UPDATE: Thank you to Ideastream Public Media, News 5 Cleveland, Cleveland.com, and Crain’s Cleveland Business for the press about this historic gift. Read their articles below!

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) has received the largest gift since its founding in 1981 from the Joan Yellen Horvitz Trust. Through a bequest, Yellen Horvitz has gifted $6M to CPT—$4 million in a restricted fund managed by The Cleveland Foundation to establish a new Joan Yellen Horvitz director fellowship and $2 million to support the renovation and transformation of the former St. Mary’s Orthodox Church on CPT’s campus in the Gordon Square Arts District.

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CPT is seeking part-time Supporting Teaching Artists (CMHA Cleveland Act Now program Supporting Teaching Artist and Substitute Teaching Artists for CAN programs and Y-Haven Theatre Project) to assist in implementing CPT Education programming. Theatre experience is a plus. We are looking to build a strong core of artists who are dedicated to creating work to further racial and economic justice.

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Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is hiring Teaching Artists for our nationally recognized Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP) Tech Ensemble for the 2025 cycle. Available roles are temporary, full-time positions beginning June 2, 2025 and ending no later than August 8, 2025. Exact start dates depend on the role. The STEP Technical Assistant earns $650/week, and the STEP Technical Director and Lead Teacher earns $850/week. Set salaries are based on candidate experience and range of skills. 

JOB TITLES & DESCRIPTIONS 

STEP Technical Director and Lead Teacher: The artist in this role supervises a group of teenage Tech Ensemble members in implementing the set and sound needs for the STEP outdoor touring production, including a basic sound system and a 16’ x 20’ stage. The STEP TD/Lead Teacher gives six hours of daily instruction in technical theatre skills and supervises teens while building scenic elements. The position requires extended hours closer to production but will average 40–50 hours a week. This role serves as the supervisor for the STEP Tech Assistant and reports to the Director of Education. 

STEP Technical Assistant: The artist in this role supports the STEP TD/Lead Teacher in supervising the work of the STEP Tech Ensemble and reports to the STEP TD. The position may require some extended hours closer to production but will average 40–50 hours a week. 

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Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is hiring an Operations Manager to join the CPT staff and contribute to our success and community. This is an integral role at CPT. You will enable impressive theatre and art experiences by collaborating to make a great environment.

Review of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To apply for the position, send an email to Marguerite Hannah, General Manager, at careers@cptonline.org. Opportunity to apply will close by end-of-day Friday, February 28 or when the position is filled. Subject line should read: YOUR LAST NAME, Operations Manager. Your email should include two attachments: a resume and a two-page cover letter giving examples of work that illustrate the experience required in the description and explaining why you are interested in this position. No phone calls, please.

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Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is hiring an Associate Technical Director, which is a core part of the CPT staff and will make a meaningful contribution to life at CPT and its success. CPT will be accepting applications for this position until the role is filled. 

Review of candidates will begin immediately and will continue until position is filled. To apply for the position, send an email to Greg Owen, Technical Director, at careers@cptonline.org. Subject line should read: [LAST NAME], Associate Technical Director. The email should include two attachments: a resume and a two-page cover letter describing your history, passion, why you are interested in this position, and what you have to offer. Candidates may be asked to provide additional materials after original application. No phone calls, please.

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Cleveland Public Theatre/ Teatro Público de Cleveland announces Auditions for 

EL COQUÍ ESPECTACULAR and the Bottle of DooM

By Matt Barbot

Directed by Fabio Polanco 

LOOKING TO CAST THE FOLLOWING ROLES… 

ALEX, mid to late 20s, Nuyorican. A comic book artist from Sunset Park, Brooklyn, who has taken to dressing as a superhero of his own creation. Actor will engage in some parkour/superhero like movement and fight choreography. Actor may briefly appear shirtless (if so, staging will be developed within the actor’s boundaries.) 

JOE, 30s. Alexs brother. Works at a marketing startup. 

