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<h1 style="font: normal 12pt sans-serif;
color:#C00; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom:
-30px"><strong>PRESS RELEASE</strong><br>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h1>
<p style="font: normal 10pt sans-serif;" align="right">Date:
6-20-12</p>
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<p style="font: normal 10pt sans-serif;">Contact: Andrew
Rothman<br>
From: Chagrin Valley Little Theatre </p>
<p style="font: normal 10pt sans-serif;">40 River
Street<br>
Chagrin Falls, OH 44122<br>
Phone: 440-247-8955<br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:cvlt@cvlt.org">cvlt@cvlt.org</a><br>
Website: <a href="http://www.cvlt.org/">www.cvlt.org</a>
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<p style="text-align:center; font: bold 9pt sans-serif;
color:#c00">High-resolution press photos are freely
available for download at <a
href="http://www.CVLT.org/promo" style=" color:#c00;
font: bold 9pt sans-serif;">www.CVLT.org/promo</a></p>
<h2 style="font-size:12pt; font-weight: bold; font-family:
sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase">Keith Huff's
riveting "A Steady Rain" darkens CVLT's second stage -
6/20/12</h2>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;" align="left">CHAGRIN
FALLS, OH <em>- </em>The River Street Playhouse, Chagrin
Valley Little Theatre's second stage located in the
building they now own at the end of River Street in
Chagrin Falls Village, is often the venue for edgier and
darker material than audiences find on the main stage.
Keith Huff's one-act drama <em>A STEADY RAIN</em>, which
opens on June 29th, certainly fits that mold. Breaking
records on Broadway when it opened in 2009, <em>A STEADY
RAIN</em> is gritty, savage, and powerful. </p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;" align="left">Under the
experienced direction of CVLT's Kate Tonti, two veteran
policemen describe the events that take place during a
seemingly non-stop period of rain in Chicago. Joey (Tim
Walsh) is a single, shy cop who drowns his problems in
alcohol. His partner Denny (Christopher Crimaldi) is his
complete opposite - loud, adulterous, and corrupt. They
describe their self-destructive experience through a
combination of monologues and conversations. </p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;" align="left">The
trouble begins when a pimp shoots out the front window of
Denny's house, critically injuring his son. Denny goes
outside of the law for revenge, taking Joey along for the
ugly ride. Later, during a domestic violence call, they
hand over a terrified boy to a man who claims to be his
uncle but turns out to be a serial killer. When their
superiors demand that one of them be held accountable for
this egregiously poor judgement, Denny and Joey find their
life-long friendship pushed beyond the breaking point. </p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;" align="left"><em>A
STEADY RAIN</em> plays on CVLT's River Street Playhouse
stage Friday and Saturday nights at 8 PM, June 29 - July
14. Tickets are $10. This play contains strong language
and adult subject matter, and is therefore not recommended
for young or sensitive audiences. </p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;" align="left">For
tickets and information see Chagrin Valley Little
Theatre's website at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.CVLT.org">www.CVLT.org</a>, or call 440-247-8955
(box office by phone Monday through Saturday from 1-6 PM).
CVLT's main stage and box office are located at 40 River
Street in historic downtown Chagrin Falls. </p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;" align="left">Chagrin
Valley Little Theatre is generously funded by Cuyahoga
County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and is
supported by the Ohio Arts Council.</p>
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