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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:none">Cleveland Public Theatre and Teatro Público de Cleveland<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2023-2024/alter-2/"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">ALTER</span></i></b></a></span><b><i><span style="font-size:22.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:none">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:none">Written by Tania Benites<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:none">Directed by Kari Barclay<br>
February 8-24, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:20.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">“ALTER</span></i><span style="font-size:20.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> explores the difficulties of being
<i>a quiet person in a loud world</i>, toxic self-help culture, and the myth that you must always be leveling up to be successful.” ―Tania Benites, playwright<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:black;background:white">“Tania Benites is definitely a playwright to watch for.” –Christine Howey,
<i>Scene </i></span></b><b><i><span style="font-size:20.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:none">Cleveland Public Theatre and Teatro Público de Cleveland present the highly anticipated World Premiere of
<i>ALTER</i> by Tania Benites. <i>ALTER</i> is a horror/thriller-flavored dramedy which performed to sold-out houses when it was presented in CPT’s
</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/test-flight/"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Test Flight 2023</span></a></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-ligatures:none">,
an annual developmental program for writers of all levels. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">About the Play</span></u></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none">Using a self-help book titled “Hypnosis for Self-Confidence,” customer service representative Maria seeks ultimate self-improvement to succeed in the corporate world. However, she soon discovers
that the best version of herself may be her worst enemy. <b>The play will be performed in English with Spanish supertitles.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none">Featuring:</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none"> Alisha Caraballo, Mónica
A. Cerpa Zúñiga, Sylka Edmonson, Andrea de la Fuente, Lionel Morales, Rajah Morales, David L. Munnell <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Ticket and Show Information (runtime is approximately 90 minutes with no intermission)</span></u></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
The play is performed on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and one Monday at 7:00pm, and two Sundays at 3:00pm in CPT’s intimate James Levin Theatre, located at 6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44102, in the heart of the Gordon Square Arts District.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Sundays are Covid-Conscious performances when patrons are required to wear masks.
</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/plan-your-visit/"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Click here</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> for
all COVID-19 Safety Protocols.</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Every Ticket is
</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/uncategorized/cleveland-public-theatre-announces-expanded-choose-what-you-pay-ticketing-practice/"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Choose
What You Pay</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> from $1 to $40 and can be purchased
</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">at </span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.cptonline.org"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">www.cptonline.org</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">
or through the Box Office at 216.631.2727 ext. 501<b>. </b>Advance ticket purchases are recommended.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">The James Levin Theatre is ADA-compliant featuring a ramped entrance and an all-gender, wheelchair accessible restroom.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Your ticket to the following performances includes some perks!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none">Market Monday Tomorrow! (February 19, 2024)!</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none"> Ticket includes admission to a pre-show pop-up market spotlighting local
Latine vendors from 6pm to 7pm followed by the 7pm performance of <i>ALTER</i> that evening. The line-up of vendors includes:
<a href="https://dahliacoffeeco.com/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Dalhia Coffee Co</span></a>.,
<a href="https://www.jossisbakery.com/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Jossi’s Bakery</span></a>,
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/almavisioncle/"><span style="color:#0563C1">AlmaVision: Cultura y Más</span></a>, and Kenron, a local visual artist.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none">Free Bev Friday (Feb. 23―</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none">Your ticket includes FREE post-show beverages
for every Friday night performance!</span><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none">ALTER in the news!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.wkyc.com/video/entertainment/television/programs/we-the-people/ten-years-of-a-local-theatre-company/95-ad2a0fca-9ebc-43e6-bdc7-60cb3dac76f5?fbclid=IwAR0sq5X4xAbfx4uilv0PPmsFOJoTzUwiXE3Fb6mYFmY7WPChVGum-I6nbT0"><span style="color:#0563C1">WKYC
We the People</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2024/01/dark-comedy-alter-at-cleveland-public-theatre-explores-what-happens-when-self-help-turns-toxic-playwright-says.html"><span style="color:#0563C1">Cleveland.com/Plain
Dealer</span></a></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LaMegaCleveland/videos/7053426881446564"><span style="color:#0563C1">LaMega</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.ideastream.org/arts-culture/2024-02-14/cleveland-playwright-weaves-call-center-and-immigrant-parents-into-alter">Ideastream</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">ALTER Cast Profiles:</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">
</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black;background:white"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3avsGopg2u/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==">https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3avsGopg2u/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==</a>.
Join us on Instagram @cptcle to see more cast and creative team stories backstage for this final week!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Review from Dr. Yuko
</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Kurahashi, member of the Cleveland Critics Circle:
</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><a href="https://theatrereviewskurahashi.wordpress.com/2024/02/15/mr-hyde-in-cleveland-public-theatre-tania-benitess-alter/"><span style="color:blue">Mr. Hyde in Cleveland Public Theatre: Tania Benites’s ALTER – theatrereviewskurahashi
(wordpress.com)</span></a></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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