Big [BOX] 2009 opens January 9th with The Beetlebug and the Bad Worm and Kissmet
January 9 - February 22nd in the James Levin Theatre!
Big [BOX] 2009 opens on January 9th with a double bill - puppetry and theatre combine in The Beetlebug and the Bad Worm from Theater Ninjas Faye Hargate and Jeremy Paul and artists Katherine Kurre and Danielle Hisey present their new work Kissmet!
Click here for more information, showtimes or to purchase tickets to The Beetlebug and the Bad Worm and Kissmet
Then Big [BOX] continues with solo performances, modern dance, new instrumental music, premiere theatre performances and more! Don't miss a weekend of Big [BOX] 2009! It's your chance to see brand new work from local artists!
Click here for the full Big [BOX] 09 schedule!
Big [BOX] 2009 opens January 9th!
In Big [BOX], artists risk it all with their newest works! Over seven weekends, Big [BOX] encourages artists to experiment and produce their own work. Now in its 7th year, Big [BOX] is a series for those who love the thrill of new work.
January 9 - February 22nd in the James Levin Theatre!
Continue reading for more information on the exciting performances presented in this year's series.
CPT Awarded NEA Grant
Cleveland Public Theatre receives a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the spring 2009 presentation of Cut to Pieces by CPT Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan and CPT Education Director Chris Seibert.
Parking Information during Construction!
Please note that during the Detroit Avenue Streetscape Project, parking will NOT be available on the street. However, there is plenty of free parking in the neighborhood!
Click here to download a map of available parking lots during construction! (PDF)
Parking and construction information will be regularly posted to the CPT website.
Please click here to get specific directions to Cleveland Public Theatre.
If you have any additional questions related to parking, please call 216.631.2727 x 212.
CPT announces the 25th Anniversary Season: Alive
Cleveland Public Theatre Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan is proud to announce the 2008-2009, 25th anniversary season:
Alive -- A celebration of premiere performance and original work
"Cleveland Public Theatre is the place for bold, new, adventurous and relevant works of performance," says Bobgan. "Our exciting line-up includes amazing new works from great American playwrights and home-grown premieres of national stature." The 08-09 season includes 4 World Premieres, 3 Ohio premieres, the 8th year of Big [BOX], the return of Little Box and CPT's acclaimed performance series DanceWorks.
Click below for the complete 2008-2009 season schedule!
Raymond Bobgan announces Request for Projects for 09-10 season
CPT Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan is beginning to put together the 2009-2010 CPT season and is looking for strong creative projects. Artists who have a project that fits CPT and what we are all about are encouraged to submit materials before November 30th.
Continue reading for details and more information.
The CPT/Y-Haven Theatre Project at CPT November 13-16
Cleveland Public Theatre's Education Department and the Cleveland YMCA's Y-Haven Program present Mama's Boys, the 2008 CPT/Y-Haven Theatre Project.
Free and Open to the Public
Performances at Cleveland Public Theatre:
Thursday, November 13 at 7:30pm*
Friday, November 14 at 7:30pm
Sunday, November 16 at 3:00pm
Suggested donation of $5 accepted to help support the project
(*Donations from the Thursday, November 13th performace will go to the International Rett Syndrome Foundation - www.rettsyndrome.org)
SPECIAL BENEFIT PERFORMANCE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15th
Join CPT and Y-Haven for a special benefit performance on Saturday, November 15th at 7:00pm. Tickets for this benefit performance are $75 and include a buffet dinner and silent auction. To purchase tickets for the benefit performance, please call 216.431.2018 or visit www.yhaven.org.
Raymond Bobgan and Cleveland area artists travel to Turkey
CPT Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan recently spent a week in Istanbul with a group of Cleveland-area arts professionals. The trip launched a year of working with Turkish artists and teachers to develop arts programs for urban youth in Turkey.
CPT partners with Cuyahoga County Public Libraries to present special Goldstar, Ohio events
Join Cleveland Public Theatre and Cuyahoga County Public Library for two special events, in conjunction with CPT's presentation of Goldstar, Ohio, featuring Andy Paris, the play's director; Michael Tisdale, the playwright; actors from the company performing excerpts; a grief counselor from Cornerstone of Hope; and a representative from the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project, along with other special guests.
Senator Sherrod Brown visits CPT!
Senator Sherrod Brown stopped by Cleveland Public Theatre earlier this week to facilitate a roundtable discussion with Cleveland's arts leaders.
STEP 08 opens July 31
CPT Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan is proud to present Free Family Theatre in the Parks! The teens of the Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP) present an original play with drums and dance inspired by Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht. This original work will be presented free of charge at parks throughout the city of Cleveland from July 31 - August 10. Free and open to the public! Fun for the whole family!
