[NEohioPAL] Host a unique holiday party with CPT and Conni's Avant Garde Restaurant!

[Amy Bistok]

Cleveland Public Theatre announces the opening of:
                   CONNI'S AVANT GARDE RESTAURANT
December 2-19 in the Gordon Square Theatre

Conni's Avant Garde Restaurant (a Time Out New York favorite and Village Voice Choice), is not a locale but a group of bold (if fictional) theatrical performers, devoted to the ongoing celebration of the work of Conni Convergence, the beloved (and again, fictional) icon of stage and screen. Hailed as "devilish dinner theatre" by The New York Daily News, this unique theatrical-culinary event mixes the ingredients of fine food, drink, and ensemble theater together in a loving send-up of avant-garde pomposity.

Equally celebrated by New York City's theater and local food community, Conni's Avant Garde Restaurant transforms Cleveland Public Theatre into a lush banquet hall-complete with a fully functional, visible kitchen--where for three weeks in December, guests will be treated to a five-course, locally-sourced holiday dining experience. The food is carefully prepared on the premises by the performers themselves and served with charismatic flourish by these self-proclaimed geniuses of the avant-garde theater. For this production, Cleveland's own sweet celebrated pastry chef, Courtney Bonning of Bon Bon Bake Shop will join the cast as a guest artist to show the world her savory side!

The audience follows the story of Mrs. Robinson, a rocker put out to pasture, and Miss Goodi Two Shoes, a baton-twirling ex-beauty queen, who upset the life of The Ensemble with the decision to have a child. Mrs. Robinson and Goodi are joined by a colorful cast of characters, including: a doctor of questionable repute; a refugee from the rave scene; a guitar-strumming barkeep; a barefoot genius director-composer; a near-mute sous chef; and a brusque fireplug of a floor-manager. Each of the five courses is served through a musical number unearthed from The Ensemble's under-appreciated original canon, much of which has gone on to be popularized in television situation comedies, cutting edge theater and film, and contemporary rock 'n' roll.

Menu*
(with local produce subject to availability)

Roasted chestnuts and mushroom tartine
Curried butternut squash soup
Herbed apple and fennel salad
Maple-glazed ham with cranberry compote
Brown-buttered radishes
Sage-roasted sweet potatoes
Drunken chocolate bundt cake
*Includes Beverage



Book your table of 10 before 11/25 for $400. Individual seats are $50. For more info call 216-631-2727 or visit http://www.cptonline.org/





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