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Cleveland Public Theatre Announces Expanded Choose What You Pay Ticketing Practice

This season, EVERY TICKET is Choose What You Pay and will be offered online, over the phone, at the Box Office, and can be purchased at any time.

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Cleveland Public Theatre's Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan has announced, in the spirit of radical hospitality, all tickets to CPT productions are Choose What You Pay. CPT is eliminating standard ticket prices, and every ticket purchased will be valued at the discretion of the patron.

According to Raymond, "CPT believes theatre is essential. Our typical Box Office only covers one-fifth of the cost of a production and if patrons paid for the value of the ticket, pricing would no longer represent what we also believe to be true: theatre must be economically accessible. We balance this belief with a fundamental assumption that art is of great value and we undertake our work at great cost. We believe in our audiences to choose what is best and appropriate. And we believe audiences are artists in their own way and great theatre needs great audiences. You are an essential part of the CPT experience. I can't wait to be at the theatre with you."

CPT has implemented a Choose What You Pay ticketing policy for over 15 years, believing art should have no barriers, including financial ones. In previous seasons, these tickets could only be purchased at the Box Office on the night of the show. This season, EVERY TICKET is Choose What You Pay and will be offered online, over the phone, at the Box Office, and can be purchased at any time.

Purchasing Tickets
Tickets to Cleveland Public Theatre's 2021/2022 Season: Evolve are now on sale. Click here to see the full season.

Purchase tickets online or by phone at 216.631.2727 ext. 501. Please note: Box Office phones are open 2:00pm-5:00pm, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. You can also purchase tickets online without any fees.

Cleveland Public Theatre's Box Office is located at 6415 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, OH 44102, and unless otherwise noted, all performances take place in venues inside the CPT campus. On performance nights, their Box Office opens at 6:00pm and stays open until 15 minutes after their latest show starts. Performance nights are typically Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday, with select Sunday matinees, and vary depending on show.

For CPT's current COVID-19 Safety Protocols, visit their Plan Your Visit page.





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