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<h1><strong>PRESS RELEASE</strong><br>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h1>
<p align="right">Date: 9-28-10</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 PHOTO AVAILABLE AT:
<a href="http://www.cvlt.org/promo">www.CVLT.org/promo</a></h4>
<h2>"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" brings October drama to
Chagrin</h2>
<p align="left">CHAGRIN FALLS, OH - Chagrin Valley Little
Theatre has selected a timely piece of material for the
run-up to Halloween with Jeffrey Hatcher's drama <em>Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde</em>, playing Fridays and Saturdays
from October 15th and through the 30th, with a Sunday
matinee on the 17th. This inventive adaptation of the 1886
Robert Louis Stevenson tale premiered in 2008 and was
nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for an "Edgar
Award" for Best Play.</p>
<p align="left"> <em>Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde</em> is an
examination of the gray area between good and evil. Dr.
Henry Jekyll (played by Dale Van Niel) is a gentlemanly
experimental scientist who takes a special concoction he's
created which turns him into the vile criminal Mr. Edward
Hyde, a man free to commit the sins that Jekyll himself is
too reserved to comprehend<em>. </em>Jeffrey Hatcher
spins the yarn with a haunting, driving force, as Dr.
Jekyll becomes increasingly conflicted and unbalanced
while discovering the frightening truth behind his
black-outs and the experimental drugs that cause them.</p>
<p align="left"> Meanwhile, the affection that has been
denied to Dr. Jekyll falls to Hyde (played at varying
moments in the play by Craig Gifford, Tiffany Ricci, Jerry
Schaber and Clay Von Carlowitz). He is loved by the bold
Elizabeth (Leah Frires), who loves the creature in spite
of the evil she knows he is guilty of. As Jekyll attempts
to save his research, convert Elizabeth to his own, and
separate himself from the creature he has increasingly
become, <em>Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde</em> turns into a
cat-and-mouse game between two sides of one man that
leaves the audience to question just who they should be
rooting for.</p>
<p align="left">CVLT is partnering with Jekyll's Kitchen
(across from the theatre at 17 River Street -
JekyllsKitchen.com), to offer a special prize package
during the WVIZ/PBS & 90.3 WCPN® ideastream® Pledge
Drive. Throughout the day on Sunday, October 17, listeners
will be able to enter a drawing for a fabulous four-person
meal (up to $300 in value) at Jekyll's Kitchen, with
tickets to see <em>Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde</em>
afterward. In addition, the winner will receive eight Flex
Passes to use for the remainder of the Chagrin Valley
Little Theatre's season.</p>
<p align="left"><em>Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde </em>will be on
stage Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 PM, October 15 -
30, with a Sunday performance at 2 PM on October 17.
Tickets are $16 regular, $12 for students and seniors, and
are available at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.CVLT.org">www.CVLT.org</a>, or by phone at
440-247-8955, Monday through Saturday from 1-6 PM.
Complete details on CVLT's 81st Season are available
online at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.CVLT.org">www.CVLT.org</a>. The theater is located at 40 River
Street in historic Chagrin Falls Village.</p>
<p align="left">Chagrin Valley Little Theatre is generously
funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts
and Culture and is supported by the Ohio Arts Council.</p>
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