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<b>PUBLIC</b> theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><a name="_Hlk100678609"></a><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2025-2026/haunted/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100678609"><b><i><span style="font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#467886">Haunted</span></i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100678609"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100678609"><b><i><span style="font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100678609"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">By Tara Moses<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100678609"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">March 5 - March 22, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Join us this week for the Northeast Ohio debut of
<i>Haunted</i>, a <a href="https://nnpn.org/rolling-world-premiere">National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere</a>. Opening weekend festivities include an Indigenous Market featuring beautiful handmade beadwork, accessories and more, and a special talkback
with playwright Tara Moses and Cynthia Connolly of The City Club. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Play Synopsis<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Ash and Aaron have been dead for twenty years, and the Indigenous siblings pass their time dancing
to Britney Spears and Destiny’s Child while haunting the families that try to move into their house; and wondering if they’ll ever be free from the shackles of racist stereotypes. As the cycle begins once more, the siblings ask: will they ever make it to the
Spirit World? An Indigenous horror comedy with the sickest Y2K hits, Tara Moses’ <i>Haunted</i> forces us to confront the very land we walk on and our relationship (or lack thereof) with Native communities today.</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">ENHANCE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THESE SPECIAL EVENTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Indigenous Market | Thursday, March 5<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Ticket includes admission to pop-up market featuring artisans and crafts by local Indigenous vendors
pre-show from 6pm–7pm and at intermission.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Post-show Talkback | Friday, March 6<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Join us for a conversation with Playwright Tara Moses moderated by
<b>Cynthia Connolly</b>, director of programming for <b>The City Club</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Opening Night | Saturday, March 7<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">You are cordially invited to a post-show reception in celebration of the show’s opening. Reception
includes complimentary food and a selection of free beverages.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Free Bev Fridays<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">After every Friday performance, enjoy a selection of beverages on us while discussing the show with
artists and audience members. Hot beverages are always complimentary.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Ticket Information</span></u></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Choose What You Pay from $20 to $80 with no handling fees. There are also a limited number of tickets
for $10 and $1 available on a first-come-first-served basis per performance. <b>
Purchase tickets at </b></span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.cptonline.org"><span style="color:#467886;background:white">www.cpt<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlt213679634"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlt213679633">online.org</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlt213679634"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlt213679633"></span></span></a><a name="_Hlt213679633"></a><a name="_Hlt213679634"></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlt213679633"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlt213679634"></span><span style="color:#222222;background:white">
or 216.631.2727. <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Haunted in the news!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">The Land—</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
<a href="https://thelandcle.org/stories/cleveland-public-theatres-haunted-connects-theater-community-and-the-question-of-land/">
<span style="color:blue">Cleveland Public Theatre’s 'Haunted' connects theater, community and the question of land – The Land</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Cleveland.com—</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
<a href="https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2026/03/playwright-tara-moses-brings-indigenous-horror-comedy-haunted-to-cleveland-public-theatre.html">
<span style="color:blue">Playwright Tara Moses brings Indigenous horror-comedy ‘Haunted’ to Cleveland Public Theatre - cleveland.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Meet Playwright Tara Moses—</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVRDv4bjB-O/?next=%2F"><span style="color:blue">Instagram</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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