[NEohioPAL] Little Box opens tonight at CPT!
Mindy Herman
MHerman at cptonline.org
Thu Oct 23 09:25:23 PDT 2008
Cleveland Public Theatre presents:
Little Box
Staged readings of new work by six local writers
October 23 - November 1
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. Six plays will be presented as staged readings over two weekends.
Premiere Performances
Tickets only $10 General Admission, $7 Students and Seniors
All shows begin at 7:30pm!
Visit www.cptonline.org <http://www.cptonline.org/> or call 216.631.2727 x 501 to purchase tickets now!
Bridge by Andrew Kramer
Thursday, October 23rd
Two strangers meet late one night on a city bridge. The men soon discover that they have come to the bridge with the same goal: to commit suicide. Not wanting to jump the same night as the other, a violent debate of race, politics, class and addiction emerges as the two men fight to be the one to carry through with their plan of death. Directed by Josh Brown
Bon Voyage, Nate by Steve Maistros
Friday, October 24th
Nate is dead and Darla is in charge of helping his co-workers deal with it. Scenes from their grief counseling session mix with monologues from Nate's funeral to show just how deeply (or not so deeply) his passing has affected the group. Darla struggles to keep the group on task. The group struggles to figure out why they're there. In the end the truth comes out, progress is made (if that's what you want to call it), real tears are shed (sort of) and Nate is just as dead as he was in the beginning. Whether any actual grief gets counseled remains to be seen. Directed by Margi Herwald Zitelli
Bisbee, America by Tara Broeckel Ooten
Saturday, October 25th
Bisbee, America examines the lives of the Nations family, before, during and after the 1917 Bisbee Deportation, a real event that forced over 1,000 striking copper miners to be deported from their home in Bisbee, Arizona. This play looks at the role of women and children in the male-driven world of the copper mining industry in early 20th century America while examining how corrupt business can encourage a town to become so fearful of a community that they turn on each other. The events of this play ultimately force the question: What does it really mean to be a patriot? Directed by Rose Leininger
The Conjure-Man Dies: A Play in Five Acts by Adrienne Gossellin
Thursday, October 30th
The Conjure-Man Dies is the story of the murder of N G'ana Frimbo, scientist, Harvard graduate and African king, who resurrects himself to find his murderer, only to be killed in the process. The crime is investigated by John Archer, a pedantic doctor, and Perry Dart, the first black detective in Harlem, with help from Jinx Jenkins and Bubber Brown, two ex-sanitation workers turned "private eyes." The Conjure-Man Dies is an adaptation of the first African American Detective novel written by Rudolph Fisher in 1932.
540 AM by Jeffrey Grover
and
It's Okay to Cry: A Personal History of Cleveland Baseball by Mike Geither
Saturday, November 1st
540 AM by Jeffrey Grover
A 50 something man finds himself an orphan, having recently lost his Mom. Add to that a divorce and the quest to find the answer to the question: How can I die content? Lessons learned from the way his mom died and the ways that she lived add to his introspective and often humorous journey. 540 AM is a time of day for everyone.
It's Okay to Cry: A Personal History of Cleveland Baseball by Mike Geither
It's Okay to Cry is a Cleveland sports fan's attempt to negotiate bitterness, death and middle age. By exploring the Ray Chapman/Carl Mays story, the economics of professional baseball and personal tragedy, this quirky fan makes peace with the complexity of loving losers of all kinds.
Both productions will be directed by Jacqi Loewy
Visit www.cptonline.org <http://www.cptonline.org/> for more information and to purchase tickets!
Mindy Herman
Communications Director
Cleveland Public Theatre
6415 Detroit Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44102
[p] 216.631.2727 x 203
[f] 216.631.2575
mherman at cptonline.org
www.cptonline.org <http://www.cptonline.org/>
www.myspace.com/cptonline
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