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Nothing is sacred in CVLT's dark comedy, 'Incorruptible' - 3/4/09

CHAGRIN FALLS, OH - It's the middle of the thirteenth century, and things are going poorly at the monastery in Priseaux, France. The bones of St. Foy, patron of the abbey, haven't produced any miracles in over a decade. Pilgrims have stopped coming, and their money has stopped coming with them. The monks are absolutely destitute and desperate for salvation. Things get worse when a rival monastery claims not only that they have the true relics of St. Foy, but that they are working miracles! All seems lost, until a larcenous, one-eyed minstrel arrives to teach the locals a few darkly imaginative tricks to right their financial ship. In the process, the monks learn a little something about redemption.

Michael Hollinger's Incorruptible, which opens at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre under the direction of Michael Rogan on March 20th, skewers both celebrity worship and material worship . They play is based on an actual ninth century feud between two French monasteries over the bones of St. Foy (a young girl who was beheaded by the Romans in 303 A.D. for refusing to renounce her faith), and uses 'Monty Python-esque' dark humor to explore the age-old dilemma of whether the ends justify the means.

CVLT's production features several familiar faces, including Eric Oswald (who recently appeared as 'Father Flynn' in CVLT's Doubt), Bobby Thomas and Amy Pelleg (who appeared in 2008's sell-out, record-breaking comedy Polish Joke), and CVLT comedy vet Robert McCoy. Also joining are community theater comedy regulars Kevin Derrick, Coletta "Louie" West, and Judy Blatnik.

Incorruptible runs Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 PM from March 20 through April 11. Tickets are $14 regular or $10 for students and seniors, and can be purchased online 24 hours a day at www.CVLT.org, or by calling the Box Office at 440-247-8955 between 1 and 6 PM, Monday through Saturday.

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and is supported by the Ohio Arts Council.

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