Cain Park 2024 Program

MUSIC FESTIVAL

2024

INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

JUN 29 l SAT 7 PM

JUN 30 l SUN 7 PM

Movie Night Presenter:

SPECIAL ADD-ON SALUTE TO AMERICA

JUL 3 | WED 8 PM

RHAPSODY IN BLUE

JUL 6 | SAT 7 PM

RACHMANINOFF’S THIRD SYMPHONY

JUL 13 | SAT 7 PM

BEETHOVEN’S SEVENTH

JUL 20 | SAT 7 PM

SPECIAL ADD-ON AN EVENING WITH LESLIE ODOM, JR.

JUL 21 | SUN 7 PM

COME EARLY FOR OUR BLOSSOM SUMMER

SOIRÉE

JUL 21 | SUN 4 PM

SHOSTAKOVICH’S FIFTH SYMPHONY

JUL 27 | SAT 7 PM

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

AUG 2 | FRI 7 PM

AUG 3 | SAT 7 PM

AUG 4 | SUN 7 PM

Movie Night Presenter:

SPECIAL ADD-ON AN EVENING WITH JOHN LEGEND

A NIGHT OF SONGS AND STORIES WITH THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA

AUG 8 | THU 7 PM

TCHAIKOVSKY’S FIFTH SYMPHONY

AUG 17 | SAT 7 PM

SINATRA AND BEYOND

AUG 25 | SUN 7 PM

CIRQUE GOES BROADWAY

AUG 31 | SAT 7 PM

SEP 1 | SUN 7 PM

Welcome to the 2024 Summer Season at Cleveland Heights’ Cain Park!

Decades ago, Cleveland Heights made a choice to place the arts at the center of our community life. Cain Park is a living, evolving monument to that choice. And for the last 85 years, Cain Park has filled our summers with theater, music, and dance.

This summer, we’ve broadened our offerings at the Evans Amphitheater to more genres and expanded our theater season from two to five shows, including the return of the Cain Park Youth Theater. In June, Cain Park will host the Second Annual Pride in the Park, and in July, hundreds of artists and thousands of people will descend on Cain Park for the 47th Annual Cain Park Arts Festival.

Including the shows at Arts Fest, Cain Park will offer 25 opportunities to enjoy music and dance for FREE this summer. And the Feinberg Art Gallery will open an hour before any show at the Evans or Alma.

We hope you enjoy your visit to Cain Park and Cleveland Heights, and we hope you’ll come back and join us again.

Enjoy the show!

Mayor Kahlil Seren

HOURS:

FRIDAY, JULY 12 ................3pm - 8pm

SATURDAY, JULY 13 ........ 10am - 8pm

SUNDAY, JULY 14 ............. 11am - 5pm

For over four decades, the award-winning Cain Park Arts Festival brings the work of hundreds of artists from across the country to Northeast Ohio. This free, three-day juried arts festival showcases artists whose mediums include wood, clay, glass, painting, jewelry, photography, sculpture, and more. Attendees can also enjoy live entertainment, an interactive mural painting for children of all ages, and a variety of food trucks and concessions.

Voted 2022 Best Arts Event in Cleveland by Cleveland Scene magazine, the Cain Park Arts Festival has been consistently ranked among the top festivals in the country by the national professional artist magazine, Sunshine Artist.

The 2024 Cain Park Arts Festival is in part curated by Northeast Ohio award-winning artist, George Kozmon. His work is represented in prestigious public and private collections including the Cleveland Museum of Art, (Cleveland, OH), the Akron Art Museum (Akron, OH), Hyatt Regency (Cologne, Germany), IBM (Armonk, NY), the Butler Institute of American Art (Youngstown, OH), Astor Residence Hotel (London, England), and the Progressive Collection, (Cleveland, OH).

The Cain Park Arts Festival takes place in a municipally owned and operated park in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. A diverse, progressive, vital suburb of Cleveland with nearly 50,000 residents, Cleveland Heights promotes an environment rich in the arts. Minutes from University Circle, Cleveland’s cultural center, Cleveland Heights is a city of exceptional natural and architectural beauty where many artists and artisans call home.

