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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Cleveland Public Theatre presents

DanceWorks 2025

Request for Proposals – Deadline: November 22nd

CPT seeks local dance companies for DanceWorks 2025! For consideration, please fill out this form by November 22, 2024 at 5pm.

DanceWorks offers an opportunity for emerging and established Northeast Ohio dance companies and choreographers to present world premiere works in a series with other local dance companies as an important part of Cleveland Public Theatre’s 2024-2025 Season. Read More ›

Deadline for submissions is Friday, November 15, 2024. Apply here!

Following the incredible success of last year’s Test Flight, we’re thrilled to invite you to be part of an exciting new chapter! Our unique blend of education and creative incubation returns, offering artists the opportunity to take bold risks and elevate their work like never before.

This year, we’re continuing our innovative cohort model, where you’ll learn from and be inspired by fellow artists and experienced producers in a supportive environment. Whether you’re looking to refine your self-production skills or explore fresh ideas, Test Flight is the perfect launchpad for your creative journey.

Participants will enjoy a full week in the vibrant James Levin Theatre, splitting time between rehearsals and performances, ensuring your project gets the spotlight it deserves. Plus, all the beloved elements of Test Flight remain—intimate workshops, engaging audiences, and the thrill of bringing your vision to life!

WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE THIS YEAR?

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UPDATE: This post reflects the extended deadlines for both programs. The PILOT Project deadline is now October 7, 2024, and the SoftLaunch deadline is October 14, 2024.

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Cleveland Public Theatre announces two interconnected opportunities for performance creators: SoftLaunch and The PILOT Project.

SoftLaunch

SoftLaunch is a new performance festival that seeks bold experimentation, innovation, and complete reinvention of what theatre can be. (Think installation art, immersive performance, shows for one or two people, and way beyond all that—we don’t know what all this can be!) 

SoftLaunch is a weekend-long festival/conference, January 23-26, 2025. Audience members get a pass and can wander as they wish to see different performance experiments. This is a beta test, and we are seeking work that ranges from workshop to fully produced.  

We are only interested in projects that do not fit the normal theatre mode─not plays that are produced in a normal theatre setting even if that play is radical.  Read More ›

Cleveland Public Theatre is excited to welcome Marguerite Hannah to its management team as General Manager. She succeeds Denis Griesmer, who will be exclusively focusing on financial management and leadership as CPT’s Director of Finance.  

“Marguerite brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from years of work in the corporate and nonprofit theatre sectors, but the greatest asset she brings to CPT is her wisdom and experience. She understands the big picture from the technical (e.g. accounts payable) to the personal (e.g. working with artists). Plus, Marguerite is a great performer, director, and dramaturg!  We are thrilled not only for CPT but for the Cleveland theatre community.” 

─ Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan 

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