[NEohioPAL]PRESS RELEASE: CPT Says, "Do Not Abandon All Hope....It's Time to Party!"

[Dan Kilbane]

For Immediate Release
Contact:  Dan Kilbane, Director of Marketing
216/631-2727 ext. 203
dkilbane at cptonline.org <mailto:dkilbane at cptonline.org>
July 23, 2004
CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE SAYS, “Do Not Abandon All Hope….it’s time to
 party!”
CPT announces honorees and host committee for ITS GALA BENEFIT PANDEMONIUM
II:  The Divine Comedy

CLEVELAND, OH  -- Following the smashing success of last season’s fun-filled
benefit Pandemonium!, Cleveland Public Theatre once again celebrates its
commitment to innovative performed work with Pandemonium II:  The Divine
Comedy, on Saturday, September 18, 2004, beginning at 7:00 p.m.   As part of
this gala evening, CPT honors two individuals for their contributions to the
arts and the community.  Some of Northeast Ohio’s most distinguished leaders
are participating in this event as members of the Host Committee.

The CPT campus, an anchor in the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood, will be
abuzz with activity as area theatre, dance, visual, and performance artists
riff on the themes of Dante’s Divine Comedy. The action takes place
throughout the CPT campus in unexpected places, and attendees decide how
they choose to experience Pandemonium II.

Pandemonium II:  The Divine Comedy
A Helluva Party!
7:00 p.m. prompt
Cleveland Public Theatre
6415 Detroit Ave. at W. 65th Street
Tickets are $100 ($75 tax deductible)
Silent Auction
Entertainment, Food and Complimentary Beer, Wine and Soft Drinks
Valet Parking
Dress:  Anything Goes!
RSVP by September 6th to Judith Ross, 216.631.2727 ext. 211

Event honorees are Louise J. Gissendaner and Thomas Schorgl.  Gissendaner is
the Vice President, Director of Community Development, for Fifth Third Bank.
CPT honors Gissendaner for her contributions to community building and
support of the arts. Through her work and volunteer activities, Gissendaner
embodies CPT’s mission to make Cleveland a more conscious and compassionate
community.  Schorgl is the President and CEO of the Community Partnership
for Arts and Culture.  Schorgl is recognized for his contributions to the
arts community in Cleveland. His extraordinary commitment to strengthening
the region's arts and cultural assets and his eloquent articulation of the
value of arts and culture to the region spearheaded broad public support and
interest.

Honorary Co-Chairpersons for Pandemonium II are Terry Hamilton Brown,
President, University Circle, Inc., and Honorable Peter Lawson Jones,
Cuyahoga County Commissioner.

The Host Committee includes the following Northeast Ohio leaders:

Clurie Bennis
David Bergholz
Chris Carmody					Greater Cleveland Media Development Corp.
Donna Johnson Faithwalker			Sankofa Fine Art Plus
Lee Fisher					Center for Children and Families
Peggy Zone Fisher				Zone Travel
Paula and Charlie Farrell
John Graham, Exec. Vice President		Fifth Third Bank
Kathryn Hall					Equal Opportunity and Diversity Case
Joan Yellen Horvitz				Joan Yellen Design Studio
Dennis Lafferty, Exec. Asst. to the Managing Partner	Jones Day
Morton and Judy Levin
Stanley Miller					Neighborhood Centers, Inc.
Tim and Susie Frazier Mueller			City of Cleveland, Sparks in the City
Janet and Spike Narten
Megan O’Bryan					Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
Michael Rastetter
Deborah and Ron Ratner
Robyn Sandys Roche				Neighborhood Progress, Inc.
Suzanne Rusnak
Jeff Rusnak					Burges and Burges
John Ryan, Exec. Secretary			AFL-CIO
Heather Sherwin
Janus Small, President				Small and Associates
Glen Shumate					Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleve.
Lawrence Simpson, President			Cuyahoga Community College, Metro Campus
Kimberly St. John Stevenson			Brown, Flynn
Joseph Tegreene				Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan, and Arnoff
Paul Volpe					City Architecture
Patrick Zohn					Gateway Consultants
Councilman Matthew Zone			Cleveland City Council

Proceeds from Pandemonium II support CPT’s artistic and education programs.
The mission of CPT is to inspire, nurture, challenge, amaze, educate, and
empower artists and audiences, in order to make the Cleveland public a more
conscious and compassionate community.  Located at 6415 Detroit Avenue, CPT
serves as catalyst for urban development in the Detroit-Shoreway
neighborhood.

Cleveland Public Theatre and its artistic and education programs are funded
in part by funding from The Cleveland Foundation, The George Gund
Foundation, Ohio Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, Nord Family
Foundation, John P. Murphy Foundation, Kulas Foundation, Theatre
Communications Group, Bruening Foundation, Codrington Foundation, Giant
Eagle Foundation, Thomas White Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater
Lorain, Family Foundations of Jewish Community Federation, The Dolphin
Trust, Saint Ann Foundation, William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation,
Stocker Foundation, Key Foundation, Nordson Foundation, Martha Holden
Jennings Foundation, The Heartland Arts Fund, Wolf Family Foundation, The
Gerson Foundation, The Meisel Family Foundation, The Doll Family Foundation,
Raymond John Wean Foundation, The Ellie Fund, Cyrus Eaton Foundation,
Greater Cleveland Community Shares, Forest ity Enterprises
Charitable Foundation, Alcoa Foundation, Capezio Foundation, Nathan and
Regina Herman Foundation, Hankins Foundation, Wolpert Fund of the Cleveland
Foundation, The Cleveland Browns Foundation, The Cleveland Plain Dealer,
City Architecture, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan, & Aronoff LPA, Ron and
Deborah Ratner, Joan Horvitz, Roe Green Foundation, Fifth Third Bank,
Huntington National Bank, National City Bank, Marous Brothers Construction,
Stewart and Donna Kohl, and other corporate and individual contributors.