[NEohioPAL] Chagrin Valley Little Theatre - July 2008 Shows & Events

[Chagrin Valley Little Theatre]

    *Chagrin Valley Little Theatre*


    _July 2008 e-News_


      General News:

    * *SUBSCRIBERS ARE TAKING /YOUR/ SEAT!*
      People are snapping up 79th Season Subscriptions at a
      record-breaking pace. Don't let someone else steal your seat!
      You'll save up to 30% off your tickets to great live entertainment
      and receive extra perks:
          o *Seven shows* for the price of FIVE - you can even reserve
            your favorite seat!
          o *Free* admission to any single River Street Playhouse
            performance
          o *First-choice* seating for /Guys & Dolls in Concert!/ (Oct 3
            - Oct 5)
          o *Valet parking* for subscribers ONLY available! (small extra
            fee applies)

      *Call (440) 247-8955 or see http://www.cvlt.org/newseason.php to
      reserve your subscription while these offers last!*

    * *FALL YOUTH THEATER SESSIONS ANNOUNCED *
      Grades 1 - 5 sessions September 13 - October 25; 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
      Saturdays. $80. Limit 30.
      Grades 5 - 12 sessions September 13 - November 8; 11 a.m. to 1
      p.m. Saturdays. $100. Limit 30.

      Call (440) 247-8955 to sign up. See www.CVLT.org/youth.php
      <http://www.CVLT.org/youth.php> for more information


      Performances & Events in July:

    * /*Polish Joke*/ <http://www.cvlt.org/78thSeason/polishjoke.php> -
      *Fridays & Saturdays at 8, July 11 - August 26 * at the River
      Street Playhouse, 56 River Street (next door to CVLT)

      /Directed by Steven Hoffman /

      Six actors (Ken Allan, Justin Brenis, Mike Green, Taylor Hess, Amy
      Pelleg, Elaine Sonnie, and Bobby Thomas) play over twenty
      characters in award-winning playwright David Ives' surreal comedy
      about the human condition. The play centers on a young
      Polish-American named Jasiu Sadlowski, whose uncle tells him as a
      boy that "Polacks are the punch line of Western Civilization." As
      he becomes a man, he changes his name and distances himself from
      his cultural roots, trying increasingly desperate and absurd ways
      to avoid his ethnicity. Jasiu finds it comically hard to navigate
      job interviews, the priesthood, relationships, shopping, travel...
      every aspect of his American life.

      The stereotypical views of Polish, Irish and Jewish people are
      thrown into a harsh and furiously funny light as Jasiu stumbles
      through heartbreaking and zany encounters. As the ghosts of his
      true heritage confront him at every turn, he learns what it really
      means to be 'a Pole'.

      Tickets are $8 all seats. Tickets On Sale at
      http://www.cvlt.org/78thSeason/polishjoke.php
      <http://www.cvlt.org/78thSeason/polishjoke.php>

    * /*Urinetown - The Musical*/
      <http://www.cvlt.org/78thSeason/urinetown.php> - *Fridays &
      Saturdays at 8, July 25 - August 23* with matinées at 2 on August
      3 & 10

      /Directed by David Vosburgh, Musical Direction by David Keith
      Stiver, Choreography by Pamela LaForce/

      Nominated for *TEN Tony® Awards* in 2002 and won three, including
      *Best Score* and *Best Book*. The show also garnered *THREE Outer
      Critics Circle Awards*, *NINE Drama Desk Awards*, and dozens of
      additional awards, nominations and accolades!

      Taking inspiration from coin-operated public toilets in Europe,
      writer Greg Kotis and composer Mark Hollman fling audiences into
      one of the most irreverent, clever, and hilariously savage satires
      ever set to music. The 20-member cast of this critically-acclaimed
      musical, which ran for nearly a thousand performances on Broadway
      from 2001-2004, takes witty jabs at government, big business, and
      even Broadway itself... everything from /West Side Story/ to /Les
      Misérables/!

      The story takes place in a destitute city, where a terrible water
      shortage caused by a 20-year draught has led to a
      government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens are
      forced to use public amenities which are regulated by a
      malevolent, profiteering bureaucracy called U.G.C. (Urine Good
      Company). Those who break the rules are sent away to a
      Guantanamo-like prison called 'Urinetown'. Finally, one brave
      young man decides he's had enough, and plans a revolution to lead
      them all to freedom!

      Tickets are $16 regular, $12 seniors/students. Tickets On Sale at
      http://www.cvlt.org/78thSeason/urinetown.php
      <http://www.cvlt.org/78thSeason/urinetown.php>

    * *Chautauqua-in-Chagrin Series *

      CVLT's Box Office is your source for The Chagrin Foundation for
      Arts and Culture's Summer 2008 series of Chautauqua-in-Chagrin
      programs. Each Tuesday evening event includes multiple lectures, a
      musical performance, and an informal "Music in the Park" concert
      at the end of the evening. July's offerings are:
          o July 15: The Ethical Frontiers of Science
            <http://www.cvlt.org/78thSeason/cfac-science.php>
          o July 22: American Foreign Policy: Leadership and Dialogue
            <http://www.cvlt.org/78thSeason/cfac-foreign.php>
          o July 29: Healing the Globe
            <http://www.cvlt.org/78thSeason/cfac-healing.php>

      (Note: Most of these events do not take place at CVLT itself -
      please see the linked pages for location details!)


      Other Announcements:

    * */Brick Pavers Phase IV /*
      The weather is warm and we're preparing for our fourth round of
      custom-engraved bricks in front of the building. Passers-by stop
      and look down at the bricks all the time - they could be reading
      your message! See www.CVLT.org/bricks <http://www.CVLT.org/bricks>
      for details.

    * /*Playbill Advertising Available */
      Advertising space in our 79th Season Playbills starts as low as
      $150 for the entire season! Contact Diane Gotliebowski at
      440.223.5953 or email ads at cvlt.org <mailto:ads at cvlt.org>.

    * */Putting a fresh look on an old, familiar face... /*
      Applied Specialty Koatings, based in Pittsburgh, PA, will be
      refurbishing the front of the theatre this month using the CHIC
      Liquid Vinyl System <http://www.liquidvinylsystem.com>. Applied
      Specialty Koatings recently used the same techniques to refurbish
      the Carter House at the Portage County Historical Society in
      Ravenna, OH. For information on this process, call 1-877-275-5628.


*CVLT.org . 440-247-8955 . 40 River Street, Chagrin Falls OH 44022 *

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre is generously funded by Cuyahoga County 
residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and is supported by the Ohio 
Arts Council

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