Raymond Bobgan News

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.

Cleveland Public Theatre Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan will welcome Michael “Moon” Roesch as the new Technical Director. Michael “Moon” Roesch brings vast and diversified experience in a multitude of fields, including Technical Direction and Multi-Media Design.

Cleveland Public Theatre Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan will present Pandemonium 2021—CPT’s annual benefit and theatrical spectacular—on Saturday, September 18, 2021, from 7:00pm through midnight. The Pandemonium 2021 theme is “The Break of Dawn.”

Theatre Communications Group has announced new trustees and an updated list of officers for its board of directors. Members of TCG’s board serve up to three two-year terms. Board officers serve terms of one-year, renewable, and concurrent with the fiscal year of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.

Cleveland Arts Prize Board of Trustees has announced the 2021 Award Winners. Emerging Artist awarded to two artists currently living in Northeast Ohio who have already created significant work or projects and show remarkable promise for further development of their artistic careers.

Cleveland Public Theatre will present a workshop performance by Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi onstage Friday, July 23 at 7:00pm on CPT’s outdoor stage. CPT is thrilled to welcome audiences onsite at CPT for the first time since March 2020 for in-person, outdoor, live performances as part of the 2021 Free Summer Season.

Tickets will go on sale August 2021. Learn more about the full lineup and how to purchase tickets here!

National New Play Network, the country's alliance of professional theaters that collaborate in innovative ways to develop, produce, and extend the life of new plays, begins our new fiscal year with new staff, new roles, new Board Members, and gratitude for the work of past team members who have brought us to this moment.

Cleveland Public Theatre's Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan will present the return of CPT's celebrated Student Theatre Enrichment Program, Cleveland's longest-running arts and job training program for teens. STEP returns to outdoor venues this summer, celebrating its comeback to in-person performances with an original play, Song of Sankofa.

Cleveland Public Theatre will present a workshop performance by Teatro Público de Cleveland (TPC), followed by live music and dancing with Papo Ruiz Y La Dulzura De La Salsa, onstage Friday, July 16 at 7:00pm on CPT's outdoor stage.

Cleveland Public Theatre presents a workshop production of Panther Women: An Army for the Liberation, written and directed by CPT's Artistic Associate India Nicole Burton.

Cleveland Public Theatre Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan has announced in-person, outdoor performances as part of the 2021 Free Summer Season. CPT is thrilled to offer live, onsite performances for the first time since March 2020, including Panther Women: An Army for the Liberation and performances by CPT resident ensembles Teatro Público de Cleveland and Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabiمسرح كليفلاند العربي . CPT will once again be home to live and in-person programming that is daring, relevant, and socially conscious.

Cleveland Public Theatre has announced An Extraordinary Love (three short plays in progress), a Zoom Reading directed by Nicole Sumlin.

Cleveland Public Theatre has announced pop-up performances from CPT's virtual seasons, streamed on CPT's Facebook and YouTube pages, as part of CPT's Second Spring Season: Alive On Line.

This Spring, the 2021 STEP ensemble will present a virtual performance followed by a short post-show conversation.

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) and Y-Haven are proud to present Crossroads to Hope: Scenes of Decision, created and performed by residents of Y-Haven.

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT)'s Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan is proud has announced the selection of four Northeast Ohio-based artists as 2020/2021 Premiere Fellows, made possible by dedicated funding from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC).

Cleveland Public Theatre has announced the Zoom Premiere of Dragon Hypothesis, with text by Raymond Bobgan, jointly created by Raymond and Cleveland CORE Ensemble, and performed by Raymond Bobgan, Kat Shy, Anastasía Urozhaeva, and Eric Wloszek. Dragon Hypothesis will perform live via Zoom February 24 through March 7, 2021.

Cleveland Public Theatre has announced the Zoom Premiere of Savory Taṇhā (sixteen short plays performed by a rotating ensemble) written by David Hansen, directed by Caitlin Lewins, and performed by David Hansen, Anne McEvoy, Zyrece Montgomery, Zach Palumbo, Brian Pedaci, and Hillary Wheelock.

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT)'s Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan has announced John Dayo-Aliya as the 2020/2021 Nord Family Foundation Playwright Fellow.