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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cleveland Public Theatre Presents Big
[BOX]<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Award-winning artists in residency
program returns <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Cleveland Public Theatre
Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan is proud to announce the
participating artists for the 2010 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. Cleveland Public Theatre
is proud to support and foster the work of area artists in this unique program.
Over eight weekends, local artists are given keys to The James Levin Theatre
and the freedom to transform the space for the presentation of their
work. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Big [Box]<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>January 15
– March 7, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fridays and
Saturdays at 7:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sundays at
3:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tickets:
General Admission $15 | Students and Seniors $12<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#31849B'>January
15<sup>th</sup> – January 17<sup>th</sup></span></b><b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
<b><i>Kill Will</i></b><br>
Created and performed by Josh Brown and Kelly Elliott<br>
Directed by Alison Garrigan<br>
<br>
Suicide. Revenge killings. Murders. Cannibalism. Is this the new Quentin
Tarantino movie? No, it's Shakespeare! William Shakespeare - Sweet Bard of Avon
or Shameless Merchant of Death? <i>Kill Will</i> will make you laugh, make you
cringe, and make you wish you hadn't dressed up so nicely for the theater.
Because there will be blood. Oh yes, there will...be...blood.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cramped
</span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
Presented by Three Steps Back<br>
Featuring Carly Garinger and Danielle Hisey<br>
Directed by Doug Snyder<br>
<br>
Pressure, Fear, Inadequacy – <i>Cramped</i> is the riveting exploration of two
young women’s coming of age, set inside a children’s board game. The
protagonists are intertwined, but not connected, individually struggling to
come to terms with their own identity and mortality, while simultaneously
playing a life-size board game that challenges them physically, emotionally and
spiritually.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#31849B'>January
22<sup>nd</sup> – January 24<sup>th</sup></span></b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
<b><i>People4Change</i></b><br>
Presented by The Them<br>
Directed by Raymond Bobgan<br>
<br>
Three Gen-Y’ers join forces to make a difference in the world after a random
experience brings them together. Their efforts to "help the world,"
range from the naive to the sublime when they open a phone book and start
calling random people for donations to their various causes. In a world
inundated with global information (and global suffering), self-help and
spiritual panaceas, and contradictory common values, <i>People4Change</i>
examines the frustration, isolation, and passion of young professionals in
North America.<span style='color:#1F497D'><br>
<br>
</span><b><span style='color:#365F91'>All proceeds from the Sunday, January 24<sup>th</sup>
matinee performance of <i>People4Change </i>will be donated to Community
Shares! Visit <a href="http://www.communityshares.org"><span style='color:#365F91'>www.communityshares.org</span></a>
for more information!</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#31849B'>January
29<sup>th</sup> – January 31<sup>st</sup> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=seasontitle1><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>Microscopes and Megaphones</span></i></span><span
class=seasontitle1><i><span style='color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'><br>
</span></i></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Presented by
Whisper to a Scream: a feminist performance art collective</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
Directed by Maura Haas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
<i>Microscopes & Megaphones</i> is a collaborative project that uses dance,
theatre, audio and visual arts to explore "the problem that has no
name" plaguing the modern woman today. With progress made in reproductive
choice, education, the workplace and at home, the modern Western woman's
oppression manifests itself through subtlety, innuendo and the places you least
expect. Offbeat and stripped down, <i>Microscopes & Megaphones</i> explores
slutty fat girls, an oral sex memoir, baking as foreplay, the power of
punctuations, the hypocrisy of language, degrees of touch and why Mom is the
sexiest woman you know. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#31849B'>February
5<sup>th</sup> – February 7<sup>th</sup> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>G.S.</span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
Written by Jonathan Wilhelm<br>
Directed by Jenna Messina<br>
<br>
