Cocopelli: a fairy tale

The Colombi New Plays Festival - at Ensemble Theatre
March 14 to 17
Written by Stuart Hoffman --- Directed by Geoffrey Hoffman

After a life of sin, saxophonist Cole "The Barbarian" feels dried up. He's sick of the music, the fans, and the attention. Before leaving town, he makes half-hearted attempts to make good on wrongdoings he’s done to others, while meeting the one woman who might actually understand. Throughout this, he is wondering why his shoulder hurts and cicadas suddenly find him so interesting… Inspired by folklore and the early work of Gustav Flaubert, Cocopelli explores an artist at war with himself, oblivious to all the good his art has given others. Featuring: Brian Pedaci, Tom Kondilas, Rachel Lee Kolis, Cathleen O'Malley, Laurel Hoffman, and Joseph Milan.

Dividing the Estate

November 19 - December 12, 2010
by Horton Foote --- Directed by Sarah May
at The Brooks Theater in the Cleveland Playhouse

Dividing the Estate is simply the American Theater event of the Holiday Season brought to life by the most talented Ensemble of distinguished Cleveland actors since the Play House's Repertory company tread the boards of the Brooks Theatre. So this Holiday, treat your family to the hilarious Gordon Family and feel good about theatre again.

Matriarch, Stella Gordon, is determined not to divide her 100-year-old Texas estate, despite her family's declining wealth and the looming financial crisis. But her three children have another plan. Old resentments and sibling rivalries surface as the members of this hilariously dysfunctional - or perhaps all too functional - family go head to head to see who might claim the biggest piece of the pie in Dividing the Estate.