[NEohioPAL]New Years Eve Champagne Gala at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

Mon Nov 22 07:46:46 PST 2004

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Press Release

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

Announces   New Years Eve Champagne Gala

Featuring Greta Rothman

Those Seven Little Words    I Love You, So You're Probably Gay

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November 15, 2004 :   A FEW WORDS OF INTRODUCTION FROM GRETA ROTHMAN

In the spring of 1994, I was fortunate enough to be an audience member =
at a workshop for aspiring musical theatre writers. A young woman =
stepped forward and proceeded to perform a piece she had just written, =
entitled Those Seven Little Words: I Love You, So You're Probably Gay. =
Needless to say, the minute the song began to unfold it was as if this =
girl had interviewed me and then written the song about my life. I vowed =
that at some point I would have to get a hold of that song and perform =
it myself.

'Fast forward' to 1999. While living in New York City, I sought an =
outlet for my desire to perform. When I looked around, it seemed that =
everyone from my out-of-work actor friends, to chorus girls, to big =
Broadway stars had discovered the world of "cabaret." As a cabaret =
performer, one could write and direct their own piece, retaining full =
authority over the production and the content.

I knew that if I was going to do a cabaret show it would have to be =
about something that resonated with me and would also touch others. Then =
I remembered the song and went into action. After receiving the =
performance rights from the composer, my show began to take shape.

Many reincarnations later, a funny thing has happened. What started out =
as me just wanting to perform and entertain people has turned into a =
much broader experience, touching people in ways I never dreamed it =
would. Women have come up to me after a show and said, "That's my life =
story! It's good to know I'm not the only one who falls for gay men all =
the time!" Gay men have come up to me and said that they now understand =
their straight female friends a little better. A few students have even =
told me that the show gave them the confidence to try and start a =
gay/straight alliance at their school! Perhaps the most beautiful thing =
of all is that when I performed the show at Western Reserve Academy, it =
triggered dialogue about a subject that people there had been afraid to =
address: being gay and how to relate to people who are gay.

It thrills me that my little story is able to turn a formerly 'taboo' =
subject matter into a topic of conversation. I think it's because the =
cast and I approach the material in a way that is funny, safe and, most =
of all, honest.

Friday December 31st   Doors Open at 7:30pm    More Details Coming =
Soon!!

40 River Street    Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022    Box Office: (440) =
247-8955
Box Office Hours: 1 - 6 p.m. Monday - Saturday

Chris White
Corporate Controller
M. Davis Management Services, Inc.
32100 Solon Road  Suite 204
Solon, OH  44139
440-542-1724-Phone
440-542-1726-Fax
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forward and=20
proceeded to perform a piece she had just written, entitled Those =
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say, the=20
minute the song began to unfold it was as if this girl had interviewed =
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then written the song about my life. I vowed that at some point I would =
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get a hold of that song and perform it myself. =91Fast forward=92 =
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something that resonated with me and would also touch others. Then I =
remembered=20
the song and went into action. After receiving the performance rights =
from the=20
composer, my show began to take shape. Many reincarnations later, =
a funny=20
thing has happened. What started out as me just wanting to perform and =
entertain=20
people has turned into a much broader experience, touching people in =
ways I=20
never dreamed it would. Women have come up to me after a show and said, =
=93That=92s=20
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gay men all=20
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the show at Western Reserve Academy, it triggered dialogue about a =
subject that=20
people there had been afraid to address: being gay and how to relate to =
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