Deadline: May 23, 2025
On Saturday, September 6, 2025, Cleveland Public Theatre will transform its campus into a labyrinth of theatre, dance, visual arts, music, and performance for Pandemonium 2025: To the Moon! We’re seeking self-producing artists and creators to help us make the best party of the year a roaring success!
For the 23rd year, Pandemonium creeps in, featuring local food, free valet, and complimentary drinks served all night long. A feast for the eyes, mind, appetite, and imagination—Pandemonium proceeds benefit CPT’s groundbreaking artistic work and life-changing education programs.
How Pandemonium Works
Over 1,000 guests are invited to explore CPT’s campus and create their own artistic adventure. With more than 30 performances to choose from, spanning 15+ stages, a guest may encounter a band behind the scene shop, short plays on top of a shipping container, wandering performers, and an art installation—all in the span of 20 minutes.
We are seeking self-producing creators who are prepared to make beauty of simplicity. Limited technical support is available to all lead artists. Each space will have basic lighting and sound support. We ask artists to be resourceful and keep simplicity in mind, without compromising on quality and ingenuity. Artists are welcome to make physical plans for their space, but they must be prepared to implement their plans with little time in the space and technical support from CPT. It is up to the lead artist to provide their own artistic collaborators and produce their individual performance or installation.
What We’re Looking For
The pieces chosen will help us set the tone for the “party of the year,” so let’s have some fun! Proposals should be bold, entertaining, and fresh. We’re looking for things we’ve never seen before. At Pandemonium, anything goes, so get creative and let this year’s theme—To the Moon—inspire you! This year, special consideration will be given to pieces that involve unconventional or off-kilter performance styles and formats and those involving a wandering aspect.
We’re looking for:
- Pieces that liven up the party and might not fit “inside the box”—entertaining and compelling
- Ongoing installations and wandering performances (perform outdoors, working lines & patrons at cafe tables)
- 10–15-minute performances (stationary)
- Pieces that include no more than five artists (some exceptions can be made)
- A diverse range of artistic offerings—bands, dance companies, short plays, art installations, poetry, avant-garde performance art, wandering characters, comedians—we want your most unique offerings!
- Artists excited by the challenge of making simplicity into something unforgettable!
- We ask that pieces that include no more than five artists (some exceptions can be made, especially for dance groups on the large stage)
While CPT is not able to pay artists for their participation in Pandemonium, all artists are invited to enjoy the party after their performances! CPT also provides free food and beverages in the artist green room. This event underwrites all the work we produce, present, and support all year round.
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