Test Flight Part 1 – Week 1: Curtain Call: No Exit / Handlebar Brakes / The Ascension of Jordan L. Wells During the Total Lunar Eclipse of 2017
February 06, 2025 - February 08, 2025
7pm, Thu/Fri/Sat, James Levin Theatre
EVERY TICKET is "Choose What You Pay" and will be offered online, over the phone, and at the Box Office. (Advanced online e-ticket purchases are recommended to avoid long lines at the box office window the day of the show.)
February 6, 2025
**Curtain Call: No Exit
Playwright, Director, Producer: Dayshawnda Ash
Curtain Call: No Exit is a horror comedy that tells three different stories from very different points of view. These are situations where characters find themselves without an exit. Whether it’s psychological, physical or metaphorical, finding their way out of things can be a scary journey.
February 7, 2025
**Handlebar Brakes
Playwright: Cole Tarantowski
Producer & Director: Yuval Tal
When Private Paul Bailey rushes into a WWI medical camp with his injured friend in tow, three soldiers and a medic care for them overnight. While the four deduce that the soldier is dead, Bailey remains oblivious. After all, they’ve been talking all day and night.
Content warnings: adult language, discussion of violence, and death.
February 8, 2025
The Ascension of Jordan L. Wells During the Total Lunar Eclipse of 2017
Writer: Dylan Todd Brown
Producer, Director: Kyra Cutsail
The Ascension of Jordan L. Wells is a psychological horror that explores the thin line between belief, sacrifice, and the unknown. During a camping trip under the 2017 total lunar eclipse, unraveling secrets and rising tensions force friends to confront their deepest fears—and the consequences of their choices.
**These pieces will be presented as staged readings with actors performing with scripts in hand.
The James Levin Theatre is ADA-compliant featuring a patron elevator and an all-gender, wheelchair-accessible restroom.
Ensemble Members:
Handlebar Brakes
Stage Directions: Brooke Lynlee
Bailey: Nicole Coury
The Body: Calvin Cavagnaro
Clarence: Jordan Ficyk
Walker: Alex Minyard
Lee: Samuel J. Bartlett
Carter: Nash Feiler
The Creative Production Team Includes:
Handlebar Brakes
Producer: Yuval Tal
Set Designer: Laura Carlson Tarantowski
Sound Designer: Cole Tarantowski
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Free Bev Friday – Every Friday night at CPT is Free Bev Friday. Free beer, wine, ready-to-drink cocktails and soft drinks are served after the performance for about an hour. Join the staff and artists of CPT, talk about the show, and have a drink on us. And remember, hot beverages like coffee and tea are always complimentary at CPT performances. (Please note: While liquor used in mixed drinks will not be complimentary, the mixer will be discounted from your total.)
ABOUT TEST FLIGHT
TEST FLIGHT (Part 1)
A New Play Development Program
February 6 – February 22, 2025
Test Flight is a multi-week series that showcases new work on its way to full production. This popular event provides local and national artists with the keys to the theatre and opportunity to co-produce original works-in-progress. The series encourages risk-taking and entrepreneurial spirit towards creating.
Note that Test Flight (Part 2) will feature four new shows that will run May 22 through June 7. Click here for information on those shows.
Recent successes include Showin’ Up Black by Jeanne Madison (Feb. 2025), Our Lady of Common Sorrows (Fall 2023), Alter by Tania Benites (Feb. 2024). Each of these were developed in Test Flight.
