Reviews - Cleveland Public Theatre

A Fragility-Breaking, Knee-Shaking, Necessary-To-See Production

I saw this play as an usher Monday night. This is the last weekend for it. Cleveland theatre is a brave space, and I have… […]

Brilliant, funny, and thought-provoking

Saw this last night; it was by far the best produced, best designed, best acted play I’ve seen at CPT. I loved the scenic projections,… […]

Ancient Future: Lisa Langford’s Rastus and Hattie

To say that Cleveland Public Theatre’s world premiere production of Rastus and Hattie is transformational undersells how overwhelmingly good it is. Lisa Langford takes a… […]

A Writer at her Finest!

Pandora Robertson’s Central Concern was something I think the world should see. From my view, I think it’s one of the best stage plays I’ve… […]

A powerful storytelling work: A review of Dream of Home حلم وطن

Cleveland Public Theatre and Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi’s مسرح كليفلاند العربي production of Dream of Home حلم وطن, created by the ensemble, Raymond Bobgan, and Faye Hargate,… […]

The Past and Present in Cleveland

Cleveland Public Theatre’s Fire on the Water is an amazing physical theatre piece in collaboration with Raymond Bobgan, and contributing playwrights. The Cuyahoga River had… […]

Can art be a place where, far from home, we nonetheless can come home? A review of Dream of Home حلم وطن

Entering into Cleveland Public Theatre after a long week, we found ourselves listening to Danny Lahood on oud and then stuffing ourselves on shish tawook… […]

Gloria is a fast-moving, sardonic take on workplace culture — with a bang

Set in a dysfunctional magazine office in the 2010’s, featuring a riveting script and taut performances, Gloria is a play that asks profound questions: What… […]

Should people pay attention to each other? Why not?

Two moments of tender focus—one early in the show and one almost too late—hold together a slew of jostling vanities in CPT’s production of Branden… […]