[NEohioPAL]84 Charing Cross Two Weekends Left!

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WORKSHOP PLAYERS
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84, CHARING CROSS ROAD

FINAL TWO WEEKENDS!!!!

In 1949 Helene Hanff, an author in New York City, found a small ad from a=20
London bookstore in the Saturday Review of Literature. The store, Marks and=20
Co., was located in London at 84, Charing Cross Road. Helene wrote to the=20
London address  and it started a twenty-year correspondence that Helene=20
documented in the book by the same name.=20
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This play, based on this real-life event, shows us how friendships develop.=20
As time passes Helene (played by <A HREF=3D"www.maudholm.com">Maud Holm</A>)=
 realizes the same person, Frank=20
Doel (played by Don Wozniak) is dealing with all her letters. Helene breaks=20
through Frank=E2=80=99s traditional British reserve. After that, one by one,=
 the=20
other members of the staff of Marks and Co. are drawn into the=20
correspondence.  Steve Brown of the Chronicle-Telegram encouraged his reader=
s=20
to see these "very good" performances.

Adding excitement and filling out the cast are Susan Dziama, Mara Schwenk,=20
Matt Kiedrowski, Jan Lynch and Bill Reising. Directed by Marilyn Hubbard,=20
this is a play for people who love books and people who love words. It's=20
amusing rather than hilarious, touching rather than manipulative, and in the=
=20
real sense of the word, charming.

Performance dates are January 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 & 26. All shows=20
start at 8 PM, except for Sundays, which start at 3 PM. Tickets for the show=
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are $10.00 each and may be reserved by calling the box office at=20
440-988-5613. Group discounts are available for groups of 15 or more.=20
Workshop Players Theatre is located on Middle Ridge Road in Amherst, halfway=
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between Rt. 2 and Rt. 58. See us on the web at: <A HREF=3D"www.workshopplaye=
rs.com">www.workshopplayers.com</A>.

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present <BR>
84, CHARING CROSS ROAD<BR>
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In 1949 Helene Hanff, an author in New York City, found a small ad from a Lo=
ndon bookstore in the Saturday Review of Literature. The store, Marks and Co=
., was located in London at 84, Charing Cross Road. Helene wrote to the Lond=
on address  and it started a twenty-year correspondence that Helene doc=
umented in the book by the same name. <BR>
 <BR>
This play, based on this real-life event, shows us how friendships develop.=20=
As time passes Helene (played by <B><A HREF=3D"www.maudholm.com">Maud Holm</=
A></B></B>) realizes the same person, Frank Doel (played by </FONT><FONT  CO=
LOR=3D"#8000ff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSS=
ERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><B>Don Wozniak)</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#00000=
0" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=
=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"></B> is dealing with all her letters. Helene breaks th=
rough Frank=E2=80=99s traditional British reserve. After that, one by one, t=
he other members of the staff of Marks and Co. are drawn into the correspond=
ence.  <I>Steve Brown of the Chronicle-Telegram encouraged his readers=20=
to see these "very good" performances.</I><BR>
<BR>
Adding excitement and filling out the cast are </FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#8000f=
f" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=
=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><B>Susan Dziama, Mara Schwenk, Matt Kiedrowski, Jan Ly=
nch and Bill Reising. </FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-CO=
LOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"></B>Di=
rected by</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#8000ff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"=
 SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><B> Marilyn Hubbard=
,</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=
=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"></B> this is a play for=20=
people who love books and people who love words. It's amusing rather than hi=
larious, touching rather than manipulative, and in the real sense of the wor=
d, charming.<BR>
<BR>
Performance dates are <B>January 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 & 26. All=
 shows start at 8 PM, except for Sundays, which start at 3 PM</B>. Tickets f=
or the show are $10.00 each and may be reserved by calling the box office at=
 <B>440-988-5613.</B> Group discounts are available for groups of 15 or more=
. Workshop Players Theatre is located on Middle Ridge Road in <B>Amherst</B>=
, halfway between Rt. 2 and Rt. 58. See us on the web at: <B><A HREF=3D"www.=
workshopplayers.com">www.workshopplayers.com</A></B></B>.<BR>
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