BorderLight Cleveland
@borderlightcle.bsky.social
Cleveland's most innovative theatre festival!
Push boundaries. Inspire audiences. Celebrate.
🎭 #BorderLight2025 July 16-19
https://www.borderlightcle.org/
Push boundaries. Inspire audiences. Celebrate.
🎭 #BorderLight2025 July 16-19
https://www.borderlightcle.org/
🗣️ 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
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
Design the 2026 Festival Branding! - BorderLight Festival
Design the official 2026 festival branding! Are you a passionate and creative local artist or designer? BorderLight Theatre Festival invites you to be part of our festival history by developing the official branding and visual identity for the 2026 festival. Why You Should Apply: BorderLight is a nonprofit theatre festival with a mission to present…
www.borderlightcle.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
🗣️ 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
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: https://www.borderlightcle.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Producer-Job-Description-2026-Festival.pdf
Share with someone you think is the perfect fit!
We are seeking someone fun & outgoing, with a dynamite personality to join our team as a festival producer 🧨
Job Description: https://www.borderlightcle.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Producer-Job-Description-2026-Festival.pdf
Share with someone you think is the perfect fit!
October 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🔺🔻 WE ARE HIRING 🔺🔻
We are seeking someone fun & outgoing, with a dynamite personality to join our team as a festival producer 🧨
Job Description: https://www.borderlightcle.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Producer-Job-Description-2026-Festival.pdf
Share with someone you think is the perfect fit!
We are seeking someone fun & outgoing, with a dynamite personality to join our team as a festival producer 🧨
Job Description: https://www.borderlightcle.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Producer-Job-Description-2026-Festival.pdf
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
Thank you to Carole Heyward, Senior Clinical Professor @csulawschool for your in-kind support of #BorderLight2025 🕺
#SupportTheArts #Sponsorship
October 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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
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
💛🩵🩷💙❤️
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
💛🩵🩷💙❤️
October 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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
💛🩵🩷💙❤️
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
💛🩵🩷💙❤️
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
Thanks for helping our festival be more fun and educational!
#Sponsorship #SupportTheArts #NEORSD
September 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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
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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The Jonathan Larson Grant application is open until September 26!
The award amount is tbd, but in 2024 it was $16k+
#SupportTheArts
americantheatrewing.org/news-events/...
News & Events: Applications Open for 2025 Jonathan Larson Grants
The Jonathan Larson Grants are the Wing’s annual investment in emerging musical theatre artists, offering support through unrestricted cash grants, as well as additional support in the form of residen...
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September 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
📣 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
americantheatrewing.org/news-events/...
The Jonathan Larson Grant application is open until September 26!
The award amount is tbd, but in 2024 it was $16k+
#SupportTheArts
americantheatrewing.org/news-events/...
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
Full story in our newsletter. Not subscribed? Sign up: https://mailchi.mp/borderlightcle.org/newsletter
#BorderLight2025
September 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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
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
#BorderLight2025 #TheatreFestival #CLEevents #DowntownCleveland #Sponsorship
August 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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
#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!
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!
August 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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!
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/
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/
July 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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/
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.
Meet us in @PSQdistrict for a day full of creativity as we wrap up Cleveland’s one and only fringe festival.
July 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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.
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
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
July 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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
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
Tickets are just $11.25 and still available
https://borderlightcle.vbotickets.com/events
#CLEevents #BorderLightCLE
July 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🎪 #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
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
#BorderLight2025 #ASL #ASLinterpreter #CLEevents #DowntownCleveland
July 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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
#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
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
July 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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
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
I repeat 🗣️ the volunteer application closes on 06/30! To sign up, visit https://www.borderlightcle.org/volunteer/
#BorderLight2025 #CLEevents #DowntownCleveland #Volunteers #TheatreFestival #SummerFun
June 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
‼️ 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
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
Taking place July 16-19 in the @psqdistrict across 16 stages @playhousesquare
Special thanks to @fusionfilmworkscle for creating this trailer!
#BorderLight2025
June 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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
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
⚠️ Please see our specific age guidance for details. Some shows are 14+ and others are 14 and under. ⚠️
#BorderLight2025 #CLEevents
June 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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
⚠️ Please see our specific age guidance for details. Some shows are 14+ and others are 14 and under. ⚠️
#BorderLight2025 #CLEevents
✨ Did someone say free classes? Join our friends at @DANCECleveland July 26th for their Free Community Dance Day at @playhousesquare featuring 13+ different classes for all ages & abilities.
Registration opens TODAY—no prior dance experience needed! Learn more:
Registration opens TODAY—no prior dance experience needed! Learn more:
Events | DANCECleveland | Modern and Contemporary Dance in Cleveland, OH
Based in Cleveland, OH, DANCECleveland is the country's oldest modern dance presentation organization
www.dancecleveland.org
June 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
✨ Did someone say free classes? Join our friends at @DANCECleveland July 26th for their Free Community Dance Day at @playhousesquare featuring 13+ different classes for all ages & abilities.
Registration opens TODAY—no prior dance experience needed! Learn more:
Registration opens TODAY—no prior dance experience needed! Learn more:
🪄Some of our magicians might make money appear out of thin air, but we can't! Donations are still open 🎩
Proceeds go towards housing artists, accessibility accommodations, providing free public performances, & more.
For more info: https://www.borderlightcle.org/donate/ 💫
#BorderLight2025
Proceeds go towards housing artists, accessibility accommodations, providing free public performances, & more.
