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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white">Cleveland Play House Announces 103<sup>rd</sup> Season for 2018-2019!<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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</span></b><strong><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal">SUSAN HILL’S THE WOMAN IN BLACK</span></i></strong><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">SEPTEMBER 15 – OCTOBER 7, 2018</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">Allen Theatre at Playhouse Square<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">adapted by STEPEHN MALLATRATT | directed by ROBIN HERFORD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Gotham B",serif;color:black">Halloween comes early this year with a bone-chilling ghost story that will shake you to your core. Arthur Kipps never believed in the supernatural until he came face
to face with evil. Tonight—desperate to exorcise his demons—he will tell his haunting tale…no matter the consequences. For over 28 years, The Woman in Black has thrilled audiences on London’s West End. Now, CPH launches the North American tour of this spine-tingling
production.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal">SWEAT</span></i></strong><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">OCTOBER 13 – NOVEMBER 4, 2018</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">Outcalt Theatre at Playhouse Square<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">by LYN NOTTAGE | directed by LAURA KEPLEY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Gotham B",serif;color:black">The American Dream has its back up against the wall in this Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. In Reading, PA, there’s talk of union lock-outs, massive lay-offs, and jobs
going overseas. As rumors quickly become reality, a group of life-long friends gather at their local bar to joke and blow off steam while struggling to stand together as everything else falls apart. Inspired by true stories, Sweat is a compelling portrait
of pride and survival in the Rust Belt.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal">A CHRISTMAS STORY</span></i></strong><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">NOVEMBER 23 – DECEMBER 23, 2018</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">Allen Theatre at Playhouse Square<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">by PHILIP GRECIAN | based on the motion picture written by JEAN SHEPHERD, LEIGH BROWN and BOB CLARK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Gotham B",serif;color:black">He’s back! One boy. One holiday wish. And a world that seems to be conspiring to make certain it doesn’t come true. The record-breaking show returns to the CPH stage
in all its pink-bunny-suit, glowing-leg-lamp, triple-dog-daring glory. The perfect holiday treat for the entire family.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal">AN ILLIAD</span></i></strong><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">JANUARY 12 – FEBRUARY 10, 2019</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">Outcalt Theatre at Playhouse Square<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">LISA PETERSON & DENIS O’HARE | based on Homer’s
<i>The Illiad</i>, translated by ROBERT FAGLES | directed by TARAH FLANAGAN and ANDREW CARLSON<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Gotham B",serif;color:black">One actor. One musician. The Trojan War. With vivid storytelling and live cello, two women transform a bare stage into a raging battlefield where gods, heroes, and
empires clash in a quest for vengeance and glory. This searing adaptation of Homer’s timeless epic catapults an ancient tale of fate and fury into the present day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal">KEN LUDWIG’S SHERWOOD: THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD</span></i></strong><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">FEBRUARY 2 - 24, 2019</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">Allen Theatre at Playhouse Square<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">by KEN LUDWIG<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Gotham B",serif;color:black">Cleveland favorite Ken Ludwig (Baskerville, A Comedy of Tenors) is back with a rollicking new take on a beloved legend. A greedy prince has taken control of England,
and it is up to dashing outlaw Robin Hood to save the day. Join up and take aim with Robin and his band of Merry Men—and women!— as they champion the underdog and fight for justice. Laughs, romance, and plenty of arrows fly in this all-out comic adventure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal">TO BE ANNOUNCED</span></i></strong><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">MARCH 23 – APRIL 14, 2019</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">Outcalt Theatre at Playhouse Square<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Gotham B",serif;color:black">Several exciting shows are under consideration for this spring slot.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white;font-weight:normal">NATIVE GARDENS</span></i></strong><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">APRIL 27 – MAY 19, 2019</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">Allen Theatre at Playhouse Square<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">by KAREN ZACARIAS | directed by ROBERT BARRY FLEMING<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Gotham B",serif;color:black">They say good fences make good neighbors, but that’s the not the case with the Del Valles and the Butleys. What starts out as a squabble over a backyard property line
hilariously erupts into a full-blown border dispute. Native Gardens comically unearths deeply-rooted assumptions, plants the seeds for understanding, and blossoms into colorful, thought-provoking entertainment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#0070C0"><a href="https://goo.gl/ZzvZem">https://goo.gl/ZzvZem</a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Cleveland Play House</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">, founded in 1915 and recipient of the 2015 Regional Theatre Tony Award, is America's first professional regional theatre. Throughout
its rich history, CPH has remained dedicated to its mission to inspire, stimulate and entertain diverse audiences in Northeast Ohio by producing plays and theatre education programs of the highest professional standards. CPH has produced more than 100 world
and/or American premieres, and over its long history more than 12 million people have attended over 1,600 productions. Today, Cleveland Play House celebrates the beginning of its second century of service while performing in three state-of-the art venues at
Playhouse Square in downtown Cleveland.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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