Cleveland Public Theatre

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Mission Statement:
Cleveland Public Theatre's mission is to raise consciousness and nurture compassion through ground breaking performances and life changing educational programs. Cleveland Public Theatre is an alternative performance company with a commitment to help develop original theatre artists from Northeastern Ohio -- particularly those whose work is experimental in form and/or challenging

in content. Cleveland Public Theatre is known as one of the nation's leading experimental & political performance venues, sponsoring much dance, music, poetry and performance art as well as theatre. CPT sponsors several multi-cultural ensembles and functions as an artistic home for scores of self-producing artists. CPT's intent is to utilize the performing arts to make the Cleveland public a more conscious and compassionate community.

06/02/2026

Thanks to Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority and all of the artists who made Ignite a success. A very special thank you to all who attended ❤️. Big shout out to CPT's Education Department for putting this incredible event together!

Let your work take flight! Cleveland Public Theatre is asking for proposals for new works to be included in the next ins...
06/01/2026

Let your work take flight! Cleveland Public Theatre is asking for proposals for new works to be included in the next installment of Test Flight, the theatre's quintessential artist development program. Past offerings have included full-length plays, dance pieces, musicals, and more. Proposals are due by June 26, 2026. For info visit cptonline.org.

Dance, music, spoken word, interactive-artmaking, and food make up Cleveland Public Theatre's free family-friendly festi...
05/28/2026

Dance, music, spoken word, interactive-artmaking, and food make up Cleveland Public Theatre's free family-friendly festival IGNITE which will be presented tomorrow (May 29th) at Lakeview Terrace at 1290 W. 25th St. from 2:30pm to 5pm.

As many people know, CPT offers a pretty great ticket program called "Choose What You Pay" that allows patrons many opti...
05/21/2026

As many people know, CPT offers a pretty great ticket program called "Choose What You Pay" that allows patrons many options to make tickets as affordable as possible. We are grateful to The Land for spotlighting our program along with our friends at Near West Theatre in the following article.

Unite with CPT next week at our new family-friendly festival IGNITE at Lakeview Terrace at 1290 W. 25th St. This free ev...
05/21/2026

Unite with CPT next week at our new family-friendly festival IGNITE at Lakeview Terrace at 1290 W. 25th St. This free event features food, interactive artmaking, performances from some of Cleveland's most talented dancers, actors, musicians, spoken word artists and a special performance from the talented young artists of our Cleveland Act Now (CAN) program. You'll be entertained and experience firsthand the liveliness and joy that make our education classes special.

05/20/2026

We had such a cosmic blast at last year’s Pandemonium: To the Moon that we’d like to experience it one more time through the magic of this amazing highlight reel by The Cleveland Film Company. While you’re at it, save the date for Pandemonium 2026: Under Construction 🦺🚜🔨🪚🪏happening September 19th! Tickets go on sale in July!

May 29th CPT presents "Ignite: Lakeview Spring Arts Festival," at Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority's Lakeview Ter...
05/15/2026

May 29th CPT presents "Ignite: Lakeview Spring Arts Festival," at Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority's Lakeview Terrace Community Center at 1290 W. 25th St. from 2:30pm to 5pm. It's a FREE family-friendly event with food, performances including spoken word, dance, music and a special performance by the young artists of our Cleveland Act Now (CAN) program. Also, guests will get to ignite their own creativity by helping to create a community mural. We hope to see you there!

Thanks to ideastream Arts' Applause for covering the artistic and leadership journey so far of our Executive Artistic Di...
05/11/2026

Thanks to ideastream Arts' Applause for covering the artistic and leadership journey so far of our Executive Artistic Director, Raymond Bobgan. This is only the beginning!

Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan reflects on 20 years of building upon the organization’s original mission of education and advocacy while also working to secure its future through a major renovation and expansion campaign.

🏗️💥Our capital campaign is bringing big changes to the CPT campus. If you look closely, you can see the ghost of the gra...
05/08/2026

🏗️💥Our capital campaign is bringing big changes to the CPT campus. If you look closely, you can see the ghost of the grand staircase in the lobby of our Gordon Square Theatre.👻👻

Address

6415 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, OH
44102

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 10pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 10pm
Friday 9am - 10pm
Saturday 9am - 10pm

Telephone

+12166312727

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