Artistic Statement

Cleveland Public Theatre is the place for new, adventurous and politically relevant works of performance. We offer works that no one else in Cleveland will in a way that no one else can. The 07-08 Season includes 5 Ohio premieres, CPT's original creation (The Confessions of Punch and Judy), a Nobel Prize Winning Playwright who has never been produced in Cleveland, a new performance series, a play reading series, DanceWorks and much more. It's a lot for a small organization like CPT, but we are able to do it because of the dedicated staff, amazing artists, committed board and volunteers, and partners and funders who believe in the power of art to change lives.

Theatre by its very nature is as contemporary as it gets -- it's live, it's local, and it's raw. Our 07-08 Season highlights these qualities that make going to theatre a great experience. We aren't about big production values and spectacle--we want to offer shows that are going to engage the imagination of the audience. We aren't about replaying the classics -- we try to offer something new and fresh. And we aren't about ready to play it safe -- we want you to be talking about our shows long after the curtain has come down. (Half the fun of theatre is going out afterwards and talking about what you saw.) Get engaged, get angry or sad, or laugh your head off -- not within the walls of your house, but in the world with others, who share the experience with you. That is what coming to CPT is all about -- you're the public and we do it for you.