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face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="5"><b>Chagrin
Valley Little Theatre</b></font></td>
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<h2 align="center"><font color="#2d0d4e"
face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><u>August 2008 e-News</u></font></h2>
<h3><font color="#2d0d4e"
face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif">IN THIS MONTH'S ISSUE :</font></h3>
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<li><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Performances
& Events in August:</font></b>
<ul>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Buy-One-Get-One-Free
tickets to our smash-hit <i>Urinetown: The Musical</i></font></li>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Chautauqua-in-Chagrin
finishes</font></li>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Youth
Theatre performances</font></li>
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<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>79th
Season News:</b></font>
<ul>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Amazing
deals for season subscribers! </font></li>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i>Murder
by The Falls</i> tickets on sale August 1st </font></li>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i>Master
Class</i> to open new season</font></li>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Calling
All Playwrights! </font></li>
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<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>August
Auditions :</b></font>
<ul>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Auditions
for <i>Guys & Dolls: In Concert! </i></font><font
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">on 8/10 and 8/11 </font></li>
</ul>
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<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Make
Your Mark on CVLT:</b></font>
<ul>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Brick
Pavers: Phase IV</font></li>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Playbill
advertising space available </font></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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<h3><font color="#2d0d4e"
face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif">Performances &
Events in August:</font></h3>
<p><a href="http://www.cvlt.org/78thSeason/urinetown.php"><font
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i><b>Urinetown: The
Musical</b></i></font></a><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="2"> - <b>Fridays & Saturdays at 8, through August 23</b>
with matinées at 2 on August 3 & 10<br>
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Tickets are $16 regular, $12 seniors/students. <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/78thSeason/urinetown.php">Tickets On Sale at
http://www.cvlt.org/78thSeason/urinetown.php</a></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="2"><b>AUGUST 1, 2, 3 ONLY! -- Use the code 'UPASS' when ordering
your tickets for a special buy-one-get-one-free deal!</b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i>IT'S
ANYTHING BUT 'POTTY HUMOR!'</i> -- Nominated for <b>TEN Tony® Awards</b>
in 2002, winner of three, including <b>Best Score</b> and <b>Best Book</b>.
The show also garnered <b>THREE Outer Critics Circle Awards</b>, <b>NINE
Drama Desk Awards</b>, and a dozens of additional awards, nominations
and accolades! CVLT's own production is getting nothing but rave
reviews from audiences and critics alike; Herb Hammer of the Chagrin
Valley Times calls it "fabulous... Chagrin Valley Little Theatre turns <i>Urinetown</i>
into an off-the-wall musical comedy you won't soon forget!"</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Writer Greg
Kotis and composer Mark Hollman fling audiences into one of the most
irreverent, clever, and hilariously savage satires ever set to music.
The 20-member cast of this critically-acclaimed musical, which ran for
nearly a thousand performances on Broadway from 2001-2004, takes witty
jabs at government, big business, and even Broadway itself...
everything from <i>West Side Story</i> to <i>Les Misérables</i>! <br>
<br>
So what's it about? Taking inspiration from coin-operated public
toilets in Europe, the story takes place in a destitute city, where a
terrible water shortage caused by a 20-year draught has led to a
government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens are forced to
use public amenities which are regulated by a malevolent, profiteering
bureaucracy called U.G.C. (Urine Good Company). Those who break the
rules are sent away to a Guantanamo-like prison called 'Urinetown'.
Finally, one brave young man decides he's had enough, and plans a
revolution to lead them all to freedom!</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Directed by
David Vosburgh, Musical Direction by David Keith Stiver, Choreography
by Pamela LaForce</font></p>
<p><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">ALSO: </font></b></p>
<p><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Chautauqua-in-Chagrin
Series </font></b>-- <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="2">The Chagrin Foundation for Arts and Culture's Summer 2008
series of Chautauqua-in-Chagrin programs wraps up with <i>Faith In
Public Life</i> on Tuesday, August 5th - see <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/78thSeason/cfac-faith.php">http://www.cvlt.org/78thSeason/cfac-faith.php</a>
for details. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>CVLT
Youth Theatre </b>presents <i>Comic Book Artist</i>, Sat. Aug 2 at
2:00 and Sun. Aug 3rd at 7:00. A guy named Stanley, who wants to be a
comic book artist, creates several superheroes with the help of a magic
pen, and they enter into a battle with the evil Dr. Shock Clock.
