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Contact: Alison Bibb (216) 795-7000 x236
	abibb at clevelandplayhouse.com

The Cleveland Play House Opens Season with Man of La Mancha=20
Starring Broadway Veteran Philip Hern=E1ndez
A new restaurant, Stages, debuts on September 14

CLEVELAND (August 22, 2007) -- The Cleveland Play House opens its =
2007-2008
season with one of the greatest musicals in American stage history: the
winner of five Tony Awards =96=20
Man of La Mancha. Preview performances begin on Friday, September 14 and =
the
production runs through October 7, 2007 in the Drury Theatre. =20

The Cleveland Play House and Sweetwater Restaurant Group, owned by Gary
Lucarelli, will officially open public restaurant in the former Play =
House
Club space on September 14. Stages at The Cleveland Play House will be =
open
for dinner Tuesdays through Saturdays. =20

First produced in New York off-Broadway in 1965, Man of La Mancha is the
show that gave birth to =93The Impossible Dream,=94 dramatizing the =
story of
Cervantes=92 Don Quixote. This is The Play House=92s first production of =
Man of
La Mancha, and is sponsored by the Kulas Foundation.

=93Producing Man of La Mancha is another step in my quest to present =
classic
American musicals in innovative ways,=94 says Michael Bloom, Cleveland =
Play
House Artistic Director. =93And presenting it in the intimate Drury =
Theatre
will allow the director to bring the story that much closer to our
audiences.=94

Amanda Dehnert returns to The Cleveland Play House to direct La Mancha =
after
having staged the smash hit My Fair Lady last season.

=93I hope that Play House patrons will leave the theatre with a little =
piece
of Don Quixote awakened in their hearts,=94 says Dehnert. =93That is, no =
matter
what we have, we always have the power of our own convictions behind us =
=96
that faith can, in fact, move mountains, and that we as individuals =
always
have a choice about how we live our lives.=94

Presented in one act, The Cleveland Play House production of Man of La
Mancha will be led by Broadway veteran Philip Hern=E1ndez, the only man =
in
Broadway history to have played both Jean Valjean and Inspector Javert =
in
Les Mis=E8rables. Hern=E1ndez made his Broadway debut in the Original =
Cast of
the Tony-Award winning musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, directed by =
Harold
Prince. He has previously played Don Quixote in the Paper Mill Playhouse
revival of Man of La Mancha. In 2002, Hern=E1ndez released a Latin jazz =
CD
entitled =93The Beat of My Heart,=94 which Jazz Review called =93a gift =
from the
heart of one of America=92s great voices.=94

Making her return to The Cleveland Play House is Rachael Warren, who =
will
play the role of Aldonza. Last year, Warren starred in the Play =
House=92s My
Fair Lady as Eliza Doolittle; The Plain Dealer called her performance
=93radiant.=94=20

ABOUT MAN OF LA MANCHA
The author Miguel de Cervantes and his manservant, Sancho are thrown =
into
prison by the Spanish Inquisition. Pleading his case to the other =
prisoners,
who threaten to steal his most important manuscript, Cervantes gives a
dramatic defense by reenacting the story of Don Quixote of La Mancha: =
the
passionate and poignant tale of a noble knight who rights all wrongs and
wins the heart of his one true love.=20

ABOUT THE CAST
HEIDI DEAN (Maria, Fermina) has toured both nationally and =
internationally
in productions of Evita and The Sound of Music. Her regional theatre =
credits
include productions at Saddleback Civic Light Opera, Whittier Center =
Stage
Theater, Beverly Hills Civic Center, Northridge Performing Arts Center,
Lancaster Performing Arts Center and Margaret A. Webb Theatre. Dean is a
graduate of New York University=92s Tisch School of the Arts.

BRANDON ELLIS (Anselmo) performed on Broadway in the 2006 revival of
Company, and off-Broadway, he appeared in the musical version of Of Mice =
and
Men at the York Theatre. Ellis=92 regional theatre credits include roles =
at
Barrington Stage Company, Heritage Rep, Virginia Stage Company, Chicago
Shakespeare Theatre, among others. On television, he was seen in =
=93Shake,
Rattle, and Roll=94 on CBS and =93Latent Powers=94 on HBO Family. His =
film credits
include 1 Room, Monochrome and Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower. Ellis =
earned
his BFA in acting from UNC-Greensboro.

JOSH FOLDY (Pedro) has performed in the off-Broadway productions of =
Nature
of Mutation at Urban Stages; and Security at Drilling Company. =
Regionally,
he has appeared at Yale Repertory Theatre, Guthrie Theatre, Perseverance
Theatre, Phoenix Theatre, Players Theatre Columbus and Playwrights =
Center.
Foldy has been seen on the soap opera =93As the World Turns.=94

JEROME LUCAS HARMANN (Governor, Innkeeper) has starred in the touring
productions of Swing, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dream Coat and Dreamgirls. Off-Broadway, Harmann has =
performed
in Rio at Theatre for the New City; Ton Beau Capitain at Ubu Repertory
Theatre; Bingo at Amas Theatre Company; and Obeah at Actors Studio =
Theatre.
His regional theatre credits include productions at Arkansas Repertory
Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Weston Playhouse, McCarter =
Theatre,
Geva Theatre, Birmingham Theatre, Crossroads Theatre, Maine State =
Theatre,
Syracuse Stage, Walnut Street Theatre and Falmouth Playhouse. He has
appeared in the television programs =93One Life to Live,=94 =93All My =
Children=94
and =93Top Spot,=94 and has been seen on film in  The Green Jacket, =
Happy
Birthday Miho, Malcolm X and The Peacemaker. Harmann attended both =
Syracuse
University and Brooklyn College.

