CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE IS seeking artists for cleveland act now academy

 

We invite your young artist(s) to join us for our Fall 2025 session of CAN Academy, Voice and Movement: An Actor’s Toolkit, a 9-week performing arts program offered by the CPT Education team. Under the instruction of CPT Teaching Artists, young artists will build skills in voice, movement, and imagination—the core tools in an actor’s toolkit. Please register by completing our online application due September 10^th, 2025. Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis, and families will be notified no later than September 15^th, 2025. Enrollment is capped at 14 young artists per session, so please submit your child’s application as soon as possible if they are interested in participating in our Fall 2025 session. The program is offered at no cost.

 

Voice and Movement: An Actor’s Toolkit – JUNIORS

For youth ages, 7-10 years old                                                                                 

9-week course on-site at CPT

September 22, 2025 – November 19, 2025

Mondays and Wednesdays

4:30pm – 6:00pm

FREE

Application Deadline: Wednesday, September 10^th, 2025

 

WHO

CAN Academy is geared towards Cleveland residents; however, non-Cleveland residents are welcome to apply. 

 

APPLICATION FORM

https://forms.gle/21vWUzKfbLcuoQmM8

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until enrollment reaches 14 young artists.

 

Voice and Movement: An Actor’s Toolkit – SENIORS

For youth ages, 11-14 years old

9-week course on-site at CPT

September 23, 2025 – November 20, 2025

Tuesdays and Thursdays

4:30pm – 6:00pm

FREE

Application Deadline: Wednesday, September 10^th, 2025

 

WHO

CAN Academy is geared towards Cleveland residents; however, non-Cleveland residents are welcome to apply. 

 

APPLICATION FORM

https://forms.gle/LRQ4Hx1UvqtZeMmG6

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until enrollment reaches 14 young artists.

 

WHAT

Voice and Movement – The Actor’s Toolkit is an in-person after-school theatre program where youth explore the essential skills every actor needs to perform with confidence and creativity. This fall, young artists will focus on voice, movement, and imagination which are core tools of the actor. Participants will build vocal strength, physical expressiveness, and ensemble awareness through theatre games, improvisation, and monologue practice, sharpening their ability to tell compelling stories and make bold, fresh choices on stage. The session culminates in a live showcase for friends and family. CAN Academy’s performing arts programs foster academic success, empathy, responsibility, and creative thinking which are skills that last a lifetime.

This program is offered at NO COST, thanks to the Cleveland Foundation. All classes are in person on-site at Cleveland Public Theatre. Young artists must follow our health and safety protocols, which are informed by the CDC guidelines. Any updates to our health and safety protocols will be communicated to our CAN families in a timely manner.

CONTACT/QUESTIONS

Please contact Kristi Little, CAN Academy Teaching Artist and Site Coordinator, or Brooke Okpala, Education Associate, via email or phone with questions.

Kristi Little: klittle@cptonline.org, (216) 390-8352 (work cell)

Brooke Okpala: bmyers@cptonline.org, (216) 631-2727 ext. 248 (office)