[NEohioPAL] PRESS RELEASE: CVLT's 25th "Murder" to feature Les Roberts, Jan Jones… and ghostbusters.

[Chagrin Valley Little Theatre]

  *PRESS RELEASE*
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: 8-17-10

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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/>


    CVLT's 25th "Murder" to feature Les Roberts, Jan Jones… and ghostbusters

CHAGRIN FALLS, OH - Every theatre has its ghost stories and Chagrin 
Valley Little Theatre is no different. Over the years, the resident 
spirit has been handy in making lost props reappear, repairing costumes, 
un-sticking paint cans, and generally helping out in unexpected and 
mysterious ways. But in CVLT's 25th annual /Murder by the Falls/ event, 
taking place on September 10th and 11th, things have suddenly changed; 
light bulbs are breaking, doors are being locked, buckets are upturned, 
makeup and shoes are being ruined… clearly the ghost suddenly wants to 
get everyone's attention. When an overzealous reporter writes about it 
in the local paper, the theater is beset with kooky paranormal 
investigators who all want to make contact!

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre's audience-participation mystery fund 
raiser, produced with generous support from South Franklin Circle and 
other sponsors, kicks off the Theatre's 81st consecutive season with 
intrigue and goofball humor. The evening begins with a pre-show hors 
d’oeuvre reception with beer/wine cash bar, followed by Act I, in which 
a mystery is unveiled. During intermission, the audience searches 
Chagrin Falls Village for clues hidden in store windows and interviews 
live actors on the street.  A catered dessert follows where audience 
members, in teams of eight, make their accusations on paper.  The 
evening completes with the revealing of the criminal's identity in Act 
II and prizes being awarded to the winning team.  Money raised from the 
event helps with operating expenses as the theatre kicks off its new season.

This year's show, entitled /Who Ya Gonna Call?/ is the third original 
script by brother/sister team Andrew and Greta Rothman. The playwrights 
experimentally deviate from the traditional format this time around, 
with the audience being challenged not just to reveal the criminal, but 
also what crime they committed, by deciphering messages that the various 
ghost hunters receive from the theatre's haunting habitant. Where the 
show does follow tradition is in its use of CVLT regulars along side 
local notables. This year's cast features acclaimed author Les Roberts 
("King of the Holly Hop", "Pepper Pike", "The Cleveland Connection") 
along with cameos by Chagrin Falls Mayor Tom Brick, South Russell Mayor 
Matthew Brett, Bentleyville Mayor Leonard Spremulli, Chagrin Falls 
Police Chief James Brosius, and Geauga County Sheriff Daniel McClelland. 
Cleveland television favorite Jan Jones, a vetern of several /Murder by 
the Falls/ shows, appears as the flamboyant medium "Madame Chanél LeFou".

Andrew Rothman and Michelle Kaiser lead the proceedings once more as the 
wise-cracking Inspector Gotcha and Detective Ketchum, with Jon Gellott 
as a 'John Edward'-type psychic, Adam Young and Don Bernardo as a 
'Ghostbusting team', and Amy Pelleg as a 'Ghost Whisperer'. Along for 
the ride are Paula Pike as the Theatre's resentful House Manager, Hannah 
Beaumont as the beleaguered Scenic Designer, Brandon Hood as the 
skittish Treasurer, Pat Mazzarino as reporter 'Scoop Gutenberg', and 
Steve Pike as 'Officer Bookem'. Greta Rothman will direct the production.

Tickets for /Murder by the Falls: Who Ya Gonna Call?/ are $50 per 
person, with $25 of that cost as a tax-deductible donation to Chagrin 
Valley Little Theatre. Tickets are available 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 and is supported by the Ohio 
Arts Council.

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