FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN TRANSITION

IN AN ORIGINAL PLAY

Written by Raymond Bobgan,
with Y-Haven residents and CPT Teaching Artist/Assistant Directors Leonard Goff & Bridgett Martinez

Y-Haven Theatre Project, a 23-year partnership between Y-Haven, a branch of the Greater Cleveland YMCA, & Cleveland Public Theatre

NOVEMBER 18 & 19, 2021

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) and Y-Haven are proud to present 12,000 Steps, created and performed by residents of Y-Haven. Y-Haven provides temporary housing and Substance Use Disorder Treatment to individuals who are homeless, re-entering the community from incarceration, and/or recovering from Opioid Use Disorder. Every year, CPT collaborates with the clients of Y-Haven to create an original theatre production that shares powerful stories of recovery and personal triumph, capturing an authenticity and emotional power as the cast shares their true-to-life experiences often hidden from the world.

Relapse is real. What happens when an upstanding figure in the recovery community relapses in a bad way? How will his fate impact those he has helped and those who have helped him? Can they let go of their pasts, their attachments, and their survivors’ guilt to stay sober – to stay alive? 12,000 Steps is about the long road to recovery, through recovery, and the persistence and perseverance required to move forward each day even in our darkest hours.

FREE PERFORMANCES AT CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE

Thursday, November 18 at 7:30pm

Friday, November 19 at 7:30pm

Cleveland Public Theatre’s Gordon Square Theatre is located at 6415 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, OH 44102.

Suggested donation of $5 accepted to help support the project.

SPECIAL BENEFIT PERFORMANCE

Saturday, November 20 at 6:30pm

Cleveland Public Theatre’s Gordon Square Theatre

6415 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, OH 44102

Contact Misty Musson at mmusson@clevelandymca.org for more information.

Tickets for this benefit performance are $100 and include an appetizer reception and performance. To purchase tickets for the benefit, and for COVID-19 Safety Protocols, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/steps-stages-play-tickets-166560397633.

FREE TOUR PERFORMANCE IN THE COMMUNITY

Sunday, November 21 at 4:00pm

Lakewood Congregational Church

1375 W. Clifton Blvd., Lakewood, OH 44107

Free, donations accepted

Written by Raymond Bobgan with contributions from the full Y-Haven Theatre Project team

CPT Teaching Artist & Guest Performer: Leonard Goff
Assistant Director: Bridgett Martinez
Scenic & Costume Design: Inda Blatch-Geib
Lighting Designer: Ben Gantose
Stage Manager: Garrett Markgraf

Guest Performer: Avery LaMar Pope

Y-Haven Cast: Michael Beck, Donte Harris, Reese AKA JiDDiP, Darron Jones, Sr., Eric Oldja, Khaled S. Rawashdeh

SHOW INFORMATION
Cleveland Public Theatre is located at 6415 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44102. The Gordon Square Theatre is ADA compliant featuring a patron elevator and an all-gender, wheelchair accessible restroom.

For COVID-19 Safety Protocols, follow this link: www.cptonline.org/plan-your-visit

For more information, visit www.cptonline.org or call the CPT Box Office at 216-631-2727 ext. 501.

Caitlin Lewins

she / her / hers

Director of Audience Engagement & Media Relations

Cleveland Public Theatre

6415 Detroit Ave

Cleveland OH, 44102

(216) 631-2727 x211