[NEohioPAL] CPT presents Little Box! Tonight through November 17th!

Wed Nov 7 10:17:00 PST 2007

Cleveland Public Theatre presents 

LITTLE BOX
Staged readings of new work by 9 local writers

November 7 - 18

James Levin Theatre

As part of CPT's commitment to local playwrights and producers, CPT
presents Little Box, a series of staged readings. Little Box is modeled
after CPT's successful Big [BOX] Series but on a smaller scale, designed
to foster works at an earlier stage of development. 9 plays will
presented as staged readings over two weekends.

Premiere Performances

Tickets only $8 General Admission, $5 Students and Seniors

Showtimes: Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30pm, Sundays at 3:00pm

Please note: There will be NO Little Box performance on Saturday,
November 10th.

A Howl in the Woods 

by Tom Hayes

Wednesday, November 7th

7:30pm

In A Howl in the Woods, Tom Hayes tells the story of three men out in
the woods.  Timothy, an obsequious young cowboy, is at a camp with
Spooky, a hypermasculine and domineering cowboy.  What they are doing in
the woods isn't really stated, but they pass their time in the campsite
in various ways: including cross-dressing, drinking, reciting obscure
poetic lines and making muffins.  During this time, Timothy begins to
question his role and relationship with Spooky. The time that Spooky and
Timothy have together is cut short when a Ranger arrives.  The Ranger is
a man of law and rules and is appalled by the behavior of both Timothy
and Spooky and seeks to put an end to it.  An inevitable clash ensues;
but the battle lines aren't nearly as clean as one might expect:
loyalties are as suspect as are the personalities, roles, and genders
the campers inhabit.  Conflicts, alliances, and loyalties grow and shift
between all three men; and what's with that howling in the woods? In the
end, Hayes's play draws our attention to questions that are difficult to
answer, such as how do we define ourselves? What do we owe other people?
What do we owe ourselves? Why do people feel compelled to control or
influence others? And why is it difficult to stand up for what we
believe in, and why do others line up against you?

Written by Tom Hayes, Directed by Clyde Simon

Featuring Stuart Hoffman, Geoffrey Hoffman, Evan Kondilas and Tom
Kondilas

Optimus Prime for President

by Margi Herwald Zitelli

Thursday, November 8th

7:30pm

On a summer night following a baseball game, six friends meet in their
favorite bar for their usual night together. However, this night
something is different. From unresolved feelings to longstanding
resentments to a devastating secret, they all have something important
to say to each other. But sometimes, the truth is too hard to admit, and
it's easier to talk about cartoons.

Written by Margi Herwald Zitelli, Directed by Derek Koger

Featuring Laurel Brooke Johnson, Shawn Galligan, Joshua D. Brown, Sarah
Kunchik and Dan McElhaney

Becomes You by Greg Vovos 

and

Let's Talk by Renee Matthews-Jackson

Friday, November 9th

7:30pm

Becomes You

Written by Greg Vovos, Directed by Mindy Childress Herman

Featuring Faye Hargate and Molly McGinnis

Two strangers at the breaking point of their lives meet at a park bench.
Mary, a woman near forty, goes to the park in search of privacy at a
time when she is at the absolute breaking point of her life.  She
considers taking a bottle of pills but stops when she is interrupted by
Valerie, a teenager who refuses to leave her alone, no matter how much
Mary pleads.  What ensues is a territorial battle along the lines of
Albee's Zoo Story that is settled when Veronica pulls out a gun.  But
how much can a woman with infertility problems and a teenager
contemplating abortion share?  Lives are at stake as a young woman tries
to elicit advice from a woman who refuses to give it.

Let's Talk

by Renee Matthews-Jackson, directed by Eva Withers-Evans 

Featuring Conni Blair, Erica Edwards, Lisa Lynn Longstreet, Geraldine
Hardin-Washington and Robin Young

Let's Talk is a one act play that comes straight out of the mouths of
guess who?  Women!  Five women get together for their monthly po-ke-no
game, which they've done for eight years...The game is always exciting.
They play for hard earned quarters, which never simply involves who
listens well enough to win.  These women exchange stories, recipes,
favors, and all kinds of womanly advice.  They laugh, cry, gossip,
argue, and yes compliment one another with great adoration..  This
production spreads joy, highlights troubles, and leaves the audience
gossiping about each woman long after they've left for home.  The stark
reality of life and living, is evident for all those fortunate enough to
get the opportunity to sit outside the window of this house, and listen
in. 

