[NEohioPAL]Workshop Players Present 84 Charing Cross Road

Mon Dec 23 15:47:34 PST 2002

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For Immediate Release

Workshop Players Present 84 Charing Cross Road

       In 1949 Helene Hanff, an author in New York City, found a small ad=20
from a London bookstore in the Saturday Review of Literature. The store, Mar=
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and Co., was located in London at 84, Charing Cross Road. Helene wrote to th=
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London address to inquire about several books she could not find in any loca=
l=20
bookstore. It was the start of a twenty year correspondence. The play 84=20
CHARING CROSS ROAD dramatizes that correspondence. =20

A series of letters between a New York City writer and a bookstore in London=
=20
may not seem to be much of a topic for a play. However, it is  more than=20
that. It shows us how friendships develop. As time passes  Helene (played by=
 <A HREF=3D"http://www.maudholm.com">
Maud Holm</A>)        realizes the same person, Frank Doel (played by Don=20
Wozniak) is dealing with all her letters. Helene breaks through Frank=E2=80=
=99s=20
traditional British reserve. After that, one by one, the other members of th=
e=20
staff of Marks and Co. are drawn into the        correspondence. Filling out=
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the cast are Susan Dziama, Mara Schwenk, Matt Kiedrowski, Jan Lynch and Bill=
=20
Reising. Directed by Marilyn Hubbard, this is a play for people who love=20
books and people who love words. It=E2=80=99s amusing rather than hilarious,=
 touching=20
rather than manipulative, and in the real sense of the word, charming.

Performance dates are January 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 & 26. =20

Tickets for the show are $10.00 each and may be reserved by calling the box=20
office at 440-988-5613. Group discounts are available for groups of 15 or=20
more. Workshop Players Theatre is located on Middle Ridge Road in Amherst,=20
halfway between Rt. 2 and Rt. 58. See us on the web at:=20
www.workshopplayers.com.

"If the whole world's a stage, I demand better lighting"

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Workshop Players Present <B><I>84 Charing Cross Road</B></I><BR>
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l ad from a London bookstore in the Saturday Review of Literature. The store=
, Mark and Co., was located in London at 84, Charing Cross Road. Helene wrot=
e to the London address to inquire about several books she could not find in=
 any local bookstore. It was the start of a twenty year correspondence. The=20=
play <B><I>84 CHARING CROSS ROAD</B></I> dramatizes that correspondence.&nbs=
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A series of letters between a New York City writer and a bookstore in London=
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, Frank Doel (played by Don Wozniak) is dealing with all her letters. Helene=
 breaks through Frank=E2=80=99s traditional British reserve. After that, one=
 by one, the other members of the staff of Marks and Co. are drawn into the&=
nbsp;       correspondence. Filling out the ca=
st are Susan Dziama, Mara Schwenk, Matt Kiedrowski, Jan Lynch and Bill Reisi=
ng. Directed by Marilyn Hubbard, this is a play for people who love books an=
d people who love words. It=E2=80=99s amusing rather than hilarious, touchin=
g rather than manipulative, and in the real sense of the word, charming.<BR>
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Performance dates are January 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 & 26. =20=
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Tickets for the show are $10.00 each and may be reserved by calling the box=20=
office at 440-988-5613. Group discounts are available for groups of 15 or mo=
re. Workshop Players Theatre is located on Middle Ridge Road in Amherst, hal=
fway between Rt. 2 and Rt. 58. See us on the web at: <B>www.workshopplayers.=
com.</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#800080" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=
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