<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">PRESS INFORMATION<br>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br>ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CLEVELAND <br>August 5, 2013 <br><br><i><b>(T) <a href="tel:216-321-2930" value="+12163212930" target="_blank">216-321-2930</a> </b></i><br>
<i><b>CONTACT: <a href="mailto:info@ensemble-theatre.org" target="_blank">info@ensemble-theatre.org</a></b></i><br>
<br><span><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">Theatrical redux.<span></span> Cleveland resurgent. </span></b></span><br><br>Announcing...<font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>TheatreCLE</b></span></font>. <br>
Great Scripts. Cleveland Artists. <br><br>In the <i><b>Playground Theatre</b></i> and beyond. Produced by Ensemble Theatre.<br><br>For Ensemble Theatre’s 34th consecutive season “Love” is all the Mainstage season needs while <b>The Playground Theatre</b> births our theatrical “Second Season”. Ensemble also introduces <b>TheatreCLE Summer</b> (on the main stage) and <b>TheatreCLE</b> <b>on tour!</b><br>
<font size="4"><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><i><b>TheatreCLE: "The Second Season" </b></i></span></font><br><font size="4"><b>All this Intimacy </b></font>by Rajiv Joseph.<i> (The Playground) </i><br>
Directed by Aaron Elersich <br><b>October 17th @7pm, 18th @10pm, 19th @6pm, 20th @7pm, 24th, 25th, 26th , 27th @ 7pm. </b><br><br>Ty
Greene is a normal guy with three very big problems. In an
unprecedented (for him) run of promiscuity, Ty has managed to impregnate
three women in the span of one week: His ex-girlfriend, his
40-something married next-door neighbor, and his 18 year-old student. In
this edgy comedy by playwright Rajiv Joseph, Ty's problems illuminate
every triumph and failure of his life, and as the women in his world
converge and figure out what's happened, Ty realizes that his life is
adrift, and that he only has a limited time to try to piece it back
together. All This Intimacy, which according to The New York Times has
"a certain can't-look-away pull," is a comedy about friendship and lust
and how the two don't mix. <br>
<font size="4"><b><br>Frankenstein</b></font> adapted from the Mary Shelly Novel by Oakley Hall III <i>(Special Main stage Run) </i><br>Directed by Ian Wolfgang Hinz <br><b>October 25th, 26th @ 9pm, 27th @ 2pm. Halloween - Oct. 31st @ 7pm. Nov. 1st, 2nd @7pm. </b><br>
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In the famous novel, Victor Frankenstein is a young scientist who,
believing he has found the secret to creating life, builds and animates a
monstrous creature. However, upon seeing it alive, Frankenstein is
repulsed by his creation and abandons it. But Frankenstein’s monster
survives on its own and e:ducates himself, soon learning that due to his
monstrous appearance, he will never integrate himself into human
society. He vows to take his revenge on Doctor Frankenstein, both for
abandoning him and for thrusting this miserable, monstrous life upon him
in the first place. The play, while not a “horror” show, embraces the
darkness and violence of the original tale, combining it with exalted
language to create a grim but faithful adaptation. <br>
<br><b>Eugene Ionesco’s<font size="4"> The Chairs</font> & <font size="4">Exit the King</font> </b><i>(The Playground) <br><b><br>The Chairs</b></i> <br>Directed by Stephen Vasse-Hansell <br><br>Originally
written in 1952 and subtitled by the author as "a tragic farce", The
Chairs was produced on Broadway during the 1998 season in the Theatre de
Complicite/Royal Court production and acclaimed an absurdist play of
the first order by a master innovator of the genre. The premise: an
elderly couple spend their time collecting and inventorying chairs only
to be overcome by the very objects that give their lives meaning. <br>
<br><i><b>Exit the King</b> </i><br>Director TBA <br><br>First produced in 1963
starring Alec Guinness and successfully revived to great acclaim on
Broadway in 2009, this absurdist exploration of ego and mortality is set
in the crumbling throne-room of the palace in an unnamed country where
King Berenger the First has only the duration of the play to live. Once,
it seemed he ruled over an immense empire and commanded great armies,
now his kingdom has shrunk to the confines of his garden wall. Refusing
to accept his end, he is attended by his present and former Queens who
must help him face the final inevitable truth of life: death. <br>
<br>"The imagination itself is original, bizarre, powerful. The most
moving of all Ionesco's plays and, if only from the width of its
sympathies. It is incomparably his greatest work." - The New York Times <br>
<b><br></b><i><b>The Chairs and Exit the King</b>-Running concurrently<b>:<br>January 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 17th, 18th,19th @ 7pm</b></i><br><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><font size="4"><b>TheatreCLE Summer </b><i><font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">(on the Mainstage.) </span></font></i></font></span><br>
<br><b><font size="4">Voodoo Macbeth</font> </b>by William Shakespeare <br>Director TBA - the 1936 Federal Theatre Project Script Rebooted - <i><b>June 2014 </b></i><br>
<br>MacBeth dramatizes the corrosive psychological and political effects
produced when evil is chosen as a way to fulfill the ambition for
power. The central idea behind Orson Welles's 1936 production was to
perform the text straight, but to use costumes and sets that alluded to
Haiti in the 19th century, specifically during the reign of the
slave-turned-emperor Henri Christophe. <br>
<font size="4"><i><b><br>The Three Penny Opera</b></i></font> by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill <br>Directed by Ian Wolfgang Hinz – <i><b>August 2014 </b></i><br><br>Set
in a marginally-anachronistic London, the play focuses on Macheath, an
amoral, antiheroic criminal. Macheath (or Mack the Knife) marries Polly
Peachum. This displeases her father, who controls the beggars of London,
and he endeavours to have Macheath hanged. His attempts are hindered by
the fact that the Chief of Police, Tiger Brown, is Macheath's old army
comrade. Still, Peachum exerts his influence and eventually gets
