[NEohioPAL] PRESS RELEASE: Two Actors Inhabit "Lonely Planet" at CVLT's River Street Playhouse

[Chagrin Valley Little Theatre]

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Date: 10-19-11

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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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    Two Actors Inhabit /Lonely Planet/ at CVLT's River Street Playhouse//

CHAGRIN FALLS, OH - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre's River Street 
Playhouse, a smaller 'black box' venue adjacent to CVLT's main venue in 
Chagrin Falls, begins its new season on October 28th with Steven Dietz' 
/Lonely Planet/. True to The River Street's style, /Lonely Planet/ is a 
small-scale play, starring just two actors, yet examining bigger 
questions; Who are our friends and why? How far would we go for them?

Actor Don Knepper appears as Jody, an introvert who owns and operates a 
map store in a rundown area of town. He is so fearful of the outside 
world that he's become practically agoraphobic, seldom leaving his 
store. His far more outgoing friend Carl, played by Matt Mortenson, 
comes and goes regularly, and is Jody's connection to the outside world. 
He brings tall tales about his various professions, games, and 
entertainment. He provides Jody with a taste of the outside world that 
Jody would prefer not to acknowledge, and tries to convince him that 
it's not just okay to go outside, but that he needs to take 
responsibility for his life.

/Lonely Planet/ is, beneath the absurdly comical surface, a play about 
AIDS - and yet it never mentions the word, nor does it act as an 
'awareness' piece. Instead, the story of this endearing and poignant 
friendship uses the disease to present two courses of thought: do we 
hide ourselves away from the world and its imperfections or do we 
immerse ourselves and hopefully make a difference?

The production is directed by David Malinowski, a theater faculty member 
at Fine Arts Association in Willoughby, whose previous River Street 
Playhouse directing stint (/Almost, Maine/ - 2009) received critical 
acclaim.

Performances of /Lonely Planet/ are Fridays and Saturdays, October 28 - 
November 12 at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre's River Street Playhouse, 
56 River Street in historic Chagrin Falls Village. All performances are 
at 8 PM. Tickets are $10 per person and are available online at 
www.CVLT.org, or by phone at 440-247-8955, Monday through Saturday from 
1-6 PM. The play includes some strong language. Complete details on 
CVLT's 82nd Season are available online at www.CVLT.org.

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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