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Ashley Karp is an award winning writer and director whose productions, both on and off screen and stage, have showcased both nationally and internationally and have been awarded numerous accreditations.

Ashley was awarded Judge’s (Industry) Choice for her work as a Director for the 10-Minute play Day of Days at Short + Sweet Festival Hollywood in October 2022. Ashley’s actors in both of her directed plays at the same festival, A World Apart and Day of Days, each received Top Actor/Actor’s Circle awards as well as a Sponsored award provided by Superbloom at Short + Sweet Festival Hollywood 2022. (See Broadway World Announcement Article Here.)

Her latest project - a self-written, directed, casted and produced horror-themed Podcast titled The Ol' Timey Spectral Hour has recently won an award for Best Podcast at the Kapow Intergalactic Film Festival and a nomination for Best Audio Fiction Series at The Indie Series Awards. Her latest projects in which she was both a DP and an Editor for, La Wija and 'Manitas, have both won numerous awards and official selections on the film festival circuit.

In her spare time, Ashley loves to stream various video games on her Twitch channel under her artist name Appynormal, as well as create wicked jams and spend quality time with her twelve years young cat, aptly named Cat.

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SHORT+SWEET HOLLYWOOD Is Back For It's 2024 Season At The Victory Theatre Center In Burbank


The Short+Sweet Hollywood 2024 festival returns to The Victory Theatre Center in Burbank, CA for a 6-week run. Under the new Festival Director, Ashley Karp, the season promises exciting performances and partnerships with Final Draft, Coverfly, Theatre Unleashed, and Stagey.

Short+Sweet Hollywood 2022 Festival Announces Winners


The Short+Sweet Hollywood 2022 festival of short works is concluded. Check out the list of the winners in its awards competition!

SHORT+SWEET Hollywood Adds Last Round Of Semifinalists


The Short+Sweet Hollywood festival of short plays announces the last semi-finalists of its Open Theatre (English language) division.

SHORT+SWEET HOLLYWOOD Opens Next Week at Marilyn Monroe Theatre


Known as 'The biggest little festival in the World,' Short+Sweet is the world's largest-reaching performing arts festival dedicated to original short form Theatre, Music and Dance.

NOT THAT ILLEGAL Illuminates Immigrant Experiences At The Hollywood Fringe


Actor/Writer/Comedian Yusuf Yildiz is bringing his feature-length stage comedy 'Not That Illegal' to the Hollywood Fringe Festival for its world premiere. Written by the producer himself, 'Not That Illegal' follows Ali Can, a Turkish immigrant, in his struggles to stay in the US even though his chances look slim.

CHEATER and MAYHEM OF THE MUSIC MEISTER Come to Hollywood Fringe This Month


“Cheater,” a 15 minute one act play written by Andrew Cervantes, is a love story with a dark secret. And inspired by Batman's animated episode 'Mayhem of the Music Meister '' is a musical of semi-heroic post-Covid parody.

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