[NEohioPAL] GLTF Presents World Premiere of "On the Dark Side of Twilight" as Free Touring Production

[Todd Krispinsky]

For Immediate Release:
January 20, 2010

Great Lakes Theater Festival Presents
World Premiere of On the Dark Side of Twilight
As Free Touring Production

The new play by local playwright David Hansen
will visit twenty-one venues across northeast Ohio.

Great Lakes Theater Festival (GLTF) will launch the world premiere of On
the Dark Side of Twilight, a free touring production scheduled to visit
twenty-one neighborhood venues throughout northeast Ohio, to kick off
the company's 2010 series of Surround outreach programming.  The
production features a touring company of three actors and is directed by
Andrew May. The tour commences on February 16th, continues through March
11th and is designed to support the Festival's upcoming main stage
production of Bat Boy: The Musical at the Hanna Theatre,
PlayhouseSquare, this Spring.  All performances of the touring
production are free and open to the public, with the exception of
performances at area schools, which are private.  The touring play is
appropriate for teens through adults.  (Consult the attached tour
calendar for a complete list of performance venues, dates and times.)

"Now more than ever, we believe it is important to share free,
professional theatre with people out in their own communities," said
Daniel Hahn, Great Lakes Theater Festival's Director of Education, when
asked about the Festival's annual tour. "When we decided to produce Bat
Boy: The Musical, I knew right away that from an educational
perspective, exploring classic gothic literature's influence on
contemporary society had some relevance.  We are extremely fortunate to
have an award-winning playwright in David Hansen on our staff, and
vampire lore is somewhat of his specialty.  David was very excited to
take on this project, and I think audiences are going to be taken by his
wonderful new play."

Taking its title from a Bram Stoker quotation, David Hansen's world
premiere one-act drama On the Dark Side of Twilight explores the
evolution of the classic vampire myth, from its literary origins in John
Polidori's The Vampyre, through Stoker's Dracula, Anne Rice's Interview
With A Vampire, and Stephenie Meyer's Twilight.  An homage to four
pivotal moments in the history of classic vampire literature, taken as a
whole, On the Dark Side of Twilight describes a complete, two-century
epic centering around the character of Aubrey Porlock.

The three-actor touring company features Cleveland actors David Hansen,
Emily Elizabeth Pucell, and Dusten Welch. The design trio of Terry
Martin (scenic design), Esther Haberlen (costume design) and Richard
Ingraham (sound design) complete the play's production team.  "Andrew
has directed multiple GLTF tours, and Terry and Richard have designed
for this program for several years as well, so we are thrilled to have
their talents again on this year's tour.  I am especially proud to
feature the Surround debut of costume designer Esther Haberlen, GLTF's
assistant Costume Shop Manager."  Hahn said.

On the Dark Side of Twilight is a seventy-minute program that includes
an introduction and post-performance discussion.  This production is
appropriate for teens through adults.  Times and dates are subject to
change. Call individual venues for more information about the
performances. (Consult the attached tour calendar for a complete list of
performance venues, dates, times an d contact information.)

On the Dark Side of Twilight is part of a series of community programs
surrounding Great Lakes Theater Festival's upcoming Spring Repertory
production of Bat Boy: The Musical, story and book by Keythe Farley &
Brian Flemming; music & lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe (April 8 - May 16,
2010 at the Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare).  Held throughout northern
Ohio from February through October, the 2010, the Festival's Surround
offers multiple educational programs designed to connect the issues in
our plays to the issues in people's own lives.  All Surround events are
free and open to the public when at non-school venues.

For more information, visit the Great Lakes Theater Festival website at
www.greatlakestheater.org or call the Festival's education department 
at (216) 241-5490 x307.

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Media Contact:
Todd Krispinsky
Marketing and Public Relations Director
Great Lakes Theater Festival
1501 Euclid Avenue, Suite 300
Cleveland, Ohio  44115
(216) 241-5490 x317 / (216) 241-6315 Fax
www.greatlakestheater.org <blocked::http://www.greatlakestheater.org/> 
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