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FACES REVITALIZE <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A CHRISTMAS STORY</I> AT
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">CLEVELAND</st1:place></st1:City> PLAY
HOUSE<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
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align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">New
Ralphies and Updated Set Spotlight Fourth Annual Production of <st1:place
w:st="on">Holiday</st1:place> Comedy Classic <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">November 28 – December 21,
2008<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Opening Night / <U>Media
Night</U>: December 3, 2008<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Cleveland</SPAN></B></st1:City><B
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<st1:State w:st="on">OH</st1:State></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> (<I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">November 11, 2008</I>) – New actors in the
roles of young Ralphie and adult Ralph, an updated set and a fine-tuned script
will shepherd the annual production of <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A
Christmas Story</I></B> onto the <st1:place w:st="on">Bolton</st1:place> stage
at The Cleveland Play House. Now in its fourth year entertaining tens of
thousands of Clevelanders and setting box-office records, this family-friendly
holiday classic opens Friday, November 28 and runs through Sunday, December 21,
2008 in the Bolton Theatre at The Cleveland Play House. Tickets are on sale now
at The Cleveland Play House box office by calling 216.795.7000 ext 4 or online
at www.clevelandplayhouse.com.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">"We are
very grateful to <st1:place w:st="on">Northeast Ohio</st1:place> audiences for
making <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Christmas Story</I> a signature
event for The Play House and our region," says <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Artistic Director Michael Bloom</B>.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Cleveland
Play House<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> Associate Artistic Director
Seth Gordon</B> will take the helm for the fourth year in directing <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Christmas Story</I>. "It's always such a
pleasure to direct this lovely, fun and moving play for families to come see
together,” replies Gordon. “This year will be especially so, because there is so
much new to work on: Wilbur Edwin Henry playing adult Ralph, Akron native Kolin
Morgenstern playing young Ralphie, many other new kids, and a streamlined script
to make it more enjoyable. All the favorite parts are still there, of course,
and we've made the set a little nicer including updated
backdrops."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Of the
cast of 12 actors (including two understudies), seven are newcomers to the
production and to The Cleveland Play House. Those returning to the Play House
this year are Charles Kartali (The Old Man), Cameron McKendry (Scut Farkas),
Carole Monferdini (Miss Shields), Kolin Morgenstern (Ralphie; he was Flick last
season), Joey Stefanko (Flick; he was Randy last season) and Elizabeth Ann
Townsend (Mother).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">ABOUT
THE PLAY and PLAYWRIGHT<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Humorist
Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the <st1:place
w:st="on">Midwest</st1:place> in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in
his seemingly impossible dream of getting a genuine Red Ryder BB gun for
Christmas. The stories in his book <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">In God
We Trust, All Others Pay Cash</I> were later used as the basis for the 1983
movie <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><A title="A Christmas Story"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Story"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">A
Christmas Story</SPAN></A></I>, filmed partially in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>. In the year
2000, an authorized stage play adaptation was written by Philip Grecian, based
on the motion picture written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Christmas
is a time of great expectations, especially through the eyes of a child. For
Ralphie Parker, that great expectation is a genuine Red Ryder 200 Shot Carbine
Action Air Rifle. No self-respecting cowboy would be without one. Unfortunately,
his mom, teacher and even the Santa Claus toiling away at Higbee’s Department
Store share the same reaction to his Christmas wish, "You'll shoot your eye
out!" Like the movie, the play is narrated by the adult Ralph Parker who weaves
together tales from his family, school and a visit with Santa. All the elements
from the beloved motion picture are here, including the family's temperamental
exploding furnace; Scut Farkas, the school bully; the boys' experiment with a
wet tongue on a cold lamppost; the Little Orphan Annie decoder ring; Ralphie's
father winning a “major award”; and much more. This classic holiday comedy is
suitable for ages 5 and up.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">A
CHRISTMAS STORY Cast</SPAN></U></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">ALEX
BOLTON</SPAN></B><SPAN
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(Randy) a third-grade student at <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Falls</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Lenox</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Primary
School</st1:PlaceType>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Olmsted</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Falls</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, began his theatrical experience
with Amherst Workshop Players performing in <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Children's Letters to God</I>. Since then he
has appeared in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">101 Dalmatians</I> and <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Alice in Wonderland</I> at Olmsted
Performing Arts and <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The King and I</I> at
Carousel Dinner Theatre. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">LAUREN
COLE</SPAN></B><SPAN
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(Helen), a fifth-grade student at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Hawken</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, has enjoyed life as a thespian
since the age of six. Lauren recently performed in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Camp</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Robin Hood</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>’s production of <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Sound of Music</I>; Heights Youth
