[NEohioPAL] CPT presents Little Box! Onstage now through November 18th!

[Mindy Herman]

Cleveland Public Theatre presents 

LITTLE BOX
Staged readings of new work by 9 local writers

 

Onstage now through November 18th

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: Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm, Sunday at 3:00pm

 

 

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*, Michael Mauldin*, Michael
Sepesy, 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

3:00pm

 

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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