No pets, bicycles, rollerblades or skateboards are admitted. No courtesy vehicles will be in operation during the Arts Festival.

ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE

FREE Live Music on the Evans Amphitheater

Friday, July 12

3pm - 4pm – JD EICHER

4:30pm - 6:30pm – THE SHOOTOUTS

Saturday, July 13

11am - 2pm – CHARITY EVONNA

3pm - 6pm – LOCONTI

Sunday, July 14

1pm - 4pm – EAST WIND (Local 4 Series)

ARTS FESTIVAL TICKETED EVENTS

July 12, 13, 14 – HYPE MAN Fri & Sat at 7pm, Sun at 2pm In the Alma Theater

Saturday, July 13 | 9pm THANDISWA MAZWAI In the Evans Amphitheater

Visit cainpark.com or call 216-371-3000 to purchase tickets

connecting arts and community since 2000

Support the arts in your own backyard with a local business raffle during the month of July Gift Shop Art Exhibitions Concerts Poetry Readings

Just down the street, year round

BUY TICKETS

Cain Park Box Office: Buy in person at the Main Ticket Office located outside the east gate to the Evans Amphitheater (use Goodnor/Superior entrance) or, over the phone, by calling 216-371-3000. Cash, check/money order, credit card. $3 service fee per ticket plus credit card fees.

Purchase Online

Visit etix.com 24/7 to buy tickets, find out information about the performers, see ticket availability, and much more! Etix.com is the only authorized ticket broker for Cain Park. Beware of third-party ticket brokers.

Sunday .........................................................

Monday ........................................................ CLOSED

Tuesday–Saturday ...................................1pm - 6pm

Exceptions

July 4 & 5 .................................................... CLOSED

During the Arts Festival

July 12 ...................................................... 3pm - 8pm

July 13 ...................................................10am - 10pm

July 14..................................................... 11am - 5pm

Cleveland Heights Residents

ONLINE

Tickets may be purchased by visiting cainpark.com, or scanning the QR code.

Cleveland Heights residents can register in person for ticket discounts and perks any time during the Cain Park season. An official Ohio State ID showing a Cleveland Heights address is the only requirement. Residents must re-register every year.

THEATER SCHEDULE

ALMA THEATER

Preview & Discount performances:

All tickets .................................................... $25 No Lottery Tickets available / No additional discounts

All other performances:

ADULTS ..................................................... $35

SENIOR/MILITARY/

FRIENDS OF CAIN PARK ......................... $30

STUDENTS (full-time, any age) .................. $17

DAY OF LOTTERY (Limited Seats) ............ $20

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS RESIDENTS ....... $30 (First week of performances only)

Join The Alma Club by purchasing tickets to multiple shows. Receive discounts, premium seating, early access and additional benefits.

Debut Level 4 tickets / 2 or more performances $120 Encore Level 8 tickets / 4 or more performances ............................ $216 Ovation Level 10 tickets / 4 or more performances ............................ $250

All tickets must be purchased on one transaction. The purchase must be made over the phone by calling 216-371-3000 or in person at the Cain Park Ticket Office. Preview and Discount Performances do not apply.

THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE

Performances May 30 – June 9

Thursday, May 30 – PREVIEW NIGHT

HYPE MAN

Performances July 12 – 21

BIG FISH

Performances June 20 – 30

Thursday, June 20 – PREVIEW NIGHT

Thursday, July 18 – DISCOUNT PERFORMANCE A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE Performances September 5 – 15

Thursday, September 5 – PREVIEW NIGHT

YOUTH THEATER PERFORMANCE MADAGASCAR JR. – A MUSICAL ADVENTURE

Friday, July 26 at 7pm & Saturday, July 27 & Sunday, July 28 at 2pm

General Admission $15 Students $5

(Children Ages 2 or under on laps are FREE for this production of Madagascar Jr.)

