cleveland PUBLIC theatre<https://www.cptonline.org/> Presents Showin’ Up Black<https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2024-2025/showin-up-black-2/> By Jeanne Madison Directed by Jimmie Woody Through March 8, 2025 Following a sold-out run in CPT’s quintessential new play development series Test Flight, Showin' Up Black is back with a full production and continuing to play to sold-out performances! Description: On the eve of their daughter's cotillion, the Hopegoodes, an affluent African American family in Cleveland, see their plans for the perfect debutante ball collide with a Black Lives Matter protest. As the protest gets nearer, secrets and competing desires get shaken loose, tearing at the fabric of the family, challenging what, exactly, it is to be Black. FEATURING: Ashley Aquilla, Drew Pope, Tamicka Scruggs, Makayla Smith, Darryl Tatum CREATIVE PRODUCTION TEAM Director: Jimmie Woody Producer: Raymond Bobgan Line Producer: Kadijah Wingo Scenic Designer: Richard Morris Costume Designer & Props Designer: Mia Jones Sound Designer: Vince Tyree Lighting Designer: T.L. Codella Free Bev Friday – Every Friday night at CPT is Free Bev Friday when a selection of post-show beverages is free to audience members. Covid-Conscious Performances (Sundays at 3pm) ─Face masks are required by all audience members for these performances. Ticket And Show Information Tickets for Showin’ Up Black can be purchased here<https://www.cptonline.org/get-tickets/?spektrix=https%3A%2F%2Ftickets.cptonline.org%2Fclevelandpublictheatre%2Fwebsite%2FEventDetails.aspx%3FEventId%3D30001&show_id=30701> through the theater’s Choose-What-You-Pay option which allows patrons to pay what they’d like with no handling fees. For interviews with Jeanne Madison and more info about the show visit www.cptonline.org<http://www.cptonline.org>. CLICK HERE<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzvoF5pXLXw&t=5s> FOR A CHANNEL 5 PREVIW OF THE SHOW. [Icon Description automatically generated]Cleveland Public Theatre’s Gordon Square Theatre, where this production will be presented, is ADA-compliant with an all-gender, wheelchair accessible restroom.