U Fine Arts alumni win abundant accolades at Great Salt Lake Fringe '21

August 19 2021
Ronald and Edith by The Fairy Story Society, featuring alums Jessica Graham and Connor Nelis Johnson Ronald and Edith by The Fairy Story Society, featuring alums Jessica Graham and Connor Nelis Johnson

We are proud to celebrate with our College of Fine Arts alumni, students, and faculty who won audience-voted awards at the 2021 Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival. 

Best of F (Family-Friendly)
Ronald & Edith 
The Fairy Story Society 

Alexandra Harbold (Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre) - Director
Connor Johnson (BFA '21, Department of Theatre)  - Playwright/Cast
Jessica Graham (BFA '21, Department of Theatre  - Cast
Flying Bobcat Theatrical Laboratory - (Co-Producers)
Shelice Warr (BFA '21, Department of Theatre) - Hair Design
Aathaven Tharmarajah (Student, Department of Theatre) - Foxtrot Choreography
Gavin Yehle (BFA '19, Department of Theatre) - Composer

Screen Shot 2021 08 19 at 2.41.45 PMRonald and Edith | Photo Shawn Francis Saunders


Best of FF (Fairly Fringey)

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Dishy Collective 

Outstanding Ense​mble 
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Dishy Collective

Mckenzie Barkdull (BFA '14, School of Dance)  - Cast
Becca Speechley (BFA '20, School of Dance) - Cast
Jorji Diaz Fadel (BFA '20, School of Dance) - Cast

dishycollectiveDishy Collective | Photo Micah J Payan


Outstanding Virtual Production 

The Not Broken Monologues
Ash Goodwin

Ash Goodwin (Student, Department of Theatre) - Writer
Jayden Dudley (Student, Department of Theatre) - Stage Manager
Maxwell Paris (Student, Department of Theatre) - Cast
Anna Blaes (Student, Department of Theatre) - Cast 

AshGoodwinAsh Goodwin & Juno | photo Todd Collins


Outstanding One-Person Show 

Strangers: A homo’s odyssey
Tom Roche with Flying Bobcat Theatrical Laboratory

Tom Roche (BFA '21, Department of Theatre) - Writer/Cast
Flying Bobcat Theatrical Laboratory - Co-Producers
Robert Scott Smith (Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre) & Alexandra Harbold (Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre) 

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Still from Strangers: A homo's odyssey | photo Alexandra Harbold


Audience Choice Award
Most votes across all categories
Ronald & Edith
The Fairy Story Society

Congratulations are in order!