[NEohioPAL] 'Dirty Rotten', Auditions, & Tea: April News from CVLT
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
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_Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
April 2011 News _
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40 River Street, Chagrin Falls OH 44022
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* *Happening in April...*
o *NOW through April 16* : /DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS/
<http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/dirtyrotten.php> (Musical)
o *April 5 & 6* : AUDITIONS for /Don't Dress for Dinner/
<http://www.cvlt.org/auditions.php>
o *April 6* : /HEAR WHO'S HERE/: Scott Lax
<http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/hwh-lax.php>
o *April 8* : CVLT Women's Committee WELCOME SPRING TEA
<http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/springtea.php>
o *April 29 - May 14* : /UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL/
<http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/lintel.php>
* *Coming in May...*
o *May 4* : /HEAR WHO'S HERE/: Jenny Campbell
<http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/hwh-campbell.php>
o *May 7* : Chagrin Falls Studio Orchestra Spring Concert:
SUMMON THE HEROES <http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/cfso-heroes.php>
o *May 20* : Mary Faktor's THE SIX AGES OF WOMAN
<http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/sixagesofwoman.php>
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Spring is in the air at CVLT!
Despite the lingering snow showers here on the North Coast, Spring has
officially sprung in Chagrin Falls! The musical comedy /*Dirty Rotten
Scoundrels* <http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/dirtyrotten.php>/ opened to rave
reviews and big laughs, and there are still a few weekends left - get
your tickets before they're gone! Also, the first of the /*Hear Who's
Here* <http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/hwh-lax.php>/ speaker series,
featuring Amy Sancetta, completely sold out on March 2nd, so if you're
planning to hear the talk from writer Scott Lax
<http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/hwh-lax.php> on the 6th, you should get your
ticket right away.
The CVLT Women's Committee will be serving up delicious sandwiches,
salad, scones, desserts, and an assortment of teas at their *Welcome
Spring tea luncheon* <http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/springtea.php> on the
8th, plus raffling off prizes. The Women's Committee is also sponsoring
Mary Faktor's acclaimed one-woman show, /The Six Ages of Woman
<http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/sixagesofwoman.php>/ next month.
At the end of the month, the acclaimed actor Robert Hawkes will present
Glen Berger's one-man-show *Underneath The Lintel*
<http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/lintel.php> on our River Street Playhouse
stage. This is Mr. Hawkes' first appearance on the River Street stage in
twenty years, and is not to be missed!
The Summer sessions for CVLT's *Youth Theatre
<http://www.cvlt.org/youth>* have been announced. The first session runs
June 13 - June 25, and the second runs July 11 - July 31. See
http://www.cvlt.org/youth for complete details and registration forms.
Keep an eye on CVLT.org <http://www.cvlt.org>, our Facebook
<http://facebook.com/ChagrinTheatre> page, or our Twitter
<http://twitter.com/ChagrinTheatre> feed for more info on this
performance and other breaking news.
See you soon,
/Your Friends at CVLT/
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*/Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
<http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/dirtyrotten.php>/*
*Fridays & Saturdays
NOW through April 17 at 8:00
Sunday, April 3 at 2:00*
*Book by Jeffrey Lane
Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek*
Directed by Martin Friedman
Musical Direction by David Keith Stiver
Choreography by Jennifer Justice
*TICKETS: *$18, $14 student/senior
*Buy tickets online at
http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/dirtyrotten.php
or call 440-247-8955*
Based on the popular 1988 comedy film starring Steve Martin and Michael
Caine, /Dirty Rotten Scoundrels/ is a musical about on two con men
living on the French Riviera; high-brow Lawrence Jameson (Rob Albrecht)
makes his lavish living by talking rich ladies out of their money, while
low-brow Freddy Benson (Trey Gilpin) swindles women with lies about his
ill grandmother. After a chance meeting, they unsuccessfully attempt to
work together only to find that the town isn't big enough for the two of
them. So they make a bet: the first one to swindle $50,000 from a young
heiress (Heather Hersh) triumphs and the other must leave town. What
follows are a series of musical schemes, masquerades and double-crosses
in which nothing may ever be exactly what it seems!