"Supposing everyone lived at one time, what would they say?" -
Gertrude Stein<br>
<br>
In <i>G.S.</i>, Gertrude Stein finds herself sharing a flat in Paris with
George Sand, along with their respective lovers, Alice B. Toklas and Alfred de
Musset. Can a self-proclaimed genius learn about creating art from a
self-professed hack? Can a serial monogamist learn about love from devoted
lesbians? More importantly, what will Alice serve for dinner? <b>For mature
audiences only. Full male and partial female nudity.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#31849B'>February
12<sup>th</sup> – February 14<sup>th</sup> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Extra!,
Extra!</span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
Presented by FiveOne, Carly Dorman and Sara Lawrence-Sucato<br>
<br>
Coming together again in an original collaboration, Cleveland’s premier new
music ensemble FiveOne and dancers and choreographers Carly Dorman and Sara
Lawrence-Sucato deliver the news. From the front page to the back of your mind,
this performance promises a dynamic and physical journey through our daily
newspaper.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
<b><span style='color:#31849B'>February 19<sup>th</sup> – February 21<sup>st</sup>
<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><i><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Concentric Cycles<br>
</span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Choreographed by
Lisa K. Lock, performed by Amy Compton and Lisa K. Lock<br>
<br>
Choreographer and performer Lisa K. Lock's new work ponders questions about the
privilege of owning a body, in a fable of incarnating souls. As time passes,
memories weave a fabric that connects with the present, shaping every moment of
our lives. A mysterious karmic tale that spans a lifetime repetitively gives
second chances and allows for grasping wisdom through mistakes made in the heat
of passion. <b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dirt</span></i></b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
Choreographed and Performed by Michael Medcalf<br>
<br>
Dirt is the title piece and the first installment of a multimedia dance trilogy
loosely inspired by the book <i>The Prophet</i> by poet, philosopher and artist
Kahlil Gibran. <i>Dirt</i> is a solo dance piece performed by Medcalf along
with live musicians and projected video.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#31849B'>February
26<sup>th</sup> – February 28<sup>th</sup></span></b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> <br>
<b><i>Hum</i></b><br>
Written by Sebastian H. Orr<br>
<br>
In <i>Hum</i>, four characters gently weave their disparate narratives. A
letter from a long-forgotten ex-girlfriend, a monster in the backyard, a math
lesson, and a road trip to the Ohio Caverns. Four very different stories with
one ominous, unifying thread. "Apparently Dan was just gone. He hadn't
left a note or anything and he just wasn't there. Vanished. And so I suggested
Randall take a look to see if Dan's car was still there, but Randall said Dan
always got a ride, and poor Randall. He just didn't know what to do."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#31849B'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#31849B'>March
5<sup>th</sup> – March 7<sup>th</sup> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>McInjun</span></i></b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
Written and performed by Cat Kenney<br>
Directed by Lisa Ortenzi<br>
<br>
<i>McInjun</i> is the story of a geeky 15-year-old half-Seminole, half-Irish
boy, new to the city of Cleveland, but not new to the feelings of isolation
that being the oddest of all outsiders brings. When the bus leaves him
stranded, he must make a late-night journey through Cleveland from the
Playhouse to his home in Bay Village. With folktales, memory, and imagination,
he combats fear, fatigue, and the unknown as he struggles to find his own path
home. <br>
<br>
<b>HonkFest!</b><br>
Created by James Krouse<br>
<br>
HonkFest! 2010 is coming to Cleveland, and you're invited. HonkFest! is a
festival of arts, culture, and ideas presented every year in Hohonkus, NJ.
Originally conceived as the Hohonkus Festival of Arts, Culture, and Ideas in
1998 by the Hohonkus League of Women Leaders (with Jean Brackenbridge as the
Executive Director), the festival was rebranded this past year as HonkFest! and
now incorporates talent from all over the world under the leadership of Greg
Musmeci, Artistic Liaison. Come hear actual Hohonks (as they like to be called)
discuss art, culture, and their personal lives. Not necessarily in that order.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For more
information about Big [BOX], including more detailed descriptions of the
presented works and artist biographies, please visit <a
href="http://www.cptonline.org/">www.cptonline.org</a> or contact Mindy Herman,
Director of Communications, at 216.631.2727 x 203 or <a
href="mailto:mherman@cptonline.org">mherman@cptonline.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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