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		Contact:  	Alison Bibb
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>From the page to the stage:
The Cleveland Play House produces Steinbeck classic OF MICE AND MEN

CLEVELAND (December 14, 2006) - The stage version of the American literary
classic, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck will open for previews in the
Drury Theatre on January 5 and will close January 28, 2007.

Seth Gordon, Cleveland Play House Associate Artistic Director, directs the
production of this story that takes place during the years of The Great
Depression. 

When John Steinbeck wrote the novel Of Mice and Men in the 1930s, he created
the story as a potential play. When the novel became an instant success in
1937, Steinbeck worked with director George Kaufman to create a stage
version. The play was originally produced on Broadway in November 1937 and
won the prestigious New York Drama Critics' Circle Award and ran for 207
performances.

ABOUT OF MICE AND MEN
Clinging to each other for support during one of the most challenging times
in our nation's history, drifters George and his simple-minded friend Lennie
dream of a place to call their own. After they come to work on a ranch in
California, their hopes - much like "the best laid schemes o' mice and men"
- begin to go awry. One of the great classics of both literature and drama
in American history, The New York Times calls this play "A thriller. a
gripping tale!" 

ABOUT THE CAST
CHET CARLIN (Candy) has appeared on Broadway and in the national tours of An
Evening with Richard Nixon, First Monday in October, Fiddler on the Roof,
Dial M for Murder, and As You Like It. His Off-Broadway credits include The
Voysey Inheritance at The Mint Theatre and Oedipus at Colonus at Pearl
Theatre. Mr. Carlin has performed at the following regional theatres: Studio
Arena Theatre, Theatre Under the Stars, Geva Theatre Center, Pioneer
Theatre, Barter Theatre, Stage West and North Shore Music Theatre. His
television credits include "Law & Order," "Law & Order: SVU," "Law & Order:
CI" and "Return to Lonesome Dove."

HARRY CARNAHAN (George) performed on Broadway in An Inspector Calls. His
international theatre credits include Dolly West's Kitchen at The Abbey
Theatre in Ireland and at The Old Vic in London. Regionally, Mr. Carnahan
has performed at Theatre Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Theatre
of Washington, D.C., Studio Arena Theater, St. Louis Repertory, Capital
Repertory and Merrimac Repertory. His television credits include "The Job"
and "All My Children," and he was seen on film in Chronicle of Corpses, The
Insult and Everyone's Depressed. Mr. Carnahan attended the Juilliard School.

JEREMY HOLM (Slim) has performed at a number of regional theatres including
The Shakespeare Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, The Hangar Theatre,
Chamber Theatre, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, The Clarence Brown Theatre,
Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, The North Shore Music Theatre, The Riverside
Theatre and New Harmony Theatre. His television credits include "Law and
Order," "The Street," "Guiding Light," and "All My Children." Mr. Holm holds
an MFA from the Professional Theatre Training Program at the University of
Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and a BA from Colorado State University.

WILEY MOORE (Crooks) returns to The Cleveland Play House after performing in
the CPH productions The Piano Lesson, Forest City (World Premiere), Amen
Corner, Blues for an Alabama Sky, and 12 Angry Men. His Broadway and
national tours credits include   Inherit the Wind and Rumors. Regionally,
Mr. Moore has performed at The Kennedy Center, Yale Repertory Theatre,
Indiana Repertory, Ivoryton Repertory, Vinyard Playhouse, American
Repertory, Trinity Repertory, Papermill Playhouse, Kenley Players, Stamford
Theatre Works, New Repertory Theatre, Nickerson Theatre, Theatre Row and
Theatre Works (Boston). His television credits include "Law & Order,"
"Loving," "Against the Law," "Spencer for Hire" and "Tanner '88." He
performed in the films Booty Call and Mystic Pizza.

