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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Karamu Performing Arts Theatre Presents The Bluest Eye </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Based on the Toni Morrison novel and Adaptation by Lydia Diamond and Directed by Fred Sternfeld<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison's <i>The Bluest Eye</i> is a story about the tragic life of a young black girl in 1940's Ohio. Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove wants nothing more than to be loved by her family and schoolmates. Instead, she faces constant ridicule and abuse. She blames her dark skin and prays for blue eyes, sure that love will follow. With rich language and bold vision, this powerful adaptation of an American classic explores the crippling toll that a legacy of racism has taken on a community, a family, and an innocent girl. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A Chicago Critic </span><span class=bodybold1><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>- </span></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#5D5D5D'>Highly Recommended</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#5D5D5D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#5D5D5D'>"...The mix of hatred and tenderness we watch is haunting, horrifying and poignant. The luminous portrayal of Pecola is harrowing and heartfelt. We care deeply for this gentle and sad little flower, who is repeatedly trampled by society and her own family. ….<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <b>(Mature theme: recommended for adults and teens over seventeen)<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The play will be performed at Karamu Performing Arts Center, 2355 East 89<sup>th</sup> Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 in the Arena Theatre . Performances are Thursday thru Saturday at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 3:00 pm. Thursday and Sunday tickets are $20.00 Friday and Saturday are $25.00. For information or ticket purchases please visit the website <a href="http://www.karamuhouse.org">www.karamuhouse.org</a> where you may purchase on line or via phone you may reach the box office at 216-795-7077. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The following performances have been sold out. <b>Friday, February 10, 2012, Saturday, February 11, 2012, Sunday, February 12, 2012, Sunday, February 19, and Sunday, February 26, 2012. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Karamu House Inc. is generously funded by Cuyahoga County Residents through Cuyahoga<span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> Arts and Culture, and Community Sponsors The Ohio Lottery, The Cleveland Foundation, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The George Gund Foundation and The Ohio Arts Council<b><i>.<o:p></o:p></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Freestyle Script"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Blackadder ITC"'>Vivian C. Wilson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marketing Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Karamu House<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2355 East 89th Street<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cleveland, OH 44106<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ph: 216-795-7070 extension 215<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fax 216-795-7073<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>vwilson@karamuhouse.org<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>www.karamuhouse.org<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Feel at Home in the House!<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>