[NEohioPAL] PRESS RELEASE: CVLT's "A Murder of Scarecrows" is hilarious Halloween fare

[Chagrin Valley Little Theatre]

  *PRESS RELEASE*
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: 10-8-09

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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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    CVLT's "A MURDER OF SCARECROWS" IS HILARIOUS HALLOWEEN FARE

CHAGRIN FALLS, OH - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre's first main stage 
show of its historic 80th Season is sure to make your spine tingle with 
fear... and laughter! In Pat Cook's mystery/comedy / A Murder of 
Scarecrows/, the Dandridges have decided to move their annual Halloween 
party to their country house, a fixer-upper with all the conveniences. 
The place also boasts one haunted scarecrow according to the grisly 
murder story that came with the house. When the scarecrow vanishes on 
the night of the party, and then turns up carrying an axe, things turn 
scarily funny!

Directed by Lake Erie College Drama Professor Jerry Jaffe and produced 
by Carolyn Barnhard, CVLT's production opens on October 16 and runs 
until Halloween night. The cast includes Jerry Schaber, Ann Holstein, 
Ken Allan, Leslie Price, Joseph Fath, Erica Edwards, Natalie Dolezal, 
William Grossman and Cheryl Fousek.

Playwright Pat Cook got his first taste of seeing his work in print when 
he was still in high school in Frankston, Texas, writing for the school 
paper. Then, during the summers, he wrote a column for his hometown 
newspaper. It wasn't until college, however, when he saw the movie 
version of Neil Simon's /The Odd Couple/ that he decided to try his hand 
at writing plays. His first one-act, /The Boys In The Halls/, was 
produced at Lon Morris Junior College in 1968. After moving to Houston 
in 1970, he soon found other writing assignments at AstroWorld, 
educational radio, night clubs and local television. His first play to 
be published was /Rest in Peace/, released in 1976 by Dramatic 
Publishing in Woodstock, Il. Still, writing was only a sideline along 
with several other odd jobs, which included playing piano in pizza 
parlors, acting in local commercials, industrial films and on stage, 
building scenery and selling pianos and organs. However, more plays got 
published and along the way, and his wife, Rose Ann, taught him the joys 
of using a computer. This, coupled with his conviction to drop 
everything else and write full time, proved to be a turning point in his 
life. As of this writing, he has one hundred twenty five plays published 
by nine publishers. Several of these have been translated into Dutch and 
German

Tickets for /A Murder of Scarecrows / are $16 regular price, or $12 for 
students and seniors. Performances are at 8 PM, Friday and Saturday 
nights October 16- 31. Tickets are available online at www.CVLT.org or 
by phone at 440-247-8955, Monday through Saturday from 1-6 PM. Complete 
details on CVLT's 80th Season are available online at www.CVLT.org. The 
theater is located at 40 River Street in historic Chagrin Falls Village.

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre is generously funded by Cuyahoga County 
residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. The Ohio Arts Council 
helped fund Chagrin Valley Little Theatre with state tax dollars to 
encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural 
enrichment for all Ohioans.

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