VAYU O'DONNELL (Curley) has performed Off-Broadway in Perfect Harmony at the
NY Fringe Festival; The Hidden Sky at ARS Nova; Priest in a Pool at Slant
Theater/The Tank; Famished at The Production Company; and The Scarlet Letter
at Blue Line Arts. He has performed regionally at Williamstown Theatre
Festival, Northern Stage and Yale Repertory Theater. Mr. O'Donnell appeared
in the films A Beautiful Mind, Suzanne and Sharif, USMC and Ascension. He
holds an MFA from the New York University Graduate Acting Program and a BFA
from Yale University.

AMANDA ROWAN (Curley's Wife) has appeared Off-Broadway in The Mai at the
Beckett Theatre and Provincetown Play House and Henry V at Classical Studio.
Regionally, she has performed at the American Conservatory Theatre, Marines
Memorial Theatre, The Public Theatre, Pacific Alliance Stage Co., Classical
Studio, Mill Valley Summer Stock and the Conservatory Theater Ensemble. Her
television credits include roles on "Chappelle's Show," "Law and Order: SVU"
and "Law and Order: CI." Ms. Rowan holds a BFA from New York University,
Tisch Drama, and attended the Beckett Centre, Dublin, Ireland; Conservatory
Theatre Ensemble and American Conservatory Theatre.

CALEB SEKERES (Whit) has performed in several productions in Northeast Ohio
including Guys and Dolls and West Side Story at the Porthouse Theatre and
Fucking A at the Convergence-Continuum. He also directed Icarus at that
theatre. His Off-Broadway credits include Blindness at La MaMa Experimental
Theatre Club; Ghoul and Notions in Motion at Adobe Theatre Company; and The
Merchant of Venice at Center Stage. Regionally, Mr. Sekeres has performed at
The Long Wharf Theatre, Hartford Stage Company and The Elm Shakespeare
Company. His film credits include roles in Amistad, For Love of the Game,
Brooklyn Babylon and Mickey Blue Eyes. He holds a BA from Wesleyan
University in Middletown, CT and an MFA from Kent State University.

JEFFREY EVAN THOMAS (Lennie) has performed in the following Off-Broadway
productions: The Madwoman of Chaillot at Colleagues Theatre Company; Three
Seconds in the Key at New Georges Theatre; and Midnight at Invisible City
Theatre. His regional theatre credits include productions at Northern Stage,
Theater at Monmouth, Hidden Agenda Theatre, Merle Reskin Theatre and Des
Plaines Theatre. Mr. Thomas has appeared in the films Comeuppance and One
for the Money. He holds a degree from DePaul University and also studied at
The Neighborhood Playhouse. He has directed productions of Medea; Blue
Window; Muriel's Birthday; Downtown; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe;
Rosemary with Ginger; Mind of Conclusion; and Alice in Wonderland.

ROHN THOMAS (The Boss) returns to The Cleveland Play House after performing
here in Small Family Business, Antigone, Diary of Anne Frank, Front Page, Ma
Rainey's Black Bottom and Stem of a Briar. He has also appeared in Northeast
Ohio productions of Gypsy, A Christmas Carol and As You Like It at Great
Lakes Theatre Festival; Guys and Dolls, Our Town, West Side Story,
Importance of Being Earnest and Inherit the Wind at the Porthouse Theatre;

Tony and Tina's Wedding at the Hanna Theatre; and Bye Bye Birdie, The
Fantasticks and Anything Goes at Cain Park. He has performed regionally at
St. Louis Repertory and Arena Stage. Mr. Thomas's television credits include
roles on "The West Wing," "Murder Ordained," "Guilty Until Proven Innocent,"
"What She Didn't Know," "Equal Justice" and "Babe Ruth." He has appeared in
the following films: The Shawshank Redemption, Sudden Death, Welcome to
Collinwood, Roommates, The Mothman Prophesies, Striking Distance, Telling
Lies in America, Innocent Blood, Waterland and Citizen Cohn.

