[NEohioPAL]OCTA Selects Three Theaters To Represent NE Region from Festivel Hosted by Hudson Players

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OCTA Selects Three Theatres to Represent NorthEast Region at State =
Showcase
June 6, 2002, Hudson, Ohio - The NorthEast region of the Ohio Community =
Theatre Association (OCTA) selected excerpts from three area theatres to =
represent the region at OCTA's state-wide festival to be held over labor =
day weekend. The shows were selected this past weekend (June 15 & 16) at =
the 2002 NorthEast regional theatre festival held in Hudson at the =
Barlow Community Center and hosted by The Hudson Players.=20

The shows and their theaters honored with an invitation to the state =
conference included Belles by the Hudson Players, The Miracle Worker by =
Wayne Co. Performing Arts Center and Mama's Veil (an original script) by =
Workshop Players. Camping With Henry and Tom by Elyria Summer Theatre =
Association was also selected as an alternate.=20

"We were very honored to be selected," said Tim Steiner, Hudson Players =
president. "The quality of the theatre presented was amazingly high and =
we were impressed by all the theatres who attended. I'm sure it was =
incredibly hard to select only three shows and an alternate from all who =
were involved."

In addition to honoring the three shows with an invitation to state, a =
variety of individual recognitions were presented to those who =
participated. All received a certificate of participation while the =
following individual awards were presented:

Excellence in Acting                           =20
Claudia Lillibridge                                   =20
Hudson Players/Belles

Merit in Acting                                    =20
Denise Bernstein                                    =20
Hudson Players/Belles

Excellence in Acting                           =20
Pamela Pickworth                                =20
Workshop Players/Mama's Veil

Excellence in Acting                           =20
Megan Wessell                                   =20
Workshop Players/Mama's Veil

Excellence in Directing                       =20
David Cotton                                       =20
Workshop Players/Mama's Veil

Special Accomodation/Script           =20
Teresa Lee Jenkins                                 =20
Workshop Players/Mama's Veil

Merit in Costumes                          =20
Linda Prochazka, Mary Metz                    =20
Amarinic Productions/Quilters

Excellence in Ensemble                     =20
Amy White, Janine Sarnowski, Diann Hartshorn, Melissa Metz
Amarinic Productions/Quilters

Merit in Directing                =20
Drew McConahay                               =20
Amarinic Productions/Quilters

Merit in Directing                =20
Barbara Rhoades                                 =20
Aurora Comm Theatre/The Odd Couple

Excellence in Acting                           =20
Kevin Horak                                         =20
Aurora Comm Theatre/The Odd Couple

Merit in Acting                                    =20
Susan Khuner                                      =20
Church Street Players/Dearly Departed

Merit in Acting                                    =20
Tara Snyder                                         =20
Church Street Players/Dearly Departed

Perseverance in Adversity                =20
Church Street Players                         =20
Church Street Players/Dearly Departed

Excellence in Acting                           =20
Taylor Anderson                                =20
Wayne Co. Perf Arts/The Miracle Worker

Excellence in Costuming                    =20
Jasen Smith, Lynn Drumm                 =20
Wayne Co. Perf Arts/The Miracle Worker

Merit in Musical Performance           =20
Ryan McMullen                                  =20
Theatre 8:15/Assassins

Excellence in Musical Performance  =20
Katie Meyer                                         =20
Theatre 8:15/Assassins

Excellence in Ensemble                      =20
Elyria Summer Theatre Assoc           =20
Elyria Summer Theatre/Camping With Henry and Tom

Merit in Costuming                             =20
Skip Corris, Jeff Caja, Jack Warren
Elyria Summer Theatre/Camping With Henry & Tom

The NorthEast OCTA Region has 32 member theaters and 10 presented =
excerpts. The format of the festival provides for immediate feedback =
with three trained responders offering constructive criticism and on the =
spot reviews immediately following each excerpt.=20

The Hudson Players are members of the Ohio Community Theatre =
Association, The American Association of Community Theaters and the =
Hudson Chamber of Commerce and have been entertaining area audiences for =
over 57 seasons as a non-profit, civic minded, community theater =
organization. They are one of Ohio's longest running community theatres.

