PRESENTED BY CHAR AND CHUCK FOWLER PUBLIC SQUARE TO PLAYHOUSE SQUARE FESTIVAL 100+ PERFORMANCES • 40 PRODUCTIONS • 11 STAGES 2019 GUIDE JULY 24 - JULY 27, 2019 • BORDERLIGHTCLE.ORG COVER 1.indd 7 6/10/19 12:03 AM OFFICIAL SPONSOR BorderLight Artists are Generously Hosted by O cial Sponsor of the Borderlight Fringe Festival and Supporter of the Cle+International Collaborations, through the Creative Fusion Artist Residency Program AD-CLE-KD.indd 2 6/10/19 12:08 AM BORDERLIGHT FESTIVAL BORDERLIGHT Dale Heinen Kelly Smith Co-Director Development + Jeff rey Pence Communications Assistant Co-Director Walker Blue Miller LEADING SUPPORT BY Cathleen O’Malley Artist Liaison Associate Producer + Gwendolyn Kochur Communications Director Audience Engagement Assistant Jennifer Vinson Maes Lunaria Volunteer + Staffi ng Manager Offi ce Administration Specialist FESTIVAL TEAM Palmer Event Solutions Facteur PR Event Production + Logistics Social Media Consultant Axon Creative Agency Jetpack Group Marketing Website Design BOARD MEMBERS PRESIDENT Michael Goldberg Dan Moulthrop Assistant Professor, Dept. of Design Chief Executive Offi cer, + Innovation, Case Western Reserve The City Club of Cleveland University SECRETARY Terry Stewart Ambassador Gina Abercrombie- Chairman + CEO, El Dorado Winstanley (Retired), Festivals + Events United States Ambassador Felton Thomas, Jr. + Keynote Speaker Executive Director, TREASURER Cleveland Public Library CHAR AND CHUCK Rachel Costanzo Amy Viny FOWLER Director + Senior Consultant, Past President of the Contemporary Art The Acuity Group Society, Cleveland Museum of Art, + Community Leader Charlotte Fowler Community Leader ADVISORY COUNCIL Fred Bidwell Nathan Motta Raymond Bobgan Joy Roller Carrie Carpenter Craig Saavedra Kathleen Cerveny Giovanna Sardelli Jason Drake Charna Sherman OFFICIAL Itzik Giuli Larry Simpson ARTISTS’ HOSTS David Goodman Terrence Spivey Roe Green Gina Vernaci Marvin Krislov Graham Veysey Neil Mohney Pierre van der Westhuizen Kevin Moore Tom Welsh 2019 ICONIC FESTIVAL ARTWORK: April Bleakney FESTIVAL GUIDE DESIGN: Rob Ortenzi + Deanna Zamudio CONTACT MAILING ADDRESS: BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival, 11459 Mayfi eld Rd., #337, Cleveland, OH 44106 WEBSITE: www.borderlightcle.org | PHONE: 216.356.6485 @BORDERLIGHTCLE #BORDERLIGHTCLE 1 STAFF-MASTHEAD-r3.indd 1 6/24/19 1:26 PM PRESENTED BY CHAR AND CHUCK FOWLER THANK YOU WE ARE THRILLED to present the BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival. BorderLight was conceived as a way to bring to Cleveland stories that cross boundaries. These stories have the power to lend new perspectives on our own lives and bring us closer together through shared experiences. We hope you’ll explore unknown spaces in this city, encounter surprising points of view, and be invigorated by the many experiences BorderLight has to off er. This festival is the creation of many, and at every step we have been astonished and thankful for the willingness of others to support our vision and to help refi ne and improve it. We sought good advice, and we received it. We asked OUROUR for Board Members, and theatre partners, to join with us, and they did. We needed resourceful and passionate MISSION:MISSION: collaborators in building the event, and we found them. We asked for an amazing and diverse range of talented artists to come share their work from around the world TO PRESENT and the US, and here they are. We wouldn’t be here without the help of visionary VISIONARY supporters such as Char and Chuck Fowler, the George Gund Foundation, the Cleveland Foundation, INTERNATIONAL the Alkhayyat Foundation, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, and K&D Group, along with many others. THEATRE AND But we are most grateful for you, because theatre isn’t complete without audiences to respond to, refl ect on, BUILD and revisit the experience. CROSS-CULTURAL Thank you for helping make BorderLight a reality. We wish you goose bumps, tears, laughter, and a great festival! UNDERSTANDING Dale Heinen & Jeff rey Pence, BorderLight Festival Co-Directors 2 Art by April Bleakney OPENLETTER-SPONSOR-r2.indd 2 6/24/19 1:30 PM WED. JULY 24 - SAT. JULY 27 PUBLIC SQUARE –TO– PLAYHOUSE SQUARE 100 Performances Tickets On Sale Now BorderLightCLE.org 40 Productions @BorderLightCLE 11 Stages TICKETS + BOX OFFICE HOW TO GET TICKETS In advance In person ONLINE AT ALL VENUES www.borderlightcle.org If available, walk-up tickets may be purchased at the door of Visit our website, explore shows, and the show starting one hour before show time. Venues accept purchase your tickets in advance to cash, debit, and credit cards. Plan ahead, seating is very guarantee your seat. You can print your limited in some venues and shows may sell out. See page 5 tickets at home, pick up from a box offi ce hub, or have for a list of all venues. tickets sent