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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Cleveland Public Theatre
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">presents<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2024-2025/category/series/test-flight/"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">TEST FLIGHT
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlt196221648"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlt196221649">2</span></span>025 (Part Two)</span></b></a><a name="_Hlt196221649"></a><a name="_Hlt196221648"></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Featuring workshop productions by Northeast Ohio artists as part of
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<i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">CPT’s New Play Development Program<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">May 22 – June 7, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Due to an overwhelming number of innovative submissions,
<a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2024-2025/category/series/test-flight/">
Test Flight</a>, CPT’s quintessential play development series, was presented in two installments with part one happening earlier this year.
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/">Cleveland Public Theatre</a> (CPT) presents the second installment of the series this week with three more Northeast Ohio playwrights. This second part
features stories of dating and relationship struggles as told through burlesque, a coming-out telenovela-flavored story by
<a href="https://www.cptonline.org/education/teatro-publico-de-cleveland/">Teatro Público de Cleveland</a>, and a sci-fi afro-futuristic rap opera.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">The featured cohort of playwrights/projects include the following:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">WEEK 1: May 22-May 24—</span></b><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2024-2025/test-flight-part-2-week-1-unhinged-burlesque-play-on-modern-dating-struggles/"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Unhinged:
A Burlesque Play on Modern Dating Struggles</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">By Issa Vybe Productions<br>
Produced by Issa Vybe & Co-produced by Double D' Lee <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Each performer will share a personal monologue-burlesque piece, beginning
in darkness and spotlighting their stories of toxic relationships, such as love bombing. After showcasing their struggles through expressive performance art, the cast will reconvene to share how they've overcome these challenges, distributing resources for
support and healing.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white"> For adults ages 18+.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">WEEK 2: May 29-May 31—</span></b><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2024-2025/test-flight-part-2-week-2-grandeza/"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Grandeza</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Presented by Teatro Público de Cleveland and Cleveland Public Theatre<br>
Produced by Alejandro Martinez<br>
Written & directed by Ernesto Luna Camargo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">In Spanish with English supertitles.</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">En español con supertítulos en inglés.</span></em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:100%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Grandeza</span></em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white"> is
a dark comedy exploration of identity, courage, and the weight of cultural expectations. When a teenager comes out of the closet, he uncovers a startling truth: the entire world is trapped in closets of their own, clinging to traditions that have shaped and
confined them. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Grandeza</span></em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white"> es
una exploración por comedia negra de la identidad, el coraje y el peso de las expectativas culturales. Cuando un adolescente sale del clóset, descubre una verdad sorprendente: el mundo entero está atrapado en sus propios clósets, aferrándose a tradiciones
que lo han moldeado y confinado</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">WEEK 3: June 5-June 7—</span></b><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2024-2025/test-flight-part-2-week-3-future-never-land/"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Future
Never Land</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">By Josiah Britt<br>
Directed & produced by Jimmie Woody <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">Line Producer:
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Daniel Christopher McCurry</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Cleveland history meets Afrofuturism in <em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Future
Never Land</span></em>, a multi-media, rap-classical fusion opera. This historical sci-fi work presents our collective tragedies and triumphs told through the origin story of a poetic and mysterious defender known as the C-Town Crier, as he comes face to face
with local heroes, villains, and self-discovery. The entire play is perfectly synced to unedited classical music from famous French compositions, Camille Saint-Saëns's <em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Carnival of the </span></em></span><em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Animals</span></em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white"> and
Claude Debussy’s <em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Suite Bergamasque</span></em>. This play boldly pushes the boundary of lyrical complexity and innovation.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="Body" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:windowtext">TICKET & SHOW INFORMATION<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="Body" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Presented
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7pm in CPT’s 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="Body"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:windowtext">EVERY TICKET
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:windowtext">is “</span><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/box-office/"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Choose What You Pay</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:windowtext">”
starting at $1 (with no handling fees) and can be purchased at </span><a href="http://www.cptonline.org"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">www.cptonline.org</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">,
or through the CPT Box Office at 216.631.2727 ext. 501<b>.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="Body" style="text-align:justify"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:windowtext">The James Levin Theatre is ADA-compliant featuring a patron elevator and an all-gender, wheelchair accessible restroom.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Every <b>Friday is Free Bev Friday at CPT</b> where guests get to mingle with the artists after the show and discuss the performance in a lively, social atmosphere and a selection of drinks are
on CPT.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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