[NEohioPAL]Actors' Summit opens Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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For Immediate Release
For additional information contact: 
Neil Thackaberry 330-342-0800

Hudson, Ohio                                     March 28, 2002

Actors' Summit Theater announces opening
of Edward Albee's Tony award-winning drama
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

       Actors' Summit announces the opening of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of 
Virginia Woolf? at its theater, 86 Owen Brown Street, one block north and two 
blocks west of the clock tower, in downtown Hudson. A preview performance on 
April 4 will be followed by an 11 performance run with a scheduled closing on 
April 21. 

The Play
       Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? could be described as a long night's 
journey into day. Playwright Edward Albee has called his work "an examination 
of the American Scene..." and "...a stand against the fiction that everything 
in this slipping land of ours is peachy-keen." It is obvious from the moment 
the lights go up that nothing is peachy-keen in the lives of Martha and 
George, a middle-aged academic couple who draw upon 23 years of wedded blitz 
to entertain, insult and torment the much-younger Honey and Nick, who accept 
their invitation for a nightcap in the wee hours after a faculty party. The 
savage and angry language so shocked some when the play was new 40 years ago 
that the underlying humor was overlooked. The humor is still there and comes 
across loud and clear in this contemporary production. 

The Cast
       Thomas W. Fulton (George) is one of the area's best-known actors. He 
was a member of the Cleveland Play House resident company for many years and 
was seen last summer at Cain Park in The Sound of Music.
       Paula Duesing (Martha) is also a veteran of the Cleveland Play House 
resident company. Her Actors' Summit credits include Esther in our inaugural 
production, The Price, Dr. Vivian Bearing in Wit and Dylan Thomas' mother in 
A Child's Christmas in Wales. Other recent credits include roles in The 
Cripple of Inishmann at Dobama Theatre and The Kentucky Cycle at Ensemble 
Theatre. 
       Peter Voinovich (Nick) portrayed another character named Nick in the 
January production of Over the River and Through the Woods. Other Actors' 
Summit credits include Dylan Thomas in A Child's Christmas in Wales and 
performances in Wit, The Gingerbread Lady and Romeo & Juliet. Peter is a 
trustee of Actors' Summit.
       Susanna Hobrath (Honey) is making her third Actors' Summit appearance, 
having just completed the role of Catherine in The Memory of Water  and 
portraying  Caitlin O'Hare opposite Peter Voinovich in Over the River and 
Through the Woods.  Susanna designed and maintains the Actors' Summit website 
(www.actorssummit.org).

The Playwright
       Edward Albee, three times honored with the Pulitzer Prize, has been 
hailed as the father of American absurdist drama. The Pulitzer committee 
considered, then rejected Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf in 1962, but it won 
the Tony for best drama. Albee won Pulitzer prizes for A Delicate Balance in 
1966, Seascape in 1975 and Three Tall Women in 1994. 

The Production Team 
       The production is directed by A. Neil Thackaberry, artistic director 
of Actors' Summit Theater. Set and lighting designs are by resident designer 
Bob Stegmiller. Costume and prop design are by MaryJo Alexander, associate 
artistic director, who also is the production stage manager.

Performance Dates and Tickets
       Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? runs from April 4 through April 21, 
2002, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets 
are $22 on Fridays and Saturdays and $20 on Thursdays and Sundays. Students 
and Seniors receive a $4 discount. All tickets are $14 at the preview 
performance. Group discounts are available. 

Web site 
       Actors Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org. 
Actors' Summit is a professional, not for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts 
organization. We are seeking volunteers and board members. 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 developmental agreement with Actors' Equity 
Association (the Union of professional Actors and Stage managers.)

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<HTML>For Immediate Release
 For additional information contact: 
 Neil Thackaberry 330-342-0800
 
 Hudson, Ohio                 March 28, 2002
 
 
 Actors' Summit Theater announces opening
 of Edward Albee's Tony award-winning drama
 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
 
       Actors' Summit announces the opening of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at its theater, 86 Owen Brown Street, one block north and two blocks west of the clock tower, in downtown Hudson. A preview performance on April 4 will be followed by an 11 performance run with a scheduled closing on April 21. 
 
 The Play
       Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? could be described as a long night's journey into day. Playwright Edward Albee has called his work "an examination of the American Scene..." and "...a stand against the fiction that everything in this slipping land of ours is peachy-keen." It is obvious from the moment the lights go up that nothing is peachy-keen in the lives of Martha and George, a middle-aged academic couple who draw upon 23 years of wedded blitz to entertain, insult and torment the much-younger Honey and Nick, who accept their invitation for a nightcap in the wee hours after a faculty party. The savage and angry language so shocked some when the play was new 40 years ago that the underlying humor was overlooked. The humor is still there and comes across loud and clear in this contemporary production. 
 
 The Cast
       Thomas W. Fulton (George) is one of the area's best-known actors. He was a member of the Cleveland Play House resident company for many years and was seen last summer at Cain Park in The Sound of Music.
       Paula Duesing (Martha) is also a veteran of the Cleveland Play House resident company. Her Actors' Summit credits include Esther in our inaugural production, The Price, Dr. Vivian Bearing in Wit and Dylan Thomas' mother in A Child's Christmas in Wales. Other recent credits include roles in The Cripple of Inishmann at Dobama Theatre and The Kentucky Cycle at Ensemble Theatre. 
       Peter Voinovich (Nick) portrayed another character named Nick in the January production of Over the River and Through the Woods. Other Actors' Summit credits include Dylan Thomas in A Child's Christmas in Wales and performances in Wit, The Gingerbread Lady and Romeo & Juliet. Peter is a trustee of Actors' Summit.
       Susanna Hobrath (Honey) is making her third Actors' Summit appearance, having just completed the role of Catherine in The Memory of Water  and portraying  Caitlin O'Hare opposite Peter Voinovich in Over the River and Through the Woods.  Susanna designed and maintains the Actors' Summit website (www.actorssummit.org).
 
 The Playwright
       Edward Albee, three times honored with the Pulitzer Prize, has been hailed as the father of American absurdist drama. The Pulitzer committee considered, then rejected Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf in 1962, but it won the Tony for best drama. Albee won Pulitzer prizes for A Delicate Balance in 1966, Seascape in 1975 and Three Tall Women in 1994. 
 
 The Production Team 
       The production is directed by A. Neil Thackaberry, artistic director of Actors' Summit Theater. Set and lighting designs are by resident designer Bob Stegmiller. Costume and prop design are by MaryJo Alexander, associate artistic director, who also is the production stage manager.
 
 Performance Dates and Tickets
       Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? runs from April 4 through April 21, 2002, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $22 on Fridays and Saturdays and $20 on Thursdays and Sundays. Students and Seniors receive a $4 discount. All tickets are $14 at the preview performance. Group discounts are available. 
 
 Web site 
       Actors Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org. Actors' Summit is a professional, not for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts organization. We are seeking volunteers and board members. 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 developmental agreement with Actors' Equity Association (the Union of professional Actors and Stage managers.)
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