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Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><u>Chagrin
Valley Little Theatre<br>
August
2011 News </u></font></h1>
<p><font style="font-size:13px" size="2" color="#000000"
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a
href="http://www.CVLT.org">www.CVLT.org</a> •
440-247-8955<br>
40 River Street, Chagrin Falls OH 44022</font></p>
<p><font style="font-size:13px" size="2" color="#000000"
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a
href="http://facebook.com/ChagrinTheatre">Facebook.com/ChagrinTheatre</a><br>
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<li> <b><font style="font-size:16px" size="3"
color="#2D0D4E" face=" Georgia, Times New Roman,
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in August…</font></b>
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<li><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif"><b>NOW - August 20</b> : <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/rockyhorror.php"><i>THE
ROCKY
HORROR SHOW</i></a></font></li>
<li><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif"><b>NOW - August 13</b> : <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/sunshineboys.php"><i>THE
SUNSHINE
BOYS</i></a></font></li>
<li><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif"><b>SUBSCRIPTION ON SALE </b> for <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/82ndSeason">CVLT's
82ND SEASON</a>!</font></li>
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<li><b><font style="font-size:16px" size="3"
color="#2D0D4E" face=" Georgia, Times New Roman,
Times, serif">Auditions…</font></b></li>
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<li><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>JULY
27 and 28</strong> - <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/auditions.php">AUDITIONS
for "The 39 Steps"</a></font></li>
<li><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>
AUGUST 8 and 9</strong> - <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/auditions.php">AUDITIONS
for "Lonely Planet"</a></font><br>
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<li> <b><font style="font-size:16px" size="3"
color="#2D0D4E" face=" Georgia, Times New Roman,
Times, serif">Coming</font><font
style="font-size:16px" size="3" color="#2D0D4E"
face=" Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif">
in September…</font></b></li>
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<li><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>September
9 - 10 : </b><strong>MURDER BY THE FALLS</strong>:
<em>"Dead Again… and Again!"</em><br>
<em>TICKETS ON SALE BY PHONE AUGUST 1!</em> Our
wildly popular annual fundraiser event returns with
a spoof on the Broadway 'Spider-Man' debacle; a New
York director brings her overwrought technical
nightmare to the CVLT stage, angering everyone. Who
killed her, and how? You solve the crime!</font></li>
<li><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>September
23 - 25 : </b><strong>SPOTLIGHT ON BROADWAY</strong>
- Don Edelman and Steve Eva team up for their fourth
annual musical event featuring the CHAGRIN FALLS
STUDIO ORCHESTRA</font>.</li>
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<h3><font style="font-size:16px" size="3" color="#2D0D4E"
face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><br>
August is packed with laughter and rock 'n' roll!</font></h3>
<p align="justify"><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">It
seems like just yesterday when we were enjoying the
second edition of the <em>10-10 Festival of New Plays</em>
at our River
Street Playhouse, and already we are opening a new
production there! The entertainment continues with CVLT
treasures Don Edelman
and Frank Mularo starring in Neil Simon's brilliant
comedy, <strong><a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/sunshineboys.php">THE
SUNSHINE
BOYS</a></strong>, sponsored by First Federal
Lakewood, which opens a four-performance weekend on
Thursday the 28th and plays through August 13th.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">O</font><font
style="font-size:13px" size="2" color="#000000"
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">n
our main stage is Richard O'Brien's <strong><a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/rockyhorror.php">THE
ROCKY
HORROR SHOW</a></strong>, the original rock 'n'
roll, B-movie musical
that spawned the record-breaking cult film <em>The
Rocky Horror Picture
Show</em>. The opening weekend performances were
greeted with wild applause from the packed houses, and
highly enthusiastic reviews from both the News-Herald
and Sun Press, which can be <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/rockyhorror.php">read
