Presents

not-for-profit (or the equity, diversity and inclusion play)

Directed by Jeannine Gaskin

October 24 through November 9, 2024

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) kicks off its 2024/2025 “Cultivate season with the World Premiere of not-for-profit (or the equity, diversity and inclusion play) by francisa da silveira*. This marks the second collaboration between Cleveland Public Theatre and da silveira with the first being can I touch it? from the 2022/2023 season. da silveira, a playwright on a fast track, was a 2023 Finalist for the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. This satirical look inside of a not-for-profit mentoring program was the catalyst for the playwright’s TV writing career which includes a stint with HBO’s Industry.

Description: It’s a typical day for the employees of RiseUp, an education nonprofit focused on urban youth mentorship―Interim CEO Lisa is dealing with un-woke board members who can’t remember what organization they’re supporting, Gen X Melissa is trying to use the latest Gen Z slang in a sentence, Kiki thinks they’re being held back because they go by “they,” Nadine is too lazy to call IT even though she hasn’t received an email in a month, “cultural” consultant Nick is a total FREE-gan who spends most of the day raiding the staff lunch room for freebies, and Alkanna’s got the tea-flavored Lacroix on everybody. Will they take the time out of their day to…you know…check on the children? francisca da silveira’s not-for-profit (or the equity, diversity and inclusion play) takes a satirical look inside a fictitious non-profit going through it.

Featuring: Kim Akins, Diwe Augustin-Glave, Alexandrea Decatur-Benally, Rachel Lee Kolis, Michael J. Montanus, Sydney Smith

Director: Jeannine Gaskin
Producer: Raymond Bobgan
Line Producer: Paige Conway
Stage Manager: Lauren Lash
Scenic Designer: Cameron Caley Michalak
Costume Designer: Amanda Rowe-Van Allen
Sound Designer: J’niah Davison
Lighting Designer: Libby Zamiska
Props Designer: Mia Jones

Opening Night (October 26)– Ticket includes free admission to the post-show opening party with appetizers and beverages and opportunity to mingle with cast members.

Free Bev Friday – Every Friday night at CPT is Free Bev Friday when a selection of free beverages are served after the performance.

Covid-Conscious Performances (October 27 and November 3, 2024) ─Face masks are required by all audience members for these performances.

Ticket And Show Information
Tickets for not-for-profit (or the equity, diversity and inclusion play) can be purchased at www.cptonline.org through the theater’s Choose-What-You-Pay option which allows patrons to pay what they’d like from $1 to $80 with no handling fees.

The James Levin Theatre is ADA-compliant featuring a patron elevator and an all-gender, wheelchair accessible restroom.