<html><body style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:3pt;line-height:normal;"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">OPENING THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 24</span></b></p><p><b></b></p><b></b>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:3pt;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">CONVERGENCE-CONTINUUM
PRESENTS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF</span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:3pt;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';color:#C00000;"> <b><i>THE CASUAL TREE WARD </i></b>BY
ROBERT HAWKES</span></p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">Convergence-continuum
presents the <span style="text-decoration:underline;">world premiere</span> of <i>The Casual Tree Ward </i>by Cleveland
playwright Robert Hawkes.<i> </i>The
goddess Freyja (or is she?) is tending Yggdrasil, the World Ash Tree (or is
it?), trying to protect it from ever increasing drought. Should she continue to refuse the help of the
feisty, amorous water bearer? Does the
world really depend on this single tree, or is this a self-generating
myth? All is made clear (or is it?) when
Odin, the One-Eyed God (or is he?) shows up to resolve all questions and save
us all (or can he?).</span></p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">The Casual Tree Ward </span></i><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">is directed by Susan
Soltis. The cast features actors Andrea
Belser, James Rankin, and David Munnell.</span></p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">The Casual Tree Ward
</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">opens this Friday, Aug 24 and runs Thurs-Sat
at 8 pm through Sept 15 at the Liminis Theater, 2438 Scranton Rd, in
Cleveland’s historic Tremont neighborhood. </span></p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">Fri & Sat tickets are $20 general
admission, $15 seniors (65+), $10 students. Thurs discount tickets are $15, $12
and $8.</span></p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">Reservations
and information at <a href="http://convergence-continuum.org">convergence-continuum.org</a>.</span><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';"></span></p><p></p><br><br></body></html>