BorderLight Theatre Festival Opens 2024 Call for Artists
Apply for the fringe portion of the festival by Feb. 4, 2024.
Looking to build on the success from 2023, BorderLight Theatre Festival will return to Playhouse Square—the country’s largest performing arts center outside of New York—from July 24 to 27, 2024. Established and emerging companies in theatre, dance, circus, immersive experiences, puppetry, street theatre, spoken word, stand-up comedy and more are encouraged to visit borderlightcle.org/apply to apply for the fringe portion of the festival by Feb. 4, 2024.
As one of the newest fringe festivals worldwide—the first festival was held in 2019— BorderLight is a platform for independent artists and companies to showcase their work and engage new audiences in a vibrant festival environment. “I want BorderLight to be an opportunity for exploration,” said Associate Producer Josy Jones. “Many times, artists are locked into the work of others and are not given the platform to experiment, be wrong, be right, and try something they've dreamed up. We want to be that opportunity for artists.”
BorderLight welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds, including age, race, ethnicity, religion and gender identification. Thanks to generous support from the Cleveland Foundation, BorderLight is amplifying those efforts by hiring a team of ambassadors from key Cleveland neighborhoods to encourage participation in the 2024 festival. The ambassadors are hosting a series of free clinics around town on Saturdays in January to answer questions about BorderLight and assist artists with the application process.
-
Detroit Shoreway | Jan. 6, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
-
St. Clair-Superior | Jan. 6, 2 to 5 p.m.
-
Buckeye-Woodhill | Jan. 13, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
-
South Collinwood | Jan. 20, 1 to 4 p.m.
In addition, BorderLight staff are hosting an Artist Q & A Zoom on Thursday, Jan. 11 at 6 p.m.
Learn more about how to apply for the 2024 BorderLight Fringe Festival and the January application sessions.
|
The Wizard of Oz Cassidy Theatre (10/06-10/25) |
|
Annie Near West Theatre (11/20-12/06) |
|
The Rocky Horror Show Short North Stage - Garden Theater (10/22-10/31) |
|
Stanley Jordan Is Coming To The Kent Stage On July 29th The Kent Stage (7/29-7/29) |
|
A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation Tinora Performing Arts Center (10/15-10/15) |
|
Couple Therapy - The Theatrical Show is coming to the Lorain Palace Theatre on October 16th Lorain Palace Theatre (10/16-10/16) |
|
Honk! Near West Theatre (2/12-2/28) |
|
Little Feat Bringing Their 'The Last Farewell Tour' To Goodyear Theater On November 9th Goodyear Theater (11/09-11/09) |
|
Speech & Debate Studio Theater (5/29-6/28) |
|
Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Richie Furay bringing the hits to The Kent Stage July 16th The Kent Stage (7/16-7/16) |