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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>CPT is excited to announce a guest artist workshop opportunity, taught by the “naughty” ensemble of<b> </b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#17375E'>Conni’s Avant Garde Restaurant.</span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#943634'>ENROLLMENT DEADLINE : <u>Dec 5th</u> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>– </span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>ONLY 4 SPOTS OPEN – SIGN UP FAST!</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#17365D'>Writing from Character Workshop <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>“Some good old character work with a little Cutting-Edge-Theatre-meets-Iron-Chef thrown in!”</span></i><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#943634'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#943634'>WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>Writing from Character</span></i><span style='color:black'> will explore character creation and generation of original, ensemble based work. Workshop attendees will create bold, eccentric characters and then, à la Conni’s Avant Garde Restaurant style, see what happens when all of these audacious oddities are put together to perform a unified task. Attendees will team up into small groups and, using ensemble theatre practices, invent artistic feats while serving edible treats. This workshop focuses on the core values of ensemble based work and sustainable farming. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#943634'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#943634'>WHEN/WHERE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Monday, Dec 12<sup>th</sup> 6pm-10pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Wednesday, Dec 14<sup>th </sup>6pm-10pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#943634'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Cleveland Public Theatre’s Parish Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>(located on East Side of CPT’s campus)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>6205 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44102<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#943634'>FEE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>$100<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Workshop fee is due by Dec 5<sup>th</sup> and must be paid by check. All checks should be made out to Cleveland Public Theatre and sent to Faye Hargate’s attention. Memo on check should read “workshop.”</span><b><span style='color:#943634'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#943634'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#943634'>TO ENROLL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email CPT Education Associate, Faye Hargate, at <a href="mailto:fhargate@cptonline.org">fhargate@cptonline.org</a> <b><span style='color:#943634'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#943634'>MORE ABOUT CONNI’S AVANT GARDE RESTAURANT </span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#943634'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Based in New York, New York, Conni's Avant-Garde Restaurant (a Time Out New York favorite and Village Voice Choice), is not a locale but a group of bold (if fictional) theatrical performers, devoted to the work of Conni Convergence, the beloved (and again, fictional) icon of stage and screen. Hailed as "dinner theatre of the absurd" by The New York Times, this unique theatrical-culinary event mixes the ingredients of fine food, wine, and ensemble theatre together in a loving send-up of avant-garde pomposity. The performers in Conni's Restaurant have appeared on national and international stages including Broadway, the Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, American Repertory Theatre, the Public Theater & New York Shakespeare Festival, La Mama and numerous other New York venues; and with cutting-edge ensemble theatre companies including SITI Company, International WOW Company, Knife Inc. and blessed unrest.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For even more information on Conni’s, check out : <a href="http://www.avantgarderestaurant.com/home.html">http://www.avantgarderestaurant.com/home.html</a><span class=MsoHyperlink><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Faye Hargate<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Education Associate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Cleveland Public Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>6415 Detroit Ave <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Cleveland, OH 44102 <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>216.631.2727 x207<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:fhargate@cptonline.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>fhargate@cptonline.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.cptonline.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>www.cptonline.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>