For more info: https://www.borderlightcle.org/donate/ 💫
#BorderLight2025
June 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🪄Some of our magicians might make money appear out of thin air, but we can't! Donations are still open 🎩
Proceeds go towards housing artists, accessibility accommodations, providing free public performances, & more.
For more info: https://www.borderlightcle.org/donate/ 💫
#BorderLight2025
Proceeds go towards housing artists, accessibility accommodations, providing free public performances, & more.
For more info: https://www.borderlightcle.org/donate/ 💫
#BorderLight2025
Hey, students! Looking to do something fun with your summer? How about volunteering for a theatre festival?
Submit an application today: https://www.borderlightcle.org/volunteer/
‼️ Deadline to apply is June 30th ‼️
*Volunteers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult
#BorderLight2025
Submit an application today: https://www.borderlightcle.org/volunteer/
‼️ Deadline to apply is June 30th ‼️
*Volunteers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult
#BorderLight2025
June 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Hey, students! Looking to do something fun with your summer? How about volunteering for a theatre festival?
Submit an application today: https://www.borderlightcle.org/volunteer/
‼️ Deadline to apply is June 30th ‼️
*Volunteers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult
#BorderLight2025
Submit an application today: https://www.borderlightcle.org/volunteer/
‼️ Deadline to apply is June 30th ‼️
*Volunteers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult
#BorderLight2025
Happy Pride Month 🌈 Check out our LGBTQ+ shows!
-Arachne
-Mental Illness and Friends
-rustbelt.
-Get With The Times, Jane!
-Jacquesalope
-Five And A Half Feet of Fearsome
-Sharif
-She Was A Conquistawh*re
-D.O.C. Studios
-A Burlesque Play on Modern Dating
-In The Shadows
-Mary Kay Vampires
-Arachne
-Mental Illness and Friends
-rustbelt.
-Get With The Times, Jane!
-Jacquesalope
-Five And A Half Feet of Fearsome
-Sharif
-She Was A Conquistawh*re
-D.O.C. Studios
-A Burlesque Play on Modern Dating
-In The Shadows
-Mary Kay Vampires
June 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Happy Pride Month 🌈 Check out our LGBTQ+ shows!
-Arachne
-Mental Illness and Friends
-rustbelt.
-Get With The Times, Jane!
-Jacquesalope
-Five And A Half Feet of Fearsome
-Sharif
-She Was A Conquistawh*re
-D.O.C. Studios
-A Burlesque Play on Modern Dating
-In The Shadows
-Mary Kay Vampires
-Arachne
-Mental Illness and Friends
-rustbelt.
-Get With The Times, Jane!
-Jacquesalope
-Five And A Half Feet of Fearsome
-Sharif
-She Was A Conquistawh*re
-D.O.C. Studios
-A Burlesque Play on Modern Dating
-In The Shadows
-Mary Kay Vampires
Shows are already selling out and ticket sales have only been live for 2 weeks! Be sure to purchase yours soon 🎟️
TikTok saw it first 🫣 be sure to follow us @borderlightcle on there 💃
#BorderLight2025 #CLEevents #TheatreFestival #SummerFestival #PerformingArts #DowntownCleveland
TikTok saw it first 🫣 be sure to follow us @borderlightcle on there 💃
#BorderLight2025 #CLEevents #TheatreFestival #SummerFestival #PerformingArts #DowntownCleveland
June 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Shows are already selling out and ticket sales have only been live for 2 weeks! Be sure to purchase yours soon 🎟️
TikTok saw it first 🫣 be sure to follow us @borderlightcle on there 💃
#BorderLight2025 #CLEevents #TheatreFestival #SummerFestival #PerformingArts #DowntownCleveland
TikTok saw it first 🫣 be sure to follow us @borderlightcle on there 💃
#BorderLight2025 #CLEevents #TheatreFestival #SummerFestival #PerformingArts #DowntownCleveland
We'd like to thank Carnegie Investment Counsel for sponsoring the Carnegie Community Spotlight at #BorderLight2025
This incredible series celebrates Cleveland-based performers, amplifying the creativity & voices that make our region shine 🌟 Learn more: https://www.borderlightcle.org/2025supporters/
This incredible series celebrates Cleveland-based performers, amplifying the creativity & voices that make our region shine 🌟 Learn more: https://www.borderlightcle.org/2025supporters/
May 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We'd like to thank Carnegie Investment Counsel for sponsoring the Carnegie Community Spotlight at #BorderLight2025
This incredible series celebrates Cleveland-based performers, amplifying the creativity & voices that make our region shine 🌟 Learn more: https://www.borderlightcle.org/2025supporters/
This incredible series celebrates Cleveland-based performers, amplifying the creativity & voices that make our region shine 🌟 Learn more: https://www.borderlightcle.org/2025supporters/
We're more than a theatre festival, we celebrate human creativity in all its forms 🎨 🖌️ Located across 16 stages in @psqdistrict.bsky.social we showcase a wide variety of shows.
View our 2025 Lineup: https://www.borderlightcle.org/2025-festival/
#TheatreFestival #DowntownCleveland
View our 2025 Lineup: https://www.borderlightcle.org/2025-festival/
#TheatreFestival #DowntownCleveland
May 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We're more than a theatre festival, we celebrate human creativity in all its forms 🎨 🖌️ Located across 16 stages in @psqdistrict.bsky.social we showcase a wide variety of shows.
View our 2025 Lineup: https://www.borderlightcle.org/2025-festival/
#TheatreFestival #DowntownCleveland
View our 2025 Lineup: https://www.borderlightcle.org/2025-festival/
#TheatreFestival #DowntownCleveland