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<h1><b><font size=5 face=Arial><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>Last weekend for <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Curtains</span></i>, <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Oh
Dad Poor Dad</span></i>, and <i><span style='font-style:italic'>The Elephant
Man</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h3><b><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>And don’t
forget to check out our Dinner and a Show deal with Elements Bistro on Euclid,
and the After Hours Cabaret</span></font></b></h3>
<h2><b><i><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Dinner and a
Show: The Elephant Man, Thursday, August 5, 8pm</span></font></i></b></h2>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>…the incredible transformation of recent CSU
grad Eric Perusek from upright young man to the painfully twisted Merrick and
back again is the worth the price of admission.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>-Tony Brown, <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Cleveland
Plain Dealer</span></i></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play, Bernard Pomerance’s powerful
drama about the beauty and truth hiding beneath an ugly exterior tells the
story of the misshapen sideshow performer John Merrick when a well-meaning
doctor brings him into the fold of Victorian society. Directed by <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Everett</st1:place></st1:City> Quinton.</span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Elements Bistro on Euclid and CSU Summer Stages are also teaming up to
offer you dinner and a show for only $20. Enjoy this exclusive deal on on Thursday,
August 5 before <i><span style='font-style:italic'>The Elephant Man</span></i>.
Elements will be open from 4-8pm and will be offering an entrée and a small
plate or dessert, followed by a performance at the CSU Factory Theatre.
Elements is located two blocks south of the Factory Theatre at <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">2300 Euclid Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street>.
Tickets and meal vouchers can be purchased at http://csu.ticketleap.com, from
Elements, or from the CSU Factory Theatre Box Office at 216.687.2109.</span></font></p>
<h2><b><i><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Oh Dad, Poor
Dad, Mamma’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feeling So Sad, Friday,
Augsut 6, 8pm</span></font></i></b></h2>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Quinton’s performance is as hilarious as it is
mesmerizing, giving us not only some of the best moments in this season’s
Summer Stages repertory but some of the best moments in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City> professional theater. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>-Robert Abelman, <i><span style='font-style:italic'>News-Herald</span></i></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>A Drama Desk Award winner in 1962, Arthur Kopit’s (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Nine</span></i>) <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Oh
Dad</span></i> is a farce of epic proportions, wherein mommy dearest, Madame
Rosepettle, will stop at nothing to keep her philatelist son hiding under her
skirt until well past puberty. Meanwhile, dad’s still dead. And hanging in
the closet.</span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<h2><b><i><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Curtains Saturday,
August 7, 8pm and Sunday, August 8, 2pm</span></font></i></b></h2>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>"Knock 'em dead!" A less-than-stellar leading lady has been
killed at curtain call (serves her right for murdering all her songs!) and it's
up to homicide detective (and musical theatre aficionado) Frank Cioffi to
unravel the case before he takes his final bow.</span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Join us after the Saturday, August 7<sup>th</sup> performance for the
After-Hours Cabaret. Produced by Artistic Director Dr. Michael Mauldin and
Choreographer Martin Cespedes, the After-Hours Cabaret is the perfect place to
wind down with that special someone and enjoy all of your favorite Broadway
songs. Your favorite CSU Summer Stages performers have generously donated
their time and talents for this benefit performance to raise money for Summer
Stages and the Department of Theatre and Dance. Light refreshments and
complimentary champagne await you in the intimate Factory Theatre Studio, where
Music Director John Krol will tickle the ivories until midnight.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Tickets are only $10 and can be purchased from the CSU Box Office at
216.687.2109 or at csu.ticketleap.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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