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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>This weekend Cleveland Public Theatre’s Big Box Series will feature works by local artists, Amy Schwabauer and Michael Andrews-Hinders.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>January 24 – 26 <span style='color:black'>(Double Bill)</span></span></strong><br><br><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#A82708'>The Bird Behind the Curtain</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#121212'>Written by Amy Schwabauer<br>Directed by Adam Seeholzer<br>Featuring Tania Benites and Caitlin Lewins</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#121212'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#121212'>Trapped in an undefined room, Claire and Esther's fate seems to be sealed. They follow a daily routine to find a way out, but maybe today will be different. Today something could change; they could learn something new and find the way out by reliving their self-destructive past.<br><br>Based on the poem "The Tulips" by Sylvia Plath, <i>The Bird Behind the Curtain</i> teeters on the fine line between sanity and insanity. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#A82708'>When The Moon Was Green Cheese, The Cracker Maker Was King</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#A82708'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#121212'>A New Musical<br>Written by Michael Andrews-Hinders<br>Music and Lyrics by Molly Andrews-Hinders<br>Directed by Alison Garrigan<br>Featuring Denise Astorino, Ali Heffernan, Joe Milan, Elaine Feagler, Lauren B. Smith, Stephanie Wilbert and Nathaniel Leeson</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#121212'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#121212'>When The Moon Was Green Cheese, The Cracker Maker Was King</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#121212'> interweaves a children's story a father is writing with the alarming changes in his daughter's behavior and attitude, causing the fantasy world of the story to collide with the hard reality of his daughter's growing problems.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#121212'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#121212'>With NASA, a grown up "Little Prince," space invaders, hand puppets, helicopter parenting and hitting rock bottom, this whimsical yet gritty musical is a fable about time and space, addictions and the consequences of over-protective parenting.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#121212'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#121212'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:red'>Guarantee your seat by purchasing you ticket today!</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><br><br>Visit <a href="http://www.cptonline.org">www.cptonline.org</a> or call the box office (216) 631 2727 ext 501</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:blue'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><br>Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:00pm</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'> in the James Levin Theatre (please note that the James Levin Theatre is not handicap accessible)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#277552'>Don’t forget about FREE BEER FRIDAYS! – Stick around after the show to mingle with artists and enjoy a drink or two on us!</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><br></span><br><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Tickets:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'> General Admission $15 | Students and Seniors $13 | $10 Thursdays<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Big Box is an 8 week series with new artists each weekend!</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'> Check out the rest of the of the Big Box line up:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><br><br><b>Week #3</b> <br>January 31 - February 2<br><b><a href="http://www.cptonline.org/big-box-13-week-3.php">The World Above Us</a></b><br>Created by Greg D'Alessio<br><br><b>Week #4</b><br>February 7 - 9<br><b><a href="http://www.cptonline.org/big-box-13-week-4.php">Vigil</a></b><br>Written by Vickie L. Williams<br>Directed by Cornell Calhoun III<br><br><b>Week #5</b><br>February 14 - 16<br><b><a href="http://www.cptonline.org/big-box-13-week-5.php">Half Cut</a></b><br>Written by Steve Maistros<br>Directed by Cat R. Kenney<br><br><b><a href="http://www.cptonline.org/big-box-13-week-5.php">An Unforgotten Memory: A Story Unfolded</a></b><br>Conceived and Directed by Kevin D. Marr II<br><br><b>Week #6</b><br>February 21 - 23<br><b><a href="http://www.cptonline.org/big-box-13-week-6.php">The Mechanical Monster: Misunderstood</a></b><br>Choreographed by Megan Lee Nicklos<br>Produced by The Movement Project<br><br><b><a href="http://www.cptonline.org/big-box-13-week-6.php">A Canticle</a></b><br>Directed and Produced by Tony Cintrony<br>Adapted and performed by The Believers<br><br><b>Week #7</b><br>February 28 - March 2 <br><b><a href="http://www.cptonline.org/big-box-13-week-7.php">Love in a Time of Media</a></b><br>Written by Sasha Thackaberry<br>Directed by Amanda Lin Boyd<br><br><b>Week #8</b><br>March 7 - March 9 <br><b><a href="http://www.cptonline.org/big-box-13-week-8.php">These are the Times</a></b><br>Written by David Hansen<br>Directed by Mark Cipra</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Don’t miss on these original works by local artists – See you at the theatre!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>More info at <a href="http://www.cptonline.org">www.cptonline.org</a> or call the box office at (216) 631-2727 ext 501<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><a href="http://www.cptonline.org">www.cptonline.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>