BORDERLIGHT 2019

FESTIVAL RECAP

BORDERLIGHT 2019

From the moment we first greeted our artists, to the incredible procession of puppets down Superior Avenue, to wild innovations on the Fringe, and the unleashed jubilation of our closing night party, we witnessed magic. What we saw and felt was community created by the wonder of performance.

BorderLight 2019, in every way, exceeded our expectations. But none of this would have been possible without the magic worked by our Board, staff, event team, volunteers, artists and 2019 inaugural sponsors who took a chance on our inaugural festival—all of whom brought the Festival to life. Our gratitude is boundless.

Here, we share with you some highlights from the summer and an invitation to help shape what is to come.

2019 AT-A-GLANCE

4,000+ ticketed attendees

10,000+ festival-wide attendance

Visitors from 26 states + England

267 artists from 8 countries and 11 states

90+ staff and
volunteers

Numerous sold-out shows

45+ media stories and reviews

Over $450,000 invested in the local economy, including $200,000+ directed to local artists and arts organizations

2019 SHOWS

2 The Left

2 The Left: A Tribute to the Life of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes

A Kingdom, a Chasm

A Kingdom, A Chasm

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A Secret in Plain Sight

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Accidental Comedy Presents: Che Guerrero

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Accidental Comedy Presents: Nancy Norton

Aim'd So Near

Aim’d so near

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AntiCone

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Anywhere But Here, a solo experience

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Betsy Carmichael’s BINGO Palace

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BUTT Why?? An ass-inine show about our cushiest asset

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Cleveland Public Theatre’s STEP (Student Theatre Enrichment Program)

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Code Red: A Drag Manifesto

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CPT’s Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP)

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CPT’s International Ensemble Projects

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CREATURES by Roger Titley

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Distant Shores

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Doncan’s Execution: A Scene from Tropico Macbeth By John Rivera-Resto

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Dreamscape

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Fairy in the Lake

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Film is an Argument

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Floored

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Galahad and the Dragons

Galahad and the Dragons

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Good at Heart

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Her Mark

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I Am But a Whisper

In Their Footsteps

In Their Footsteps

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Journey to the Kingdom of Hypnos

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Let there be BorderLight: New theatre festival is drawing performers from around the globe

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Love’s Lost Raree Box

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Marie Curie Horror Story

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Our Dad is in Atlantis

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Parents & Children, Husbands & Wives: It’s All Relatives

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Peter Pan and Wendy

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Pinch and Squeal’s WIZBANG!

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Poetry Free Cleveland

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Public Fransit

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Resistance

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Silent

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SUNDAZE at the Fringe with Tania Timmons & Ramon Rivas

Table for Two

Table For Two

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Tesha; An “Other” Look at Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God

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The Children of Lir

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The Coitus Society Soiree

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The Expiration Date: A work in progress

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The Light House

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The Peek-a-Booth

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The Shadow of the Clock

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This Is NOT About My Dead Dog

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Three Countries, One Mother

Trouble Down South

Trouble Down South

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Uncle Toots’ Pasta Dish

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Under Construction

Waiting on Godot

Waiting on Godot

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Welcome to my House

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When Farah Cries

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Who is the Poetry Psychic?

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Why Do You Always Wear Black?

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Wizbang! Variety Circus MAYHEM!

2019 SUPPORTERS

The 2019 BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival presented by Char and Chuck Fowler

Our inaugural festival was made possible through the generous support of the following sponsors and individuals.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.

