Pones Inc. is known for using unconventional methods to tackle difficult social themes. You may recall their 2014 award-winning Fringe Festival production ‘Traffick’ which addressed the topic of human trafficking by stripping the audience of traditional theatre etiquette and delivering highly-evocative creative pieces in a dark church. For its ninth Fringe Festival production, Pones Inc. takes the audience outside the theatre and into the streets of Cincinnati. The wonderful murals by ArtWorks and Higher Level Art have made the city an urban art gallery, and ‘Graphic’ by Pones Inc. aims to extend these backdrops off their walls and into real life by creating six pop-up stages. The murals already add a rich vibrancy to the streets, and by adding in dance, spoken word, live music, and theatre we will amplify the impact of the pieces and create deepening feelings of engagement and connection to the community.