[NEohioPAL] Press Release: CVLT Presents "Drop Dead!"

[John Daugherty via NEohioPAL]

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 5/18/17

Contact: John Daugherty
From: Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
40 River Street Chagrin Falls, OH 44122
Phone: 440-247-8955
E-mail: marketing at cvlt.org
Website: www.cvlt.org

Promotional PHOTOS available for download at http://www.CVLT.org/promo

*Drop in on Chagrin Valley Little Theatre's production of "Drop Dead"*

*Help solve the murder mystery for a cash prize*

CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio - If you think putting on a show is complicated,
imagine what would happen if your team included a trained Shakespearean
actor, an ex-TV star, an ex-porn star, an aging grande dame with hearing
and memory loss, a naive apprentice, and a TV repairman. These are just a
few of the characters you'll meet in the farcical comedy "Drop Dead!" which
opens a four-weekend run on the Main Stage at Chagrin Valley Little
Theatre, 8 p.m. on June 2.

Written by popular playwrights Billy van Zandt and Jane Milmore, "Drop
Dead!" is a physical comedy set around a play-within-a-play; a potboiler
murder mystery with an oddball cast of has-been actors seeking to revive
their flagging careers. The budget for their Off-Off-Off-Off Broadway
production is so tight that the only piece of furniture on stage is a
couch, while the rest is painted on the walls.

According to director Barbara L. Rhoades, "Drop Dead!" begins at the dress
rehearsal for this ill-fated production, in which the set falls apart,
props break, and the producer and an actor are murdered. On the opening
night, the murders continue. But the show must go on, and the remaining
actors strive to save the show, save their careers, solve the mystery, and
stay alive for curtain calls!

"The audience can play along, guessing who the murderer is with a $1 entry
into a 50/50 raffle," explains Rhoades. "All they have to do is select the
character that they think is the murderer and turn in a ballot at
intermission. At the end of the show, a winner will be selected from among
the correct ballots."

Included in the cast are John Peters, Adam Young, Jenny Barrett, Eric
Oswald, Marcy Staninger, Michael Rogan, Matthew Mayer, Dottie Emerick and
Chris Herak.

The show is presented 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through June 24 with a 2
p.m. Sunday matinee on June 11. It is intended for mature audiences due to
sexual innuendo and mild adult language. Tickets are $18, with a $4
discount for seniors and students. Contact the Box Office at 440-247-8955,
visit CVLT.org, or stop in at 40 River St. in Chagrin Falls.

CVLT is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga
Arts and Culture and supported by the Ohio Arts Council. CVLT is a proud
member of the American Association of Community Theatre.
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John J. Daugherty
Marketing/Publicity

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

Box Office: (440) 247-8955

Cell: (330) 607-6245

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