*PRESS RELEASE* FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 12/22/20 ------------------------------ 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 *Chagrin Valley Little Theatre takes a "whack" at dark comedy, streaming THE NORWEGIANS 1/16 & 1/17 * CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio - Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, while remaining closed due to health restrictions, continues to entertain the community by web-streaming archival videos of past productions. To kick off 2021, CVLT will present an online encore of THE NORWEGIANS by C. Denby Swanson on January 16 & 17, 2021. Viewers will be able to watch the play at any time they choose on either day via the theatre's website at CVLT.org. Directed by Yvonne E. Pilarczyk, THE NORWEGIANS is set in the cold of a Minnesota winter. There we find a Texas transplant ('Olive,' played by Catherine Remick) and a Kentucky gal ('Betty,' played by Marylee Gotch) cursing the men who have recently scorned them. Hatching a plan to dispose of their exes, Betty refers Olive to a pair of bumbling hitmen: 'Gus' (Nick Grimsic) and 'Tor' (Don Knepper). However, just as the path of love has its ups and downs, hilarious twists and complications arise in this business of revenge. Does it lead to romance? Uff da! Swanson, a female playwright who offers a fresh new voice to contemporary comedy, lends THE NORWEGIANS a dark northern-American humor familiar to fans of "Fargo". It premiered in New York in 2013 and had an off-Broadway run in 2014 before being presented at CVLT's River Street Playhouse in 2015. The New York Times called it "extremely odd and delightful… a profane, playfully dark comedy that is often hysterical." The admission password for this one-weekend stream can be purchased by PayPal or credit card at CVLT.org. A $10 minimum is suggested but greater amounts are highly encouraged, helping CVLT to meet mortgage, utility, and other obligations during the difficult suspension of all in-person programming. Although this production includes adult themes, those seeking more family-friendly entertainment can look forward to CVLT's planned encore stream of the musical SISTER ACT this March, as well as a production of Steven Willensky's new musical ELLIOT AND ME in February. Chagrin Valley Little Theatre is located at 40 River St. in Chagrin Falls and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit funded through individual and corporate contributions along with a grant from the Ohio Arts Council and by the citizens of Cuyahoga Country through Cuyahoga County Arts and Culture. ###