<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:10px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_17974" dir="ltr"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10905"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10906" color="#8d2424" size="3">SPECIAL SPONSORED PERFORMANCE</font></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_18345" dir="ltr"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_18344"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_18343" color="rgb(141,36,36)" size="3">BY HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CONGRESS & TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES</font></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_17975"><b><font color="#8d2424" size="3"><br></font></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_17978"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_17977"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_17976" color="#8d2424" size="3">AN OCTOROON by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10907"></font></b><strong id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10908"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10909" color="#2a2a2a" size="3">Thursday, November 3<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10910">6:30 (dessert reception & discussion), 7:30 pm (performance)</font></strong></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_17623"><strong id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_17979"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_18341" color="#2a2a2a" size="3">FREE glass of wine or beer at intermission<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10911"></font><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10909" color="#000000" size="3">Dobama Theatre, 2340 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights</font></strong></div><b><font size="3"></font></b><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_19500"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10912"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10913"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_11037" color="#000000" size="3"> In 1859 Dion Boucicault's play </font><em id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10914"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_16583" color="#000000" size="3">The Octoroon</font></em><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_11033" color="#000000" size="3"> helped spark national debate around the abolition of slavery and the role of political theatre. Using Boucicault’s plot as a template, playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ </font><em id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10915"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_20201" color="#000000" size="3">An Octoroon</font></em><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_11032" color="#000000" size="3"> deconstructs and critiques its depiction of race and confronts the issues facing modern day America in one of the most exciting and controversial plays of our time.</font></font></div><font size="3"></font><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_19499"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10916"><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10917"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_11031" color="#000000" size="3">Join HCC and Ten Thousand Villages at 6:30 pm for a pre-show discussion and desserts with Lenora Inez Brown, dramaturg for </font><em id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10918"><font color="#000000" size="3">An Octoroon</font></em><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_12833" color="#000000" size="3"> and the author of </font><em id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10919"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_11029" color="#000000" size="3">The Art of Active Dramaturgy: Transforming Critical Thought into Dramatic Action</font></em><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_16590" color="#000000" size="3">. RSVP to the pre-show discussion by calling 216.321.6775 or emailing </font><a id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10920" href=""><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10921" color="#000000" size="3">info@heightscongress.org</font></a><font color="#000000" size="3">.<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10922"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10923"></font><strong id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10924"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_12832" color="#000000" size="3">Tickets for </font><em id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10925"><font color="#000000" size="3">An Octoroon</font></em></strong><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10926"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_11028" color="#000000" size="3">• Discounted tickets ($20, no ticket charge) are available by calling the HCC office </font><a id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10927" href="tel:%28216.321.6775" target="_blank"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10928" color="#000000" size="3">(216.321.6775</font></a><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_19145" color="#000000" size="3">) or emailing </font><a id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10929" href="" target="_blank"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10930" color="#000000" size="3">info@heightscongress.org</font></a></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_19502"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_19501"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10931"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_11027" color="#000000" size="3">• Tickets are also available by calling Dobama Theatre's Box Office </font><a id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10932" href="tel:%28216.932.3396" target="_blank"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10933" color="#000000" size="3">(216.932.3396</font></a><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_19143" color="#000000" size="3">) or from the theatre during Box Office hours (Wednesday-</font><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10934"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10935"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_19859" color="#000000" size="3">Saturday</font></span></span><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_16589" color="#000000" size="3">, </font><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10936"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10937"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_19860" color="#000000" size="3">noon-4pm</font></span></span><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_11026" color="#000000" size="3"> during production weeks and one hour before every performance).<b> Please use discount code "HCC" to receive a discounted price.</b> Ticket charges apply.</font></font><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_10917" color="#000000"> </font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_12793"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_19498" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_12764"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_12750" color="#000000" size="3"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_20194">Heights Community Congress (HCC)</b> is a non-profit organization concerned with positively building our community, advocating for social justice issues, and constantly monitoring equality in housing. During 2014, HCC advanced these goals by conducting </font><a id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_12751" href="http://heightscongress.org/fair-housing.html"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_12752" color="#000000" size="3">fair housing</font></a><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_12753" color="#000000" size="3"> audits, presenting </font><a id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_12754" href="http://heightscongress.org/2015-diversity-programs.html"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_12755" color="#000000" size="3">diversity programming</font></a><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_12756" color="#000000" size="3"> to stimulate discussion among neighbors, and producing the always popular annual </font><a id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_12757" href="http://heightscongress.org/heights-heritage-home-tour.html"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_12758" color="#000000" size="3">Heights Heritage Home & Garden Tour</font></a><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_12759" color="#000000" size="3">™.<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_12760"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_12761"></font><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_12762" color="#000000" size="3">In 1972, HCC was formed to address housing concerns, some that still exist today. While certain issues have been tweaked to conform to the present day, our supporters have expressed a desire to have HCC continue in our wide spectrum of community activities: to encourage balanced and open housing, to stimulate active involvement in community issues of mutual concern, to support a high quality educational system, and to offer programming that responds to the needs of a diverse population.</font></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_19132" dir="ltr"><font size="3"><br></font></div><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_18949" size="3"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_18754"><b>Ten Thousand Villages</b> is more than a store. It’s a place where you can explore and connect with your global village.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_18755">From communities throughout the developing world, every inspired design is crafted with love using local materials (usually natural or recycled) and <span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_18756">time-honored skills</span> by makers we have known and worked with for years.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_18757">Every purchase improves the lives of makers by supporting their craft and providing a fair, stable income.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_18758" dir="ltr">We offer a way for you to become part of the story, to shop your values and give gifts with meaning. Because this is bigger than us.</div></font><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478021297981_18759" dir="ltr"><br></div></div></body></html>