PHILIP HERN=C1NDEZ (Cervantes/Don Quixote) has performed in the Broadway
productions of Les Miserables, The Capeman (original cast), and Kiss of =
the
Spider Woman (original cast), while his tour credits include roles in =
Barry
Manilow=92s Copacabana, Chess, Kiss of the Spider Woman and The Phantom =
of the
Opera. Hern=E1ndez has extensive credits off-Broadway, including King =
John,
Troilus and Cressida and Comedy of Errors at Judith Shakespeare Company;
Frankenstein at New York Musical Theatre Festival; The Gingerbread Lady =
at
Equity Library Theatre; Frida at The Arts at St. Ann=92s. Regionally, he =
has
performed at The Old Globe Theatre (San Diego), Paper Mill Playhouse, =
New
Jersey Shakespeare Festival, Birmingham Theatre, Granny=92s Playhouse, =
Lyric
Theatre of Oklahoma and Music Theatre of Wichita. Hern=E1ndez has been =
seen in
several soap operas including =93All My Children,=94 =93One Life to =
Live,=94
=93Loving=94 and =93Another World,=94 as well as TV=92s =93Law and =
Order.=94 He holds a BA
in Theatre and Educational Psychology from the State University of New =
York.

ELIZABETH INGHRAM (Antonia) has appeared off-Broadway in After the Ball =
at
the Irish Repertory Theatre, Busker Alley at the York Theatre, Hot and =
Sweet
at New York Music Theater Festival and The Girl Friend at Musicals =
Tonight.
Her regional theatre credits include roles in Evita at the Arts Center =
of
Coastal Carolina; Where=92s Charley? at the Goodspeed Opera House; =
Phantom at
Gateway Playhouse; Beauty and the Beast at La Place de Artes in =
Montreal;
and A Tale of Two Cities at the Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center. =
Inghram
has toured with productions of Strike Up the Band, Annie, CATS and =
Hello,
Dolly! She has a degree from Oklahoma City University.

JAMIE LAVERDIERE (Sancho) returns to Cleveland after performing in the =
first
national tour of Urinetown. He has performed on Broadway in The =
Producers
and The Pirate Queen, and off-Broadway in I Love You, You=92re Perfect, =
Now
Change at the Westside Theater; and Cam Jansen, Lamb=92s Theater. =
Laverdiere=92s
regional theatre credits include productions at North Shore Music =
Theatre,
Seattle 5th Avenue Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, Capital Repertory =
Theater,
Boston Public Theatre, Merrimack Repertory Theatre and White River =
Theatre
Festival. He has appeared on television=92s =93TV Funhouse=94 and in the =
films The
Producers and The Adulterer.

DANIEL C. LEVINE (Housekeeper) has performed on Broadway in the
Tony-nominated Jesus Christ Superstar (Best Revival), The Rocky Horror =
Show
and Chicago, and toured with Les Miserables, Chicago, Mamma Mia!, The =
Who=92s
Tommy, and Little Shop of Horrors. His off-Broadway credits include =
roles in
Babes in Arms at City Center Encores Series; The Gorey Details at =
Century
Center for the Performing Arts; The Day Before Spring at York Theatre
Company; John and Paul at The New Victory; and La Gran Scena Opera at =
Town
Hall. Regionally, Levine has performed in productions at Seattle 5th =
Avenue
Theatre, North Carolina Music Theatre, West Virginia Public Theatre, =
Eugene
O=92Neill Festival, North Shore Music Theatre, Downtown Cabaret Theatre =
and
Kansas City Starlight. He has appeared on the television shows =
=93Beverly
Hills 90210,=94 =93General Hospital,=94 =93The Rosie O=92Donnell Show=94 =
and =93The Tony
Awards 2000.=94 On film, he had roles in Calling It Quits, P.S. and No =
Such
Thing. Levine holds a BA in pre-medical studies and theater arts from
Brandeis University. He also attended the Tufts University School of =
Dental
Medicine.

CHRIS McBURNEY (Padre) has extensive regional theatre credits, including
performing in productions at Guthrie Theatre, The Ordway, Magic Theatre,
Helen Hayes Theatre Company, Queens Theatre in the Park, Merry-Go-Round
Playhouse, Surflight Theatre, Emelin Theatre, Seven Angels Theater and =
Depot
Theatre. McBurney earned an MFA in acting from the American Conservatory
Theater.

WILL PAILEN (The Barber) has performed in regional theatre productions =
at
Theatre Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Weston Playhouse, the Shakespeare
Theatre in Washington, D.C. and internationally at the Parthenon in =
Athens,
Greece. He has appeared on television=92s =93Law and Order=94 and in the =
film

Never Forever. Pailen attended The Juilliard School and earned an MFA =
from
New York University.

