<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_-4083505014352793265_m_-776353254256018032_m_8539992756605944323__Hlk83716791"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Not Ya Granny’s Classical Theatre</span></i></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">– SENIORS</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">For youth ages 11-14 years old</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">9-week course on-site at CPT</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">December 10, 2024* – February 20, 2025</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Tuesdays and Thursdays</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, 2025; Session reconvenes on January 7, 2025</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 11-14 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/XJoSE9YZpnNQ9p9PA" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/XJoSE9YZpnNQ9p9PA</a><span style="color:windowtext"></span></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">Not Ya Granny’s Classical Theatre </span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">is an in-person, after-school theatre program where youth will unpack themes derived from classical theatre and use them to create their own adaptations</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">. We’ll explore the storytelling present in everything from stage combat to improvisation and game shows. This session provides a platform for youth to build confidence in imaginative exploration and collaborative storytelling skills. After creating original adaptations, the youth will learn fundamental acting skills and apply them in a culminated in-person showcase of the young artists’ original work. CAN Academy improves academic skills, instills empathy and responsibility, builds character, and enhances 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"><br></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><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>