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<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><FONT FACE="Arial">There’s No<I> Doubt</I> About It</FONT></B></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><FONT FACE="Arial">Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning</FONT><I> <FONT FACE="Arial">Doubt</FONT></I><FONT FACE="Arial"> makes Cleveland debut at The Play House</FONT></B></P>
<P><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CLEVELAND (February 7, 2008) –</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">DOUBT: A Parable</FONT></I></B><I></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, one of the most celebrated American plays in years, makes its Northeast Ohio debut in the Drury Theatre at The Cleveland Play House at 85<SUP>th</SUP> and Euclid beginning February 29 and runs through March 23, 2008.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">A creation of John Patrick Shanley, the same writer of the Academy Award-winning motion picture</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Moonstruck</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Doubt</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> received its world premiere in 2004 at the Manhattan Theatre Club. The play then transferred to Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theatre and ran for three years. In 2005,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Doubt</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Drama Desk Award and Tony Award for Best Play, the most important awards that a play can receive. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Presented in one act at The Play House,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Doubt</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> is “essentially a two act play,” says</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Seth Gordon, Cleveland Play House Associate Artistic Director and</FONT></B><B><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Doubt</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> director</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">. “The first act takes place on the stage and the second act happens in the car on the drive home.”</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">“I'm terribly excited to be working on this play. The cast and I are finding it to be as efficient, tightly structured and well written a play as any of us have seen,” says Gordon. “The play questions our own doubt and our sense of certainty – questions we ask of each other, our parents, our politicians – but not of ourselves enough.”</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">While</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Doubt</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> is new to Cleveland, the world will know this work in late 2008 when the movie,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Doubt,</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> starring Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman opens in movie theaters.</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT FACE="Arial">ABOUT</FONT></B><B><I> <FONT FACE="Arial">DOUBT</FONT></I></B>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The year is 1964 and the Catholic Church is at a crossroads. Sister Aloysius, the principal of St. Nicholas School in the Bronx, believes her students should not be coddled. Father Flynn, the pastor, believes that the clergy should be members of the family and more accessible to parishioners. The two come into conflict when Sister Aloysius begins to suspect Father Flynn of having an inappropriate relationship with one of the students, an eighth grade boy.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">When Sister Aloysius consults with the boy’s teacher, Sister James, she reluctantly confesses her suspicions to the principal, hoping to stay out of it and continue to see teaching children in a more innocent light. Armed with what she sees as confirmation from Sister James, Aloysius begins a ruthless pursuit of the truth, and the play comes to a boiling point as she confronts the popular and charismatic Flynn. As Father Flynn asks at the beginning of this story of morality and faith, “What do you do when you’re not sure?”</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT FACE="Arial">ABOUT THE CAST</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">BARBARA ANDRES</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (Sister Aloysius)</FONT><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT></B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">has performed on Broadway in</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Cabaret</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> A Delicate Balance</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Kiss of the Spider Woman</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> ,</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Doonesbury</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> On Golden Pond</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Rex</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Rodgers and Hart</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> The Boy Friend</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> and</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Jimmy;</FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">and off-Broadway in</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">In Fireworks Lie Secret Codes</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Lincoln Center (Vivian Beaumont Theater);</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Arms and the Man</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Roundabout Theatre;</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> The Landscape of the Body</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, The Public Theatre;</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Company</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, York Theatre Company;</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> On the Verge</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, N.Y. Directors Workshop;</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Marathon: Fore/Ripe Banana</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Ensemble Studio Theatre;</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Our Town</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> All The Way Home</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> The Audience</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Transport Group;</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">and</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Meshuhah</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Naked Angels Theater Company. Her regional theatre credits include performances at</FONT><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT></B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Guthrie Theatre, Arena Stage, American Repertory Theatre, Denver Center Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, McCarter Theatre, Goodspeed Opera House, Intiman Theatre, Virginia Stage Company, Gateway Playhouse, Pioneer Theatre Company, Westport Playhouse, Walnut Street Theatre, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Olney Theatre and Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Ms. Andres has appeared on television in “The Sopranos,” “Damages,” “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Law and Order: Criminal Intent,” “All My Children,” “Third Watch,” “ABC After School Special,” “Dellaventura” and “As the World Turns.” She has appeared in several feature films including</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">What About Bob?</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> 13 Conversations About 1 Thing</FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Random Hearts</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> The Yards</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, and</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">After the Storm.</FONT></I></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">MICHAEL FREDERIC</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (Father Brendan Flynn) has performed off-Broadway in</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Night Over Taos</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Thorny Bushes</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, INTAR;</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Vampire University</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> No Meat No Irony</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Ohio Theatre;</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Expressing Willie</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, West End Theatre;</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Irish</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, The Little Theatre; and</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> The Sky Over Ninevah</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, HERE. His regional theatre credits include roles at PlayMakers Repertory Company, Public Theatre of Maine, Stageworks/Hudson, Saratoga Springs Shakespeare Festival and Open Stage of Harrisburg. Mr. Frederic has appeared on television in “One Life to Live” and in the film</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Patch Adams.</FONT></I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">He earned an MFA from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT></B> </P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">JENNIFER RUFFNER</FONT></B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(Sister James) is a native of Akron, Ohio and has several Cleveland-area acting credits including</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Children’s Hour</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Lobby Hero</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Parade</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Ride Down Mt. Morgan</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Proposals</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Beck Center for the Arts;</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">WAIT!