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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">NOW at the Outcalt Theatre:
<i>Fairfield,</i> Cleveland playwright Eric Coble’s hilariously dark comedy about a young teacher’s misguided attempts to celebrate Black History Month. Runs through May 31. Tickets for students are $15, and tickets for anyone under 35 are $25 – for more</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt">information, please go to <a href="http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/">
clevelandplayhouse.com</a>, <span style="background:white">and be sure to read Andrea Simakis’
<i>Plain Dealer </i>preview piece <a href="http://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2015/05/eric_cobles_fairfield_opening.html#incart_river">
here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;background:white">And
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt">with our <b>FREE</b> InsideCPH programs you’ll get up-close-and-personal with the people and processes that make our work happen, all in a fun, informal and interactive setting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Behind-the-Scenes</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt">:
<b>From Idea to Opening with Eric Coble and Ken Ludwig</b> – <i>Free & open to the public!</i></span></u><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Saturday, May 9, 2015 – 12:30 - 1:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">The road from a playwright's idea to opening night is full of twists, turns and fascinating sights--and you're invited along on the ride! Join New Ground writers Eric Coble (<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Fairfield</span></em>)
and Ken Ludwig (<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">A Comedy of Tenors</span></em>) for a revealing conversation about a play's path from pen to page to CPH stage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">RSVP required to
<a href="http://clevelandplayhouse.com/inside-cph">http://clevelandplayhouse.com/inside-cph</a></span></i><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt">.<span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Pre-Show Conversations -
</span></u></b><i><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Free for all ticketholders!</span></u></i><b><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">These fun and interactive 25-minute conversations happen right before the show in the Allen Theatre Complex. Pull back the curtain early and connect with the world of the play in an engaging and relaxed setting,
beginning 45 minutes before every performance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt">TalkBacks
</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt">– <i>Free for all ticketholders after every performance of
</i>Fairfield<i>!<o:p></o:p></i></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Stay after the show to continue the conversation our plays start! TalkBacks offer the chance to interact with your fellow audience members and CPH Artistic Staff in an open and lively
Q&A about the play and the questions it raises.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Fairfield
</span></i><span style="font-size:13.0pt">is the centerpiece production of the 2015 New Ground Theatre Festival - be sure to check out the other offerings in CPH’s annual showcase of new works! Tickets are on sale now at
<a href="clevelandplayhouse.com">clevelandplayhouse.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Ken Ludwig’s A Comedy of Tenors</span></i><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> – Play reading – May 9, 2015 at 5pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Get a sneak peek at the first production of CPH’s 100<sup>th</sup> Season!
<span style="color:black">Three tenors. Three egos. One stage. What could possibly go wrong? As opening night draws near, flaring tempers, mistaken identities and bedroom hijinks bring new meaning to the phrase "the show must go on” in this laugh-out-loud farce
set amidst the glitz and glamour of 1930s Paris.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt">My Mother Has 4 Noses –</span></i><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> A new play with music – May 14-16, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">Folk rock singer/songwriter Jonatha Brooke was always close to her mother Darren, a Christian Scientist and poet, even when they didn't see eye to eye on religion. So when Darren is diagnosed
with Alzheimer's, Jonatha puts her life on hold and becomes her caretaker. Together they embark on this new "adventure" where faith is tested and poetry discovered in the unlikeliest of places. With humor and honesty,
<i>My Mother Has 4 Noses</i> interweaves original music with personal narrative to tell a beautiful, poignant mother-daughter love story.</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">FREE TalkBacks after the Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon performances</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Soups, Stews, and Casseroles: 1976</span></i><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> by Rebecca Gilman, 2015 Roe Green Award Winner – Play reading – May 16, 2015 at 5pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Rebecca Gilman is a prominent, award-winning contemporary playwright known for her relevant and topical works. She is based in Chicago, teaches at Northwestern University, and has written plays
that have been produced at leading theatres in the U.S. and abroad. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Behind-the-Scenes</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt">:
<b>In Conversation – 2015 Roe Green Award Winner Rebecca Gilman</b> – <i>Free & open to the public!<o:p></o:p></i></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Saturday, May 16, 2015 – 3:30-4:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">Rebecca Gilman is the fourth recipient of the Roe Green Award, a prize that brings the country’s best playwrights to Cleveland to develop new work. Join Gilman and CPH Artistic Director Laura Kepley,
for an intimate and insightful discussion with this acclaimed playwright.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">RSVP required to
<a href="http://clevelandplayhouse.com/inside-cph">http://clevelandplayhouse.com/inside-cph</a></span></i><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt">.<span style="color:black">
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