Ictus 

by Barbara Becker

Sunday, November 11th

3:00pm

CPT Bookstore

Ictus is a journey through a foreign country and through the world of
catastrophic illness. An athletic, healthy, thirty-five year old woman
experiences a severe stroke or brain attack while traveling through
Italy on vacation. In seconds her life is derailed. Unable to speak or
swallow and paralyzed she must find a way to put her life back together
as she struggles through rehabilitation of her paralyzed body. The brain
is the center of the self. How do you put your life back together if
everything that makes you you is damaged or out of commission?

Written by Barbara Becker, Directed by Rose A. Leininger

Featuring Laurel Brooke Johnson, Tom Woodward*, Sarah Kunchik, Susan
Lucier, Anne McEvoy, Robert McCoy

Modern Problems

by Steve Maistros

Thursday, November 15th

7:30pm

Is not wanting a new recliner a treatable medical condition?  Are you
crazy if see a psychologist in a mall?  At what age does 'Bring Your Son
to Work Day' turn awkward?  How do pirate hats and a petting zoo goat
fit into a work presentation? Modern Problems, a play by Steve Maistros,
explores what happens when normal people are placed in abnormal
situations and abnormal people are placed in normal situations. Everyday
life already teeters on the edge of absurdity.  This collection of
comedic monologues and one act plays show that absurdity lies just one
twist away from reality. 

Written by Steve Maistros, Directed by Christopher Johnston

Featuring Anne McEvoy, Sarah Kunchik, Joe Milan, Matt Zitelli and Allen
Branstein

U.S. v. Howard Mechanic 

by Faye Sholiton

Friday, November 16th

7:30pm

Adapted from FUGITIVE CANDIDATE, the Autobiography of Howard Mechanic,
the Last Prisoner of the Vietnam War

After nearly 30 years, the running is over for Howard Mechanic.
Wrongfully convicted of throwing a cherry bomb during a campus antiwar
demonstration on May 4, 1970, he went underground rather than face a
five-year prison sentence. He transformed himself into Phoenix
businessman and civic leader Gary Tredway, a man he might have remained
had he not decided in late 1999 to run for public office. By February
2000, he is once again Howard Mechanic, but he wears a prison uniform
that could be his wardrobe for the foreseeable future. From behind the
bars he had so carefully avoided, he must find a way to remain whole -
and gain a new understanding of what it means to be "free." 

Written by Faye Sholiton, Directed by Bill Hoffman

Featuring Tom Woodward*, Nick Koesters*, Susan Lucier, Sarah Kunchik,
Laurel Brooke Johnson, Shawn Galligan, Josh Brown and Stuart Hoffman

>From the Seriously Messed-Up Stash of Mr. James Henke 

by David Hansen  

Saturday, November 17th

7:30pm

Run away from home - and into the Rock Hall! She's from Shaker, he's
from Bay, and these two kids won't leave the building until they have
uncovered every last secret in Cleveland's great glass pyramid of modern
music. Only the mysterious Mr. Henke holds the keys to their dreams in
this family-friendly adventure.

Written by David Hansen, Directed by Kelly Elliott

Featuring Jeffery Grover, Preshus Mason and Camden Stacey 

Baciare e Ballare (Kissing and Dancing) 

by Lisa Siciliano  

Sunday, November 18th

7:30pm

Deep within the turmoil of the Second World War, an Italian American
family struggles to maintain their general store at home in Pittsburgh
while their beloved son, Carmelo, is fighting abroad in Germany.  Both
Isabella Spano, who runs her family's store, and Dominic Lovano, a medic
in the army, must choose between the forbidden love they desperately
desire and the traditional family duty to which they are bound. 

Written by Lisa Siciliano, Directed by Rose A. Leininger

Featuring Jane Conway, Joshua D Brown, Katrina Walker, Lynna Metrisin,
Leonard Lieber, Cynthia Deli, Kurt Hildebrand, Ryan Smith and Shawn
Galligan

Tickets: $8 General Admission | $5 Students and Seniors

Visit www.cptonline.org or call 216.631.2727 x 501 to purchase tickets
now!

For more information on Little Box or upcoming CPT productions, please
visit www.cptonline.org or call 216.631.2727.

Cleveland Public Theatre is located at 6415 Detroit Ave., at the corner
of W. 65th St. and Detroit Ave. on Cleveland's near west side. Parking
is available on the street, in the parking lot behind CPT, the parking
lot across the street or the parking lots behind the Gordon Square
arcade.

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