[NEohioPAL]CPT looks to add STAGE MANAGER to production team for Blue Sky Transmission: A Tibetan Book of the Dead which opens Sept. 13, 2002

[Denis Griesmer - CPT]

CPT is now ready to add a STAGE MANAGER to the production team
 for its all new, original project Blue Sky Transmission: A Tibetan Book of
the Dead,
which opens Friday September 13, 2002 in the Gordon Square Theatre.

This unique project has been in development since June 1, 2002
and we are now ready to add a Stage Manager to the process
to help see the project through the final stage of development.

The project is being directed by Raymond Bobgan, with original music by
composer Halim El-Dabh.

QUALIFIED CANDIDATES:
CPT is looking for an experienced and mature Stage Manager to help bring the
project through the final stages of development.
Candidates should be prepared to work with fluid, non-conventional working
and performance styles.
The tasks and role of the stage manager will be defined through the final
stage's of the show's development.
Candidates should have some experience with experimental theatre or
process-based rehearsal,
excellent communication skills and be flexible in their thinking about
theatre and production processes.

Actors and directors with a background and/or training in experimental work
or process-based rehearsal
AND strong organizational and people skills are encouraged to apply for the
position.

SCHEDULE:
The position will require approximately 30 hours a week over 5 weeks of
rehearsal and will include the following schedule
Afternoon rehearsals: Aug 12 - Aug 30
Evening rehearsals Sept 3- Sept 13 opening
Performances Sept 13 - Oct 7, Thurs through Sun.

COMPENSATION:
Fee would be commensurate with experience and is negotiable, beginning at
$800.

NEW YORK CITY TOUR:
The production will be performing at New York's La Mama Theatre Dec 5-20 and
the stage manager could be asked to tour to this location
Which will include additional compensation, housing and travel.


CONTACT
For more information, please contact Denis Griesmer at 216.631.2727 ext
.208.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The production is a world premiere, inspired and evoked by The Tibetan Book
of The Dead, a sacred text of Tibetan Buddhists. The book is traditionally
read at the time of one's death by a spiritual teacher and serves as a guide
through the "in-between-places" or Bardo, connecting death and rebirth. Blue
Sky Transmission: A Tibetan Book of the Dead reveals the thematic structure
of the book by telling the story of Allison, a lawyer and mother, whose
overwhelming "to do" list will never be completed due to an inconvenient
interruption-her own death. After a dramatic transition, Allison finds
herself in a psychedelic world of mystical images and haunting songs both
familiar and strange. Guided by a mysterious escort who interprets the words
of the book along her journey, she is confronted by a stream of choices that
brings her face to face with the nature of her life, past and future.

Cleveland Public Theatre's presentation of Blue Sky Transmission will not be
a literal adaptation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead; rather, a "Western"
exploration of Eastern concepts of death through the eyes, ears, and mind of
this contemporary American woman. "This is, by far, the most ambitious
production undertaken by CPT in its history," says Executive Director James
Levin.
The participation of the project's leading collaborators, director Raymond
Bobgan and composer Halim El-Dabh, is funded by the prestigious National
Theatre Artist Residency Program grant of $100,000. Developed by Theater
Communications Group and the Pew Charitable Trusts and fully funded by the
Trusts, this grant is an unprecedented effort to foster artistic
partnerships between theatre artists and theatre companies. Cleveland Public
Theatre is one of only fifteen leading American theatre companies selected
to receive this grant. Resident Director, Raymond Bobgan (Artistic Director
of Wishhounds, a Cleveland based experimental theatre ensemble) and
international composer Halim El-Dabh have been in residency at Cleveland
Public Theatre for the past season researching and preparing for this unique
production. El-Dabh will create the intricate original score for the
production. El-Dabh has collaborated closely with Martha Graham, John Cage
and Leonard Bernstein and composed the score "Sound and Lights of the
Pyramids of Giza" which has played daily at the site of the Great Pyramid in
Egypt since 1961.

Rehearsals for Blue Sky Transmission: A Tibetan Book of the Dead began on
June 4, 2002 with an international ensemble of sixteen artists (see
biographies). The cast includes Cleveland based actors as well as performers
from New York City, Los Angeles and Toronto. The production team consists of
New York Costume Designer Karen Young, CPT Resident Lighting Designer Trad A
Burns, and from Trinidad, Set Designer Michael Guy James whose work has been
featured in the Cleveland Museum of Art's Parade The Circle. Contributing to
the original script are three local writers: playwright Mike Geither, and
poet Patricia Harusame Leebove and National Poetry Slam Champion, Ray
McNiece. The design and artistic team will collaborate over a four-month
development and rehearsal period.



Denis M. Griesmer
Associate Producer
Blue Sky Transmission: A Tibetan Book of the Dead
Cleveland Public Theatre
dgriesmer at cptonline.org
216.631.2727 ext. 208

Make plans to see Blue Sky Transmission: A Tibetan Book of the Dead
at Cleveland Public Theatre, opening Friday September 13.
For details and performance times, surf to: www.cptonline.org.