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<h1 align="center"><font color="#005395" face=" Georgia,
Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="5"><u>CHAGRIN
VALLEY LITTLE THEATRE<br>
December 2010 News </u></font></h1>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="2"><a href="http://www.CVLT.org">www.CVLT.org</a>
• 440-247-8955<br>
40 River Street, Chagrin Falls OH 44022</font></p>
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<li> <b><font color="#2d0d4e" face=" Georgia, Times New
Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Happening in December…</font></b>
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<li><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2"><b>NOW <font color="#000000"
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">through</font>
December 19</b></font> - <font color="#000000"
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><a
href="http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/annie.php"><b>“ANNIE”</b></a></font></li>
<li><b><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2">NOW through December 11 - <a
href="http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/hillary.php">“HILLARY:
A Modern Greek Tragedy with a (somewhat) Happy
Ending”</a></font></b></li>
<li><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2"><b>December 5 & 7 - <a
href="http://cvlt.org/auditions.php">AUDITIONS
for “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”</a></b></font></li>
<li><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2"><b>December 11 & 12 - <a
href="http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/gingerbread.php">Holiday Show &
Gingerbread Tea</a></b></font></li>
<li><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2"><b>December 22 & 23 - <a
href="http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/cfso-holiday.php">Chagrin Falls Studio
Orchestra's Holiday Show</a></b></font></li>
<li><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2"><b>December 31 - <a
href="http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/newyear.php">“DECADES
OF DIVAS: A New Year's Eve Cabaret”</a></b></font>
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<li> <b><font color="#2d0d4e" face=" Georgia, Times New
Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Coming in January…</font></b>
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<li><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2"><b>January 14 2011 - February
5 2011 - <a
href="http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/bloodymurder.php">“BLOODY
MURDER”</a></b> (Comedy/Mystery)</font></li>
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<h3><font color="#2d0d4e" face=" Georgia, Times New Roman,
Times, serif" size="3">Season's Greetings and Happy
Holidays!</font></h3>
<p align="justify"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">It's going to be a very,
<i>very</i> busy final month of the year for Chagrin
Valley Little Theatre! The email below details the <strong>FIVE
different plays and events</strong> in the next few
weeks, plus <strong>auditions</strong> for our spring
musical. Scroll down for all the juicy details.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">In addition to the
events happening at the theatre, our <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/aoy.php"><b>Accent on Youth</b></a>
outreach program, through which high school students
present social and relationship issues at area schools,
will perform at Kenston's Timmons Elementary School on
December 6 and at Mayfield's Millridge School and Lander
Elementary School on December 10. This program is
sponsored by the <a href="http://www.ridgecliff.org">Ridgecliff
Foundation</a>, which supports CVLT and AOY at six
area school systems this year.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">We are also excited to
announce that we have closed on the mortgage financing
for purchase of <b>38 River Street</b>, the 'red barn'
building directly adjacent to CVLT. This purchase is one
of the three primary elements of the Theatre's Capital
Campaign, which you'll be hearing more about in 2011.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Looking ahead to 2011,
aspiring playwrites are invited to their submit one-act,
ten-minute play scripts for consideration in our second
biennial <strong>10-10 Festival</strong>. Complete
details and rules for submissions are online at <a
href="http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/10-10Announced.htm">http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/10-10Announced.htm</a>.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">I</font><font
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="2">f you are doing your holiday shopping on the
web with Firefox, Google Chrome, or Internet Explorer,
you can <b>save money on your holiday gifts</b> with
valuable discounts at most major web retail sites by
installing the totally free <a
href="http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/chagrin-valley-little-theatre-cvlt">CVLT
Goodshop toolbar</a>. (Or you could simply buy them a
<a href="http://www.cvlt.org/bricks">brick paver</a>!</font>)</p>
<p align="justify"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Lastly, </font><font
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="2"> <a
href="http://fox8.cityvoter.com/chagrin-valley-little-theatre/biz/55303"><b>Voting
for CVLT</b></a> on the <a
href="http://fox8.cityvoter.com/chagrin-valley-little-theatre/biz/55303">Fox
8 HotList</a> ends <em>December 3rd</em>, so please
take a moment to vote for us as your favorite local
theater!</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">See you soon,<br>
Your Friends at CVLT</font></p>
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<h2 align="center"><font color="#000000" face="
Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="4"><b><i><a
href="http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/annie.php">Annie</a></i></b></font> </h2>
<p align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b>Through
December 19<br>
Fridays & Saturdays at 8<br>
Sundays 12/5***, 12/19 at 2 PM </b></font></p>
<p align="center"><b><font color="#000000"
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Book
by Thomas Meehan / Music by Charles Strouse
& Martin Charnin</font></b></p>
<p align="center"><b><font color="#000000"
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Directed
by Brendan Sandham<br>
Musical Direction by Diana Kullgren <br>
Choreographed by Hannah Zielger <br>
Produced by Kourtney Highland-Jones</font> </b></p>
<p align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>TICKETS: </b>$18,
$14 student/senior</font></p>
<p align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Buy tickets
online at<br>
<a href="http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/annie.php">CVLT.org/81stSeason/annie.php</a>
