[NEohioPAL]Ensemble's Neil Labute's 9/11 Cleve Premiere

Mon Oct 4 16:14:22 PDT 2004

--part1_146.3564bf4d.2e93334e_boundary
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Press ReleasePress ReleasePress Release

Ensemble Theatre
Celebrating 25 years!

Performing at STUDIO ONE at The Cleveland Play House

presents the Cleveland Premiere of
Neil LaBute's

THE MERCY SEAT
Directed by Licia Colombi
with
Meg Kelly* and John Kolibab *
*Member's of Actor's Equity Association

October 9 -24

On the day following 9/11/01 as the dust is still settling, a married man and 
his mistress begin to see this tragedy as a chance to disappear......to be 
dead to the world...to begin a new life.The story concerns Ben Harcourt who was 
scheduled to attend a meeting at the World Trade Center on the morning of 
9/11.However, instead of being at WTC he was having sex with this mistress Abbey, 
in her Manhattan apartment. The following day he is still in Abbey's apartment 
watching the devastating events unfold on television and consciously choosing 
to ignore his mobile phone that is ringing in the background. He seizes upon 
the terror attack as an opportunity to start a new life with his mistress and 
to allow his wife and children to believe he died a hero in the attacks.

" An intelligent and thought-provoking drama"
The New York Daily News
Performance Schedule
Opening night is Saturday October 9 at 8pm
Fridays Oct. 15 & 22at 8pm, Saturdays Oct. 16 & 23 at 8pm
Sunday Matinees Oct. 10, 17 & 24 at 3pm

Open seating for all performances. Single ticket prices :$24 for Saturday 
shows
$22 for Fridays and Sunday matinees. $2 discount for students and seniors 
with ID
216-321-2930
www.Ensemble-Theatre.com

--part1_146.3564bf4d.2e93334e_boundary
Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><HTML><P ALIGN=3DCENTER><FONT  SIZE=3D4 P=
TSIZE=3D14 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">Press ReleasePress=
 ReleasePress Release</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=
=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FAC=
E=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D12 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
><B>Ensemble Theatre<BR>
Celebrating 25 years!</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=
=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FAC=
E=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"></B><BR>
<BR>
<B>Performing at STUDIO ONE at The Cleveland Play House</B><BR>
<BR>
presents the Cleveland Premiere of<BR>
</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#ff0000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D5 PTSIZE=3D18 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
>Neil LaBute's</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACK=
GROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Ari=
al" LANG=3D"0"><BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#ff0000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D4 PTSIZE=3D14 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
><B>THE MERCY SEAT</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"=
BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=
=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"></B><BR>
<B>Directed by Licia Colombi<BR>
with<BR>
Meg Kelly* and John Kolibab *<BR>
*Member's of Actor's Equity Association</B><BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D4 PTSIZE=3D14 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
><B>October 9 -24</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"B=
ACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"=
Arial" LANG=3D"0"></B><BR>
<BR>
<B>On the day following 9/11/01 as the dust is still settling, a married man=
 and his mistress begin to see this tragedy as a chance to disappear......to=
 be dead to the world...to begin a new life.The story concerns Ben Harcourt=20=
who was scheduled to attend a meeting at the World Trade Center on the morni=
ng of 9/11.However, instead of being at WTC he was having sex with this mist=
ress Abbey, in her Manhattan apartment. The following day he is still in Abb=
ey's apartment watching the devastating events unfold on television and cons=
ciously choosing to ignore his mobile phone that is ringing in the backgroun=
d. He seizes upon the terror attack as an opportunity to start a new life wi=
th his mistress and to allow his wife and children to believe he died a hero=
 in the attacks.</B><BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#0000ff" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D4 PTSIZE=3D14 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
><B>" An intelligent and thought-provoking drama"<BR>
The New York Daily News</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" styl=
e=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FA=
CE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"></B><BR>
</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#ff0000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D12 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
><B>Performance Schedule<BR>
Opening night is Saturday October 9 at 8pm<BR>
Fridays Oct. 15 & 22at 8pm, Saturdays Oct. 16 & 23 at 8pm<BR>
Sunday Matinees Oct. 10, 17 & 24 at 3pm<BR>
</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
></B><BR>
</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D12 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
><B>Open seating for all performances. Single ticket prices :$24 for Saturda=
y shows<BR>
$22 for Fridays and Sunday matinees. $2 discount for students and seniors wi=
th ID<BR>
216-321-2930<BR>
www.Ensemble-Theatre.com</B></P></FONT></HTML>

--part1_146.3564bf4d.2e93334e_boundary--