<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail-"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="color:rgb(29,33,41);font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;direction:ltr"><span style="font-family:inherit"><b>Press Release: For Immediate Release.</b></span></div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="color:rgb(29,33,41);font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:inherit">Contact:<b> 216-321-2930</b></span></div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="color:rgb(29,33,41);font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:inherit"><b><a href="mailto:info@ensemble-theatre.org">info@ensemble-theatre.org</a></b></span></div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="color:rgb(29,33,41);font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:inherit"><b><a href="mailto:celeste@ensemble-theatre.org">celeste@ensemble-theatre.org</a> </b></span></div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="color:rgb(29,33,41);font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:inherit"><br></span></div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj"><font color="#1d2129"><font face="inherit"><span style="font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap">Ensemble Theatre's Board of Directors, Executive Artistic Director and staff release this public statement in response to the recent news regarding the </span></font><span style="font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap">possibility</span><font face="inherit"><span style="font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap"> of the Coventry </span></font></font><font color="#1d2129" face="helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap">Building going up for sale. </span></font></div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="color:rgb(29,33,41);font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:inherit"><br></span></div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="color:rgb(29,33,41);font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;direction:ltr"><span style="font-family:inherit">Our board statement:<b> "On the afternoon of May 9th Ensemble Theatre was notified by the Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District that all building leases would be moved to a month-to-month term beginning July 1st and the District would begin to pursue selling the building.</b></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:'helvetica neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><b><br></b></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:'helvetica neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><b>Ensemble’s priority at this time is to continue to serve the community through our mission of theatrical presentations, educational programming, and by providing a safe and positive community gathering place. It is our hope the CH-UH School Board shares our commitment to the community and understands the benefits of having an institution such as Ensemble Theatre present within their district. </b></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:'helvetica neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><b><br></b></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:'helvetica neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><b>As an anchor tenant in the Coventry building, we look forward to working with the CH-UH School District on a tenable solution that takes into account a realistic timeline to address a “possible” change in venue that will allow us to continue providing artistic and educational opportunities to the Cleveland Heights community and the surrounding region, as we have done for the past four decades."  </b></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:'helvetica neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><br></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:'helvetica neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Please contact me or the theatre "info" email directly with any questions.  We will continue to provide updates as we have them.  We would be happy to share any information we have currently.  </span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:'helvetica neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><br></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:'helvetica neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Celeste Cosentino, Executive Artistic Director</span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:'helvetica neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><a href="mailto:celeste@ensemble-theatre.org">celeste@ensemble-theatre.org</a></span></div></div></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Information</font></b></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"><a href="mailto:info@ensemble-theatre.org" target="_blank"><font color="#9900ff">info@ensemble-theatre.org</font></a><br></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">2843 Washington Blvd.  Cleveland Hts., OH 441118</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">216-321-2930/216-202-0938</font></div><div><font size="2" face="georgia, serif" color="#9900ff"><b><a href="http://www.ensembletheatrecle.org" target="_blank">www.ensembletheatrecle.org</a></b></font></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:small;font-family:arial"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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