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<h3 style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000;
font-size:12pt;">Chagrin Valley Little Theatre starts 89th Season
with THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP Sept. 28- Oct. 14</h3>
<h4 style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#000;
font-size:11pt;">Come for the mystery; stay for the comedy!</h4>
<p>Tickets and photos: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://cvlt.org/events/the-mystery-of-irma-vep"><b>http://cvlt.org/events/the-mystery-of-irma-vep</b></a><br>
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<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt">CHAGRIN
FALLS, Ohio - If you love a well-scripted gothic murder mystery,
but you also crave the campy giddiness of live comedy, you will
fall for Chagrin Valley Little Theatre’s production of <b><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://cvlt.org/events/the-mystery-of-irma-vep/">THE
MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP: A Penny Dreadful</a></b>. Performances
are at 8 p.m. Sept. 28, 29, Oct. 11, 12, 13, and at 2 p.m. on
Sept. 30 and Oct. 14.<br>
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<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt">
Playwright Charles Ludlam pulls out the stops with a show that
includes Egyptian mummies, vampires, ghosts and werewolves set in
a proper Victorian manor household, complete with a butler and
housekeeper. The three-act play is a satirical mashup of
theatrical, literary and film genres from <em>Wuthering Heights</em>
and Alfred Hitchock’s <em>Rebecca</em> to the French serial <em>Les
Vampires</em>. The gothic horror pastiche follows an
aristocratic Egyptologist, Lord Edgar, on a wild hunt for answers
surrounding the death of his first wife - all with his second wife
in tow.</p>
<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt">IRMA VEP
is directed by Bob McCoy and is scripted for just two actors,
played at CVLT by Don Bernardo and Brian Diehl. The duo won
audiences over as King Arthur and Patsy in the 2016 CVLT
production of <em>Monty Python’s Spamalot</em>, and again this
year's two-man comedy <em>Greater Tuna</em> on CVLT's second
stage. Playing multiple roles, Bernardo and Diehl go through about
thirty-five quick costume changes, helped along by numerous sound
cues, props, and special effects. Jeanie Gaither is the very busy
stage manager. </p>
<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt">THE
MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP kicks off CVLT’s 89th Season on the Main
Stage, which also includes DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID Nov.
16-Dec. 16, GOODBYE CHARLIE Jan. 18-Feb. 2, THE LADIES FOURSOME
May 31 – June 16, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN July 19 – Aug. 10, and an
exciting contemporary Broadway musical March 22 – April 14 which
will be revealed until November. CVLT's second stage, The River
Street Playhouse, begins its slate of six 89th Season productions
in October with Eric Coble's THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN.</p>
<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt">Tickets
are $19 with a $4 seniors/students discount. For reservations
visit CVLT.org or call (440) 247-8955 between 1-6 p.m. Monday
through Saturday. CVLT is located at 40 River Street in historic
downtown Chagrin Falls, OH.</p>
<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt">CVLT is
generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga
Arts and Culture and is supported by the Ohio Arts Council. CVLT
is a proud member of the American Association of Community
Theatre.</p>
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