2010 Season Calendar
September 11
Pandemonium 10: The Wild Side
Don't miss Cleveland Public Theatre's annual fundraising extravaganza and the party of the year!
Saturday, September 11th
7:00pm
Tickets: $125
Featuring dozens of area theatre, dance, visual and performance artists along with fabulous food and drink, Pandemonium is a benefit like no other and an evening not to be missed. Pandemonium's action takes place in unexpected places throughout the campus as guests decide how they choose to experience this innovative and unusual benefit! Matthew and Betsy Figgie will be honored with the 2010 Pan Award.
September 30 - October 16
The Book of Grace
Written by Suzan-Lori Park
Directed by Sheffia Randall Dooley
CPT is proud to open Cleveland Public Theatre's 2010-2011 Season: Go Deep, Go Long, with The Book of Grace, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks. The Book of Grace is a story of love and longing, passion and ambition and the possibilities of grace and goodness. Onstage in the James Levin Theatre from September 30 - October 16 (Paid previews on September 30 and October 1; Opening night on Saturday, October 2).
October 7 - October 30
Don't Call Me Fat
Written and Directed by Ozen Yula
CPT is honored to host this world premiere, created for CPT by internationally acclaimed Turkish writer and director Ozen Yula. Don't Call Me Fat follows one man's grasping attempt to go from obesity to celebrity. Onstage in the Gordon Square Theatre from October 7 - October 30 (Paid previews on October 7 and 8; Opening Night is on Saturday, October 9).
October 14 - October 30
Kill Will
Created by Josh Brown and Kelly Elliott
Directed by Alison Garrigan
Back by popular demand! Murder. Revenge. Suicide. Cannibalism?? A new Tarantino movie? No, it's Shakespeare! Josh Brown and Kelly Elliott, a husband and wife team of fight-choreographers, combine all of the bard's great fights, duels and murders to create a side-splitting evening of stage combat, improv comedy, video-game battles with a bit of marriage therapy thrown in for good measure! Performing in the Storefront Studio Theatre from October 14-October 30 (Paid previews on October 14 and 15; Opening Night on Saturday, October 16).
October 22 - October 24
Opera Per Tutti Presents: Il Tabarro by Giacomo Puccini
Directed by Scott Skiba
Conducted by Kerry Glann
Featuring: Brian Johnson, Andrea Anelli, and Timothy Culver.
Il Tabarro, a one act operatic drama by master composer Giacomo Puccini, is a story of love, desperation, and violent jealousy and a revelation of the true nature of three people trapped in their circumstances. Onstage in the James Levin Theatre for two performances: Friday, October 22 @ 7 p.m. and Sunday, October 24 @ 3 p.m.
November 4 - November 7
Y-Haven Theatre Project
A new play created by the men of Y-Haven, a center for homeless men in treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. This project, now in its 11th year, is a great example of how CPT outreach programs can truly change lives.
November 11 - November 21
Little Box
As part of CPT's commitment to local playwrights and producers, CPT presents the fourth year of Little Box, a series of staged readings of new work in development. Little Box is modeled after CPT's successful Big [BOX] Series but on a smaller scale, designed to foster works at an earlier stage of development. A diverse body of new plays will be presented with post-show audience discussions. Here is your chance to participate in CPT's mission to support artists creating new work!
December 2 - December 19
Conni's Avant Garde Restaurant
By Conni Convergence and the Avantgardists
Hailed as "dinner theatre of the absurd" by The New York Times, this unique theatrical-culinary event mixes the ingredients of fine food, wine, and ensemble theatre together in a loving send-up of avant-garde pomposity.
January 14 - March 6
Big [BOX] '11
8 weekends of new work by Cleveland artists.
March 3 - March 19
Darwinii: The Comeuppance of Man
By Glen Berger and Brett Keyser
Cristobal has stolen the original Charles Darwin manuscripts from rare book libraries around the world. Why? Because he's convinced he's the great-great-great-great-bastard-grandson of the father of Natural Selection. As part of his sentence he must deliver a public apology, during which he digresses ... flamboyantly.
March 11 - March 27
NEOMFA Playwrights Festival
Building a new partnership, this festival will feature three new works written by graduating students from the NEOMFA in Creative Writing, under the guidance of professor and playwright, Mike Geither.
March 23
Women's Voices
Women's Voices is a collaboration between Cleveland Public Theatre and the Elyria YWCA's Women's Campus Project. Campus Project residents create an evening-length presentation in which participants read and perform original stories and poetry based on their own life experiences. This project, now in its 12th year, is another great example of how CPT outreach programs can truly change lives.
April 7 - April 23
FEVER/DREAM
By Sheila Callaghan
Say your father was the President of a multi-national corporation and you were chained to the customer service desk as soon as you could dial a phone... if someone made you CEO for a day, would you go crazy?
April 7 - April 23
I Hate This and Then You Die
By David Hansen
Directed By Alison Garrigan
David Hansen performs his two award winning solo shows in rep. One is an exploration of personal loss and recovery, while the other is about obsession and victory. Both shows were developed in CPT's Big [Box] and have gone on to successful runs at the New York Fringe.
April 21 - May 7
Insomnia: The Waking of Herselves
Directed by Toronto's Karin Randoja
Designed by Joan Horvitz
Holly Holsinger and Chris Seibert, two of CPT's most beloved actors are together again in a new work about self loathing and self love. Insomnia delves into the innermost thoughts of a woman on the brink of some kind of change-death, flight, mental collapse, or self discovery.
May 5 - June 5
DanceWorks '11
New dance by local artists. This popular series will feature five companies performing world premiere works.
May 12 - May 28
My Barking Dog
By Eric Coble
Two lonely people's lives take a dramatic turn for the bizarre when a starving coyote starts appearing at their doorsteps
May 26 - June 4
Cut To Pieces
by Raymond Bobgan & Chris Seibert
Chris Seibert's haunting, tour de force solo show returns for two weekends only. What begins as a classic "who done it?" quickly turns into a deep dive into the psyche of a young woman who is not all together. Blending live video feed, film, and animation, Cut to Pieces is a CPT original production geared to tour.
