The 2022 season served as a triumphant return to in-person theater following the disruptions of the global pandemic. This 10th-anniversary celebration focused on the resilience of the performing arts community, bringing audiences back to physical theaters across San Diego. The festival featured just under 40 productions, emphasizing the “sparkling” quality of small-scale, high-impact theater. This year was also notable for the return of international touring companies, signaling a revitalization of the global Fringe circuit and the festival’s role as an international cultural destination.

10th Annual San Diego International Fringe Festival

2022 FESTIVAL AWARDS:
(Theatre / Arts)

Award Recipients

• OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE: “Ha Ha Da Vinci,” Starring Phina Pipia
• OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE: “Luna & Solis,” featuring Brelby Productions
• OUTSTANDING MUSICAL ENSEMBLE: “New Works!,” / “Body Talk” & “The Dropout,” Teatro San Diego
• OUTSTANDING DANCE: “Long Playing, the BYOV at SDSU,” featuring Leslie Seiters & Rachel Lincoln
• OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION: “Slumber Zone,” Mojalet Dance Collective
• OUTSTANDING ACTOR: “Turn Me On, Dead Man,” Levani Korganashvili
• OUTSTANDING WORLD PREMIERE: “A Scar Is Born,” Lorelei Zarifian
• OUTSTANDING USA PREMIERE: Back To The Roaring Twenties,Movement Space Dance Co
• SPIRIT OF THE FRINGE: “Yes, No, Maybe, So,” starring Catherine Barnes
• FRINGE OF THE FRINGE: “Bones Abide” at Les Girls, presented by Golden Corpse
• AUDIENCE FAVORITE: “Are You Lovin’ It?,” Theatre Group Gumbo
• ARTISTS’ PICK: “The Pandemusical Diaries,” starring BJ Robinson
• CRITIC’S PICK: “Worst. German. Ever,” starring Paco Erhard
• OUTSIDE THE BOX: “Iris & the Axe,” Turnkey Theatre
• BEST PENIS STORY: “Mixed Race Sweetie,” starring Mike Lane
• BEST OF FEST: “Are You Lovin’ It,” Theatre Group Gumbo

• CULTURAL EXCHANGE AWARDS (the following artists are being sent to international Fringe Festivals. Program made possible with special thanks to World Fringe)
  • NEW ZEALAND: “The Pandemusical Diaries,” starring BJ Robinson
  • >>>more recipients to be announced in the next several weeks<<<