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<p><b><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">VIOLET</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">November 8-18, 2018</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Presented by Cleveland State University Department of Theatre and Dance</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Playhouse Square – The Helen Rosenfeld Lewis Bialosky Lab Theatre, Allen Theatre Complex<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">TICKETS: $5-$15 | 216-241-6000 |
<a href="http://www.playhousesquare.org/events/detail/violet"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.playhousesquare.org
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<p><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">VIOLET</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">is a moving production that features show-stopping anthems, ranging from American-roots to folk to gospel. As a girl, Violet was struck by a wayward axe blade when her father was chopping wood,
leaving her with a visible scar across her face. With enough money finally saved she's traveling across the Deep South in 1964 towards a miracle – the healing touch of a TV evangelist who will make her beautiful. Although she may not succeed in having the
scar on her face healed, Violet is able to repair those scars that are lying deeper than her skin.
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The show is directed by CSU Associate Professor <b>Holly Holsinger</b>, with music direction by
<b>Maria DiDonato</b>. Music is by Jeanine Tesori, with lyrics and book by Brian Crawley.
</span><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">VIOLET</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">is based on “The Ugliest Pilgrim” by Doris Betts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">THE CAST</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Cleveland State University cast features Raven Monet Bryant, Brooke Myers, Anthony “X” Brown, Sophia Marcella Costanzo, Chace Coulter, Rebekah Ferro, Jordan Ficyk, Brianna Hohenfeld, Frank Ivancic,
Steven Livingston, Sullivan Ratcliff, and Ricki Thomas.<br>
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</span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">SPECIAL EVENINGS</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">A <b><i>$25 Dinner and a Show night</i></b> is available one night only on
<i>Friday, November 9, 2018</i>. The package includes dinner at <a href="http://elementsoneuclid.com/">
<span style="color:#0563C1">Elements Bistro</span></a> between 4:30pm and 6:30pm, and a ticket to the 7:30pm showing of
</span><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">VIOLET</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">this evening. This ticket type is by pre-reservation only at least 48-hours prior to the show. Tickets must be purchased as a Dinner and a Show package through Playhouse Square (Elements Bistro
does not sell tickets or packages).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">An <b><i>American Sign Language (ASL) performance</i></b> will be held on
<i>Sunday, November 11, 2018</i>. Patrons can get a $5.00 discount off the general ticket price with the code “ASL” when ordering.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">DATES AND TICKETS</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Show times are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. $5-$15 tickets are available by calling 216.241.6000, visiting
<a href="http://www.playhousesquare.org/events/detail/violet"><span style="color:#0563C1">playhousesquare.org</span></a>, or at the State Theatre Ticket Office, located at 1519 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115. Tickets are also available 60-minutes prior
to performances at the Allen Theatre Complex. See <a href="http://www.playhousesquare.org/events/detail/violet">
<span style="color:#0563C1">website</span></a> for additional details on $25 Dinner and a Show packages.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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