Theatre productions of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Oliver</I>, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Peter Pan</I>, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown</I>, and <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Annie</I>; and Beachwood Community Theatre
productions of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Cinderella</I>,<I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> Annie</I>, and <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Peter Pan</I>. Favorite roles include Molly
in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Annie </I>and Louisa in <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Sound of Music</I>.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">OLIVIA
DORIA</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
(Esther Jane) is a sixth-grade student at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Miller</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">South</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for the Visual and
Performing Arts. She was one of the original children on Akron Public
Broadcasting’s “Ask Gilby Show.” Olivia was in the choir for <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
</I>at Weathervane Playhouse, and Theatre ETC’s New Generation. She has
performed in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Prince and the Pauper,
Peter Pan, </I>and<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> The Sound of
Music.</I> She is in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Movie
Makers,</I> a Time Warner Cable production. She has previously played Esther
Jane in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Christmas Story</I> at Magical
Theatre in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Barberton</st1:place></st1:City>. Olivia has performed various works
of Shakespeare for school. She was chosen as a winning playwright and her play
<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Dance</I> was performed. She has
attended various area theatre workshops and camps, including five years with
Magical Theatre.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=Body style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">MATTHEW
HEMMINGER</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
(Schwartz), a sixth-grade student at <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Miller</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">South</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType> for the Visual and Performing
Arts, just finished four months with Carousel Dinner Theatre in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Akron</st1:place></st1:City>. He played a
Lollipop Guild Munchkin and an Ozian in <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Wizard of Oz</I>, and Louis in <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The King and I</I>. At Magical Theatre in
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Barberton</st1:place></st1:City>,
Matthew played Flick in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Christmas
Story</I> in 2006 and 2007 and Meanie Jim in <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Junie B. Jones</I>. At The Western Reserve
Playhouse, he was seen in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Once Upon a
Mattress</I> and <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Speaking of Murder</I>.
Matthew has also enjoyed being in independent films: <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Swing Gate</I>, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Method</I> (Ohio Film Festival), <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Wall of Fame</I>, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Goose</I>, and feature film <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Jean Claude the Gumming Zombie</I>. This
past spring, Matthew finished his second professional commercial for the Ohio
Lottery.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">WILBUR
EDWIN HENRY</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
(Ralph) Earlier this year Mr. Henry played the role of Lawrence Garfinkle in <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Other People’s Money</I> at the John W.
Engeman Theater in Northport, <st1:place w:st="on">Long Island</st1:place>. In
2007-2008 he performed in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Is He Dead?</I>
on Broadway. Last year he also portrayed Orson Welles in Round House Theatre and
Philadelphia Theatre Company’s productions of <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Orson’s Shadow</I>. In 2006 he portrayed
Ludie in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Trip to Bountiful</I> in
<st1:City w:st="on">Wichita</st1:City>, Gordon Gray in Keen Company’s <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
</I>in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New
York</st1:place></st1:State>, and Orson Welles in <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Orson’s Shadow</I> at the Alley Theatre. In
2005 he understudied and performed the roles of Orson Welles and Laurence
Olivier in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Orson’s Shadow</I> off
Broadway. Television credits include District Attorney John Landi on CBS’s
“Hack,” “Law & Order,” “One Life to Live,” “Guiding Light,” “All My
Children,” and “As the World Turns.” <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">CHARLES
KARTALI</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
(The Old Man) played The Printer in last season's staged reading of<I> The Life
and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman</I> and multiple roles in<I> The Will
to Art</I>, both for FusionFest at The Cleveland Play House. Mr. Kartali also
recently appeared as Eric Weiss in the Mandel Jewish Community Center’s
production of<I> <st1:place w:st="on">Brooklyn</st1:place> Boy.</I> This is his
fourth appearance as The Old Man in<I> A Christmas Story</I> at The Play House,
where he has also performed the roles of Christopher Trumbo in<I> Trumbo</I>,
Mitch Albom in<I> Tuesdays with Morrie</I>, and was a participant in FusionFest
in 2006-2007. Other favorite <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place> work includes<I> The Price</I> and<I>
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune</I> at Ensemble Theatre,<I> A Bright
Room Called Day</I> at Cleveland Public Theatre, <EM><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The Goat or,
Who is Sylvia? </SPAN></EM>at Dobama Theatre, and<I> Awake and Sing</I> at the
Halle Theatre. Film and television includes<I> High Spirits</I> and "Lost Subs."