OCTA is a service organization for more than 100 community theatres in =
Ohio and adjacent areas of bordering states. Since its formation in =
1953, it has grown to be one of the largest and most successful =
organizations of its kind. With its funding from the Ohio Arts Council, =
donations, dues and proceeds from its many self supporting activities, =
OCTA provides a growing list of services to its member theatres in six =
regions.

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<H1><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN=20
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to Represent NorthEast Region at State Showcase</SPAN></FONT></H1>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial><B><SPAN=20
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Hudson, Ohio=20
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</SPAN>The NorthEast region of the Ohio Community Theatre Association =
(OCTA)=20
selected excerpts from three area theatres to represent the region at =
OCTA’s=20
state-wide festival to be held over labor day weekend. The shows were =
selected=20
this past weekend (June 15 & 16) at the 2002 NorthEast regional =
theatre=20
festival held in Hudson at the Barlow Community Center and hosted by The =
Hudson=20
Players. </FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial>The shows and their theaters =
honored with an=20
invitation to the state conference included <I>Belles</I> by the Hudson =
Players,=20
<I>The Miracle Worker</I> by Wayne Co. Performing Arts Center and =
<I>Mama’s=20
Veil</I> (an original script) by Workshop Players. <I>Camping With Henry =
and=20
Tom</I> by Elyria Summer Theatre Association was also selected as an =
alternate.=20
</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial>“We were very honored to =
be selected,” said=20
Tim Steiner, Hudson Players president. “The quality of the theatre =
presented was=20
amazingly high and we were impressed by all the theatres who attended. =
I’m sure=20
it was incredibly hard to select only three shows and an alternate from =
all who=20
were involved.”</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial>In addition to honoring the =
three shows with=20
an invitation to state, a variety of individual recognitions were =
presented to=20
those who participated. All received a certificate of participation =
while the=20
following individual awards were presented:</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal></FONT><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>Excellence =
in=20
Acting<SPAN=20
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<BR></SPAN>Claudia Lillibridge<SPAN=20
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>Merit in Acting<SPAN=20
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<BR></SPAN>Denise Bernstein<SPAN=20
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Players/<I>Belles<o:p></o:p></I></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>Excellence in Acting<SPAN=20
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<BR></SPAN>Pamela Pickworth<SPAN=20
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            =
   =20
<BR></SPAN>Workshop Players/<I>Mama’s Veil</I></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>Excellence in Acting<SPAN=20
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<BR></SPAN>Megan Wessell<SPAN=20
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<BR></SPAN>Workshop Players/<I>Mama’s Veil</I></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>Excellence in Directing<SPAN=20
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<BR></SPAN>David Cotton<SPAN=20
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<BR></SPAN>Workshop Players/<I>Mama’s Veil</I></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>Special Accomodation/Script<SPAN=20
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<BR></SPAN>Teresa Lee Jenkins<SPAN=20
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</SPAN>    <BR>Workshop Players/<I>Mama’s =
Veil</I></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>Merit in Costumes<SPAN=20
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2">           &nbs=
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Prochazka, Mary Metz<SPAN=20
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        <BR></SPAN>Amarinic=20
Productions/<I>Quilters<o:p></o:p></I></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>Excellence in Ensemble<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
2">           &nbs=
p;          <BR></SPAN>=
Amy=20
White, Janine Sarnowski, Diann Hartshorn, Melissa Metz<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"><BR></SPAN>Amarinic=20
Productions/<I>Quilters</I></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>Merit in Directing<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
2">           &nbs=
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<BR></SPAN>Drew McConahay<SPAN=20
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;       =20
<BR></SPAN>Amarinic Productions/<I>Quilters</I></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>Merit in Directing<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
2">           &nbs=
p;    =20
