INVISIBLE FENCES

March 2025

Created & Performed by Gaelynn Lea and Kevin Kling
With Jeremy Ylvisaker

Singer-songwriter Gaelynn Lea and storyteller-playwright Kevin Kling combine their talents in an original musical fable, which weaves together storytelling and song to create a unique theatrical experience celebrating Disability Culture.

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Unlikely friends go on an epic quest in this mystical fable

The Largroff (Gaelynn Lea) is a platypus who was born with a spontaneous genetic mutation that caused her to sprout wings, horns and a snout. The Grasshopper (Kevin Kling) lost two of his limbs as a nymph, and is on a quest to get to the city for a peaceful retirement. Together this unlikely pair embarks on a journey where they come face-to-face with different worlds, dangers and dreams. This musical play touches on identity, disability and the stories we tell ourselves. Featuring Kling’s signature poetic word-play, and an array of captivating songs, written and sung by Lea, who plays her violin accompanied on guitar by Jeremy Ylvisaker.

This production blends their internationally-renowned skills in music and storytelling to create an intimate show that is rich in the wit and wisdom inherent in Disability Culture. After co-commissioning INVISIBLE FENCES last summer for a sold out run, we’re excited to bring it back for a two-week engagement!

TICKETS

$30 — General Admission
$24 — Seniors
$18 — Students
$15 — Economic Accessibility
A limited number of $15 Economic Accessibility tickets are available online for all performances. If not sold out, a limited number of pay-as-able tickets will be available at the door. View our ticketing policy.
AGE RECOMMENDATION: Ages 8 and up.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Thursday 3/6, 7:30pm OPENING
Friday 3/7, 7:30pm
Saturday 3/8, 7:30pm
Sunday 3/9, 2:00pm
Monday 3/10, 7:30pm
Thursday 3/13, 7:30pm
Friday 3/14. 7:30pm
Saturday 3/15, 7:30pm CLOSING
Masks will be required for all performances.
RUN TIME: 90 minutes with a 15 minute intermission
ACCESSIBILITY

Every performance will have ASL interpretation as well as projected captioning. There will also be narrated audio descriptions at the beginning of each scene to help blind and low-vision audience members better place themselves in the worlds we are creating.
Contact us at 612-874-6338 or boxoffice@openeyetheatre.org for accessibility information and requests. Learn more.
COVID PRECAUTIONS: Masks will be required at all performances of INVISIBLE FENCES. Masks must securely cover the nose and mouth and will be made available for those who arrive without them. Open Eye bases our COVID-19 policies on current health guidelines and requests of our artists. We greatly appreciate your compliance with this policy and thank you for helping to ensure that the show will go on!
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Meet the Artists

Gaelynn Lea

Gaelynn Lea won NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Contest in 2016. Since then, she has captivated audiences around the world with her haunting original songs and traditional fiddle tunes. Gaelynn Lea has opened for Wilco, The Decemberists, LOW, and the industrial rock supergroup Pigface. Most recently, she composed the music for Macbeth on Broadway, starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga.
Gaelynn Lea is a sought-after public speaker about Disability Rights and accessibility in the arts. She has shared her perspective on PBS NewsHour, On Being with Krista Tippett, The Moth Radio Hour, NowThis, The Science of Happiness Podcast, and via two widely-viewed TEDx Talks. She is currently working on a memoir about her touring adventures and disability advocacy. Learn more.
Kevin Kling

Kevin Kling, is a writer, performer, storyteller and disability advocate. Known for his humorous stories and thoughtful philosophizing, Kevin has performed in libraries, school gymnasiums, The Kennedy Center, Off-Broadway, regional theaters and storytelling festivals around the world. Kevin was featured in the Emmy Award winning PBS documentary "Kevin Kling: Lost and Found". He has performed regularly at Open Eye, including GREATEST HITS & JUICY BITS, CHICKEN SHIP, TENDER MERCIES, FOUR DIRECTIONS, and many more. Read more about Kevin at kevinkling.com.
Jeremy Ylvisaker

Jeremy Ylvisaker is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, teacher, and visual artist who has worked with a wide variety of popular and underground art makers. His music and images are influenced by decades of these disparate collaborations and friendships, distilling into many records both solo and with his trio Alpha Consumer.
Some of the aforementioned artists include Bon Iver, Jenny Lewis, Bruce Hornsby, John Prine, Grace Potter, Andrew Bird, Sandra Bernhard, Damo Suzuki (Can), Anais Mitchell (Hadestown), Gaelynn Lea (MacBeth on Broadway), Prince’s New Power Generation members (in tribute after Prince passed), Mouse on Mars, Aida Shahghasemi, Swamp Dogg, Shahzad Ismaily, Eyedea, Suki Waterhouse, Merce Cunningham dance company, and many others playing in venues such as the Sydney Opera House and Carnegie Hall and on television programs such as Late Night with David Letterman and Austin City Limits. His music is also in films such as Reframed: Found Film Remembered (Walker permanent collection) and Wet House.