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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><b style=""><u>CLEVELAND</u></b><b style=""><u> STATE
UNIVERSITY</u></b><b style=""><u> DRAMATIC ARTS DEPARTMENT</u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Immediate Release: April 20th 2009<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Contact:<span style=""> </span>Denise Astorino</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Phone: (216)687-2113<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Email:</span></b><a href="mailto:theatre@csuohio.edu"><span style="font-family: Arial;">theatre@csuohio.edu</span></a></p>
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</span> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Cleveland</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> State
University</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;">’s
Dramatic Arts Program</span></b>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">proudly presents</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ben Jonson’s</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">THE ALCHEMIST</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Directed by Dr.
Michael Mauldin</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">April 23<sup>rd</sup> thru May 3<sup>rd</sup>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Thursday- Saturdays at 8pm and
Sundays at 3pm</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">$10 general admission and $5 for
students, senior (55+) and faculty & staff</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Box office: 216.687.2109</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">CSU Factory Theatre</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Parking on street is free. <span style=""> </span>Parking in lot S1 is $6.00</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><i><span style="font-size: 9pt;">“</span></i><span class="body"><i style="">Fortune, that favors fools.”</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span class="body"><i style="">—</i>Ben Johnson</span><i style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><b>Amplify Your Life! Scientifically Proven, Doctor
Endorsed!-- No matter how many diets you've tried before!-- Breakfast of
Champions!-- Lose weight without really trying! Where's the Beef?--
A Diamond is Forever!-- Don't leave home without
it!!-- I'm not just the president...I'm also a client! </b></p><div>
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">Sound familiar?<span style="">
</span>Well..way before infomercials and the amazing invention of the Snuggy,
Ben <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">Johnson’s THE ALCHEMIST
shared a secret with the audience…If it sounds too good to be true, it probably
is. We follow the schemes of a trio of con-artists: Face, Doll and Subtle who
hold court in Face’s absent master’s house.<span style="">
</span>The three lure one fortune seeker after another into the house and show
them a world where your heart’s desire is possible…for the right price.<span style=""> </span>The seekers run the gamut from virtuous to
gluttonous, but all with a common bond: to obtain the fabled “Philosopher’s
Stone” and succeed in making their wishes come true.<span style=""> </span>Imagine the chaos that ensues as these
hustlers pull one scheme after another, playing a different character at the
drop of a hat, and having to think on their feet to keep the game from falling
apart. Now…on top of all of that…add an unexpected return of the master of the
house!</span></p><div style="text-align: left;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">THE
ALCHEMIST is directed by Dr. Michael Mauldin, Director of the Dramatic Arts
Program at Cleveland
State University.<span style=""> </span>Dr. Mauldin, who has been the head of the
department for ( ) years has also directed such productions as: <i style="">She Stoops To Conquer, <span style=""> </span>The Robber Bridegroom and The Laramie Project. </i>The
production features phenomenal costumes by local designer Alison Garrigan, innovative set
design by Don McBride, and lighting design by CSU student Chris Carter.<span style=""> </span>Also featured are CSU acting students:<span style=""> </span>Randy Muchowski, Eric Perusek, Stephanie
Wilbert, Benjamin Gates, Jack Matuszweki, Justin Steck, Katherine Wells,
Stephen Farkas, Lew Wallace, Michael Laurenty, Denise Astorino and Val
Kozlenko.</span><br>
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</span><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>I will not be just a tourist in the world of images, just watching images passing by which I cannot live in, make love to, possess as permanent sources of joy and ecstasy. ---Anais Nin<br>