Choose What You Pay
In the spirit of radical hospitality, CPT offers a "Choose What You Pay" program for many productions. These are a limited number of tickets for $10 and $1 for some performances that are offered on a first come, first served basis the day of the show in person at the box office. These will be indicated on an event's page, if applicable. For questions, contact the box office at 216.631.2727.
Box Office Phones
Tickets may be purchased through the box office at 216.631.2727 or online.
Please note the box office phones are open the following hours:
Thursday–Saturday, 2–5pm
Select Sundays, 10am–1pm (before performances)
Select Mondays, 2–5pm (before performances)
On performance nights, our box office opens at 6pm (2pm for Sunday matinees**) and stays open until 15 minutes after our latest show starts. Performance days are typically Thursday–Sunday, with occasional Monday performances, but vary depending on show.
**There are some matinees that start at 3pm or 4pm, thus for these performances, the box office is open one hour prior to showtime.
Ticket Exchanges
If you are not feeling well and are unable to attend, please contact our Box Office at 216.631.2727 to exchange your tickets to another performance/show.
PLEASE NOTE: To cut down on high no-show rates, in the event of a sold-out performance, general admission tickets not scanned at least 20 minutes prior to the scheduled performance time will be released for resale. All other tickets are subject to resale if not picked up by showtime.
INCLEMENT WEATHER/CANCELLATIONS
In the unlikely event of a cancelation, we will do our best to contact you and arrange for a ticket exchange to a different performance.
GENERAL ADMISSION & LATE SEATING
Nearly all of our performances are General Admission: first come, first seated. Lobbies generally open 45 minutes prior to curtain time, while seating generally begins at 30 minutes to curtain.
DRESS FOR ADVENTURE
Some patrons come dressed for a night on the town, some come in a t-shirt and jeans. The most important thing is that everyone has a great time at the theatre. Please note that CPT does not tolerate racist images, logos, etc.
GIFT VOUCHERS
Want to give the gift of theatre to a friend or family member? Cleveland Public Theatre offers prepaid gift vouchers. Gift vouchers can be purchased over the phone during Box Office hours or at the Box Office on show nights. To redeem your gift voucher, call the CPT Box Office at 216.631.2727, use in person at the CPT Box Office, or redeem online during checkout. All gift vouchers will be valid for five years after purchase.
ACCESSIBILITY
Cleveland Public Theatre continues our facilities renovation with the goal of making our campus as accessible as possible. The Gordon Square Theatre and James Levin Theatre* are fully accessible, featuring a patron elevator and an all gender, ADA compliant restrooms in each space. The Parish Hall and newly renovated Joan Yellen Horvitz Performance Gallery (former church) are also wheelchair accessible. We are always happy to meet your accessibility requests to the best of our ability. You can make accessibility requests by calling the Box Office and online when purchasing a ticket.
*Please note that the elevator is not in operation during late seating due to sound bleed.
GETTING HERE
Cleveland Public Theatre is located at 6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44102—in the heart of the Gordon Square Arts District on Cleveland’s near west side, just a 10 minute drive from downtown. Free parking is available on campus, on the street, and in surrounding lots. Click here to see a map of free parking lots in the area. The theatre is located on several public bus routes and offers bike racks for cyclists. Click here for map and directions.