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">GEORGIA
KOSTYACK</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
(Understudy—female children),<B> </B>a fifth-grade student at <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Green</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Valley</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Elementary School</st1:PlaceType> in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Parma</st1:place></st1:City>, began acting at
Independence Youth Theatre. There she appeared in <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Dumble the Dinosaur</I>, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Busy As A Bee</I>, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Wackadoo Zoo</I>, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Twinderella</I>, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Toy Story</I>, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat</I>, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Big Bad Musical</I>, and
<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Annie Jr</I>. Georgia has also appeared
in the Strongsville Community Theatre production <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Child's Christmas in Wales</I>, the
Olmsted Performing Arts production of <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Willie Wonka</I>, and a short film by Wahome
Productions entitled <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Distorted
Reality</I>. <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">CAMERON
McKENDRY </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">(Scut
Farkas), a seventh-grade student at St. Albert the Great School in North
Royalton, reprises his role as Scut Farkas, having also portrayed Scut in last
season’s Cleveland Play House production of <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Christmas Story</I>. He has appeared in
productions such as <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Honk, the Musical</I>
at the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType> for the Arts in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Lakewood</st1:place></st1:City>, and <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Full Monty</I> at Royalton Players.
Cameron also appeared in an Ohio Lottery commercial. He has studied Hip Hop and
Jazz dance at <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Shaker</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Dance</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Academy</st1:PlaceType>, and acting, voice, and improv at the
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Beck</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. This past summer,
he attended Fairmount Performing Arts Professional Training Camp. He was
introduced to stage acting at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Broadview</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Heights</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Recreational</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<U><o:p></o:p></U></SPAN></P>
<P class=Body style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=Body style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">CAROLE
MONFERDINI</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
(Miss Shields) is returning to The Cleveland Play House, having played Miss
Shields in last season’s production of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A
Christmas Story</I>. In between, she appeared as Lady Catherine DeBourgh in <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Pride and Prejudice</I> at <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Geva</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType> and Bess Frye in <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Close Ties</I> at Ensemble Studio Theatre in
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York City</st1:place></st1:City>.
On Broadway she stood by for Dame Diana Rigg in <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Misanthrope</I>. Off Broadway highlights
include long runs in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Club</I>, for
which she won an OBIE award; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Vampire
Lesbians of Sodom</I> at the legendary Provincetown Playhouse; and the one-woman
show <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Full Gallop</I>. Her national tours
include <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Full Gallop</I> and <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Waltz of the Toreadors</I> with Anne Jackson
and Eli Wallach. She has appeared extensively in regional theater across the
<st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region> and in the films <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Next Stop, <st1:place w:st="on">Greenwich
Village</st1:place></I>; <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Bell
Jar</I>; and <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Brass Ring</I>. She is a
founding member of Abingdon Theatre Company in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">New York City</st1:place></st1:City>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=Body style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=Body style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><STRONG><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">KOLIN
MORGENSTERN</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
(Ralphie) returns to The Cleveland Play House where he was previously seen in
the 2007-2008 season production of <EM><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">A Christmas
Story</SPAN></EM> as Flick. He is currently a sixth-grade student at <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Miller</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">South</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for the Visual and Performing Arts.
