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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>The Cleveland State
University Dramatic Arts Program presents…</span></font></p>
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face=Times><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:Times'>The Birthday Party</span></font></p>
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face=Times><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Times'>By Harold Pinter</span></font></p>
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face=Times><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Times'>Directed by Allan
Byrne</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Times'>Fifty years ago Nobel Prize winner Harold Pinter began writing
plays. To mark this anniversary Cleveland State University's Department of
Theatre will present Pinter's first full length play <i><span style='font-style:
italic'>The Birthday Party</span></i>. This fascinating play combines all the
elements that have made Pinter one of the giants of 20th century theatre:
intriguing mystery, hilarious dark comedy that suddenly turns terrifying,
deeply layered characters that are both absurd and moving, an incredible ear
for the music of every day speech, and thought provoking stories that have a
unique compulsive power. Director Allan Byrne says of the play "It’s
as if Quentin Tarantino, Samuel Beckett and Monty Python’s Flying Circus
all got together." In the play, a dilapidated boarding house becomes the
scene of a ritual murder in which all of the inhabitants play roles that
reflect our society. The CSU Dramatic Arts Program has invited many local
scholars and critics to take part in post show discussions on the works of
Harold Pinter.</span></font></p>
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