The World Cup of grassroots indie theatre wraps up this weekend in Toronto. And before the final curtain goes down on the Toronto Fringe Festival on Sunday (July 12), this year’s award-winning shows were announced at a ceremony at Old Flame Brewing Co.
Toronto Fringe co-leads Rachel Kennedy and Laura Paduch hosted the July 10 event. Four shows—1920’s Walking Around in a Dream by Unspoken Theatre, CAMP! by Mixtape Projects, Pedro the Penguin by Participatory Players, and You Choose: An Improvised Murder by Howland Company—each captured two awards.
The full list of Toronto Fringe Festival Award recipients is listed below.
Best of Fringe presented by TO Live
CAMP! by Mixtape Projects (pictured above)
DADS by Found Objects Theatre
God Save the Sodomites by Perchance Productions
Pedro the Penguin by Participatory Players
You Choose: An Improvised Murder Mystery by The Howland Company
Volunteers’ Choice Award
Orbit by WaxWing Theatre Company
The Second City Award for Best Comedy
Meat Market by Fruit Basket Productions
Canadian Green Alliance’s Greenest in Fringe Award
1920’s Walking Around in a Dream by Unspoken Theatre Company
What The Festival! Strange Maker Award
1 Santosh Santosh 2 Go: Live at Grind-Con! by chandrakari inc
Spirit of the Fringe Award
Will and the Amazingly Obsessive Theatrical Vinyl Collection by Vinyl Collection Productions
Patrons’ Picks
Recipients of the Patrons’ Pick Awards receive an additional performance slot on Sunday. Tickets for Patrons’ Picks winners are on sale at www.fringetoronto.com.
Alumnae Theatre
Every Fringe Show You’ve Ever Seen All At Once by Bradnen Kane Production Company
Factory Theatre Mainspace
1920’s Walking Around in a Dream by Unspoken Theatre Company
Factory Theatre Studio
Orbit by WaxWing Theatre Company
Native Earth’s Aki Studio
Little Astronaut by Starlit Stage Co.
Native Earth’s Minogitoon Workspace Giizis Studio
The Improper Identity by @mihyonvision
Soulpepper Theatre’s Garland Cabaret
The Remainders by Roar in the Woods
Soulpepper Theatre’s Michael Young Theatre
CAMP! by Mixtape Projects
Soulpepper Theatre’s RBC Studio
Catching a Cheese Pervert: A Priscilla Patton Mystery by 3LG Productions
Soulpepper Theatre’s Weyni Mengesha Theatre
2% Of Condoms by Canadian Apocrypha
Sweet Action Theatre
2-MAN NO-SHOW: Balls Out! by ZeekTech Productions
Tarragon Theatre Mainspace
You Choose: An Improvised Murder Mystery by The Howland Company
Theatre Passe Muraille – Alliance for Canadian Musicals
Galen’s Grocer: The Musical by Galen’s Grocer
VideoCabaret – Deanne Taylor Theatre
Ladies’ Day by 1East Productions
KidsFest at Young People’s Theatre Studio
Pedro the Penguin by Participatory Players
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