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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Convergence-continuum presents <i>IN THE BLOOD</i>
by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks. In a modern riff on The
Scarlet Letter, Hester La Negrita, a homeless mother of five, lives with her
kids on the tough streets of the inner city. Her kids, played by adult actors,
double as five other people in her life: ex-boyfriend, social worker, doctor,
best friend and minister. While Hester's kids fill her life with joy (comical
moments amid the harsh world of poverty) the adults only hold her down. Can
anything stop the play's tragic end?</span></p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">In the Blood </span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">is
directed by Cory Molner. The cast
features actors Jeannine Gaskin, Daryl Kelley, Anthony X, Shannon Sharkey,
Grace Mitri and Patrick Gladish.</span></p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">In the Blood </span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">opens
Friday, May 18 and<i> </i>runs Thurs-Sat at
8 pm through June 9 at the Liminis Theater, 2438 Scranton Rd. Fri & Sat tickets are $20 general
admission, $15 seniors (65+), $10 students.
Thurs tickets are $15, $12 and $8.</span></p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">Reservations
and information at convergence-continuum.org and 216-687-0074.</span></p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">In the Blood </span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">is
funded in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.</span></p><p></p>
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