[NEohioPAL] CPT's "The Body Play" has two more weeks and "El Coquí" must close this Saturday!

[Kim Furganson]

cleveland PUBLIC theatre
presents two fan favorites this spring!

The Body Play <https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2024-2025/the-body-play/>
By Madison Wetzell
Directed by Paige Conway
Through April 13, 2025

 "...a creative, devastatingly accurate show depicting what it's like to live with chronic illness."

"[The Body Play] accurately portrays the exhaustion, frustration, angst, guilt and moments of hope that those of us with chronic, invisible illnesses experience on a daily basis. Cleveland Public Theatre's world premiere production is a fine example of how theater can act as an emotional and
intimate vehicle in which we can explore unique versions of the human experience."
-Gwendolyn Kochur, Cleveland Scene

About the Play
Amy, and Amy's body, take us through a physically comedic journey through chronic illness, unresponsive medical personnel, and an unstable healthcare system while questioning the absurdity of being embodied and what it might mean to be a body.

Featuring: Day Ash, Andrea de la Fuente, Kelly Dunn, Rachel Gold, Erin K. Moran


(New) Post-show Talkbacks -Join us on this Sun., April 6 (face masks required) as we discuss The Doctor-Patient Connection with Dr. Anne Wise, Neighborhood Family Practice, who will be joined by Cleveland Pandemic Response Co-Organizer Angela Manella to discuss how patients and doctors can work together towards diagnosis with special emphasis on chronic illness.  Join us Mon., April 7 for a discussion on Arts & Health with panelists including Linda Jackson, Director, Center for Arts in Health at MetroHealth<https://www.metrohealth.org/patients-and-visitors/office-of-patient-experience/center-for-arts-in-health>; Dr. Nora Singer, Division Director of Rheumatology, MetroHealth; and Paige Conway, CPT Associate Producer & director of The Body Play.  Ticket purchases to these performances are required.

Covid-Conscious Performances-Masks are required for all Sunday performances.

Audiences are Loving The Body Play:
IG: Testimonials<https://www.instagram.com/reel/DH_bswkIRpf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==>
 FB: Testimonials<https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1C7ZMEFKSz/>



El Coquí Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom<https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2024-2025/el-coqui-espectacular-and-the-bottle-of-doom/>
by Matt Barbot
Directed by Fabio Polanco
Through April 5, 2025
Closes this Saturday!

"El Coquí Espectacular is a wildly informative, yet still enjoyable piece about cultural pride. No matter what umbrella you fall under, this is one play that everyone can identify with." -Stage Buddy<https://stagebuddy.com/theater/theater-review/review-el-coqui-espectacular-bottle-doom>


About the play
By day, Alex is a struggling comic book artist tempted by the allure of a steady job, but by night he is "El Coquí Espectacular," a superhero on a mission to save his fellow Puerto Ricans; while his advertising exec brother, Joe, reluctantly becomes the "voice" of Spanish-speaking people everywhere, and he doesn't even speak Spanish. See how the brothers discover their true identities in this comic book come to life. Co-produced with Teatro Público de Cleveland<https://www.cptonline.org/education/teatro-publico-de-cleveland/>
El Coquí Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom
was originally produced by Two River Theater
John Dias, Artistic Director / Michael Hurst, Managing Director
Featuring: Roxana Bell, Nathalie Bermudez, Alisha Caraballo, Angelluis Centeno, Alejandro Martinez Jr., Elena Grace Thomson (Understudy)

Audiences are loving "El Coquí":
IG: Testimonials<https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHt5B8qpOq2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==>
FB: Testimonials<https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18s3FEvFfe/>


Ticket Information and specials for both productions!
Cleveland Public Theatre utilizes a Choose What You Pay<https://www.cptonline.org/uncategorized/cleveland-public-theatre-announces-expanded-choose-what-you-pay-ticketing-practice/> policy with tickets starting at $1 with no handling fees, allowing patrons the option to select their own rate. Tickets may be purchased online, over the phone, and at the Box Office at 216.631.2727 ext. 501. For more information on both productions and to get tickets go to www.cptonline.org<http://www.cptonline.org/>

Free Bev Friday - Ticket includes FREE post-show beverages following every Friday night performance.




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