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<P class=ecxmsonormal style="MARGIN: 0.75pt 0in 16.2pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Contact: Scott Miller</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=ecxmsonormal style="MARGIN: 0.75pt 0in 16.2pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">216.924.1214, </FONT><A href="mailto:drscottgmiller@ameritech.net"><FONT face="Times New Roman">drscottgmiller@ameritech.net</FONT></A></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=ecxmsonormal style="MARGIN: 0.75pt 0in 16.2pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">November 24, 2009</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><I><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">THE CLEVELAND SCHOOL OF ARTS THEATER <SPAN> </SPAN>ARTS PROGRAM PRESENTS “INVISIBLE FRIENDS” AND “A STAR AINT NOTHIN’ BUT A HOLE IN HEAVEN” AT THE CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE IN THE STUDIO THEATER DECEMBER 4 – 13, 2009</FONT></FONT></I></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B>Cleveland</B> (OH) – <B>Cleveland</B><B> School of the Arts Theater Arts Program</B> will produce <B><I>Invisible Friends</I></B> and <B><I>A Star Ain’t Nothin’ But a Hole</I></B> <B><I>in Heaven</I></B> <B>December 4 – 13, 2009</B><B> </B>at the<B> </B><B>Cleveland</B><B> Play House, </B><B>8500 Euclid Ave</B><B>, </B>in the<B> Studio Theater.<SPAN> </SPAN></B> <B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"></SPAN></I></B></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=ecxmsonormal style="MARGIN: 0.75pt 0in 16.2pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Invisible Friends</SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">, a wild comedy,<I> </I>examines the domestic adventures of teenager Lucy who is disgruntled with her unappreciative family.<SPAN> </SPAN>She invents an imaginary friend to hang out with, but tumbles into a new and crazy dimension when this new friend, and her even stranger family, come to life.<SPAN> </SPAN>Dr. Scott Miller, Director of CSA’s Theater Arts Program, directs Alan Ayckburn’s hilarious children’s classic.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=ecxmsonormal style="MARGIN: 0.75pt 0in 16.2pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">A Star Ain’t Nothin’ But a Hole in Heaven</SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> is<I> </I>Judi Ann Mason’s poignant</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">story of a young girl being raised by her elderly aunt and nearly blind uncle, and how she struggles with the opportunity of going to college and having to leave them behind. <SPAN> </SPAN><I>A Star…</I> is staged by venerated local actress/director Nina Domingue, an artist-in-residence at CSA.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=ecxmsonormal style="MARGIN: 0.75pt 0in 16.2pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">These productions, featured in repertoire, showcase the talents of CSA students for school and public audiences.<SPAN> </SPAN>The 16-show run includes 8 public performances.<SPAN> </SPAN><B>Adult tickets are $10 </B>and <B>students pay $6</B>.<SPAN> </SPAN><B>If you pay to see one show, the admission to the second show is half-price.<SPAN> </SPAN>To reserve tickets contact the <I>Friends of Cleveland School of the Arts</I> at 216.421.7690.</B></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxmsonormal style="MARGIN: 0.75pt 0in 16.2pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The CSA Theatre Arts Program has presented plays at Karamu Performing Arts Center, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Idea</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Center</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> and throughout the </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Cleveland</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Metropolitan</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">School District</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> in addition to the Cleveland Play House.<SPAN> </SPAN>Each year CSA Theatre Arts students write, direct, design and perform original plays and poetry for the CSA Annual New Play, Film and Poetry Festival.<SPAN> </SPAN>Graduates from CSA Theatre Arts Program have attended such colleges as Drama Centre in </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">London</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">England</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">, The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, California Institute of the Arts, The Ohio State University, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Howard</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">University</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> and </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Skidmore</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">College</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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