Kolin has appeared in <EM><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The</SPAN></EM>
<EM><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Prince and The
Pauper</SPAN></EM> and <EM><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Peter
Pan</SPAN></EM> at The Margo Snider Theater. He has attended Theater Camp at
Weathervane Playhouse. He received the Miller South Thespian Troup
Playwright Award. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: #0400; mso-bidi-language: X-NONE"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">LIAM
MCCANN OZNOWICH </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">(Understudy—male
children)<B> </B>attended The Cleveland Play House Summer Academy in 2007 and
2008, where he appeared in <I>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</I> and <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The</I> <I>Web of Anansi</I>. He has also
appeared in musical productions at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Hawken</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. He placed first in the Power of
the Pen District Tournament in January of 2008, and was a national bronze
medalist in Le Grand Concours (The National French Contest) in April. Now in the
eighth-grade at <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hawken</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType>, Liam lives in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Cleveland Heights</st1:place></st1:City>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">JOEY
STEFANKO</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
(Flick), a fourth-grade student at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Cuyahoga</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Heights</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Elementary
School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, returns to The Cleveland Play House after
playing Randy last season in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Christmas
Story</I>. He appeared in Cassidy Theatre main stage productions of <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Assassins</I> and <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Godspell</I>; in youth theater productions
of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Wizard of Oz</I>, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Jack and the Beanstalk</I>, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Babes in Toyland</I>, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Alice in Wonderland</I>; in the Cassidy
Theatre summer drama camp show; and in Independence Community Theatre main stage
productions of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Nuncrackers</I> and <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Flashback</I>. He was a member of the
2005-2006 Radio Disney Pop Squad and a <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">2006 Playhouse Square</st1:address></st1:Street> Rising Star Vocal
Competition Semi-Finalist. He has attended Fairmount Performing Arts
Professional Training Camp and studies the guitar and the
viola.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">ELIZABETH
ANN TOWNSEND</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
(Mother) played all of the female roles in the staged reading of <I>The Will to
Art </I>during this past season's Cleveland Play House FusionFest and is making
her fourth appearance as Mother in The Play House production of <I>A Christmas
Story</I> this season. Select Cleveland credits include <I>Hay Fever</I>, Great
Lakes Theatre Festival; <I>Our Town</I> and <I>Peter Pan</I>, Porthouse Theatre;
<I>Talley’s Folley</I>, Ensemble Theatre; <I>The Exonerated</I>, Dobama Theatre;
and <I>Agnes of God</I> and <I>Boy Gets Girl</I>, The Beck Center for the Arts.
Regional performances include world premieres of <I>Leaving Iowa</I>, <I>Hope
for Corky</I> and <I>Completing Dahlia</I> at the Purple Rose Theatre Company.
Film/TV credits include “The Sopranos,” “Law and Order” and Jeff Daniels’ film
<I>Super Sucker</I>. Ms. Townsend worked in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">New York City</st1:place></st1:City> appearing in theatre, television
and national network commercials.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">A
CHRISTMAS STORY Creative Team</SPAN></U></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">PHILIP
GRECIAN </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">(Adaptation)
began his “show business” career at the age of four as a ventriloquist and a
magician. He received his professional debut with Creede Colorado Repertory
Theatre, and he continues to maintain a connection with that theatre as a
playwright and a guest performer. He spent six seasons as artistic/managing
director and resident playwright for a theatre company he founded at the age of
16, and, in 1976, he left the company to create a professional dinner theatre,
serving as producer and artistic director. He then shifted his career to the
film, video, and audio production industry. In 1994, he became founding
director/playwright for I.H.S. Productions, Inc., which annually produces his
stage adaptation of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">In His Steps</I>,
based on the Charles Sheldon novel. Other works include Dickens’s <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Christmas Carol</I>, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Velveteen Rabbit</I>, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Dragon of Nitt</I>, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Lion and the Lyre</I> (translated and
performed in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Russia</st1:place></st1:country-region>), <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Little Pills</I> (based on Moliere’s <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Imaginary Invalid</I>), <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Toby Saves the Farm</I>, and a translation
Mozart’s <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Magic Flute</I>. Mr. Grecian
has also adapted many novels and films into plays for staged radio
dramatization, including <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Dracula!</I>, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Frankenstein</I>, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Twisted Tales of Poe</I>, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Blood Countess</I>, and <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">It’s a Wonderful
Life</I>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">SETH
GORDON</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
(Director) is associate artistic director of The Cleveland Play House, where he
produces FusionFest, runs the Playwrights’ Unit, and assists with season
planning. Mr. Gordon directed Play House productions of<I> Dinner with
Friends</I>,<I> Proof</I>,<I> Forest</I> <EM><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">City</SPAN></EM>
(world premiere),<I> Vincent in Brixton</I>,<I> Tuesdays with Morrie</I>,<I> A
Christmas Story</I>,<I> The Wind in the Willows</I> (Play House Theater for
Children series), <I>RFK</I>,<I> Of Mice and Men</I>,<SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Ferdinand the
