Complete and Total Spreads Awareness of Heroin Issue
Anyone who pays attention to the news knows that multiple overdose deaths are reported every day. In Ohio, even in small communities, people are dying at a rate that alarms and saddens law officers and medical personnel. A common link between the tight-knit villages and big cities is that this problem is always seen as being in someone else’s back yard.
Chardon and surrounding areas are not immune. Art sometimes helps to bridge the gap that exists between knowing and understanding. Because of this, several area businesses and groups are sponsoring “Complete and Total,” an original play by local playwright Greg Vovos, at Geauga Lyric Theater, 101 Water St in Chardon.
Directed by Angela Miloro-Hansen, it follows the story of a high school student with a bright future ahead of him, but heroin and addiction quickly become his top priority. The Mind, the only sober part left of his brain, believes in his ability to become clean, but it’s not that simple.
Performed by a small student cast, this production is offered to schools and other groups, as well as a public performance at Geauga Lyric Theater on Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. The performance will be followed by a talk-back/question and answer period by several local professionals.
“Complete and Total” will be offered to the public free of admission charge, thanks to the sponsors Walmart Foundation, New Vision at University Hospitals Medical Center and Chardon Community Action Team.
To book “Complete and Total” for a school or youth organization, contact educationoutreach@geaugatheater.org.
For more information, visit www.geaugatheater.org.
WomenSafe Theater Party
Nov. 27, 2 p.m.
The matinee performance of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at the Chagrin Valley Little Theater is a benefit hosted by Friends of WomenSafe. The lobby will open at 1 p.m. for a gift certificate raffle. Complimentary refreshments will be served during intermission.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for children aged 10 and under, making it a great bargain. The theater party is made possible through the generosity of the Junction Auto Family.
The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on the “coat of many colors” story of Joseph from the Bible’s Book of Genesis, with lyrics by Tim Rice.
Call 440-285-3741 for more information or to reserve seats. Or visit www.fows.info.
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A group of friends, played by Kaia Bulkowski, Jeremy Bilek and Hunter Sarbach, experiment with drugs while The Mind, played by Jonathan Hunter, tries to figure his way out of the addiction in “Complete and Total” at Geauga Lyric Theater Nov. 12 at 7 p.m.