Logo Image

  • Donate to CPT
  • Subscribe to Mailing List
  • News
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Account
  • Cart
  • Performances
    • 2025–2026 Season
    • Upcoming Events
    • The Dark Room
    • Pandemonium
    • Station Hope
    • The Remarkable Rating System
    • Season Archive
  • Plan Your Visit
    • Choose Your Show
    • Box Office
    • Directions and Parking
    • The CPT Experience
    • Our Neighborhood
    • COVID PROTOCOLS
  • Education
    • Cleveland Act Now
    • Student Theatre Enrichment Program
    • Y-Haven Theatre Project
    • Youth Opportunities
    • Education Overview
    • Education Photo Gallery
  • Artistic Opportunities
    • Auditions
    • New Play Development
      • The Dark Room
      • SoftLaunch + The PILOT Project
      • Test Flight
      • Catapult
    • Fellowships
    • Season Proposals
    • Adult Classes
    • Work at CPT
    • Volunteer
  • About
    • General Information
    • Mission and Artistic Statement
    • Staff and Board of Directors
    • Internal Companies
      • Teatro Público de Cleveland
      • Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi مسرح كليفلاند العربي
      • Cleveland CORE Ensemble
    • Believers, Friends, & Partners
    • Rental Inquiries
  • Media
    • Photo Gallery
    • Video Gallery
    • Education Photo Gallery

Logo Image

Logo Image
  • Performances
    • Back
    • 2025–2026 Season
    • Upcoming Events
    • The Dark Room
    • Pandemonium
    • Station Hope
    • The Remarkable Rating System
    • Season Archive
  • Plan Your Visit
    • Back
    • Choose Your Show
    • Box Office
    • Directions and Parking
    • The CPT Experience
    • Our Neighborhood
    • COVID PROTOCOLS
  • Education
    • Back
    • Cleveland Act Now
    • Student Theatre Enrichment Program
    • Y-Haven Theatre Project
    • Youth Opportunities
    • Education Overview
    • Education Photo Gallery
  • Artistic Opportunities
    • Back
    • Auditions
    • New Play Development
      • Back
      • The Dark Room
      • SoftLaunch + The PILOT Project
      • Test Flight
      • Catapult
    • Fellowships
    • Season Proposals
    • Adult Classes
    • Work at CPT
    • Volunteer
  • About
    • Back
    • General Information
    • Mission and Artistic Statement
    • Staff and Board of Directors
    • Internal Companies
      • Back
      • Teatro Público de Cleveland
      • Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi مسرح كليفلاند العربي
      • Cleveland CORE Ensemble
    • Believers, Friends, & Partners
    • Rental Inquiries
  • Media
    • Back
    • Photo Gallery
    • Video Gallery
    • Education Photo Gallery
  • Donate to CPT
  • Subscribe to Mailing List
  • News
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Account
  • Cart

2016-2017 Season of Produced Work

  • 44 PLAYS FOR 44 PRESIDENTS

    October 6, 2016 - October 29, 2016

    The life and times of the 44 Presidents of the United States… featuring a singing, dancing, all-female cast!

  • ¡CELEBRANDO THREE YEARS!

    October 6, 2016 - October 8, 2016

    Celebrated stories from TPC's repertoire presented as a one-weekend-only event with live music and food.

  • LIGHT THE LIGHTS, OL’ MOSES CLE! (A WILD HOLIDAY ROMP)

    November 25, 2016 - December 18, 2016

    A vaudeville-inspired evening of holiday folly, mischief and merry-making, CPT style.

  • I CALL MY BROTHERS

    February 9, 2017 - March 4, 2017

    A bomb goes off. A city paralyzed with fear. An intense 24-hour journey inside one young man’s head.

  • BARBECUE

    February 16, 2017 - March 11, 2017

    A hilarious and devastating comedy by Robert O’Hara.

  • LABIO DE LIEBRE (THE LIP OF THE HARE)

    April 6, 2017 - April 15, 2017

    A magical and wildly dark comedy by Fabio Rubiano Orjuela. Performed in Spanish with English Subtitles.

  • Station Hope 2017

    April 29, 2017

    Powerful art and performance honoring Cleveland's social justice heritage at a historic Underground Railroad site.

  • RED ASH MOSAIC

    May 25, 2017 - June 17, 2017

    The daily doldrums of a video game store erupt into a fracturing of realities as a man confronts his own death/life.

Series

  • Entry Point Series image

    Entry Point

    Entry Point is a platform for artists to develop their work in the early stages of creation.

  • DanceWorks Series image

    DanceWorks

    CPT’s popular multi-week showcase of some of Northeast Ohio’s most innovative dance groups.

  • Test Flight Series image

    Test Flight

    Multi-week series showcasing new work on its way to full production.

