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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:
8/19/16</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>
<h3 style="font-size:13pt; font-weight:bold;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;" align="left"> CVLT's
popular annual "Murder by the Falls" event to take place
September 9 & 10</h3>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;" align="left">CHAGRIN
FALLS, OH - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre will commence
its 87th consecutive season with the annual <em>Murder by
the Falls</em> event on September 9th and 10th, 2016.
This event has served as CVLT's major fund raiser for over
30 years, and marks the official beginning of a packed
calendar that includes musicals, plays, and a variety of
special events over the next twelve months. While the
ticket proceeds from the theater's regular performances go
largely toward the cost of mounting the productions
themselves, the money raised from <em>Murder by the Falls</em>
goes to the theater's general operating and facilities
expenses, and is the venerable non-profit's biggest fund
raiser of the year.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;" align="left"> The
format of the event has remained roughly the same over the
years as it has grown in popularity, often selling to
capacity. The evening begins with a pre-show hors d'oeuvre
reception with a wine and beer cash bar, followed by Act
I, in which the crime is committed. During intermission,
the audience prowls N. Franklin and Main Streets in
Chagrin Falls Village looking for clues hidden in the shop
windows, and interviews live actors to gain additional
info about the suspects. A catered dessert buffet with
complimentary coffee and wine follows, where audience
members fill in answer sheets with their best guesses. The
evening completes with the revealing of the killer's
identity in Act II and prizes being awarded to the winning
team. </p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;" align="left">Each
edition of <em>Murder by the Falls</em> is an original
comedy/mystery written and performed by the theater's
friends. This year's script, entitled "Telethon of Trouble
and The Blossomtini" is penned by newcomers Carol Dolan
and Marianne Veniero (a member of CVLT's RSVP in-house
improv troupe). Director Kourtney Daugherty brings the
show to the stage.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;" align="left"> The
dastardly plot involves a fictional CVLT telethon, with an
array of scheming theater executives, local notables, and
con artists serving as the phone screeners. The titular
"Blossomtini" is a popular cocktail with a recipe worth
committing a crime over. The suspicious cast features
Cleveland's own Jan Jones as "Joan Johns," along with CVLT
regulars Kris Tesar, Michael Rogan, Eric Oswald, Don
Bernardo, Brianna Arko, Elyse Mulvaney, Claire Mulvaney,
and Emma Moughan. Cristy Wright and Steven R. Tiderman are
on the case as Detective Shaw and crime novelist Richard
Palace. </p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;" align="left">Tickets
for "Telethon of Trouble and The Blossomtini" are $65 per
person, with 50% of that cost being a tax-deductible
donation to Chagrin Valley Little Theatre. Tickets are
available by phone at 440-247-8955, Monday through
Saturday from 1-6 PM. Audiences for <em>Murder by the
Falls</em> are grouped into teams of eight 'detectives,'
and are therefore encouraged to reserve for their entire
party at once if possible. </p>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;" align="left">Complete
details on CVLT's 87th Season are available online at <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.CVLT.org">www.CVLT.org</a>. The theater
is located at 40 River Street in historic Chagrin Falls
Village, and is generously funded by Cuyahoga County
residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and supported
by the Ohio Arts Council. </p>
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<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif" color="#000000"
size="2">Drew Rothman</font></p>
<p><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Serif" color="#000000"
size="1"><strong>Chagrin Valley Little Theatre</strong><br>
<a href="http://www.CVLT.org">CVLT.org</a><br>
<a href="http://www.twitter.com/chagrintheatre">twitter.com/chagrintheatre</a><br>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/chagrintheatre">facebook.com/chagrintheatre</a></font></p>
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