[NEohioPAL] Cleveland Play House Announces "Triple Dog Dare to Care" Food Drive

[Lisa Craig]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

 

For information contact: 

Lisa Craig, Public Relations Manager 

(216) 795-7000 x236 

lcraig at clevelandplayhouse.com

 

CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE announces A CHRISTMAS STORY FOOD DRIVE

 "Triple Dog Dare to Care" Offers Ticket Discounts with Food Donations

 

Cleveland, OH (November 24, 2008) -The Cleveland Play House kicks off their
"Triple Dog Dare to Care" food drive in partnership with The Cleveland
Foodbank to help feed Cleveland families for the holidays. Starting now
through December 21, bring a donation of non-perishable food items to the
Play House box office when purchasing tickets to A Christmas Story and save
$5 per ticket (with a minimum donation of 5 non-perishable food items) or
$10 per ticket (with a minimum donation of 10 non-perishable food items).  A
Christmas Story is a live stage adaptation of the family-friendly holiday
movie comedy and runs Friday, November 28 through Sunday, December 21, 2008
in the Bolton Theatre at The Cleveland Play House. For more information,
call the Box Office at (216) 795-7000.

 

Buying A Christmas Story tickets online or by phone, or already purchased
tickets? Patrons can still bring non-perishable food items (in quantities of
5 or 10) to the box office on the day of their performance of A Christmas
Story, and in return the Play House will give patrons a discount voucher for
a future play in their current season.

 

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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: 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 Cleveland Play House is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents
through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and 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.

 

About the Cleveland Foodbank - The Cleveland Foodbank provides food and
critical nonfood products to local nonprofit agencies which serve hungry
individuals across northeast Ohio, 31 percent of them being children. In
2007, it distributed more than 20 million pounds of food to more than 440
local food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other agencies such as
child-care centers and homes for the elderly. To support the Foodbank's 2008
Holiday Drive, call 216-738-2059 or visit www.clevelandfoodbank.org.

 

 
 
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