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<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Contact: Vivian Wilson<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Resource Development & Marketing
Director<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Phone (216) 795-7070 x 215<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE –Monday, May 3, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Karamu House Performing Arts Theatre proudly presents the last
play of its 86<sup>th</sup> Theatre season, <i>Steal Away</i> by Ramona King,
directed by Artistic Director, Terrence Spivey. </span><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The show opens Friday, </span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>June 4, 2010</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> at 8:00 pm and
concludes Sunday, </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>June
27</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> at
3:00 pm in the Arena Theatre. Ticket information and purchases maybe made by
contacting Karamu’s box office at 216-795-7077 or visiting the website at
<a href="http://www.karamuhouse.org">www.karamuhouse.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Steal Away</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> is a delightful down home <b>comedy</b> set
in Chicago during the Depression. It is the story of five upstanding church
ladies who raise funds to send young Black women to college by holding bake
sales and the like. Their latest beneficiary, Ms. Tracyada, has more ambitious
ideas. She wants them all to rob a bank! Of course, the ladies are reluctant
to do anything that drastic; but when they are turned down at the bank for a
loan to send another young woman to college because the White bank manager
doesn't think "colored girls" need an education, the ladies decide to
join in Tracyada's scheme. Incredibly enough, the ladies manage to pull off
the robbery. Come to Karamu and see our “church ladies” in
action!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Only
one preview night is scheduled for <i>Steal Away</i>. It will occur on
Thursday, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>June
3 at 7:30 pm. Ticket price for preview night is $10.00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regular
performances are Thursday-Saturday at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 3:00 pm. Ticket
prices for Thursday and Sunday are $20.00 and $25.00 on Friday and Saturday
nights. Senior, Student and Group Discounts are available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Steal
Away</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
has replaced <i>Closure</i> this season. <i>Closure</i> by Mary Weems will
open Karamu’s 87<sup>th</sup> Theatre season, and be presented September
17 thru October 10<sup>th</sup> in the Jelliffe Theatre. Karamu is located at
2355 East 89<sup>th</sup> Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Karamu
House Inc. is supported in part by The Cleveland Foundation, The George Gund
Foundation, The Ohio Lottery, The Ohio Arts Council and is generously funded by
Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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