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<b><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">This month: Featured Reading of <i>The Shill</i> by Greg Mandryk followed by Open Mic </span><br>
<span style="color:rgb(204,102,0)"></span></b></div></font><div><p dir="auto"><span>The
Dark Room is a place where writers take center stage and their work
has a chance to grow. The Dark Room is an ongoing event held on the second
Tuesday of each month. </span>The Dark Room affords emerging and veteran playwrights the space and resources
to develop new works. It offers a venue to workshop plays, novels, poems, or
any other written work in a supportive, yet critical environment.<font size="4"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,153);background-color:rgb(0,0,153)"><span><br><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)"><br>
</span></span></b><font><b><span style="color:rgb(230,145,56)">Tuesday, October 11th</span><br></b></font></font></p>
</div><div><font><b>The Parish Hall at CPT</b><br>
(Just east of the Gordon Square Theatre Box Office)</font></div><div><div><font><span> Cleveland Public Theatre<br></span>6407 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH 44102</font></div>
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</div><p><span></span></p><div><b>7:00pm: </b>Sign-up begins for writers and actors (space is
limited). Writers can bring up to 10 pages of work to be read; actors
will be cast on the spot!<br><br><b>7:30pm: </b>Featured Reading of <b><i>The Shill</i> by Greg Mandryk</b><br></div>
</div><div><br><b>8:00pm: </b>Open Mic readings begin</div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(230,145,56)">
<span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><b>And don't forget - FREE BEER</b></span><br><div>
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</span><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)"></span>Suggested donation of $5 is welcomed at the door, but not required.<span><br></span></div><div><span><span><br><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29)"><b><br></b></span><span><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><b>ABOUT THE FEATURED PERFORMANCE:</b></span> </span></span></span>Earth has been invaded and humans are now the hottest food on the
supermarket shelves of the aliens’ home planet. A struggling actor
auditions to be the new mascot for Varkon Ranch’s new line of
human-based food products. It’s an audition he has to nail, because if
he’s not on the package, he’ll be in it.<span><span><span></span></span></span><div><br></div></div><div><span><span><span><span><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT: </b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Greg has been a regular contributor to CPT’s Dark Room for over a
decade. His work has managed to crop up in short play festivals
throughout the country.<br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><span><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><br></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span>Open session readings are
first come, first serve until all slots have been allotted. Please bring
enough copies of your script so that every actor has their own copy.
Please bring a copy for any stage directions to be read as well. Advance
submissions are not necessary. <span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><br></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><br></span></span></div><div><span><span>For more information about Cleveland Public Theatre, including directions and parking, please click here:</span></span> <a href="https://www.cptonline.org/plan-your-visit/" target="_blank">https://www.cptonline.org/plan-your-visit/</a><span><span><br></span></span></div><div><br></div><div><span><span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></span></span></div><span>See you in the Dark Room!</span><p><span>-Mindy<br></span></p><span><font color="#888888"><span><font color="#888888"><span><font color="#888888"><span><font color="#888888"><span><font color="#888888"><span><font color="#888888"><span></span></font></span></font></span></font></span></font></span></font></span></font></span><br><div>Mindy Childress Herman</div><div><a href="http://www.footstepsmediallc.com/" target="_blank">www.footstepsmediallc.com</a><br></div><div><a href="http://www.theumbrellatheatre.com/" target="_blank">www.theumbrellatheatre.com</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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