PATRICK PORTER (Dr. Carrasco) has performed off-Broadway in Blood on the
Dining Room Floor at WPA Theatre and Irene at Musicals Tonight. His
extensive regional theatre credits include productions at   Alabama
Shakespeare Festival, Vanbrugh Theatre (London), Gateway Playhouse,
SunnySpot Productions, Thee Theatre, Wallis Knot, Midtown International
Theatre Festival, Theatre at John Jay College, Million Stories Arts and
Artists, Westbeth Center Celebration, Prospect Theater Company, Writers
Stage, RiverRun Theatre, BMI Musical Theater Workshop, The Wilder =
Project
and Studio 1 Theatre. Porter has appeared in the films Allies, Philos
Aphilos, Atmosphere, Life Moves and Prognosis. He has studied =
Shakespeare
and classical theatre in London, as well as at the Royal Academy of =
Dramatic
Art; Acting Studios (NYC); American Musical and Dramatic Academy and New
York Acting Intensive Musical Theatre Forum.

RACHAEL WARREN (Aldonza) returns to The Cleveland Play House after =
playing
Eliza Doolittle in last season=92s My Fair Lady. She has performed in =
touring
productions of The Who=92s Tommy, Chess and Company =96 A Musical =
Comedy. She is
played over 20 roles as a member of the resident acting company at =
Trinity
Repertory Company, and has also appeared in productions at American
Repertory Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Hartford Stage Company,
Williamstown Theatre Festival, Goodspeed Opera House, Nebraska Repertory
Theatre and Organic Theatre. She also appeared in the film Hard Luck. =
Warren
earned her Bachelor=92s degree from Illinois-Wesleyan University, and is =
a
graduate of the American Repertory Theatre=92s Institute for Advanced =
Theatre
Training at Harvard University.

DIRECTION AND DESIGN
AMANDA DEHNERT (Director) is a resident director with the Trinity =
Repertory
Company, and she is an assistant professor at Northwestern University, =
where
she teaches Musical Theatre. She most recently directed the new musical
Asphalt Beach (music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, book by T.C. Smith and
Peter Spears) for the American Musical Theatre Project at Northwestern
University, and The Fantasticks for Trinity Rep. Prior to that, she =
directed
My Fair Lady for Actors Theatre of Louisville and The Cleveland Play =
House.
Dehnert has held various positions with Trinity Repertory since 1996,
culminating in her serving as the Acting Artistic Director for the =
2005-2006
season, in which she directed The Mystery of Edwin Drood, A Christmas =
Carol,
and Cyrano de Bergerac. She is also a composer and musical director and =
has
written scores and original songs for many of her directing projects.
Upcoming projects include Romeo and Juliet for Chicago Shakespeare =
Theatre
and Cabaret for The Stratford Festival, Canada.

BILL CORCORAN (Musical Director) CPH: My Fair Lady REGIONAL: Actors =
Theatre
of Louisville, Stage One, Pegasus Rising, Ogunquit Playhouse, Scottsdale
Windmill Theater, Country Dinner Playhouse, Beef n=92 Boards Dinner =
Theater
ORIGINAL MUSICALS: Little Bear of the Miami, Mark Twain on the River, A
Wonderful Life, Halfway to Heaven, Eddie (based on the works of Edgar =
Allan
Poe).

RON WILSON (Fight/Movement Choreographer) CPH: Well, A Streetcar Named
Desire,
The Underpants, Forest City, Jekyll and Hyde, Dinner with Friends, =
Bright
Ideas, I Hate Hamlet, Cyrano, The Emancipation of Valet de Chambre, A =
Small
Family Business, Seascape, Blue Room, A Kiss for Cinderella CASE-CPH MFA
PROGRAM: Hurlyburly, Bus Stop, Little Foxes, Big Love, Heartbreak House, =
A
Midsummer Night=92s Dream CLEVELAND: Tartuffe, Great Lakes Theatre =
Festival
REGIONAL: Alabama Shakespeare Festival, The Hangar Theatre, The Kitchen
Theatre CORNELL UNIVERSITY: Twelfth Night, Red Noses, Les Liaisons
Dangerouses, The Rover, The Royal Family, The Curious Case of Dr. Jekyll =
and
Mr. Hyde, Cyrano, Noises Off, A Streetcar Named Desire, Who=92s Afraid =
of
Virginia Wolf, The Cherry Orchard, King Lear, Marat/Sade. Wilson is the
Director of the Case-Cleveland Play House Master of Fine Arts Acting =
Program
at CPH and Chairman of the Department of Theater and Dance at Case =
Western
Reserve University.

KRIS STONE (Scenic Designer) OFF-BROADWAY: Brundibar, New Victory; =
God=92s
Ear, The Vineyard and CSC; Older Testaments, The Joyce Theatre; Light =
Bulb
Theory, The Joyce Theatre; Slag Heap, The Cherry Lane Theatre; Love=92s
Labour=92s Lost, Juilliard REGIONAL: Williamstown Theatre Festival, Long =
Wharf
Theatre, Hartford Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Old Globe =
(San
Diego), The Alliance Theatre, Asolo Theatre Festival, San Jose Repertory
Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Arizona =
Theatre
Company, California Shakespeare Theatre, The Philadelphia Theatre =
Company,
The Huntington INTERNATIONAL: The Dublin Theatre Festival, The Edinburgh
Theatre Festival, The Royal Theatre Tasmania, The Abby Theatre (Dublin),
Riverside Studios (London), The Project Arts Centre (Dublin) OPERA: The
Baltimore Opera, The Florentine Opera, Chicago Opera Theatre, McCarter
Theatre (Opera Festival New Jersey) EDUCATION: MFA, Yale School of =
Drama;
BFA, Art Institute of Chicago.

