Thu 3/28-Sat 3/30 @ 7PM
Cleveland Public Theatre’s annual series of works in progress titled Test Flight draws to a close this week with Tales of a Fat Man by professional stage manager and novice playwright Tyree J. Franklin. Franklin is a great example of one of CPT’s missions of encouraging new talent and guiding their work through various phases. Tales of a Fat Man was first performed last year at its annual Pandemonium benefit; now it moves to the next stage of its development.
“The play follows the journey of a larger man’s past, present, and future of navigating this world in the body he’s had since childhood,” says the synopsis of the work. “It’s a sort of coming-of-age retelling of the good, bad,& ugly tendencies of society. There’s also a new age Greek style chorus that accompanies and sometimes antagonizes the Fat Man on his journey to self-love.”
The performance was directed by Roy Tyrone James II, a theater graduate of the Cleveland School of the Arts and first-time director who is currently attending medical school.
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Cleveland, OH 44102