JOHN WOODSON (Carlson) has performed in the following Cleveland-area
productions:  King Lear, Cherry Orchard, A Midsummer Night's Dream, School
for Wives, A Christmas Carol and Macbeth at Great Lakes Theatre Festival;
Our Town (Stage Manager) at the Porthouse Theatre. He has appeared on
Broadway in Medea, and Off-Broadway in Henry V at Public Theatre; Salome
(starring Al Pacino) at Circle in the Square; Love Suicide at Schofield
Barracks and Sorrows of Frederick at Signature Theatre. Mr. Woodson has
performed at the following regional theatres: Alley Theatre, Cincinnati
Playhouse, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, St. Louis Repertory, Williamstown
Theatre Festival, North Carolina Shakespeare Festival and Warehouse Theatre.
He has appeared on "All My Children" and "Law and Order," and the films
Critical Condition and Black Widow.

DIRECTION AND DESIGN
SETH GORDON (Director) is Associate Artistic Director of the Cleveland Play
House. CPH: Dinner with Friends, Proof, Forest City (world premiere),
Vincent in Brixton, Tuesdays with Morrie, A Christmas Story, The Wind in the
Willows; and this season, RFK, Of Mice and Men, Ferdinand the Bull.
CLEVELAND: Dobama Theatre, Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, Beck Center for
the Arts  NEW YORK: Primary Stages, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Theatre for the
New City, many others  REGIONAL: Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Bay Street
Theatre, Studio Arena Theatre INTERNATIONAL: Arabic premiere of Our Town in
Cairo  EDUCATION: High School of Performing Arts in New York and Carnegie
Mellon University in Pittsburgh  OTHER CREDITS: Mr. Gordon previously served
as Literary Manager and then as Associate Producer of Primary Stages in New
York. He has also directed and lectured at various universities, including
Case Western Reserve University. He received the Northern Ohio Live Awards
for excellence in theatre in 2004 and 2006. He considers himself a lucky
man.

HUGH LANDWEHR (Scenic Designer)  BROADWAY: Frozen, Bus Stop, All My Sons, A
View From the Bridge  OFF-BROADWAY: Last Easter, Scattergood, Filumena, The
Baby Dance, The Entertainer, Candide  REGIONAL: Stage in Baltimore, Long
Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Buffalo's Studio Arena Theatre, The Shakespeare
Theatre in Washington, D.C., Alley Theatre in Houston, Guthrie Theatre,
Seattle Repertory, ACT in Seattle  AWARDS: Murphy Award in Design; 2003
Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Set Design  EDUCATION: Yale College  OTHER
CREDITS: faculty member of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts; taught at the
University of Wisconsin, Madison, The North Carolina School of the Arts, and
Williams College; two-time recipient of NEA grants as an Associate Artist

DAVID KAY MICKELSEN (Costume Designer) CPH: A Christmas Story, Room Service,
The Dinner Party, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Frank Langella's Cyrano, I Hate
Hamlet, Company, world premiere productions of Jerusalem and The
Emancipation of Valet de Chambre  REGIONAL: Guthrie Theatre, Geffen
Playhouse, Denver Center Theatre Company, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park,
Arizona Theatre Company, Pioneer Theatre, Geva Theatre, Northlight Theatre,
Tennessee Rep, San Diego Rep, New Mexico Rep, Repertory Theatre of St.
Louis, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Sundance Theatre, The Children's
Theatre Company of Minneapolis, Ford's Theatre, Portland Center Stage, A
Contemporary Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Pennsylvania Center Stage,
Jean Cocteau Repertory Theatre, Theatre of the Open Eye, Hampton Playhouse,
Timberlake Playhouse, Laguna Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Berkeley
Repertory Theatre, as well as the Oregon, Colorado, Utah and Illinois
Shakespeare festivals

MICHAEL LINCOLN (Lighting Designer) CPH: A Streetcar Named Desire, Rabbit
Hole  BROADWAY: Copenhagen, Skylight, More to Love  OFF-BROADWAY: People Be
Heard, Mr. Goldwyn, Down the Garden Paths, The Bubbly Black Girl, If Love
Were All, Defying Gravity, Bunny, Bunny, You Should Be So Lucky, Swingtime
Canteen, Desdemona  REGIONAL: Houston's Alley Theatre, Bay Street Theatre,
Berkshire Opera, Ford's Theatre, George Street Playhouse, Goodspeed
Musicals, Playwrights Horizons, Indiana Rep, Long Wharf, Los Angeles Ballet,
Paper Mill Playhouse, Santa Fe Opera, Studio Theatre DC, Tulsa Ballet
AWARDS: L.A. Drama Critics' Circle and Drama Logue  OTHER CREDITS: Associate
Lighting Designer for Broadway's Guys and Dolls, Six Degrees of Separation,
and City of Angels; leads Ohio University Graduate lighting program