on our website</a>. The show continues Fridays and
Saturdays through August 20, with a special midnight
show on August 6th.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Our
82nd Season will begin in September and although
individual tickets aren't available until September 1,
you still have a month to get your hands on a
money-saving Season Subscription! We are also holding
auditions for the upcoming shows, including THE 39 STEPS
on July 27/28 and LONELY PLANET on August 8/9 - see <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/auditions.php"><strong>http://www.cvlt.org/auditions.php</strong></a>
for details.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
Read
on for all the details, and keep an eye on <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org">CVLT.org</a>,
our <a href="http://facebook.com/ChagrinTheatre">Facebook</a>
page,
or our <a href="http://twitter.com/ChagrinTheatre">Twitter</a>
feed
for more info on this performance and other breaking
news.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">See
you soon,<br>
<i>Your Friends at CVLT</i></font></p>
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<h2 align="center"><font style="font-size:20px"
size="4" color="#000000" face=" Georgia, Times
New Roman, Times, serif"><b><i><a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/rockyhorror.php">The
Rocky Horror Show</a></i></b></font></h2>
<p align="center"><font style="font-size:16px"
size="3" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif"><b>NOW through August 20, 2011<br>
Fridays
& Saturdays at 8:00<br>
Midnight Show, August 6</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font style="font-size:13px"
size="2" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif">Directed
by Greta Rothman<br>
Musical Direction by David Keith Stiver<br>
Choreography by Pamela LaForce</font></p>
<p align="center"><font style="font-size:13px"
size="2" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif"><b>TICKETS: </b>$18
/ $14 students & seniors<br>
(Due to adult themes and situtations, this show
is not
recommended for younger audiences.)</font></p>
<p align="center"><font style="font-size:13px"
size="2" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif"><b>Buy
tickets online at<br>
<a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/rockyhorror.php">http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/rockyhorror.php</a>
<br>
or call 440-247-8955</b></font></p>
<blockquote style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;
margin-left:0; margin-right:0; width: 95%;
font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
font-size:12px; background-color:#FAFAFA;
padding:5px; border:1px dotted #000">
<p>“Director Greta Rothman understands parody and
camp and makes sure everything goes big – big
dance numbers, grand entrances, sexy costumes
... there is never a dull moment. ”<br>
~ <a
href="http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/rockyhorror.php#preston">
Marjorie Preston, Sun News</a></p>
<p>“The true allure of <em>Rocky Horror</em> is
its actual performance. If performed with
absolute abandon - that is, if the actors
embrace all that is campy and over-the-top in
this parody, and the audience wholeheartedly
accepts what it is given - that the B-movie
storyline and the mindless dialogue take a
backseat to the sheer exhilaration of the
storytelling. This is precisely what occurs
during the CVLT production under Greta Rothman's
very creative direction. She pushes all the fun
to the forefront and has put together a fine
show.”<br>
~ <a
href="http://cvlt.org/81stSeason/rockyhorror.php#abelman">
Bob Abelman, News-Herald</a> </p>
</blockquote>
<p align="justify"><font style="font-size:13px"
size="2" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif">THE
ROCKY HORROR SHOW combines the flamboyant glam
rock of the late
1960s and the lowbrow B-movie aesthetics of the
early 1960s into
an oddball narrative that's ultimately about
fierce individuality
and sexual freedom. The Narrator tells the
unlikely
tale of naive teenagers Brad and Janet, who get
a flat tire on their engagement night. Seeking a
telephone at a nearby spooky mansion, they are
swept into the
dominion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a cross-dressing
mad scientist with a laboratory-built loverboy
named Rocky Horror. Along with his creepy
servants, Frank draws the
unwitting teens into his unconstrained world of
devious schemes
and kinky space aliens. Also populating this
bizarre realm are
The Phantoms, an ensemble of lost souls who act
as 'Greek chorus' and backing vocalists
throughout the show's sixteen high-energy
