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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Cleveland Public Theatre presents <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>The Confessions of Punch
and Judy <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Just in time for Valentine's Day, CPT
presents a critically acclaimed original work! Slapstick, stylish and viciously
honest!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Don't miss your chance to see the <font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>final performances</span></font> of this
original work in its return to CPT! <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Cleveland Public Theatre is proud to present <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>The Confessions of Punch and Judy</span></i> by <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Raymond Bobgan</st1:PersonName>, Tannis Kowalchuk and Ker
Wells. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>February 8 - February 23<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Gordon Square Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Tickets on sale now! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Visit <a href="http://www.cptonline.org/">www.cptonline.org</a>
now or call 216.631.2727 to purchase tickets!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Don’t miss this wild all-night argument that captures
the anarchic spirit of the classic Punch and Judy puppet show. Slapstick,
stylish, viciously honest, and full of surprises, <i><span style='font-style:
italic'>The Confessions of Punch and Judy</span></i> is performed by virtuoso
performers Tannis Kowalchuk and Ker Wells, who leap between realism and
surrealism, exposing the horror and beauty of a relationship. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The world has known Punch and Judy for a long, long
time. People have always been a little alarmed at the nature of their
relationship. How is their marriage doing? Is she having an
affair? Does he really beat her? Here they come! The Confessions of
Punch and Judy explores the myths behind the iconic puppets and brings them to
life in a brilliantly comic performance about love and
partnerships. This original work revisits the story of Punch and
Judy in a contemporary light, mixing the realistic with the surreal. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>The Confessions of Punch and Judy</span></font></i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> was
developed by CPT, NACL and Number Eleven Theatre. It had its World Premiere at
CPT in 2005 to rave reviews and has since been performed off-Broadway,
throughout the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Serbia</st1:country-region> and the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>. The 3-week run at CPT will be
the final performances of this energetic and highly entertaining work. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The critics are raving about this inventive original work:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>"Brilliant,
must-see theater.” – Tony Brown, <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cleveland
Plain Dealer</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>“Wells
and Kowalchuk have refined their tough-love ballet into an amazingly pure
distillation of damn near every argument any two sweethearts can have. They're
perfectly matched — an absurdist theatrical version of Nureyev and Fonteyn.
A show that every couple should see before they consult a marriage counselor.
For the price of admission, it could save them hundreds.” –
Christine Howey, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Cleveland</span></i></st1:City></st1:place><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> Scene</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>A force
of nature... a manic, hilarious pas de deux … like nothing I’ve
ever seen." Linda Eisenstein, Cleveland Plain Dealer <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>“A
rigorously performed experimental update of a Punch and Judy show with a
surplus of energy.” Jason Zinoman, The New York Times<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>“A
fantastic performance, engaging both visually as well as intellectually…
moving, extremely funny.” The Argus, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">London</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>"A
funny, fascinating, sometimes tender meditation on the nature of love... highly
enjoyable as a knowing portrait of a rough-and-tumble kind of love." Adam
Klasfeld, Theatre Mania <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>“A
remarkably eclectic, agile work…always fascinating.” – Brad
Bradley, Curtain Up <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>By <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Raymond Bobgan</st1:PersonName>,
Tannis Kowalchuk and Ker Wells<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Directed by <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Raymond Bobgan</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Featuring Tannis Kowalchuk and Ker Wells<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Lighting Design by Trad A Burns<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Stage Management by Nadia Tarnawsky<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>February 8 - February 23<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Gordon Square Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Showtimes: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm,
Sundays at 3:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Tickets: General Admission $18 | Students and Seniors
$15 | Thursdays $10<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Tickets available now! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Buy online at <a href="http://www.cptonline.org/">www.cptonline.org</a><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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w:st="on">OH</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">44102</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
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