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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:26.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#943634'>CPT Now Accepting Proposals for</span></b><span style='font-size:26.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times LT Std ExtraBold";color:#943634'> Leap/Conceive </span><b><span style='font-size:26.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#943634'>and</span></b><span style='font-size:26.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times LT Std ExtraBold";color:#943634'> SpringBoard <b>2014</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>A core value of Cleveland Public Theatre is to support and nurture the development of new works of diverse style, discipline and creative processes by Northeast Ohio artists. Artists are welcome to apply for one or more of CPT’s development series.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Leap/Conceive</span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> gives artists the opportunity to develop and showcase short segments of larger works in-progress nearing readiness for a production. It is about trying new ideas and sharing work in an open forum. Leap/Conceive is open to diverse kinds of performance of multiple disciplines, created in traditional and non-traditional processes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Leap/Conceive is intended for work that is in a midpoint in the development process. CPT seeks to aid the growth of these pieces to their next stage of development. These works will be produced in a workshop setting and will be performed together over one weekend at the end of the series.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>SpringBoard</span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> seeks to nurture the growth of emerging and established directors, support the development of new scripts, and act as a catalyst for forming and deepening relationships between playwrights and directors. SpringBoard will invite the audience to play a part in the process through publicly performed staged readings and post-show discussions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>SpringBoard is intended for work that is at the beginning of the development process. CPT seeks to aid the growth of these pieces to their next stage of development. These works will be produced in a workshop setting and will be performed together over one weekend at the end of the series. We will be accepting applications for playwrights and directors, who will later be paired together for the duration of the series.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Applying for Leap/Conceive and SpringBoard<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>If you would like to be considered either for Leap/Conceive or Spring Board 2014, please complete the appropriate application form.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#121212'><br></span><a href="http://www.cptonline.org/leapconceive.pdf"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";background:white'>Click Here for the Leap/Conceive 2014 Request for Proposals</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#121212'><br></span><a href="http://www.cptonline.org/springboarddirector.pdf"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";background:white'>Click Here for the SpringBoard 2014 Director Application</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#121212'><br></span><a href="http://www.cptonline.org/springboardplaywright.pdf"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";background:white'>Click Here for the SpringBoard 2014 Playwright Application</span></a><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Questions</span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br>Please contact: Emily Ritger<br>New Play Associate<br>216-631-2727 x 210<br></span><a href="mailto:eritger@cptonline.org"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>eritger@cptonline.org</span></a><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>