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                        size="4">CHAGRIN VALLEY LITTLE THEATRE<br>
                        February</font><font style="font-size:18px;
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                          href="http://www.CVLT.org">www.CVLT.org<br>
                        </a>440-247-8955<br>
                        40 River Street, Chagrin Falls OH 44022</font></p>
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                          href="http://www.Facebook.com/ChagrinTheatre">Facebook.com/ChagrinTheatre</a><br>
                        <a href="http://twitter.com/ChagrinTheatre">Twitter.com/ChagrinTheatre</a></font><br>
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                          href="http://instagram.com/ChagrinTheatre">Instagram.com/ChagrinTheatre</a></font>
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              <li><font style="font-size:13px; line-height:150%"
                  color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
                  size="3"><strong>Now through February 7:</strong> <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/85thSeason/mother.php?utm_source=monthlymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feb2015">THINGS
                    MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME</a> (Comedy)</font></li>
              <li><font style="font-size:13px; line-height:150%"
                  color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
                  size="3"><strong>February 1:</strong> <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/85thSeason/improv.php?utm_source=monthlymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feb2015">Improv
                    Class: Theatrical Clowning for Improvisers <br>
                  </a></font></li>
              <li><font style="font-size:13px; line-height:150%"
                  color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
                  size="3"><strong>February 13 & 14:</strong> <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/85thSeason/cfso-valentine.php?utm_source=monthlymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feb2015">Chagrin
                    Falls Studio Orchestra Valentine Concert</a></font></li>
              <li><font style="font-size:13px; line-height:150%"
                  color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
                  size="3"><strong>February 15 - March 22:</strong> <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/85thSeason/improv.php?utm_source=monthlymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feb2015">Improv
                    Class: Improv for the Completely Terrified</a></font></li>
              <li><font style="font-size:13px; line-height:150%"
                  color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
                  size="3"><strong>February 16 & 17:</strong> <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/auditions.php?utm_source=monthlymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feb2015">Open
                    Auditions for <em>Motherhood Out Loud</em></a>
                  (Comedy)<a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/85thSeason/improv.php?utm_source=monthlymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feb2015"><br>
                  </a></font></li>
              <li><font style="font-size:13px; line-height:150%"
                  color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
                  size="3"><strong>February 20 - March 7:</strong> <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/85thSeason/inspectorhound.php?utm_source=monthlymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feb2015">THE
                    REAL INSPECTOR HOUND</a> (Comedy/Mystery)</font></li>
              <li><font style="font-size:13px; line-height:150%"
                  color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
                  size="3"><strong>February 28 - March 1:</strong> <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/youth/index.php?utm_source=monthlymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feb2015">Youth
                    Theatre presents "King Arthur and the Sword in the
                    Stone</a></font></li>
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              font-family:Georgia, Times New Roman, Times,
              serif;color:#2D0D4E">Coming in March…</h2>
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              <li><font style="font-size:13px; line-height:150%"
                  color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
                  size="3"><strong>March 23 & March 24:</strong> <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/auditions.php?utm_source=monthlymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feb2015">Open
                    Auditions for <em>Always A Bridesmaid</em></a>
                  (Comedy)<a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/auditions.php?utm_source=monthlymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feb2015"><br>
                  </a></font></li>
              <li><font style="font-size:13px; line-height:150%"
                  color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
                  size="3"><strong>March 27 - April 18:</strong> <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/85thSeason/talentformurder.php?utm_source=monthlymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feb2015">A
                    TALENT FOR MURDER</a> (Mystery)</font></li>
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                    <h2 align="center"><font style="font-size:18px"
                        color="#000000" face="Georgia, Times New Roman,
                        Times, serif" size="4"><b><i><a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/85thSeason/mother.php?utm_source=monthlymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feb2015">Things
                              My Mother Taught Me</a></i></b></font></h2>
                    <p align="center"><font style="font-size:12px"
                        color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
                        sans-serif" size="2"><b>by KATHERINE DiSAVINO</b></font></p>
                    <p align="center"><font style="font-size:14px"
