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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span class=messagebody><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Real Reviews by Real Patrons say <b><i>Akarui</i></b> is for you!<br> *Reviews pulled from the CPT Facebook page at </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ClevelandPublicTheatre"><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>www.facebook.com/ClevelandPublicTheatre</span></a><span class=messagebody><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br></span><b><i><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'>“AKARUI = Stellar Theatre @CPT. Both intimate and epic; fierce and romantic; chilling and brave, this play is extremely life giving to anyone caught in the crossroads of who they are and desire to be. Be it patron, artist, critic, or first time theatre-goer... this play is for you.”</span></i></b><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'> </span><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333'>~ Jeremy Lewis<br><br></span><b><i><span style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'>“Must see!! Akarui at Cleveland Public Theater :) One of best evening of theater ever!! This is an absolutely awesome show!!</span></i></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'> “</span><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333'>~ Bob Burrito</span><span lang=EN style='color:#333333'><br><br></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Playing Through June 9: Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm at Cleveland Public Theatre</span><br></b><b><i><span style='font-size:22.0pt;color:red'>Akarui</span></i><br>Written Jen Silverman<br>Directed by Raymond Bobgan<br></b>A Brazilian musician and a pre-op transboi fall in love over the internet. A murderer seeks redemption as his victim is trapped in an after-life experiment. The witch Baba Yaga and DJ Akarui face off as stories collide in a rave cave at the end of the world.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>“Akarui, Akarui, it’s almost here,<br>Like a knife to the heart, a sweet bright fear…”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Featuring Molly Andrews-Hinders, Davis Aguila, Dionne D. Atchison, Roxana Bell, Carly Garinger, Richard Brandon Hall, Fay Hargate, Jeremy Paul, James Alexander Rankin, Amy Schwabauer, Adam Seeholzer, Chris Seibert, Rose Sengenberger, Lew Wallace and Beth Wood.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Creative Team Danielle Case (Stage Manager), Benjamin Gantose (Lighting Design), Alison Garrigan (Costume Design), Todd S. Krispinsky (Set Design).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Be sure to check out <b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:red'>$10 Ticket</span></b><span style='color:red'> </span>Thursday and Monday or <b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:red'>FREE BEER Fridays</span></b><span style='color:red'> </span>- stay after the show to mingle with the cast and crew and enjoy a drink on us!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more information go to http://www.cptonline.org or call the Cleveland Public Theatre Box Office at (216) 631-2727 ext 501<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Join us Friday June 1 for goPUBLIC – Happy Hour 6pm – 7pm with free appetizers catered by The Hipp – Akarui at 7:30pm – Free Beer Friday after the show. All for only $25! Use code</span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:red'> gopublic </span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>when ordering to reserve your spot at the party!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Also check out Christine Howey’s review on Rave and Pan <a href="http://bit.ly/HFTsRi">http://bit.ly/HFTsRi</a> <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 Coordinator<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>