The 2024 Fresh Fruit Awards

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TICKETS

FULL LENGTH PRODUCTIONS

Outstanding Full-length Production

Drama – La Pucelle

  • Producer: Adam O’Connell
  • Director: Adam O’Connell
  • Author: Adam O’Connell

Outstanding Full-length Production

Comedy – Board of Ed

  • Producer: Torrance Shepherd
  • Director: Nick J. Browne
  • Author: Richard Spitaletta

Outstanding Full Length Play

La Pucelle

  • Author: Adam O’Connell

Outstanding Direction of a
Full Length Play

Non-Disclosure

  • Director: Hunter Anderson

Outstanding Costumes in a
Full-Length Production

La Pucelle

  • Designer: Elsa Bean

Outstanding Dance

1001 Nights:
Love Stories on Death Row

  • Choreographer: Olga El
  • Director: Shubhra Prakash

Outstanding Technical Achievement in a Full Length Production

Goddess of The Hunt

  • Projections: Angelo Torres

the Audience Favorite Award

Board of Ed

  • Producer: Torrance Shepherd
  • Director: Nick J. Browne
  • Author: Richard Spitaletta

Outstanding Debut Performance

[This award is given to a relative new comer who shows excellence & potential in the craft of acting]

La Pucelle

  • Mikah Mazza
    Joan of Arc

Outstanding Musical Performance

1001 Nights:
Love Stories on Death Row

  • Saniya Erzat
    Zumurrud/Siren/Singer

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Full Length Production

Board of Ed

  • Richard Spitaletta
    Connor

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Full Length Production

Cafe’ Americano

  • Micaela O’Rourke
    San Francisco

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Full Length Production

Clara & Carmilla

  • Lily Chrones
    Jonny

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Full Length Production

Board of Ed

  • Susan Myburgh
    Jess/Sherrie/Abigail Bruno/Bullet/Suburban Women 1 – 5

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Full Length Production

Board of Ed

  • Will Sarratt
    Random Guest/ Photographer/ Giuseppe Aldocini/ Reporter/Moderator

Outstanding Ensemble

[This unique award is presented to Directors and Stage Managers, while honoring the work of an entire cast in their outstanding ensemble skills.]

Clara & Carmilla

  • Author: Aidan Pauer
  • Producer: Sierra Lancaster
  • Director: Tah Janay Shayone
  • Stage Mgr: Keelye Heagerty
  • Sound Design/Composer: Antonio Del Valle
  • Clara: Dyce J. Stephens
  • Carmilla: Kim Cormier
  • Levi: Nat Borsky
  • Mira: Da’Mar Levi
  • Jonny: Lily Chrones

SHORT WORKS

Outstanding Short Work

Drama – OUT

[from Short Shorts!
4 Short But Sweet Plays]

  • Author: Matt Morse
  • Director: Abby Davis

Outstanding Short Work

Comedy – When a Faggot Finds A Flower

[from Short Shorts!
4 Short But Sweet Plays]

  • Author: Jude Cramer
  • Director: Lucy Harrington
  • Costumes: Annalise Biesterfield

Outstanding Performance
in a Short Work

When a Faggot Finds A Flower

[from Short Shorts!
4 Short But Sweet Plays]

  • Jude Cramer
    Charlie

Outstanding Performance
in a Short Work

Out /
The Man Who Killed Bigfoot

[from Short Shorts!
4 Short But Sweet Plays] & [Bigfoot, Angels and a Girl: 3 One-Act plays]

  • Henry Germansky
    as Ryan /& Kennedy

Outstanding Performance
in a Special Event

Price in Purgatory

  • Mike Pinney
    Older Vincent

Outstanding Performance
in a Special Event

Ercole & Megara

  • Teresa Fischer
    Megara

The Fresh Fruit Spirit Award
“The spirit of pride and survival, of history and progress, of a freedom and creativity that allows for respect and equality for all people.” Everything and anything in the arts that gets us closer to that world is: the Fresh Fruit Spirit“

When a Faggot Finds A Flower

  • Author: Jude Cramer
  • Director: Lucy Harrington

Community and Special awards celebrating our LGBTQ family have always been an earmark of our year-end celebration of excellence and this year will be no different. A list of this year’s honorees will be posted soon.

Awardees please contact Frank to reserve your awardee pass for the December 2nd awards gala! Your “Plus One” is now available, as well as 2 additional “Family tickets” at 50% discount. After that, tickets are at their regular price of $24, available at the ticket service through the Tickets button at the top of the page.

This year’s gala will take place on December 2nd at the Wild Project – 195 East 3rd St [btwn Ave. A and B]. Pre-awards reception begins at 6:15 and showtime at 7. There will be a champagne toast and reception after the presentation.

Seating is very limited so you must reserve/purchase your seats in advance.