BORDERLIGHT 2022

FESTIVAL RECAP

BORDERLIGHT 2022

Having last produced a full festival in downtown Cleveland in 2019, our debut year, BorderLight made the decision to postpone its scheduled biennial festival in 2021 in favor of a summer-long Virtual Festival that featured livestreamed and on demand Fringe acts from around the world. In July of 2022, we returned to our original festival model of presenting in-person theatre in downtown Cleveland, which included a small number of international works plus a substantial domestic Fringe Festival. It was thrilling to be able to return to booking in-person performances and bringing performers here from abroad, despite the challenges of disrupted travel and visa delays.

2022 Festival At-A-Glance

2022 Shows

2022 Supporters

2022 Impact Report

2022 AT-A-GLANCE

of patrons rated their BorderLight experience Excellent or Good.

of artists rated their BorderLight experience Excellent or Good.

of volunteers were satisfied and are likely to volunteer again.

of seasonal staff rated their experience with BorderLight highly.

4,200+ festival-wide attendance

45 unique performances

205 participating artists representing 7 countries and 10 states.

Over $375,000 invested in the local economy, including $100,000+ directed to local artists and arts organizations

2022 SHOWS

A Reading of The Plague by Albert Camus

Above de “C” as in Camping

American Refugee

BEES

BELL, BOOK, AND LATE-NITE DRIVE THRU

Birdbrain

CANCELED – Perhaps, Perhaps… Quizás

Central Concern

Charming Disaster’s Musical Tarot Show

Coco and Gigi

Dancing Wheels Quest for Equality

Dear Cleveland: The Symphonic Soliloquies

Di Yiddishe Vayb

Fragile Eggsistence

Fragments of Samantha

Fran and Gus

Gray Space

Help Me Help You Help Yourself

HERE NOW; The Soapbox Testaments

Hey Siri

It’s Now or Never: My Life in the Late Middle Ages

Khuraki

Maya: the Illusionist

Nature Song

Not A Uterus In Sight

Oasis

Pajama Stories for Adults

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Pajama Stories for All

Pajama Stories for Children

Pedro Gonzalez and Tania Timmons

Pinch and Squeal’s Wizbang!

Polynesian Dance Performance

Poncili Creación

Raj Suresh and Amanda Averell

Shadow Realm: Down the Rabbit Hole

ShMILF Life

Slanted: How an Asian American Troublemaker Took on the Supreme Court

Song Embroidery

SongCraft

The Body is the Best

The Last Hurrah

The Pink Hulk: One Woman’s Journey to Find the Superhero Within

The Small Garden

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The Victim Goddess

The Walks

Un/Packing

Under the Sycamores

Web of Deceit

What Do I See Before Me?

WHERE OUR SHADOWS LIKE TO PLAY

Wonderlanding

ARTIST & AUDIENCE TESTIMONIALS

So thrilled that Cleveland can showcase theater in such a creative and intimate way.

Facebook Reviewer

[BorderLight]..expanded my theatrical experience.

Anonymous

Diverse and delightful fringe fest.

Facebook Reviewer

Thank you, Borderlight, for making the city the stage with so many outside performances! [...] I am thrilled my hometown is hosting this international festival for a second season. Where else would I experience Yiddish folktales and conjure with witches coming out of retirement?

Facebook Reviewer

I enjoyed the opportunity to connect with different perspectives from my own! Art can provide beautiful learning experiences.

Annonymous

Unique opportunity to see performers from all over the world. Many venues.

Facebook Reviewer

Love being a part of BorderLight Fringe! It's consistently been my best theatre experience as an artist in Cleveland.

BorderLight Artist

Super performances! A must see while in the CLE!

Facebook Reviewer

The care and expertise in bringing together some of the best local, regional, and international theatre artists... to Cleveland!

Facebook Reviewer

I am so grateful that BorderLight happens in my hometown! It's an amazing event and I plan to sing your praises to everyone!

Anonymous

I am so grateful for this festival in Cleveland. It truly adds such an important element to our art scene.

BorderLight Artist

The range of performance opportunities to experience and the diligent organization of the event was stellar!

Facebook Reviewer

I could gush for WEEKS about how much I love BorderLight. It is the coolest theatre event in Cleveland, and I am so immensely grateful to have been able to participate in it all 3 years.

BorderLight Artist

It was a pleasure to bring Pajama Stories by Marie Cooney Stories to the festival from MN. Thanks for the warm welcome. I met some fabulous people: artists, staff, audience, volunteers. A very intimate and supportive Fringe Festival. My first touring event! I look forward to many more!

Facebook Reviewer (Presenter)

I got to experience places in Cleveland I've never been to before.