to your smartphone and present at the door. AT BORDERLIGHT BOX OFFICE + INFO HUBS (Please note, when purchasing tickets for performances During the BorderLight Festival (July 24-27), tickets for any at Playhouse Square venues - The Helen, Outcalt Theatre, festival show (International, CLE+International, Accidental Kennedy’s Theatre, or Westfi eld Studio Theatre - you will Comedy, and Fringe Festival) can be purchased at any of our be re-directed to the Playhouse Square ticketing site to three BorderLight Box Offi ce + Info Hubs, located at: complete your purchase.) HERMIT CLUB AT HOFBRAUHAUS: 1629 Dodge Court, Cleveland (behind Playhouse Square) CIBRÈO PRIVATO: 1501 E. 14th Street, Cleveland (near Playhouse Square) OLD STONE CHURCH: 91 Public Square, Cleveland (near Public Square) PRICING International, “BINGE-ON-FRINGE” PACKAGE CLE+International Want to see multiple Fringe Festival shows? Collaborations, and BINGE-ON-FRINGE with a Accidental Comedy shows multi-show package, available FREE for advance purchase in $18 - $30 per ticket 4-pack or 8-pack quantities. The BorderLight Festival Packages are shareable. Share includes a number of free, with a friend, or keep the all-ages performances and special events. All Fringe Festival shows tickets all to yourself! $12 per ticket 4-PACK $40 (Save $8!) Look for the icon in show listings! 8-PACK $70 (Save $26!) NOTE: BINGE-ON-FRINGE packages are valid for Fringe Festival shows only. Excludes International, CLE+International, and Accidental Comedy productions. QUESTIONS? You can reach BorderLight Festival’s Main O ce at 216-356-6485. ? Leave a message with the Box O ce and we’ll get back to you. 3 TICKETS AND BOX OFFICE.indd 3 6/10/19 12:50 AM FESTIVAL MAP FESTIVAL MAP PLAYHOUSE SQUARE 1 OLD STONE CHURCH 7 OUTCALT THEATRE THE FESTIVAL RUNS FROM SQUARE-TO-SQUARE www.oldstonechurch.org www.playhousesquare.org/venues/detail/ E 12 ADDRESS: 91 Public Square, Cleveland second-stage TH ADDRESS: Playhouse Square, CHESTER AVE ST 44113 E 18 SHOWS: Resistance, In Their Footsteps, 1407 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 44115 SHOWS: When Farah Cries, Our Dad is in TH AntiCone, Uncle Toots’ Pasta Dish, Betsy ST Carmichael’s BINGO Palace, Atlantis SUPERIOR AVE EUCLID AVE Peter Pan and Wendy HURON RD E 8 WESTFIELD STUDIO THEATRE E 9 E 14 2 WIZBANG! CIRCUS THEATRE TENT www.playhousesquare.org/venues/detail/ TH westfield-studio-theatre ST TH www.wizbangtheatre.com PUBLIC ST ADDRESS: SQUARE ADDRESS:50 Public Square, Idea Center @ Playhouse Square, Cleveland 44113 (North) 1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland 44103 PROSPECT AVE SHOWS: Pinch and Squeal’s WIZBANG! SHOWS: The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God WALK SQUARE-TO-SQUARE IN 16 MINS FREE TROLLEY 3 PUBLIC SQUARE www.clevelandpublicsquare.com 9 HERMIT CLUB www.thehermitclub.org ADDRESS: 50 Public Square, Cleveland 44113 (North Green) ADDRESS: 1629 Dodge Ct, Cleveland, OH 44114 SHOWS: A Kingdom, A Chasm, Cleveland PLAYHOUSE SQUARE Public Theatre’s Student Theatre Enrichment SHOWS: Good at Heart, Cleveland Public PUBLIC SQUARE Program (STEP), Creatures by Roger Titley Theatre’s International Ensemble Projects, (procession starts at Library) Distant Shores, Waiting on Godot, Parents & CHESTER AVE Children, Husbands & Wives: It’s All Relatives, ONTARIO ST E 15 @ Why Do You Always Wear Black? E 17 IDEASTREAM STAGE MILLER TH 4 ST 9 CLASSROOM TH 10 ROCKWELL AVE www.playhousesquare.org PARNELL’S IRISH PUB ST www.facebook.com/ ADDRESS: Idea Center @ Playhouse Square ParnellsPubAtPlayhouseSquare WALKWAY DODGE CT INTERIOR (ground floor), 1375 Euclid Ave. 1 Cleveland 44115 ADDRESS: 1415 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115 SUPERIOR AVE SHOWS: Aim’d so near, This Is NOT About My 2 Dead Dog, Table for Two SHOWS: The Children of Lir, Anywhere But Here, a solo experience 3 E 13 5 KENNEDY’S THEATRE 6 7 11 CIBREO PRIVATO TH www.playhousesquare.org/venues/detail/ 5 www.thedriwoodgroup.com/privato ST 4 kennedys-theatre EUCLID AVE 8 10 ADDRESS: Playhouse Square, ADDRESS: 1501 E 14th St, 1501 EUCLID 1501 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44115 Cleveland, OH 44115 1375 EUCLID SHOWS: Accidental Comedy Presents: Che SHOWS: Trouble Down South, The Coitus Guererro, Accidental Comedy Presents: Nancy Society Soiree, Galahad and the Dragons, ONTARIO ST Norton 2 The Le£: A Tribute to the Life of Lisa ”Le£ EUCLID AVE 11 Eye”Lopes E 14 6 THE HELEN www.playhousesquare.org/venues/detail/ TH helen-rosenfeld-lewis-bialosky-lab-theatre TOWER CITY ST INFORMATION ADDRESS: Playhouse Square, & TICKET HUB HURON RD E 1407 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 44115 SHOWS: Silent, Under Construction PROSPECT AVE 4 5 4 MAP AND VENUE LIST-r2.indd 4 6/10/19 12:53 AM FESTIVAL MAP 1 OLD STONE CHURCH 7 OUTCALT THEATRE ADDRESS: 91 Public Square, ADDRESS: Playhouse Square,