Maui Fringe Festival


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. 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, 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
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 PignataroThe Maple Street Militia by Teresa SalyerTale of Kathaka by Antara Bhardwaj
  • ''Adaptations Dance Theater''

2015

Vivaldi’s Virgins by Early Maui MusicMandarin Orange by Kate RobardsHard Travelin’ With Woody by Randy NoojinMaui ImprovBOOMERAGING: From LSD to OMG by Will DurstAdaptations Dance Theater
  • ''Darshan Dance Project''

2016

Murder Blood Bear StoryMoney Talks: But What the Hell Is It Saying? Les Lapins TimidesFoolish GamesMaui Festival of Fringe: A Burlesque Revue
  • ''Shadows of Hippocrates''

2017

Small Town Lawyer by Anthony PignataroToo Old To Be This Young by Laura HedliAin’t That Rich by Kate RobardsGame of Thrones the Musical by Really Spicy OperaOld Girls Looking Hot by Sharyn StoneMe, My Song, and I by Malcolm GrissomFado by Maui Aerial ArtsDream by Francis Tau'a

2018

The Sex Life of Achilles by David LeBarronIntrusion by Qurrat Ann KadwaniWhen Trump Gets To Heaven by Amorah St. JohnCourted by Alison LoganI Love Myself: The Masturbation Musical by Jaime SummersVindication: Scenes from the Life of Mary Wollstonecraft by Lin McEwanLawyers, Bombs and Death by Gabby Anderman and Chris Rose