[NEohioPAL]PR: Brecksville Little Theatre's "Daddy's Dyin' (Who's Got the Will?)"

Tue Apr 19 07:15:31 PDT 2005

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Press Release:  Brecksville Little Theatre's: "Daddy's Dyin'  (Who's Got the=
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Will?)"
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Brecksville Mayor to play "Daddy" for BLT
Brecksville Little Theatre will present Del Shore's Daddy's Dyin  (who's got=
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the will?) for its finale of the 64th season.  This  fast paced down-home=20
country-comedy is a heart-of-Texas-warming story  of a family full of colorf=
ul=20
characters that reunite when the imminent death of  their patriarch is near.=
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Daddy has suffered a stroke, is partially  paralyzed on his left side, and h=
is=20
moments of incoherency are funny, spiced  with intuition.  He is played by=20
Brecksville Mayor Jerry Hruby.  No  stranger to the stage, and a great suppo=
rter of=20
the theatre, audiences will see  a different side of our chief of the city.=20=
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His "children" are also played  by seasoned actors and audiences may believe=
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they are truly related:  Kim  Tekavic as Sara Lee, the loyal middle sister a=
nd=20
beauty shop operator; Tonya S.  Duus as Evalita, the shocking youngest siste=
r=20
and country singer wannabe;  Stand-up comic, Kathie Dice as Lurlene, the Tam=
my=20
Faye of the family, and oldest  sister who can't help but be like "Momma";=20
and Mike Rogan as Orville, the only  son and who never met a meal he didn't=20
like.  Adding to the  situation is the brother's abused wife, Marlene a "for=
mer=20
fatty",  played by Diane Kulak and the youngest sister's latest fianc=E9, pl=
ayed=20
by Steve  Harmath as Harmony, the hippy with a heart. (The Brecksville Littl=
e=20
Theatre  on the Town Square welcome these two actors in their debut =20
performance.)  Holding it all together is the grandmother, Mama Wheelis,  th=
e only sane=20
one in the bunch, and played by Brecksville's own, long-time  thespian, Judi=
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Kaye.  The production is directed by Joe Svihlik, who  wears many hats, (and=
 if=20
you saw "Sugar", many wigs), produced by Paul Virag,  who also designed the=20
set, and stage-managed  by "stage-hand" Kathleen (cute-as-a-bug's-ear)  Brat=
ton=20
of Brecksville.  Performances are April 29, 30 and May 6, 7, 13 and  14 at=20
8:00 p.m., with a 2:00 p.m. matinee on Mother's Day May 8.   Performances ar=
e at=20
the Brecksville Old Town Hall, corner of routes 21 & 82  on the square.  Jes=
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in case y'all ain't figgered it out yet, this  show is not recommended for=20
children under the age of 13, due to language and  subject matter.  Admissio=
n is=20
$10.00 for adults and $8.00 for senior  citizens.  For more information or t=
o=20
make reservations go online at  www.brecksvillelittletheatre.com or call the=
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Box Office at 440-526-4477.
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Please let us know if/when this  will be printed so we may obtain copies for=
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our  records.
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Thank  you;
Brecksville Little Theatre  Production Team


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<DIV><STRONG>Press Release:  Brecksville Little Theatre's: "Daddy's Dyi=
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<DIV><STRONG>Brecksville Mayor to play "Daddy" for BLT</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>Brecksville Little Theatre will present Del Shore's <EM><U>Daddy's Dyin=
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(who's got the will?)</U></EM> for its finale of the 64th season.  This=
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fast paced down-home country-comedy is a heart-<EM>of-Texas</EM>-warming sto=
ry=20
of a family full of colorful characters that reunite when the imminent death=
 of=20
their patriarch is near.  Daddy has suffered a stroke, is partially=20
paralyzed on his left side, and his moments of incoherency are funny, spiced=
=20
with intuition.  He is played by Brecksville Mayor Jerry Hruby.  N=
o=20
stranger to the stage, and a great supporter of the theatre, audiences will=20=
see=20
a different side of our chief of the city.  His "children" are also pla=
yed=20
by seasoned actors and audiences may believe they are truly related:  K=
im=20
Tekavic as Sara Lee, the loyal middle sister and beauty shop operator; Tonya=
 S.=20
Duus as Evalita, the shocking youngest sister and country singer wannabe;=20
Stand-up comic, Kathie Dice as Lurlene, the Tammy Faye of the family, and ol=
dest=20
sister who can't help but be like "Momma"; and Mike Rogan as Orville, the on=
ly=20
son and <EM>who never met a meal he didn't like</EM>.  Adding to the=20
situation is the brother's abused wife, Marlene a "former fatty",=20
played by Diane Kulak and the youngest sister's latest fianc=E9, played by S=
teve=20
Harmath as Harmony, the hippy with a heart. (The Brecksville Little The=
atre=20
on the Town Square welcome these two actors in their debut=20
performance.)  Holding it all together is the grandmother, Mama Wheelis=
,=20
the only sane one in the bunch, and played by Brecksville's own, long-time=20
thespian, Judi Kaye.  The production is directed by Joe Svihlik, w=
ho=20
wears many hats, (and if you saw "Sugar", many wigs), produced by Paul Virag=
,=20
who also designed the set, and stage-managed=20
by <EM>"stage-hand"</EM> Kathleen (<EM>cute-as-a-bug's-ear</EM>)=20
Bratton of Brecksville.  Performances are April 29, 30 and May 6, 7, 13=
 and=20
14 at 8:00 p.m., with a 2:00 p.m. matinee on Mother's Day May 8. =20
Performances are at the Brecksville Old Town Hall, corner of routes 21 &=
 82=20
on the square.  <EM>Jest in case y'all ain't figgered it out yet,</EM>=20=
this=20
show is not recommended for children under the age of 13, due to language an=
d=20
subject matter.  Admission is $10.00 for adults and $8.00 for senior=20
citizens.  For more information or to make reservations go online at=20
www.brecksvillelittletheatre.com or call the Box Office at 440-526-4477.</DI=
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