Station Hope at Saint John's

Saturday, 04.26.14 -
06:00pm to 08:00pm
04.26.14
Location: 
Cleveland Public Theatre, 2600 Church Ave, Saint John's Cnurch

Station Hope
a Block-Party with a Purpose, an Arts Event for the People, a Celebration of Hope
Presented by Cleveland Public Theatre,
Ohio City Incorporated and Ward 3 Councilman Joe Cimperman 

Station Hope is a multi-arts event that celebrates the triumphs of the Underground Railroad, the history of St. John’s Church and the contemporary struggles for freedom and justice.

Based on Cleveland Public Theatre’s past successes with Pandemonium, Arts In August, and Party in the Gordon Square, Station Hope offers audiences a rich and fun experience created by artists throughout Northeast Ohio. CPT will stage this event on one of the most historically significant sites in Greater Cleveland – St. John’s Church or Station Hope as it was known on the Underground Railroad.  Audiences tour through St. John’s sanctuary, parish hall, and intricate basements to view an array of short performances of dance, theatre, storytelling and music.  Visual art displays and public arts activities permeate the event and choral performance set the atmosphere of the outdoor spaces in and around the church.

Station Hope is a free, one-night-only event, Saturday April 26, 2014, 6pm-10pm.

Partners
St. John’s Church and The Episcopal Diocese of Ohio, Friends of St. John’s Church, Restore Cleveland Hope and the Cozad Bates House, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, The City of Cleveland and Cleveland State University

St. John’s Church
St. John's Episcopal Church is located at 2600 Church Street in the Ohio City neighborhood of Cleveland. St. John's is the oldest consecrated building in Cuyahoga County. As a church active in the Underground Railroad, St. John’s was a last stop for fleeing slaves seeking their freedom across the waters of Lake Erie and the church’s steeple acted as a beacon of freedom.

Cleveland Public Theatre
CPT’s mission is to nurture compassion and raise consciousness through ground-breaking performance and life-changing education programs. CPT is a leader in developing new theatre, offering more original plays than all the professional theatres in the region combined. CPT supports local artists throughout the creation process with four different development series and full productions. CPT’s educational programs serve over 500 youth in public housing, teens from low-income families, and homeless adults in transition. CPT believes in long-term programs that offer the tools of original theatre to engage participants in sharing their own stories and dreams.