musical numbers, powered by a six-piece rock
band. ROCKY HORROR is the wild, weird, and sexy
rock show that has audiences dancing in the
aisles!</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font style="font-size:11px"
size="2" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif"><strong> NOTE:</strong> While we
encourage
fans of the film version to arrive dressed up as
their favorite
characters and do the "Time
Warp" with us, we ask that they not bring any
'props'
to the theater so that we may keep our
auditorium
clean and safe for everyone.</font></p>
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<h2 align="center"><font style="font-size:20px"
size="4" color="#000000" face=" Georgia, Times
New Roman, Times, serif"><b><i><a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/sunshineboys.php">The
Sunshine Boys</a></i></b></font></h2>
<p align="center"><font style="font-size:16px"
size="3" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif"><b>NOW through August 13, 2011<br>
Friday & Saturday nights at 8 PM<br>
Sunday Matinee July 31 </b></font> <font
style="font-size:16px" size="3" color="#000000"
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b> at 2 PM</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font style="font-size:13px"
size="2" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif"><b><em>at
CVLT's River Street Playhouse</em></b></font><br>
<font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif"><a
href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=56+river+street,+chagrin+falls&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x88311b2e2c9e9b65:0x87f8b1d693469541,56+River+St,+Chagrin+Falls,+OH+44022&gl=us&ei=_G0KTvo0zqSxAt2Z8bgB&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBkQ8gEwAA">56
River
Street in Chagrin Falls</a></font></p>
<p align="center"><font style="font-size:13px"
size="2" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif">Directed
by Kate Tonti</font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" color="#000000"
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong>Generously
sponsored
by<br>
<a
href="http://www.ffl.net/branches/atmlocations/chagrinfalls.bnc">First
Federal
Lakewood</a></strong></strong></font></p>
<strong>
<p align="center"><font style="font-size:13px"
size="2" color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif"><b> TICKETS: </b>$10
all seats<br>
Limited seating - reservations strongly
suggested! </font></p>
<p align="center"><font style="font-size:13px"
size="2" color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Buy
tickets online at <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/sunshineboys.php">http://www.cvlt.org/81stSeason/sunshineboys.php</a>
<br>
or call 440-247-8955</b></font></p>
<p align="justify"><font style="font-size:13px"
size="2" color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif">In
this award-winning comedy from playwright Neil
Simon (<em>The
Odd Couple, Lost in Yonkers, Biloxi Blues)</em>,
Al Lewis (Don Edelman) and Willie Clark (Frank
Mularo) are an aging former comedic duo from
the vaudeville era. Over their forty-something
year career, Lewis and Clark slowly grew to
hate each other. When Lewis decided it was
time to leave show business, Clark never
forgave him. </font></p>
<p align="justify"><font style="font-size:13px"
size="2" color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif">Now it's the early
1970s, and the duo has been asked to reunite
for a CBS TV special about the history of
comedy. Clark's nephew Ben (Stephen Kay) wants
the duo to revive one of their old routines
for the show, but his attempt to get the duo
peacefully through rehearsals and the
broadcast are hilariously foiled by the
cantankerous performers.</font> </p>
<p align="justify"><font style="font-size:13px"
size="2" color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif">CVLT's
production at the intimate River Street
Playhouse, sponsored by <a
href="http://www.ffl.net/branches/atmlocations/chagrinfalls.bnc">First
Federal Lakewood</a>, stars long-time
friends and CVLT Lifetime Members Don Edelman
as 'Al Lewis' and Frank Mularo as 'Willie
Clark'. These two have hundreds of hours of
stage time between them, and audiences will
agree that there has never been a better
vehicle for their talents than THE SUNSHINE
BOYS! </font></p>
<p align="justify"><font style="font-size:13px"
size="2" color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif">Director Kate Tonti
also directs with Amber Slane and Jackie
Cassara as 'the nurses', Bob Fortlage as 'the
patient', Jenny Barrett as the 'stage
manager', Chris White as 'the voice/producer',
and Noah Skinner as 'Mr. Melnick'.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font style="font-size:13px"
