OPENING THIS FRIDAY AT CONVERGENCE-CONTINUUM_!_ _THE CHASTE GENIUS AND HIS DEATHRAY GUN___ ____ WORLD PREMIERE BY CLEVELAND PLAYWRIGHT CHRISTOPHER JOHNSTON _BE ELECTRIFIED BY THE STRANGE TALE OF FREAKY GENIUS NIKOLA TESLA! _ On his last night on this planet, tormented genius Tesla wrestles, within the universe of his gigantic brain, with the friends and detractors in his life – Edison, Einstein, Twain, Westinghouse, and Anna, his only true love – other than a treasured pigeon! Despite his breakthrough inventions (alternating current, fluorescent bulbs, lasers, robotics, wireless power and even a death ray), the eccentric inventor has fallen into obscurity. But tonight he’s ready to challenge his critics before riding his beloved electric currents into the Great Beyond. _The Chaste Genius and His Deathray Gun _is directed by convergence-continuum director Geoffrey Hoffman. The cast features actors Robert Hawkes (as Nikola Tesla), Rob Branch, Nicole McLaughlin-Lublin and Val Kozlenko. _The Chaste Genius and His Deathray Gun _opens this Fri, Dec 1 and runs Thurs-Sat at 8 pm through Dec 16 at the Liminis Theater, 2438 Scranton Rd, Cleveland 44113 in the historic Tremont neighborhood. Fri & Sat tickets are $20 general admission, $15 seniors (65+), $10 students; Thurs tickets are $15, $12 and $8. Reservations and information at convergence-continuum.org [1] and 216-687-0074_._ Links: ------ [1] http://convergence-continuum.org