The Opening House: Immersive Performance and Open House

October 10, 2026 - October 11, 2026

The Joan Yellen Horvitz Performance GalleryOctober 10 | 5:00pm – 8:00pm (join us for a post-show reception and dance party from 8pm to 9pm.) October 11 | 3:00pm – 6:00pm

Free, however, a $10 donation is suggested.

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After years of planning and a year of construction, Cleveland Public Theatre reopens the former St. Mary’s Orthodox Church as the Joan Yellen Horvitz Performance Gallery with a free and open to the public CPT-style soft opening with two dates to choose from.

In addition to exploring the newly transformed space, guests get to experience a performance of The Opening House a new immersive show by CPT Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan and Cleveland CORE Ensemble. In the piece, performers engage in poetry, storytelling, song, and movement throughout the building. Every 20 minutes, one audience member will have an intimate one-of-a-kind opportunity to enter a special journey with the performers.

The Joan Yellen Horvitz Performance Gallery is ADA-compliant featuring a wheelchair lift, and an all-gender, wheelchair accessible restroom.


Ensemble Members:

Eric Wloszek, Kyla Kyles, Katie Boissoneault, Colleen McCaughey, Noah Christopher, Maddy Cox, Brooke Lynlee, Nnamdi Okpala, Kalindi Stockton, Anastasía Urozhaeva


The Creative Production Team Includes:

Conceived by Raymond Bobgan & Cleveland CORE Ensemble
Directed by Raymond Bobgan
Costume Consultants: Anastasía Urozhaeva, Ali Garrigan, Katie Boissoneault


From “the opening house”

Performance by Cleveland CORE Ensemble photos by Steve Wagner

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