Announcing the NTC 2020 Outstanding Theatre Award: Cleveland Public Theatre

Cleveland Public Theatre will receive NTC's 2020 Outstanding Theatre Award (OTA) this December!

This year’s OTA committee members, Vivienne Benesch, Kirsten Brandt, Deborah Brevoort, Mindi Dickstein, David Feldshuh (Chair), Bruce Levitt, and Courtney Sale stressed Cleveland Public Theatre’s remarkable longevity, breadth and diversity of programming and commitment to its neighborhood, the City of Cleveland and its artists, echoing what NTC member and nominator Laurie McCants wrote: “Cleveland Public Theatre is a truly outstanding organization." The NTC Board of Trustees unanimously and enthusiastically approved the committee’s selection.
 
The award will be presented at our 2020 Virtual Conference on Saturday, December 5th at 1:00 PM, Eastern Time, followed by a conversation with Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan and nominator Laurie McCants. We will then have a Q & A session with the membership. 

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Cleveland Public Theatre’s Breakout Session (or Frogorse) by Nikkole Salter (2020). From left: Jess Moore, Nicole Sumlin*, Enrique Miguel, Tina D. Stump*. *Actor appears courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. +2019/2020 Premiere Fellow. Photo by Steve Wagner.

"Cleveland Public Theatre's mission is to raise consciousness and nurture compassion through groundbreaking performances and life-changing education programs. We are about bold innovation, adventurous performance, and powerful community engagement..."

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Pictured (from left): Ebaa Boudiab, Omar Kurdi, Amro Handousa, Ahlem Zaaeed, Jamal Julia Boudiab, Hussein Ghareeb, Abbas Alhilali, Ahmed Kadous, Issam Boudiab, Shirien Muntaser, & Haneen Yehya in Cleveland Public Theatre & Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi’s وبعدها التقينا And Then We Met.... Photo by Steve Wagner.

Founded in 1981, Cleveland Public Theatre has become integral to the cultural fabric of Cleveland. They have been instrumental to the revitalization of their city and they continue to be standard-bearers for community engagement that is truly inspiring.
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Cleveland Public Theatre’s Cleveland Act Now performing at Station Hope 2016. Photo by Steve Wagner.