is preparing to open with Outdoor Stage performances for the 2021 season. From July 1 through August 7, CPT will host more than 10 live, in-person events featuring theatre, music, and poetry from local artists.
Events will take place on the lawn between the Parish Hall and Church buildings on Detroit Avenue on West 64th Street and are free to the public. Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan says visitors can expect a casual, but creatively engaging atmosphere.
鈥淲hat I can say is that people who come are going to be deeply impacted by the work," he said. "They鈥檙e going to be impacted by hearing stories that are their stories, and they鈥檙e going to be impacted by hearing stories from perspectives that are very foreign to them, that are very different to them. That鈥檚 what CPT is all about; it鈥檚 about bringing people together.鈥�
Bobgan says that while CPT has never had a summer program before, getting an Outdoor Stage meant that it could return to live, in-person events to draw locals back.
The schedule will start with the play "Panther Women: An Army for the Liberation," which was created by CPT鈥檚 own Artistic Associate India Nicole Burton. The play opens July 1. Five performances are planned through July 9. The full schedule can be found.