LAP CHI CHU (Lighting Designer) CPH: Enter the Guardsman REGIONAL: Mark
Taper Forum, Geffen Playhouse, New York Theatre Workshop, Oregon =
Shakespeare
Festival, Arena Stage, Hartford Stage, Dallas Theater Center, South =
Coast
Repertory Theatre, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Indiana Repertory =
Theatre,
Syracuse Stage, Intiman Theatre, Portland Stage Company, Pittsburgh =
Public
Theater, The Evidence Room, The Ordway Music Theater, Dance Theater
Workshop, PS 122, The Kitchen, Danspace, Primary Stages, Juilliard Opera
EDUCATION: Northwestern University, BS; New York University, MFA.

JAMES C. SWONGER (Resident Sound Designer) CPH: Trumbo, Lincolnesque, =
The
Clean House, Cuttin=92 Up, Of Mice and Men, 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=92s Lyric =
Opera,
Utah Festival Opera Company, Utah=92s Pioneer Theatre Company, =
Baltimore=92s
Center Stage, New Jersey=92s 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=92s Fine Arts program.

JOHN GODBOUT (Stage Manager) CPH: Lincolnesque, The Clean House, Of Mice =
and
Men, 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=92 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=92s 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.

Founded in 1915, The Cleveland Play House is the first permanently
established professional theatre in the United States. More than 12 =
million
people have attended over 1,300 productions at The Play House =96 =
including
more than 130 American and/or World Premieres. Today, under the =
leadership
of Artistic Director Michael Bloom and Managing Director Kevin Moore, =
The
Cleveland Play House is an artist-driven theatre that serves the Greater
Cleveland community by holding true to its mission:

To produce plays of the highest professional standards that inspire,
stimulate, and entertain our diverse audiences, and to conduct training =
and
educational programs that enhance the quality of life for those we serve =
and
help to insure the future of theatre.

The Ohio Arts Council helps to fund The Cleveland Play House with state =
tax
dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and =
cultural
enrichment for all Ohioans.

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FACT SHEET

What:  	MAN OF LA MANCHA
				By Dale Wasserman; Music by Mitch Leigh;
Lyrics by Joe Darion
				Directed by Amanda Dehnert

Where:	Drury Theatre, The Cleveland Play House, 8500 Euclid Avenue,
Cleveland, Ohio

When:		Preview Performances:	      Friday-Tuesday, September 14,
15, 16 and 18, 2007
		Opening Night:	                   Wednesday, September 19,
2007
		Final Performance:	      Sunday, October 7, 2007

Who:		Cast

		Maria/Fermina	Heidi Dean
		Anselmo	Brandon Ellis
		Pedro	Josh Foldy
                         Governor/Innkeeper	Jerome Lucas Harmann
                         Cervantes	Philip Hern=E1ndez
                         =
Antonia=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85=85..Elizabeth =
Inghram
                         Sancho	Jamie LaVerdiere
                         Housekeeper	Daniel C. Levine
                         Padre	Chris McBurney
                         Barber	Will Pailen
                         Dr. Carrasco	Patrick Porter
                         Aldonza	Rachael Warren

		Creative Team

		Director:				Amanda Dehnert
		Musical Director:			Bill Corcoran
		Fight/Movement Choreographer:		Ron Wilson
		Scenic Designer: 			Kris Stone
		Lighting Designer			Lap Chi Chu
		Sound Designer:			James C. Swonger
		Stage Manager:				John Godbout

Times:			=09
Tuesday-Saturday Evenings		8:00 pm
Saturday Matinee			3:00 pm
Sunday Matinee				2:00 pm
Weekday Matinee			1:30 pm, Thursday, September 27
Early Curtain				7:00 pm, Tuesday, October 2

Prices:					Single ticket prices start at $10.00

For Single Tickets: Call (216) 795-7000, ext. 4, or visit
www.clevelandplayhouse.com <http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com >=20

Groups of 10 of more SAVE!!! Call Lisa Craig, (216) 795-7000, ext. 235

Alison Bibb-Carson
Associate Director of Communications and Marketing
The Cleveland Play House
8500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio  44106
216.795.7000 x236
SEEINGISBELIEVING...www.clevelandplayhouse.com

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<P ALIGN=3DCENTER><B><FONT SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">The Cleveland Play =
House Opens Season with<I> Man of La Mancha</I><BR>
Starring Broadway Veteran Philip Hern=E1ndez</FONT></B></P>

<P ALIGN=3DCENTER><B><I><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">A new restaurant, Stages, =
debuts on September 14</FONT></I></B></P>

<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">CLEVELAND (August 22, 2007) =
--</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> The Cleveland Play House =
opens its 2007-2008 season with one of the greatest musicals in American =
stage history: the winner of five Tony Awards – </FONT></P>

<P><B><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Man of La =
Mancha.</FONT></I></B><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT></I> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Preview performances begin on Friday, September =
14 and the production runs through October 7, 2007 in the Drury =
Theatre.  </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The Cleveland Play House and Sweetwater =
Restaurant Group, owned by Gary Lucarelli, will officially open public =
restaurant in the former Play House Club space on September =
14.</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Stages</FONT></I> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">at The Cleveland Play House will be open for =
dinner Tuesdays through Saturdays.  </FONT></P>

First produced in New York off-Broadway =
in 1965, Man of La =
Mancha is the show that gave =
birth to “The Impossible Dream,” dramatizing the story of =
Cervantes’ Don Quixote. This is The Play House’s =
first production of Man of La =
Mancha, and is sponsored by the =
Kulas Foundation.

