Thu 1/26-Fri 1/27 @ 7PM
Sun 1/29 @ 2PM
Cleveland Public Theatre not only presents theater that pushes traditional boundaries of what theater traditionally has been, it also works to expand ideas about who can perform theater and for whom. One of its many such programs is its Y-Haven Theatre Project, which works with the YMCAs Y-Haven program, which provides housing and treatment for homeless individuals, those returning from prison and those coping with substance abuse. The participants in the Y-Haven program create and perform their own work.
This weekend, they’ll perform In Our Wake, which, we’re told, “explores the process of seeking to make amends and finding hope in new beginnings.” In it a young woman is coping with making changes in her life on the day of her mother’s wake.
The production tackles questions such as “What does it mean to repair damage done long ago? What wreckage do we leave behind in the wake of our actions? Is it ever too late to say what needs to be said?”
The show will have three free performances on Thursday, Friday and Sunday, and a special benefit performance on Saturday. Find more information here.