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Test Flight Part 1

Feb 6 - 22 | CPT's multi-week series that showcases original works-in-progress on their way to full production. Test Flight includes workshop performances of theatre, dance, performance art, and genre-defying performances.

Showin' Up Black

Feb 20 - Mar 8 | An affluent Cleveland African American family see their plans for the perfect debutante ball collide with a Black Lives Matter protest. As the protest gets nearer, secrets and competing desires tear at the fabric of the family, challenging what it is to be Black.

The Dark Room

Feb 11 | CPT's "open mic" for writers to test drive their new play, novel, poem, or any other written material in a supportive, yet critical, environment. Playwrights may bring up to 10 pages of material, and actors are cast on the spot.

CPT Receives $6M Gift from Joan Yellen Horvitz Trust

Cleveland Public Theatre received the largest gift since its founding in 1981 from the Joan Yellen Horvitz Trust. Learn more about this transformative contribution in articles from Ideastream Public Media, News 5 Cleveland, Cleveland.com, Crain's Cleveland Business and The Jewish News.