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New adaptation of The Jungle Book plays in 
Cleveland Play House Children's Series

CLEVELAND (January 23, 2007) -- The Cleveland Play House introduces the
second production of the 2006-2007 Children's Series with The Jungle Book.
The Play House's Jungle Book is an original adaptation based on the beloved
stories by Rudyard Kipling. Eric Schmiedl, a member of the Cleveland Play
House Playwrights' Unit, adapted the stories and directs the play. Public
performances run Saturdays and Sundays from January 27 - February 18, 2007.
Performances are at 1:00 and 3:00 PM.

ABOUT THE JUNGLE BOOK
Based on the wonderful Kipling story, this play is brought to amazing and
theatrical life for children. A great tale of fun and adventure, every young
person will enjoy seeing Mowgli living in the jungle with his friends Baloo
and Bagheera. As wonderful as it is to live free with the animals, Mowgli
learns the importance of family when his animal friends need to protect him
from Shere Khan, the menacing tiger, and when they ultimately must sacrifice
their own love for the young boy in order to do what is best for him. 

ABOUT THE CAST
ROD FREEMAN (Bagheera, Bandar 2, Man, Cobra) CPH: John Henry CLEVELAND:
S'posed to be Daddy, Grey Panthers, Coming to the Mercy Seat, Dream on
Monkey Mountain, Bee-Luther-Hatchee, Karamu House Theatre REGIONAL:
Streetcar Named Desire, Center Stage Omaha Nebraska; Sweet Bird of Youth,
Omaha Community Theatre; Inherit the Wind, The Blood Knote, University of
Nebraska

BRIAN MARSHALL (Mowgli) CPH: The Nutcracker, My Fair Lady REGIONAL: five
national tours, including Titanic and A Christmas Carol OTHER CREDITS: core
resident artist of Virginia Musical Theatre and Mercury Summer Stock

RENEE MATTHEWS-JACKSON (Messua, Shere Khan, Bandar 3) CLEVELAND: The River
Niger, Jar the Floor, Karamu House; Not Without Scars, Tri-C Eastern Campus
(Director); Sorrow's and Rejoicings, Ensemble Theatre; Steal Away, East
Cleveland Community Theatre (Director) OTHER CREDITS: Bone Pickin'
(Playwright/Director)

MICHAEL REGNIER (Baloo, Bandar 1, Priest) CLEVELAND: Back to Back, Actors
Company; Mrs. Warren's Profession, Beck Center; Waiting for Godot,
Charenton; Venus, Cleveland Public; A Midsummer Night's Dream, Dirty
Shakespeare; Three in the Back, Two in the Head, Dobama; A Tuna Christmas,
Ensemble; Seven Ages, Great Lakes; A Moon for the Misbegotten, MapleLeaf;
The Glass Menagerie, SignStage REGIONAL: Beggars in the House of Plenty,
Bang and The Clatter OTHER: Caesar's Forum, Lakeland and Tyst

DIRECTION AND DESIGN
ERIC SCHMIEDL (Adaptation/Director) is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and a
graduate of Kent State University and the University of Hawai'i. His plays
have been produced by The Cleveland Play House, the Alabama Shakespeare
Festival, the Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Oregon Children's Theatre,
BackStage Theatre in Chicago, Karamu House, and the Ensemble Theatre of
Cincinnati. The Alabama Shakespeare Festival commissioned and produced
Eric's adaptation of Lee Smith's acclaimed novel Fair and Tender Ladies.
Eric's adaptation of The Red Badge of Courage has received an NEA grant to
be produced by the Oregon Children's Theatre this season. He is also
currently working on commissions for the Denver Center Theatre Company and
the Oregon Children's Theatre. As a director, Eric recently worked on Night
Bloomers for Dobama Theatre and Let Freedom Ring for Ensemble Theatre. Eric
is a member of The Cleveland Play House's Playwrights Unit and on the
faculty of the MFA program at Spalding University. He is also the recipient
of the Lisa Toishigawa Inoye Playwriting Award. Eric and his wife Adaora
live in Cleveland Heights with their sons Zeke and Arthur and beagle Mable.

KRISTEN EGAN (Scenic Designer) REGIONAL: Recent Tragic Events, PAC; Cossi
Fan Tutte, Hillman Opera EDUCATION: State University College of New York at
Fredonia

CAROLYN DICKEY (Costume Designer) CPH: The Nutcracker, Wind in the Willows,
Balto, John Henry, Johnny Appleseed CLEVELAND: Night Bloomers, Dobama;
Cat-Spanking Machine, Cleveland SignStage OTHER CREDITS: 13 years as CPH
Assistant Costume Shop Manager

KATRINA YEIGH (Lighting Design) CPH: Romeo and Juliet CLEVELAND: Lil'
Scrooge, Tribute to Martin Luther King, Tiako Drummers Concert, Laramie
Project, Waiting for Godot, Tri-C; Many Gifts, Some of Which Are Hidden,
Cleveland School of the Arts REGIONAL: Cassidy Theater, Western Reserve
Playhouse, Independence Theater EDUCATION: BA, Baldwin-Wallace College