JAMES C. SWONGER (Resident Sound Designer) CPH: RFK, Rabbit Hole, Dream a
Little Dream, Custody of the Eyes, Well, A Streetcar Named Desire, A
Christmas Story, I Am My Own Wife, Room Service, Bad Dates, Restoring the
Sun, Rounding Third, The Real Thing, The Piano Lesson, John Henry, Tuesdays
with Morrie, Plaid Tidings, Crowns, Hurlyburly  REGIONAL: Cleveland's Lyric
Opera, Utah Festival Opera Company, Utah's Pioneer Theatre Company,
Baltimore's Center Stage, New Jersey's George Street Playhouse, Yale
Repertory Theater  OTHER CREDITS: designed the premiere productions of The
Tragic Demise of Whaleship Essex, Swinging on a Star: A Tribute to the Music
of Johnny Burke, Tangents, and The Count of Monte Cristo, adapted by Charles
Morey; designed sound system installations for restaurants, theatres, and
churches; former adjunct professor for the University of Utah's Fine Arts
program

GUY WAGNER (Fight Choreographer) OFF-BROADWAY: Titus Andronicus, Delecourte
Theatre REGIONAL: Studio Arena, The Irish Classical, Geva, Kavinoky,
Tomlinson, Shakespeare in Delaware Park  EDUCATION: BA, S.U.N.Y., University
of Buffalo; MFA, Temple University

JOHN GODBOUT (Stage Manager) CPH: RFK, Rabbit Hole, Custody of the Eyes,
Well, A Streetcar Named Desire, I Am My Own Wife, Rounding Third, Tuesdays
with Morrie, Enchanted April, Cookin' at the Cookery, The Underpants, The
Dinner Party, Forest City, Dirty Blonde, Crumbs from the Table of Joy, A
Tuna Christmas, Bright Ideas, Frank Langella's Cyrano, I Hate Hamlet, The
Amen Corner, The Waverly Gallery, Dinner with Friends  REGIONAL: Shakespeare
and Co., Lenox, Massachusetts; Capital Repertory Theatre, Albany, New York;
Arkansas Repertory Theatre; Northern Stage; American Stage; Worcester
Foothills Theatre; Seaside Music Theatre

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As the country's first permanently established professional theatre, founded
in 1915, The Cleveland Play House has produced plays for 91 years. More than
12 million people have attended over 1,300 productions at The Cleveland Play
House - more than 130 of which were American and/or World Premieres. At
300,000 square feet, the Philip Johnson-designed Cleveland Play House
complex houses five performance spaces, making it the largest regional
theatre complex in the United States.

The Ohio Arts Council helped to fund The Cleveland Play House with state tax
dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural
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stage:</FONT></B></P>

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produces Steinbeck classic</FONT></B><B><I> <FONT FACE=3D"Arial">OF MICE =
AND MEN</FONT></I></B></P>

<P><B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">CLEVELAND (December 14, 2006) =
–</FONT></B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> The stage version of the =
American literary classic,</FONT><I> <FONT FACE=3D"Arial">Of Mice and =
Men,</FONT></I><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> by John Steinbeck will open for =
previews in the Drury Theatre on January 5 and will close January 28, =
2007.</FONT></P>

Seth Gordon, Cleveland Play House Associate =
Artistic Director, directs the production of this story that takes place =
during the years of The Great Depression.

When John Steinbeck wrote the novel =
Of Mice and Men in =
the 1930s, he created the story as a potential play. When the novel =
became an instant success in 1937, Steinbeck worked with director George =
Kaufman to create a stage version. The play was originally produced on =
Broadway in November 1937 and won the prestigious New York Drama =
Critics’ Circle Award and ran for 207 performances.

