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FRINGE FILE #8: The Golden Lanyard Awards

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The main Minnesota Fringe Festival is now over, with a few encore performances to follow. Over 11 days, the festival’s 31st incarnation presented more than 500 performances and more than 20,000 butts-in-seats. At its closing night party, the Golden Lanyard Awards were distributed to 28 shows and 2 individuals.

For the final phase of the MN Fringe, five performances from the festival will be featured August 14-18 at The Phipps Center for the Arts. The Fringe Encore at the Phipps line-up is:

Wednesday, August 14th @ 7:00pm

  • The Flowers You Gave Me by Willmeng Dances

Thursday, August 15th @ 7:00pm

  • Once Upon A Pine: The Adventures of Pinocchio by Sugar Throw Theatre

Friday, August 16th @ 7:00pm

  • The Dumb Waiter by Jackdonkey Productions

Saturday, August 17th @ 7:00pm

  • Daddy Issues by Pretend Productions

Sunday, August 18th @ 2:00pm

  • A Horse Walks Out Onto the Stage and Dies by Theatre On The Rocks

Audience-driven Awards

Spirit of the Fringe: The “Fringiest” production who made the boldest choices, took the most risks, or took audiences on an adventure

  • A First-Class Comedic Revue… Featuring the Reanimated Corpse of a Wright Brother by an alleged Theatre Company

 Audience Picks: Audience favorite productions

  • The Dumb Waiter by Jackdonkey Productions
  • Beanie Baby Divorce Play by Melancholics Anonymous
  • A First-Class Comedic Revue… Featuring the Reanimated Corpse of a Wright Brother by an alleged Theatre Company

Venue Picks: The top selling production at each Fringe-managed venue.

  • Interstella 5555: A Daft Punk Discovery by Funk Haus Theater
  • Huge and Maeve Join A Cult! by Alex Stokes / Sky Blue Productions
  • Last Pitch Effort by Sara McCabe
  • The Life Robotic by Playabunga Productions
  • 5 x 5 by Transatlantic Love Affair
  • A Horse Walks Out Onto the Stage and Dies by Theatre On The Rocks
  • All the Hullabaloo by Corpus Dance Works
  • Love Lies a Bleeding by Vee Signorelli
  • Yo-Ho-Hum: A Pirate’s Midlife Crisis by Hey Rube!

Fringe with Benefits Member Pick: A special selected by Fringe with Benefits members.

  • Daddy Issues by Pretend Productions

Artist-driven Awards 

Artist Picks: Artist selected production showcasing artistic achievement

  • 5 x 5 by Transatlantic Love Affair
  • As Above, So Below by Michael Rogers
  • Good Ones by Shambles Theatre Company

Underdog Award: First time producer at Minnesota Fringe taking bold risks.

  • A Horse Walks Out Onto the Stage and Dies by Theatre On The Rocks

Staff-Driven Awards

  • Welcome To The Food Chain by Beta Fish Productions
  • The Greenhouse by Eye of Jupiter Theatre
  • A Number by W.A.S. Productions
  • The Light Bringer by Light Bringer Productions
  • VILE by Francesca Montanile Lyons

But Wait There’s More

  • Tragedy of Maila Kami by Majhuwa Bagar Jana Kala Manch (Fringe-spiration)
  • Seance Sisters by Rebecca Wickert (Technical Magic)
  • Close Call: A How-Not-To Guide to Being a POS by Navel Gaze Productions (Sign of the Times)
  • IMP presents Collidescope by The Improv Movement Project (Fringey AF)
  • Holy O by Lauren Hance of Out of Mind Productions (Triple Threat)

Special Awards

The Beverlee Award honors the legacy of Beverlee Everett, mother of theater reviewer and playwright Matthew Everett. Each summer, Beverlee made the trip from Pennsylvania to Minnesota to tenaciously “Fringe-binge” with Matthew.

  • Andrew Troth

 The Bryon Award honors the legacy of long-time Fringe Festival Theater Technician, Bryon Gunsch.

  • Andy Tollin
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