Other Events

  • Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP) 2016: Awakening Heart

    August 2, 2016 - August 12, 2016
  • PANDEMONIUM 2016: THE FIRE WITHIN

    September 10, 2016
  • DÍA DE MUERTOS

    October 29, 2016
  • Y-HAVEN THEATRE PROJECT: Reaching Back

    November 3, 2016 - November 6, 2016
  • THE SANTALAND DIARIES 2016

    December 1, 2016 - December 18, 2016
  • Road to Hope – Outhwaite Homes

    March 25, 2017
  • 2017/2018 Season Announcement Party

    June 2, 2017
  • CONTEMPOPERA PRESENTS INCUBATOR SERIES #1

    June 9, 2017
  • Facebook Posts

    Cleveland Public Theatre

    22 hours ago

    Cleveland Public Theatre
    We love our Kulas Fellows! 2024/2025 Fellow Floco Torres continues to redefine hip-hop with his flows, production, graphic design, and hip-hop-meets-alternative-rock style. He used his fellowship to create "Pandemonium," inspired by CPT's annual fundraiser.Floco has a show coming up THIS SATURDAY, July 5, at 7pm at Lock 3 Park in Akron. Check him out in his hip-hop duo, Free Black!Composers can apply for 2025/2026 Kulas Foundation Fellowships at the 🔗 in our bio! ... See MoreSee Less

    View Photo

    View on Facebook
    · Share

    Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

    Cleveland Public Theatre

    4 days ago

    Cleveland Public Theatre
    What an incredibly interesting adventure it has been this month creating music (hand percussion and electronic creations) for this unique production at Cleveland Public Theatre. I must say I have thoroughly enjoyed and grown from this experience. A Huge thanks to Raymond Bobgan and his fiercely focused "Core ensemble" for the opportunity to collaborate and perform with very passionate and talented performers. (((You ALL Rock!))). There are 3 performances remaining; Tonight and tomorrow at 8pm and Sunday at 730pm. Come see it if you can! ... See MoreSee Less

    View Photo

    View on Facebook
    · Share

    Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

    Cleveland Public Theatre

    4 days ago

    Cleveland Public Theatre
    You won't want to miss the last performances of "Golden Flame Invitation." Not to mention tonight is Free Bev Friday when a selection of post-show beverages is on CPT! Visit www.cptonline.org or click the link in our bio. The show closes on Sun., June. 29.📸By Steve Wager ... See MoreSee Less

    View Photo

    View on Facebook
    · Share

    Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

    Cleveland Public Theatre

    5 days ago

    Cleveland Public Theatre
    Tonight begins the final weekend of "Golden Flame Invitation." Roam the theatre in a dream conceived by CPT Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan and Cleveland CORE Ensemble.Tickets are Choose What You Pay, starting at $1, and every show ends with a dance party! Here are the final performance dates and times:Thu, June 26: 7:30pmFri, June 27: 8:00pmSat, June 28: 8:00pmSun, June 29: 7:30pm🎟️: cptonline.org or🔗 in bio.📸: Steve Wagner ... See MoreSee Less

    View Photo

    View on Facebook
    · Share

    Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

    Cleveland Public Theatre

    1 week ago

    Cleveland Public Theatre
    Auditions for "Haunted"—an Indigenous horror comedy by Tara Moses—are THIS THURSDAY, June 26, and SATURDAY, June 28.We're especially looking for Native actors in their late 20s to early 30s to play Aaron and Ash, siblings who've been dead for twenty years. We're open to seeing first-time performers for these roles! Callbacks will be Saturday, July 5.Other members of the ensemble include a 30-something Black man, a middle-aged white man, and two teenaged white girls, all of whom will play multiple characters.For more info and to schedule your audition, go to cptonline.org/artist-opportunities/auditions/ or click the 🔗 in our bio. ... See MoreSee Less

    View Photo

    View on Facebook
    · Share

    Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

  • 2005 – 2010

    2016 – 2017

    1983 – 1990

    2015 – 2016

    2011 – 2012

    2010 – 2011

    2014 – 2015

    2017 – 2018

    2000 – 2005

    2012 – 2013

    2018-2019

    1990 – 2000

  • Featured Content

    • Purchase Tickets
    • Mission and Artistic Statement
    • Auditions
    • Subscribe to Mailing List
    • The Dark Room
  • Charity Navigator Four-Star Rating

    • Performances
    • 2025–2026 Season
    • Upcoming Events
    • The Dark Room
    • Pandemonium
    • Station Hope
    • The Remarkable Rating System
    • Season Archive
    • Plan Your Visit
    • Choose Your Show
    • Box Office
    • Directions and Parking
    • The CPT Experience
    • Our Neighborhood
    • Dining
    • Education
    • Cleveland Act Now
    • Student Theatre Enrichment Program
    • Y-Haven Theatre Project
    • Adult Classes
    • Education Overview
    • Education Photo Gallery
    • Artistic Opportunities
    • Auditions
    • New Play Development
    • Fellowships
    • Season Proposals
    • Work at CPT
    • Volunteer
    • About
    • General Information
    • Mission and Artistic Statement
    • Staff and Board of Directors
    • Internal Companies
    • Gordon Square Arts District
    • Believers, Friends, & Partners
    • Rental Inquiries
  • Donate to CPT
  • Purchase Tickets
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • LinkedIn
©2025 Cleveland Public Theatre
Web design & development by Cleveland Ohio's Go Media