/Dirty Rotten Scoundrels/ features the music and lyrics of David Yazbek
(/The Full Monty/) and a book by Jeffrey Lane. It had its world premiere
at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre in September 2004, and opened on
Broadway in March 2005 to rave reviews, and was awarded 11 Tony Award
nominations, including Best Musical.
*Also Starring:* Heather Englander, Neely Gevaart, Brandon Hood, Sharon
Lloyd, Libby Merriman, Clayton Minder, Eric Oswald, Wes Roj, Emily
Tillmaand, and Brenda Willis.
*/Hear Who's Here <http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/hwh-lax.php>/*
*featuring author, columnist
Scott Lax
Wednesday, April 6 at 7:00*
*TICKETS:* $12 per ticket
(buy all three speakers for $6 off!)
*Buy tickets online at
http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/hwh-lax.php
or call 440-247-8955*
CVLT's /Hear Who's Here/ series of local speakers continues with
acclaimed author, columnist and lecturer Scott Lax's presentation,
"Translating Personal Experience into Art." Scott has been a
contributing editor and columnist for "Cleveland Magazine"; senior
writer for "Northern Ohio Live" magazine; front-page columnist for "The
Sun News", book reviewer for "The Cleveland Plain Dealer", and has won
numerous nonfiction awards from the Ohio Professional Writers and the
Cleveland Press Club.
Scott will read from and talk about his novels, short stories, essays
and nonfiction memoir, and explain how he wove his experiences,
observations and imagination into each of these writing genres. And he
will respond to speculation about his first novel's relationship to the
Village of Chagrin Falls, by revealing previously unknown facts
concerning his 1970s-era novel "The Year That Trembled." He will also
provide a literary update regarding which of the first novel's
characters appear in his latest novel, "Vengeance Follows," which is set
in present day.
This three-part initial series will be held on the first Wednesday of
each month at CVLT's River Street Playhouse
<http://www.cvlt.org/riverstreet.php>, and commences with photographer
Amy Sancetta on March 2nd
<http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/hwh-sancetta.php>, and continues with
author Scott Lax on April 6th
<http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/hwh-lax.php> and cartoonist Jenny
Campbell on May 4th <http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/hwh-campbell.php>.
Seating will be limited, so please reserve your seats soon!
*Sponsored by
Geiger's Ski & Sport Haus <http://www.shopgeigers.com/> and Rick's Cafe
<http://www.rickscafeandcatering.com/>*
*/Welcome Spring Tea Luncheon
<http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/springtea.php>/*
*Friday, April 8 at Noon*
*Presented by The CVLT Women's Committee*
*TICKETS: *$15
Please reserve early, as seating will be limited!
*Buy tickets online at
http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/springtea.php
or call 440-247-8955*
The Chagrin Valley Little Theatre Women's Committee will host a Welcome
Spring Tea Luncheon on Friday, April 8th at noon in the theatre's River
Room. For $15, guests will be treated to tea sandwiches, a green salad,
scones, desserts, and an assortment of teas.
In addition, those present can participate in a raffle to win a
child-sized tea set, and there will be a drawing for tickets to the
farce Don't Dress for Dinner
<http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/dontdress.php>, which plays June 3 -
June 25.
The CVLT Women's Committee has been a volunteer support group for over
50 years. Through the decades, they have assisted behind the scenes for
productions, held fund raisers, redecorated, refurbished and maintained
the theatre, hosted 'talks' with local celebrities, and helped CVLT in
other, innumerable ways.
In recent years, they have sponsored the successful Gingerbread Tea
Christmas show and raised funds through various special events. They
have served a Salad Luncheon during Chagrin Home Tours, and have
assisted greatly with Murder by the Falls, and Ghosts, Goblins and
Gobbledygook at Halloween time.
Luncheon meetings are held on the second Friday of the month at CVLT or
at a member's home. The members and their guests enjoy a catered meal in
the River Room prior to the opening night performance of each production.
