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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For Immediate Release <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Contact: Cathleen O’Malley, Director of Audience Engagement & Media Relations<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>216.631.2727 ext. 212<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:comalley@cptonline.org">comalley@cptonline.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>July 7, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cleveland Public Theatre presents acclaimed <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Israeli physical theatre company <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Visual Theatre of Emanuella Amichai’s<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“THE NEIGHBOR’S GRIEF IS GREENER”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Onstage October 23-25<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Style1 style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-style:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cleveland, OH </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>– Cleveland Public Theatre’s Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan is proud to announce a recent addition to the 2014-2015 fall season lineup.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In partnership with the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, CPT will present Israeli physical theatre company <b>The Visual Theatre of Emanuella Amichai</b>’s<b> </b>production of <i>The Neighbor’s Grief is Greener</i>, a macabre visual performance inspired by 1950s-era music, television and consumer culture. The show combines bold physical theatre, contemporary dance and award-winning* production design to tell the story of three women and a man living together in the sterile setting of an archetypal suburban kitchen. Nostalgic images of Americana are “stretched to the max and then turned upside down in colourful, extraordinary, bombastic fashion” (Heather Caruso, <i>Platform</i>) in a show that has wowed audiences and critics around the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Neighbor’s Grief is Greener </span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>was awarded “Best Performance” by the 2014 European Committee for Visual Theatre, “Best Actors” by the Valise International Theatre Fest (Poland), along with “Best Choreography & Stage Movement” and “Best Costume Design”* by the Acco International Fringe Festival (Israel).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This event is made possible through The Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Cleveland Israel Arts Connection program, which is the principal sponsor of the event. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Show & Ticket Details: <i>The Neighbor’s Grief is Greener</i><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Neighbor’s Grief is Greener </span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>runs Thursday October 23 through Saturday October 25. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm in CPT’s Gordon Square Theatre, 6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44102. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tickets are $12-28 and available starting July 15<sup>th</sup>. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit us online at <a href="http://www.cptonline.org">www.cptonline.org</a> or call the CPT Box Office at 216-631-2727 x501.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For more information about <b>Cleveland Public Theatre’s full 2014-2015 season</b>, please visit <a href="http://www.cptonline.org">www.cptonline.org</a> or contact Cathleen O’Malley, Director of Audience Engagement & Media Relations at (216) 631-2727 x 212 or <a href="mailto:comalley@cptonline.org">comalley@cptonline.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cathleen O’Malley<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Director of Audience Engagement & Media Relations<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cleveland Public Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(216) 631-2727 x 212<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>