“Nonverbal Conversations”
by Selena Awesome Vicario
at Soft Launch 2026 at Cleveland Public Theatre
January 15, 16, & 17, 2026
from 7-10:30pm

We invite you to participate in a unique interactive/immersive musical/artistic experience. This piece has been developed since 2016 and is now having its public debut in the Softlaunch 2026 Festival at Cleveland Public Theatre.
Several of our Peter Rabbit Project members and Teatro Público de Cleveland members collaborated on this piece and we are proud to share it with the community. We hope you will join us in supporting our extremely talented members, local artists, and these unique new opportunities to connect.

About the piece:
Nonverbal Conversations is an interactive musical and performance installation exploring communication beyond words. Audience members engage in small groups to discuss a chosen topic without speaking; instead using sound, movement, and other nonverbal means. The conversation is limited to approximately 3 mins in duration. Sessions are recorded and played back for reflection, and participants may provide short written feedback. Through these sessions, participants reflect on how emotion and intention are expressed and received beyond verbal language.

Note: kn95/n95 masks will be required (and provided) in this installation space. Wheelchair accessible.

Interactive Session duration: 15 mins.

Performers: Selena Awesome Vicarío, Alejandro Martinez Jr. (co-producer), “Roxy ‘Cuss‘” (RoxanaLaRouille), “Lucretia” (Allison DeWitt), and Justin Miller

Visual/Concept Art Collaborators: Ethan Greer, Katherine Fay, Alondra Padrilla, and Laura Stansbury

What is Softlaunch?
”Join us for this groundbreaking festival that seeks to reinvent what theatre and art can be. Patrons get to be part of the art as they immerse themselves in installations and intimate performances. These works burst beyond CPT's theatres into lobbies, hallways, and all corners of the building. Pieces exist in various stages of development, giving the audience a crucial role in the creative process.

The Gordon Square Theatre and the James Levin Theatre are ADA-compliant. The former features a ramped entrance, and the latter features a patron elevator. Both have an all-gender, wheelchair-accessible restroom. Soft Launch performances will take place in both of these theatres as well as rooms, lobbies, hallways, nooks, and landings around CPT's main building. These non-traditional performance spaces vary in their accessibility”.—Cptonline.org