Immersive performance and open house, conceived by Raymond Bobgan & Cleveland CORE Ensemble. Part of the Joan Yellen Horvitz Performance Gallery celebration.

The Opening House: Immersive Performance and Open House

Cleveland Public Theatre

A new play incorporating story, music, spoken word and dance, performed by student artists of Cleveland Public Theatre's STEP program. A 60-minute, free, family-friendly original show touring neighborhoods across Cleveland.

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Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP) 2026: Getting Back to Once Upon a Time

Deer Lake Park

Halloran Park

Herman Park

Outhwaite Homes Community Center

Riverside Park Community Center

Romanian Cultural Garden

Woodhill Station West

Test Flight Week 4: A new play development presentation. A young villager convinces a war weary warrior to take them as an apprentice. As they travel, they meet colorful characters, growing with every new encounter. Will you be the same when you finally make your way back home? Content Disclosure: Mild violence.

The Wolf الذيب

Test Flight is a multi-week new play development series. Week 3 showcases The Exit Door, a play by Nathalie Bermudez exploring migratory grief and the emotional journey of immigration through a young woman navigating a foreign airport. Directed by Juliana Frey-Méndez, produced by Alejandro Martinez. Content disclosure: themes of migration and displacement, emotional distress, verbal aggression, strong language, and depictions of dangerous migration journeys.

Test Flight Week 3: The Exit Door

Test Flight is a multi-week new play development series showcasing works-in-progress. This week features two works: Perigon: A Birth Story (written and performed by Marie McCausland, directed by Sara Poeta) and BOXED (devised and choreographed by Elizabeth Pollert, producer Julia Dillard).

Test Flight Week 2: Perigon / Boxed

Test Flight is a multi-week new play development series showcasing works-in-progress. Week 1 features two new plays: Uhaulin’ by Tessa Gaffney (directed by Kyra Kelley) and Parrot Play by Molly McFadden (director/dramaturg Michael Glavan).

Test Flight Week 1: Uhaulin’ / Parrot Play

A weekend-long performance festival/conference featuring installation art, immersive and participatory performances, improvised music composition, and solo shows.

SoftLaunch 2026

21st Annual Día de Muertos / Day of the Dead festival with altars exhibition, cemetery installations, folk art market, free dance and music performances, and a 'Skulls & Skeletons' procession along Detroit Avenue.

Día de Muertos

CPT celebrates the artist within us all. Ascend to the stars … revel in the mystery of the cosmos. Annual Pandemonium event, including the 2025 PAN Award honoring Collette and Daryl Laisure.

Pandemonium 2025: To The Moon

22nd Annual Día de Muertos / Day of the Dead celebration at Cleveland Public Theatre, featuring altar exhibitions, cemetery installations, folk art market, performances, and a Skulls & Skeletons procession.

Dia de Muertos

A script-reading open session where writers and actors gather to read new plays in development. Writers bring up to 10 minutes of work; actors are cast on the spot. Suggested $5 donation, free beer.

The Dark Room

A 60-minute solo play written and performed by Chris Webb that reflects on survival, self-acceptance, and the power of mentorship. Presented by Cleveland Public Theatre.

The End of Black Excellence

Gordon Square Theatre

Presented by Cleveland Public Theatre in partnership with ECUAL. Written and directed by Kseniia Lysiuk. Proceeds support Ukrainian women serving on the front lines through UNWLA.

Train: Ukrzaliznytsia

In The Sparrow's Fortune's The Books That Found Us, several Cleveland writers and performers encounter a novel written by Toni Morrison at a pivotal point in their lives. Each book gives them language for the experiences they struggle to communicate. Over time, the characters intersect in a shared space within the Cleveland arts/community scene, through dialogue, poems, and monologues inspired by the work of the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning Lorain native. The event is part of a city-wide celebration of Toni Morrison.

Cleveland Public Theatre

Nov 7, 2026

Dia de Muertos

Nov 10, 2026

The Dark Room

19 - 22 Nov, 2026

The End of Black Excellence

27 - 28 Nov, 2026

Train: Ukrzaliznytsia

4 - 6 Dec, 2026

The Sparrow's Fortune: The Books That Found Us

10 - 11 Oct, 2026

The Opening House: Immersive Performance and Open House

Jul 23 - Aug 2, 2026

Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP) 2026: Getting Back to Once Upon a Time

Cleveland Public Theatre