                        color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
                        sans-serif" size="3"><b> NOW through February 7,
                          2015<br>
                          Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM</b></font></p>
                    <p align="center"><font style="font-size:12px"
                        color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
                        sans-serif" size="2"><b>Tickets: </b> $18
                        regular, $14 student/senior</font></p>
                    <p align="center"><font style="font-size:12px"
                        color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
                        sans-serif" size="2"><b>For information see <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/85thSeason/mother.php?utm_source=monthlymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feb2015">www.cvlt.org/85thSeason/mother.php</a>
                          <br>
                          or call 440-247-8955</b></font> </p>
                    <p style="text-align:left; font-family: Arial,
                      Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000000;
                      font-size:12px; line-height:150%">Chagrin Valley
                      Little Theatre is ready to warm up your heart in
                      January with the Katherine DiSavino comedy THINGS
                      MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME. Olivia (Natalie Dolezal) and
                      Gabe (Adam Donnelly) are starting their new life
                      together and are moving into their own apartment
                      in Chicago.</p>
                    <p style="text-align:left; font-family: Arial,
                      Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000000;
                      font-size:12px; line-height:150%"> They've just
                      packed up all of their belongings and driven
                      halfway across the country, but their moving day
                      becomes a little "crowded" when both sets of
                      parents (Rose Gabriele, Mark Moore, Sue Cohen, and
                      James Barron) and their superintendent (Mim
                      Goloboff) decide to show up to help! </p>
                    <p style="text-align:left; font-family: Arial,
                      Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000000;
                      font-size:12px; line-height:150%">With cleaning
                      products and bottles of honey vodka in hand, they
                      all offer Gabe and Olivia their own advice on life
                      and how things should really be done. Can a two
                      bedroom apartment contain all of the love, laughs,
                      worry and wisdom that's about to happen?</p>
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                    <h2 align="center"><font style="font-size:18px"
                        color="#000000" face="Georgia, Times New Roman,
                        Times, serif" size="4"><b><i><a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/85thSeason/inspectorhound.php?utm_source=monthlymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feb2015">The
                              Real Inspector Hound</a></i></b></font></h2>
                    <p align="center"><font style="font-size:12px"
                        color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
                        sans-serif" size="2"><b>by TOM STOPPARD</b></font></p>
                    <p align="center"><font style="font-size:14px"
                        color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
                        sans-serif" size="3"><b>February 20 - March 7,
                          2015<br>
                          Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM</b></font></p>
                    <p align="center"><font style="font-size:12px"
                        color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
                        sans-serif" size="2"><b>Tickets: </b> $12 all
                        seats<br>
                        Performed at CVLT's River Street Playhouse </font></p>
                    <p align="center"><font style="font-size:12px"
                        color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
                        sans-serif" size="2"><b>For information see <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/85thSeason/inspectorhound.php?utm_source=monthlymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feb2015">www.cvlt.org/85thSeason/inspectorhound.php</a>
                          <br>
                          or call 440-247-8955</b></font></p>
                    <p style="text-align:left; font-family: Arial,
                      Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000000;
                      font-size:12px; line-height:150%"><strong>STARRING:
                      </strong>Bob McCoy, Mike Rogan, Jenny Barrett,
                      Luke Powers, Cara Battaglia, Keri Lambert, and
                      Wayne Merholz and Stephen Kay.</p>
                    <p style="text-align:left; font-family: Arial,
                      Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000000;
                      font-size:12px; line-height:150%">Stoppard's
                      comedy tells the story of two feuding theatre
                      critics, Moon (the pompous and vindictive one) and
                      Birdboot (the stuffy philanderer), who become
                      involved in the action of the ludicrious whodunit
                      they're watching, causing a series of events that
                      parallel the play.</p>
                    <p style="text-align:left; font-family: Arial,
                      Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000000;
                      font-size:12px; line-height:150%"> In the
                      tradition of Agatha Christie melodramas, a group
                      is trapped in an isolated English manor with a
                      body hidden under a sofa, when a suspicious young
                      man and an inspector from Scotland Yard arrive.