<P><B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">ABOUT</FONT></B><B><I> <FONT =
FACE=3D"Arial">OF MICE AND MEN</FONT></I></B>

Clinging to each other for support during one =
of the most challenging times in our nation's history, drifters George =
and his simple-minded friend Lennie dream of a place to call their own. =
After they come to work on a ranch in California, their hopes - much =
like "the best laid schemes o' mice and men" - begin to go =
awry. One of the great classics of both literature and drama in American =
history, The New York Times calls this play "A thriller… a =
gripping tale!"

<P><B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">ABOUT THE CAST</FONT></B>

CHET CARLIN =
(Candy) has appeared on Broadway and in the national tours of =
An Evening with Richard Nixon, First Monday in =
October, Fiddler on the Roof, Dial M for Murder, and As You Like =
It. His Off-Broadway credits =
include The Voysey =
Inheritance at The Mint Theatre =
and Oedipus at Colonus at Pearl Theatre. Mr. Carlin has performed at =
the following regional theatres: Studio Arena Theatre, Theatre Under the =
Stars, Geva Theatre Center, Pioneer Theatre, Barter Theatre, Stage West =
and North Shore Music Theatre. His television credits include “Law =
& Order,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Law & =
Order: CI” and “Return to Lonesome Dove.”

HARRY CARNAHAN (George) performed on Broadway in An Inspector Calls. His =
international theatre credits include Dolly West's Kitchen at =
The Abbey Theatre in Ireland and at The Old Vic in London. Regionally, =
Mr. Carnahan has performed at Theatre Alabama Shakespeare Festival, =
Shakespeare Theatre of Washington, D.C., Studio Arena Theater, St. Louis =
Repertory, Capital Repertory and Merrimac Repertory. His television =
credits include “The Job” and “All My Children,” =
and he was seen on film in Chronicle of =
Corpses, The Insult and Everyone's Depressed. Mr. =
Carnahan attended the Juilliard School.

JEREMY HOLM =
(Slim) has performed at a number of regional theatres including The =
Shakespeare Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, The Hangar Theatre, =
Chamber Theatre, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, The Clarence Brown =
Theatre, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, The North Shore Music Theatre, =
The Riverside Theatre and New Harmony Theatre. His television credits =
include “Law and Order,” “The Street,” =
“Guiding Light,” and “All My Children.” Mr. Holm =
holds an MFA from the Professional Theatre Training Program at the =
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and a BA from Colorado State =
University.

WILEY MOORE =
(Crooks) returns to The Cleveland Play House after performing in the CPH =
productions The Piano Lesson, Forest =
City (World Premiere), Amen Corner, Blues for an Alabama Sky, and 12 Angry =
Men. His Broadway and national tours =
credits include   Inherit the =
Wind and Rumors. Regionally, Mr. =
Moore has performed at The Kennedy Center, Yale Repertory Theatre, =
Indiana Repertory, Ivoryton Repertory, Vinyard Playhouse, American =
Repertory, Trinity Repertory, Papermill Playhouse, Kenley Players, =
Stamford Theatre Works, New Repertory Theatre, Nickerson Theatre, =
Theatre Row and Theatre Works (Boston). His television credits include =
“Law & Order,” “Loving,” “Against the =
Law,” “Spencer for Hire” and “Tanner =
’88.” He performed in the films Booty Call and =
Mystic Pizza.

VAYU O’DONNELL (Curley) has performed Off-Broadway in Perfect Harmony at the NY =
Fringe Festival; The Hidden =
Sky at ARS Nova; Priest in a Pool at Slant =
Theater/The Tank; Famished =
at The Production Company; and The Scarlet Letter at =
Blue Line Arts. He has performed regionally at Williamstown Theatre =
Festival, Northern Stage and Yale Repertory Theater. Mr. O’Donnell =
appeared in the films A Beautiful =
Mind, Suzanne and Sharif, USMC =
and Ascension. He holds an MFA from the New York University Graduate =
Acting Program and a BFA from Yale University.