MICHAEL POPE (Sound Design)
REGIONAL: Top Girls, The Laramie Project, Ohio University; Annie, Damn
Yankees, Ohio Valley Summer Theatre EDUCATION: BA, Production Design and
Technology, Ohio University

JR GOLDBERG (Stage Manager) CPH: Heartbreak House, A Midsummer Night's Dream
(Assistant Director), The Real Thing (Assistant Stage Manager) OTHER
CREDITS: Mr. Goldberg has worked at Case and the Beck Center and has had
numerous written works produced.
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Founded in 1915, The Cleveland Play House is America's first permanently
established professional theatre. Over the past 89 years, more than 11
million people have attended The Cleveland Play House's 1,300 productions -
100 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
country.
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FACT SHEET

The Jungle Book
Adaptation by Eric Schmiedl
Based on the stories of Rudyard Kipling
Directed by Eric Schmiedl
Studio One Theatre

For School Groups: Tuesdays through Fridays, January 23 through February 16,
2007 at 10:00 and 11:30AM.
Public Performances: Saturdays & Sundays from January 27 - February 18,
2007.
            Performances at 1:00 & 3:00 PM.

The Cast
Bagheera, Bandar 2, Man, Cobra............ Rod Freeman
Mowgli.......................Brian Marshall
Messua, Shere Khan, Bandar 3........Renee Matthews-Jackson
Baloo, Bandar 1, Priest ...............Michael Regnier

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The Jungle Book</I> plays in<BR>
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<BR>

CLEVELAND (January 23, =
2007) -- The Cleveland Play =
House introduces the second production of the 2006-2007 Children’s =
Series with The Jungle =
Book. The Play =
House’s Jungle =
Book is an original adaptation =
based on the beloved stories by Rudyard Kipling. Eric Schmiedl, a member =
of the Cleveland Play House Playwrights’ Unit, adapted the stories =
and directs the play. Public performances run Saturdays and Sundays from =
January 27 - February 18, 2007. Performances are at 1:00 and 3:00 =
PM.

ABOUT THE JUNGLE BOOK 
Based on the =
wonderful Kipling story, this play is brought to amazing and theatrical =
life for children. A great tale of fun and adventure, every young person =
will enjoy seeing Mowgli living in the jungle with his friends Baloo and =
Bagheera. As wonderful as it is to live free with the animals, Mowgli =
learns the importance of family when his animal friends need to protect =
him from Shere Khan, the menacing tiger, and when they ultimately must =
sacrifice their own love for the young boy in order to do what is best =
for him.

<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">ABOUT THE CAST</FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">ROD FREEMAN</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> (Bagheera, Bandar 2, Man, Cobra) CPH:</FONT><I> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">John Henry</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> CLEVELAND:</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">S’posed to be Daddy, Grey Panthers, Coming to the =
Mercy Seat, Dream on Monkey Mountain, Bee-Luther-Hatchee</FONT></I><FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">, Karamu House Theatre REGIONAL:</FONT><I> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Streetcar Named Desire,</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> Center Stage Omaha Nebraska;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Sweet Bird of Youth</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">, Omaha Community Theatre;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Inherit the Wind</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The Blood =
Knote,</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> University of =
Nebraska</FONT></P>

<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">BRIAN MARSHALL</FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">(Mowgli) CPH:</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">The Nutcracker,</FONT></I><I><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">My Fair =
Lady</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> REGIONAL: =
five</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">national tours, including</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Titanic</FONT></I><I><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT></B></I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">and</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">A Christmas =
Carol</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> OTHER</FONT><B><FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">CREDITS: core resident artist of Virginia</FONT><B><FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Musical Theatre and Mercury Summer =
Stock</FONT><B></B></P>

<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">RENEE MATTHEWS-JACKSON</FONT></B> =
<FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">(Messua, Shere Khan, Bandar 3) =
CLEVELAND:</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT></B><I> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The River Niger, Jar the Floor</FONT></I><FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Karamu =
House;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Not =
Without</FONT></I><I><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Scars</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">, =
Tri-C Eastern Campus (Director);</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT></B><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Sorrow’s and Rejoicings</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">, Ensemble Theatre;</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT></B><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Steal =
Away</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">, East Cleveland =
Community</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Theatre (Director) OTHER CREDITS:</FONT><I> =
<FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Bone</FONT></I><I><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Pickin’</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> =
(Playwright/Director)</FONT><B></B></P>

MICHAEL REGNIER (Baloo, Bandar 1, Priest) CLEVELAND: Back =
to Back, Actors =
Company; Mrs. Warren’s =
Profession, Beck =
Center; Waiting for =
Godot, Charenton; =
Venus, =
Cleveland Public; A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Dirty =
Shakespeare; Three in the =
Back, Two in the Head, Dobama; A Tuna =
Christmas, Ensemble; Seven =
Ages, Great Lakes; =
A Moon for the =
Misbegotten, =
MapleLeaf; The =
Glass Menagerie, SignStage REGIONAL: Beggars in the House of =
Plenty, Bang and The Clatter OTHER: =
Caesar’s Forum, Lakeland and Tyst

