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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Cleveland Public Theatre presents<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2021-2022/the-absolutely-amazing-and-true-adventures-of-ms-joan-evelyn-southgate/"><span style="color:blue">THE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND TRUE
ADVENTURES OF MS. JOAN EVELYN SOUTHGATE </span></a></span></b><b><u><span style="font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Written & Performed by Nina Domingue*,
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2019/2020 Nord Family Foundation Playwright Fellow<br>
Directed by Nathan Henry</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%"><br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">A chronicle of Joan’s life through the 519-mile walk across Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Canada</span></i><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><br>
April 21 – May 14, 2022</span></b><span style="color:black;background:white"><br>
</span><a name="_Hlk93062300">In 2002, Joan Evelyn Southgate, a retired social worker and Cleveland-area activist, stepped off from the small town of Ripley, Ohio, with a simple goal: highlight the courage and resourcefulness of freedom seekers and conductor
families who risked everything on the Underground Railroad. Nina Domingue chronicles Joan’s life through the 519-mile walk across Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Canada.</a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk93062300"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%">Producer – Raymond Bobgan<br>
Stage Manager & Costume Designer – Mia Jones<br>
Lighting Designer – Josee Coyle<br>
Sound Designer – Derek A. Graham<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%">Projection Designer ─ Joe Burke<br>
Technical Director – Garrett Markgraf<br>
Set Designer – Cameron Caley Michalak<br>
Composer – Bill Ransom<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="color:#222222;background:white">Choreographer & Movement Coach − Kenya Woods<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i>*Actor appears courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<i>Content Warning: </i>This production<i> </i>includes some words people may find offensive, sexual content or innuendo, and discussion of racism and violence against children.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u>TICKET and SHOW INFORMATION</u></b><br>
<a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2021-2022/the-absolutely-amazing-and-true-adventures-of-ms-joan-evelyn-southgate/"><b><i><span style="color:blue">The Absolutely Amazing and True Adventures of Ms. Joan Evelyn Southgate</span></i></b></a><b>
(April 21 – May 14, 2022) </b>previews April 21. <b>Press Night is Friday, April 22
</b>and the show runs through Saturday, May 14. Performances are Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday, April 24 at 3:00pm in CPT’s historic Gordon Square Theatre, located at 6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44102, in the heart of the Gordon Square
Arts District.<i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/plan-your-visit/"><b><span style="color:blue">Click here</span></b></a><b> for COVID-19 Safety Protocols.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>EVERY TICKET is “</b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/uncategorized/cleveland-public-theatre-announces-expanded-choose-what-you-pay-ticketing-practice/"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Choose
What You Pay</span></b></a></span><b>” and will be offered online, over the phone, and at the Box Office.
</b><b><span style="color:black">PURCHASE TICKETS </span></b><span style="color:black">at
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.cptonline.org"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">www.cptonline.org</span></b></a></span><span style="color:black">
or call the CPT Box Office at 216.631.2727 ext. 501<b>. </b>Reserve early! CPT never charges any ticket fees, ever.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i>The Gordon Square Theatre is ADA-compliant featuring a ramped entrance and an all-gender, wheelchair accessible restroom.<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Every <b>Friday is Free Bev Friday at CPT</b>. Mingle with the artists after the show and discuss the performance in a lively, social atmosphere – your drinks are on CPT.<o:p></o:p></p>
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