR:Automata,” and “YoRHa” series. It promises to fuse everything fans adore from anime, manga and video games into one really big show, if we’re to borrow a phrase from Ed Sullivan.
There’s no word yet whether this troupe will take this show on the road. As most Fringe Festivals decide on their programming by drawing entries out of a hat, only time will tell if they will be selected/invited to visit other big name celebrations of independent theatre across the world, like Edinburgh, or Victoria Fringe. This theatre troupe has plans to expand their reach, and that’s good news! Or just maybe, a city should play host to Asian Fringe and all groups can come under one roof, as the Mochinosha Puppet Company hasn’t been in town for years.
Based on the show description and that a lot of sword-play is involved, it’ll get weebs curious. The premise sounds simple enough. After Miko finds herself lost in a world unlike her own, there’s only two knights of purity, Hana and Sora, willing to help. They believe she’s special, and they are willing to protect this girl. As for why Rei whisked the girl to this realm, that’s a mystery the trio have to solve.
Showtimes are as follows:
8:00 PM on Saturday, June 3rd
7:30 PM on Sunday, June 4th
6:00 PM on Friday, June 9th
9:30 PM on Saturday, June 10th
* A 30-min action show & a 30-min sword fighting workshop (a total of 60 min)
* Admission is free. Attendees must register in advance in advance here.
Venue:
McCadden Place Theatre
1157 N McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90038
CAST
Rena Kaneta @renakaneta. Emika Kamieda @Emika_Kamieda
Shio Yamazaki @shio_yamazaki Stella Takasegawa @Stella_0917
Mizuki Kimura @sakura_s0513
About the Hollywood Fringe Festival
This Los Angeles based annual, open-access, community-derived event celebrates freedom of expression and collaboration in the performing arts community. Each June during the Hollywood Fringe, the arts infiltrate the Hollywood neighbourhood: fully equipped theatres, parks, clubs, churches, restaurants, and other unexpected places host hundreds of productions by local, national, and international arts companies and independent performers.
About Alicein Project
This theatre company established in 2010 is the largest “theatre company” in Japan that only casts emerging actresses (female talents/idols) for their shows. They have performed approximately 100 plays to date, and the number of talents that have entered their doors are 1,800 actresses, including top idols. Their plays have also been performed in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and they are frequent performers at the Hollywood Fringe since 2021. Additionally, they’ve been nominated for the Streaming Overseas Production Award.