                      Moon and Birdboot somehow find themselves
                      implicated in the lethal activities of the escaped
                      madman!</p>
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                    <h2 align="center"><font style="font-size:18px"
                        color="#000000" face="Georgia, Times New Roman,
                        Times, serif" size="4"><b><i><a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/85thSeason/cfso-valentine.php?utm_source=monthlymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feb2015">Valentine's
                              Concert</a></i></b></font></h2>
                    <p align="center"><font style="font-size:12px;"
                        color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
                        sans-serif" size="2"><b>CHAGRIN FALLS STUDIO
                          ORCHESTRA</b></font></p>
                    <p align="center"><font style="font-size:14px"
                        color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
                        sans-serif" size="3"><b> February 13 & 14,
                          2015<br>
                          Fridays & Saturday at 7:30 PM</b></font></p>
                    <p align="center"><font style="font-size:12px"
                        color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
                        sans-serif" size="2"><b>Tickets: </b> $30
                        adult, $15 student</font></p>
                    <p align="center"><font style="font-size:12px"
                        color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
                        sans-serif" size="2"><b>For information see <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/85thSeason/cfso-valentine.php?utm_source=monthlymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feb2015">www.cvlt.org/85thSeason/cfso-valentine.php</a>
                          <br>
                          or call 440-247-8955</b></font></p>
                    <p style="text-align:left; font-family: Arial,
                      Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000000;
                      font-size:12px; line-height:150%">Featuring
                      virtuoso pianist, JIAYAN SUN who brought down the
                      house last year with his brilliant performance of
                      the Tchaikovsky Piano concert #1. This year,
                      Jiayan will perform both the Liszt Piano Concerto
                      #1 and #2. Each work is about 20 minutes long and
                      promises to hold the audience breathless. Jiayan
                      Sun was named "Audience Favorite" at the Cleveland
                      International Piano Competition. He is currently
                      completing his masters work at Julliard with his
                      teacher Yoheved Kaplinsky. </p>
                    <p style="text-align:left; font-family: Arial,
                      Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000000;
                      font-size:12px; line-height:150%">Also on the
                      program, rock musician turned composer NATHAN
                      FELIX returns to Chagrin Falls to host the World
                      Premiere Performance of his new symphony. <em>The
                        Curse, the Cross and the Lion</em>. Nathan's
                      efforts inspired a documentary by director David
                      Schulte entitled <em>The Curse & The Symphony</em>,
                      capturing the story of a young, ambitious, and
                      perhaps rebellious musician searching for identity
                      and truth within classical structures of culture
                      and society. The documentary has screened at 14
                      film festivals and received numerous accolades,
                      including "Best Documentary Short" at the Chagrin
                      Documentary Film Festival. Nathan will on hand for
                      the concert and is looking forward to being back
                      with his friends in Chagrin.</p>
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                    <h2 align="center"><font style="font-size:18px"
                        color="#000000" face="Georgia, Times New Roman,
                        Times, serif" size="4"><b><i><a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/85thSeason/improv.php?utm_source=monthlymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feb2015">Improv
                              Classes</a></i></b></font></h2>
                    <p align="center"><font style="font-size:12px"
                        color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
                        sans-serif" size="2"><b>with Tracy Cubbal</b></font></p>
                    <p align="center"><font style="font-size:12px"
                        color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica,
                        sans-serif" size="2"><b>For more information see
                          <a
href="http://www.cvlt.org/85thSeason/improv.php?utm_source=monthlymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feb2015">www.cvlt.org/85thSeason/improv.php</a>
                          <br>
                          or call 440-247-8955</b></font></p>
                    <p style="text-align:center; font-family: Arial,
                      Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000000;
                      font-size:12px; line-height:150%" align="center"><strong>Theatrical
                        Clowning for Improvisers<br>
                        February 1 ($30) <br>
                        Sunday, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. </strong></p>
                    <p style="text-align:left; font-family: Arial,
                      Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000000;
                      font-size:12px; line-height:150%">This intensive
                      workshop will introduce the improviser to the
                      subset of physical theatre techniques known as
                      theatrical clowning. The focus will be on
                      nonverbal expression, breaking the fourth wall to
                      find a connection with the audience, and
                      vulnerability. Some previous stage experience is
                      strongly suggested. Adults only. </p>
                    <p style="text-align:center; font-family: Arial,
                      Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000000;
                      font-size:12px; line-height:150%" align="center"><strong>Theatrical
                        Clowning for Improvisers<br>
