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CVLT presents Ohio premiere of comedy by best-seller Mitch Albom - 4/13/09

CHAGRIN FALLS, OH - Mitch Albom is internationally renowned for his deeply touching novels Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven. The television version of Tuesdays With Morrie (produced by Oprah Winfrey and starring Jack Lemmon and Hank Azaria) garnered four Emmy awards, including best TV film, director, actor and supporting actor. Albom's novels have earned him a reputation as a master of serious, inspirational drama. His play, Duck Hunter Shoots Angel, is something else entirely.

Duck Hunter Shoots Angel, Albom’s first play not based on a book, as well as his first comedy, makes its Ohio premiere at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre on April 24th under the direction of Robert McCoy. In Duck Hunter, two bungling Alabama brothers (Eric Oswald and Mike Rogan) think they’ve shot an angel, not a duck, while hunting in the swampy southern woods. A washed up, cynical tabloid reporter (Adam Young) and his unwilling photographer (Marvin Mallory) are sent by their boss (Kevin Derrick) to cover the story, but soon begin to think there might be something to it after they discover feathers, a wing, and a tiara at the scene. Throw in a shopgirl at the local Gasmart (Alex Marzullo), a half-man/half-alligator (George Spelvin), and a ghost, and you have a classic "culture clash" comedy bearing a love story, sibling rivalry, yellow journalism, and ultimately a heartfelt message.

Duck Hunter Shoots Angel runs Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 PM from April 24 through May 16. Tickets are $14 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. Also playing on CVLT's River Street Playhouse second stage is the quirky romantic comedy Almost, Maine through May 2 ($8).

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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