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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;color:red">CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE ANNOUNCES CATAPULT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.  <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>CATAPULT IS A PART OF CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRES NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT SERIES.  <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;text-transform:uppercase">Catapult Summary</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:&quot;color:#222222">The most extensive of CPT’s development programs, Catapult is intended to move projects that are outside the mainstream and align with CPT’s aesthetic from early to mid-development phase to being “production-ready”.
 Each process is customized to the work. Projects may receive a series of readings, significant rehearsal time, and workshop productions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:&quot;color:#222222">Playwright/Creators of Catapult projects will receive the Nord Family Foundation Fellowship and, while developing their work, will play an active role in the life of the theatre.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:&quot;color:#222222">If interested please click </span><i><span style="font-family:&quot"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/uncategorized/cpt-announces-catapult-request-for-proposals/">HERE</a></span></i><span style="font-family:&quot">
 for more information. <span style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Algerian;color:#7030A0">India Nicole Burton<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">19/20 NNPN Producer in Residence <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cleveland Public Theatre<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6415 Detriot Ave, Cleveland OH, 44102 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:iburton@cptonline.org">iburton@cptonline.org</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">216.631.2727 ext.201<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">She/her/hers <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="152" height="48" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D5FC5F.52C088E0" alt="sig pic"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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