AMANDA ROWAN =
(Curley’s Wife) has appeared Off-Broadway in The Mai at the Beckett =
Theatre and Provincetown Play House and Henry V at Classical =
Studio. Regionally, she has performed at the American Conservatory =
Theatre, Marines Memorial Theatre, The Public Theatre, Pacific Alliance =
Stage Co., Classical Studio, Mill Valley Summer Stock and the =
Conservatory Theater Ensemble. Her television credits include roles on =
“Chappelle’s Show,” “Law and Order: SVU” =
and “Law and Order: CI.” Ms. Rowan holds a BFA from New York =
University, Tisch Drama, and attended the Beckett Centre, Dublin, =
Ireland; Conservatory Theatre Ensemble and American Conservatory =
Theatre.

CALEB SEKERES =
(Whit) has performed in several productions in Northeast Ohio =
including Guys and Dolls and West Side =
Story at the Porthouse Theatre =
and Fucking A at the Convergence-Continuum. He also directed =
Icarus at that =
theatre. His Off-Broadway credits include Blindness at La MaMa =
Experimental Theatre Club; Ghoul and =
Notions in Motion at Adobe Theatre =
Company; and The Merchant of =
Venice at Center Stage. Regionally, Mr. =
Sekeres has performed at The Long Wharf Theatre, Hartford Stage Company =
and The Elm Shakespeare Company. His film credits include roles =
in Amistad, For Love of the Game, =
Brooklyn Babylon and Mickey Blue Eyes. He =
holds a BA from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT and an MFA from =
Kent State University.

JEFFREY EVAN THOMAS (Lennie) has performed in the following Off-Broadway =
productions: The Madwoman of =
Chaillot at Colleagues Theatre =
Company; Three Seconds in the =
Key at New Georges Theatre; =
and Midnight at Invisible City Theatre. His regional theatre credits =
include productions at Northern Stage, Theater at Monmouth, Hidden =
Agenda Theatre, Merle Reskin Theatre and Des Plaines Theatre. Mr. Thomas =
has appeared in the films Comeuppance and =
One for the Money. =
He holds a degree from DePaul University and also studied at The =
Neighborhood Playhouse. He has directed productions of Medea; Blue Window; Muriel’s Birthday; Downtown; =
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; Rosemary with Ginger; Mind of =
Conclusion; and Alice in Wonderland.

ROHN THOMAS (The Boss) returns to The Cleveland =
Play House after performing here in Small Family Business, Antigone, Diary of Anne Frank, =
Front Page, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Stem of a Briar. He has also appeared in Northeast Ohio productions =
of Gypsy, A Christmas =
Carol and =
As You Like It at Great Lakes Theatre =
Festival; Guys and =
Dolls, Our Town, West Side Story, Importance of Being Earnest =
and Inherit the Wind at the Porthouse Theatre; =
Tony and Tina’s =
Wedding at the Hanna =
Theatre; and Bye Bye =
Birdie, The Fantasticks and Anything Goes at Cain Park. He has performed regionally at St. Louis =
Repertory and Arena Stage. Mr. Thomas’s television credits include =
roles on “The West Wing,” “Murder Ordained,” =
“Guilty Until Proven Innocent,” “What She Didn’t =
Know,” “Equal Justice” and “Babe Ruth.” He =
has appeared in the following films: The Shawshank Redemption, Sudden Death, Welcome to =
Collinwood, Roommates, The Mothman Prophesies, Striking Distance, =
Telling Lies in America, Innocent Blood, Waterland and Citizen Cohn.

JOHN WOODSON =
(Carlson) has performed in the following Cleveland-area =
productions:  King =
Lear, Cherry Orchard, =
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, School for Wives, A Christmas Carol and =
Macbeth at Great Lakes Theatre Festival; Our Town (Stage Manager) at the Porthouse =
Theatre. He has appeared on Broadway in Medea, and Off-Broadway in Henry V =
at Public Theatre; Salome (starring Al Pacino) at Circle in the Square; =
Love Suicide at Schofield =
Barracks and =
Sorrows of =
Frederick at Signature =
Theatre. Mr. Woodson has performed at the following regional theatres: =
Alley Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, St. =
Louis Repertory, Williamstown Theatre Festival, North Carolina =
Shakespeare Festival and Warehouse Theatre. He has appeared on "All =
My Children" and "Law and Order," and the films =
Critical =
Condition =
and Black =
Widow.