</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, TITLEWave Theatre;</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Six Degrees of Separation</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Charenton Theatre Company;</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Twelfth Night</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Julius Ceasar</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Henry IV parts 1 & 2</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Cleveland Shakespeare Festival;</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">V-E Day</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Dobama Theatre;</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Herbal Bed</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Actors Summit Theater; and</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Sweepers</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Ensemble Theatre. Ms. Ruffner holds a BFA from Hofstra University. </FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CHERENE SNOW</FONT></B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(Mrs. Muller) has performed off-Broadway in</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Walking Down Broadway</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Mint Theatre;</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Last of the Thorntons</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Signature Theatre; and</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I See Fire in the Dead Man’s Eyes</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Theatre Row. Her regional theatre credits include roles at</FONT><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT></B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">TheaterWorks, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, George Street Playhouse, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, Two River Theatre, Contemporary American Theater Festival, and Court Theatre. Ms. Snow has appeared on television in “The Jury,” “Third Watch,” “Law and Order,” “Chappelle’s Show,” “L.A. Doctors,” “Reasonable Doubt,” “Beyond Belief,” “Caroline in the City,” “The Drew Carey Show” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” She has appeared on film in</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">My Sassy Girl</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Goodbye Baby</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">City of Angels</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Long Walk Home</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Sweet Potato Ride</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Out of Darkness</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> and</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Three Windows.</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> She holds a Bachelor’s degree in theatre from Illinois State University.</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">DIRECTION AND DESIGN<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (Playwright) is from the Bronx, New York. He was thrown out of St. Helena’s kindergarten. He was banned from St. Anthony’s hot lunch program for life. He was expelled from Cardinal Spellman High School. He was placed on academic probation by New York University and instructed to appear before a tribunal if he wished to return. When asked why he had been treated in this way by all these institutions, he burst into tears and said he had no idea. Then he went into the United States Marine Corps. For his script for the 1987 film,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Moonstruck</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Shanley won the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. In 2004 Shanley was inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame. He also was the writer and director for the 1990 film</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Joe Versus the Volcano.</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> In 2005, the play</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Doubt</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Drama Desk Award and Tony Award for Best Play.</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">SETH GORDON</FONT></B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(Director) is Associate Artistic Director of the Cleveland Play House.</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CPH:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Dinner with Friends</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Proof</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Forest City</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (world premiere),</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Vincent in Brixton</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Tuesdays with Morrie</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">A Christmas Story</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, </FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Wind in the Willows</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">RFK</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Of Mice and Men</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Ferdinand the Bull</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">; this season,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Chosen</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">A Christmas Story</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#007F00" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CLEVELAND:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Dobama Theatre, Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, Beck Center for the Arts</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">NEW YORK:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Primary Stages, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Theatre for the New City, many others</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">REGIONAL:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Bay Street Theatre, Studio Arena Theatre</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">INTERNATIONAL:</FONT></B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Arabic premiere of</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Our Town</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> in Cairo</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">EDUCATION:</FONT></B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">High School of Performing Arts in New York and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">OTHER CREDITS:</FONT></B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Mr. Gordon previously served as Literary Manager and then as Associate Producer of Primary Stages in New York. He has also directed and lectured at various universities, including Case Western Reserve University. He received the Northern Ohio Live Awards for excellence in theatre in 2004 and 2006. He considers himself a lucky man.</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">RUSSELL PARKMAN</FONT></B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(Scenic Designer)</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CPH:</FONT></B><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Rabbit Hole</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">NEW YORK CITY:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Shylock</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Perry Street Theatre;</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Gravity of Means</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Manhattan Class Company;</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Uncle Vanya</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, La Cucaracha;</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Sunday Promenade</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Game of Love</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Rain</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Some Fish</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">No Elephants</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, New Theatre of Brooklyn;</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Rules of Love</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, BACA;</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">A Raisin in the Sun</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, John Jay College</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">REGIONAL:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Portland Center Stage, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Dallas Theatre Center, Geva Theatre, Weston Playhouse, Playmakers Repertory Company, Municipal Theatre of St. Louis, North Shore Music Theatre, Huntington Theatre, Denver Center School, Yale Repertory Theatre, Ohio Northern University, Santa Fe Stages, Sage Theatre, Dallas Shakespeare Festival, Undermain Theatre, New Mexico Repertory Theatre, El Teatro Campesino</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">OPERA:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Turn of the Screw</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Memphis Opera;</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Carmen</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Santa Fe Stages;</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I Pagliacci</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Skylight Opera</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">INTERNATIONAL:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Don Juan Flamenco</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Spain;</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Blind