<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">cleveland
PUBLIC theatre</span></span><span class="gmail-scxw137610523"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><br>
<span class="gmail-normaltextrun">Cleveland Act Now (CAN) Academy Announces FREE,
In-Person Programming this Summer</span><span class="eop"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,176,80)">SESSION ONE: June 10 – June 28, 2024 for JUNIORS (7 - 10-year-olds)</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,176,80)"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)">SESSION TWO: July 8 – August 2, 2024 for SENIORS (11 - 14-year-olds)</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,176,240)"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Join us for <b><i>Why the Summer Comes and Goes, </i></b>a 3-week
(Juniors) or 4-week (Seniors) intensive summer arts program for young artists
that is rewarding and fun. Under the guidance of CPT Teaching Artists, youth
will be introduced to folktales shared across different cultures, and together,
we will create an original folktale of our own, performed as a collaborative,
theatrical piece. Youth will explore storytelling through creative writing, improvisation,
character development, dance, visual arts, and more! </span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Enrollment is determined on a first-come, first-served basis and
requires submitting an application to the program. <b>Families must
submit an application by May 24th.</b> Applications will be reviewed on an
ongoing basis, and families will be notified of enrollment by May
31st. Enrollment is capped at 16 young artists per session. This program is
offered at NO COST, thanks to the support of the Cleveland Foundation and other
generous supporters.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Cleveland Public Theatre’s CAN Academy prioritizes Cleveland residents;
however, non-Cleveland residents are welcome to apply.  <span class="eop"><b><i><span style="color:red"></span></i></b></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,176,80)">SESSION ONE: 7 – 10 years old </span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,176,80)"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">June 10 – June 28, 2024</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Three weeks</span></span><span class="gmail-scxw137610523"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><br>
<span class="gmail-normaltextrun">Mondays – Thursdays</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">1:00-5:00pm</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">*The</span></i></span><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> <i>Summer
CAN Academy Juniors performance date is Friday, June 28^th, with
extended programming hours ending at 6:30pm</i></span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">*There is NO programming on June 19^th in
observation of Juneteenth</span></i></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)">SESSION TWO: 11 – 14 years old</span></b></span><span class="gmail-scxw137610523"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)"> </span></span><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)"><br>
</span><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">July 8 – August 2, 2024</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Four weeks</span></span><span class="gmail-scxw137610523"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><br>
<span class="gmail-normaltextrun">Mondays – Thursdays</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">1:00-5:00pm</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">*The</span></i></span><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> <i>Summer
CAN Academy Seniors performance date is Friday, August 2^nd, with
extended programming hours ending at 6:30pm</i></span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Materials provided</span></b></span><span class="gmail-tabchar"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">: </span></span><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">journal, t-shirt, craft materials</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Materials needed</span></b></span><span class="gmail-tabchar"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">: </span></span><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">gym shoes, water bottle, bagged lunch</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Application Link</span></b></span><span class="gmail-tabchar"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></span><span class="gmail-tabchar"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">              </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://forms.gle/jg8kYYb59cSmnEoHA" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">https://forms.gle/jg8kYYb59cSmnEoHA</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Cleveland Public Theatre will follow all state and local health
guidelines. Additional information about program procedures (i.e. symptom
questionnaires, temperature checks, etc.) will be released with final program
details.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p></div>