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fusion • fest n
- The fusing of the performing arts in a single festival
- Cleveland’s only cross-disciplinary performing arts festival
- The only multi-arts performing arts festival produced by a regional theatre
- The highlighting of Cleveland artists and the bringing together of local and national performing arts talent
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FusionFest 2007
The Productions
Lincolnesque
by John Strand
presented by The Cleveland Play House
“… smart, cynical, and funny, and that resonates loudly in a season of campaign frenzy. Director Michael Bloom’s fluid direction and a prime cast make it even smarter.” —Cleveland Jewish News
Emergence-SEE!
written and performed by Daniel Beaty
Dreamweaver
presented by Verb Ballets)
”… a triumph of high style over obscurity.” —Don Rosenberg, The Plain Dealer
Trumbo
by Christopher Trumbo
starring Robert Vaughn
presented by The Cleveland Play House
“… the most affecting and effective show of the season at The Cleveland Play House…” — The Plain Dealer
Lunacy
by Sandra Perlman (world premiere)
presented by Dobama Theatre
The Funkentine Rapture
by Ben Blake and Lee Summers
reading presented by Karamu House
For You
written and performed by Iona Morris
“But perhaps Friday’s biggest buzz emanated from the Play House’s smallest performance space, the Studio One theatre…a short, muscular poem-tribute that also showcases her talents as a writer and memoirist.” —Tony Brown, The Plain Dealer
Solomon’s Blade
Lisa Beth Allen reading
presented by Jewish Community Center
Readings of new plays by the Play House Playwrights’ Unit members: Nina Domingue (Wade in the Water), Richard Brooks (The Free and the Brave), Eric Coble (For Better) and Michael Sepesy (The Alice Seed)
Cleveland School of the Arts New Play Festival
Dominic Farinacci, Helen Welch, and Sammy DeLeon y Su Orquesta, in concert presented by The Cleveland Play House Club
FusionFest 2006
“This new tradition brings a new dimension to the 90-year tradition of The Play House—truly a perfect fusion.” —Northern Ohio Live
“…very unusual… a big risk… but a collaborative opportunity too great to pass up.” –American Theatre Magazine
“The start of a potential chain reaction of culture worthy of the word ‘fusion.’” —Tony Brown, The Plain Dealer
The Productions
Custody of The Eyes (world premiere)
by Anthony Giardina
presented by The Cleveland Play House
“The story… is a provocative one that I found profoundly touching, as both a Catholic and a human being.” —Akron Beacon Journal
“Well-directed and beautifully acted…” —Solon Times
Celebration of Cleveland Composers
presented by Verb Ballets
“If FusionFest06 brought Verb some new audience members, this program gave them a reason to come back.” —Akron Beacon Journal
The Tyrant
music by Paul Dresher
sung by John Duykers
presented by Opera Cleveland
Astrid Haddad, in concert
presented by The Cleveland Museum of Arts Viva Series
Saint Lucy’s Eyes
by Bridgette Wimberly
starring Ruby Dee and Bill Cobbs
presented by The Cleveland Play House and Karamu House
“Standing ovations come all too cheaply. But this one was utterly deserved.” —The Plain Dealer
A Colored Funeral
by Christopher Johnston
presented by Karamu House
Trace
dance performed by Michael Medcalf
presented by Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theatre and MOCA
Night Bloomers (world premiere)
by Sarah Morton presented
by Dobama Theatre
Cleveland School of the Arts New Play Festival
Music Theatre Education Program
Cleveland Play House Readings: Greg Germann (The Observatory), Sandra Perlman (Lunacy), Neena Beber (A World Beneath) and Eric Schlosser (Americans)
Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One
by Judy Klass reading
presented by Jewish Community Center
Church House Rocks and Lounge Kitty, in concert presented by The Cleveland Play House Club
Shaker High School
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