[NEohioPAL] PRESS RELEASE: Chagrin Valley Little Theatre's latest "Murder" to be committed September 11 & 12

Thu Aug 13 11:03:11 PDT 2015

  *PRESS RELEASE*
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: 8/13/15

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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/>

      Chagrin Valley Little Theatre's latest "Murder" to be committed
      September 11 & 12

CHAGRIN FALLS, OH - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre kicks off its 86th 
consecutive season with the 30th anniversary /Murder by the Falls/ event 
on the evenings of September 11 and 12, 2015. This 
audience-participation event marks the official beginning of a packed 
calendar at CVLT which includes four musicals, seven plays, and a 
variety of special events over the next twelve months. Tickets for the 
event are $65, half of which is tax-deductible as a donation to CVLT. 
While ticket proceeds from the theater's regular performances go largely 
toward the cost of mounting the productions themselves, the money raised 
from each year's /Murder by the Falls/ is a vital part of the theater's 
general operating and facilities budget.

The format of the event has remained roughly the same over the past 
three decades as it has grown in popularity, often selling to capacity. 
The evening begins with a pre-show hors d'oeuvre reception featuring a 
wine and beer cash bar, followed by Act I of an original comedy/mystery, 
in which the crime is committed. During intermission, the audience teams 
prowl North Franklin and Main Streets in Chagrin Falls Village looking 
for clues hidden in the shop windows, and interview live actors to gain 
additional info about the suspects. A catered dessert follows, where 
audience teams fill in answer sheets with their best guesses about who 
committed the murder, why, and how. The evening completes with the 
revealing of the killer's identity in Act II and prizes being awarded.

This year's production, entitled "Is There A Doctor In The House?", is 
the sixth original comedy penned for the event by sibling team Greta and 
Andrew Rothman. A spoof of popular TV medical dramas, the mystery takes 
place in the E.R. of the fictional 'Chagrin General County University 
Memorial Clinic Hospital,' where the hospital's Director has been 
admitted after a mysterious collapse. When the Director suddenly dies 
under observation, everyone on his staff becomes a suspect, from the 
first-day interns to the ambitious Chief of Staff, and from the hotshot 
cardiologist to the overworked nurses. The twenty-member cast parodies 
favorites like "House", "Doogie Howser", and "Grey's Anatomy" in a 
script loaded with gags and puns that are sure to keep audiences in 
stitches as they try to sniff out all the clues. This year's event 
features Cleveland TV personality Jan Jones, as well as cameo 
appearances by local notables including Chagrin Falls Chief of Police 
James Brosius, South Russell Mayor Matthew Brett, Geauga County Sherriff 
Dan McClelland, Chagrin Falls Mayor Tom Brick, and WEWS-TV's Leon Bibb.

The event is generously sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic Family Health 
Center of Chagrin Falls, along with support from Tom and JoAnn Neff, the 
CVLT Women's Committee, Evans Printing, Chapman and Chapman, Junction 
Auto Family, and Sedlak Interiors. Other sponsors and donors include 
Casey and Signe Forbes, Vintage Wine Distributors, Gamekeepers Taverne, 
Chuck's Fine Wines, Hamlet Retirement Community, Jean and Gary Hood, The 
Popcorn Shop, Chestnut Hill Homes by Jana Lutz Interiors, Beck & Call 
Concierge Services, Dennis and Nancy Schramm, Tom and Louise Brick, Mary 
Ann and Ed Ponce, Susan and Tod White, Toni in Style, Sugar Me 
Desserterie, Tan Gillespie, and Paris Room Bistro.

Tickets for/Murder by the Falls: "Is There A Doctor In The House?"/ are 
$65 per person (50% tax-deductible) and are available by phone at 
440-247-8955, Monday through Saturday from 1-6 PM. Audiences for /Murder 
by the Falls/ are grouped into teams of eight 'detectives,' and are 
therefore encouraged to reserve for their entire party at once if 
possible. Complete details on CVLT's 86th Season and subscription 
packages are available online at www.CVLT.org. The theater is located at 
40 River Street in historic Chagrin Falls Village, and is generously 
funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture 
and supported by the Ohio Arts Council and Cleveland Foundation. Member, 
AACT.

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