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initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">ART OF MURDER</h1>
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text-decoration-color: initial;">by Joe DiPietro</h2>
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text-decoration-color: initial;">JANUARY 17 - FEBRUARY 8, 2020</h4>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;
line-height: 1.7;">STARRING:</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;
line-height: 1.7;">MARK HILAN as Jack Brooks<br
style="box-sizing: border-box;">
THERESA DEAN as Annie Brooks<br style="box-sizing: border-box;">
CHRISTIAN ACHKAR as Vincent Cummings<br style="box-sizing:
border-box;">
CIVIA WIESNER as Kate</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;
line-height: 1.7;">Directed by Brian Westerley<br
style="box-sizing: border-box;">
Apprentice Director – Eli Ravenson<br style="box-sizing:
border-box;">
Producer – Jean Hood<br style="box-sizing: border-box;">
Stage Manager – Jeanie Gaither</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;
line-height: 1.7;">The egos of the fine art scene can be a real
killer and Chagrin Valley Little Theatre is out to prove it with
their staging of Joe DiPietro’s ART OF MURDER. This satirical
murder mystery will have audiences laughing at the edge of their
seats, and will keep them guessing about the identity of both
the murderer and the victim. The play opens on CVLT’s Main Stage
at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17 and runs Friday and Saturday evenings
through Feb. 8, with one matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday Jan. 26.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;
line-height: 1.7;">DiPietro, the acclaimed playwright behind the
Broadway musicals<span> </span><em style="box-sizing:
border-box;">I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change</em><span> </span>and<span> </span><em
style="box-sizing: border-box;">Memphis</em>, sets his play in
the remote Connecticut countryside estate of Jack and Annie
Brooks (played by Mark Hilan and Theresa Dean). The couple are
both accomplished artists (despite Jack receiving more
recognition), and have a meeting planned with their scheming art
dealer, Vincent (Christian Achkar). As lecherous and overbearing
Jack mistreats his vengeful wife, he makes passes at their Irish
immigrant housekeeper, Kate (Civia Wiesner). In true
suspense-thriller fashion, all four have the motive, means, and
opportunity, but who will kill and who will be killed? As Mrs.
Brooks says, “There’s a monster inside all of us. Most of us
keep the monster buried, but sometimes it must come out.”</p>
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margin-top: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;">HAPPY HOUR</h3>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;
line-height: 1.7;">Friends of CVLT will be offering three
pre-show Happy Hours at 7 p.m. with cash bar (beer, wine) and
complimentary nibbles. Guest bartenders include:</p>
<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom:
12.5px;">
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Friday, January 24th: Joanne
Zettl and Angie and Rob DeBernardo</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Friday, January 31: Friday
Tomko and Lea Mersol Sheptak</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Friday, February 7: Mary Ann
Ponce and Steve Eva</li>
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margin-top: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;">VALLEY ART CENTER
COLLABORATION</h3>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;
line-height: 1.7;">Of course, any show about fine artists
requires plenty of fine art, and CVLT’s neighboring<span> </span><a
href="https://www.valleyartcenter.org/" style="box-sizing:
border-box; background: linear-gradient(to top, rgb(255, 255,
255) 50%, rgb(169, 90, 100) 50%) 0px 0% / 2px 2px repeat-x;
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255) -2px 0px, rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px -2px;">Valley Art Center</a><span> </span>was
happy to oblige. While creating the set, director/designer Brian
Westerley and technical director Edmond Wolff collaborated with
VAC mixed-media artist<span> </span><a
href="https://suzart.blogspot.com/" style="box-sizing:
border-box; background: linear-gradient(to top, rgb(255, 255,
255) 50%, rgb(169, 90, 100) 50%) 0px 0% / 2px 2px repeat-x;
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255, 255) 2px 0px, rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 2px, rgb(255, 255,
255) -2px 0px, rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px -2px;">Suzan Kraus</a><span> </span>to
adorn the Brooks residence. Also contributing original art is
VAC Executive Director Mary Ann Breisch, including the
mysterious<span> </span><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Study
in Red #4</em>, which was created specifically for the show.
The two non-profit arts organizations have a combined 130 years
of service to the Chagrin Valley and surrounding communities</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;
line-height: 1.7;">This high-action mystery is “short in length,
but long on laughs, thrills, and chills,” according to Mr.
Westerley. The show is produced by Jean Hood with Jeanie Gaither
performing Stage Manager duties. Eli Ravenson serves as
Apprentice Director.</p>
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