[NEohioPAL] PRESS RELEASE: 10 new plays, 10 minutes each in CVLT's 10-10 Festival

[Chagrin Valley Little Theatre]

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Date: 6-29-09

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Contact: Andrew Rothman
From: Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

40 River Street
Chagrin Falls, OH 44122
Phone: 440-247-8955
E-mail: cvlt at cvlt.org <mailto:cvlt at cvlt.org>
Website: www.cvlt.org <http://www.cvlt.org/>


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    10 new plays, 10 minutes each in CVLT's 10-10 Festival

CHAGRIN FALLS, OH - Last year, CVLT put out the call for short plays to 
be performed at its River Street Playhouse, a smaller venue adjacent to 
the main theater building, as part of /The 10-10 Festival/, an evening 
of ten plays each lasting roughly ten minutes. The first event of its 
kind for CVLT, /10-10/ received submissions from all over Northeast Ohio 
and beyond. On July 10, it all comes to fruition as a band of ten actors 
premiere the selected plays, many of which have never been seen by 
audiences before. The selected plays cover a broad range of styles, 
taking on all aspects of life from the smallest leaf to the grand design 
itself.

The evening begins with /After Godot/ by George Freek (Belvidere, IL), 
which examines what happens after a "notable" performance (and why 
actors make lousy grief counselors). In /Two for Tea/ by Susan Apker 
(Bixby, OK), a woman named Maryanne finds memories in a porcelain cup, 
seeing more than most in a silver tea service.

Things take a sinister turn with /Dr. Wu Has Been Eliminated/ by John 
Busser (Parma, OH), taking audiences to the secret lair of an evil 
organization... what has happened to Dr. Wu, and why? /The Bachelor/ by 
Stanley Toledo (Richmond, CA) shows a young boy what he's really looking 
for and shows a waitress that you are never too old or too young to know 
the difference between love and romance.

Jonathan Wilhelm of Cleveland Heights, OH has two plays in the series, 
the first of which is /Let Me Tell You Something/. It's the story of 
Angela, a girl who discovers out the importance of respecting your 
elders, your funnel cake, and yourself. Who knew you could learn so much 
at the Feast of the Assumption?

/When You Lose a Friend/ by Domenick Danza (Mansfield, OH) looks into 
the future, where a computer-dependent programmer finds out that there 
are no guarantees about love, whether you're carbon or silicon-based, 
and /Afterparty/ by Noell Wolfgram Evans (Columbus, OH) looks at the 
effects of a baby shower on a couple's relationship.

Jonathan Wilhelm's other play, /Girl Story/, is a comedy in which two 
friends discover their feminine sides and what it means to be a man in 
today's world, and /A Walk in the Park/ by Robert Fortlage (Beachwood, 
OH) ponders how an older couple keeps their relationship fresh. Rounding 
out the evening is /On Wings of Song/ by Rollin DeVere (Chagrin Falls, 
OH), in which Rick and Louis question the divine plan.

/The 10-10 Festival/ is directed by Yvonne E. Pilarczyk and Don Knepper, 
and stars Noah Budin, John Busser, Ted Cogan, Mark DePompei, Natalie 
Dolezal, Donald Edelman, Corinne Halberg, Wini Kovacki, David Malinowski 
and Lisa Tarr.

Performances are on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 PM from July 10 
through July 25. The River Street Playhouse is located at 56 River 
Street in Chagrin Falls. All tickets are $8 and can be purchased online 
24 hours a day at www.CVLT.org <http://www.CVLT.org>, or by calling the 
Box Office at 440-247-8955 between 1 and 6 PM, Monday through Saturday.

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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