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

EVANS AMPHITHEATER

$2 Discounts per ticket available for Seniors (60+), full-time students of any age, current or former members of the military and Friends of Cain Park members – unless otherwise noted. Children ages 2 and under may attend any event on the Lawn at no cost. All children must have a ticket to be in the Pavilion. The lowest

Friday, June 14 | 8pm TOWER OF POWER

$189 (VIP)/$79/$62/$52/$39 in advance; $82/$65/$55/$42 day of show

Sunday, June 16 | 6pm

MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD with STEPHEN MARLEY AND BOMBARGO

$99/$75/$59/$39 in advance; $102/$78/$62/$42 day of show For this performance, no chairs of any kind will be allowed on the lawn

Thursday, June 20 | 8pm

TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS

AVENUE with BIG BOI

$125/$85/$50 in advance; $128/$88/$53 day of show

Sunday, June 23 | 8pm

LOS LONELY BOYS

$56/$40/$35/$27.50 in advance; $59/$43/38/$30.50 day of show

Sunday, June 30 | 5pm IS FOR LOVERS & HAWTHORNE

HEIGHTS PRESENTS: 20 YEARS OF TEARS with HAWTHORNE

HEIGHTS, I SEE STARS, ANBERLIN, ARMOR FOR SLEEP, EMERY & THIS WILD LIFE

General Admission for Pavilion & Lawn, First Come-First Served

$65 in advance; $68 day of show

price listed for each show are always Lawn Seats. Additional fees may be added to the face value of the ticket.

Doors open one hour prior to the performance unless otherwise noted. All concerts are in the Evans Amphitheater unless otherwise noted.

Saturday, July 6 | 8pm

GLEN BURTNIK’S SUMMER OF LOVE

$35/$20 in advance; $38/$23 day of show

A limited number of $10.00 discount tickets to this performance are available for Cleveland Heights Residents & Friends of Cain Park

Sunday, July 7 | 8pm ALEXANDER STAR & SONS OF MYSTRO

$32/$28 in advance; $35/$31 day of show

A limited number of $10.00 discount tickets to this performance are available for Cleveland Heights Residents & Friends of Cain Park Sponsored By Visit Lauderdale

Saturday, July 13 | 9pm ARTS FESTIVAL CONCERT THANDISWA MAZWAI

$35/$25 in advance; $38/$28 day of show

Thursday, July 18 | 7:30pm MOE. with DANIEL DONATO’S COSMIC COUNTRY

$75/$55/$42 in advance; $78/$58/$45 day of show

Tuesday, August 6 | 8pm

SKERRYVORE

$30/$25 in advance; $33/$28 day of show

Wednesday, August 7 | 7pm GIN BLOSSOMS & TOAD THE WET SPROCKET with VERTICAL HORIZON

$199 (VIP)/$99/$79/$69/$49 in advance; $102/$82/$72/$52 day of show

Thursday, August 15 | 8pm

BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS

$56.50/$42/$35 in advance; $59.50/$45/$38 day of show

Saturday, August 17 | 8:30pm FLOYD NATION

$40/$35/$25 in advance;

$43/$38/$28 day of show

A limited number of $10.00 discount tickets to this performance are available for Cleveland Heights Residents & Friends of Cain Park

Friday, August 23 | 8pm

SAMARA JOY

$99/$79/$59/$39 in advance; $102/$82/$62/$42 day of show

Sunday, August 25 | 8pm THE ROBERT CRAY BAND + STEVE EARLE

$99/$72/$63/$45 in advance; $102/$75/$66/$48 day of show

Friday, September 27 | 7pm AN EVENING WITH THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT

$125/$99/$79/$59 in advance; $128/$102/$82/$62 day of show

Saturday, September 28 | 7pm BROADWAY IN LOVE with LIBBY SERVAIS and STEPHAN STUBBINS (in the Alma Theater) Gold Circle tickets – $48 ($30 for Alma Club Members) / Reserved tickets – $35

Friday, October 4

PLEASE SCAN CODE TO VIEW ARTIST.

