cleveland PUBLIC
theatre
presents
TEST FLIGHT 2026
Celebrating 10 Years!
January 29 – February 14, 2026
Featuring workshop productions by Northeast Ohio artists as part of CPT’s New Play Development Program
Cleveland Public Theatre
(CPT) celebrates the 10th anniversary of its quintessential play development series,
Test Flight, back with six established and up-and-coming Northeast Ohio devisers.
This year’s event will run January 29 through February 14 and feature a double bill each weekend. The 2026 festival features comedy, drama and dance!
The last weekend Feb. 12 – Feb. 14 features a double bill of CPT’s two community ensembles
Teatro Público de Cleveland
and Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi.
TEST FLIGHT 2026 LINE-UP
WEEK #1: January 29 - 31, 2026
Uhaulin’
By
Tessa Gaffney
Directed by Kyra Kelley
A new play about three couples intersecting at different stages of moving in and out of a shared apartment complex.
Parrot Play
By Molly McFadden
Directed by Michael Glavan
Two old college friends and their husbands endure a high stakes and last-minute reunion that …doesn’t quite stir up the good ol’ times of 40 years prior.
Chaos, confessions, a little weed, and an unruly parrot make for a bizarre and revelatory night as four septuagenarians navigate their next chapter of life.
Click
here
for an interview with Test Flight Week 1 Artists Molly McFadden, Kyra Kelley and Tessa Gaffney.
WEEK #2: FEBRUARY 5-7, 2026
Perigon: A Birth Story
By
Marie McCausland
Directed by Sara Poeta
A Birth Story,
by Marie McCausland, is inspired by Marie’s lived experiences throughout adolescence, birth, and womanhood. Join us as we embark on a journey of self-discovery and growth.
Boxed: A Dance Theatre Show
Devised & choreographed by Elizabeth Pollert
A witty dance theatre work taking a sharp look at what it means to make room for our whole selves in a world of endless
boxes.
WEEK #3: FEBRUARY 12-14, 2026
The Exit Door
By Nathalie Bermudez
The Exit Door 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.
The Wolf
الذيب
Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi
مسرح كليفلاند العربي
Written & directed by Shakeeb Julien
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?
The James Levin Theatre is ADA-compliant featuring a patron elevator and an all-gender, wheelchair accessible restroom.
TICKET INFORMATION
Choose What
You Pay” with no handling fees
here,
or through the CPT Box Office at 216.631.2727.
Every Friday is Free Bev Friday at CPT. Mingle with the artists after the show and discuss the performance in a lively, social atmosphere—your drinks are on CPT.
Test Flight is generously sponsored by The Nord Family Foundation and John P. Murphy Foundation.