[NEohioPAL]REVISED DOBAMA RECEIVES LOCAL HONORS

[Marjorie Preston, PR/Marketing Director]

REVISED- we won more than originally reported

DOBAMA THEATRE RECEIVES LOCAL HONORS
Two 2002 Plain Dealer “Top Local Productions”
Thirteen 2002 Times Newspaper Theater Tribute Awards

Dobama Theatre of Cleveland Heights is being honored by the Plain Dealer and
The Times Newspapers for its groundbreaking productions in 2002.  Tony
Brown, Plain Dealer Theater Critic, offered two 2002 Dobama productions as
being among the Plain Dealer’s “Top Local Productions” of 2002.  Roy Berko,
Times Newspapers Theater Critic, honored Dobama Theatre’s 2002 productions
with four Times Newspaper’s Theater Tribute Awards.

Two Dobama Theatre productions, “Three in the Back, Two in the Head” by
Jason Sherman and “The Old Neighborhood” by David Mamet, made the Plain
Dealer’s list of the top twelve local productions.  Brown called “Three in
the Back, Two in the Head” an “electrifying, devastating play about war and
its human toll” and said “The Old Neighborhood” was “a lacerating trio of
playlets about being Jewish in America.”  The Plain Dealer also noted the
impact of the passing in March of Donald Bianchi, co-founder of Dobama
Theatre as one of the top theater stories of 2002.

Roy Berko of The Times Newspapers honored Dobama Theatre with thirteen
awards for its 2002 productions, most specifically for actors’ performances.
In addition, nine actors received accolades for their roles: Bernie
Canepari, Seth Gordon and Robert Hawkes, each for “Three in the Back, Two in
the Head”, Yolanda Davis for “Constant Star”, Robert Ellis and Tyson Postma,
each for “The Late Henry Moss”, Dorothy Silver for “The Mai” and Nan Wray
and Jean Zarzour, each for “Homebody/Kabul”.  Russ Borski received an award
for direction and Jimmy Helmes an award for fight choreography for “The Late
Henry Moss” “The Late Henry Moss”.  Dobama Theatre itself received two
awards for general excellence in production for “The Late Henry Moss” and
“Two in the Back, Three in the Head.”

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Dobama Theatre is proud to present "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife" by
Charles Busch, January 17-February 9!  Directed by Fred Sternfeld.  Special
SNEAK PREVIEW January 16th!

Upcoming productions:
IN THE BLOOD
By Suzan-Lori Parks, Directed by Sonya Robbins
March 7-30

RAISED IN CAPTIVITY
By Nicky Silver, Directed by Russ Borski
April 25-May 18

THE 25th ANNUAL MARILYN BIANCHI KIDS' PLAYWRITING FESTIVAL
Benefit Night June 5
FREE Performances June 6-8

13th ANNUAL OWEN KELLY ADOPT-A-PLAYWRIGHT PROGRAM
June 27-29

For reservations, call Dobama's box office line: (216) 932-3396.