This year the TVO crew and I saw 76 shows
And from those, here are
THE TVOLUTION 2019 Fringe Awards…
BEST OF THE FRINGE AWARD
MIL GRUS
Helene Udy, Grayson Morris, Jeremy Sapp,
Jenson Lavellee and Isaac Kessler
Directed by Dean Evans
BEST SOLO SHOW (FEMALE) AWARD
RAISED BY WOLVES
Marla Black Writer & Performer
Directed by John Flynn
Produced by Elizabeth Alan
BEST SOLO SHOW (MALE) AWARD
MADE FOR EACH OTHER
John Fico Performer
Written by Monica Bauer
BEST MUSICAL AWARD
SQUEEZE MY CABARET
Cathy Schenkelberg — Writer and Performer
BEST COMEDY AWARDS
THE MAYOR’S DEBATE OF TRANQUILITY, NEBRASKA
Lucie Beeby, Emily Dorsett,
Jim Hanna and Kate Hellen
Written by Jim Hana
BEST DRAMA AWARD
GREENWOOD 1964
Eli Goree, Thomas Ramseur King – Performers
Written and Directed by Mohammed Ali Ojarigi
BEST ENSEMBLE AWARD
BUTCHER HOLLER HERE WE COME
Michael Mason, Isaac Byrne, Adam Belvo,
Morrison Keddie and Adam Willson
Directed by Leah Bonvissuto
Written by Casey Wimpee
BEST ACTOR
STEVE SCOTT – BEYOND GLORY
Written by Stephen Lang
Directed by Stefan Antoniuk
BEST ACTRESS
NICOLE STEINWEDELL – TEMPLE TANTRUM
Written by Nicole Steinwedell
BEST DIRECTOR
KIMLEIGH SMITH – TEMPLE TANTRUM
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHOW
DROUGHT
Kate Radford Writer and Performer
THE ESSENCE OF FRINGE AWARD
BLACKBOXING
Matt Ritchey and Jim Niedzialkowski
Written by Matt Ritchey
Directed by Matthew Martin
Awards aside, there are still far many more individuals whose talents deserve some Note of Distinction and we at The Tvolution are privileged to acknowledge them:
HONORS to the following Productions:
NEAR DAWN
MAUD THE MADNESS
SON OF A BITCH
GHOST TOWN
HIDE YOUR FIRES: BUTOH LADY MACBETH
THE SCORPION AND THE FROG: A TIME-KILLER
HONORS to the following Actors:
CHRIS CLABAUGH (TATTERED CAPES)
TRAVIS JOE DIXON (TATTERED CAPES)
ESQUIZITO AKA, EP PEREZ (CLARK WADE – A JAZZY TRAGEDY)
JOHN BRAHAN (ALL OUR PRETTY SONGS)
ALEX PARKER (THE SCORPION AND THE FROG: A TIME-KILLER)
BRUNO OLIVER (LEAR / LOMAN)
DENNIS GERSTEN (SON OF A BITCH)
BEN HETHCOAT (SON OF A BITCH)
LUKE FORBES (SON OF A BITCH)
HONORS to the following Actresses:
JOANNA MERCEDES (TATTERED CAPES)
CONSTANCE EJUMA (GHOST TOWN)
ALLI MILLER (THE DUCHESS AND THE STRIPPER)
ALLANA MATHEIS (THE MASHER)
CHRISTINE SAGE (THE SCORPION AND THE FROG: A TIME-KILLER)
YOKKO (HIDE YOUR FIRES – BUTOH LADY MACBETH)
HONORS to the following Performers:
CAITLIN COOK (CAITLIN COOK: DEATH WISH)
JANNICA OLIN ((IM) PERFEKT)
CODI COATES (PUBLIC DOMAIN – THE MUSICAL)
MAX MAHLE (PUBLIC DOMAIN – THE MUSICAL)
MOTI BUCHBOOT
(FIVE PIECES OF PAPER – GRANDMA’S SPIRIT LIVES ON)
HONORS to the following Writers:
GREGORY CRAFTS (TATTERED CAPES)
SPENCER GREEN (THE SCORPION AND THE FROG: A TIME-KILLER)
SAM PASTERNACK (PUBLIC DOMAIN – THE MUSICAL)
HONORS to the following Directors:
COREY LYNN HOWE (TATTERED CAPES)
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON (KLINGON TAMBURLAINE)
EZRA BUZZINGTON (THE DUCHESS AND THE STRIPPER)
DAN SCHULTZ (ALL OUR PRETTY SONGS)
MATTHEW LEAVITT (THE SCORPION AND THE FROG: A TIME-KILLER)
LEAH PATTERSON (ORACLES & MIRACLES)
BILLY RAY BREWTON (SON OF A BITCH)
TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE 2019 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL, A MODEST REMINDER:
SUCCESS IS NOT GAUGED BY AWARDS OR BY THE OPINIONS OF OTHERS
BUT BY THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ONE’S OWN EFFORTS.
CONGRATULATION FRINGERS,
LET’S DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
