Artistic Statement

American theatre is experiencing an incredible resurgence. With an unprecedented wave of new and innovative works, an expanding aesthetic and ethnic diversification of performance, and the rise of many small and mid-sized theatres creating their own plays, this is a time of evolution and rebirth. At CPT, a bold new season with world and regional premieres, adventurous re-interpretations, original creations, developmental series, and presented dance places us right at the center of this resurgence.

There's a reason for this upsurge -theatre brings people together. It's a living experience that can't be recorded on TIVO, text-messaged, or ordered through Netflix. Theatre is here and now - human to human, with no filter and no intermediary. And, theatre is always in high def.

When you come to CPT, you anticipate challenge and reward. You know you will be inspired and moved and surprised. You expect to travel to new worlds and see your own life in a new light. You may even walk out the door a changed person. That is what theatre is all about. It's what we strive for. Theatre is mind-changing. Theatre is rocket science.