“Producing Man of La Mancha is another step in my quest to present classic American =
musicals in innovative ways,” says Michael Bloom, Cleveland Play House Artistic =
Director. “And presenting =
it in the intimate Drury Theatre will allow the director to bring the =
story that much closer to our audiences.”

<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Amanda Dehnert</FONT></B><FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> returns to The Cleveland Play House to =
direct</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">La Mancha</FONT></I><FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> after having staged the smash hit</FONT><I> =
<FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">My Fair Lady</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> last season.</FONT></P>

“I hope that Play House patrons =
will leave the theatre with a little piece of Don Quixote awakened in =
their hearts,” says Dehnert. “That is, no matter what we =
have, we always have the power of our own convictions behind us – =
that faith can, in fact, move mountains, and that we as individuals =
always have a choice about how we live our lives.”

Presented in one act, The Cleveland =
Play House production of Man of =
La Mancha will be led by =
Broadway veteran Philip Hern=E1ndez, the only man in Broadway history to =
have played both Jean Valjean and Inspector Javert in Les Mis=E8rables. Hern=E1ndez made his Broadway debut in the Original Cast =
of the Tony-Award winning musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, directed by Harold Prince. He has previously played Don =
Quixote in the Paper Mill Playhouse revival of Man of La Mancha. In 2002, Hern=E1ndez released a Latin jazz CD entitled =
“The Beat of My Heart,” which Jazz Review =
called “a gift from the heart of one of America’s great =
voices.”

Making her return to The Cleveland Play =
House is Rachael Warren, who will play the role of Aldonza. Last year, =
Warren starred in the Play House’s My Fair Lady as =
Eliza Doolittle; The Plain =
Dealer called her performance =
“radiant.”

<P><B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">ABOUT</FONT></B><B><I> <FONT =
FACE=3D"Arial">MAN OF LA MANCHA</FONT></I></B>

The author Miguel de Cervantes and his =
manservant, Sancho are thrown into prison by the Spanish Inquisition. =
Pleading his case to the other prisoners, who threaten to steal his most =
important manuscript, Cervantes gives a dramatic defense by reenacting =
the story of Don Quixote of La Mancha: the passionate and poignant tale =
of a noble knight who rights all wrongs and wins the heart of his one =
true love.

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

HEIDI DEAN (Maria, Fermina) has toured both nationally and =
internationally in productions of Evita =
and The Sound of =
Music. Her regional theatre =
credits include productions at Saddleback Civic Light Opera, Whittier =
Center Stage Theater, Beverly Hills Civic Center, Northridge Performing =
Arts Center, Lancaster Performing Arts Center and Margaret A. Webb =
Theatre. Dean is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School =
of the Arts.

BRANDON ELLIS (Anselmo) performed on Broadway in the 2006 =
revival of Company, and =
off-Broadway, he appeared in the musical version of Of Mice and Men at the York Theatre. Ellis’ regional theatre =
credits include roles at Barrington Stage Company, Heritage Rep, =
Virginia Stage Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, among others. On =
television, he was seen in “Shake, Rattle, and Roll” on CBS =
and “Latent Powers” on HBO Family. His film credits =
include 1 Room, Monochrome =
and Happy Sunshine Kung Fu =
Flower. Ellis earned his BFA in =
acting from UNC-Greensboro.

JOSH FOLDY (Pedro) has performed in the off-Broadway productions =
of Nature of =
Mutation at Urban Stages; =
and Security at Drilling Company. Regionally, he has =
appeared at Yale Repertory Theatre, Guthrie Theatre, Perseverance =
Theatre, Phoenix Theatre, Players Theatre Columbus and Playwrights =
Center. Foldy has been seen on the soap opera “As the World =
Turns.”

JEROME LUCAS HARMANN =
(Governor, Innkeeper) has starred in the =
touring productions of Swing, =
Kiss of the Spider Woman, Joseph =
and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat and Dreamgirls. =
Off-Broadway, Harmann has performed in Rio at Theatre =
for the New City; Ton Beau =
Capitain at Ubu Repertory =
Theatre; Bingo at Amas Theatre Company; and Obeah =
at Actors Studio Theatre. His regional theatre credits include =
productions at Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, =
Weston Playhouse, McCarter Theatre, Geva Theatre, Birmingham Theatre, =
Crossroads Theatre, Maine State Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Walnut Street =
Theatre and Falmouth Playhouse. He has appeared in the television =
programs “One Life to Live,” “All My Children” =
and “Top Spot,” and has been seen on film in  =
The Green Jacket, Happy Birthday =
Miho, Malcolm X =
and The =
Peacemaker. Harmann attended =
both Syracuse University and Brooklyn College.

PHILIP HERN=C1NDEZ (Cervantes/Don Quixote) has performed in the =
Broadway productions of Les =
Miserables, The Capeman (original cast), and Kiss of the Spider Woman (original cast), while his tour credits include roles =
in Barry Manilow’s =
Copacabana, Chess, =
Kiss of the Spider Woman and The =
Phantom of the Opera. =
Hern=E1ndez has extensive credits off-Broadway, including =
King John, Troilus and Cressida =
and Comedy of Errors =
at Judith Shakespeare Company; Frankenstein at =
New York Musical Theatre Festival; The Gingerbread Lady at Equity Library Theatre; Frida at The =
Arts at St. Ann’s. Regionally, he has performed at The Old Globe =
Theatre (San Diego), Paper Mill Playhouse, New Jersey Shakespeare =
Festival, Birmingham Theatre, Granny’s Playhouse, Lyric Theatre of =
Oklahoma and Music Theatre of Wichita. Hern=E1ndez has been seen in =
several soap operas including “All My Children,” “One =
Life to Live,” “Loving” and “Another =
World,” as well as TV’s “Law and Order.” He =
holds a BA in Theatre and Educational Psychology from the State =
University of New York.

