We are incredibly honored to announce that your Cleveland Play House has been selected as the recipient of the 2015 Regional Theatre Tony Award! This award will be presented at the 2015 Tony Awards on Sunday, June 7 on CBS. We would like to thank all of our audiences, subscribers, board members, sponsors, foundations, performers, artists, and staff, past, present, and future, for making America's first regional theatre worthy of this monumental award. THIS WEEK at the Outcalt Theatre: Fairfield, Cleveland playwright Eric Coble's hilariously dark comedy about a young teacher's misguided attempts to celebrate Black History Month. Runs from May 1-31. Tickets for students are $15, and tickets for anyone under 35 are $25 - for more information, please go to clevelandplayhouse.com<http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/>. And with our FREE InsideCPH programs you'll get up-close-and-personal with the people and processes that make our work happen, all in a fun, informal and interactive setting. Tech Night - Free & open to the public! Tuesday, April 28, 2015 - 6:30 - 8:30pm Hear from the director and designers, then sit in on a technical rehearsal ("tech") to see how set, lights, sound, costumes and actors all come together as opening night nears. RSVP required to http://clevelandplayhouse.com/inside-cph Behind-the-Scenes: From Idea to Opening with Eric Coble and Ken Ludwig - Free & open to the public! Saturday, May 9, 2015 - 12:30 - 1:30pm The road from a playwright's idea to opening night is full of twists, turns and fascinating sights--and you're invited along on the ride! Join New Ground writers Eric Coble (Fairfield) and Ken Ludwig (A Comedy of Tenors) for a revealing conversation about a play's path from pen to page to CPH stage. RSVP required to http://clevelandplayhouse.com/inside-cph. Pre-Show Conversations - Free for all ticketholders! These fun and interactive 25-minute conversations happen right before the show in the Allen Theatre Complex. Pull back the curtain early and connect with the world of the play in an engaging and relaxed setting, beginning 45 minutes before every performance. TalkBacks - Free for all ticketholders after every performance of Fairfield! Stay after the show to continue the conversation our plays start! TalkBacks offer the chance to interact with the cast and CPH Artistic Staff in an open and lively Q&A about the play and the questions it raises. Fairfield is the centerpiece production of the 2015 New Ground Theatre Festival - be sure to check out the other offerings in CPH's annual showcase of new works! Tickets are on sale now at clevelandplayhouse.com. - Ken Ludwig's A Comedy of Tenors - Play reading - May 9, 2015 at 5pm o Get a sneak peek at the first production of CPH's 100th Season! Three tenors. Three egos. One stage. What could possibly go wrong? As opening night draws near, flaring tempers, mistaken identities and bedroom hijinks bring new meaning to the phrase "the show must go on" in this laugh-out-loud farce set amidst the glitz and glamour of 1930s Paris. - My Mother Has 4 Noses - A new play with music - May 14-16, 2015 o Folk rock singer/songwriter Jonatha Brooke was always close to her mother Darren, a Christian Scientist and poet, even when they didn't see eye to eye on religion. So when Darren is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Jonatha puts her life on hold and becomes her caretaker. Together they embark on this new "adventure" where faith is tested and poetry discovered in the unlikeliest of places. With humor and honesty, My Mother Has 4 Noses interweaves original music with personal narrative to tell a beautiful, poignant mother-daughter love story. o FREE TalkBacks after the Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon performances - Soups, Stews, and Casseroles: 1976 by Rebecca Gilman, 2015 Roe Green Award Winner - Play reading - May 16, 2015 at 5pm o Rebecca Gilman is a prominent, award-winning contemporary playwright known for her relevant and topical works. She is based in Chicago, teaches at Northwestern University, and has written plays that have been produced at leading theatres in the U.S. and abroad. Behind-the-Scenes: In Conversation - 2015 Roe Green Award Winner Rebecca Gilman - Free & open to the public! Saturday, May 16, 2015 - 3:30-4:30pm Rebecca Gilman is the fourth recipient of the Roe Green Award, a prize that brings the country's best playwrights to Cleveland to develop new work. Join Gilman and CPH Artistic Director Laura Kepley, for an intimate and insightful discussion with this acclaimed playwright. RSVP required to http://clevelandplayhouse.com/inside-cph.