Golden Flame Invitation
By Raymond Bobgan and Cleveland CORE Ensemble
Directed by Raymond Bobgan
(A World Premiere)
June 12, 2025 - June 29, 2025
Gordon Square Theatre & Other Parts of the Complex, Previews June 12 & 13. Opening Night is June 14. There will be no late seating for this production.
EVERY TICKET is “Choose What You Pay” and will be offered online, over the phone, and at the box office.
Sunday, June 15 at 3pm is a Covid-Conscious Performance. Click here for COVID-19 Safety Protocols.
Thu, June 12: 7:30pm (Preview)
Fri, June 13: 8:00pm (Preview)
Sat, June 14: 8:00pm (Opening Night)
Sun, June 15: 3:00pm (COVID-Conscious Performance)
Fri, June 20: 8:00pm
Sat, June 21: 8:00pm
Sun, June 22: 3:00pm
Mon, June 23: 7:30pm
Thu, June 26: 7:30pm
Fri, June 27: 8:00pm
Sat, June 28: 8:00pm
Sun, June 29: 7:30pm
Golden Flame Invitation features fierce physicality, moving acapella song, and poetry in this engaging spectacle of the heart which seeks to engage with ephemeral topics of dream, contemplation, and our shared humanity. In this “poetic theatre,” conceived by Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan and members of CORE Ensemble, stories collide, overlap, and conjoin. Patrons journey into different parts of the theatre to experience this three-act play.
The Gordon Square Theatre is ADA-compliant, featuring a ramped entrance and an all-gender, wheelchair-accessible restroom.
Ensemble Members:
Katie Boissoneault, Maddy Cox, Sean Dubois Day, Shakeeb Julien, Brooke Lynlee, Kseniia Lysiuk, Martinique Mims, Nnamdi Okpala, Kynnedy, Kat Shy, Yuval Tal, Anastasía Urozhaeva, and Eric Wloszek.
The Creative Production Team Includes:
Producer: Raymond Bobgan
Line Producer: Anastasía Urozhaeva
Stage Manager: Lisa L. Wiley
Lighting & Scenic Designer: Benjamin Gantose
Costume Designer: Shawna-Nova Foley
Percussionist: Neil Chastain
Rehearsal Collaborator: Colleen McCaughey
A FEAST FOR THE EYES
Take a look back at some of CORE Ensemble’s visually stunning work.
Photos by Steve Wagner
SOME QUOTES ABOUT RAYMOND BOBGAN & CLEVELAND CORE ENSEMBLE SHOWS
“…if you relax, unclench, and allow yourself to follow along, you may find a fold or two revealed in yourself that you didn’t expect. “
—Christine Howey, Cleveland Scene (Candlelight Hypothesis)
About Cleveland core ensemble
ABOUT Raymond bobgan
Raymond Bobgan creates new performances that are bold, multilayered, and highly physical, through an ever-evolving ensemble process. Raymond’s work has been seen in Romania, Brazil, Denmark, Serbia, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Canada, and has been featured in American Theatre magazine, Canadian Theatre Review, Theatre Journal, and in Lisa Wolford’s book Grotowski’s Objective Drama Research.
Raymond has created many works for CPT, including Dream Rust Workshop for CPT and Kennedy Center’s Arts Across America; Frankenstein’s Wake with Holly Holsinger; and Blue Sky Transmission: A Tibetan Book of the Dead, co-produced by CPT and La MaMa ETC (Off-Broadway). Raymond’s ongoing experimentations and creations are produced as The Cleveland CORE Ensemble. His most recent major work includes the two immersive performances: Candlelight Hypothesis and Reverie Oracle. Last season, Raymond directed the U.S. professional premiere production of Hanoch Levin’s Requiem, the longest running play in the Israeli canon.
Click here for complete bio.