PRESS
News Release
As we prepare for the upcoming edition of the BorderLight Theatre Festival, we invite media professionals to access our media resource page designed to serve as a comprehensive platform for news, updates, and detailed information about this year's festival.
2024 Media Coverage
BorderLight Theatre Festival Unveils Winner Of 2024 Festival Artwork Contest
Broadway World
4/24/2024
2023 Media Coverage
City Club at Playhouse Square: Theatre for the People: BorderLight and the Future of Theatre
City Club of Cleveland
8/04/2023
BorderLight Fringe Festival Announces Special Events And Volunteer Opportunities
BroadwayWorld
7/20/23
BorderLight Fringe Festival tops list of 19 things to do in Cleveland this weekend
Cleveland.com
8/03/23
On the fringes: Playhouse Square streets, venues become stages at BorderLight Fringe Festival
Freshwater Cleveland
8/01/23
2022 Media Coverage
BorderLight Festival brings eclectic theater to Cleveland this week
ideastream public media
7/20/2022 by Kabir Bhatia
Borderlight Festival builds cross-cultural understanding through international theater
Spectrum News 1
7/20/2022 by Jade Nash
THE BORDERLIGHT INTERNATIONAL THEATRE + FRINGE FESTIVAL Begins This Month At Playhouse Square
BroadwayWorld
7/15/2022 by A.A. Cristi
BorderLight Festival brings culture, cuisine and entertainment to Cleveland this week
WKYC
7/20/2022 by Mike Polk Jr. (WKYC), Chris Beeble
BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival has Returned to Cleveland
Fresh Water
7/21/22 by Karin Connelly Rice
Writer, Storyteller Leblang Brings One-Man Show to BorderLight
Cleveland Jewish News
7/15/2022 by Bob Abelman
Cleveland’s Eclectic BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival Returns
News Herald
7/14/2022 by John Benson
Photo by Gemma Tweedie
The Landscape: BorderLight fest set to brighten downtown
Crain's Cleveland
7/20/2022 by Mike Polk Jr. (WKYC), Chris Beeble
BorderLight sets the stage for five days of theatre and fringe performances in downtown Cleveland
cleveland.com
7/19/2022 by Annie Nickoloff
Photo by Heather Mull Photography
Award-winning play 'Oasis' from Israel examines war and conscience at BrickBox Theater
Worcester Magazine
7/13/2022 by Richard Duckett
Valerie David's THE PINK HULK Comes to Cleveland's BorderLight Fringe Festival This July
Broadway World
7/13/2022 by Stephi Wild
Photo by Emily Hewitt Photography
Tickets Now On Sale For The BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival
Broadway World
6/14/2022 by Stephi Wild
The BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival to Return with 5 Days Of Summer Entertainment
Broadway World
5/6/2022 by A.A. Cristi
BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival Returns to Playhouse Square
The Chronicle
7/22/22 by John Benson
BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival Bringing More Than 140 Performances to Cleveland
Greater Cleveland Partnership
7/18/22 by Laura DeMarco
BW English Professor Pens Unique Project, "Under The Sycamores"
BALDWIN WALLACE UNIVERSITY
8/9/21 by Lauren Conners
Photo by Dave Robar
BorderLight Festival is ready to ‘wow’ audiences from Public to Playhouse Square
FOX8 Kickin' It With Kenny
7/20/22 by Kenny Crumpton
BorderLight Virtual Fringe Fest to feature 'Di Yiddishe Vayb'
CLEVELAND JEWISH NEWS
1/29/21 by Bob Abelman
The big idea: City Club's archives inspire one artist to create a video series on important moments
FRESHWATER
7/22/21 by Marc Lefkowitz
BorderLight Festival to Return to Downtown Cleveland this Summer
CLEVELAND.COM
2/19/21 by Anne Nickoloff
BorderLight Theatre Festival Shares Info About Past Summer’s Debut Event and Edition #2
COOL CLEVELAND
10/25/19 by Thomas Mulready
WATCH: Roger Titley's Creatures & Djapo Cultural Arts Institute
YOUTUBE - PUPPET PARADE
7/27/19 Video by Joseph Jensen
PHOTOSTREAM: BorderLight International Theatre and Fringe Festival
COOL CLEVELAND
7/27/2019 by Cool Cleveland
REVIEW: "Under Construction" puts the fringe in the BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival
CLEVELAND JEWISH NEWS
7/26/2019 by Bob Abelman
Roger Titley’s Creatures Will Roam the Streets of Downtown Cleveland
COOL CLEVELAND
7/27/2019 by Jenna Thomas
BACKSTAGE 7/26 with Harry Boomer & Lillian Pyles
VOICE IT RADIO
7/26/2019 Interview with Kerisse Hutchinson and Ashley Adelman
Literary Cleveland: Theatre Critics-in-Training
