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Cleveland Public Theatre is hiring an Artistic and Education Associate

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is hiring an Artistic and Education Associate, a new position that would serve the mission of CPT in both the Artistic and Education Departments of the theater.

Review of candidates will begin immediately. To apply for the position, send an email to Nicole Sumlin, Education Director, at nsumlin@cptonline.org by end of day Friday, April 1, 2022. Subject line should read: YOUR LAST NAME, Artistic and Education Associate. Your email should include two attachments: a resume and a cover letter giving examples of work that illustrate the experience required in the description and explaining why you are interested in this position. No phone calls, please.

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Cleveland Public Theatre announces 2021/2022 Catapult Artists & Nord Family Foundation Playwright Fellows

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT)’s Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan is proud to announce Siaara Freeman and Jeanne Madison as the 2021/2022 Nord Family Foundation Playwright Fellows.

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CLEVELAND ACT NOW (CAN) ACADEMY – AFTER-SCHOOL IN-PERSON COURSE (AGES 7 – 10 YEARS OLD)

CLEVELAND ACT NOW (CAN) ACADEMY – AFTER-SCHOOL IN-PERSON COURSE (AGES 11-14 YEARS OLD)

CPT is hiring a Project Assistant for Station Hope 2022.

Cleveland Public Theatre seeks a collaborative and detail-oriented person to fill a five-week position for the ninth annual STATION HOPE, a one-night event of entertainment and art inspired by the history of St. John’s Church and the Underground Railroad, on Saturday, May 28, 2022.

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Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is proud to welcome Garrett Markgraf as Technical Director.

Cleveland Public Theatre’s (CPT) Executive Director Raymond Bobgan is proud to welcome Garrett Markgraf as the new Technical Director. Garrett’s technical precision and resourceful creativity make him an excellent fit for the CPT Staff. Before joining the staff, full-time, Garrett worked with young artists from the Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP) as Tech Team Leader in the 2021 production of Song of Sankofa. He also worked on the Y-Haven Project 12,000 Steps as the Stage Manager.

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Cleveland Public Theatre is hiring unique full-time summer seasonal positions for the Student Theatre Enrichment Program.

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) produces groundbreaking performances and life-changing education programs inside our mission to raise consciousness and nurture compassion. CPT seeks collaborative theatre artists to fill a unique two-month position with CPT’s nationally-recognized education program, Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP). For more information about STEP, visit www.cptonline.org or www.cptonline.org/education/student-theatre-enrichment-program.


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Cleveland Public Theatre is Hiring an Associate General Manager

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is hiring an Associate General Manager (AGM) which is a core part of the CPT staff and will make a meaningful contribution to life at CPT and its success.

Review of candidates will begin immediately. To apply for the position, send an email to Denis M. Griesmer, General Manager, at careers@cptonline.org by end of day Friday, March 4th. Subject line should read: YOUR LAST NAME, Associate General Manager. Your email should include two attachments: a resume and a two-page cover letter giving examples of work that illustrates the experience required in the description and explaining why you are interested in this position. No phone calls, please.

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CPT Announces Auditions for Student Theatre Enrichment program (STEP)

Monday, April 4 from 6:00-8:30pm  OR  Monday, April 25, 2022 from 6:00-8:30pm on Zoom!


Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP)

CPT’s STEP is a summer arts-based job training program that engages Cleveland teens in a powerful 8-week intensive that focuses on excellence in performance, play creation, physical theatre, writing, production, and set design/construction. Youth ages 14-19 work together to create, produce, perform, and tour an original piece that they create as an ensemble.

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Cleveland Public Theatre requests proposals for Station Hope 2022

Station Hope 2022

Deadline for submissions is on Monday, February 7.


Cleveland Public Theatre is planning the ninth annual STATION HOPE, a one night event of entertainment and art inspired by the history of St. John’s Church and the Underground Railroad, the repercussions of oppression, and contemporary struggles for social justice, on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Read More ›