Awards / Honors / Recognition
Audience Choice Award - Touring Artist · April 2024
Issued by: New York City Fringe (formerly "Frigid Fringe")
NYC Fringe 2024 had forty-seven shows spread across three East Village venues. The NYC premier of "TransMasculine Cabaret" received the touring artist Audience Choice Award for its venue.
Artist that Pushed the Boundaries Between Art Forms · March 2024
Issued by: Asheville Fringe Arts Festival
Awarded to the completely sold-out run of "TransMasculine Cabaret" by a balloted vote (festival staff, artists, and volunteers).
"Fringe-bassadors" Award · January 2024
Issued by: Orlando International Fringe Festival
Awarded at FESTN4 (formerly "Winter Mini-Fest.") Shared with Shane Mayforth of Boiled Horse Productions
The Social Good Award · May 2023
Issued by: Tampa International Fringe Festival
Festival submission: "TransMasculine Cabaret"
From a field of 33 shows, my solo piece was voted by patrons as the one that most contributed to the cause of social good.
Venue Choice Award · May 2023
Issued by: Tampa International Fringe Festival
Festival submission: "TransMasculine Cabaret"
Larger theater festivals typically take place across multiple venues in a city. In order to keep the festivals geographically accessible to audiences, many of these are "pop-up" theaters in existing commercial spaces. It is traditional for each technician team to formally recognize the best piece from their venue.
Juried Festival Selection · January 2024
Organization: Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival
Festival submission: "Stroke of Genius" (Collaboration by producer Boiled Horse Productions)
Vulva Va-Voom - Head Writer/Cameo Performer
Staff Pick: "Best of the Bay" Award · September 2023
Publication: Creative Loafing
Issued to: "Stroke of Genius" July 2023 production - (Collaboration by producer Boiled Horse Productions)
Vulva Va-Voom - Head Writer/Cameo Performer
The print and online newspaper Creative Loafing has been the greater Tampa Bay area's go-to indy/alternative weekly news publication since 1988. Each year, local arts and culture organizations compete for "Best of the Bay" awards (some of which are determined by reader votes, and others by critic/editor "Staff Pick"). Our team's remount of the academic satire "Stroke of Genius" was chosen by CL's staff for its humor and "elaborate" world-building.
Juried Festival Selection · January 2023
Organization: Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival
Festival submission: "Hollywood Psychic of the Golden Age"
Vulva Va-Voom - Writer/Director/Producer/Performer
"Hollywood Psychic of the Golden Age" was honored to be included in the 2023 Winter Mini-Festival, which was also the grand opening of Orlando Fringe's permanent downtown Art Space. The Mayor of Orlando participated in the space's gala ribbon cutting, which was attended by several hundred patrons.
The Edge Award · September 2022
Issued by: Tampa International Fringe Festival
Festival submission: "Hollywood Psychic of the Golden Age"
Vulva Va-Voom - Writer/Director/Producer/Performer
Festival audience members voted on this Edge Award, intended to honor the production that most embodies the spirit of innovation and cutting-edge creativity celebrated by Fringe Festivals across the world.
The Edge Award · August 2021
Issued by: Tampa International Fringe Festival
Festival submission: "A Rocky, Whorish Patter Show"
Vulva Va-Voom - Writer/Director/Producer/Performer
Festival audience members voted on this Edge Award, intended to honor the production that most embodies the spirit of innovation and cutting-edge creativity celebrated by Fringe Festivals across the world.
The Edge Award · August 2020
Issued by: Tampa International Fringe Festival
Festival submission: "Vulva Va-Voom Lives In This Bar Now" (short film)
Vulva Va-Voom - Writer/Director/Performer
Festival audience members voted remotely on this Edge Award, intended to honor the production that most embodies the spirit of innovation and cutting-edge creativity celebrated by Fringe Festivals across the world.
Venue Choice Award · January 2019
Issued by: Tampa International Fringe Festival
Festival submission: "Smutty Burlesque Nerd"
Vulva Va-Voom - Writer/Director/Producer
Larger theater festivals typically take place across multiple venues in a city. In order to keep the festivals geographically accessible to audiences, many of these are "pop-up" theaters in existing commercial spaces. It is traditional for each technician team to formally recognize the best piece from their venue.