7/25-7/27/2019 Reviews by Bonne Blair, Ryan Cina, Valeriya Nedviga, Sharmon Sollito
REVIEW: “This Is NOT About My Dead Dog” @ BorderLight Festival
COOL CLEVELAND
7/25/2019 by Donna Shimko
34 fun things to do in Cleveland through July 31
CRAIN'S CLEVELAND BUSINESS
7/24/2019 by Scott Suttell
Get Out: Everything You Should be Doing in Cleveland This Week (July 24-30)
CLEVELAND SCENE
7/24/2019 by Jeff Niesel
BorderLight Festival Brings International Theater Experiences to Cleveland
WKSU/89.7FM
7/24/2019 by Mark Arehart
BorderLight features a "powerful" collaboration between Regina Taylor and Terrence Spivey
PR.com
7/24/2019 by Sharron Foxx
Life-sized animal puppets will walk the streets of Cleveland this weekend
CLEVELAND WEEKEND
7/24/2019 by Zachariah Durr
Live on Lakeside: BorderLight's Jeffrey Pence & Roger Titley
WKYC/Channel 3
7/23/2019 Interview on Live on Lakeside
First "Theatre + Fringe" Festival Coming to Cleveland
WJW/FOX 8
7/23/2019 Interview with Wayne Dawson
BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival Begins This Week in Cleveland
WKYC/Channel 3
7/24/2019 by Hollie Strano
Physical Theater and Dance a Solid Presence at Inaugural BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival
EXPLORE DANCE
7/22/2019 by Steve Sucato
First Ever BorderLight International Theatre and Fringe Festival to Premiere in Cleveland Wednesday
CLEVELAND SCENE
7/22/2019 by Evey Weisblat
Politics of Trump's Tweets and "Send Her Back" Chant; Asylum Rule Changes & BorderLight Festival
WCPN IDEASTREAM
7/22/2019 by Rachel Rood
Let there be BorderLight: New theatre festival is drawing performers from around the globe
FRESHWATER CLEVELAND
7/21/2019 by Jen Donatelli
KSU Professors Mine Overlooked Shakespearean Women in Original Play at New Cleveland Theater Festival
Akron-Beacon Journal/Ohio.com
7/21/2019 by Kerry Clawson
WaveLengths: An interview with BorderLight & Playwright Regina Taylor
107.3FM/The Wave
7/21/2019 with Grace Roberts, featuring Regina Taylor
International BorderLight Festival puts Cleveland center stage with more than 100 performances at 14 locations
PLAIN DEALER
7/19/2019 by Laura DeMarco
BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival enters Cleveland’s cultural landscape with myriad offerings
NEWS-HERALD
7/18/2019 by John Benson
In Advance of Next Week's Performance at the BorderLight Festival, Kerisse Hutchinson Talks About Her Tribute to Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes
CLEVELAND SCENE
7/18/2019 by Jeff Niesel
Events-Packed BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival Makes Its Debut
COOL CLEVELAND
7/10/2019 by Thomas Mulready
WAVELENGTHS 7/7 with Grace Roberts
107.3FM/The Wave
7/7/2019 with Grace Roberts, featuring Cathleen O'Malley and Terrence Spivey
Israeli troupe Davai takes center stage at BorderLight Festival
CLEVELAND JEWISH NEWS
6/25/2019 by Bob Abelman
BACKSTAGE 7/11 with Harry Boomer & Lillian Pyles
VOICE IT RADIO
7/11/2019 Interview with Cathleen O'Malley, Terrence Spivey, Kerisse Hutchinson, Nina Domingue-Glover
BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival: An Interview with Dale Heinen & Jeffrey Pence
ARTS RADIO NETWORK
5/13/2019 by Caroline Breder-Watts
BorderLight Transcends Geographic Divides, Promises to Put Cleveland On the Map
OBERLIN.EDU
5/30/19 by Erin Ulrich ’18
BorderLight Theatre Festival Looks to Bring the World to Downtown Cleveland
WCPN/ideastream
5/13/2019 by David C. Barnett
Inaugural BorderLight Festival will bring shows and showpeople to Cleveland from Ireland, Syria, South Africa and elsewhere
THE PLAIN DEALER
5/9/19 by Grant Segall
Cleveland’s inaugural BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival to feature Israeli artists
CLEVELAND JEWISH NEWS
5/9/19 by Bob Abelman
Upcoming BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival to Feature More Than 100 Artists From All Over the World
CLEVELAND SCENE
5/9/19 by Jeff Niesel
The Best Summer Festivals in Cleveland
DESTINATION CLEVELAND
4/30/19 by Lexi Hotchkiss, John Luteran, Justin McQuade
Local Arts Groups Reap 12M from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture for 2019
WCPN/Ideastream
11/13/18 by David C. Barnett
Next Summer, Cleveland Will Become a Hub for International Performing Arts Thanks to the BorderLight Festival
CLEVELAND SCENE
9/26/2018 by Christine Howey
New 2019 Theater Festival Borderlight Holds Carnival-Style Benefit at Worthington Yards
COOL CLEVELAND
7/1/2018 by CC Staff