<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><b style="color:rgb(116,27,71)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Press Release:</font></b></div><div><div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font color="#741b47">Contact <b>216-321-2930</b> | <b><a href="mailto:info@ensemble-theatre.org" target="_blank">info@ensemble-theatre.org</a></b></font></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font color="#741b47"><b>For Immediate Release.</b><br><br><b style="font-size:large">Ensemble Theatre</b><font size="4"> concludes our 46th season with </font></font></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font color="#741b47"><b><font size="6">EXIT STRATEGY </font><br>By IKE HOLTER :: Directed by JEANNINE GASKIN <br></b></font>They bring mouse traps from home, they make the toilet paper last, and they show up for the kids nobody else shows up for. So when the school is slated for closure at the end of the year, and the weight of the inevitable bears down on the community, students and teachers alike discover their breaking points. Ricky, the vice principal, has stayed firmly on the sidelines for all of the teachers’ previous battles, but now in the eleventh hour, he’s compelled to step up with a plan to save the school. Some risk their futures to follow his lead-- <br>But does he actually have any idea what he’s doing? Spiked with humor and brimming with fury, EXIT STRATEGY is an exhilarating call to arms about what we owe each other.</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><i><span style="color:rgb(116,27,71)"><br></span>“A call to arms... Beautifully dangerous, deeply felt in each shocking discovery...Exit Strategy challenges and inspires, questioning what's worth fighting for and how to lead that fight."</i> <i><font color="#741b47">— DC Metro Theatre Arts</font></i><br><i>"Don’t Just Watch, Witness: Why Exit Strategy is the Theatrical Meal Our Community Needs" </i><br><i><font color="#741b47">-Challanger Community News </font></i><br><i>★★★★/4 …At once poetic, political, sad, funny, timely, complex and compassionate, Ike Holter’s thrilling, beautiful new play Exit Strategy is the story of the desperate final days of a condemned, crumbling Chicago public school.. Ike Holter has forged a riveting 90 minutes.” </i><br><i><font color="#741b47">– Chicago Tribune</font></i></font></div></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br><b><font color="#741b47">Starring an amazing cast of local actors: </font></b><br><b>Andy Knode*</b>(Ricky), <b>Jacki Dietz</b> (Pam), <b>Craig Joseph</b> (Arnold), <b>Alejandro Martinez Jr. </b>(Luce) <b>Sydney Smith </b>(Sadie), <b>Bridgett Martinez</b> (Jania), <b>Drew Pope</b> (Donnie)<br><i><font size="1">*(Member of Actors' Equity Association)</font></i></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4" color="#741b47"><b>May 22nd-June 7th,2026</b></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Visit:<b> </b><b><a href="https://www.ensembletheatrecle.org/exit-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.ensembletheatrecle.org/exit-strategy</a> </b>for more information & tickets!</font></div></div><div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font color="#444444"><b>Run Time: </b>95 minutes with no intermission. <br></font></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font color="#741b47"><b>Tickets: $1-40</b></font><font color="#444444"> <b>Friday & Saturday</b> @7:30pm. <b>Sunday </b>@2:00pm. <br><b><i>Pay What You Choose Opening Weekend!! (5/22-5/24)</i></b></font></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font color="#444444"><i><b>Opening Night Celebration with chocolate covered strawberries! (5/22)</b></i></font></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font color="#444444">Content Advisory: <b>STRONG LANGUAGE & THEMES. </b></font></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br><b style="color:rgb(68,68,68)">For Tickets</b><font color="#444444"> :: </font><font color="#741b47"><b>216-321-2930 </b>:: <a href="mailto:tickets@ensemble-theatre.org" target="_blank"><b>tickets@ensemble-theatre.org</b></a></font></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font color="#444444"><b>Online</b>:</font></font><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.ensembletheatrecle.org/exit-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.ensembletheatrecle.org/exit-strategy</a></b></div></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font color="#444444"><i><b>We are so thankful to join The JCU community, where we are in residence, and for our supporters throughout Northeast Ohio! <br></b></i></font><b style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"><i>We are always thankful for our continued support throughout Northeast Ohio!!</i></b></font><div style="margin:0px;min-width:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:initial;font-size:medium"><div id="m_4020525016460840225m_-825295095262883698m_7425947462343059380m_-4295981902142418394m_8388075030445882361m_-5419868000004864148m_-2201050058537594056m_-6567991654801512183m_-4427179783125792577m_-6974059840641776122m_-7861339018456979613m_8306493397754261051gmail-:18x" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:0.875rem;overflow-x:hidden"><div id="m_4020525016460840225m_-825295095262883698m_7425947462343059380m_-4295981902142418394m_8388075030445882361m_-5419868000004864148m_-2201050058537594056m_-6567991654801512183m_-4427179783125792577m_-6974059840641776122m_-7861339018456979613m_8306493397754261051gmail-:18w" style="direction:initial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;overflow:auto hidden"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font color="#444444"><b><i>Come out and support these amazing local artists! 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