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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="6"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:20pt'><B>Two</B> more weeks to see David Harrower’s </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="7"><FONT FACE="Cracked"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:36pt'><B><I>Blackbird</I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><B><I><FONT SIZE="6"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:20pt'>. <BR>
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</B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><B><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Cleveland Jewish News</SPAN></FONT></B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"> <BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>Reviewed by Fran Heller</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><B> </B></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"> <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000090"><FONT SIZE="6"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:24pt'><B><I>“Blackbird at Dobama is a must-see”</I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>“Director Plate choreographs Ray and Una’s every move like a cat-and-mouse game in which pursuer and pursued keep changing roles. The sheer power of the pair’s pas de deux rivets the viewer.”</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>“As voyeurs, we are fascinated and repelled at the same time. In one intensely violent and physical confrontation, Una and Ray prove how porous the line between love and hate can be.”</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>“Harrower crafts a modern-day tragedy about a love that society and morality would not let be. Dobama’s “Blackbird” is a must-see.”</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'><B> </B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>Reviewed by Roy Berko</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13pt'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000090"><FONT SIZE="6"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:24pt'><B><I>“Must see, compelling, disturbing ‘BLACKBIRD’ at Dobama.”</I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13pt'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13pt'>“The Dobama production, under the thoughtful direction of Scott Plate, is compelling. Plate has done his homework and seemingly understands the hidden underbelly of the author’s thoughts.”</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13pt'>“Both Joel Hammer (Ray) and Alyssa Weldon (Una) give exemplary performances. They inhabit their roles. They aren’t acting Ray and Una, they ARE Ray and Una.” </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13pt'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13pt'>“BLACKBIRD is a dark and beguiling play which stays with you.”</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13pt'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13pt'><B><I>“CAPSULE JUDGEMENT:</I></B> Dobama’s ‘BLACKBIRD’ is a must see production! That said, be aware that is not an easy play to sit through as the subject matter, the language, and the emotional closeness caused by the intimate acting area, makes the experience intense.”</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:7pt'> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'> <BR>
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</B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><B><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>WHERE: Cleveland Play House Studio Theatre<BR>
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WHEN: Thu, 1/29, 7:30 — Fri, 1/30, 8:00 — Sat, 1/31, 8:00 — Sun, 2/1, 2:30<BR>
Thu, 2/5, 7:30 — Fri, 2/6, 8:00 — Sat, 2/7, 8:00 — Sun, 2/8, 2:30<BR>
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DOBAMA BOX OFFICE: (216) 932-3396, </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'><FONT COLOR="#FE0000">www.dobama.org<BR>
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