📣 Our auction is live 📣
April 8th-18th we are fundraising for the Arts Access Program. This program directly supports artist needs and funds expenses like professional photography, marketing training, press exposure, etc.
🔗 View auction: https://borderlightcle.auctria.events/
#SupportTheArts
Happy #WorldTheatreDay from BorderLight & The International Theatre Institute (ITI).
Every year, ITI has an honorary author write a letter that celebrates theatre. This year, that author is Willem Dafoe.
Read the letter & learn more here: https://www.world-theatre-day.org/messageauthor.html
An advertisement with us is an advertisement in the New York Times. 🗞️
Yes, you read that correctly! New York Times subscribers in the Cleveland area are going to find something a little extra tucked in their July paper: Our festival guide!
Learn more: www.borderlightcle.org/festival-ads/
Meet the artist behind our 2026 Festival Branding: Charlie Malta AKA Guice Mann.
Guice has dedicated his life to making art since he was a teen and is an expert in good vibes. ✌️ We hope that his artwork brings joy to all that attend the festival this year.
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#BorderLight2026
Do you follow us on TikTok?
Check out our latest video sharing some unpopular opinions of things we love for Valentine’s Day ❤️
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89o1fMP/
Please give a warm welcome to our new Festival Producer, Kadijah Wingo 👏
Kadijah, AKA Kwingo, is a Cleveland native with a background in comedy, theatre, writing, & producing. We are excited to have her on our team and we can’t wait for you to meet her at our festival in July!!
#BorderLightCLE
When you have great sponsors like Cuyahoga Community College, it feels like anything is possible, even walking on air... or bottles. 🌬️🍾
Thank you @tric_edu for sponsoring #BorderLight2025
#DowntownCleveland #SupportTheArts #TheatreFestival #Sponsorship #TriC
Some wrap party pics as we wrap up 2025 📸
Masks and music filled the Hermit Club as we celebrated the artists, staff, and volunteers who made #BorderLight2025 possible. We can't wait to see what our fringe future holds in 2026!
✨ Deadline to apply for the 2026 festival is January 16th ✨
CSU Theatre & Dance is an essential #sponsor for BorderLight. Every year, they donate their time and space to our festival, allowing us to host a number of shows in their theatres, including the ones pictured.
Thank you for helping us make fringe possible in Cleveland!
BorderLight Artist takes the stage at the World's Largest Fringe Fest!
Molly McFadden's show "Living on the Moon" made its debut at BorderLight 2024 & this past august, she performed at Edinburgh's fringe fest! Edinburgh is birthplace of fringe and hosts the largest fringe festival in the world 🌍
"I Wear My Dead Sister's Clothes" premiered at BorderLight 2024 and is now getting a full mainstage season at Cleveland Public Theatre! 👗👚🧦🧤🧣🩳
The show will run December 4-20 and you can purchase tickets here: www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/202...
We would like to thank Margaret W. Wong & Associates for supporting #BorderLight2025
Margaret Wong & her law firm have been longtime supporters, not just of BorderLight, but of arts & diversity in Cleveland. Visit imwong.com to learn more about how they service our community.
#DowntownCleveland
🗣️ Calling all graphic designers, digital artists, or creative marketers in Ohio!
Would you like the chance to design our brand for an entire year? If so, submit your portfolio!
Apply Here: https://www.borderlightcle.org/2026branding/
#SupportTheArts #BorderLight2026
🔺🔻 WE ARE HIRING 🔺🔻
We are seeking someone fun & outgoing, with a dynamite personality to join our team as a festival producer 🧨
Job Description: www.borderlightcle.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/...
Share with someone you think is the perfect fit!
Uh Oh! Some BorderLight got all over Cleveland State University's College of Law. Guess we got too carried away showing our gratitude to this #sponsor
Thank you to Carole Heyward, Senior Clinical Professor @csulawschool for your in-kind support of #BorderLight2025 🕺
#SupportTheArts #Sponsorship
If you were to write a letter to art, what would you say?