New members are welcome! To learn more, contact the box office at
440-247-8955 or boxoffice at cvlt.org
<mailto:boxoffice at cvlt.org?subject=Womens%20Committee>.
*/Underneath the Lintel <http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/lintel.php>/*
*Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00
April 29 - May 14, 2011*
*by Glen Berger*
Starring Robert Hawkes as 'The Librarian'
Directed by Susan Soltis
Sound Design by Richard B. Ingraham
*TICKETS: *$10
*Buy tickets online at
http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/lintel.php
or call 440-247-8955*
One morning in 1986, a Dutch librarian discovers in the return slot a
book checked out in 1873 and only just returned. His sense of library
decorum outraged, the librarian determines to find the party
responsible, and to collect the appropriate fine. His quest takes him
not only all over the physical world, but on a journey of remarkable
spiritual discovery. A tale of seemingly petty bureaucratic procedure
becomes the stuff of profound revelation about our relationship to
responsibility, fate, humanity, and God. Full of both pathos and humor,
Glen Berger's play both entertains and illuminates.
/Underneath the Lintel/ ran for over 450 performances Off-Broadway. It
won a 2001 Ovation Award (Los Angeles), the 2003 Sterling Award
(Edmonton) for Best Play, and was selected as one of Time Out New York's
Ten Best Plays of 2001. CVLT's presentation joins a long list of
productions in over 55 cities in 8 countries.
Robert Hawkes has been seen recently at Clague Playhouse, the Ohio
Shakespeare Festival, the Beck Center, Ensemble Theatre, the Cleveland
Shakespeare Festival, the Chagrin Falls Performing Arts Academy, and
Cleveland Public Theatre.
*/AUDITIONS <http://www.cvlt.org/auditions.php>: Don't Dress for
Dinner/*
*Audition Dates:
Tuesday April 5th at 7:30 PM
Wednesday April 6th at 7:30 PM*
Auditions will be held at CVLT, 40 River Street in Chagrin Falls
<http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=12991626516597581600&q=Chagrin+Valley+Little+Theatre,+40+River+Street,+Chagrin+Falls,+OH+44022&hl=en&cd=1&ei=xWvQTLTvL47gyAT4u5gg&sig2=zMYnHT3e7tnn_kC-_vnGpg&dtab=0&sll=41.43116,-81.393933&sspn=0.006295,0.006295&ie=UTF8&ll=41.43548,-81.398124&spn=0,0&z=17>
CVLTis seeking six actors for /Don't Dress for Dinner
<http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/dontdress.php>/, Robin Hawdon's
adaptation of Marc Camoletti's hilarious farce, in which a man named
Bernard is planning a weekend with his mistress. He has hired a gourmet
cook, is packing his wife Jacqueline off to her mother's, and has
invited his best friend, Robert, to provide an alibi. It is foolproof.
What could possibly go wrong? Suppose Robert doesn't know why he has
been invited? Suppose Robert and Jacqueline are secret lovers? What
happens if the cook is mistaken for the mistress and the mistress can't
cook? Mix these ingredients at high heat for an evening of hilarious
confusion!
*Show Dates: *June 5 - 25, 2011, Fridays & Saturdays at 8
Directed by Barbara L. Rhoades
* The cast of 6 includes: Bernard, Jacqueline his wife, Robert his
friend, Suzanne his mistress, Suzette the cook, and her husband
George.
* Ages range from mid 30's to 60.
* This is a British comedy set some distance from France. British
dialect is essential but Suzette and her husband George may be
played as French; that has yet to be determined.
* Headshots and acting resumes are welcome, but not required.
* We will be reading scenes from the script.
*CVLT's upcoming auditions are always online at
http://www.cvlt.org/auditions.php*
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<mailto:ads at cvlt.org> or 440.223.5953!
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Chagrin Valley Little Theatre is generously funded by Cuyahoga County
residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. The Ohio Arts Council helps
fund our organization with state tax dollars to encourage economic
growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
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