[NEohioPAL] David Hansen and Jeff Glover in Big [BOX] 09 this weekend at CPT!

Fri Jan 23 09:41:09 PST 2009

Cleveland Public Theatre Presents Big [BOX]

Award-winning artists in residency program returns for 7th year

Cleveland Public Theatre Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan is proud to announce the participating artists for the 2009 Big [BOX] series.  Big [BOX] is an award-winning residency program produced by Cleveland Public Theatre that focuses on the independent creative artist and the exciting things that can happen when one is given the space and time to create. Now in its seventh successful year, Cleveland Public Theatre is proud to support and foster the work of area artists in this unique program. Over seven weekends, a dozen artists are given keys to The James Levin Theatre and the freedom to transform the space for the presentation of their work.  

The goal of Big [BOX] is to support new work and local artists. 

The writers, directors, actors, and designers selected for Big [BOX] dedicate themselves to creating new and original work, or stretching their artistic powers by working in new disciplines. The resulting performances are always amazing and well attended. Big [BOX] performances and artists often go on to receive larger exposure and production at CPT and other theatres.

Big [BOX] 09

On stage now through February 22, 2009

Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm

Sundays at 3:00pm

Tickets:  General Admission $15 | Students and Seniors $12

Tickets on sale now!  Call 216.631.2727 to purchase via phone or visit www.cptonline.org <http://www.cptonline.org/>  to purchase online now!

THIS WEEKEND IN BIG [BOX] 09:

January 23rd - January 25th 

And Then You Die (How I Ran a Marathon in 26.2 Years)

Written and Performed by David Hansen, Directed by Alison Garrigan

Claus for a Moment
Written and performed by Jeff Glover, Directed by Dan Folino

And Then You Die (How I Ran a Marathon in 26.2 Years)
What races through a man's mind as he runs for his life?  Hit the road in this comic and revealing solo piece about a cartoonist's pursuit of the finish line in the Big Race - dashing through relationships, hurdling over heartbreak, and making his way through the Five Boroughs in a record quarter of a century ... and time is running out.  Remember: It's not a solo performance, it's a Marathon.  

Claus for a Moment

His busy season is over and Santa is taking some time out to set the record straight.  Jeff Glover portrays the not-so-jolly, not-so-old, not-really-an elf in this semi-comic monologue on the hazards of mythology.  How can a person have magic and yet not be a god?  Leave the little believers at home!!

January 30th - February 1st

Nearly Nude

Presented by MegLouise Dance

Nearly Nude reveals the human body in motion and invites you to reconnect with flesh. See our bodies through your eyes, through our minds and through society's expectations. The company performs pieces that address our mixed opinions of body image: femininity, beauty, passion, sexuality, control and obsession. Experience what Julie Mullins of City Beat in Cincinnati calls, "A different, more honest take on women's culture."

February 6th - February 8th 

BACKspace
Presented by FiveOne, Carly Dorman and Sara Lawrence

An evening of dance and music, featuring original choreography by Carly Dorman and Sara Lawrence and exciting new music by local instrumental ensemble FiveOne.

back-space [bak-speys] v. 1. to shift the carriage or typing element of a typewriter one space backward by depressing a special key. n. 2. the space made by backspacing. 3. the physical space behind a person's back. 4. a personal retrospective on the pathways of human experience. 5. life behind us.

Stories of our lives...really stories of everyone's lives...BACKspace.

February 13th - February 15th 

InCogNegro
Presented by UMOJA Arts 
Written by Lisa Langford, Directed by Jimmie Woody

Black identity in America is complex; as poet Paul Laurence Dunbar suggested, we wear a mask to hide our true selves. And in our struggle to live authentic lives, we often find ourselves invisible to others who thrust identities upon us. Never has this been more apparent than in Barack Obama's 2008 presidential run--he was Messiah and Menace, Token and Terrorist, The One and The Other. The parallels between his political rise and Ralph Ellison's classic 1953 novel about an unnamed African American's search for self, Invisible Man, are striking. InCogNegro is a satirical look at Black invisibility on the national stage.

February 20th - February 22nd 

Unethical 
Written by Margi Herwald Zitelli

Directed by Lisa Ortenzi

You can't live without this paycheck, so just keep your head down and get through the workday. But when The Company institutes a new Corporate Policy on Employee Ethics and Standards of Conduct, four co-workers suddenly find themselves at the center of office controversy. Following the strict policy means giving up your personal expression, but the consequences of breaking it could be severe. And office mates will find their relationships tested in ways they never imagined.

PREVIOUSLY IN BIG [BOX] 09:

January 9th - January 11th 

The Beetlebug and the Bad Worm

Created and performed by Theater Ninjas Faye Hargate and Jeremy Paul

Kissmet by Katherine Kurre, Directed by Danielle Hisey

The Beetlebug and the Bad Worm is a story of about friends, cruelty and bugs. Mixing physical theater and puppetry, the show follows the title characters through a series of comic misadventures reminiscent of Tom & Jerry, Laurel & Hardy and Samuel Beckett. Join the duo on an epic journey that takes them to the heights of fame, the gutters of poverty, the halls of power and the kitchens of kitchens. Through all their ups and downs, they must learn to help others and get along...assuming they don't kill each other first.

Kissmet is an ageless story that speaks to the injustice of human treatment toward one another, and the misuse of love, vulnerability and power in relationships. This is not a story of the sexes, this is a story for you, for you who have been stoned and you who have thrown the first stone. Kissmet questions the vastness of the human condition, while demanding control and responsibility of individual capabilities.

January 16th - January 18th
Summer Nights and Fireflies

Written by Bianca Sams, Directed by Tony Sias  

Summer Nights and Fireflies is the story of Zandra Richards, her brother Tyrone and the family business, a small bar for locals and factory workers. Haunted by unresolved demons from her past, including alcoholism and abuse, Zandra is forced to decide whether to live in the past or create a new beginning. Through a series of events, Xandra and Tyrone arrive on the pulse of morning and find a new beginning. A story of salvation, recovery, redemption and change.

For more information about Big [BOX], including more detailed descriptions of the presented works, please visit www.cptonline.org <http://www.cptonline.org/>  or contact Mindy Herman, Director of Communications, at 216.631.2727 x 203 or mherman at cptonline.org.

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