<div dir="ltr"><b>Announcing the triumphant return of Micro Theater CLE!</b><div><br></div><div><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Micro Theater CLE is coming to Tremont this November 1st and 2nd, and we’re excited to announce the incredible lineup of unique venues that will host our free pop-up festival for short performances in small spaces! Following the success of our spring event at the historic Brownhoist building, where 500 people attended 9</font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">0 shows from 16 productions, </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">this </span>fall we’re<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> taking over Tremont, bringing micro performances to bars, coffee shops, private homes, and surprise spaces.</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14);min-height:17px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Participating venues include:</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14)"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></b></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14)"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Lincoln Park Pub:</b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> Enjoy a pint while watching a accordian battle between "the potato countries and tomato countries". </span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14)"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></b></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14)"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Civilization Coffee Shop:</b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> Have some hot apple cider and see improvised opera or a "Jewbilant" coming out story set on the first night of </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Hanukkah.</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14)"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></b></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14)"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Eikona Studios Storefront:</b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> Experience boundary-pushing immersive performance in this storefront at 10th and Literary.</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14)"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></b></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14)"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Private Homes and Secret Spaces:</b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> Pop into the living rooms of Tremont residents or follow us to surprise locations around the neighborhood.</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14);min-height:17px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Micro Theater CLE’s venues reflect our commitment to bringing new performance directly into the community, making it accessible and engaging in the places where people live, work, and play. Each performance will be 15 minutes or less, with time in between to grab a drink, explore the neighborhood, and make new friends.</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Here's a full list of the </font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">20 new theater, dance, immersive performance, comedy, magic, and interactive fiber art shows appearing in November!</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14)"><b>They're In There<br></b>A world-premier play about a man who can't sleep with the disturbing sound coming from somewhere in his apartment, by John Busser<br><br><b>A Dark Figure from a Mysterious Portal<br></b>New aerial dance from Hannah Weiss and Cayla Roberts<br><br><b>Spin A Yarn: Interactive Fiber Art<br></b>Bryce Evan Lewis turns audience interviews into improvised fiber art<br><br><b>Anniversary Toast<br></b>At this anniversary dinner, sibling rivalries are flaring, Dad has gone missing, and Mom is the number one suspect<br><br><b>Incantations</b><br>Spoken word poetry and butoh dance by Genevieve Jencson<br><br><b>Instant Opera<br></b>Like improv or Mad Libs? Join us for an opera where you help tell the story! Led by Liz Huff<br><br><b>Moe Kelly<br></b>A new play that explores the human experience and the universal search for meaning in a chaotic world by Peter Anthony Fields<br><br><b>Sorry, I'm Bisexual <br></b>A one-woman show, unless you think those are lame. By Cam Godfrey, a 2024 Cleveland Scene Magazine nominee for Best Female Comedian<br><br><b>The Frances Show - Part 2<br></b>Take a front row seat - or play a role! - in the creative chaos of developing a new performance: The Frances Show by Chris Szajbert.<br><br><b>Challah if Ya Queer Me<br></b>When a young woman comes out to her family on the first night of Hanukkah, will her parents plotz or will they be justifiably Jewbilant? By Allison Fradkin<br><br><b>Boxed</b><br>A site-specific dance piece performed in a tiny space, created by Elizabeth Pollert<font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14)"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14)"><b>Nikolai the Seer<br></b>Mind-reading, magic, and an extraordinary gift by Nick Eaton<br><br><b>The Last Earbender: Montague Cleaveland VII and His Tremont Trek of Terminological Inexactitude<br></b>Designed for people who hate history, because they're the least likely to fact check. By Doug Kusak<br><br><b>Marvelous night for a Moondance under the November Moon<br></b>With Award-winning actor and playwright Molly McFadden singing romantic jazz alongside guitarist Joe Bonsignore<br><br><b>Sketch Comedy<br></b>New interactive sketch comedy by Brandon Schoeppner and Ryan Tomcko<br><br><b>Place in Time: Where|How (excerpt)<br></b>A cyclical journey of wonder and an exploration of what lies between the boundaries of what we think, what we know, and what we perceive, by Ajayi Dance<br><br><b>Karfuffle in Parmadoro II<br></b>The epic, cautionary, and culinary tale of societal division, brought to you by the Malphonia rock-star neutral chamber ensemble.<br><br><b>And Then She Screamed<br></b>A new horror play about love, revenge, and escape rooms, by Dylan Todd Brown.<br><br><b>Mel's Diner Players<br></b>Long-form, character-focused improv based on suggestions from the audience by Jamie Stewart and Cole Galloway<br><br><b>A Marvelous Garden Party<br></b>A solo piece in which a woman’s dementia gives way to a rich imaginary life, from Sally Groth<br><br><b>Bridal Ballad<br></b>A woman on her honeymoon is being haunted by her past fiancé. Based on Edgar Allen Poe's haunting poem. By Jez Shuvani<br><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Produced by Mindy Herman, Samantha Cocco, and Jon Morgan, Micro Theater CLE celebrates Cleveland’s vibrant performing arts culture by producing pop-up performing arts festivals in unconventional venues around the city.</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14);min-height:17px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(14,14,14)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">For more information, visit our website at <a href="https://microtheatercle.com/" target="_blank">microtheatercle.com</a> or reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@microtheatercle.com" target="_blank">info@microtheatercle.com</a>.</font></p></div></div>