[NEohioPAL] Opening tonight! "A Life in the Theatre" by David Mamet at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

[Chagrin Valley Little Theatre]

  Chagrin Valley Little Theatre


    /Opening this weekend.... /


    A Life in the Theatre
    by David Mamet

* Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM** through May 22, 2010 *
CVLT's River Street Playhouse
56 River St. in historic Chagrin Falls Village

$10 all seats (not recommended for younger audiences)

Visit www.CVLT.org <http://cvlt.org/80thSeason/alifeinthetheatre.php> or 
call 440-247-8955 (Mon-Sat, 1-6 PM)

TICKETS: http://cvlt.org/80thSeason/alifeinthetheatre.php 
<http://cvlt.org/80thSeason/alifeinthetheatre.php>

*Directed by Don Bernardo
Starring: Brian Diehl and John Bruce, with Amy Pelleg *

The playwright of "Glengarry Glen Ross", "Speed the Plow" and "American 
Buffalo" gives us a funny yet poignant comedy about the relationship 
between two actors: Robert, an older stage veteran in the declining 
years of his career, and John, a young, promising actor. The pair 
experience theatre life -- onstage and off -- in scenes both hilarious 
and touching. Robert tries to teach John what he thinks John needs to 
know to make his way as a professional actor. But along the way, we come 
to understand that Robert also needs to learn -- to accept his advancing 
age and declining abilities with grace, and ultimately "pass the torch" 
to the younger generations of actors who will follow.

This backstage view of life in the theatre was made into a film version 
starring Jack Lemmon and Matthew Broderick. It was first produced in 
1977 at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, and revived there in 2006. F. 
Murray Abraham starred in the show off-Broadway in 1992. A Broadway 
revival starring Patrick Stewart is planned for late 2010.

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


  CVLT.org - 440.247.8955

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