Lemon</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Paris;</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Molly Sweeney</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Teater Ibsen, Norway;</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Three Sisters</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (Columbia)</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">JEFFREY VAN CURTIS</FONT></B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(Costume Designer/Costume Shop Manager)</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CPH:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">As You Like It</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I am My Own Wife</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Heartbreak House</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Rounding Third</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hurlyburly</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hay Fever</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Proof</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Dinner With Friends</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Art</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Anansi the Spider</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CLEVELAND:</FONT></B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Great Lakes Festival, Lyric Opera of Cleveland, Cain Park, Cleveland-San Jose Ballet</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">REGIONAL</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">: Coconut Grove Playhouse, Studio Arena Theatre, Music Theatre North</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">EDUCATION:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> MFA, Costume Design and Technology, University of Missouri—Kansas City</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">AWARDS:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> 2007 Cambridge’s Who’s Who</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">TRAD A BURNS</FONT></B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(Lighting Designer)</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CLEVELAND:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Osama The Hero</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Our Town</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">My Name is Rachel Corrie</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Fefu and Her Friends</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Bright Room Called Day</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Secretaries</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Venus</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Uncle Tom’s Cabin</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Blue Sky Transmission</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Summer and Smoke</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Gross Indency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Cleveland Public Theatre;</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Nickel and Dimed</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Great Lakes Theatre Festival;</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Pillowman</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Goat or Who is Sylvia</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">?, Dobama Theatre;</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Equus</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Jekyll and Hyde</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Song & Dance</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Porgy and Bess</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Urinetown</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Beck Center for the Arts; Lighting Director, Verb Ballets</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">BROADWAY:</FONT></B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Assistant Designer:</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Goodbye Girl</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Passion</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Angels in America</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Who’s Tommy</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Translations</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Heiress</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Beauty and the Beast</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">OFF-BROADWAY:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Dim Sum</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Rat Woman</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thin Walls</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Flatted Fifth</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">My Virginia</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, New York Theatre Workshop;</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Wake Up I’m Fat</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Public Theatre</FONT><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> REGIONAL:</FONT></B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Indiana Repertory Theatre, Goodspeed Opera House, Jupiter Theatre</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">TELEVISION:</FONT></B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">“Stars on Ice”</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">JAMES C. SWONGER</FONT></B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(Resident Sound Designer)</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CPH:</FONT></B><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Gee’s Bend</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Chosen, Bunnicula, Man of La Mancha, Trumbo, Lincolnesque, The Clean House, Cuttin’ Up, Of Mice and Men, RFK, Rabbit Hole, Dream a Little Dream, Custody of the Eyes, Well, A Streetcar Named Desire, A Christmas Story, I Am My Own Wife, Room Service, Bad Dates, Restoring the Sun, Rounding Third, The Real Thing, The Piano Lesson, John Henry,</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Tuesdays with Morrie</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Plaid Tidings</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Crowns,</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hurlyburly</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">REGIONAL:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Cleveland’s Lyric Opera, Utah Festival Opera Company, Utah’s Pioneer Theatre Company, Baltimore’s Center Stage, New Jersey’s George Street Playhouse, Yale Repertory Theater</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">OTHER CREDITS:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> designed the premiere productions of</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> The Tragic Demise of Whaleship Essex, Swinging on a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Johnny Burke, Tangents,</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> and</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> The Count of Monte Cristo</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, adapted by Charles Morey; designed sound system installations for restaurants, theatres, and churches; former adjunct professor for the University of Utah’s Fine Arts program</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CHARLES KARTALI</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (Dialect Coach)</FONT><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> CPH:</FONT></B><I> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Chosen</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CLEVELAND:</FONT></B><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Sideman</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> The Weir, Bad Seed</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Full Moon</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Ensemble Theatre;</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> The Heart Rising</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (reading), Dobama Theatre</FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">REGIONAL: </FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Greenbrier Valley Theatre, The American Classics Festival </FONT><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">EDUCATION:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> BFA, Case Western Reserve University</FONT><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> OTHER CREDITS:</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> WordBRIDGE Playwrights’ Lab (St. Petersburg, FL/Clemson, SC)</FONT><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> CPH ACTING CREDITS:</FONT></B><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> A Christmas Story</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Tuesdays with Morrie</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Trumbo</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, FusionFest 2006-07</FONT><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> CLEVELAND ACTING CREDITS</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (select):</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Dobama Theatre;</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> A Bright Room Called Day</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Cleveland Public Theatre;</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> The Price, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Ensemble Theatre;</FONT><I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Awake and Sing</FONT></I><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Halle Theatre</FONT><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> REGIONAL ACTING CREDITS</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (select) : American Stage, Aspen Theatre in the Park, BoarsHead Theater, Shadowland Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, The American Classics Festival</FONT></P>
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