(time & ticket prices coming soon)

Saturday, August 31 | 5pm 17TH ANNUAL MULTI MUSIC FEST with KENNY LATTIMORE, KIRK WHALUM & JEFF LORBER FUSION

$109/$99/$65 in advance; $114/ $104/$70 day of show

NO DISCOUNTS | A Benefit for The MC Chapman Center for Humanities

open 9 am til 4 pm wednesday - saturday

FREE EVENTS

All events take place in the Alma Theater at 7pm unless otherwise noted. Series: Local 4 and Sunset Sounds

Tuesday, June 4

LOCAL 4 SERIES: BLACK SQUIRREL WINDS

Tuesday, June 25

LOCAL 4 SERIES: OPUS 216

Sunday, July 14

LOCAL 4 SERIES: ARTS FESTIVAL EAST WIND (Evans-1pm)

Tuesday, July 16

LOCAL 4 SERIES: DUO ANIME

Tuesday, July 30

LOCAL 4 SERIES: ALEX BEVAN AND FRIENDS

Friday, August 2

SUNSET SOUNDS: DR. E, Inspirational Soul Queen

Sunday, August 4

Friends of Cain Park and Cain Park Presents NEW LONG ROAD, a folk-pop-jazz-classical group

Sunday, August 11

LOCAL 4 SERIES: 10 X 3 SONGWRITERS

SHOWCASE, Hosted By Brent Kirby (Evans1pm)

Tuesday, August 13

LOCAL 4 SERIES: BILL MARCH/MARC LEE SHANNON

Wednesday, August 14

SUNSET SOUNDS: BECKY BOYD & THE GROOVE TRAIN

Friday, August 16

SUNSET SOUNDS: APOSTLE JONES

Sunday, August 18

LOCAL 4 SERIES: KING! JACKSON! (Evans1pm)

Tuesday, August 20

LOCAL 4 SERIES: DAVID NOVAK/RAY FLANAGAN

Wednesday, August 21

SUNSET SOUNDS: SOULFUL SONGWRITERS NIGHT with LAUREN LANZARETTA, TAYLOR LAMBORN, and ESTHER FITZ

Tuesday, August 27

LOCAL 4 SERIES: RED CAMPION

Wednesday, August 28

SUNSET SOUNDS: DIANA CHITTESTER “GUITAR QUEENS”

Tuesday, September 10

LOCAL 4 SERIES: RED LIGHT ROXY

Tuesday, September 17

LOCAL 4 SERIES: OLYMPIC BRASS

FREE DANCE EVENTS

Take place in the Evans at 8 pm, unless otherwise noted.

Saturday, June 29

OHIO CONTEMPORARY BALLET

Friday, July 26

INLET DANCE, KIDS’ MATINEE (Evans-1pm)

Saturday, July 27

INLET DANCE, EVENING PERFORMANCE

Saturday, August 10 GROUNDWORKS DANCETHEATER

SPECIAL THANKS

Actors’ Equity Association

Adam Fleischer, The Wine Spot

Janet Herman Barlow

Beck Center for the Arts

CH-UH Green Team

Chagrin Valley Theatre

Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland State University

Dobama Theatre

Ensemble Theatre

Friends of Cain Park

Friends of Heights Parks

GroundWorks DanceTheater Hiram College

Polly Nell Jones

Local 4 Music Fund

Erin Cameron Miller

Susanna Niermann O’Neil

Ohio Arts Council

Ohio Arts Professionals Network

Ohio Contemporary Ballet

In Memory of Kitty Phelan

Ksenia Roshchakovsky

Shuttered Venue Operators Grant

We would also like to express our gratitude and appreciation to every department of the City of Cleveland Heights that has been instrumental in making this year’s Cain Park Season possible.

We apologize for any omissions that might have occurred due to printing deadlines.

Fashion

KITCHEN: Sun.-Thr. 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. 11am-11pm BAR: Mon.-Sat. open until 2am Sun. open until Midnight

FRIENDS OF CAIN PARK

Over the last three decades, Friends of Cain Park has supported one of the region’s treasures, Cain Park. In addition to the satisfaction of supporting Cain Park, members are entitled to discounted tickets and the best seats in the house to most events. Annual memberships are $40 for single membership and $50 for family membership.

