Cleveland Public Theatre to Present PANDEMONIUM '15

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) Executive Artistic Director, Raymond Bobgan presents Pandemonium 2015-CPT's annual benefit and theatrical spectacular-on Saturday, September 12, 2015. The Pandemonium 2015 theme is "Transform."

Guests enjoy complimentary valet, drinks and delicious food from some of Cleveland's top chefs, alongside breathtaking entertainment in every corner of CPT's campus. Named "Corporate Fundraiser Event of the Year" (Connectors Choice Award 2013 & 2014), Pandemonium is a uniquely immersive "choose-your-own-adventure" style event, featuring 300 Northeast Ohio artists premiering over 50 original works and musical acts on 25 different stages and in unexpected places. The Pandemonium 2015 lineup includes bands, DJs, contemporary dance, short plays, cabaret performances and more.

This year, CPT honors Robert & Yan Maschke with the 2015 PAN Award, in celebration of their contribution to the arts, vision for the community and dedicated civic leadership.

A short video trailer of last year's Pandemonium event is available here.

Pandemonium 2015: Transform

When: Saturday, September 12, 2015. Registration begins at 6:45pm, doors open at 7pm.

Where: Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44102.

Tickets: $150 ($85 tax deductible) includes food, drink and complimentary valet parking

Tickets available online at www.cptonline.org or by calling (216) 631-2727 ext. 501. Proceeds support CPT's artistic work and educational programs.

Pandemonium 2015 performers (list subject to change)

Dance performances from VERB Ballets, Inlet Dance Theatre, Wind and Sand Dance Company, Double-Edge Dance, MorrisonDance, Deuce Dance, The Movement Project, Cleveland Dance Exchange and Robin VanLear. Live Music & Performances by Pureplex DJs, featuring Neil Chastain and Byron Lee Eulinberg (aka Funk Shway), Global Connections and many more. Original theatrical work by Teatro Publico de Cleveland, Raymond Bobgan, 15/16 Nord Family Foundation Playwright Fellows (Greg Vovos, Stuart Hoffman and Gail Nyoka), 14/15 Joan Yellen Horvitz Assistant Directing Fellows (Tecia Delores Wilson and Jaclyn Vogel McConnell), Ohio City Theater Project, Chris Johnston, David Hansen, Les Hunter, Peter Roth, Co­­­­­rdelia Winter-Dwyer and Ben Gantose, Arthur Chu, Cathleen O'Malley, and Caitlin Lewins and Melissa Crum. Wandering Performances by Theater Ninjas, Shenee King and Mark Zust. Cabaret Acts featuring Miss Alexandra Huntingdon, Deborah Magid and Nathan Lilly.Art/Performance Installations by 15/16 Kulas Foundation Composer Fellows (Daniel McNamara and Matthew Ryals), Day of the Dead, Ian Petroni, Inda Blatch-Geib, Wes Allen and Elaine Hullihen,

Pandemonium 2015 Celebrity Chefs

Celebrity chefs will be cooking live throughout the campus, including: Touch Supper Truck, Toast, The Root Café, XYZ the Tavern, Luxe Kitchen & Lounge, Davenport's Divine Delicacies, Saigon Plazaand Cha Pizza.

2015 Pan Award Honorees: Robert & Yan Maschke

An award-winning architect, Robert was one of the first believers in the vision for CPT's Gordon Square neighborhood. In 2001, he bought two prominent buildings on Detroit Avenue, where he moved his firm robert maschke ARCHITECTS in 2004. He established 1point618 Gallery on the street level of his business, and he also designed two innovative houses in Gordon Square. He serves on several community Boards, including the Gordon Square Arts District, the Cleveland Arts Prize, and The Union Club.

Yan has demonstrated a parallel dedication to civic leadership. She serves on the Board of the Cleveland Institute of Art, and her strong support of the arts has been invaluable to the Cleveland community. Yan works as the Business Unit Director at Nordson Corporation, a global leader in designing and manufacturing precision dispensing equipment. The company also has a strong philanthropic presence in Cleveland. Full bios for the 2015 Pan Award Honorees are available here.

PANDEMONIUM 2015 HONORARY CHAIR

Honorable Frank G. Jackson

CO-CHAIRS (*indicates past Pan Award honoree)

Bill & Patty Beard, Gary & Katy Brahler, David & Karen Doll, Char & Chuck Fowler, Howard Freedman & Rita Montlack, Beth Mooney* (2014), Barbara Robinson, Michael & Kellie Rotunno, Hon. Matthew & Michelle Zone* (2005)

Pandemonium 2015 is sponsored by Cognizant, Consolidated Solutions, KeyBank, Marous Brothers Construction, Ronald & Deborah Ratner, 89.7 WKSU, 90.3 WCPN/ideastream, Andrew Watterson & Randall Lanoue, Calfee, Halter and Griswold LLP, Char & Chuck Fowler, Cleveland Magazine, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Public Power, Cleveland State University, Collins & Scanlon, LLP, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, David & Holly Neumann, David & Karen Doll, Dollar Bank, DuneCraft, Fathom, Fifth Third Bank, First Federal Lakewood, Forest City Enterprises, Gary & Katy Brahler, GCA Services Group, Great Lakes Brewing Company, HKM, Jules & Fran Belkin, Karl Krauss & Olga Andriyevska, Maloney + Novotny, LLC, Merritt Woodwork, Montlack Realty, Nordson Corporation, North Water Partners, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Phil & Rachel Oliss, PNC Bank, Rock the House, Shawn Godwin, Squire Patton Boggs, Stewart & Donna Kohl, TD Security, The Pioneer Savings Bank, The Sherwin-Williams Company, Tom & Judi Emrescia, Urban Orchid