FRUITS OF DISTINCTION 2008

Each April The FRESH FRUIT FESTIVAL gives awards to the entries in the past year's festival voted best by audiences and the Board of Directors. Also presented at that time are special lifetime awards for those who have supported LGBT arts. These awards are called the FRUITIES.

Fruitie Awards were held for the 2007 Fresh Fruit Festival at:

2008 Award Recipients (Fresh Fruit Festival 2007):

Acting:

Thomas Poarch - Acting (Male), Monroe Bound
 
Carol Vnuk - Acting (Female), Fading to Grey

Performance:

Scott Turner Schofield - Debutante Balls

Actor in Short Work:

Moe Bertran - Love Scenes

Ensemble:

Long Ride Home by Larson Rose

Best Play (Production Values):

Larson Rose - The Naked Dead Elephant in the Middle of the Road

Playwrighting:

Robert Tsonos - William & James

Directing:

Donna Jean Fogel - Love Scenes  

Comedy:

Kelli Dunham

Comedy/Drag:

Jacqueline Jonee

Millie Shayntwrite

Dance:

The Petite of Versailles

The Long Ride Home

Poetry/Spoken Word:

LeShaun Lovell

Music:

Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch

Visual Arts:

Mariette Pathy Allen

Special Awards

Fresh Fruit Spirit Award: (Work that Best Represents the Spirit of the Festival)

Rome Neal - You Can't Prove It On Me: A Celebration of LGBT Jazz Greats

Passion Fruit Award:

Laura Morrison - LGBT Community Activist

Gale Brewer - NYC Council Member

Charles Leslie and Fritz Lohman - Support of LGBT Arts and Artists

The First Fresh Fruit Legend Award:

Agnes De Garron

The First Burnt Fruit Award:

Dr. Jeffrey Leeds

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