Bull</SPAN></EM><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"> </SPAN>(Theater for Children
series),<I> The Chosen</I>,<I> Doubt</I>, and later this season<I> The Lady with
All the Answers</I>. He served as associate producer of Primary Stages in
<st1:City w:st="on">New York City</st1:City>, where he produced and/or directed
countless productions, workshops, and readings of new plays by
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s leading playwrights. Here
in Cleveland Mr. Gordon has directed for Dobama Theatre, The Beck Center for the
Arts, and Cleveland Shakespeare Festival. He directed the Arabic premiere of<I>
Our Town</I> at el-Hanager Theatre in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Cairo</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Egypt</st1:country-region></st1:place>. Mr. Gordon has directed at
many <st1:State w:st="on">New York</st1:State> theaters, including Ensemble
Studio Theatre and Theatre for the <st1:City w:st="on">New City</st1:City>; and
directed and lectured at various universities, including <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Case</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Western Reserve</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. He received the Northern Ohio
Live Award for Excellence in Theatre in 2004 and 2006. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">The
design team for <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Christmas Story
</I>includes Michael Ganio (Scenic Designer), David Kay Mickelsen (Costume
Design), Richard Winkler (Lighting Designer), James C. Swonger (Sound Design),
and Larry Nehring (Fight Choreographer). The Cleveland Play House’s Production
Staff is responsible for the sets, costumes, lighting, props, furniture, scenic
painting, sound, special effects and/or wigs used in this
production.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Special
Events<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<DIV class=Section1>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">‘First
Friday’ Tasting Series – Friday, November 28 </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">–
Mingle with other theatre fans and enjoy drink tastings and complimentary hors
d’oeuvres starting at 6:30pm in our lobbies. Specially priced preview tickets
include this pre-show reception and admittance to the
play.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Sign
Interpreted/Audio Described Performance – Saturday, December 6 at 3:00pm
matinee <U><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></SPAN></B></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">100<SUP>th</SUP>
Performance Celebration – Friday, December 12 at 7:30pm</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> – Be
in the audience for the 100<SUP>th</SUP> public performance of <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Christmas Story</I> at the Play House
for a chance to win prizes and a few “major awards.”<BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"></SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"></SPAN></U></B></LI></UL></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Ticket
Information<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 0in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Ticket
prices for <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Christmas Story</I> <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">start at $49, with discounts</B> available
for select performances and for groups of twenty or more. <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Family 4-Packs are available for $99 for
Thanksgiving weekend, November 28 – 30.</B> The Cleveland Play House is located
at 85th and <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Euclid
Ave.</st1:address></st1:Street> next door to the Cleveland Clinic near
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">University
Circle</st1:address></st1:Street>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">A
Christmas Story</SPAN></I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> is
presented </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">in
promotional partnership with<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">
</B></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Continental
Airlines. </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">Official
media sponsors of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Christmas Story</I>
are <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">WEWS TV5 </B>and<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> MIX106.5 FM</B>.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
size=2>Founded in 1915, The Cleveland Play House is the first permanently
established professional theatre in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>. More than 12 million
people have attended over 1,300 productions at The Play House – including more
than 130 American and/or World Premieres. Today, under the leadership of
Artistic Director <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Michael Bloom</st1:PersonName> and
Managing Director Kevin Moore, The Cleveland Play House is an artist-driven
theatre that serves the Greater Cleveland community by holding true to its
mission: <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">To produce plays of the highest
professional standards that inspire, stimulate, and entertain our diverse
audiences, to conduct training and educational programs that enhance the quality
of life for those we serve and help to insure the future of
theatre.<o:p></o:p></I></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><FONT
size=2> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
size=2>The Cleveland Play House is generously funded by <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cuyahoga</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> residents through Cuyahoga Arts and
Culture and The Ohio Arts Council helps to fund The Cleveland Play House with
state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and
cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 78.65pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"># #
#<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR
style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto; mso-break-type: section-break" clear=all></SPAN>
<DIV class=Section2></DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR
style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto; mso-break-type: section-break"
clear=all></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR
style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always" clear=all></SPAN>
<H6><FONT face=Arial size=3>FACT SHEET</FONT></H6>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">What:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Christmas Story</I></SPAN></B><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">by
Philip Grecian, based on the motion picture written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh
Brown & Bob Clark<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -1in"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Where:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Bolton
Theatre, The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place> Play House, <st1:address
