[NEohioPAL] PRESS RELEASE: CVLT's popular annual "Murder by the Falls" event to take place September 9 & 10

Fri Aug 19 13:08:31 PDT 2016

  *PRESS RELEASE*
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: 8/19/16

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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/>

      CVLT's popular annual "Murder by the Falls" event to take place
      September 9 & 10

CHAGRIN FALLS, OH - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre will commence its 87th 
consecutive season with the annual /Murder by the Falls/ event on 
September 9th and 10th, 2016. This event has served as CVLT's major fund 
raiser for over 30 years, and marks the official beginning of a packed 
calendar that includes musicals, plays, and a variety of special events 
over the next twelve months. While the ticket proceeds from the 
theater's regular performances go largely toward the cost of mounting 
the productions themselves, the money raised from /Murder by the Falls/ 
goes to the theater's general operating and facilities expenses, and is 
the venerable non-profit's biggest fund raiser of the year.

The format of the event has remained roughly the same over the years as 
it has grown in popularity, often selling to capacity. The evening 
begins with a pre-show hors d'oeuvre reception with a wine and beer cash 
bar, followed by Act I, in which the crime is committed. During 
intermission, the audience prowls N. Franklin and Main Streets in 
Chagrin Falls Village looking for clues hidden in the shop windows, and 
interviews live actors to gain additional info about the suspects. A 
catered dessert buffet with complimentary coffee and wine follows, where 
audience members fill in answer sheets with their best guesses. The 
evening completes with the revealing of the killer's identity in Act II 
and prizes being awarded to the winning team.

Each edition of /Murder by the Falls/ is an original comedy/mystery 
written and performed by the theater's friends. This year's script, 
entitled "Telethon of Trouble and The Blossomtini" is penned by 
newcomers Carol Dolan and Marianne Veniero (a member of CVLT's RSVP 
in-house improv troupe). Director Kourtney Daugherty brings the show to 
the stage.

The dastardly plot involves a fictional CVLT telethon, with an array of 
scheming theater executives, local notables, and con artists serving as 
the phone screeners. The titular "Blossomtini" is a popular cocktail 
with a recipe worth committing a crime over. The suspicious cast 
features Cleveland's own Jan Jones as "Joan Johns," along with CVLT 
regulars Kris Tesar, Michael Rogan, Eric Oswald, Don Bernardo, Brianna 
Arko, Elyse Mulvaney, Claire Mulvaney, and Emma Moughan. Cristy Wright 
and Steven R. Tiderman are on the case as Detective Shaw and crime 
novelist Richard Palace.

Tickets for "Telethon of Trouble and The Blossomtini" are $65 per 
person, with 50% of that cost being a tax-deductible donation to Chagrin 
Valley Little Theatre. Tickets 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 87th Season 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.

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Drew Rothman

*Chagrin Valley Little Theatre*
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