Tickets are $5.00 - call the box office at 440.247.8955 for details or
tickets. </font></p>
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<h3><font color="#2d0d4e"
face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif">79th Season News :</font></h3>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>79th
SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS SELLING FAST! </b><br>
People are snapping up our newly-restructured 79th Season Subscriptions
at a record-breaking pace. Don't let someone else reserve your favorite
seat! You'll save UP TO 30% OFF your tickets to great live
entertainment and receive extra perks:</font></p>
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<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Seven
shows</b> for the price of FIVE ($76 regular, $56 senior) - you can
even reserve your favorite seat!</font></li>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>One
free</b> admission to any single River Street Playhouse performance </font></li>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>First-choice</b>
seating for <i>Guys & Dolls in Concert!</i> (Oct 3 - Oct 5)</font></li>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Valet
parking</b> for subscribers ONLY! ($24 added fee covers entire season!)</font><br>
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<p align="center"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="2"><b>Call (440) 247-8955 or see <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/79thSeason">http://www.cvlt.org/79thSeason</a>
to reserve your subscription while these offers last!</b></font> </p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>TICKETS
FOR <i>MURDER BY THE FALLS: DESPERATE MERCHANTS</i></b><br>
The annual <i>Murder by the Falls</i> fundraiser show is back, under
the direction of Don Edelman, with the usual zany mystery to solve plus
tasty treats and a fun evening for you and your friends! This year's
event takes place September 5 and 6. Tickets are $50 per person (half
is tax deductible) and are available starting August first. This event
is always very popular, so reserve your space early! All the details
are online at <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/79thSeason/murderbythefalls.php">http://www.cvlt.org/79thSeason/murderbythefalls.php</a></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>MASTER
CLASS TO OPEN 79TH SEASON ON SEPTEMBER 12</b><br>
Our 79th Season will officially kick off on September 12 as Harriet
DeVeto stars in Terrence Mcnally's drama about the incomparable opera
star Maria Callas, who basks in her own glory, gossips about the opera
world, and examines the heights and depths of her own career to
discover the sacrifices we make in the name of art. Tickets for this
and our other 79th Season shows will be on sale to non-subscribers soon.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>CALLING
ALL PLAYWRIGHTS! </b><br>
The 79th Season includes our first <i>10-10 Festival</i>, a series of
ten, ten-minute one-act plays. We are accepting your original script
submissions until September 1 2008 - see <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/79thSeason/10-10Announced.htm">http://www.cvlt.org/79thSeason/10-10festival.php</a>
for complete details.</font></p>
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<h3><font color="#2d0d4e"
face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"> August Auditions:</font></h3>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>August
10 & 11 at 7:00 PM - AUDITIONS FOR <i>GUYS & DOLLS: IN CONCERT!</i></b><br>
Auditions to be held at 7 PM in the River Room at CVLT for "<i>Guys and
Dolls: In Concert!</i>", a special event, concert-style reading of
Frank Loesser's musical, with full orchestra. Performances will be one
weekend only, October 4-6. Directed by Don Edelman, Musical Direction
by Stephen Eva. Please come prepared to sing a ballad and an up-tempo
song, with sheet music. Acting resumes and headshots welcome but not
required.</font></p>
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<h3><font color="#2d0d4e"
face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif">Make Your Mark on CVLT :</font></h3>
<p><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">BRICK
PAVERS: PHASE IV </font></b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="2"><br>
The weather is warm and we're preparing for our fourth round of
custom-engraved bricks in front of the building. Passers-by are always
stopping to look down and read the bricks - they could be reading your
message! A unique gift! See <a href="http://www.CVLT.org/bricks">www.CVLT.org/bricks</a>
for details.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>ADVERTISE
IN OUR PLAYBILL </b><br>
Advertising space in our 79th Season Playbills is still available, and
starts as low as $150 for the entire season! Contact Diane Gotliebowski
at 440.223.5953 or email <a href="mailto:ads@cvlt.org">ads@cvlt.org</a></font></p>
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440-247-8955 • 40 River Street, Chagrin Falls OH 44022 </b></font></td>
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<p align="center"><font color="#666666"
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Chagrin Valley Little
Theatre is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through
Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and is supported by the Ohio Arts Council</font></p>
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