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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">cleveland
<b>PUBLIC </b>theatre </span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">TEST FLIGHT 2026<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Celebrating 10 Years!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Featuring workshop productions by Northeast Ohio artists as part of CPT’s New Play Development Program.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Now Through April 4, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0in;line-height:18.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">Test Flight 2026 continues this weekend with Teatro Público de Cleveland’s
<i>The Exit Door</i> by Nathalie Bermudez. Ticket holders get to enjoy a post-show reception each night. Click
<b><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2025-2026/test-flight-week-3-the-exit-door-the-wolf-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b0%d9%8a%d8%a8/">here</a></b> for details.
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">FEBRUARY 12-14, 2026</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2025-2026/test-flight-week-3-the-exit-door-the-wolf-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b0%d9%8a%d8%a8/">The
Exit Door</a></span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/education/teatro-publico-de-cleveland/"><b>Teatro Público de Cleveland</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">By Nathalie Bermudez<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Exit Door</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> explores migratory grief and the emotional journey of immigration through a young
woman navigating a foreign airport. Trapped between the life she left and the future she hopes for, she discovers moments of humor and magical realism while confronting identity and the courage to begin again.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">(New Dates) APRIL 2-4, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2025-2026/test-flight-week-4-the-wolf-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b0%d9%8a%d8%a8/">The
Wolf<span style="font-style:normal"> </span><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal">الذيب</span></a></span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1 align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/about/resident-artists-and-companies/masrah-cleveland-al-arabi/"><b>Masrah
Cleveland Al-Arabi</b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></b><b><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#292929;text-transform:uppercase">مسرح كليفلاند العربي</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Written & directed by Shakeeb Julien<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">A young villager convinces a war weary warrior to take them as an apprentice. As they travel, they meet colorful characters, growing with every new encounter. Will you be the
same when you finally make your way back home?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Click
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DUoGrnyjw0C/">here</a> for interviews from artists from both productions.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Test Flight in the News<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">FreshWater Cleveland (Feb. 5)—</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
<a href="https://www.freshwatercleveland.com/street-level/From-Concept-To-Stage-CPTs-Test-Flight-Artists-Reflect-On-What-Works-Prepare-New-Stagings_020526.aspx">
<span style="color:blue">From concept to stage: CPT’s Test Flight artists reflect on what works, prepare new stagings</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">FreshWater Cleveland (Jan. 29)—</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
<a href="https://www.freshwatercleveland.com/features/Cleared-For-Takeoff-Cleveland-Public-Theatre-Marks-10-Years-Of-Test-Flight-With-Six-Plays_012926.aspx">
<span style="color:blue">Cleared for takeoff: Cleveland Public Theatre marks 10 years of Test Flight with six plays</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Land (Feb. 6)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">—
<a href="https://thelandcle.org/stories/cleveland-public-theatres-test-flight-turns-10-and-sends-new-work-aloft/">
<span style="color:blue">Cleveland Public Theatre’s Test Flight turns 10 — and sends new work aloft – The Land</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">TICKET INFORMATION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/box-office/"><b>Choose W<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlt219807561"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlt219807560">h</span></span>at
You Pay</b></a><a name="_Hlt219807560"></a><a name="_Hlt219807561"></a></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">” with no handling fees
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2025-2026/category/series/test-flight/"><b>h<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlt219806901"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlt219806900">e</span></span>re</b></a><a name="_Hlt219806900"></a><a name="_Hlt219806901"></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">,
or through the CPT Box Office at 216.631.2727.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Every
<b>Friday is Free Bev Friday at CPT</b>. Mingle with the artists after the show and discuss the performance in a lively, social atmosphere while enjoying a selection of free beverages. Hot beverages are always free!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The James Levin Theatre is ADA-compliant featuring a patron elevator and an all-gender, wheelchair accessible restroom.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Test Flight is generously sponsored by The Nord Family Foundation and John P. Murphy Foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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