w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">8500 Euclid Ave.</st1:Street>, <st1:City
w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:address><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">When:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Preview
Performances:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 3">
</SPAN>Friday-Tuesday, Nov. 28, 29, 30 & Dec 2, 2008<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>Opening Night:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 4">
</SPAN>Wednesday, December 3, 2008<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>Final Performance:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 3">
</SPAN>Sunday, December 21, 2008<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Who:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U>Cast<o:p></o:p></U></B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: dotted 3.75in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Esther
Jane<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted">.................................................................
</SPAN>Olivia Doria<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: dotted 3.75in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Flick<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted">..............................................................................
</SPAN>Joey Stefanko<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: dotted 3.75in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Helen<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted">............................................................................
</SPAN>Lauren Cole<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: dotted 3.75in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Mother<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted">..........................................................................
</SPAN>Elizabeth Ann Townsend*<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: dotted 3.75in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Ralph<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted">............................................................................
</SPAN>Wilbur Edwin Henry*<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: dotted 3.75in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Ralphie<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted">.........................................................................
</SPAN>Kolin Morgenstern<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: dotted 3.75in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Randy<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted">...........................................................................
</SPAN>Alex <st1:place w:st="on">Bolton</st1:place><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: dotted 3.75in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Miss
Shields<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted">................................................................
</SPAN>Carole Monferdini*<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: dotted 3.75in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Schwartz<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted">......................................................................
</SPAN>Matthew Hemminger<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: dotted 3.75in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Scut
Farkas<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted">.................................................................
</SPAN>Cameron McKendry<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: dotted 3.75in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">The
Old Man<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted">..............................................................
</SPAN>Charles Kartali*<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">*
Denotes members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors
and Stage Managers in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Creative
Team<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoHeading8 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2"><STRONG>
</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Playwright:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 3">
</SPAN>Philip Grecian<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Director:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 4"> </SPAN>Seth
Gordon<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Scenic
Design:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 3">
</SPAN>Michael Ganio<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Lighting
Design: <SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 3">
</SPAN>Richard Winkler<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Costume
Design:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 3"> <SPAN
class=316183520-11112008> </SPAN></SPAN>David Kay
Mickelsen<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
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Design:<SPAN
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</SPAN>James C. Swonger<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Times:<SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Thursday-Saturday
Evenings<SPAN
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</SPAN>7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN
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</SPAN>Saturday Matinee<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN>3:00
p.m.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN
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</SPAN>Sunday Matinee<SPAN
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</SPAN>2:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>Weekday Matinee<SPAN
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</SPAN>1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal
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ticket prices<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B></SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'">start at</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'"> <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">$49, with discounts</B> available for
select performances early in the run and for groups of twenty or more. <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Family 4-packs for only $99</B> are
available for opening weekend, November 28, 29 & 30, 2008.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">For
Single Tickets: </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Call
(216) 795-7000, ext. 4, or <SPAN style="COLOR: black">visit <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><A
href="http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">www.clevelandplayhouse.com</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></U></B></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">For
Groups of 20 or More: </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Call
Cosandra Wheeler, (216) 795-7000, ext. 180<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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