BECOME A FRIEND OF CAIN PARK

Visit friendsofcainpark. org, or scan the QR code to find out more information and become a member.

Pack a picnic, walk the trails, enjoy the habitats in full summer bloom, or experience the weekly engaging summer programs designed to encourage a deeper connection to nature—all summer long. 25% off ice cream in the Gift Shop each Wednesday evening.

CITY OF CLEVELAND HEIGHTS STAFF

Kahlil Seren, Mayor

Cain Park is a division of the Department of Parks and Recreation:

Kelly Ledbetter, Director

CITY SUPPORT STAFF

City Administrator

Danny Williams

Director of Communications and Public Engagement

Mike Thomas

Government TV Coordinator

Steven Barker

Public Relations Specialist

Marc Lefkowitz

Executive Assistant to the Mayor

Patrick Costigan

CAIN PARK ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

General Manager

Ian Hinz

Assistant General Manager

Jonathan Wilhelm

Public Relations & Marketing Manager

Jessica Rosenblatt

Production Manager

Scott Stanley

CAIN PARK STAFF

Operations Manager

Rebecca Moseley

Box Office Manager

Michele Kit

Operations Assistant Manager

Keenan Carosielli, Kaya Sandel

House Managers/Volunteer Coordinators

Kierstan Conway, Chiq Montgomery

CAIN PARK PRODUCTION STAFF

Theater Artistic Director

Joanna May Cullinan

Theater Production Manager

Carl Skorepa

Technical Director

Stephen Vasse-Hansell

Assistant Technical Director

Blaise Beach

Assistant Production Manager/Deck Chief

Kitty Wen

AEA Stage Managers

Byron Abens, Cass Penegor,

Rebecca Moseley, Kaya Sandel

Theater Sound Engineer

Carlton Guc, Angie Hughes

Assistant Stage Managers

Madalyn Cataldo, Abby Marshall

CAIN PARK ARTS FESTIVAL

Arts Festival Coordinator

Jonathan Wilhelm Director George Kozmon

FEINBERG ART GALLERY

Curator

Michelle Stachnik

CAIN PARK PROGRAM

Publisher

Live Publishing Company

Graphic Design

Ben Small

Production Manager

Gail Smith

Cover Design

Frances Eugenia Design

CAIN PARK HISTORY

The birth of Cain Park begins with Heights High School drama teacher Dr. Dina Rees Evans and Cleveland Heights Mayor Frank C. Cain. In 1930, Evans had come to Cleveland Heights to research a theory for her Ph.D. – that theater education helped make “dramatic” transformations in students’ attitudes and social behaviors as well as helped them succeed in other areas. After earning her doctorate, Evans went on to stage an outdoor presentation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the foot of the sledding hill at Taylor and Superior Roads in the summer of 1934. Needing a name for the performance location, Evans hastily dubbed it “Cain Park” after Mayor Frank Cain, who raised no objection. The success of the production led to the building and development of the Amphitheater, which was completed in 1938, with the Alma Theater added in 1944.

During its early years, Cain Park was home to both aspiring and big-name talent. As the theatrical director, Evans stressed the theater’s role as a teaching institution in the community. Under Evan’s guidance, Cain Park attracted talent such as Broadway music director Jack Lee, producer Ross Hunter, and actors Hal Holbrook, Dom DeLuise, Carol Kane, Jack Weston, and Pernell Roberts who performed on sets designed by nationally acclaimed industrial artist Viktor Schreckengost, among others. After Evans departure in 1950, Marvin Kline took over the theater and bought in national stars such as Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Harry Belafonte, Johnny Mathis, Jerry Lewis, and Sammy Davis Jr.

Cain Park soon began to diversify in ways that established its reputation as a unique alternative on the cultural arts scene. In 1978, the Amphitheater was scouted by Cain Park alumnus David Shaber for the location of his movie, Those Lips, Those Eyes, which resulted in $100,000 being invested in the Amphitheater for renovations by the film’s production company. These improvements and renewed public interest in the facility allowed the City to begin staging musical productions there and open it up for concerts and dancing. In 1987, the City of Cleveland Heights received the Governor’s Award for the Arts “in recognition of the City’s support for the arts through Cain Park programs over the last 49 years”.

