Big [BOX] 2010: New music and dance come together in Extra! Extra!

CPT is proud to present the return of the instrumental music ensemble FiveOne in collaboration with dancers and choreographers Carly Dorman and Sara Lawrence-Sucato to Big [BOX]! In Extra! Extra!, FiveOne, Dorman and Lawrence-Sucato deliver the news. From the front page to the back of your mind, this performance promises a dynamic and physical journey through our daily newspaper.

Extra! Extra! is a unique, multi-faceted view of the long enduring daily newspaper. Each piece of original dance is set to specially composed music to highlight a particular section of the typical daily paper, with as many impressions, characteristics, and as much emotional connection and relevant meaning as a tangible, musical portrayal can provide. From the downright silly diversions to the most solemn announcement, through the glorious triumph and dismal failure of your beloved sports team, to the price of used cars, we attempt to print your favorite story. Despite a life in black and white, this show may be the most colorful and thought- provoking look at something that may have never even crossed your mind.

FiveOne is a Cleveland-based group with a "no boundaries" approach to music. Under the artistic direction of John Thompson, FiveOne is made up of 15 musicians with diverse educational backgrounds and musical influences. For showtimes, to purchase tickets or for more information on the musicians, Dorman and Lawrence-Sucato, please click here.

CPT presents Anna Bella Eema

CPT is proud to present the regional premiere of Anna Bella Eema, dark comedy about a woman, her daughter, and a strange girl in a trailer park. Onstage in the Storefront Studio from January 28 - February 13 (Paid Previews on January 28 and 29; Opening Night on Saturday, January 30).

Written by Obie Award Winning playwright Lisa D'Amour, Anna Bella Eema combines creepy campfire stories, music, sound and fairy tales in an original, highly stylized one-act.

Featuring Faye Hargate, Cassie Neumann and Beth Wood

Anna Bella Eema will be a co-production with Theater Ninjas, a CPT resident theatre company, and will be directed by Theater Ninjas Artistic Director Jeremy Paul.

Regional Premiere

The Dark Room returns to CPT! Tuesday, February 9th

Stop into The Dark Room every month at CPT!

The Dark Room is a place where the writers take center stage and their work has a chance to grow. The Dark Room is a co-production of CPT and The Cleveland Theatre Collective and is an ongoing event held on the second Tuesday of each month (subject to change).

Tuesday, February 9th in the Church at CPT!

This month: Open Mic Returns!

7:15pm - Writers can bring up to 10 pages of work to be read
7:30pm: Open Mic Session readings

And don't forget - FREE Magic Hat Beer!

Writers - bring your work! Actors - come out and read!

CPT announces Request for Projects for 2010-2011 season

CPT Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan is beginning to put together the 2010-2010 CPT season and is looking for strong creative projects. Artists who have a project that fits CPT and what we are all about are encouraged to submit materials.

Continue reading for details and more information.

CPT announces Big [BOX] 2010!

Cleveland Public Theatre Presents Big [BOX]
Award-winning artists in residency program returns for 8th year

Cleveland Public Theatre Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan is proud to announce the participating artists for the 2010 Big [BOX] series. Big [BOX] is an award-winning residency program produced by Cleveland Public Theatre that focuses on the independent creative artist and the exciting things that can happen when one is given the space and time to create. Cleveland Public Theatre is proud to support and foster the work of area artists in this unique program. Over eight weekends, local artists are given keys to The James Levin Theatre and the freedom to transform the space for the presentation of their work.

Click on the following links for information on each production:

People4Change
Microscopes and Megaphones
G.S.
Extra! Extra!
Concentric Cycles and Dirt
Hum
McInjun and HonkFest!

New Showtimes! New Ticket Prices!

Please note the following NEW showtimes and ticket prices for the 2009-2010 season at CPT!

GORDON SQUARE THEATRE
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays are now at 7:00pm. Sundays at 3:00pm, Mondays at 7:00pm. For evening performances, we strongly suggest you arrive no later than 6:30-6:45 to allow enough time to park, pick up tickets at the box office and select seats.

JAMES LEVIN THEATRE and STOREFRONT STUDIO
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm. Sundays at 3:00pm, Mondays at 7:30pm. For evening performances, we strongly suggest you arrive no later than 7:00-7:15 to allow enough time to park, pick up tickets at the box office and select seats.

TICKET PRICES
$21 General Admission | $19 Online Advance Purchase | $2 Discount for Students and Seniors | $10 Mondays and Thursdays

Purchase tickets online in advance and receive a discounted ticket price and NO service fees!

Looking for somewhere to park?

There is plenty of free parking in the neighborhood!

Click here to download a map of available parking lots! (PDF)In addition to parking lots, there is plenty of street parking available on Detroit Ave. as well as the surrounding residential side streets.

Please click here to get specific directions to Cleveland Public Theatre.

If you have any additional questions related to parking, please call 216.631.2727 x 212.

CPT Announces the 2009-2010 Season!

Cleveland Public Theatre Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan is proud to announce the 2009-2010 Season:

Ahead of the Curve...Right on Track

"Cleveland Public Theatre is the place for bold, new, adventurous and relevant works of performance," says Bobgan. "Our exciting line-up includes amazing new works from local and national playwrights and is full of world premieres." The 2009-2010 season includes 4 World Premieres, 2 Ohio premieres, 8 weeks of Big [BOX], the return of Little Box and the 10th anniversary of CPT's acclaimed performance series DanceWorks. Bobgan adds, "Though we have been struck with the same challenges facing non-profits across the country, CPT's programming is vital and we are finding the way to increase services to the community and enact our mission to nurture great artists and produce fulfilling and compelling theatre."

CPT's philosophy - that the arts can literally change the world - is actualized through strategic programming and investing resources in new plays and emerging artists that deal directly with relevant issues of our times. The mission of CPT is to raise consciousness and nurture compassion through ground-breaking performances and life changing educational programs.

Click on the links below for more information about each production.

Pandemonium 09: Forbidden Knowledge
The Alice Seed by Michael Sepesy (World Premiere)
No Child... by Nilaja Sun
Why Torture is Wrong and the People Who Love Them by Christopher Durang (Ohio and Regional Premiere)
Little Box (Premiere Performances)
The CPT/Y-Haven Theatre Project by the Men of Y-Haven (Original Work)
Browns Rulesby Eric Schmiedl (World Premiere)
The Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris
Big [BOX] (Premiere Performances)
Anna Bella Eema by Lisa D'Amour (Regional Premiere)
DanceWorks 10 (Premiere Performances)
Things of Dry Hours by Naomi Wallace (Regional and Ohio Premiere)
Wanderlust: A History of Walking Adapted by Matthew Earnest (World Premiere)
Open Mind Firmament: An Evening of W.B. Yeats Developed by Raymond Bobgan (Original Work)

Raymond Bobgan recognized by American Theatre Magazine

Cleveland Public Theatre Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan was selected by American Theatre Magazine, the monthly publication from the Theatre Communications Group as one of 25 theatre artists who are working to shape the next 25 years of theatre in America.

Bobgan is part of a group of richly accomplished theatre artists who have, according to the magazine "Demonstrated something special in their approach to the art and craft of theatremaking that convinced us they have not only vision and foresight about the field they've chosen, but the tenacity and commitment it will take to realize their aspirations over time." The artists chosen include Mike Daisey, Young Jean Lee, Will Power and Sarah Ruhl among many others.