[NEOhioPAL]Gay Hit Comedy "Party" Comes To Cleveland !!!!!!!!

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Elephant Productions presentsThe cleveland Premiere Ofthe =E2=80=98off-broad=
way=E2=80=99 hit

=E2=80=9CParty=E2=80=9D

David Dillon=E2=80=99s Hilarious Look at gay Life
=20
        Cleveland: SanDiego based Elephant Productions will present the long=
=20
awaited arrival of theenormously popular gay comedy, =E2=80=9CParty.=E2=80=
=9DPlaying at The=20
Cleveland Public Theatre 6415 Detroit Avenue, (corner of 65thand Detroit). =20=
 =20
Low price previews August 23rd=E2=80=9324th  (Thurs.-Fri. 8pm) Tickets $15.0=
0, and=20
OpeningAug. 25th playing through Sept. 16th tickets $20.00,(Thurs.- Sat).=20
8pm, (Sun) 7pm, To order tickets call Box Office216-661-6332, or online at=20
www.partyontour.com.
=20
     This landmark comedy by Chicago native David Dillon, premiered inChicag=
o
, where audiences and critics alike instantly embraced it.  Selling out=20
before it had even completed itsfirst weekend, the refreshing and uplifting=20
glance into modern gay life wasrepeatedly extended, continuing for an=20
unprecedented, consistently sold-out twoyears.  Since then it has played=20
tosold-out houses in New York, Los Angeles, London, Vancouver, Toronto,=20
Miami,Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Diego and Mexico City to name=
=20
afew.
=20
     Hailed by The Advocate as =E2=80=9Cthe most uplifting and=20
affirmingrepresentation of gay life on any stage-ever,=E2=80=9D Party is=20
anexplosively funny, unabashedly candid celebration of gay life, love,=20
friendshipand sexuality.  The occasion is a partyin which seven gay male=20
friends gather to play a card game called =E2=80=9CFacts andFantasies,=E2=
=80=9D an elaborate=20
variation on the Truth or Dare genre.  Depending upon the cards drawn,=20
players mustanswer questions or perform dare-like challenges with a few=20
twists andsurprises along the way.  Throughout thecourse of the evening, the=
y=20
reveal thoughts, feelings, and life experiencesinterspersed with always=20
hilarious, sometimes frisky, and often embarrassing=E2=80=9CFantasies,=E2=
=80=9D which=20
ultimately lead the group to bear more than their souls.

     Party, comesto Cleveland at an exciting time in its career as the movie=
=20
rights have justbeen optioned to a Los Angeles Producer and will soon be mad=
e=20
into a movie,other productions planned for this year by Elephant Productions=
=20
include, MemphisTN, Washington D.C., Louisville KY, and Austin TX. =20
Productions are also planned in Dallas,New Orleans, Atlanta and Las Vegas.=20
=20
     Cleveland=E2=80=99s production of =E2=80=9CParty=E2=80=9D will introduc=
e to Cleveland two=20
membersof the San Diego cast, Daniel Sthi and Robert Nanninga.  San Diego=20
director Charles Lago will stage=E2=80=9CParty=E2=80=9D. =20
=20
     David Dillon is aresident of Los Angeles who hails from Chicago, throug=
h=20
his workin theatre as playwright, director and producer, he has had the=20
opportunity towork with or on projects with such luminary entertainment=20
giants as AngelaLansbury, Jerry Herman, Carol Channing, Patti Lu Pone, Chita=
=20
Rivera, and LilyTomlin.
=20
     For more information/tickets please contact Chris or Charles=20
216-661-6332 or=20
www.PartyonTour.com


