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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Northeast Ohio artists,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CPT is planning the 2011<b>-</b>2012 Season, and once again I am reaching out to you for great ideas.<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CPT is focused on new work that is surprising, unexpected, and somehow outside the realm of conventional theatre. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CPT is looking for proposals from North Ea<span style='color:#1F497D'>st</span> Ohio artists. Proposals may be for world premieres, second or third US productions, radical re-visionings of classic plays, or other projects. The show could be your own show, or a script you would like to work on.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Before sending a proposal: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>please take time to look at CPT’s recent seasons—these are excellent examples of our programming choices<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>please get a sense of CPT’s aesthetic and artistic sense—if you haven’t seen a lot of shows at CPT, talk to people who have<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>please keep in mind CPT’s financial limitations<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>please familiarize yourself with CPT’s Big Box and Springboard series—your project may fit better with these series which have a separate proposal process. (Guidelines for these series will be released in April.)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Based on a series of successful co-productions and our Big Box series, we are also very interested in creating opportunities for artists and groups that would like to retain greater ownership of projects and who can share risk with CPT.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Proposals should be 1-3 pages long not including script or work samples and need to include:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>a one page summary of the project, including info on why this project fits CPT’s mission and why it’s important to you as an artist<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>your sense of what state the project is in and a general plan to bring it to completion<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>a resume for all primary artists involved<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>additional materials that will help us get a sense of the project—copy of proposed script, sample of past work, video, storyboards…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>please mention if you are interested in co-producing options<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Deadline for proposals is February 28.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you are submitting an idea for a play that is already written by an outside artist, please keep in mind that others may be proposing the same script (IE just because you are<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>suggesting the script does not mean that you have dibs on doing it at CPT). <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please be aware that CPT does not comment on why proposals are not selected. We occasionally make subjective artistic suggestions related to project if we are asked to give feedback.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please send your ideas electronically—to <a href="mailto:rbobgan@cptonline.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>rbobgan@cptonline.org</span></a> . Please post videos to VIMEO or other website and send link with proposal.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Raymond<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Raymond Bobgan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Executive Artistic Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Cleveland Public Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>216-631-2727 x202<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><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Raymond Bobgan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Executive Artistic Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Cleveland Public Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>216-631-2727 x202<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>