Today, Cain Park’s original purpose remains unaltered – to act as the living symbol of the City’s commitment to nurturing quality programming in the arts for an area that thrives on it. At Cain Park’s dedication in 1938, Mayor Frank Cain counseled: “Treat it well, keep it on a high plane, and above all, support and enjoy it.” His successors continue to heed his advice.

Cain Park stage 1940s

HELPFUL FACTS

LOCATION Cain Park is located at Lee and Superior roads in Cleveland Heights. For online mapping and travel directions to Cain Park, please use 14591 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights Ohio 44118.

SHUTTLE During paid ticketed events, a complimentary shuttle will begin one and half hours before showtime and will begin again directly following the event. For those who need to leave early, shuttles will not run during the event. Patrons should park at the Cleveland Heights City Hall (40 Severance Circle) parking lot where the shuttle will pick up and drop off guests.

FREE PARKING Safe, well-lit, and patrolled –Cain Park offers free on-street parking spaces available within easy walking distance. Limited handicap spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis, next to the Lee Road entrance. Handicap permits are required. This lot is open during regular business hours.

POLICIES By Ohio state law, smoking is not permitted at Cain Park except in designated areas outside both theaters.

CHILDREN All children, regardless of age, are required to have a ticket if sitting in the pavilion. Children 2 and under are FREE on the lawn if accompanied by an adult. Children 2 and under on laps are free at MADAGASCAR JR., only.

LATE SEATING All events start promptly at the time printed on the ticket. Please allow ample time for travel, parking, and walking the well-lit pathways into the park. Latecomers and persons leaving either theater will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager. Cain Park accepts no responsibility for any inconvenience.

DISRUPTIVE PATRONS As a courtesy to the performers and those seated around you, please turn off all cell phones, smartphones, pagers, and watches with alarms prior to the performance and again after intermission. Cain Park also reserves the right to ask disruptive patrons to leave the premises without refund.

PHOTOS/RECORDING DEVICES The use of cameras and recording devices of any type is prohibited during ALL THEATER performances.

DINING & REFRESHMENTS More information can be found online at cainpark.com

PROHIBITED ITEMS Unauthorized flyers or other promotional materials cannot be distributed anywhere inside Cain Park. All carry-in items and coolers, including purses, will be checked by staff at the gates. Items not permitted: glass items of any kind, pets, cameras and recording devices of any type, firearms, candles. Violators may be ejected without a refund.

AUDIENCE CONDUCT Standing during a concert may be accepted as normal. Each situation is handled on an individual basis.

HANIDCAP PARKING There are limited spaces next to the Lee Road entrance for use by vehicles with a valid handicap permit, on a firstcome, first-served basis, at no charge. This lot is open during regular business hours.

SEATING FOR MOBILITY-IMPAIRED

PATRONS Wheelchair access is available in both theaters, all restrooms and the Art Gallery. When purchasing tickets, please ask for wheelchair seating or request other special assistance.

COURTESY VEHICLES Operate continuously 1 hour prior to showtime (from the Lee Road and Goodnor/Superior entrances only) and immediately upon show’s end. Because of limited space and crowding of pathways, no courtesy vehicles will operate during the Cain Park Arts Festival.

ASSISTIVE LISTENING Wireless hearing enhancement systems are available free of charge in both theaters on a first-come, first-served basis. Please call 216-371-3000 in advance to make arrangements for the performance(s) you’ll be attending. Your driver’s license or credit card will be retained in the Ticket Office until the receiver is returned at show’s end.

2024-25 SEASON

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

September 7 – 29 | Allen Theatre

WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME

October 12 – November 3 | Outcalt Theatre

A CHRISTMAS

STORY

November 30 – December 22 | Allen Theatre

FAT HAM

February 1 – 23 | Allen Theatre

KING JAMES

March 1 – 23 | Outcalt Theatre

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

May 3 – June 1 | Allen Theatre

“We

Max Bunker and Tony Bianchi / Bratenahl