The Maui Fringe Festival is an annual alternative theatre festival held in Wailuku, on the island of Maui. This Hawaii festival is part of the Hawai'i Fringe Festival circuit, in conjunction with the annual
O'ahu Fringe Festival
Oahu () ( Hawaiian: ''Oʻahu'' ()), also known as "The Gathering Place", is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—over two-thirds of the population of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The island of O’ ...
. The event is organized and sponsored by Maui Onstage, a not-for-profit organization, and has run annually since 2011. The festival is staged in July at the historic
Iao Theater
Iao may refer to:
* ''IAO'' (album), an album by avant jazz musician John Zorn
* Iao (Gnosticism), an archon corresponding to Jupiter
* Iao Theater, a theater in Wailuku, Hawaii
* Iao Valley, a tourist attraction in Maui, Hawaii
* Sayak Airport ...
, and is traditionally scheduled the weekend following the O'ahu Fringe Festival in late January.
Awards
2012
* First Place: Joel William Agnew
* Second Place: ''Pride and Joy'' by Paul Rudnick
* Third Place: ''Payday At Pukalani'' by Margery Kreitman
* Hoku Award for Best Performance of the Festival: Tom Althouse
2013
* First Place: ''They Call Me Q!'' by
Qurrat Ann Kadwani
Qurrat Ann Kadwani (born May 10, 1981) is an American television actress, playwright and film producer of Indian descent. She is known for ''They Call Me Q'', ''Intrusion'' and '' The Fifth of November.''
Early life and career
Kadwani was rais ...
* Hoku Award for Best Performance of the Festival: ??
2014
* First Place: ''Tale of Kathaka'' by Antara Bhardwaj
* Second Place: ''War Stories'' by Anthony Pignataro
* Third Place: ''Maple Street Militia'' by Teresa Salyer
* Hoku Award for Best Performance of the Festival: ''Tale of Kathaka'' by Antara Bhardwaj
2015
* First Place: ''Hard Travelin’ With Woody by Randy Noojin''
* Second Place: ??
* Hoku Award for Best Performance of the Festival: ''Mandarin Orange'' by Kate Robards
2016
* First Place: ''Murder Blood Bear Story'' by Katelyn Schiller
* Second Place: ''Foolish Games'' by Improvocation
* Third Place Award: ''Money Talks: But What the Hell Is It Saying?'' by Lucie Lynch and Marcia Zina Mager
* Audience Choice Award: ''Money Talks: But What the Hell Is It Saying?'' by Lucie Lynch and Marcia Zina Mager
* Hoku Award for Best Performance of the Festival: ''Murder Blood Bear Story'' by Katelyn Schiller
2017
* First Place: ''Ain't That Rich'' by Kate Robards
* Second Place: ''Small Town Lawyer'' by Anthony Pignataro
* Third Place: ''Old Girls Looking Hot'' by Sharyn Stone
* Audience Choice Award: ''Ain't That Rich'' by Kate Robards
* Hoku Award for Best Performance of the Festival: ''Me, My Song, and I'' by Malcolm Grissom
2018
* First Place: ''The Sex Life of Achilles'' by David LeBarron
* Second Place: ''Intrusion'' by Qurrat Ann Kadwani
* Third Place: ''Courted'' by Alison Logan
* Audience Choice Award: ''Vindication: Scenes from the Life of Mary Wollstonecraft'' by Lin McEwan
* Hoku Award for Best Performance of the Festival: ''Intrusion'' by Qurrat Ann Kadwani
Festival Lineups
2014
* ''War Stories'' by Anthony Pignataro
* ''The Maple Street Militia'' by Teresa Salyer
* ''Tale of Kathaka'' by Antara Bhardwaj
* ''Adaptations Dance Theater''
2015
* ''Vivaldi’s Virgins'' by Early Maui Music
* ''Mandarin Orange'' by Kate Robards
* ''Hard Travelin’ With Woody'' by Randy Noojin
* ''Maui Improv''
* ''BOOMERAGING: From LSD to OMG'' by Will Durst
* ''Adaptations Dance Theater''
* ''Darshan Dance Project''
2016
* ''Murder Blood Bear Story''
* ''Money Talks: But What the Hell Is It Saying?''
* ''Les Lapins Timides''
* ''Foolish Games''
* ''Maui Festival of Fringe: A Burlesque Revue''
* ''Shadows of Hippocrates''
2017
* ''Small Town Lawyer'' by Anthony Pignataro
* ''Too Old To Be This Young'' by Laura Hedli
* ''Ain’t That Rich'' by Kate Robards
* ''Game of Thrones the Musical'' by
Really Spicy Opera
Really Spicy Opera is a non-profit performing arts organization that produces live opera and musicals in Minneapolis, Minnesota. RSO is a professional opera company that operated in Boston from 2006-2013; it has been based in the Twin Cities since ...
* ''Old Girls Looking Hot'' by Sharyn Stone
* ''Me, My Song, and I'' by Malcolm Grissom
* ''Fado'' by Maui Aerial Arts
* ''Dream'' by Francis Tau'a
2018
* ''The Sex Life of Achilles'' by David LeBarron
* ''Intrusion'' by
Qurrat Ann Kadwani
Qurrat Ann Kadwani (born May 10, 1981) is an American television actress, playwright and film producer of Indian descent. She is known for ''They Call Me Q'', ''Intrusion'' and '' The Fifth of November.''
Early life and career
Kadwani was rais ...
* ''When Trump Gets To Heaven'' by Amorah St. John
* ''Courted'' by Alison Logan
* ''I Love Myself: The Masturbation Musical'' by Jaime Summers
* ''Vindication: Scenes from the Life of Mary Wollstonecraft'' by Lin McEwan
* ''Lawyers, Bombs and Death'' by Gabby Anderman and Chris Rose
References
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2011 establishments in Hawaii
Festivals in Hawaii