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UpStage Underground


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performance! 

Performance Venues from the past eight years:

  • Ingenuity Festival in Downtown Cleveland
  • Taste of Tremont
  • West Side Market
  • Shore Cultural Centre
  • Painesville Party in the Park
  • Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame
  • Daniels Park in Willoughby
  • Glenbrook Park in Euclid
  • Simm's Park in Euclid
  • Edgewater Park
  • Ward 3 Resource Fair in Euclid
  • Various spots in Downtown Cleveland
  • Willow Park
  • West Point Park
  • Waterloo Sculpture Garden

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attention college students!

UpStage Underground is searching for college age student directors! 

Please click HERE to let us know you are interested and to tell us a little bit about yourself. 

 
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UpStage Underground
is a division of UpStage

Players for young adult actors aged 13-18.      
    The actors perform a free, outdoor series of edgier and lesser-known one-act plays.  
Each year, we enlist 6-8 Directors to maximize creativity, instead of having only one director and one inspired vision.  Once our Directors gain some experience, they mentor and foster growth in a new generation of Directors.  
    In the past we have chosen plays from Brad Slaight and
David Ives, as well as many other acclaimed playwrights.      
    This exciting show lasts about two hours and

consists of at least 6 unique one-act plays.  The plays

are performed several times in one weekend,

sometimes 3 different locations a day!  There are also encore performances for special events or as a part of an educational experience  for younger actors.  
    By leaving elaborate set and stages behind, we have the flexibility to go anywhere. 
Our actors can focus

on developing characters and acting skills without

spending time creating complicated props and costumes.  
    Our actors are dedicated and responsible young

adults who give up time at swimming pools and summer jobs to dedicate themselves to rehearsing and performing, as well as adding experience to their

acting skills.  By the end of summer, they have faced many challenges from their directors and have pushed themselves to new heights as artists.  Most

importantly, they have created something fun and exciting, and shared this experience, as well as themselves, with a wide array of audiences that

they might not otherwise have encountered. 

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