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<h1><strong>PRESS RELEASE</strong><br>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h1>
<p align="right">Date: 2-10-09</p>
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<p>Contact: Andrew Rothman<br>
From: Chagrin Valley Little Theatre </p>
<p style="display: block; margin-left: 32px;">40 River Street<br>
Chagrin Falls, OH 44122<br>
Phone: 440-247-8955<br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:cvlt@cvlt.org">cvlt@cvlt.org</a><br>
Website: <a href="http://www.cvlt.org/">www.cvlt.org</a></p>
<h4 align="center">HIGH-RESOLUTION PRESS PHOTOS
ARE AVAILABLE AT: <a href="http://www.cvlt.org/promo">www.CVLT.org/promo</a></h4>
<h2>"Mr. Death" to make world-premiere at CVLT's River Street
Playhouse</h2>
<p align="left">CHAGRIN FALLS, OH - Chagrin Valley Little
Theatre's River Street Playhouse, adjacent to the main theatre in a
building owned by CVLT's long-time friend Steven Shields, is an
intimate venue which stages small-scale productions a few times per
year. This weekend, the River Street will present the debut of a new
folk-musical by local playwright Shelley Costa and songwriter Bill Rowe
entitled <em>Mr. Death and the Redheaded Woman</em>.</p>
<p align="left"><em>Mr. Death</em>, which is based on a short
story by author Helen Eustis, is a fable of the old American West that
first appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, and was later adapted for
the General Electric Theater television series and also for a 1983
children's book. Costa and Rowe's one-act staging marks its first
appearance as a play and as a musical. The duo first collaborated in
2007, when their full-length musical, <em>These People</em>, was
produced at the River Street Playhouse.</p>
<p align="left">'The story centers on Maude Applegate, the
titular redhead, who chases down Mr. Death to negotiate for the life of
her beloved Billy-be-damn Bangtry after he is shot in a saloon
gunfight. The cast, which consists of Amy Pelleg as "Maude", Brian G.
McCann as "Mr. Death", Natalie Dolezal as "Granny" and Jon Gellott as
"Billy", perform 13 original songs by Bill Rowe, who also serves as the
show's guitar-playing narrator.</p>
<p align="left"><em>Mr. Death and the Redheaded Woman</em> plays
at 8 PM, Fridays and Saturdays from February 12 to February 27, 2010.
All seats are $10. The River Street Playhouse is located at the end of
River Street (56 River St.) in downtown Chagrin Falls, Ohio. For
tickets to all Chagrin Valley Little Theatre productions and events,
call 440-247-8955 (Mon-Sat, 1-6 PM) or visit <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.CVLT.org">www.CVLT.org</a> for online
ticketing at no extra cost.</p>
<p align="left">Chagrin Valley Little Theatre is generously
funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.
The Ohio Arts Council helped fund Chagrin Valley Little Theatre with
state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence
and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.</p>
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