September 24, 2004 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 13

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ANTHONY GLASSMAN

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Playwright Linda Eisenstein instructs her subjects in the proper way to fill out Purgatory's personnel reassignment exam in her monologue Disco Inferno: 90210 at Cleveland Public Theater's Pandemonium fundraiser on September 18.

While the lesbian writer's character gave the imaginary souls their directions, she also

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enlightened them, and the audience, to the serendipitous connections between Emily Dickinson's Greystone Hall Mill & High Sts.

poems, "The Yellow Rose of Texas" and the theme from Gilligan's Island.

The event, styled after Dante's view of Hell, divided the theater into eight circles, each with its own artwork and performances, along with grazing stations from local restaurants and fine wines and beer.

"The energy was amazing all over the CPT campus," said Dan Kilbane, the director of marketing and public relations for the theater. “It was wonderful to see so many people inside and outside engaging with the installations and enjoying great food and performances." According to Kilbane, the theater expects the night to return $60-$65,000 to its coffers after expenses. Around 300 guests and 150 performers, artists and volunteers explored the depths of the Inferno.

"It all went off without a hitch, thanks to all the efforts of our committee and volunteers," he said.

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