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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Join CPT as it celebrates the beginning of Big Box’s 10<sup>th</sup> anniversary with <b><i>The Dreamer</i></b> by Amy Compton and <b><i><a href="http://www.cptonline.org/big-box-12-week-1.php#boy"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>My Dear Boy: Gay Love Letters through the Ages</span></a></i></b> Conceived and Directed by Tim Tavcar.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>January 5- 7 at 7pm in the James Levin Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#A82708'><br><b>The Dreamer</b></span></i><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#A82708'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#121212'>Created and Performed by Amy Compton<br>With Support from the Cleveland State University and Lake Erie College Dance Programs</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#121212'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>The Dreamer </span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>is a solo, multi-media performance examining how a dreamer resolves her unrealistic expectations of unrequited love while struggling between make-believe and reality. Weaved together like patches on an old quilt, <i>The Dreamer</i> is presented non-linearly through various artistic expressions including dance, monologue, karaoke, and original films. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><h1 style='background:white'><b><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>My Dear Boy</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>: Gay Love Letters through the Ages<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1><p style='line-height:150%;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%'>Conceived and Directed by Tim Tavcar<br>Produced by Word Stage; a Chamber Music Theatre</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Developed from love letters written by prominent men throughout history from Marcus Aurelius to Allen Ginsberg, <i>My Dear Boy</i> expresses universal themes of human emotion and amorous relationships. . The writings are a treasure trove of literary styles written with incredible emotional resonance reflecting the universality of human emotion and amorous relationships. While being heartfelt, hilarious, sexy, angry and intoxicating, the text is underscored with music, movement and visual projections.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tickets are $10 on Thursday and $15 for Friday and Saturday<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Join us on Friday for a<b><span style='color:red'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:red'>Free Reception</span></b><b><span style='color:red'> </span></b>afterwards and a chance to mingle with these creative artists!<br><br>Order tickets on-line at <a href="http://www.cptonline.org">www.cptonline.org</a> or by calling the box office at (216) 631.2727<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Check out the artists interview with Heads Up Art Radio at <a href="http://bit.ly/sTIuHR">http://bit.ly/sTIuHR</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rebecca Hill<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marketing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cleveland Public Theatre<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(216) 631 - 2727 ext 212<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.cptonline.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>