<P><B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">DIRECTION AND DESIGN</FONT></B>

SETH GORDON =
(Director) is Associate Artistic Director of the Cleveland Play House. =
CPH: Dinner with Friends, Proof, Forest =
City (world premiere), Vincent in Brixton, Tuesdays with Morrie, A Christmas =
Story, The Wind in the Willows; and this =
season, RFK, Of Mice and Men, Ferdinand =
the Bull. CLEVELAND: Dobama Theatre, =
Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, Beck Center for the Arts  NEW YORK: =
Primary Stages, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Theatre for the New City, many =
others  REGIONAL: Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Bay Street =
Theatre, Studio Arena Theatre INTERNATIONAL: Arabic premiere =
of Our Town in Cairo  EDUCATION: High School of Performing Arts =
in New York and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh  OTHER =
CREDITS: Mr. Gordon previously served as Literary Manager and then as =
Associate Producer of Primary Stages in New York. He has also directed =
and lectured at various universities, including Case Western Reserve =
University. He received the Northern Ohio Live Awards for excellence in =
theatre in 2004 and 2006. He considers himself a lucky man.

<P><B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">HUGH LANDWEHR</FONT></B> <FONT =
FACE=3D"Arial">(Scenic Designer)  BROADWAY:</FONT><I> <FONT =
FACE=3D"Arial">Frozen, Bus Stop, All My Sons, A View From the =
Bridge</FONT></I><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">  OFF-BROADWAY:</FONT><I> =
<FONT FACE=3D"Arial">Last Easter, Scattergood, Filumena, The Baby Dance, =
The Entertainer, Candide</FONT></I><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">  REGIONAL: =
Stage in Baltimore, Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Buffalo’s =
Studio Arena Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., Alley =
Theatre in Houston, Guthrie Theatre, Seattle Repertory, ACT in =
Seattle  AWARDS: Murphy Award in Design; 2003 Helen Hayes Award for =
Outstanding Set Design  EDUCATION: Yale College  OTHER =
CREDITS: faculty member of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts; taught =
at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, The North Carolina School of =
the Arts, and Williams College; two-time recipient of NEA grants as an =
Associate Artist</FONT></P>

DAVID KAY MICKELSEN (Costume Designer) CPH: A =
Christmas Story, Room Service, The Dinner Party, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. =
Hyde, Frank Langella’s =
Cyrano, I Hate Hamlet, Company, world premiere productions of Jerusalem and =
The Emancipation of Valet de =
Chambre  REGIONAL: Guthrie Theatre, =
Geffen Playhouse, Denver Center Theatre Company, Cincinnati Playhouse in =
the Park, Arizona Theatre Company, Pioneer Theatre, Geva Theatre, =
Northlight Theatre, Tennessee Rep, San Diego Rep, New Mexico Rep, =
Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Sundance =
Theatre, The Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis, =
Ford’s Theatre, Portland Center Stage, A Contemporary Theatre, =
Ensemble Studio Theatre, Pennsylvania Center Stage, Jean Cocteau =
Repertory Theatre, Theatre of the Open Eye, Hampton Playhouse, =
Timberlake Playhouse, Laguna Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Berkeley =
Repertory Theatre, as well as the Oregon, Colorado, Utah and Illinois =
Shakespeare festivals