ELIZABETH INGHRAM (Antonia) has appeared off-Broadway =
in After the =
Ball at the Irish Repertory =
Theatre, Busker =
Alley at the York =
Theatre, Hot and =
Sweet at New York Music Theater =
Festival and The Girl =
Friend at Musicals Tonight. Her =
regional theatre credits include roles in Evita at the =
Arts Center of Coastal Carolina; Where’s Charley? at the Goodspeed Opera House; Phantom at =
Gateway Playhouse; Beauty and =
the Beast at La Place de Artes =
in Montreal; and A Tale of Two =
Cities at the Helen Hayes =
Performing Arts Center. Inghram has toured with productions of =
Strike Up the Band, Annie, =
CATS and Hello, Dolly! She has a degree from Oklahoma City =
University.

JAMIE LAVERDIERE (Sancho) returns to Cleveland after performing =
in the first national tour of Urinetown. He =
has performed on Broadway in The =
Producers and The Pirate Queen, and off-Broadway in I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now =
Change at the Westside Theater; =
and Cam Jansen, Lamb’s Theater. Laverdiere’s =
regional theatre credits include productions at North Shore Music =
Theatre, Seattle 5th Avenue Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, =
Capital Repertory Theater, Boston Public Theatre, Merrimack Repertory =
Theatre and White River Theatre Festival. He has appeared on =
television’s “TV Funhouse” and in the films =
The Producers and The =
Adulterer.

DANIEL C. LEVINE (Housekeeper) has performed on Broadway in the =
Tony-nominated Jesus Christ =
Superstar (Best =
Revival), The Rocky Horror =
Show and Chicago, and toured with Les Miserables, Chicago, Mamma =
Mia!, The Who’s =
Tommy, and Little Shop =
of Horrors. His off-Broadway =
credits include roles in Babes =
in Arms at City Center Encores =
Series; The Gorey =
Details at Century Center for =
the Performing Arts; The Day =
Before Spring at York Theatre =
Company; John and =
Paul at The New Victory; =
and La Gran Scena =
Opera at Town Hall. Regionally, =
Levine has performed in productions at Seattle 5th Avenue =
Theatre, North Carolina Music Theatre, West Virginia Public Theatre, =
Eugene O’Neill Festival, North Shore Music Theatre, Downtown =
Cabaret Theatre and Kansas City Starlight. He has appeared on the =
television shows “Beverly Hills 90210,” “General =
Hospital,” “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” and =
“The Tony Awards 2000.” On film, he had roles in =
Calling It Quits, P.S. =
and No Such =
Thing. Levine holds a BA in =
pre-medical studies and theater arts from Brandeis University. He also =
attended the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.

CHRIS McBURNEY (Padre) has extensive regional theatre credits, =
including performing in productions at Guthrie Theatre, The Ordway, =
Magic Theatre, Helen Hayes Theatre Company, Queens Theatre in the Park, =
Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Surflight Theatre, Emelin Theatre, Seven =
Angels Theater and Depot Theatre. McBurney earned an MFA in acting from =
the American Conservatory Theater.

WILL PAILEN (The Barber) has performed in regional theatre =
productions at Theatre Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Weston Playhouse, =
the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C. and internationally at the =
Parthenon in Athens, Greece. He has appeared on television’s =
“Law and Order” and in the film Never Forever. =
Pailen attended The Juilliard School and earned an MFA from New York =
University.

PATRICK PORTER (Dr. Carrasco) has performed off-Broadway =
in Blood on the Dining Room =
Floor at WPA Theatre =
and Irene at Musicals =
Tonight. His extensive regional theatre credits include productions =
at   Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Vanbrugh Theatre (London), =
Gateway Playhouse, SunnySpot Productions, Thee Theatre, Wallis Knot, =
Midtown International Theatre Festival, Theatre at John Jay College, =
Million Stories Arts and Artists, Westbeth Center Celebration, Prospect =
Theater Company, Writers Stage, RiverRun Theatre, BMI Musical Theater =
Workshop, The Wilder Project and Studio 1 Theatre. Porter has appeared =
in the films Allies, Philos =
Aphilos, Atmosphere, Life =
Moves and Prognosis. He has studied Shakespeare and classical theatre in =
London, as well as at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; Acting Studios =
(NYC); American Musical and Dramatic Academy and New York Acting =
Intensive Musical Theatre Forum.

<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">RACHAEL WARREN</FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">(Aldonza) returns to The Cleveland Play House =
after playing Eliza Doolittle in last season’s</FONT><I> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">My Fair Lady.</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">She has performed in touring productions of The =
Who’s</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> =

Tommy, Chess =
and Company – A Musical =
Comedy. She is played over 20 =
roles as a member of the resident acting company at Trinity Repertory =
Company, and has also appeared in productions at American Repertory =
Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Hartford Stage Company, =
Williamstown Theatre Festival, Goodspeed Opera House, Nebraska Repertory =
Theatre and Organic Theatre. She also appeared in the film =
Hard Luck. Warren earned her Bachelor’s degree from =
Illinois-Wesleyan University, and is a graduate of the American =
Repertory Theatre’s Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at =
Harvard University.

