2023 PATRONS CHOICE AWARD – SHORT FORMAT WORK*

2023 PATRONS CHOICE AWARD – LATE NIGHT SHOW*

LATE NIGHT #4

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Chimera Theatre Collective (Portland, ME)

2023 CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS

The awards in all of the following categories were nominated/recommended by members of the 2023 PortFringe Review Team – 10 independent community journalists assigned to provide press and constructive feedback for this year’s festival Artists.

ACHIEVEMENT IN PERFORMANCE

25044 – Russell Kaback (Portland, ME)
BABIES IN THE RIVER – GenZ (Portland, ME)
BANANA – slugfest / Michael Galligan (Brooklyn, NY)
THE DUCHESS CARPATHIA BOUFFRAY: THE USED CHANTEUSE – The Duchess Carpathia Bouffray (Kaftanada)
THE IMP OF THE PERVERSE – Joe Quinn (Portland, ME)
INVITATION TO A BONFIRE – Tandem Theatre Collective (Portland, ME)
ON THE OTHER HAND – Lou Sydel (NYC)
“OUR DAILY DREAD” – Crusty Old Broads (Portland, ME)
PART SELF – Adelyn Bell (New Gloucester, ME)
T4T: THEATRE FOR TRANS – Sampson Spadafore (Portland, ME)
THIS IS A SONG FOR THE CITY – Orthogonal Arts (Portland, ME)

ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING

25044 – Russell Kaback (Portland, ME)
BABIES IN THE RIVER – GenZ (Portland, ME)
THE DUCHESS CARPATHIA BOUFFRAY: THE USED CHANTEUSE – The Duchess Carpathia Bouffray (Kaftanada)
[EXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR.] – Elizabeth Lardie (Portland, ME)
SHELLS, ROCKS, SEA GLASS – Polyphonic Theatre Ensemble (Portland, ME)
T4T: THEATRE FOR TRANS – Sampson Spadafore (Portland, ME)
THIS IS A SONG FOR THE CITY – Orthogonal Arts (Portland, ME)

SPECTACULAR TECH-TACULAR
ACHIEVEMENT IN TECH

BANANA – slugfest / Michael Galligan (Brooklyn, NY)
DO THEY TAKE SONG REQUESTS IN THE VOID? – Nora Daly (New York, NY)
THE FANTASTIC ONE – Jesse Ward (Lunenburg, Nova Scotia)
REAL WORLD PUPPET SHOW – Elliot Nye (Portland, ME)

#thisisfringe

BABIES IN THE RIVER – GenZ (Portland, ME)
BANANA – slugfest / Michael Galligan (Brooklyn, NY)
THE BORING BORING COMPANY – Business Pants Corporate Theater (Portland, ME)
CRIPTONIGHT – Sam Atwood & Kings Floyd (Portland, ME)
DO THEY TAKE SONG REQUESTS IN THE VOID? – Nora Daly (New York, NY)
THE DUCHESS CARPATHIA BOUFFRAY: THE USED CHANTEUSE – The Duchess Carpathia Bouffray (Kaftanada)
THE FANTASTIC ONE – Jesse Ward (Lunenburg, Nova Scotia)
ON THE OTHER HAND – Lou Sydel (NYC)
“OUR DAILY DREAD” – Crusty Old Broads (Portland, ME)
REAL WORLD PUPPET SHOW – Elliot Nye (Portland, ME)
SAD GIRL SONGS COMEDY: OOPS! ALL SONGS – Gwen Coburn (Boston, MA)
SHELLS, ROCKS, SEA GLASS – Polyphonic Theatre Ensemble (Portland, ME)
T4T: THEATRE FOR TRANS – Sampson Spadafore (Portland, ME)
THIS IS A SONG FOR THE CITY – Orthogonal Arts (Portland, ME)

SPECIAL COMMENDATIONS

“Bringing History Alive”
25044 – Russell Kaback (Portland, ME)

“Best Show About a Problem We Should Have Solved by Now”
“Best Use of a Les Mis Lyric”
“Up and Coming Voices”
“Young Whippersnappers being F*<king Amazing”
BABIES IN THE RIVER – GenZ (Portland, ME)

“Audience Boundary Stretching (and Respecting)!”
“Most A-Peeling!”
BANANA – slugfest / Michael Galligan (Brooklyn, NY)

“The Dynamic Duo”
CRIPTONIGHT – Sam Atwood & Kings Floyd (Portland, ME)

“Best Conversation with Oneself”
DO THEY TAKE SONG REQUESTS IN THE VOID? – Nora Daly (New York, NY)

“Encore Award – We Want to See it Again!”
THE DUCHESS CARPATHIA BOUFFRAY: THE USED CHANTEUSE – The Duchess Carpathia Bouffray (Kaftanada)

“Emotional Bad-Assery”
[EXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR.] – Elizabeth Lardie (Portland, ME)

“Pushing the Limits of Comedy”
HEY PARTY PEOPLE! – Hey Party People! (Portland, ME)

“Best Adaptation of a Literary Classic”
THE IMP OF THE PERVERSE – Joe Quinn (Portland, ME)

“Most Likely to Make You Cry with Nothing but a Ukelele <3”
LIFE GOES ON – The Triple Ampersand (Portland, ME)

“Most Likely to Receive a Hollywood Handshake”
“OUR DAILY DREAD” – Crusty Old Broads (Portland, ME)

“PortFringe Feelings Award”
PART SELF – Adelyn Bell (New Gloucester, ME)

“Puppet Prowess”
REAL WORLD PUPPET SHOW – Elliot Nye (Portland, ME)

“Funny Songs for a Fraught World”
SAD GIRL SONGS COMEDY: OOPS! ALL SONGS – Gwen Coburn (Boston, MA)

“Achievement in Setting Ambience and Theme”
SHELLS, ROCKS, SEA GLASS – Polyphonic Theatre Ensemble (Portland, ME)

“Future Tony Winner”
T4T: THEATRE FOR TRANS – Sampson Spadafore (Portland, ME)

*Patron’s Choice Awards based on audience attendance