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ay Life
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ERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"></B>=20
<BR>        <B><U>Cleveland</B></U>: SanD=
iego based Elephant Productions will present the long=20
<BR>awaited arrival of theenormously popular gay comedy, =E2=80=9C<B>Party</=
B>.=E2=80=9DPlaying at The=20
<BR>Cleveland Public Theatre 6415 Detroit Avenue, (corner of 65thand Detroit=
).    
<BR><B>Low price</B> <B>previews August 23rd=E2=80=9324th  (Thurs.-Fri.=
 8pm) Tickets $15.00, and=20
<BR>OpeningAug. 25th playing through Sept. 16th tickets $20.00,(Thurs.- Sat)=
.=20
<BR>8pm, (Sun) 7pm, </B>To order tickets call Box Office216-661-6332, or onl=
ine at=20
<BR>www.partyontour.com.
<BR>=20
<BR>     This landmark comedy by Chicago native <I>David=
 Dillon</I>, premiered in<I>Chicago</I>
<BR>, where audiences and critics alike instantly embraced it.  Selling=
 out=20
<BR>before it had even completed itsfirst weekend, the refreshing and uplift=
ing=20
<BR>glance into modern gay life wasrepeatedly extended, continuing for an=20
<BR>unprecedented, consistently sold-out twoyears.  Since then it has p=
layed=20
<BR>tosold-out houses in <I>New York, Los Angeles, London, Vancouver, Toront=
o,=20
<BR>Miami,Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Diego and Mexico City </I=
>to name=20
<BR>afew.
<BR>=20
<BR>     Hailed by <I>The Advocate</I> as =E2=80=9Cthe m=
ost uplifting and=20
<BR>affirmingrepresentation of gay life on any stage-ever,=E2=80=9D <B>Party=
</B> is=20
<BR>anexplosively funny, unabashedly candid celebration of gay life, love,=20
<BR>friendshipand sexuality.  The occasion is a partyin which seven gay=
 male=20
<BR>friends gather to play a card game called =E2=80=9CFacts andFantasies,=
=E2=80=9D an elaborate=20
<BR>variation on the Truth or Dare genre.  Depending upon the cards dra=
wn,=20
<BR>players mustanswer questions or perform dare-like challenges with a few=20
<BR>twists andsurprises along the way.  Throughout thecourse of the eve=
ning, they=20
<BR>reveal thoughts, feelings, and life experiencesinterspersed with always=20
<BR>hilarious, sometimes frisky, and often embarrassing=E2=80=9CFantasies,=
=E2=80=9D which=20
<BR>ultimately lead the group to bear more than their souls.
<BR><B>
<BR>     Party</B>, comesto Cleveland at an exciting tim=
e in its career as the movie=20
<BR>rights have justbeen optioned to a Los Angeles Producer and will soon be=
 made=20
<BR>into a movie,other productions planned for this year by Elephant Product=
ions=20
<BR>include, <I>MemphisTN, Washington D.C., Louisville KY, </I>and<I> Austin=
 TX</I>.  
<BR>Productions are also planned in <I>Dallas,New Orleans, Atlanta</I> and <=
I>Las Vegas</I>.=20
<BR>=20
<BR>     Cleveland=E2=80=99s production of =E2=80=9CPart=
y=E2=80=9D will introduce to Cleveland two=20
<BR>membersof the San Diego cast, Daniel Sthi and Robert Nanninga.  San=
 Diego=20
<BR>director Charles Lago will stage=E2=80=9CParty=E2=80=9D.  
<BR>=20
<BR><B>     David Dillon</B> is aresident of <I>Los Ange=
les</I> who hails from <I>Chicago</I>, through=20
<BR>his workin theatre as playwright, director and producer, he has had the=20
<BR>opportunity towork with or on projects with such luminary entertainment=20
<BR>giants as <I>AngelaLansbury, Jerry Herman, Carol Channing, Patti Lu Pone=
, Chita=20
<BR>Rivera, and LilyTomlin.</I>
<BR>=20
<BR>     For more information/tickets please contact Chr=
is or Charles=20
<BR>216-661-6332 or=20
<BR>www.PartyonTour.com
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