Macheath arrested and sentenced to hang. Macheath escapes this fate via a
deus ex machina moments before the execution when, in an unrestrained
parody of a happy ending, a messenger from the Queen arrives to pardon
Macheath and grant him the title of Baron. The Threepenny Opera is a
work of epic theatre. It challenges conventional notions of property as
well as those of theatre. The Threepenny Opera is also an early example
of the modern musical comedy genre. Its score is deeply influenced by
jazz. The orchestration involves a small ensemble with a good deal of
doubling-up on instruments. <br>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><font size="4"><b><br>TheatreCLE on tour: </b></font></span><br><br><font size="4"><b>The Unofficial Almost True Campfire Tales Of Put-In-Bay</b></font> by Tyler Whidden <br>Directed
by Ian Wolfgang Hinz Starring: Katie Nabors, James Rankin and Mitch
Rose August 31st and September 7th @ 4pm Put-In-Bay, Ohio<br>
<font size="4"><b><br>Lizard Play</b></font> created and performed by Carol Laursen and Anne McEvoy Directed by Celeste Cosentino <br>Dates and locations TBA.<br><br>Join us for our first full season in the intimate<b> 50 seat Playground Theatre</b> located adjacent to the main stage. <br>
<br>Last season The Playground hosted “Sexual Perversity in Chicago” by
David Mamet, The Colombi New Plays Festival 10-minutes and readings
series, a LakeErie Inc. puppet performance, as well as the equity
showcase “The Value of Names” by Jeffrey Sweet produced by Skip Corris
and Paul Slimak. <br>
<br>For Subscription and Ticket Information, please call our Special Events Box Office at<span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b><u> <a href="tel:216.202.0938" value="+12163212930" target="_blank">216.</a>202.0938</u></b></span><br>
You can also email us at: <a href="mailto:tickets@ensemble-theatre.org" target="_blank">tickets@ensemble-theatre.org</a>. <br>You can follow the TheatreCLE @ Ensemble season at: <a href="http://www.theatrecle.org" target="_blank">www.theatrecle.org</a> <br>
<br>Subscriptions for the <i><b>“TheatreCLE @ Ensemble” -the Second Season</b></i> are $50. Individual Tickets are $15 each. <br>You can purchase online on our website (box office tab) or <a href="https://squareup.com/market/ensemble-theatre-of-cleveland/second-season" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><u><b>CLICK HERE!.</b></u></span></a><br>
<i><b>Subscriptions and Single Tickets for “TheatreCLE Summer on the Mainstage” will go on sale soon! Stay tuned!! </b></i><br>
<br>For more information on "<i><b>TheatreCLE on tour</b></i>" please email us at <a href="mailto:tours@ensemble-theatre.org" target="_blank">tours@ensemble-theatre.org</a> and leave us a contact name, phone # and email. <br>
<br><b>We look forward to seeing you in our audiences!</b></span><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:left"><div><font color="#000000"><b><font face="georgia, serif">2013-2014 SEASON. </font></b></font></div>
<div><b style="font-size:small;font-family:georgia,serif">"ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE"</b></div><div><b style="font-size:small;font-family:georgia,serif"><br></b></div><div><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif" size="4"><b style="text-align:-webkit-auto">ANIMALS OUT OF PAPER</b><span style="text-align:-webkit-auto"> </span></font></div>
<div><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="text-align:-webkit-auto">by Rajiv Joseph</span><br></font></div><div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font face="georgia, serif">Directed by Celeste Cosentino</font></div>
<div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font face="georgia, serif"><b>September 27th through October 20th.</b></font></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><br></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif" size="4"><b>PRELUDE TO A KISS </b></font></div>
<div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font face="georgia, serif">by Craig Lucas</font></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font face="georgia, serif">Directed by Martin Friedman</font></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto">
<font face="georgia, serif"><b>November 21st through December 15th</b></font></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><b><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif" size="4">KNOCK ME A KISS </font></b><br>
</div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font face="georgia, serif">By Charles Smith</font></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font face="georgia, serif">Directed by Carolyn Jackson Smith </font></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto">
<span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>January 31 through Febraury 23rd. </b></span><br></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Winner of 9 2011 AUDELCO awards. </span><br></div>
<div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font face="georgia, serif"> <br></font></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif" size="4"><b>COLOMBI NEW PLAYS FESTIVAL</b> </font></div>
<div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font face="georgia, serif">This will be the month of March. Specific Dates and shows TBA. </font></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div>
<div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif" size="4"><b>BEYOND THE HORIZON</b></font></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font face="georgia, serif">by Eugene O'Neil</font></div>
<div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font face="georgia, serif">Directed by Celeste Cosentino</font></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font face="georgia, serif"><b>April 18th through May 11th</b></font></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto">
<font face="georgia, serif">O'Neill's 1st Pulitzer Prize Winner-1920.</font></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><br></div></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" size="4"><b>We look forward to seeing you in our audience!</b></font></div>
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