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THANK YOU TO OUR INDIVIDUAL DONORS

Thank you to the following individuals, whose generous contributions have made possible our inaugural festival

PLATINUM

Char and Chuck Fowler

Lee Heinen

GOLD

Kim Sherwin

Bob and Sally Gries

Clark Khayat

Nancy Griffith

SILVER

Holley Martens
Chann Fowler Spellman
Harriet Warm
Steven Minter
James Anderson and David Wittkowsky
Jason Drake
Roe Green
Carrie Gustafson
James Ratner
Neil and Amy Viny

BRONZE

John C. Williams
LuAnn and Andy Brown
Rebecca Dunn
Stacy and Michael Goldberg
Pamela Haag
David Goodman
Patrick and Jeanne Walker
Lauren Fine
Yana Mikho-Misho
T. Paul Lowry
Felton Thomas, Jr.
Rachel Costanzo
Joanne R. Cohen

Vanessa Whiting, Beth Dery & Steve Schecter, Dan Moulthrop, Edith Lauer, Fareed & Laura Siddiq, Felton Thomas, Gail Palmer, Jacquelyn Nance, James Brown, Janice Hammond, Joanna Van Oosterhout, Joanne R. Cohen & Morris Wheeler, Joe Marinucci, Joy Roller, Mary Louise Hahn, Mary Selhorst, Ninna & Gosta Pettersson, Pamela Haag, Patrick Enders, Rachel Costanzo, Raymond T. Sawyer, Suzanne & Benoy Joseph, T. Paul Lowry, Terry Stewart Alex Ho, Allison Retter, Anne Wise, Anthony Taddeo, Aseelah Shareef, Azita Osanloo, Beth Wood, Bettyann & Farley Helms, Bob & Sylvia Bergmann, Bonnie Dolin, Bonnie Kane Barenholtz, Brian McAllester, Brit & Kate Stenson, Carol Gill & Michael Salkind, Caroline Oberndorf, Carrie Carpenter, Cathleen O’Malley & Matt Gray, Cathy Barber, Catondra Noye, Charna Sherman, Chris Fornadel, Christina Vassallo, Chuck Richie, Craig Saavedra, Dalia Baker, Darnella Robertson, Dee Kursh, Derdriu Ring, Dewey Forward, Donald Carrier, Earl Pike, Edward Hemmelgarn, Elizabeth & Ethan Spencer, Emery Sztankoczy, Eugene A. Kratus Esq., Florence Goodman, Frederick Bidwell, Ambassador Gina K. Abercrombie-Winstanley (Ret.), Harriet Ballard, Holly Holsinger, Howard Freedman & Rita Montlack, J. Shorey & Sharon Herene, Jake Hochendoner, Janet & Geoff Cox, Jared Schnall, Jason Thorn & Jayna Waite, Jayne Z. Janus, Jill & James Levin, Jill Lemieux, Jill Snyder, Jim Brown & Jean Stevenson, Jody Trostler, John Kraft , Jordan Kerr, Juliette Regnier, Karen Lewis, Katia Schwarz, Kevin Moore, Kim Parry, Kristin Blaser, Larry Norton, Laura Graef, Les & Elana Hunter, Leta Obertacz, Lisa Kurzner, Lisa Stofan, Liz Maugans, Luigino Apollonio, Macelle Mahala, Marilyn K. Brown, Marjorie Simon, Mark Corcoran, Maureen Geck, Meg Mueller, Megan VanVoorhis, Michael D. Easton, Michael Obertacz, Michelle Tomallo, Mike Burns, Morgan Bukovec, Nancy Heaton, Nathan Motta, Neil Mohney, Nick Urig, Otmar & Rota Sackerlotzky, Pamela D. Hamilton, Pandora Robertson, Patti & Scott Fine, Raymond Bobgan, Richard Ferris, Rob & Patricia Bourne, Robert & Cortney Gatewood, Robert & Kathleen Stenson, Roger Welchans, Ryan Cross, Sally Stewart, Sean O’Brien, Sharon Milligan, Simon Trubek-Pence, Steven Miller, Stuart Youngner, Susan Belman, Susan Ferrara, Susan Gerson, Susie Murphy, Terrence Spivey, Thomas & Nicole Twells, Thomas Gilbride & Sal Martello, Tom & Liz Schorgl, Tony Sias, Vince Horvath, Vincent Monnier, Will & Angel Washington, Yana Mikho-Misho

… and all of the other individuals who have donated over the last 3 years.