<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;background:rgb(251,252,254)"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Macabaret</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">: After taking a break for a season, the Great
Lakes Light Opera returns with a new administration and a mission to
revitalize Cleveland’s opera scene. The Great Lakes Light Opera’s (GLLO)
triumphant return will be marked by Macabaret, a stylized revue where
classically trained singers portray the disturbed patients of an insane
asylum. Performers invite the audience to follow them on a descent into
madness through a series of darkly comedic sketches, and performances of
operatic scenes and popular musical numbers such as Sweeney Todd, Little
Shop of Horrors, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;background:rgb(251,252,254)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:rgb(251,252,254)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The twisted masterpiece will debut on October 25, 2014 at 8:00p
at Cleveland’s own Castle GreatSkull with dancing to follow. Food will be
available and costumes are encouraged. Audiences seeking more family-friendly
fare can catch an abridged performance at the 5</span><span style="font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;outline:0px"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">th</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> Street
Arcades on October 24, 2014 from 11:00a-1:00p.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;background:rgb(251,252,254)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:rgb(251,252,254)"><strong style="font-style:inherit;outline:0px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">About
GLLO:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> The Great Lakes Light Opera was founded in Cleveland
Heights in 2012 by Stephanie Kreutz and Jacquelyn Mouritsen with the
mission of bringing quality opera performances to Cleveland. Today, under
the direction of Megan Thompson, these classically trained artists
continue to adapt opera into an accessible format for a wide audience by
bringing performances to unexpected venues, and educating about theory and
history through lecture-infused recitals.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;background:rgb(251,252,254)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:rgb(251,252,254)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Friday, October 24, 2014, 11:00a-1:00p</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:rgb(251,252,254)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">@ The 5th Street Arcades</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:rgb(251,252,254)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">530 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44115</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:rgb(251,252,254)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Donations welcome!</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:rgb(251,252,254)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:rgb(251,252,254)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Saturday, October 25, 2014, 8:00p</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:rgb(251,252,254)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">@ Castle GreatSkull</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:rgb(251,252,254)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">4620 St Clair , Cleveland, OH 44103</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background:rgb(251,252,254)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">$5 per person or $7 per couple</span></p><p style="border:0px;font-family:Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif;margin:0px 0px 1.7em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:14px;line-height:23.7999992370605px;background-color:rgb(251,252,254)">





























</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div dir="ltr">Megan Thompson<div>Executive Director, Great Lakes Light Opera</div><div><a href="mailto:GreatLakesLightOpera1@gmail.com" target="_blank">GreatLakesLightOpera1@gmail.com</a></div></div></div>
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