FRINGE FILE: The Golden Lanyard Awards Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 14, 2023 The 31st Minnesota Fringe Festival wrapped up last night with the Golden Lanyard Awards. Audience-driven Awards Spirit of the Fringe A Swimming Lesson in a Theatre Without a Lifeguard by an alleged Theatre Company Audience Picks Grindr Help Desk: The Musical by David Stillman New Origins: Beauty and the Beast by Two Minnie Cooks A Girl Scout’s Guide to Exorcism by Melancholics Anonymous Venue Picks Adaptopus by Hercules Theatre Company at Augsburg Main The Very Model of a Modern Monster Scientist by Mermaid Productionsat Augsburg Studio Grindr Help Desk: The Musical by David Stillman at Mixed Blood Theatre Company BRUTUS by Rebecca Wickert and Ella Eastman-Kiesow at Theatre in the Round A Girl Scout’s Guide to Exorcism by Melancholics Anonymous at Rarig Arena 1992: Mistakes Were Made! by Jason Schommer at Rarig Xperimental 5-Step Guide to Being German by Paco Erhard at Rarig Thrust Ha Ha Da Vinci by Phina Pipia at Southern Theater Fringe with Benefits Member Pick Baldwin’s Last Fire by Black Lives Black Words International Project Artist-driven Awards Artist Picks: “Starved”: The Astonishing True Story of the University of Minnesota Starvation Experiment by Pat O’Brien Ha Ha Da Vinci by Phina Pipia A Girl Scout’s Guide to Exorcism by Melancholics Anonymous Underdog Award The Definition of Loss by Ashen Armor Productions Staff-driven Awards Reincarnation Soup by Viet Nguyen presented by Amber Bjork, Artist Liaison / Office Manager Funny, Like an Abortion by EnCompass Theatre, presented by Felicia Cooper, Director of Audience & Volunteer Engagement we can wish: a beatboxing and music variety show by musicbyskippy, presented by Mitchell Frazier, Festival Technical Director Phoenix Presents by Phoenix Theater, presented by Ariel Pinkerton, Community Liaison Beverlee Award was given to our dedicated patron, Nanette Stearns. About Latest Posts Twin Cities Arts ReaderThe Twin Cities Arts Reader is an arts and lifestyles magazine whose coverage examines arts and selected activities in the state of Minnesota and across the country. It provides in-depth, critical arts coverage and reaches more than 600,000 readers per year. Latest posts by Twin Cities Arts Reader (see all) NEWS: Film Score Fest: 2025 Edition - March 27, 2025 NEWS: Minnesota Represents at James Beard Awards for Restaurants and Chefs - January 25, 2025 NEWS: Presidential Inauguration News - January 21, 2025 Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet