Erika Marks

Erika Marks and Featuring Loretta Earn the 2023 Hollywood Fringe Encore Producers Award

Erika Marks and the production of Featuring Loretta have been awarded the 2023 Hollywood Fringe Encore Producers Award — one of the most coveted distinctions at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, granted to productions that demonstrate exceptional artistic merit and audience engagement. The award comes with an encore performance, scheduled for July 1st at 6 PM.

The reviews speak for themselves. Critics and audiences alike have responded to Marks’ performance with the kind of enthusiasm that marks a genuine theatrical event. The production gave Marks the opportunity to demonstrate the full range of her abilities: comedic, dramatic, and everything in between.

What the Critics Said

“The chemistry with the actors. The rough, endless back-and-forth dialogue really shows its strength once Loretta (Erika Marks), Dave, and Michael start sharing scenes and showing off their dynamic with each other.”

“Much of Featuring Loretta’s comedy comes from how confidently the character (Erika Marks) is dealing with each one of these ridiculous scenarios compared to the other stooges, who are far less qualified to control her life.”

Critical Reception

The Hollywood Fringe Festival is one of the most important proving grounds for emerging theatrical talent in Los Angeles. An Encore Producers Award is not given lightly. For Marks, it is a signal — to casting directors, producers, and audiences — that her stage work is as compelling as her screen presence.

The encore performance of Featuring Loretta takes place July 1st at 6 PM.