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<h1 style="font: normal 12pt sans-serif; color:#C00;
text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: -30px"><strong>PRESS
RELEASE</strong><br>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h1>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;" align="right">Date:
12/11/15</p>
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<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">Contact: Andrew Rothman<br>
From: Chagrin Valley Little Theatre </p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">40 River Street<br>
Chagrin Falls, OH 44122<br>
Phone: 440-247-8955<br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:cvlt@cvlt.org">cvlt@cvlt.org</a><br>
Website: <a href="http://www.cvlt.org/">www.cvlt.org</a></p>
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color:#000; font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;
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color:#000000;"> <strong>CVLT to start 2016 with
Durang's VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE</strong></span></h3>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;"> CHAGRIN FALLS, OH -
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre's main stage starts off the
new year with laughter, as Christopher Durang's
award-winning VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE opens on
January 15 and plays Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM through
February 6. Tickets, which are $18 ($4 discount for
students/seniors - not recommended for children), can be
purchased at CVLT.org or by calling 440-427-8955 between
1-6 p.m. Monday - Saturday. Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
is located at 40 River Street in historic Chagrin Falls. </p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">Robert McCoy directs
the six-member cast, telling the story of three
middle-aged siblings; Vanya (Eric Oswald) and Sonia (Sue
Cohen) have remained at home to care for their parents
(artsy types, who named their kids after Chekov
characters), while their sister Masha (Theresa Dean) has
traveled the world as a B-list movie star. Now their
parents are gone and the siblings are living quiet,
insular lives at their parents' estate, when Masha returns
for a visit, bringing her boy-toy Spike (Whit Lowell). </p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">After inviting them all
to the neighbor's costume party, Masha announces her
intentions to sell the house. Needless to say, Vanya and
Sonia aren't on board with her plans. Soon the resident
cleaning woman, Cassandra (Lisa Freebairn), and the
neighbor's pretty niece, Nina (Alex Marzullo), also become
tangled up in the craziness. Although the playwright riffs
on themes from Chekov, one need not be familiar with the
19th Century Russian playwright to laugh heartily at this
hilarious romp.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;"> Christopher Durang,
who is one of the most widely produced contemporary
American playwrights, is the recipient of multiple awards,
including the 2013 "Best Play" Tony Award and the Drama
Desk Award for Outstanding Play for VANYA AND SONIA AND
MASHA AND SPIKE. His mix of satire and absurdity is a hit
with critics and audiences alike, and VANYA… itself was a
hit when it premiered locally at the Cleveland Play House
in 2015. </p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;">CVLT is generously
funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts
and Culture and supported by the Ohio Arts Council. CVLT
is a proud member of the Ohio Community Theater
Association and the American Association of Community
Theatre.</p>
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