PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: 2/27/18

Contact: Andrew Rothman
From: Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

40 River Street
Chagrin Falls, OH 44122
Phone: 440-247-8955
E-mail: cvlt@cvlt.org
Website: www.cvlt.org

High-resolution press photos are available for download at www.CVLT.org/promo

CVLT’s ‘The Country House’ explores romance, egos and discarded dreams in a touching, funny drama (March 23 – April 8)

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre presents THE COUNTRY HOUSE, a contemporary and funny drama about egos, jealousies and relationships written by Pulitzer-prize winning playwright Donald Margulies. The run includes eight weekend performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. March 23 – April 7 with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. March 25 and April 8.

THE COUNTRY HOUSE gathers a brood of actors, some famous and others still aspiring to be famous, at a summer home in the Berkshires during the Williamstown Theatre Festival. The house soon becomes crowded with family members, friends and acquaintances. As they interact with each other, secrets are spilled, and kinship bonds are broken. Old memories give way to new loves and discarded dreams (with satiric nods to the iconic works of Russian playwright Anton Chekov.)

Directed by Brian Westerley, the play features Margo Parker as aging actress “Anna Patterson” - the role which Blythe Danner perfected during the play’s original Broadway run in 2014. Also appearing on CVLT’s stage are local actors Roland Moore as Anna's son “Elliot,” Kevin Jones as her son-in-law “Walter Keegan,” with his daughter “Susie” (Kaytie Leonard) and girlfriend “Nell” (Kerry Scanlon). Sean McCormick appears as “Michael Astor,” a handsome young actor. Edmond Wolff serves as the show’s technical director and Cindee Catalano is the producer.

THE COUNTRY HOUSE will be staged at CVLT’s Main Stage theater, 40 River St. in Chagrin Falls. Tickets are $18 for adults and $14 for seniors and youth. Group rates for parties of 10 or more are available. Reserve your seat by contacting CVLT.org, calling 440-247-8955 or stopping in at the Box Office. Office hours are 1-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

CVLT is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and is supported by the Ohio Arts Council. CVLT is a proud member of the American Association of Community Theatre and the Ohio Community Theatre Association.

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