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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<BR>February 8,
2010<BR></STRONG><BR></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><FONT size=5>Great Lakes Theater
Festival <BR>Announces Ambitious 2010-11 Season To <BR>Headline Hanna Theatre
Home</FONT></STRONG><BR></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>CLEVELAND, OH (February 8,
2010)</STRONG> – <STRONG>Charles Fee, Producing Artistic Director of Great Lakes
Theater Festival (GLTF), formally announced plans for the company’s ambitious
forty-ninth season over the weekend.</STRONG> Scheduled to run from
September 2010 through April 2011, the new season will be performed at
PlayhouseSquare’s Hanna and Ohio Theatres.<BR><BR>In the fall (September
24-October 31, 2010), the Festival will present Shakespeare’s captivating
psychological thriller, <STRONG><EM>Othello</EM></STRONG> in rotating repertory
with Oscar Wilde’s witty comedy, <STRONG><EM>An Ideal
Husband</EM></STRONG>. <STRONG>Risa Brainin</STRONG> will direct
<EM>Othello</EM>. <STRONG>Sari Ketter</STRONG> will direct <EM>An Ideal
Husband</EM>. GLTF’s annual production of Charles Dickens’ holiday
classic, <STRONG><EM>A Christmas Carol</EM></STRONG> (December 3-December 23,
2010), originally adapted and directed by Gerald Freedman, will mark the
midpoint of the Festival’s 49th season. In the Spring, GLTF will present
Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield’s riotously irreverent romp
<STRONG><EM>The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)</EM></STRONG>
(March 11- 27, 2011) followed by Shakespeare’s doubly-delightful romantic comedy
<STRONG><EM>The Two Gentlemen of Verona</EM></STRONG> (April 8 - 23,
2011). GLTF Producing Artistic Director <STRONG>Charles Fee</STRONG> will
direct both of the Festival’s Spring productions.<SPAN
class=107341916-08022010> <EM>(For complete summaries of the plays,
visit </EM><A
href="http://www.greatlakestheater.org/season/#newSeason"><FONT
color=#0000ff><EM>http://www.greatlakestheater.org/season/#newSeason</EM></FONT></A><EM>)</EM></SPAN><BR><BR>The
Festival’s 49th season is presented with generous support from <STRONG>The
Cleveland Foundation</STRONG> and the <STRONG>Ohio Arts Council</STRONG>.
In addition, Great Lakes Theater Festival is generously funded by the citizens
of Cuyahoga County through <STRONG>Cuyahoga Arts and
Culture</STRONG>.<BR><BR>The Festival’s <STRONG>four regular season offerings in
2010-11</STRONG> (<EM>Othello, Husband, Works</EM> and <EM>Two Gents</EM>), will
take place in GLTF’s revolutionary, audience-friendly home <STRONG>at
PlayhouseSquare’s Hanna Theatre</STRONG> while <EM><STRONG>A Christmas
Carol</STRONG></EM> will remain in its traditional <STRONG>Ohio Theatre</STRONG>
setting. <BR><BR><STRONG>Great Lakes Theater Festival’s revolutionary,
award-winning home at the Hanna Theatre affords its audiences an intimate and
visceral theater experience unlike any other.</STRONG> The Hanna’s
visionary “Great Room” inspired design concept creates a single unified
environment that integrates the artist and audience into one realm and dissolves
the formal separation between the social experience of the lobby and the
artistic experience of the stage. In addition, the Hanna offers patrons a
variety of seating options including traditional theater seats, club chairs,
banquettes, private boxes and lounge/bar enabling visitors to self define their
theater experience. <BR><BR>In 2010-11, <STRONG>Opening Night
performances</STRONG> of <EM>Othello, An Ideal Husband, The Complete Works of
William Shakespeare (Abridged)</EM> and <EM>The Two Gentlemen of Verona</EM>
have been <STRONG>scheduled for Saturday evenings, while <EM>A Christmas
Carol</EM>’s Opening Night is slated for a Friday night</STRONG>. Curtain
times for all evening performances will remain at 7:30 p.m., with a 1:30 p.m.
curtain time for Saturday matinees and a 3:00 p.m. curtain time for Sunday
matinees. All five productions in the Festival’s 49th season will continue
to offer sign interpreted and audio described performances as well as the
popular <EM>Director’s Night</EM> and <EM>Playnotes</EM> pre-show discussion
series. (For a complete performance calendar, visit </FONT><A
href="blocked::http://www.greatlakestheater.org/calendar/"><FONT
face=Arial>http://www.greatlakestheater.org/calendar/</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial>.)<BR><BR><STRONG>Subscriptions to Great Lakes Theater Festival’s
2010-11 season are on sale now.</STRONG> An adult subscription to Great
Lakes Theater Festival starts as low as $105. Student subscriptions begin
at $39. <STRONG>For more information</STRONG> about becoming a Festival
subscriber, patrons should <STRONG>contact the Great Lakes Theater Festival
subscription office at (216) 664-6064 or visit <A
href="http://www.greatlakestheater.org/tickets/subscriptions.shtm"><FONT
color=#0000ff>http://www.greatlakestheater.org/tickets/subscriptions.shtm</FONT></A> <SPAN
class=482471816-08022010>.</SPAN></STRONG><BR><BR><STRONG>Single tickets will be
available beginning in August.</STRONG> Regular priced adult single
tickets will range from $15 - $70. Regular priced student/youth tickets
for the Hanna Theatre are $13 ($26 for <EM>A Christmas Carol</EM> in the Ohio
Theatre) and will be available for all performances. Additional handling
fees may apply and may vary depending on point of purchase. Further
details and pricing specifics for single performance tickets will be announced
in August. Single tickets will be available by calling (216) 241-6000, by
ordering online at </FONT><A
href="blocked::http://www.greatlakestheater.org/"><FONT
face=Arial>www.greatlakestheater.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial> and by visiting
the PlayhouseSquare Ticket Office. Groups of ten or more receive discounts, as
do educators. <BR><BR><STRONG>Great Lakes Theater Festival has brought the
pleasure, power and relevance of classic theater to the widest possible audience
since 1962.</STRONG> The first resident company of PlayhouseSquare, GLTF
will celebrate its 28th year in downtown Cleveland this season.
<STRONG>Festival</STRONG> </FONT><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>programming reaches
85,000 adults and students annually.<BR></STRONG><BR>#
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><U>FOR MORE
INFORMATION</U></STRONG><BR><STRONG>Todd Krispinsky</STRONG><BR>Marketing and
Public Relations Director<BR>(216) 241-5490 x317<BR></FONT><A
href="blocked::mailto:tkrispinsky@greatlakestheater.org"><FONT
face=Arial>tkrispinsky@greatlakestheater.org</FONT></A><BR><A
href="blocked::http://www.greatlakestheater.org/"><FONT
face=Arial>www.greatlakestheater.org</FONT></A></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT>
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