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<h1 style="font: normal 12pt sans-serif;
color:#C00;text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom:
-30px"><strong>PRESS RELEASE</strong><br>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h1>
<p style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:normal;font-family:
arial, sans-serif; color:#000000;" align="right">Date:
8/22/2022</p>
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<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt">Contact:
Andrew Rothman<br>
From: Chagrin Valley Little Theatre</p>
<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt">40
River Street<br>
Chagrin Falls, OH 44122<br>
Phone: 440-247-8955<br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:cvlt@cvlt.org"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">cvlt@cvlt.org</a><br>
Website: <a href="http://www.cvlt.org/">www.CVLT.org</a></p>
<h3>CVLT’s annual interactive mystery returns to in-person
sleuthing for fun and prizes</h3>
<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt">CHAGRIN
FALLS, OH - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre’s MURDER BY THE
FALLS event has served as the venerable non-profit’s
season kickoff fundraiser every fall for many years,
helping to pay for the upcoming slate of productions.
Although the pandemic forced the cancellation of the event
in 2020 and a shift to an original interactive online game
in 2021, the organization is thrilled to bring it back to
the live stage in support of their 93rd Season. </p>
<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt">MURDER
BY THE FALLS takes place the weekend after Labor Day, with
performances on Friday September 9 and Saturday, September
10, 2022. Admission is $50 for General Admission and $75
for VIP admission. Discounted admission is available for
groups of eight or more and a limited number of
complimentary student tickets have been made available
through our generous sponsors.</p>
<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt">MURDER
BY THE FALLS offers a unique and entertaining experience.
Audience members arrive at CVLT (40 River Street in
historic downtown Chagrin Falls) at 6 PM, to enjoy a
reception featuring a cash wine/beer bar, and hors
d'oeuvres in the theater’s lobby and vestibule. VIP ticket
holders are invited to arrive at 5:30 for early sign-in,
as well as complimentary drinks and hors d'oeuvres in the
Sears River Room on CVLT’s second floor and throughout the
event. The play itself begins at 7:00 PM.</p>
<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt">Audience
members will leave the theater during intermission to
search for hidden clues in the windows of Chagrin Falls
stores, and to gain additional information from live
actors stationed on the street. After submitting their
solutions, audience members will return to the auditorium
for the second act, in which the killer will be revealed
and the winners of prizes and free CVLT tickets will be
announced. A 50/50 raffle is also planned for the weekend,
with a winner announced live online on Monday, September
12th.</p>
<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt">This
year’s MURDER BY THE FALLS play, the 33rd edition, is
entitled <em>Murder, Center Stage</em>. It has been
adapted by writer Bob Abelman from his novella of the same
name. Mr. Abelman is a syndicated theater critic and
entertainment feature writer whose reviews of local
theater regularly appeared in Cleveland Jewish News, The
News-Herald, and Chagrin Valley Times. All members of the
audience will receive a complimentary copy of the novella
and an opportunity to meet the author/playwright. The show
is directed by Don Bernardo.</p>
<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt">The
dastardly plot revolves around a fictional production of
the Sondheim musical <em>Sweeney Todd</em>, during which
someone swaps a prop straight razor for the real thing,
leading to an unexpected on-stage killing by the lead
actor. Audiences will hear from suspects and law
enforcement officers alike in this macabre and humorous
tale, as they try to figure out who wanted to see the
victim’s throat slashed and why. The cast includes actors
Doug Vanek, Kate Williams-Bernardo, Jan Jones, Abby
Longshore, Brenda Redmond, Jim Marzullo, Jessie Pollak,
Adam Young, Eric Oswald, Rob Walter, Steven R. Tiederman,
and Michael J. Rogan. </p>
<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt">Tickets
for MURDER BY THE FALLS can be purchased online at
CVLT.org, and are 50% tax-deductible as a donation to
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre. Tickets are also available
by phone at (440) 247-8955. The event is generously
supported by donations and gifts from Unto Others, Roe
Green, Hamlet Retirement, Lowe's TV Audio Video, Cleveland
State Global, Chestnut Hill Home, Libby Larrabee, The
Karen Eagle Group, Emily & Matt Honsa-Hicks, Brandy
Steinhauser & Darren Dieleman, Vintage Wine
Distributors, Jan Jones, Missy & Stan Davis, Kristine
Tesar, Stephen & Marilyn Eva, and Sugar Me
Desserterie.</p>
<p style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt">Chagrin
Valley Little Theatre is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit funded
through individual and corporate contributions. Our
programming is made possible in part by the citizens of
Cuyahoga Country through Cuyahoga County Arts and Culture
and by state tax dollars allocated by the Ohio Legislature
to the Ohio Arts Council (OAC). The OAC is a state agency
that funds and supports quality arts experiences to
strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and
economically.</p>
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<div class="moz-signature">-- <br>
<p>Drew Rothman</p>
<p><em>Digital Media Volunteer</em><br>
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre<br>
<a href="https://www.CVLT.org">CVLT.org</a><br>
@ChagrinTheatre</p>
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