<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">cleveland PUBLIC theatre</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Cleveland Act Now (CAN) Academy</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">After-School In-Person Course</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_7752941186285368979_m_-7106960220953804484_m_-7494590891890348476__Hlk83716791"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Trapped in the Museum</span></i></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">– JUNIORS</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">For youth ages 7-10 years old</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">9-week course on-site at Cleveland Public Theatre</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">December 9, 2024* – February 19, 2025</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Mondays and Wednesdays</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">4:30pm-6:00pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">FREE</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">*No classes from December 23- January 3 in observance of the holidays; Session reconvenes on January 6, 2025</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:red">Application Deadline: Friday, November 29, 2024</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">WHO</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">For youth ages 7-10 years old. CAN Academy programming is open to the public.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Non-Cleveland residents are welcome to apply. However, Cleveland Public Theatre has a priority in engaging Cleveland residents.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">APPLICATION FORM</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://forms.gle/SMwDDPS3BnxT2ZECA" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/SMwDDPS3BnxT2ZECA</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Enrollment is capped at 14 young artists.</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">WHAT</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Trapped in the Museum </span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">is an in-person, after-school theatre program where youth will </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">build original scenes centered around what happens once everyone has left a museum. This session is a devising workshop that provides a platform for youth to build confidence in imaginative exploration and collaborative storytelling skills. After creating these original pieces, the youth will learn fundamental acting skills and apply them in a culminated in-person showcase of the young artists’ original work. CAN Academy activities improve academic skills, instill empathy and responsibility, build character, and enhance creative thinking.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><br></span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">This program is offered at NO COST, thanks to the Cleveland Foundation.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">All classes are in person on-site at Cleveland Public Theatre.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">CONTACT/QUESTIONS</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Please connect with Zyrece Montgomery, CAN Academy Teaching Artist and Site Coordinator, via</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">email or phone with questions. | </span><a href="mailto:zmontgomery@cptonline.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">zmontgomery@cptonline.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> or 440.429.5752</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> (work cell)</span></p></div></div>