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<h1 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Returning
for its THIRD season…</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Cleveland State
University's <a href="http://www.csuohio.edu/theater/">Dramatic Arts Program</a>
presents</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style='color:#1F497D'>2009 Season<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>July
9<sup>th</sup>—August 9<sup>th<o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>216.687.2109<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a
href="http://www.twitter.com/summerstages"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:
none'><img border=0 width=37 height=38 id="Picture_x0020_2"
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Back!<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText2><span style='color:black'>Downtown Cleveland’s only
professional summer theatre company, <b>Cleveland State University Summer
Stages r</b>eturns with three shows running in rotating repertory<b>.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText2><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText2><span style='color:black'>Tickets are available by phone
at <b>216-687-2109</b> or by visiting the Factory Theatre Box Office on East 24<sup>th</sup>
Street. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText2><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>As the summer
resident theatre company of CSU, much of the cast is composed of CSU Dramatic
Arts students, local professional actors and CSU alumni. <b>“As a result
of the overwhelming response to auditions, we are proud to announce that we are
the largest summer employer of local union actors in the region,” said
Dr. Michael L. Mauldin,</b> Director of Dramatic Arts and producer of Summer
Stages.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>“We hope to expand and
continue our significant presence in the downtown arts scene with the proposed
move of CSU Dramatic Arts to Playhouse Square Center’s Allen
Theatre,” he added.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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alt="The Shadow Box" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"><![endif]>The Three Shows<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>For 2009, Summer Stages will
present a sci-fi-Shakespeare musical, <b><i>Return to the Forbidden Planet</i></b><i>,
</i>by Bob Carlton. This 50’s/60’s jukebox musical teams the
science fiction movie <i>Forbidden Planet</i> with Shakespeare’s <i>The
Tempest</i> to make a ridiculous spoof for the whole family. It is
directed by Dr. Mauldin, director of 2007’s hit musical <i>The Robber
Bridegroom</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Everett Quinton, director of
last year’s smash <i>Dark of the Moon</i>, returns to direct the 1977
Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning drama <b><i>The Shadow Box</i></b> by Michael
Cristofer, which tells<i> </i>the story of three very different families who
face impending death with dignity, hope, and heartbreak. CSU Summer
Stages will also be partnering with local hospices, palliative care facilities
and homes, such as Ohio City’s <a href="http://www.malachihouse.org/">Malachi
House</a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> and the <a
href="http://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/Hospice/hic_Hospice_of_Cleveland_Clinic.aspx">Hospice
of the Cleveland Clinic</a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>, to help
promote this powerful drama and help raise money for them to continue their
important work. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Rounding out the season is
the hilarious <b><i>Chekhov in Yalta</i></b> by Jeffrey Haddow and John
Driver. This farcical comedy, directed by Cleveland Playhouse Education
Director Cathy Hartenstein, follows the long-suffering playwright Anton
Chekhov, recuperating at a holiday resort, when he is descended upon by
Stanislavski and the rest of the Moscow Art Theatre, looking to get their hands
on his latest script.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Available<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Ticket prices are $15 general
admission, $10 for seniors, and $10 for groups of 10 or more. A Smarty Pants
Pass is available for $30 to see all three shows. Curtain time is 8 p.m.
Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Box Office at (216) 687-2109<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>1833 East 23<sup>rd</sup>
Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Monday–Friday from 10
a.m.–5 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>More info: <a
href="www.csuohio.edu/theater">www.csuohio.edu/theater</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Free parking on show nights<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>East 24<sup>th</sup> St.
between Chester & Payne, Lot S1 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Return to the Forbidden
Planet</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>By Bob Carlton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Directed by Dr. Michael L. Mauldin,
Director of CSU Dramatic Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Choreographed by Associate
Professor Lynn Deering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt'>July 11, 12 (2 p.m.), 16, 24<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt'>August 1, 2 (2 p.m.), 6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The Shadow Box<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>By Michael Cristofer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Directed by Everett Quinton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>July 9, 17, 25, 26 (2 p.m.), 30<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>August 7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Chekhov in Yalta</span></b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>By John Driver and Jeffrey
Haddow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Directed by Cathy
Hartenstein, Education Director for the Cleveland Play House<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>July 10, 18, 19 (2 p.m.), 23, 31<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>August 8, 9 (2 p.m.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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