PATRICIA, mid to late 50s. Joe and Alex’s mother. A widow. Actor will engage in some fight choreography. 

YESICA, mid to late 20s to early 30s. Dominican/Colombian. A photographer and artist from Sunset Park. 

EL CHUPACABRA, ageless. A supervillain. El Coquí’s archenemy and a manifestation of Alex’s anxieties. Any gender. Actor will engage in some parkour/superhero like movement and fight choreography. 

JUNIOR, mid to late 20s. Nuyorican. A former school bully of Alex’s. Currently a rapper. Doubled with El Chupacabra. 

* We are open to seeing both AEA and non-AEA actors for these auditions. 

ABOUT THE PLAY… 

The play follows the journey of a struggling comic book artist, Alex, who grapples with self-doubt and the allure of a steady job in advertising alongside his brother Joe, when fate brings him to take on a secret identity of his own. Now Alex finds himself encountering challenges and finding his way through the uncertainty of what it means to become a hero… Not only on the page… But also, off the page… 

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Cleveland Public Theatre announces Auditions for

THE BODY PLAY

By Madison Wetzell

Directed by Paige Conway

Looking to cast the following roles…

• Ensemble: 30 and older, female or gender non-conforming BIPOC actors, to play a variety of roles, including doctors, specialists, and other healthcare practitioners.

We are open to seeing both AEA and non-AEA actors for these auditions. Some roles have already been cast.

About The Play…

Something is very wrong with Amy’s Body. One protagonist is played by two actors, a detached, neurotic mind, and her chaotic, screaming Body. The Mind submits her Body to the scrutiny of experts—doctors, therapists, yoga teachers—and ultimately explores what it might mean to BE a body. A meditation on chronic illness and the absurdity of being embodied.

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CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE IS HIRING FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF 

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is hiring Front of House (FOH) staff, key members of the CPT team who make meaningful contributions to the CPT Patron Experience. This is a part-time, seasonal position from January to May, with options to renew employment for the following season based on performance.

Hours depend on production schedules but will typically involve Thursday-Saturday and Monday evenings for approximately 3-6 hours per night. Sunday afternoon and Wednesday evening shifts also occur on occasion. FOH staff also work special events outside of the general season (Pandemonium, Station Hope, event rentals, etc.).

Pay is $15.00/hour. Anticipated start date is January 20th, 2025. Application deadline is Wednesday, December 4, 2024.

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CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR Showin’ Up Black

Written by Jeanne Madison 

Directed by Jimmie Woody

LOOKING TO CAST THE FOLLOWING ROLEs: 

CLAIRE HOPEGOODE: Affluent, elegant, African American, early 50s, member and Cotillion Ball Chair of the elite African American sorority, Gamma Zeta Epsilon. Married to Louis since college.  

LOUIS HOPEGOODE: Affluent, elegant, African American, early 50s, attorney and partner in the prestigious law firm Minor Gray and Carter, married to Claire since college.  

EVVIE HOPEGOODE: African American, 17-year-old debutante, senior at Boston Preparatory Academy, an exclusive boarding school affiliated with Boston University, and daughter of Claire and Louis Hopegoode.  

MARIE DEADWYLER: Affluent, elegant, African American, early 50s, Claire’s friend, neighbor, and sorority sister.  

KWAN RICHARDSON: African American, 19 years old, sophomore at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and grassroots organizer from The Points, a fictional low-income neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio, the “hood.”

*Accepting auditions from any equity & non-equity actors 

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Cleveland Public Theatre presents

DanceWorks 2025

Request for Proposals – Deadline: November 22nd

CPT seeks local dance companies for DanceWorks 2025! For consideration, please fill out this form by November 22, 2024 at 5pm.

DanceWorks offers an opportunity for emerging and established Northeast Ohio dance companies and choreographers to present world premiere works in a series with other local dance companies as an important part of Cleveland Public Theatre’s 2024-2025 Season. Read More ›