[NEohioPAL] Seeking Directors for our 2026-2027 Season – Apply Now!

[Chagrin Valley Little Theatre]

  Director Applications: 97th Season

*Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
www.CVLT.org*

The Chagrin Valley Little Theatre <https://cvlt.org/> (Chagrin Falls) is 
seeking directors for /Lend Me A Tenor, Anastasia, Deathrap, (A Musical 
To Be Announced), Broadway Bound, Footloose/.

These positions carry a stipend.

Please submit your resume and proposal to *Tom Jones* (tjones at cvlt.org).

Lend Me A Tenor (Comedy)

8 Performances: 9-25-2026 to 10-18-2026

(Rehearsals traditionally begin Mid July)

*Written by:* Ken Ludwig

Due to the Chagrin Film Festival we will not have performances the 
weekend of October 9th. Winner of 3 Tony Awards and 4 Drama Desk Awards, 
Lend Me A Tenor is set in September 1934. Saunders, the general manager 
of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is primed to welcome world-famous 
singer Tito Merelli, known as Il Stupendo, the greatest tenor of his 
generation, to appear for one night only as the star of the opera. Tito 
arrives late, and through a hilarious series of mishaps, he is given a 
double dose of tranquilizers and passes out. His pulse is so low that 
Saunders and his assistant Max believe he’s dead - and in a frantic 
attempt to salvage the evening, Saunders persuades Max to get into 
Merelli's costume and fool the audience into thinking he's Il Stupendo. 
Max succeeds and lives up to his idol, but Merelli regains consciousness 
and gets into the identical costume, ready to perform. Now two opera 
singers are running around in the same costume and two women are running 
around in lingerie, each thinking she is with Il Stupendo. A sensation 
on Broadway and in London's West End, this madcap, screwball comedy is 
guaranteed to leave audiences teary-eyed with laughter.

Anastasia (Musical)

14 performances: 11-13-2026 to 12-13-2025

(Rehearsals traditionally begin end of September of early October)

*Book by:* Terrence McNally, *music by:* Stephen Flaherty, *lyrics by:* 
Lynn Ahrens

 From Tony winners Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, 
creators of such Broadway classics as Ragtime and Once On This Island, 
this dazzling show transports its audience from the twilight of the 
Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young 
woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a 
ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid 
of a dashing con man and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark 
on an epic adventure to help her find home, love and family.

Deathtrap (Comedy-Thriller)

8 Performances: 1-22-2027 to 2-7-2027

(Rehearsals traditionally begin mid November)

*Written by:* Ira Levin

Seemingly comfortable in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a 
successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a 
string of recent failures and a shortage of funds. When a student in his 
writing seminar sends him a new script – a thriller that Sidney 
recognizes immediately as a potential Broadway hit – Sidney sees an 
opportunity. With his wife’s help, he devises a plan to “collaborate” 
with the student, an idea which the younger man quickly accepts. 
Suspense mounts steadily as the plot begins to twist and turn with 
devilish cleverness that builds to a still-startling finale.

TBA (Musical)

10 performances: 3-26-2027 to 4-18-2027

(Rehearsals traditionally begin Mid January)

*Book, music, and lyrics by:* writing team Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Critically acclaimed musical featuring a culturally relevant script 
accompanied by a deeply moving score by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. 
The show has earned global success with 37 award nominations, 13 of 
which resulted in wins, most notably Best New Musical at the 2019 
Olivier Awards and Outstanding Musical at the 2017 Drama Desk Awards. 
The show’s global presence resonates across all audiences as an 
uplifting reminder of humanity’s ability to come together, no matter 
what the circumstances. For details on the title of the show please 
contact us.

Broadway Bound (Comedy)

8 Performances: 6-4-2026 to 6-20-2027

(Rehearsals traditionally begin early April)

*Written:* Neil Simon

Part three of Neil Simon's acclaimed autobiographical trilogy finds 
Eugene and his older brother Stanley trying to break into the world of 
show business as professional comedy writers while coping with their 
parents' breakup and eventual divorce. When their material is broadcast 
on the radio for the first time, the family is upset to hear a 
thinly-veiled portrait of themselves played for laughs.

Footloose or Hello, Dolly!

11 Performances: 7-23-2027 to 8-15-2027

(Rehearsals traditionally begin at the end of May or early June.)

*/Footloose/*

*Book:* Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie, *music:* Tom Snow, *lyrics:* 
Pitchford

It tells the story of Ren McCormack, a Chicago teen who moves to the 
small, conservative town of Bomont, where dancing is banned by the local 
preacher, Reverend Shaw Moore, leading Ren to challenge the law and help 
the town heal from a past tragedy. The show, which premiered on Broadway 
in 1998, blends the film's iconic 80s soundtrack with new songs, 
celebrating youth and challenging authority.

*/Hello, Dolly!/*

*Book by:* Michael Stewart, *Music and Lyrics by:* Jerry Herman, *Based 
on the play* /The Matchmaker/ by Thornton Wilder

This blockbuster Broadway hit bursts with humor, romance, high-energy 
dancing, and some of the greatest songs in musical theatre history. The 
story follows the romantic and comic exploits of Dolly Gallagher Levi, a 
turn-of-the-century matchmaker and "woman who arranges things," as she 
travels to Yonkers, New York, to find a match for the miserly "unmarried 
half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder. Through a series of comedic 
entanglements involving Horace's clerks, a widowed milliner, and a 
secret polka contest at the upscale Harmonia Gardens Restaurant, Dolly 
eventually decides to make the perfect match for herself. One of the 
most enduring musical theatre hits of all time, the show celebrates 
love, second chances, and the magic of a big-city adventure.
*Chagrin Valley Little Theatre*
40 River Street, Chagrin Falls OH
CVLT.org <https://www.CVLT.org> | @ChagrinTheatre
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