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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>December 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 December:</font></b>
<ul>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i>The
Wizard of Oz</i></font></li>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i>The
Eight: Reindeer Monologues</i></font></li>
<li><i><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Here
We Go A Wassailing Concert </font></i></li>
<li><i><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Holiday
Show & Gingerbread Tea with Santa </font></i></li>
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</li>
<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">Brick
pavers make great holiday gifts!</font></li>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Youth
Theater Winter Sessions Announced </font></li>
</ul>
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<h3><font color="#2d0d4e"
face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif">Performances &
Events in December:</font></h3>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b><i><a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/79thSeason/wizardofoz.php">THE WIZARD OF OZ</a></i>
-- through December 20<br>
Fridays & Saturdays at 8 PM,
Sunday 12/7 at 2 PM </b></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">CVLT
invites you and your family to go 'over the rainbow' with L. Frank
Baum's classic story and the songs you know and love by Harold Arlen
and E.Y. Harburg. Join Dorothy Gale from Kansas (Alex Marzullo) and her
friends Scarecrow (Jace Craft), Lion (Mark DePompei) and Tin Man (Guy
Custer) as they 'follow the Yellow Brick Road' to see the Wizard of Oz
(Don Bernardo)! Laurel Bryant appears as the Wicked Witch of the West,
with Paula Pike as Glinda.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">
Director Greta Rothman, a life-long Oz fanatic, brings the show to life
along with musical director John Krol, choreographer Pamela LaForce.
This ambitious production is a mix of the familiar and the unexpected
that is not to be missed!</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">
<b>Tickets are $16 regular or $12 student/senior</b> and are
available online at <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/79thSeason/wizardofoz.php">http://www.cvlt.org/79thSeason/wizardofoz.php</a>
or by calling 440.247.8955 between 1 and 6 PM. <i>Note: This is a
full-length production and is therefore not recommended for very young
children.</i></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b><i><a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/79thSeason/theeight.php">THE EIGHT: REINDEER
MONOLOGUES</a></i> -- through December 13<br>
Fridays & Saturdays </b></font><font
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b>at 8 PM</b> at the
River Street Playhouse </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">
Rudolph is in a padded stall, Santa is on a bender, and the reindeer
are talking to anyone who will listen in <i>The Eight: Reindeer
Monoologues</i>, a hard-hitting, chocolatey-dark holiday confection now
playing at our River Street Playhouse (56 River St, next to the main
CVLT building). 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 decidedly
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', <i>The Eight</i> is the perfect gift to your
funnybone and a refreshing 'gin and tonic' for those who are already
"holidayed-out"! <br>
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<b>Tickets are $8</b> and are available online at <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/79thSeason/theeight.php">http://www.cvlt.org/79thSeason/theeight.php</a>
or by calling 440.247.8955 between 1 and 6 PM. Complimentary wine will
be served before the performance.
<i>Due to strong language and dark subject matter, we recommend
leaving the fawns at home!</i></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b><i><a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/79thSeason/gingerbread.php">Holiday Show
& Gingerbread Tea with Santa</a></i> -- December 13/14 <br>
Saturday & Sunday </b></font><font
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b>at 1 PM and 3:30 PM</b>
</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">
Children will delight in this lighthearted romp with Mrs. Claus,
Frosty, Mousie the mouse puppet, Santa's elves, Rudolph and other
characters. As ever, Old Man Winter will show up to cause havoc with
his antics until he is caught and taught a lesson. Children are invited
on stage to help sing Christmas songs, and Santa Claus himself will
arrive near the end of the show for photo opportunities with Santa and
their favorite characters.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">'Gingerbread
Tea' featuring punch and snacks is available upstairs in CVLT's River
Room a half-hour before and after each showtime (12:30 & 1:30 for 1
PM shows and and 3:00 & 4:00 for 3:30 PM shows). Tea seating is
limited to 60 per tea-time and must be reserved in advance.
When purchasing your show tickets, please specify which tea time (if
any) you wish to add-on for each show ticket you've selected. <b>Show
tickets are $6, $2 add-on per ticket for tea reservations.</b> </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b><i><a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/79thSeason/cfso-wassail.php">Here We Go A
Wassailing</a></i> -- December 21 <br>
Sunday </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b>at
7 PM</b> </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">
Join Stephen Eva and the Chagrin Studio Orchestra for a concert of your
favorite Christmas songs. Bring your family, sing along, and enjoy
treats and perhaps a visit from St. Nick himself. The wassail bowl will
be served at 6:15 - come early and toast the season! <b>All tickets
are $15.</b></font></p>
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<h3><font color="#2d0d4e"
face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif">79th Season News :</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>
CVLT continues to offer custom-engraved bricks in the sidewalk outside
of the theatre's main entrance to support the Endowment Fund. If you're
looking for a unique holiday gift, look no further! You can engrave
practically any message you like to honor a loved one, commemorate an
event, advertise your business... you name it! The more orders we get,
the sooner your brick will go into the sidewalk, so see <a
href="http://www.CVLT.org/bricks">www.CVLT.org/bricks</a> for details
now! Starting at just $75 (tax-deductible).</font></p>
<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>CVLT
YOUTH THEATER WINTER SESSIONS </b></font></h3>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Grades 1
and 2: January 10 - February 28; 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturdays. $90.
Limit 20.<br>
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Grades
3 - 12: January 10 - February 28; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. $125.
Limit 40.<br>
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Performances
on Saturday, February 28 at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sunday February 29 at 2
p.m. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">For
registration or more information about the Chagrin Valley Youth
Theater,
call 440-247-8955.</font> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="2"><a href="http://www.cvlt.org/downloads/YT-Registration.pdf">Download
and print a mail-in registration form here.</a></font></p>
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face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b>CVLT.org •
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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