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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#953735;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#953735;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Prove Yourself </span></i></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>filled the theatre at CPT – Don’t miss your chance to see one of the <b>Free Touring Performances!<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br>CPT presents <b><i><span style='color:#943634'>Prove Yourself </span></i></b>the <b>2012 CPT/Y-Haven Project<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cleveland Public Theatre and Y-Haven present <b><i><span style='color:#943634'>Prove Yourself</span></i></b>, created and performed by the residents of Y-Haven, a branch of the Greater Cleveland YMCA. A thirteen-year partnership between the two organizations, the project introduces theatre arts to homeless men recovering from addictions. As they work with CPT artists to create an original performance based on their personal experiences, participants develop skills and capacities that support sobriety and transition to employment, permanent housing, and independent living. <b><i><span style='color:#943634'>Prove Yourself</span></i></b><span style='color:#943634'> </span>was developed under the guidance of CPT Teaching Artists Adam Seeholzer and Darius Stubbs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>A consistent audience favorite, the CPT/Y-Haven Theatre Project offers candid insight into important issues of our society and gives real hope for growth and change. Audiences are deeply moved by the poignant stories presented in this powerful collaboration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>About the play:</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> Larry just wants to see his son. But the court, his ex-wife and the boy’s new father keep getting in his way. Driven by his troubled past, Larry’s mission is to see his son, no matter the cost. As he struggles to overcome every obstacle, Larry may be forgetting the largest obstacle of all: himself. Prove Yourself is a riveting story about parenthood and the challenges people face when coming to terms with themselves, their past mistakes and their dreams for the future.<br><br></span><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Y-Haven Artists:</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> Willie Brown Jr., Russell Byrd, Shawn Chandler, Robert Dawson, David Falkenstein, Chris Griffin, David Harton Jr., Marlon Hibler, Harold Hightower, Mika Knezovic, David Kwasniewski, Joseph Menefee, Creshawn Smith, and Willie Richard<br><br></span><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>CPT Artists:</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> Adam Seeholzer and Darius Stubbs with costumes and set by Inda Blatch-Geib. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:maroon'>FREE TOUR PERFORMANCES IN THE COMMUNITY</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span></b><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Tuesday, November 13 at 7pm</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>The Breen Center for the Performing Arts at Saint Ignatius High School<br>2008 West 30th Street at Lorain Ave.<br>Free, donations accepted<b><br><br></b></span><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Wednesday, November 14 at 7pm</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>OLA/St. Joseph Center<br>2346 W. 14th St. Cleveland, OH<br>Admission with non-perishable food item<b><br><br></b></span><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Thursday, November 15 at 7pm</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>On Stage In River - Rocky River Public Library’s Performing Arts Series<br>@ Rocky River Senior Center<br>21014 Hilliard Blvd. Rocky River, OH<br>Seating is limited - come early<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>For more information on the Free Performances of </span><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:maroon'>Prove Yourself</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> at Cleveland Public Theatre or on the Free Tour Performances in the Community visit </span><a href="http://www.cptonline.org/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>www.cptonline.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> or call CPT Education Director Chris Seibert (216) 631-2727 x 201.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Y-HAVEN THEATRE PROJECT IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM:</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br>Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation, The Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation, Ohio Arts Council Ridgecliff Foundation, Wolf Family Foundation, and Cleveland Clinic Foundation.<br><em><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Special Thanks to Councilman Joe Cimperman.</span></em></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rebecca Hill<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marketing Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cleveland Public Theatre<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(216) 631 - 2727 ext 212<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.cptonline.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>