[NEohioPAL]Actors' Summit Opens Family Comedy -- Over The River and Through the Woods

Fri Jan 4 09:17:19 PST 2002

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PRESS RELEASE
    86 Owen Brown Street, Hudson Oh 44236
                                               330-342-0800
www.actorssummit.org

For Immediate Release
For additional information contact: 
Neil Thackaberry 330-342-0800
Hudson,  Ohio                                                                 
January 3, 2002

Actors' Summit announces opening of the family comedy
Over the River and Through the Woods

    Actors' Summit announces the opening of Joe DiPietro's Over The River and 
Through the Woods.  A preview performance will be given on Thursday, January 
10 with the opening night performance on Friday, January 11. Performances 
continue Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sunday afternoons at 
3:30 PM through January 27.  

The Show:  
    This warm and riotously funny comedy about grandparents and grandchildren 
opened in New York in 1998.  Nick has had an unusual relationship with his 
grandparents. For twenty-nine years he has had Sunday dinner with all four of 
his grandparents. The two sets of grandparents live just two doors apart and 
the two families have a close and wonderful relationship.
    Over the years, the other members of the family have moved far away and 
Nick is the only one who still lives nearby. The play begins with Nick 
announcing that he has been offered a promotion that will take him to 
Seattle. Distraught, the grandparents decide to give him a reason to stay by 
fixing him up with the perfect girl. The plan works and doesn't work, with 
hilarious results.

The Cast
    This production features the talents of three of Ohio's most experienced 
and respected actors. Bob Snook, a 25 year veteran of the Cleveland Play 
House has come out of retirement to perform the role of Nunzio, a man who 
insists that he "isn't loud, he's just passionate." Bob began acting in 1927 
and turned professional in 1948 at the Berkshire Playhouse. The dynamic team 
of Glen and Jean Colerider who have actually been married for 54 years, play 
Aida and Frank. Glen and Jean have substantial experience, having acted 
together since they met in a school production in the 4th grade. Glen is a 
member of the Akron Radio Hall of Fame.
    The quartet of grandparents is rounded out by veteran performer Lenne 
Snively. The central role of Nick is performed by Peter Voinovich who 
received critical raves for his performance as Dylan in Actors' Summit's 
production of A Child's Christmas in Wales. The "perfect girl" for Nick is 
played by Susanna Hobrath, a native Ohioan who has recently returned to the 
state after pursuing her professional acting career in New York for the last 
ten years.

The Production Team
The production is directed by Neil Thackaberry, Artistic Director of Actors' 
Summit Theater. Set and lighting designs are by resident designer Bob 
Stegmiller.  Costume and prop designs are by MaryJo Alexander, Associate 
Artistic Director.  

Performance Dates and Tickets
Over the River and Through the Woods runs from January 10 through January 27, 
2002. Thursday, Friday and Saturday night performances are at 8 PM and Sunday 
matinees are at 3:30 PM. Tickets prices are: Adults; $22 Fridays & Saturdays, 
$20 Thursdays and Sundays. Students and Seniors; $18 Fridays and Saturdays, 
$16 Thursdays and Sundays. Group discounts and preview performance discounts 
are available.   

Web site 
Actors Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org. For 
more details please call MaryJo or Neil at 330-342-0800. 

Actors' Summit is a member of PACT, The Professional Alliance of Cleveland 
Theaters. 

Actors' Summit is working under a Small Professional Theater Contract, a 
developmental agreement with Actors' Equity Association (the Union of 
professional Actors and Stage managers.)

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<HTML>PRESS RELEASE
 86 Owen Brown Street, Hudson Oh 44236
                                           330-342-0800
 www.actorssummit.org
 
 For Immediate Release
 For additional information contact: 
 Neil Thackaberry 330-342-0800
 Hudson,  Ohio                                  January 3, 2002
 
 Actors' Summit announces opening of the family comedy
 Over the River and Through the Woods
 
 Actors' Summit announces the opening of Joe DiPietro's Over The River and Through the Woods.  A preview performance will be given on Thursday, January 10 with the opening night performance on Friday, January 11. Performances continue Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sunday afternoons at 3:30 PM through January 27.  
 
 The Show:  
 This warm and riotously funny comedy about grandparents and grandchildren opened in New York in 1998.  Nick has had an unusual relationship with his grandparents. For twenty-nine years he has had Sunday dinner with all four of his grandparents. The two sets of grandparents live just two doors apart and the two families have a close and wonderful relationship.
 Over the years, the other members of the family have moved far away and Nick is the only one who still lives nearby. The play begins with Nick announcing that he has been offered a promotion that will take him to Seattle. Distraught, the grandparents decide to give him a reason to stay by fixing him up with the perfect girl. The plan works and doesn't work, with hilarious results.
 
 The Cast
 This production features the talents of three of Ohio's most experienced and respected actors. Bob Snook, a 25 year veteran of the Cleveland Play House has come out of retirement to perform the role of Nunzio, a man who insists that he "isn't loud, he's just passionate." Bob began acting in 1927 and turned professional in 1948 at the Berkshire Playhouse. The dynamic team of Glen and Jean Colerider who have actually been married for 54 years, play Aida and Frank. Glen and Jean have substantial experience, having acted together since they met in a school production in the 4th grade. Glen is a member of the Akron Radio Hall of Fame.
 The quartet of grandparents is rounded out by veteran performer Lenne Snively. The central role of Nick is performed by Peter Voinovich who received critical raves for his performance as Dylan in Actors' Summit's production of A Child's Christmas in Wales. The "perfect girl" for Nick is played by Susanna Hobrath, a native Ohioan who has recently returned to the state after pursuing her professional acting career in New York for the last ten years.
  
 The Production Team
 The production is directed by Neil Thackaberry, Artistic Director of Actors' Summit Theater. Set and lighting designs are by resident designer Bob Stegmiller.  Costume and prop designs are by MaryJo Alexander, Associate Artistic Director.  
 
 Performance Dates and Tickets
 Over the River and Through the Woods runs from January 10 through January 27, 2002. Thursday, Friday and Saturday night performances are at 8 PM and Sunday matinees are at 3:30 PM. Tickets prices are: Adults; $22 Fridays & Saturdays, $20 Thursdays and Sundays. Students and Seniors; $18 Fridays and Saturdays, $16 Thursdays and Sundays. Group discounts and preview performance discounts are available.   
 
 Web site 
 Actors Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org. For more details please call MaryJo or Neil at 330-342-0800. 
 
 Actors' Summit is a member of PACT, The Professional Alliance of Cleveland Theaters. 
 
 Actors' Summit is working under a Small Professional Theater Contract, a developmental agreement with Actors' Equity Association (the Union of professional Actors and Stage managers.)</HTML>

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