[NEohioPAL] Ensemble's "Playground" runs until May 20th! Meet the Playwright!

[Ensemble Theatre]

ENSEMBLE THEATRE PRESENTS:

"GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES"

By: Rajiv Joseph (He's from CLEVELAND!)
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**Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his "BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD
ZOO".*  *

*Directed by:* Fred Sternfeld
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*Starring: *
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Dan Folino* (*as Doug*)
Celeste Cosentino (*as Kayleen*)
(*Member of Actors' Equity Association)

*"Over the course of 30 years, the lives of Kayleen and Doug intersect at
the most bizarre intervals, leading the two childhood friends to compare
scars, and the physical calamities that keep drawing them together.”*

CLICK ON THIS LINK TO MEET THE PLAYWRIGHT, THE DIRECTOR, & THE CAST!
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http://www.ensemble-theatre.com/box-office/gruesome-playground-injuries/meet-playwright-director-cast-of-gruesome
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Runs through Sunday May 20th.*
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*Coventry Arts. (Part of Coventry Commons)(Former Coventry School) *
*2843 Washington Blvd. Cleveland Hts., OH 44118 *
*(Detailed Directions on our website-Contact Us-Directions Tab)
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*Performances:*
*Fridays & Saturday*s *@8pm*.
*Sundays* *@2pm.*

*THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL BENEFIT PERFORMANCE ONSATURDAY MAY 12th!*
Come out and ENJOY GREAT food, GREAT music, GREAT prizes, AND SEE THE SHOW!
*MEET THE PLAYWRIGHT! (HE WILL BE THERE IN THE FLESH!)(He's from Cleveland!)
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(PLEASE CHECK OUT WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE BENEFIT: -BOX OFFICE-
"GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES")

*Tickets Prices*:
*$20* (Adults)
*$18* (Seniors)
*$10* (Students with Valid ID).
(Valid for all performances EXCEPT May 12th!)
*All Seating is General Admission. *
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"Nuanced and captivating...and surprisingly funny in the midst of so much
pain.”  -NY Times

"Irresistibly odd and exciting…This darkly humorous drama is Rajiv Joseph's
most satisfying work."  -NY Daily News.

"This wondrous strange two-hander finds as much humor as horror in the
play's bizarre events."  -Variety.

"This haunting ode to self-destruction is paradoxically life-affirming"
 –CityPaper

"Injuries is layered with quirky humor and poignant intensity."
–Washingtonian

“Gruesome knows all about love. And all about hurt.”  –Express

*AND FOR OUR CLEVELAND PRODUCTION:**  *

*"Much like Rajiv Joseph’s ”Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo,” a 2010
Pulitzer Prize finalist that takes place during the Gulf War, the two
characters in “Gruesome Playground Injuries” are trapped within their own
personal cages. And while the Gulf war serves as a powerful reminder of the
self-destructive nature of the human animal—a nature from which there is no
clear or viable release—nothing drives this point home any better or more
dramatically than watching Doug (Dan Folino) and Kayleen (Celeste
Cosentino) attempt to escape their ill-fated, accident-prone destinies."
**-Bob Abelman, News Herald.  *
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*"Making this funny, sad play so appealing is the ingenuousness of the
characters, played with unflinching honesty and realism by the two actors.
It never becomes cutesy or artificial; you feel for these loveable losers
from the *
*get-go."  **-Fran Heller, Cleveland Jewish News.  *
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*"Gruesome Playground Injuries," by Cleveland Heights native Rajiv Joseph,
is the sort of work that lodges in your brain like a piece of shrapnel, an
image that the accident-prone Romeo and masochistic Juliet at the center of
this blood-soaked love story would no doubt appreciate.  **-Andrea Simakis,
Clevleand Plain Dealer.  *

*"Co-Dependents only hurting themselves in fascinating drama 'Gruesome
Playground Injuries' at Ensemble Theatre in Cleveland Heights."  **-Marjorie
Preston, Sun Press.  *
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*"GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES is a thought provoking concept, that is
filled with pathos." *
*-Roy Berko, royberko.info*
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Come out and support Cleveland Artists!
We look forward to seeing you in our audience!*


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*NEW SPACE at the Coventry School!*
*2843 Washington Blvd.  Cleveland Hts., OH 44118*
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*THE COLOMBI NEW PLAYS FESITVAL!*
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*Alternating perfomances!  *
*March 8-April 1.*
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*by: Cindy Dettlebach*
*Directed by: Celeste Cosentino*
*(Visit Website for Specific Show Dates.)*
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*GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES*
*by: Rajiv Joseph*
*Directed: by Fred Sternfeld*
*April 27-May 20.*
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*TICKETS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, & **INFORMATION *
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