<BR></SPAN>Barbara Rhoades<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
3">           &nbs=
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;         =20
<BR></SPAN>Aurora Comm Theatre/<I>The Odd Couple</I></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>Excellence in Acting<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
2">           &nbs=
p;           &nbsp=
;   =20
<BR></SPAN>Kevin Horak<SPAN=20
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3">           &nbs=
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;            =
     =20
<BR></SPAN>Aurora Comm Theatre/<I>The Odd Couple</I></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>Merit in Acting<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
3">           &nbs=
p;           &nbsp=
;            =
=20
<BR></SPAN>Susan Khuner<SPAN=20
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3">           &nbs=
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;            =
  =20
<BR></SPAN>Church Street Players/<I>Dearly Departed</I></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>Merit in Acting<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
3">           &nbs=
p;           &nbsp=
;            =
=20
<BR></SPAN>Tara Snyder<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
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p;           &nbsp=
;            =
     =20
<BR></SPAN>Church Street Players/<I>Dearly Departed</I></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>Perseverance in Adversity<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
2">           &nbs=
p;    =20
<BR></SPAN>Church Street Players<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
2">           &nbs=
p;           &nbsp=
; =20
<BR></SPAN>Church Street Players/<I>Dearly Departed</I></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>Excellence in Acting<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
2">           &nbs=
p;           &nbsp=
;   =20
<BR></SPAN>Taylor Anderson<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
3">           &nbs=
p;           &nbsp=
;        =20
<BR></SPAN>Wayne Co. Perf Arts/<I>The Miracle Worker</I></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>Excellence in Costuming<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
2">           &nbs=
p;        =20
<BR></SPAN>Jasen Smith, Lynn Drumm<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
2">           &nbs=
p;     =20
<BR></SPAN>Wayne Co. Perf Arts/<I>The Miracle Worker</I></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>Merit in Musical Performance<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
1">           =20
<BR></SPAN>Ryan McMullen<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
3">           &nbs=
p;           &nbsp=
;          =20
<BR></SPAN>Theatre 8:15/<I>Assassins</I></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>Excellence in Musical =
Performance<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1">   <BR></SPAN>Katie Meyer<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
3">           &nbs=
p;           &nbsp=
;            =
     =20
<BR></SPAN>Theatre 8:15/<I>Assassins</I></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>Excellence in Ensemble<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
2">           &nbs=
p;          =20
<BR></SPAN>Elyria Summer Theatre Assoc<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
1">           =20
<BR></SPAN>Elyria Summer Theatre/<I>Camping With </I></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D2><I>Henry and Tom<o:p></o:p></I></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>Merit in Costuming<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
2">           &nbs=
p;           &nbsp=
;     =20
<BR></SPAN>Skip Corris, Jeff Caja, Jack Warren<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 2"><BR></SPAN>Elyria Summer Theatre/<I>Camping =
With</I>=20
</FONT><FONT size=3D2><I>Henry & Tom</I></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>The NorthEast OCTA Region has 32 =
member theaters=20
and 10 presented excerpts. The format of the festival provides for =
immediate=20
feedback with three trained responders offering constructive criticism =
and on=20
the spot reviews immediately following each excerpt. </FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>The Hudson Players are members of =
the Ohio=20
Community Theatre Association, The American Association of Community =
Theaters=20
and the Hudson Chamber of Commerce and have been entertaining area =
audiences for=20
over 57 seasons as a non-profit, civic minded, community theater =
organization.=20
They are one of Ohio’s longest running community =
theatres.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D2>OCTA is a service organization for =
more than 100=20
community theatres in Ohio and adjacent areas of bordering states. Since =
its=20
formation in 1953, it has grown to be one of the largest and most =
successful=20
organizations of its kind. With its funding from the Ohio Arts Council,=20
donations, dues and proceeds from its many self supporting activities, =
OCTA=20
provides a growing list of services to its member theatres in six=20
regions.</FONT></P>
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