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

AMANDA DEHNERT (Director) is a resident director with the =
Trinity Repertory Company, and she is an assistant professor at =
Northwestern University, where she teaches Musical Theatre. She most =
recently directed the new musical Asphalt Beach (music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, book by T.C. Smith and =
Peter Spears) for the American Musical Theatre Project at Northwestern =
University, and The =
Fantasticks for Trinity Rep. =
Prior to that, she directed My =
Fair Lady for Actors Theatre of =
Louisville and The Cleveland Play House. Dehnert has held various =
positions with Trinity Repertory since 1996, culminating in her serving =
as the Acting Artistic Director for the 2005-2006 season, in which she =
directed The Mystery of Edwin =
Drood, A Christmas Carol, and Cyrano de =
Bergerac. She is also a =
composer and musical director and has written scores and original songs =
for many of her directing projects. Upcoming projects include =
Romeo and Juliet for Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and Cabaret =
for The Stratford Festival, Canada.

<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">BILL CORCORAN</FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">(Musical Director)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">CPH:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT><I> =
<FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">My Fair Lady</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">REGIONAL:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> Actors =
Theatre of Louisville, Stage One, Pegasus Rising, Ogunquit Playhouse, =
Scottsdale Windmill Theater, Country Dinner Playhouse, Beef n’ =
Boards Dinner Theater</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">ORIGINAL =
MUSICALS:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Little Bear of the Miami</FONT></I><FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Mark =
Twain on the River</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> =
<FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">A Wonderful Life</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Halfway to =
Heaven</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Eddie</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">(based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe).</FONT></P>

<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">RON WILSON</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">(Fight/Movement Choreographer)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">CPH:</FONT></B><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Well</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> =
<FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">A Streetcar Named Desire</FONT></I><FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT>

<BR><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The Underpants</FONT></I><FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Forest =
City</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Jekyll and Hyde</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Dinner with =
Friends</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Bright Ideas</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I Hate =
Hamlet</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Cyrano</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The =
Emancipation of Valet de Chambre</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">A Small Family =
Business</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Seascape</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Blue =
Room</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">A Kiss for Cinderella</FONT></I><I><B></B></I><B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">CASE-CPH MFA PROGRAM:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Hurlyburly</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Bus =
Stop</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Little Foxes</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Big =
Love</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Heartbreak House</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">A Midsummer =
Night’s Dream</FONT></I><I><B></B></I><B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">CLEVELAND:</FONT></B><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Tartuffe</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">, Great =
Lakes Theatre Festival</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">REGIONAL:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Alabama Shakespeare Festival, The Hangar Theatre, The =

Kitchen Theatre CORNELL =
UNIVERSITY: Twelfth =
Night, Red Noses, Les Liaisons =
Dangerouses, The Rover, The Royal =
Family, The Curious Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. =
Hyde, Cyrano, Noises =
Off, A Streetcar Named Desire, Who’s =
Afraid of Virginia Wolf, The Cherry =
Orchard, King Lear, Marat/Sade. Wilson is the Director of the Case-Cleveland Play House =
Master of Fine Arts Acting Program at CPH and Chairman of the Department =
of Theater and Dance at Case Western Reserve University.

<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">KRIS STONE</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">(Scenic Designer)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">OFF-BROADWAY:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Brundibar</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">, New =
Victory;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">God’s =
Ear</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">, The Vineyard and =
CSC;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Older =
Testaments</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">, The Joyce =
Theatre;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Light Bulb =
Theory</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">, The Joyce =
Theatre;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Slag =
Heap</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">, The Cherry Lane =
Theatre;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Love’s =
Labour’s Lost</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">, =
Juilliard</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">REGIONAL:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> =
Williamstown Theatre Festival, Long Wharf Theatre, Hartford Stage, =
Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Old Globe (San Diego), The Alliance =
Theatre, Asolo Theatre Festival, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Yale =
Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, =
California Shakespeare Theatre, The Philadelphia Theatre Company, The =
Huntington</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">INTERNATIONAL:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> =
The Dublin Theatre Festival, The Edinburgh Theatre Festival, The Royal =
Theatre Tasmania, The Abby Theatre (Dublin), Riverside Studios (London), =
The Project Arts Centre (Dublin)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">OPERA:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> The =
Baltimore Opera, The Florentine Opera, Chicago Opera Theatre, McCarter =
Theatre (Opera Festival New Jersey)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">EDUCATION:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> MFA, =
Yale School of Drama; BFA, Art Institute of Chicago.</FONT></P>

<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">LAP CHI CHU</FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">(Lighting Designer)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">CPH:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT><I> =
<FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Enter the =
Guardsman</FONT></I><I><B></B></I><B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">REGIONAL:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> Mark =
Taper Forum, Geffen Playhouse, New York Theatre Workshop, Oregon =
Shakespeare Festival, Arena Stage, Hartford Stage, Dallas Theater =
Center, South Coast Repertory Theatre, San Jose Repertory Theatre, =
Indiana Repertory Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Intiman Theatre, Portland =
Stage Company, Pittsburgh Public Theater, The Evidence Room, The Ordway =
Music Theater, Dance Theater Workshop, PS 122, The Kitchen, Danspace, =
Primary Stages, Juilliard Opera</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">EDUCATION:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> =
Northwestern University, BS; New York University, MFA.</FONT></P>