size="2" color="#000000" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif">Seating at the River
Street Playhouse is limited and general
admission, so we recommend advance ticket
reservations.</font></p>
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face=" Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b>ADVERTISE
IN
OUR PLAYBILL!</b></font> <br>
<font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif">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
440.223.5953 to find out about advertising in our
82nd Season playbills!</font></td>
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<h2><font style="font-size:16px" size="3"
color="#2D0D4E" face="Georgia, Times New Roman,
Times, serif"> <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/82ndSeason/index.php">
82nd
Season Subscriptions </a></font></h2>
<p><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif">Subscribe
to our 82nd Season and save!</font></p>
<p><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif">Our
82nd Season features over 20 events and shows to
entertain you,
and buying a Season Subscription now saves you
money on our 6
Main Stage productions!</font> </p>
<ul>
<li><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif"><strong>$75
Regular Subscription</strong>: One ticket to
each main stage
show (that's a 25% savings!)</font> </li>
<li><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif"><strong>$65
Senior/Student Subscription</strong>: One
ticket to each
main stage show (20% further below the already
great senior/student
discount!)</font></li>
<li><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif"><strong> $100
Flex Pass Subscription</strong>: EIGHT
tickets to use in
any combination for any of our main stage
productions. Maximum
savings and maximum flexibility for your
entertainment dollar!</font> </li>
</ul>
<p><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif">Individual
tickets will not go on sale until September 1,
but you can save
money and reserve your space with a subscription
right now by
calling the Box Office at (440) 247-8955 or by
visiting <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/82ndSeason/index.php">http://www.cvlt.org/82ndSeason</a>!</font></p>
<p><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif"><strong>MAIN
STAGE PLAYS & MUSICALS:</strong><br>
The 39 Steps (October 7 - 22, 2011)<br>
Scrooge! (November 18 - December 18, 2011)<br>
Enchanted April (January 13 - February 4, 2012)<br>
The Drowsy Chaperone (March 16 - April 14, 2012)<br>
A Night in Provence (June 1 - 23, 2012)<br>
Hairspray (July 20 - August 18, 2012)</font></p>
<p> <font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif"><strong>RIVER
STREET PLAYHOUSE:</strong><br>
Lonely Planet (October 28 - November 12, 2011) <br>
A Tuna Christmas (November 25 - December 10,
2011) <br>
Yankee Tavern (February 10 - 25, 2012) <br>
The Gin Game (April 20 - May 5, 2012) <br>
A Steady Rain (June 29 - July 14, 2012) <br>
Belles: A play in two acts and thirty-nine phone
calls (August
10 - 25, 2012)</font></p>
<p><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif"> <strong>SPECIAL
EVENTS:</strong><br>
Murder by the Falls: Dead Again… and Again!
(September 9 - 10, 2011)<br>
Spotlight on Broadway, featuring the Chagrin
Falls Studio Orchestra
(September 23 - 25, 2011) <br>
Ghosts, Goblins & Gobbledygook (October 22 -
23, 2011) <br>
Youth Theater Showcase (November 5, 2011)<br>
Holiday Show & Gingerbread Tea (December 10
- 11, 2011) <br>
Chagrin Falls Studio Orchestra Holiday Concert
(December 22 - 23,
2011)<br>
New Year's Eve Show - Pat Mazzarino &
Friends (December 31, 2011) <br>
Chagrin Falls Studio Orchestra Valentine Concert
(February 11,
2012) <br>
Youth Theater Show (February 25 - 26, 2012)<br>
Chagrin Falls Studio Orchestra Spring Concert
(May 12, 2012) </font> </p>
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face=" Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b>ENGRAVED
BRICK
PAVERS!</b></font><br>
<font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif">Starting
at just $75, you can get your own custom engraved
brick paver in
our front entrance sidewalk! We'll be installing
another round of bricks before the weather turns
cold! See <a href="http://www.cvlt.org/bricks">http://www.cvlt.org/bricks</a></font></td>
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440-247-8955<br>
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<p align="center"><font style="font-size:13px" size="2"
color="#666666" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">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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