CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE IS HIRING FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF 

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is hiring Front of House (FOH) staff, key members of the CPT team who make meaningful contributions to the CPT Patron Experience. This is a part-time, seasonal position from January to May, with options to renew employment for the following season based on performance.

Hours depend on production schedules but will typically involve Thursday-Saturday and Monday evenings for approximately 3-6 hours per night. Sunday afternoon and Wednesday evening shifts also occur on occasion. FOH staff also work special events outside of the general season (Pandemonium, Station Hope, event rentals, etc.).

Pay is $15.00/hour. Anticipated start date is January 20th, 2025. Application deadline is Wednesday, December 4, 2024.

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CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR Showin’ Up Black

Written by Jeanne Madison 

Directed by Jimmie Woody

LOOKING TO CAST THE FOLLOWING ROLEs: 

CLAIRE HOPEGOODE: Affluent, elegant, African American, early 50s, member and Cotillion Ball Chair of the elite African American sorority, Gamma Zeta Epsilon. Married to Louis since college.  

LOUIS HOPEGOODE: Affluent, elegant, African American, early 50s, attorney and partner in the prestigious law firm Minor Gray and Carter, married to Claire since college.  

EVVIE HOPEGOODE: African American, 17-year-old debutante, senior at Boston Preparatory Academy, an exclusive boarding school affiliated with Boston University, and daughter of Claire and Louis Hopegoode.  

MARIE DEADWYLER: Affluent, elegant, African American, early 50s, Claire’s friend, neighbor, and sorority sister.  

KWAN RICHARDSON: African American, 19 years old, sophomore at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and grassroots organizer from The Points, a fictional low-income neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio, the “hood.”

*Accepting auditions from any equity & non-equity actors 

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