We asked you to do just that at our opening night party, "Fringe Unleashed," and here's what a few of you wrote.
#DearArt #LetterWriting #SupportTheArts #BorderLight2025
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We would like to thank @neorsd.org for Sponsoring #BorderLight2025 and for setting up a super cool sewer tunnel display for us to play with as we learned about the importance of clean water! 😎💧
Thanks for helping our festival be more fun and educational!
#Sponsorship #SupportTheArts #NEORSD
📣 Calling theatre composers, librettists, lyricists and musical theatre writing teams 📣
The Jonathan Larson Grant application is open until September 26!
The award amount is tbd, but in 2024 it was $16k+
#SupportTheArts
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Matt Gittins is the composer, lyricist, & orchestrator behind You Go On, a moving musical about loss, resilience, and connection when coping with surviving a school shooting.
Full story in our newsletter. Not subscribed? Sign up: https://mailchi.mp/borderlightcle.org/newsletter
#BorderLight2025
We owe a huge thank you to @4imprint for keeping us clothed this year! This wonderful company is responsible for all our t-shirts, including: staff shirts, volunteer shirts, and our commemorative festival shirts.
#BorderLight2025 #TheatreFestival #CLEevents #DowntownCleveland #Sponsorship
More stellar photos from #BorderLight2025
We are incredibly proud of all the performers that joined us this year! Wondering how you can get involved?
Visit https://www.borderlightcle.org/ for information on donations, volunteering, and submitting to next year's festival!
A few of our favorite performance photos from #BorderLight2025 📸
This year, we had over 40 shows and over 100 artists performing. In order to keep growing, we kindly ask that you consider making a tax-deductible donation in any amount. Thank you!
Donate here: https://www.borderlightcle.org/donate/
Tomorrow, 7/19 is the last day you can get your fringe freak on at #BorderLight2025
Meet us in @PSQdistrict for a day full of creativity as we wrap up Cleveland’s one and only fringe festival.
Public Square was lit up last night with #BorderLight2025 colors 💛🩵❤️💜💙
This display is part of #IlluminateCLE, dazzling our city with lights by @downtowncle.bsky.social
Thank you, Cleveland and happy first day of BorderLight!!
#CLE #DowntownCleveland #Theatre #Lights #Festival
🎪 #BorderLight2025 begins tomorrow, July 16th! Party with us at FRINGE UNLEASHED, the opening night kick-off celebration for previews, pop-ups, and live performances!
Tickets are just $11.25 and still available
https://borderlightcle.vbotickets.com/events
#CLEevents #BorderLightCLE
We are offering performances with American Sign Language interpreters on July 19th! Thanks to our friends at The HeArd, four shows that day will have ASL interpreters.
#BorderLight2025 #ASL #ASLinterpreter #CLEevents #DowntownCleveland
We are inviting local buskers to informally perform at Playhouse Square Plaza during the following times:
Thursday, July 17
5:00–6:00 PM
6:30–7:45 PM
Friday, July 18
5:00–5:30 PM
6:25–7:45 PM
8:15–8:45 PM
Saturday, July 19
5:15–6:15 PM
You are welcome to perform for tips
#BorderLight2025 #Busker
‼️ VOLUNTEER APPLICATION CLOSES ON 06/30 ‼️
I repeat 🗣️ the volunteer application closes on 06/30! To sign up, visit https://www.borderlightcle.org/volunteer/
#BorderLight2025 #CLEevents #DowntownCleveland #Volunteers #TheatreFestival #SummerFun
Experience bold, live performances at BorderLight 2025—Cleveland’s most innovative theatre festival!
Taking place July 16-19 in the @psqdistrict across 16 stages @playhousesquare
Special thanks to @fusionfilmworkscle for creating this trailer!
#BorderLight2025
Saturday, July 19th is all about fringe family fun!! Look for the yellow Fringe Jr. banner on our website to know which shows are recommended for families.
⚠️ Please see our specific age guidance for details. Some shows are 14+ and others are 14 and under. ⚠️
#BorderLight2025 #CLEevents
