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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Cleveland Public Theatre presents</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><a href="http://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2015-2016/mr-burns-a-post-electric-play/">MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">February 11 – March 5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222;background:white">(Previews February 11, 12, 13 & 18)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222;background:white">Written by Anne Washburn.
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Score by Michael Friedman. Lyrics by Anne Washburn. <br>
Directed by Matthew Wright. Music Direction by Brad Wyner. Choreography by Holly Handman.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">REGIONAL PREMIERE</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In the aftermath of an apocalyptic event, survivors band together to rebuild civilization—one Simpsons episode at a time.
<b>Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play </b>sprawls across three acts and over 80 years of human civilization, beginning around a campfire in the wilderness and concluding in a musical pageant honoring survival, popular culture and the enduring power of Bart Simpson.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">Cast includes: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">Megan Elk, Trey Gilpin, Tim Keo, Cathleen O’Malley, Nicole Sumlin*, Abigail Anika Svigelj, Evan Thompson and Beth Wood<br>
</span><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#222222">*Actor appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">Shows Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday @ 7:30pm</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland OH 44102</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">Tickets $12 - $30</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">Mondays & Thursdays $12 | Every Friday is Free Beer Friday</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">Tickets available at
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.cptonline.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.cptonline.org</span></a><span style="background:white"> or (216) 631-2727 ext. 501.
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</span></span></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">(Order early - no ticket fees, ever.)</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Cathleen O’Malley<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Director of Audience Engagement and Media Relations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Ph: 216.631.2727 ext. 212 | <a href="mailto:comalley@cptonline.org">
comalley@cptonline.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">See what's playing tonight, go to
</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.cptonline.org"><i><span style="color:blue">www.cptonline.org</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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