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or call 440-247-8955</b></font> </p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2">Everyone's favorite orphan
is back at CVLT for the holiday season in the
classic musical written by Thomas Meehan, with
the Strouse/Charmin songs you know and love,
like "Tomorrow", "Easy Street", "Maybe" and
"It's the Hard Knock Life"</font>.</p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2"> Based upon the popular
Harold Gray comic strip <em>Little Orphan Annie</em>,
the musical ran for nearly six years on
Broadway, setting a record for the Alvin Theatre
(now the Neil Simon Theatre). It spawned
numerous productions in many countries, as well
as national tours, and won the Tony Award for
Best Musical. <em>Annie</em> returns to
Broadway in 2012.</font> </p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2"> *** Tickets for the
December 5th matinee are available exclusively
through Friends of WomenSafe, a 501(c)3
non-profit with the sole mission of generating
unrestricted funds for WomenSafe. Since 1980,
WomenSafe has served victims of domestic
violence throughout NE Ohio by providing crisis
shelter, counseling, legal advocacy, relocation
and therapy services free of charge. If you wish
to attend the 12/5 matinee performance, we
encourage you to call (440) 285-3741 for
tickets. </font></p>
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<h2 align="center"><a
href="http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/hillary.php"><font
color="#000000" face=" Georgia, Times New
Roman, Times, serif" size="4"><b><i>Hillary: <br>
A Modern Greek Tragedy<br>
with a <br>
(somewhat) Happy Ending</i></b></font></a></h2>
<p align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b>Through
December 11<br>
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM </b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">at <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/riverstreet.php">CVLT's
River Street Playhouse</a><br>
56 River Street, adjacent to the main building</font></p>
<p align="center"><b><font color="#000000"
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Directed
by Yvonne E. Pilarczyk</font></b></p>
<p align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>TICKETS: </b>$10
<br>
(not recommended for younger audiences)</font></p>
<p align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Buy tickets
online at<br>
<a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/hillary.php">CVLT.org/81stSeason/hillary.php</a></b></font><font
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2"><br>
or call 440-247-8955</font></p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2">Playwright Wendy Weiner
blends the life of protagonist Hillary Rodham
with a heavy dose of laughter and Greek
mythological madness! As a girl in Illinois,
Hillary (Amy Pelleg) worships at the altar of
Athena (Erin Scerbak), the no-nonsense goddess
of wisdom and war. Hil's devotion angers
Aphrodite (Kacey Durbin), goddess of love and
beauty, who curses her with Bill Clinton (Mark
Moore), described by the play's Greek chorus
(Mark DePompei and Catherine Remick) as "a man
of mythical charm and appetites."</font></p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2">Follow Hillary from high
school to Wellesley, from Yale Law School to
Arkansas, and from the White House (where a
suspicious intern causes some conflict) to the
Senate…<i>Hillary: A Modern Greek Tragedy with a
(somewhat) Happy Ending</i> is a "Hillary-ous"
comedy that will take you to Hell and back!</font>
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<h2 align="center"><a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/gingerbread.php"><font
color="#000000" face=" Georgia, Times New
Roman, Times, serif" size="4"><b><i>Holiday
Show & <br>
Gingerbread Tea</i></b></font></a></h2>
<p align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b> December 11
& 12<br>
Saturday and Sunday at 1 & 3:30 PM </b></font>
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<p align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>TICKETS: </b>$$6
all seats, $2-add on for 'tea'</font></p>
<p align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Buy tickets
online at<br>
<a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/gingerbread.php">CVLT.org/81stSeason/gingerbread.php</a></b></font><font
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2"><br>
or call 440-247-8955</font></p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2">Children will delight in
this lighthearted romp with Mrs. Claus, Frosty,
Mousie the mouse puppet, Santa's elves, Rudolph
and other characters. As ever, Old Man Winter
will show up to cause havoc with his antics
until he is caught and taught a lesson. Children
are invited on stage to help sing Christmas
songs, and Santa Claus himself will arrive near
the end of the show for photo opportunities with
Santa and their favorite characters.</font></p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2">'Gingerbread Tea' featuring
punch and snacks is available upstairs in CVLT's
River Room a half-hour before and after each
showtime.</font> </p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2">Tea is served at 12:30
& 1:30 for 1 PM shows and 3:00 & 4:00
for 3:30 PM shows. </font></p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2">Tea seating is limited to
60 per tea-time, so reserve now!</font> </p>
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<h2 align="center"><a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/newyear.php"><b><i><font
color="#000000" face=" Georgia, Times New
Roman, Times, serif" size="4">Decades of
Divas:<br>
A New Year's Eve Cabaret </font></i></b></a></h2>
<p align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b>Friday,
December 31 at 8 PM </b></font> </p>
<p align="center"><b><font color="#000000"
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Directed
by Greta Rothman<br>
Musical Direction by Bob Day<br>
Choreography by Pam LaForce </font></b></p>
<p align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>TICKETS: </b>$25
adults - $10 youth<br>
Iincludes a post-show wine and hors d'oeuvres
reception with the performers. </font></p>
<p align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Buy tickets
online at<br>
<a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/newyear.php">CVLT.org/81stSeason/newyear.php</a></b></font><font
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2"><br>
or call 440-247-8955</font></p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2">Two "mother and daughter"
teams: Paula Pike and Greta Rothman, and Pam
LaForce and Alex LaForce-Marzullo celebrate the
incoming year with bold and brassy music from
film, pop, and Broadway. A tribute to the
legendary, powerful women who pushed the
envelope and dared to be themselves as they made
some of the most memorable music in history!