                        February 15 - March 22 (6 weeks, $15) <br>
                        Sunday Afternoons</strong></p>
                    <p style="text-align:left; font-family: Arial,
                      Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000000;
                      font-size:12px; line-height:150%">Whether you're
                      looking to improve your communication skills,
                      boost your self-confidence, or enhance your
                      creativity, an improv class can be a great avenue
                      for personal growth. This class will provide a
                      gentle introduction to the idea that not knowing
                      what the next moment will bring can be scary, but
                      it can also be fun! Students will be encouraged to
                      take risks in the context of a supportive
                      environment. Rediscover the lost art of play and
                      learn to silence the voice of judgment in your
                      head. Experience what Barbara Christian of the
                      Chagrin Valley Times called "a play date for
                      adults ... something that can urge the inner child
                      out of almost everyone." Open to students ages 16
                      and up. No experience required.</p>
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                    <h2 style="font-size:16px; line-height:150%;
                      font-family:Georgia, Times New Roman, Times,
                      serif;color:#2D0D4E">OPEN AUDITIONS February 16
                      & 17 for "MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD"</h2>
                    <p style="text-align:left; font-family: Arial,
                      Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000000;
                      font-size:12px; line-height:150%">Conceived by
                      SUSAN R. ROSE and JOAN STEIN</p>
                    <p style="text-align:left; font-family: Arial,
                      Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000000;
                      font-size:12px; line-height:150%">"Motherhood Out
                      Loud" is a joyous, moving, hilarious, and
                      thrilling theatrical event. This unpredictable
                      comedy shatters all traditional notions about
                      parenthood and celebrates deeply personal truths
                      that span and unite generations. </p>
                    <p style="text-align:left; font-family: Arial,
                      Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000000;
                      font-size:12px; line-height:150%">Directed by
                      Barbara L. Rhoades</p>
                    <p style="text-align:left; font-family: Arial,
                      Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000000;
                      font-size:12px; line-height:150%"><strong>Auditions:
                        January 18 & 19, 2015 at 7 PM</strong><br>
                      Auditions at 38 River Street (Red Barn annex next
                      to CVLT main building)</p>
                    <p style="text-align:left; font-family: Arial,
                      Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000000;
                      font-size:12px; line-height:150%"><strong>Show
                        Dates:</strong> Apr. 17 - May 2, 2015</p>
                    <p style="text-align:left; font-family: Arial,
                      Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000000;
                      font-size:12px; line-height:150%"><strong>Needed:</strong>
                      3 females (30s to 60s), 1 male (50s) to play
                      twenty different roles.</p>
                    <p style="text-align:left; font-family: Arial,
                      Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000000;
                      font-size:12px; line-height:150%"> Auditions will
                      consist of readings from the script. Headshots and
                      acting resumes are welcome, but not required. No
                      appointments necessary. </p>
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            <p style="text-align:center; font-family: Arial, Helvetica,
              sans-serif; color:#000000; font-size:12px;
              line-height:150%"><strong><a
href="https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE1NM3NxdzNJRXBNRGVFSjNfOE84Q3c6MQ">We
                  want to hear your opinions! Please take our brief
                  survey!</a></strong></p>
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            <p style="text-align:center; font-family: Arial, Helvetica,
              sans-serif; color:#000000; font-size:12px;
              line-height:150%"><font style="font-size:14px"
                color="#FFFFFF" face=" Georgia, Times New Roman, Times,
                serif" size="3"><b>CVLT.org • 440-247-8955<br>
                  40 River Street, Chagrin Falls OH 44022</b></font></p>
            <p style="text-align:center; font-family: Arial, Helvetica,
              sans-serif; color:#000000; font-size:12px;
              line-height:150%"><font style="font-size:12px;
                font-weight:bold" color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial,
                Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><a style="color:#FFFFFF"
                  href="http://www.Facebook.com/ChagrinTheatre">Facebook.com/ChagrinTheatre</a>
                | <a style="color:#FFFFFF"
                  href="http://twitter.com/ChagrinTheatre">Twitter.com/ChagrinTheatre</a>
                | <a style="color:#FFFFFF"
                  href="http://twitter.com/ChagrinTheatre">Instagram.com/ChagrinTheatre</a></font></p>
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            <p align="center"><font style="font-size:12px"
                color="#666666" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
                size="2">Chagrin Valley Little Theatre is generously
                funded by Cuyahoga County residents through <a
                  href="http://cuyahogaartsandculture.org/">Cuyahoga
                  Arts and Culture</a>. The <a
                  href="http://www.oac.state.oh.us/">Ohio Arts Council</a>
                helps fund our organization with state tax dollars to
                encourage economic growth, educational excellence and
                cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. Proud member of the
                <a href="http://www.aact2.org">American Association of
                  Community Theatre</a>.</font></p>
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