Cleveland Public Theatre’s Fall Season: Alive On Line

CPT’S FALL SEASON: ALIVE ON LINE

October 30 – December 19

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT)’s Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan is proud to announce CPT’s Fall Season: Alive On Line, which delivers on CPT’s mission of raising consciousness and nurturing compassion through theatre that is daring, relevant, and socially conscious.

CPT invests in innovation and diversity and has been recognized regionally and nationwide as a leader in the support and development of new work and the amplification of emerging voices, and for producing and presenting work from artists creating theatre outside the mainstream.

“Like flowers growing up through cracks in the sidewalk, water rushing through the Cuyahoga River, or dreams that come to us at night, art will find the way.” —Raymond Bobgan, CPT Executive Artistic Director

Alive On Line features intimate showings playing in repertory with limited “seats.” Though we cannot gather in person, we can come together as a community to experience and celebrate the power of live art. As theatre artists we have dedicated our lives to explore, nurture, and deepen human connection—unmitigated, direct, and visceral. It is about connection, and more—it gets under the skin and into the heart. Though it is important to remain temporarily distanced, we believe theatre is the place where society dreams, debates, and experiments. CPT’s mission has always been boldly aligned with this thinking—theatre is about consciousness and compassion, and we cannot afford to let these qualities atrophy in ourselves or our society.

CPT’s Fall Season has been designed as a special Zoom experience. When you come to a CPT virtual performance, you will see and connect with your fellow audience members. Our intimate performances are under an hour, with limited “seats,” and conclude with brief post-show discussions. For tickets to CPT’s Fall Season: Alive On Line, visit www.cptonline.org.

Visit www.cptonline.org to witness Awakenings, A Celebration of Cleveland Public Theatre presented by WKYC Studios.

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Cleveland Public Theatre seeks Audience Engagement & Marketing Associate

Cleveland Public Theatre’s (CPT) mission is to raise consciousness and nurture compassion through groundbreaking performances and life-changing education programs. CPT seeks an Audience Engagement & Marketing Associate interested in joining its hardworking team with ambitious goals of deepening the organization’s work and making change.

Deadline to Apply is November 9, 2020

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Cleveland Public Theatre welcomes Nicole Sumlin as new Education Director

Cleveland Public Theatre’s (CPT) Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan is proud to welcome Nicole Sumlin as the new Education Director. Nicole Sumlin’s extraordinary artistry, demonstrated leadership, and array of experience from in-school programming, out-of-school arts programs, and community-based engagement, align with CPT’s values and public commitment. Read More ›

Updated: Cleveland Act Now (CAN) Fall Programming

Announcing Cleveland Act Now (CAN) Academy Fall Program Dates

Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP) Fall Auditions (Virtual)

Cleveland Act Now Academy (CAN) announces Free Summer Virtual Workshop

Cleveland Public Theatre

CLEVELAND ACT NOW Academy

Announces FREE Summer Virtual Workshop

August 17 – 21

FOR ages 7 – 10 & 11 – 14 years old

Description

Yes, We CAN!, taking place online over three days (90 minutes each day), includes storytelling paired with social-distance curriculum that reinforces health and safety learning, and provides creative coping activities to help young people navigate our current times. At-Home Enrichment packets will also be mailed to participants. OPTIONAL: in person Social Distance Family Workshop at Herman Park for 90 minutes of fun activities that support social-distance learning as well as a face mask distribution. This program is offered at no cost thanks to the support of the Cleveland Foundation and other supporters. Classes are taught by CPT Director of Community Ensembles, Faye Hargate, and CPT Education Associate, Zyrece Montgomery. Read More ›

Awakenings: A Virtual Gala is Saturday, September 12!

A Celebration of Teatro Público de Cleveland

As Latinos and Latinas today we take pride in our work, and the results of our efforts translate into providing new resources while serving the community we live in. Teatro Público de Cleveland (TPC) started in 2013, opening more doors for our Latino community. I joined TPC in 2014 as an amateur actor, and had never done anything like this before. Now, in my 5th year with the company, I have acted, stage managed, created new plays, directed, curated, and promoted the development of new work by TPC! And as I serve as the Chair of Teatro Público de Cleveland’s Leadership Committee, I feel proud and eagerly encouraged to continue our growth. We are growing in theatre not only as actors, writers, and directors, but also by taking all the in-between opportunities that are leading us into a self-sustained ensemble, which is the path Cleveland Public Theatre and the community have been supporting from the beginning.

-Mónica Cerpa Zúñiga, TPC Leadership Committee Chair Read More ›

Compassion and Consciousness.

We are all grieving as our hearts are broken again and again—not just by police, but by the wider system we are all part of. This onslaught of racism and violence against black lives is not new and it impacts us all, especially those who must witness people who look like them and their brothers, mothers, children, and loved ones murdered in the streets. We acknowledge this. It needs to be said again and again. Black Lives Matter.

And we acknowledge we occupy lands stolen from the indigenous people of this region.

Amidst our anger and hurt is also gratitude to the many black and brown people who have shared their stories with us and continue to share, even when it costs them to do so. We are also grateful to those who lived and worked on this land before us; their stewardship and resilient spirit make our residence possible on the traditional homeland of the Lenape (Delaware), Shawnee, Wyandot, Miami, Ottawa, Potawatomi, Iroquois, and other Great Lakes tribes and nations, and we acknowledge the thousands of Native Americans who now call Northeast Ohio home.

We at CPT are committed to learn.

And we are committed to our mission to nurture compassion and raise consciousness.

We are committed to justice for all people and this is so urgent for black people.

We recognize the horrors done unto indigenous people and the countless oppressions against all people of color. And on this day we want to especially emphasize: Black Lives Matter.

We will continue to center black voices and black stories as we strive to disrupt and dismantle racism and oppression.

-Raymond Bobgan, CPT Executive Artistic Director

Cleveland Public Theatre is proud to be a member of the National New Play Network (NNPN). Below you’ll find a statement that Raymond, who is also President of the Board of NNPN, and Nan Barnett, the Executive Director of NNPN, released.