From Billie Holiday to Bette Midler, Liza
Minnelli to Lady Gaga, this cabaret-style
evening will be an uplifting way to pay homage
to decades of timeless tunes while ringing in
2011.</font></p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2">W</font><font
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2">ith the show lasting 90
minutes, you will have the chance to enjoy the
music and reception while still having time to
move on to your final "midnight destination", be
that home, or another party!</font></p>
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<h2 align="center"><a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/cfso-holiday.php"><b><i><font
color="#000000" face=" Georgia, Times New
Roman, Times, serif" size="4">Christmas
Wassail Concert</font></i></b></a></h2>
<p align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b>Wednesday,
December 22 at 7 PM<br>
Thursday, December 23 at 7 PM </b></font></p>
<p align="center"><b><font color="#000000"
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Directed
by Stephen A. Eva</font></b></p>
<p align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>TICKETS:</b>
$20 adult, $15 child or student with valid ID</font></p>
<p align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Buy tickets
online at<br>
<a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/cfso-holiday.php">CVLT.org/81stSeason/cfso-holiday.php</a></b></font><font
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2"><br>
or call 440-247-8955</font></p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2">The <a
href="http://www.chagrinfallsstudioorchestra.org">Chagrin
Falls Studio Orchestra</a> will perform its
Christmas Wassail Concert on Wednesday, December
22 and Thursday December 23 at 7 p.m., at the
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre (40 River Street,
Chagrin Falls). An annual tradition, our
Christmas Wassail Concert features all of your
favorite carols and songs and is a wonderful
treat for the entire family.</font></p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2">Sponsored by <a
href="http://www.hamletretirement.com/">Hamlet
Retirement Village</a> and presented by the
Studio Orchestra and Chagrin Valley Little
Theater.</font> </p>
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<h3><font color="#2d0d4e" face=" Georgia, Times New
Roman, Times, serif" size="3">AUDITIONS for <i>Dirty
Rotten Scoundrels</i></font></h3>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2">David Yazbek's hit musical,
with book by Jeffrey Lane, based on the 1988
film of the same name. The dapper Lawrence and
rascally Freddie are con-men who unsuccessfully
attempt to join forces, only to find that the
town just isn't big enough for both of them.
They agree to a "loser leaves town" bet over
young woman and her money, and end up getting
more than either of them bargained for!</font> </p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2"><b>Show Dates:</b> March
18th - April 16th, 2011. Fridays & Saturdays
at 8, select Sundays at 2</font></p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2"><b>Audition Dates: </b>
Sunday, <b>December 5th</b> and Tuesday, <b>December
7th</b> 7:00 PM</font></p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2">Auditions will be held in
the dance studio at the <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/riverstreet.php">CVLT's
River Street Playhouse</a>, 56 River Street
(the white one-story building on the other side
of the parking lot from the main theatre
building).</font> </p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2"><strong>COMPLETE DETAILS
including a list of roles, rehearsal
information, and info on what to prepare for
your auditions is available at <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/auditions.php">http://www.cvlt.org/auditions.php</a></strong></font>
</p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2"><b>Directed by</b> Martin
Friedman</font></p>
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color="#2d0d4e" face=" Georgia, Times New Roman,
Times, serif" size="3"><b>HOLIDAY GIFT? BRICK
PAVERS!</b></font> <br>
<font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2">What a unique and lasting
gift for the theater lover on your list this
season! Starting at just $75, you can get your own
custom-engraved brick paver ordered for our front
entrance sidewalk at <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/bricks">http://www.cvlt.org/bricks</a></font></td>
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color="#2d0d4e" face=" Georgia, Times New Roman,
Times, serif" size="3"><b>ADVERTISE IN OUR
PLAYBILL!</b></font> <br>
<font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" size="2">Get your business or message
in front of hundreds of theatergoers at incredibly
low prices. Contact Diane Gotliebowski at <a
href="mailto:ads@cvlt.org">ads@cvlt.org</a> or
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<p align="center"><font color="#666666" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Chagrin Valley Little
Theatre is generously funded by Cuyahoga County
residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. The Ohio
Arts Council helps fund our organization with state tax
dollars to encourage economic growth, educational
excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.</font></p>
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