Building on the momentum of its debut, the 2014 San Diego International Fringe Festival proved that the “Fringe” was not just a one-hit wonder, but a permanent fixture in the city’s cultural landscape. Expanding across 11 days, the sophomore year saw a massive influx of international talent and the tightening of the “Bi-National” bridge between San Diego and Tijuana.

Centered primarily in the downtown East Village, the festival grew to include more unconventional spaces, emphasizing the Fringe philosophy that art can—and should—happen anywhere. From evocative solo dramas to high-energy dance and site-specific spectacles, 2014 solidified the festival’s reputation for high-risk, high-reward performance.

2nd Annual San Diego International Fringe Festival

2014 FESTIVAL ARTIST AWARDS:

(Theatre / Arts)

Award Recipients

• Top Box Office Award Winners

1. [the] movement initiative “Victor Charlie” (SD) – AUDIENCE FAVORITE

2. “Long Way to Midnight” by Jonathan Rosenberg (SAN DIEGO)

3. “FIRSTS: A New Musical” by Annika Patton and Emily Ann Laliotis

• Best of Fringe, Nothing with Nobody, VicciRìa Teatro

• Critic’s Pick, Pretending Things are a C*ck, Jon Bennet, 2Shoots Productions

• Producer’s Pick: Dr. Frankenstein’s Travelling Freak Show, Tin Shed Theatre

• Spirit of the Fringe: Ballet 360 – Skyline View, California Ballet

• Outstanding Direction: Nightbird, Eddie Yaroch

• Outstanding Actor: Dog Years, John Grady

• Outstanding World Premiere: the hideout, Haste Theatre

• Outstanding Solo Performance: Ceremony, Michael Kass

• Outstanding Testimony, Solo: Will Work For, Dacyl Acevedo

• Outstanding Testimony, Ensemble: The MENding Monologues, InnerMission Productions

• Outstanding Musical Performance, Solo: A Month of Mondays, Jack Lukeman

• Outstanding Musical Performance, Ensemble: 7 Deadly Sins, Bodhi Tree Concepts

• Outstanding Dance Performance: Cuentos: From the Living to the Dead, Contemporary Arte in Movement

• Outstanding Dance Performance: Perception and Perseverance, Blythe Barton and Zaquia Salinas

• Outstanding Physical Theatre: Beau and Aero, A Little Bit Off

• Outstanding Street Theatre Artists: We Three

• Outstanding Site Specific Performance: Jackie and the Beans Talk, Third Space Theatre Collective

• Fringe Outstanding Production: Riddle Ronstadt & Robyn, Robyn Spangler

• Fringe Hustle: Woman in the Mirror, Devra Gregory

• Twisted Fringe: Nocturnicon, Anna Yanushkevitch

• Fringe on Fire: Sweet Pang, Lady Grew

• Fringe of the Fringe: To Do:, Michelle Marie Trestler

• Outstanding Street Theatre Artists: We Three (2014 Buskers)

• Visual Artist of the Year: Deron Cohen

• Vendor of the Year: Mostly Monsters (Chula Vista)

• Graphic Design Winning Artist: Ron Logan (2014 Artwork Designer)

• Volunteer of the Year: Jacob Silva