MICHAEL LINCOLN (Lighting Designer) CPH: A Streetcar Named Desire, Rabbit Hole  BROADWAY: Copenhagen, Skylight, More to Love  OFF-BROADWAY: People Be Heard, Mr. Goldwyn, Down the Garden Paths, The =
Bubbly Black Girl, If Love Were All, Defying Gravity, Bunny, Bunny, You =
Should Be So Lucky, Swingtime Canteen, Desdemona  REGIONAL: Houston’s Alley Theatre, Bay Street =
Theatre, Berkshire Opera, Ford’s Theatre, George Street Playhouse, =
Goodspeed Musicals, Playwrights Horizons, Indiana Rep, Long Wharf, Los =
Angeles Ballet, Paper Mill Playhouse, Santa Fe Opera, Studio Theatre DC, =
Tulsa Ballet  AWARDS: L.A. Drama Critics’ Circle and Drama =
Logue  OTHER CREDITS: Associate Lighting Designer for =
Broadway’s Guys and Dolls, Six =
Degrees of Separation, and =
City of Angels; =
leads Ohio University Graduate lighting program

JAMES C. SWONGER (Resident Sound Designer) CPH: RFK, Rabbit Hole, Dream a Little Dream, Custody of the =
Eyes, Well, A Streetcar Named Desire, A Christmas Story, I Am My Own =
Wife, Room Service, Bad Dates, Restoring the Sun, Rounding Third, The =
Real Thing, The Piano Lesson, John Henry, Tuesdays with Morrie, Plaid =
Tidings, Crowns, Hurlyburly  =
REGIONAL: Cleveland’s Lyric Opera, Utah Festival Opera Company, =
Utah’s Pioneer Theatre Company, Baltimore’s Center Stage, =
New Jersey’s George Street Playhouse, Yale Repertory Theater  =
OTHER CREDITS: designed the premiere productions of The Tragic Demise of Whaleship Essex, Swinging on a Star: A =
Tribute to the Music of Johnny Burke, Tangents, and The Count of Monte =
Cristo, adapted by Charles Morey; =
designed sound system installations for restaurants, theatres, and =
churches; former adjunct professor for the University of Utah’s =
Fine Arts program

<P><B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">GUY WAGNER</FONT></B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> =
(Fight Choreographer) OFF-BROADWAY:</FONT><I> <FONT FACE=3D"Arial">Titus =
Andronicus, Delecourte Theatre</FONT></I><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> REGIONAL: =
Studio Arena, The Irish Classical, Geva, Kavinoky, Tomlinson, =
Shakespeare in Delaware Park  EDUCATION: BA, S.U.N.Y., University =
of Buffalo; MFA, Temple University</FONT></P>

<P><B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">JOHN GODBOUT</FONT></B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> =
(Stage Manager) CPH:</FONT><I> <FONT FACE=3D"Arial">RFK,</FONT></I><FONT =
FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT FACE=3D"Arial">Rabbit Hole, Custody of =
the Eyes, Well, A Streetcar Named Desire, I Am My Own Wife, Rounding =
Third, Tuesdays with Morrie, Enchanted April, Cookin’ at the =
Cookery, The Underpants, The Dinner Party, Forest City, Dirty Blonde, =
Crumbs from the Table of Joy, A Tuna Christmas, Bright Ideas, Frank =
Langella’s Cyrano, I Hate Hamlet, The Amen Corner, The Waverly =
Gallery, Dinner with Friends </FONT></I> <FONT =
FACE=3D"Arial">REGIONAL: Shakespeare and Co., Lenox, Massachusetts; =
Capital Repertory Theatre, Albany, New York; Arkansas Repertory Theatre; =
Northern Stage; American Stage; Worcester Foothills Theatre; Seaside =
Music Theatre</FONT></P>

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As the =
country’s first permanently established professional theatre, =
founded in 1915, The Cleveland Play House has produced plays for 91 =
years. More than 12 million people have attended over 1,300 productions =
at The Cleveland Play House – more than 130 of which were American =
and/or World Premieres. At 300,000 square feet, the Philip =
Johnson-designed Cleveland Play House complex houses five performance =
spaces, making it the largest regional theatre complex in the United =
States.

<P ALIGN=3DCENTER><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The Ohio Arts Council =
helped to fund The Cleveland Play House with state tax dollars to =
encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural =
enrichment for all Ohioans.</FONT></I></P>

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