<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">DIRECTION AND DESIGN</FONT></B>

ERIC SCHMIEDL (Adaptation/Director) is a native of Cleveland, =
Ohio, and a graduate of Kent State University and the University of =
Hawai’i. His plays have been produced by The Cleveland Play House, =
the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, the Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Oregon =
Children’s Theatre, BackStage Theatre in Chicago, Karamu House, =
and the Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati. The Alabama Shakespeare Festival =
commissioned and produced Eric’s adaptation of Lee Smith’s =
acclaimed novel Fair and Tender =
Ladies. Eric’s adaptation =
of The Red Badge of =
Courage has received an NEA =
grant to be produced by the Oregon Children’s Theatre this season. =
He is also currently working on commissions for the Denver Center =
Theatre Company and the Oregon Children’s Theatre. As a director, =
Eric recently worked on Night =
Bloomers for Dobama Theatre =
and Let Freedom =
Ring for Ensemble Theatre. Eric =
is a member of The Cleveland Play House’s Playwrights Unit and on =
the faculty of the MFA program at Spalding University. He is also the =
recipient of the Lisa Toishigawa Inoye Playwriting Award. Eric and his =
wife Adaora live in Cleveland Heights with their sons Zeke and Arthur =
and beagle Mable.

<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">KRISTEN EGAN</FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">(Scenic Designer) REGIONAL:</FONT><I> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Recent Tragic Events</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">, PAC;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Cossi Fan =
Tutte</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">, Hillman Opera EDUCATION: =
State University College of New York at Fredonia</FONT></P>

<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">CAROLYN DICKEY</FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">(Costume Designer) CPH:</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">The Nutcracker, Wind in the Willows, Balto, John Henry, =
Johnny Appleseed</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">CLEVELAND:</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Night =
Bloomers</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">, Dobama;</FONT><I> =
<FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Cat-Spanking Machine,</FONT></I><FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> Cleveland SignStage OTHER CREDITS: 13 years as =
CPH Assistant Costume Shop Manager</FONT></P>

<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">KATRINA YEIGH</FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">(Lighting Design) CPH:</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Romeo and Juliet</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> =
CLEVELAND:</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Lil’ Scrooge, =
Tribute to Martin Luther King, Tiako Drummers Concert, Laramie Project, =
Waiting for Godot,</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> =
Tri-C;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Many Gifts, Some of Which =
Are Hidden</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">, Cleveland School of =
the Arts REGIONAL: Cassidy Theater, Western Reserve Playhouse, =
Independence Theater EDUCATION: BA, Baldwin-Wallace College</FONT></P>

<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">MICHAEL POPE</FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">(Sound Design)</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">REGIONAL:</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Top Girls, The Laramie Project</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">, Ohio University;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Annie, Damn Yankees</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">, Ohio Valley Summer Theatre EDUCATION: BA, Production =
Design and Technology, Ohio University</FONT></P>

JR GOLDBERG (Stage Manager) CPH: Heartbreak House, A Midsummer Night’s =
Dream (Assistant =
Director), The Real =
Thing (Assistant Stage Manager) =
OTHER CREDITS: Mr. Goldberg has worked at Case and the Beck Center and =
has had numerous written works produced.

<P ALIGN=3DCENTER><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">###</FONT></B></P>

Founded in 1915, The =
Cleveland Play House is America’s first permanently established =
professional theatre. Over the past 89 years, more than 11 million =
people have attended The Cleveland Play House’s 1,300 productions =
– 100 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 country.

<P ALIGN=3DCENTER><I><FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Arial">__________________________________________________________=
__________________________________________________</FONT></I></P>

<P ALIGN=3DCENTER><B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">FACT SHEET</FONT></B></P>
<BR>

<P><B><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The Jungle Book</FONT></I></B>

<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Adaptation by Eric =
Schmiedl</FONT></B>

<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Based on the stories of Rudyard =
Kipling</FONT></B>

<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Directed by Eric =
Schmiedl</FONT></B>

<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Studio One Theatre</FONT></B>
</P>

<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">For School Groups:</FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Tuesdays through Fridays, January 23 through =
February 16, 2007 at 10:00 and 11:30AM.</FONT><B></B>

<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Public Performances:</FONT></B> =
<FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Saturdays & Sundays from January 27 - =
February 18, 2007.<BR>
            =
Performances at 1:00 & 3:00 PM.</FONT>
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<BR>

<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The Cast</FONT></B>

<BR><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Bagheera, Bandar 2, Man, =
Cobra</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">……………………&#=
8230;... Rod Freeman</FONT>

<BR><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Mowgli…………………&#8=
230;………………………&#8230=
;…</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">…………Brian Marshall</FONT>

<BR><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Messua, Shere Khan, Bandar =
3</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">………………….Renee =
Matthews-Jackson</FONT>

<BR><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Baloo, Bandar 1, =
Priest</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> =
…………………………&#8=
230;…………Michael Regnier</FONT>
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