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<b><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)">Featured Reading of <i>An Act of Clay</i> by Stuart Hoffman followed by Open Mic</span><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)"> </span><br>
<span style="color:rgb(204,102,0)"></span></b></div></font><div><p dir="auto"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-im"><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.</span><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>
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</div><div><font style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>The Church at CPT</b><span class="gmail-im"><br>
(Just east of the Gordon Square Theatre Box Office)</span></font></div><div><div><font style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span> Cleveland Public Theatre<br></span>6415 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH 44102<br></font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><b>6:45 - 7:00pm: </b>Sign-up begins for writers and actors (space is
limited). Writers can bring up to 10 minutes of work to be read; actors
will be cast on the spot! All writers must arrive by 7:00pm for consideration. <br><b><br>PLEASE NOTE:</b> Work will be chosen randomly from all submissions until slots are full.<br><br><b>7:30pm: </b>Featured Reading of <span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><b><i>An Act of Clay</i> by Stuart Hoffman</b><br></span></span></div></div>
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<span style="border-collapse:collapse"></span><b>And don't forget - FREE BEER</b></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span><div>
<span style="color:rgb(11,83,148);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Suggested donation of $5 is welcomed at the door, but not required.<span><br></span></span></div></span><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><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></span><font size="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Bruce McCloud is a
gruff-talking, 1940’s era writer, and he has a problem. All he wanted was a
vacation, but what he got was a small town murder to solve and a supernatural
curse to cure. What can ya say? It's in his nature to ask questions. But
questions can lead to trouble. As McCloud unfolds the mystery, he wonders who
to trust; the heartbroken waitress, the elderly foreigner or the
overprotective sheriff? What are they all hiding? Playing homage to our
favorite radio dramas of the 1940’s, <i>An Act of Clay</i> will creep under your skin
with gritty dialogue and pulpy delight.</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt"><font size="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><span><span><span><span><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>FEATURING: </b></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span>Brian Pedaci, Katherine Nash, Samantha Cocco,
</span><span>Greg </span><span>Mandryk, John Busser and Assad Khaishgi</span></font>
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<font size="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span><span><span></span></span></span></font><div><font size="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></font></div></div><div><font size="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><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)"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span>Stuart
Hoffman is a Cleveland-based actor and playwright. Readings of his work have
been seen at Playwrights Local, Ensemble Theatre, Dobama Theatre, and CPT,
where he was a Nord Playwright Fellow. Since 2020, his radio plays have
been produced by Radio on the Lake Theatre, where he has also worked as an
actor and director. </span></font><div class="gmail-yj6qo gmail-ajU"><div id="gmail-:gct" class="gmail-ajR" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Hide expanded content" aria-expanded="true"><img class="gmail-ajT" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif"></div></div><div class="gmail-adL">
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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></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span><span><br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><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></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>See you in the Dark Room!</span></span><p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>-Mindy<br></span></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><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></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-adL">
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