JAMES C. SWONGER (Resident Sound Designer) CPH: =
Trumbo, Lincolnesque, The Clean House, Cuttin’ Up, Of Mice and =
Men, 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 SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">JOHN GODBOUT</FONT></B><FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> (Stage Manager)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">CPH:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT><I> =
<FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Lincolnesque, The Clean House, Of Mice and =
Men, 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</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT><B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">REGIONAL:</FONT></B><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">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>

Founded in 1915, The Cleveland Play =
House is the first permanently established professional theatre in the =
United States. More than 12 million people have attended over 1,300 =
productions at The Play House – including more than 130 American =
and/or World Premieres. Today, under the leadership of Artistic Director =
Michael Bloom and Managing Director Kevin Moore, The Cleveland Play =
House is an artist-driven theatre that serves the Greater Cleveland =
community by holding true to its mission:

<P><I><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">To produce plays of the highest =
professional standards that inspire, stimulate, and entertain our =
diverse audiences, and to conduct training and educational programs that =
enhance the quality of life for those we serve and help to insure the =
future of theatre.</FONT></I></P>

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

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<P ALIGN=3DCENTER><B><FONT SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">FACT =
SHEET</FONT></B></P>
<BR>
<BR>

<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">What:  </FONT></B><B><I> =
<FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">MAN OF LA MANCHA</FONT></I></B><I></I>
<UL><UL><UL><UL>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">By Dale Wasserman; Music by Mitch =
Leigh; Lyrics by Joe Darion</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Directed by Amanda Dehnert</FONT>
</P>
</UL></UL></UL></UL>
<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Where: </FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Drury Theatre, The Cleveland Play House, 8500 =
Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio</FONT>
</P>

<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">When:   =
       </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Preview Performances:   =
      Friday-Tuesday, September 14, 15, 16 and =
18, 2007</FONT>
<UL><UL>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Opening Night:  =
            &=
nbsp;      Wednesday, September 19, 2007</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Final =
Performance:      =
      Sunday, October 7, 2007</FONT>
</P>
</UL></UL>
<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Who:   </FONT></B> =
       <U></U><U><B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Cast</FONT></B></U>
</P>
<UL><UL>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Maria/Fermina   Heidi =
Dean</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Anselmo Brandon Ellis</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Pedro   Josh Foldy</FONT>
</UL></UL>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">         &nbs=
p;           &nbsp=
;   Governor/Innkeeper     Jerome Lucas =
Harmann</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">         &nbs=
p;           &nbsp=
;   Cervantes      Philip =
Hern=E1ndez</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">         &nbs=
p;           &nbsp=
;   =
Antonia………………………&#8=
230;………………..Elizabeth Inghram</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">         &nbs=
p;           &nbsp=
;   Sancho Jamie LaVerdiere</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">         &nbs=
p;           &nbsp=
;   Housekeeper    Daniel C. Levine</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">         &nbs=
p;           &nbsp=
;   Padre  Chris McBurney</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">         &nbs=
p;           &nbsp=
;   Barber Will Pailen</FONT>

&nbs=
p;           &nbsp=
;   Dr. Carrasco   Patrick Porter

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">         &nbs=
p;           &nbsp=
;   Aldonza        Rachael =
Warren</FONT>
</P>
<BR>
<UL><UL>
<P><U><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Creative Team</FONT></B></U>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Director:       =
        =
        =
        Amanda Dehnert</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Musical =
Director:       =
        =
        Bill Corcoran</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Fight/Movement =
Choreographer:           =
Ron Wilson</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Scenic Designer: =
       =
        =
        Kris Stone</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Lighting =
Designer       =
        =
        Lap Chi Chu</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Sound Designer: =
        =
        James C. Swonger</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Stage Manager:  =
        =
        =
        John Godbout</FONT>
</P>
</UL></UL>
<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Times:  =
        =
        =
       <BR>
</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Tuesday-Saturday =
Evenings       =
        8:00 pm</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Saturday =
Matinee        =
        =
        3:00 pm</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Sunday Matinee  =
        =
        =
        2:00 pm</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Weekday Matinee =
        =
        1:30 pm, Thursday, September =
27</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Early Curtain   =
        =
        =
        7:00 pm, Tuesday, October =
2</FONT>
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<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Prices: =
       </FONT></B> =
        =
        =
        <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Single ticket prices start at $10.00</FONT>
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<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">For Single Tickets:</FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Call (216) 795-7000, ext. 4, or </FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">visit</FONT><U></U><U><B> =
</B></U><A HREF=3D"http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com "><U><B><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">www.clevelandplayhouse.com</FONT></B></U><U><B></B></U></A=
><U><B></B></U><U></U><U><B></B></U><U><B></B></U><U><B></B></U>
</P>

<P><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Groups of 10 of more =
SAVE!!!</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Call Lisa Craig, (216) =
795-7000, ext. 235</FONT>
</P>
<BR>

<P><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#800080" FACE=3D"Californian FB">Alison =
Bibb-Carson</FONT></B>

<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#800080" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Californian FB">Associate =
Director of Communications and Marketing</FONT>

<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#800080" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Californian FB">The =
Cleveland Play House</FONT>

<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#800080" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Californian FB">8500 Euclid =
Avenue</FONT>

<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#800080" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Californian FB">Cleveland, =
Ohio  44106</FONT>

<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#800080" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Californian =
FB">216.795.7000 x236</FONT>

<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">SEEING</FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">IS</FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">BELIEVING...www.clevelandplayhouse.com</FONT>
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