<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b><font color="#3d85c6"><i> </i></font></b></div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b><font color="#3d85c6"><i><span style="font-size:12.8px">//// </span>The entire run of this new play described as "<a href="https://www.talkinbroadway.com/page/regional/cleveland/cleve262.html">captivating</a>" by Talkin' Broadway was entirely sold out!</i></font></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b><font color="#3d85c6"><i><br></i></font></b></div><div style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#3d85c6"><i>//////// Limited additional seats are now are now available for </i></font></b><font color="#3d85c6"><b><i>Sunday 8/26 and Friday 8/31. Get your tickets now!</i></b></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span id="gmail-m_3154532036595340142gmail-m_1689881218801476908gmail-m_6393111243907927853gmail-m_6209386301898893509gmail-m_-8143316583927891579gmail-m_-7748912949829929409gmail-m_-1422031618208894942gmail-docs-internal-guid-be646f47-8bf1-39d9-e485-f8d8bf01a9f8" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Playwrights Local & Dobama Theatre Present</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A World Premiere</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4">DOWN BY CONTACT</font></span></p><div style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A new play by Les Hunter</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Directed by Dale Heinen</span></p><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">< <a href="http://www.playwrightslocal.org/down-by-contact/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Showpage</a> ></div><div style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">< <a href="http://inthelandofcleve.blogspot.com/2018/07/prolific-playwright-les-hunter-catches.html" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Interview</a> and<span> </span><a href="http://inthelandofcleve.blogspot.com/2018/07/playwrights-locals-world-premiere-down.html" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Preview</a> at <i>In the Land of Cleve<span> </span></i>></div></span></div><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">==========================</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(165,42,42);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SHOWDATES</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">August 17 - September 2, 2018</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Friday & Saturday at 8:00 pm</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sunday at 3:00 pm</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(165,42,42);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">VENUE</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tudor House at Gilmour Academy</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/34001+Cedar+Rd,+Gates+Mills,+OH+44040/@41.5031933,-81.4383119,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x883103f48c899eb1:0x65fd27fe14c00212!8m2!3d41.5031933!4d-81.4361232?mc_cid=2641de3e75&mc_eid=[UNIQID]" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(43,170,223);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">34001 Cedar Road</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/34001+Cedar+Rd,+Gates+Mills,+OH+44040/@41.5031933,-81.4383119,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x883103f48c899eb1:0x65fd27fe14c00212!8m2!3d41.5031933!4d-81.4361232?mc_cid=2641de3e75&mc_eid=[UNIQID]" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(43,170,223);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Gates Mills, Ohio 44040</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(165,42,42);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">< </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="http://www.playwrightslocal.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DBC-Gilmour-Map.png?mc_cid=2641de3e75&mc_eid=[UNIQID]" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(43,170,223);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Parking Map</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(165,42,42);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(165,42,42);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">TICKETS</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">$18 Adults | $15 Seniors & Groups | $12 Students</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(43,170,223);text-decoration:underline;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://dobama.secure.force.com/ticket/?mc_cid=2641de3e75&mc_eid=[UNIQID]#details_a0S1Y00000KGtMIUA1" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:none">Buy Online</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(216) 932-3396</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*The Tudor House a 100-year old structure without central air conditioning. Please consider dressing lightly.
*Due to other limitations of this site-specific venue, there is no handicapped access for this production.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">==============================<wbr>==========</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In Down by Contact</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, a down-and-out retired quarterback must decide between his allegiance to his former teammates and his love for his family. Struggling with the debilitating brain disease CTE, he tries to save the last vestige of his glory days: his lavish home. The lives of retired players and their families inspire the events of this new site-specific play, produced in Gilmour Academy’s stately Tudor House.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">==============================<wbr>===</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(165,42,42);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CAST</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">John Busser</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Corin B. Self</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Liam Stilson</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Margi Zitelli </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(165,42,42);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CREATIVE TEAM</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#202020" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.8px;white-space:pre-wrap">Inda Blatch-Geib -- Costume Designer
Walter Boswell -- Set Designer
Wes Calkin -- Lighting Designer
Lucas Clark -- Production Manager/House Manager
Tyler Collins -- Social Media Promotions
EJ Dahl -- Assistant Director
Daniel McNamara -- Sound Designer
Chris Seibert -- Production Support
Bronwyn Sheptak -- House Intern
Leigh Tennant -- Stage Manager</span></font><br></p></span><div class="gmail-yj6qo"></div><div class="gmail-m_3154532036595340142gmail-yj6qo gmail-adL" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"></div><div class="gmail-m_3154532036595340142gmail-m_1689881218801476908gmail-yj6qo gmail-m_3154532036595340142gmail-adL gmail-adL" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></div><div class="gmail-m_3154532036595340142gmail-m_1689881218801476908gmail-m_6393111243907927853gmail-yj6qo gmail-m_3154532036595340142gmail-m_1689881218801476908gmail-adL gmail-m_3154532036595340142gmail-adL gmail-adL" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></div><div class="gmail-m_3154532036595340142gmail-m_1689881218801476908gmail-m_6393111243907927853gmail-m_6209386301898893509gmail-yj6qo gmail-m_3154532036595340142gmail-m_1689881218801476908gmail-m_6393111243907927853gmail-adL gmail-m_3154532036595340142gmail-m_1689881218801476908gmail-adL gmail-m_3154532036595340142gmail-adL gmail-adL" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></div><div class="gmail-m_3154532036595340142gmail-m_1689881218801476908gmail-m_6393111243907927853gmail-m_6209386301898893509gmail-m_-8143316583927891579gmail-yj6qo gmail-m_3154532036595340142gmail-m_1689881218801476908gmail-m_6393111243907927853gmail-m_6209386301898893509gmail-adL gmail-m_3154532036595340142gmail-m_1689881218801476908gmail-m_6393111243907927853gmail-adL gmail-m_3154532036595340142gmail-m_1689881218801476908gmail-adL gmail-m_3154532036595340142gmail-adL gmail-adL" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></div><div class="gmail-adL"><br class="gmail-m_3154532036595340142gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><br></div>