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<h1><strong>PRESS RELEASE</strong><br>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h1>
<p align="right">Date: 11-10-08</p>
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<p>Contact: Andrew Rothman<br>
From: Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
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<p style="display: block; margin-left: 32px;">40 River Street<br>
Chagrin Falls, OH 44122<br>
Phone: 440-247-8955<br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:cvlt@cvlt.org">cvlt@cvlt.org</a><br>
Website: <a href="http://www.cvlt.org/">www.cvlt.org</a></p>
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<h2>CVLT serves a dark comedy confection for Christmas with "The
Eight"</h2>
<p>CHAGRIN FALLS, OH - You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and
Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen... or do you? Rudolph is
in a padded stall, Santa is on a bender, and the reindeer are talking
to anyone who will listen in <em>The Eight: Reindeer Monoologues</em>,
a hard-hitting, chocolatey-dark holiday confection opening later this
month at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre's River Street Playhouse. This
hysterically tart alternative to the usual sugar-coated holiday fare
sees scandal erupt at the North Pole when one of Santa’s eight tiny
reindeer accuses him of decidely un-Christmas-like behavior. As the
media descends, the other members of the elite sleigh team share their
articulate and sometimes sordid confessions, spinning a tale of
corruption that implicates everyone from the littlest elf to Saint Nick
himself. If your holiday entertainment tastes are a little less
'peppermint stick' and a little more 'sour ball', <em>The Eight</em>
is the perfect gift to your funnybone and a refreshing 'gin and tonic'
for those who are already "holidayed-out"! </p>
<p><em>The Eight</em> stars Adam Young (Dasher), Jerry Schaber
(Donner), David Malinowski (Hollywood), Mary Britta Shirring (Blitzen),
Kaitlyn Whitebread (Vixen), Erin Scerbak (Comet), Brenda Redmond
(Dancer), and Tim Coles (Cupid) under the direction of Yvonne E.
Pilarczyk. Each member of Santa's team speaks his or her mind to the
audience in a series of monologues that the Boston Herald called
"gut-bustlingly funny and completely outrageous". The River Street
Playhouse generally offers edgy or new material that differs from the
more 'general audience' fare on the main stage and <em>The Eight</em>
is definitely such a show - due to its mature language and themes, we
recommend leaving the fawns at home! Complimentary wine will be
available before each performance.</p>
<p><em>The Eight: Reindeer Monologues</em> runs Fridays and
Saturdays at 8 PM, November 28 through December 13 at the River Street
Playhouse, a smaller venue at 56 River Street adjacent to CVLT's main
building in historic downtown Chagrin Falls. All tickets are $8 general
seating. </p>
<p>For more 'family oriented' holiday cheer, don't miss Chagrin
Valley Little Theatre's <em>The Wizard of Oz, </em>Friday and
Saturday nights at 8 PM from November 21 to December 19, with 2 PM
matinee performances on November 30 and December 7. Tickets are $16 for
regular admission, and $12 for students and seniors. The holiday fun at
CVLT continues with the annual childrens' <em>Holiday Show and
Gingerbread Tea </em> on December 13 and 14 ($6/$8) and the Christmas
music concert on December 21.</p>
<p>Tickets for all CVLT shows and events can be purchased online
24 hours a day at <a href="http://www.CVLT.org">www.CVLT.org</a>, or
by calling the Box Office at 440-247-8955 between 1 and 6 PM, Monday
through Saturday.</p>
<p>Chagrin Valley Little Theatre is generously funded by Cuyahoga
County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and is supported by
the Ohio Arts Council. CVLT was voted 'Best Community Theatre' by
Cleveland Magazine Readers, and 'Best Theatre Group' on the Fox 8
HotList in 2007</p>
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