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by DEBORAH ZOE LAUFER
NOW through March 5, 2016
Friday & Saturday nights at 8 PM
Tickets:
$12
Note: Not recommended for children.
www.cvlt.org/86thSeason/enddays.php
or call 440-247-8955
Directed
by THERESA BENYO-MARZULLO
Would
you rather face the end of the world with
laughter, regrets, or Elvis?
Deborah Zoe Laufer's witty black comedy END DAYS
offers both humor and compassion as it explores
the dynamics of post-9/11 family life. With
Armageddon seemingly bearing down on them, the
Steins discover what they hold most sacred.
Rachel Stein (Ren Harris) is a rebellious teen
having a bad year. Her deeply depressed father
(Scott Stachiw) lost his job after 9/11 and hasn't
changed out of his pajamas since then. Although
Jewish, Rachel's mother (Brenda Redmond) had an
epiphany and has begun a close, personal
relationship with Jesus (Andrew Gordon.) Adding to
the plot, Rachel's new teenage neighbor, Nelson
(Travis Reilly), dresses up like Elvis, is
passionate about Stephen Hawking, and in love with
Rachel.
With the apocalypse due to arrive on Wednesday,
Rachel's only hope is that Hawking, (also played
by Gordon), can save them all!
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March 12, 2016
Saturday night at 10 PM
(8 PM show is already SOLD OUT!)
Tickets:
$10
Note: Not recommended for children.
www.cvlt.org/improv.php
or call 440-247-8955
Directed
by TRACY CUBBAL
River
Side Valley Players (RSVP), an offshoot of the
Improvisation for Actors program at Chagrin Valley
Little Theatre, will perform Saturday, March 12 at
the River Street Playhouse at 10 pm. (the earlier
8 PM show has already sold out.)
In
the fine tradition of Chicago-style improvisation
scene at the Second City, iO Chicago, and the
Annoyance Theatre, these intrepid actors will take
audience suggestions and turn them into original,
never-seen-before scene work that will make you
laugh, cry, think, and wonder.
“RSVP
will be working together to discover characters
and story with the only safety net being their
teamwork on stage,” said Tracy Cubbal, director of
RSVP. “Everything is unscripted.”
The
performances are created collaboratively by the
players with no advance planning. RSVP
performances include both long-form improvisation,
in which a series of interconnected scenes are
inspired by a single suggestion; and short-form
improv comedy, in which the players adhere to
different rules for each scene.
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