[NEohioPAL] PRESS RELEASE: CVLT's new comedy puts a Greek spin on Hillary Clinton

[Chagrin Valley Little Theatre]

  *PRESS RELEASE*
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: 11-8-10

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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/>


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    CVLT's new comedy puts a Greek spin on Hillary Clinton

CHAGRIN FALLS, OH - There are some who think that Hillary Clinton's 
political career is a tragedy, and there are those those who see it as a 
comedy. When Chagrin Valley Little Theatre's River Street Playhouse 
launches its production of Wendy Weiner's /Hillary: A Modern Greek 
Tragedy with a (Somewhat) Happy Ending/ on November 26th, audiences will 
definitely be treated to the funnier side.

In this 2008 romp directed by Yvonne E. Pilarczyk, the mortals of 
American politics are under the sway of the Greek gods of old. Hillary 
(Amy Pelleg) is a young girl from Illinois with single-minded dedication 
to Athena (Erin Scerbak), the no-nonsense goddess of wisdom and war, 
with her high ideals of democracy and justice. However, this devotion 
angers Athena's rival, Aphrodite (Kacey Durbin), the goddess of love and 
beauty. Aphrodite takes her revenge by cursing the ambitious girl with a 
man: Bill Clinton (Mark Moore), described by the play's Greek chorus 
(Mark DePompei and Catherine Remick) as "a man of mythical charm and 
appetites." Zeus and Ken Starr (Don Edelman) also make appearances as we 
follow Hillary from high school to Wellesley, from Yale Law School to 
Arkansas, and from the White House (where a suspicious intern causes 
some conflict) to the Senate.

/Hillary: A Modern Greek Tragedy with a (Somewhat) Happy Ending/ is more 
silly than serious, but is still an intelligent and provocative (not to 
mention funny!) look at the balance between the personal and the public 
life of our Secretary of State. Don't expect a biography - expect to 
laugh. This is "Hillary-ous" entertainment for the political and 
non-politically minded alike!

/Hillary: A Modern Greek Tragedy with a (Somewhat) Happy Ending /runs 
Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 PM, November 26 - December 11, 2010. 
Tickets are $10 general admission, and are available at www.CVLT.org, or 
by phone at 440-247-8955, Monday through Saturday from 1-6 PM. Complete 
details on CVLT's 81st Season and dinner packages with local restaurants 
are available online at www.CVLT.org. The theater is located at 56 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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