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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:red'>CALL FOR ARTISTS: apply by 2/20<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#202020'>Ready to get creative? We want to hear from YOU! We're seeking all varieties of theatrical performances for the next BorderLight Fringe Festival.<br>The BorderLight Festival offers a culturally, racially, and geographically diverse program representing a variety of theatrical approaches, styles, topics, and genres including (but not limited to): Theatre, Physical/Movement/Dance Theatre, Circus, Street Theatre, Burlesque, Children's Theatre, Performance Art, Stand Up Comedy, Site-Specific Work, and MORE!<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'>The BorderLight Fringe is the open call submission part of the <a href="http://www.borderlightcle.org/">BorderLight Festival</a> which takes place in downtown Cleveland </span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:red'>July 20-24, 2022</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'>. We welcome work from both established and emerging companies. Work can be indoors, outdoors, pop-up, and in a multitude of genres. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'>Participating Fringe artists keep </span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:red'>70%</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'> of their box office revenue. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'>The Fringe provides a venue with basic lighting and sound equipment, plus a house manager and box office, along with a digital workshop to help support your success!<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'>The deadline to apply is </span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:red'>February 20, 2022</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'>. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'>Up-to-date CDC and event safety guidelines will be followed to ensure the safety of artists and patrons. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:red;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black'>For complete information, please visit<b> </b></span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.borderlightcle.org/fringe-apply-2022/"><span style='color:red'>https://www.borderlightcle.org/fringe-apply-2022/</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='color:red;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#202020;font-weight:normal'>The application fee is $25 to create a low barrier to participation.</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>