[NEohioPAL]Bicentennial Theater Project at Tri-C This Weekend

Thu Oct 30 21:31:38 PST 2003

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This weekend--great storytelling at Tri-C, presented by The Wallpaper=20
Project. =20

WHAT:  =20
>From Here: A Century of Voices from Ohio, adapted by Eric Coble=20

WHEN:=20
Saturday, November 1, 2003, at 8 pm and Sunday, November 2, 2003, at 2 pm an=
d=20
at 8 pm. The 2 pm performance on Sunday, November 2, 2003, will be presented=
=20
with ASL interpretation.  =20

WHERE=20
Tri-C Metro's  Main Stage Theater, 2929 Woodland Avenue (E. 30th and=20
Woodland); the parking access entrance is designated as Gate 6=20

HOW MUCH:=20
No advance reservations or ticket purchases.  A free will offering will be=20
accepted AT THE DOOR, with a suggested minimum donation of $5 ($3 for studen=
ts=20
and senior citizens).   All proceeds will go to the playwright's designated=20
beneficiary-- Westhaven Youth Center, a program for at risk teens sponsored=20=
by=20
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry.=20

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:=20
The stories that form the basis of From Here: A Century of Voices from Ohio=20
address experiences that have united Ohio's residents throughout the 20th=20
century, including family life, war, intolerance, hard work, and celebration=
. =20
Incorporating stories collected from more than 800 Ohioans, From Here: A Cen=
tury=20
of Voices from Ohio began touring the state in March 2003 and will be perfor=
med=20
in 41 communities across the state by the end of December 2003.  "This effor=
t=20
=E2=80=93 collecting oral histories from an entire state and then creating a=
nd=20
touring an original play =E2=80=93 is unprecedented in the United States," n=
otes Wallpaper=20
Project coordinator Rachel Barber.

AUTHOR:=20
Adapted by Cleveland playwright Eric Coble, whose most recent play Bright=20
Ideas premiered last season at the Cleveland Play House and opens Off-Broadw=
ay=20
November 12 at the Manhattan Class Company Theater=20

ARTISTIC TEAM:=20
Directed by Maura Rogers.  Cast includes: Alan Branstein, , Elaine Feagler,=20
Sue Johnson, Tim Keo, Tom Kerr, Rick Montgomery, Jr., Robin Pease, Pandora=20
Robertson. Bob Williams, Lana Choy Zannoni=20

PRODUCED BY:=20
The play and its statewide tour, which coincides with Ohio's Bicentennial, =20
is produced by The Wallpaper Project, which is based in Wapakoneta, Ohio.  T=
he=20
Wallpaper Project has been creating dramatic presentations based on oral=20
history interviews since 1997.  =20

SPONSORED BY:=20
The Cleveland showing of From Here is presented in partnership with Tri-C=20
Metro Theater Department and the City of Cleveland Heights.  =20

FUNDED BY:=20
Statewide, the tour is sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council, with=20
additional support for the Ohio Arts Council.  Additional funding for the Cl=
eveland=20
presentation comes from The Cleveland Foundation and The George Gund=20
Foundation.=20

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d by The Wallpaper Project.  <BR>
<BR>
WHAT: </B>  <BR>
>From Here: A Century of Voices from Ohio, adapted by Eric Coble <BR>
<BR>
<B>WHEN:</B> <BR>
Saturday, November 1, 2003, at 8 pm and Sunday, November 2, 2003, at 2 pm an=
d at 8 pm. The 2 pm performance on Sunday, November 2, 2003, will be present=
ed with ASL interpretation.   <BR>
<BR>
<B>WHERE</B> <BR>
Tri-C Metro's  Main Stage Theater, 2929 Woodland Avenue (E. 30th and Wo=
odland); the parking access entrance is designated as Gate 6 <BR>
<BR>
<B>HOW MUCH:</B> <BR>
No advance reservations or ticket purchases.  A free will offering will=
 be accepted AT THE DOOR, with a suggested minimum donation of $5 ($3 for st=
udents and senior citizens).   All proceeds will go to the playwri=
ght's designated beneficiary-- Westhaven Youth Center, a program for at risk=
 teens sponsored by Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry. <BR>
<BR>
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The stories that form the basis of From Here: A Century of Voices from Ohio=20=
address experiences that have united Ohio's residents throughout the 20th ce=
ntury, including family life, war, intolerance, hard work, and celebration.&=
nbsp; Incorporating stories collected from more than 800 Ohioans, From Here:=
 A Century of Voices from Ohio began touring the state in March 2003 and wil=
l be performed in 41 communities across the state by the end of December 200=
3.  "This effort =E2=80=93 collecting oral histories from an entire sta=
te and then creating and touring an original play =E2=80=93 is unprecedented=
 in the United States," notes Wallpaper Project coordinator Rachel Barber.<B=
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Adapted by Cleveland playwright Eric Coble, whose most recent play Bright Id=
eas premiered last season at the Cleveland Play House and opens Off-Broadway=
 November 12 at the Manhattan Class Company Theater <BR>
<BR>
<B>ARTISTIC TEAM: </B><BR>
Directed by Maura Rogers.  Cast includes: Alan Branstein, , Elaine Feag=
ler, Sue Johnson, Tim Keo, Tom Kerr, Rick Montgomery, Jr., Robin Pease, Pand=
ora Robertson. Bob Williams, Lana Choy Zannoni <BR>
<BR>
<B>PRODUCED BY:</B> <BR>
The play and its statewide tour, which coincides with Ohio's Bicentennial,&n=
bsp; is produced by The Wallpaper Project, which is based in Wapakoneta, Ohi=
o.  The Wallpaper Project has been creating dramatic presentations base=
d on oral history interviews since 1997.   <BR>
<BR>
<B>SPONSORED BY:</B> <BR>
The Cleveland showing of From Here is presented in partnership with Tri-C Me=
tro Theater Department and the City of Cleveland Heights.   <BR>
<BR>
<B>FUNDED BY:</B> <BR>
Statewide, the tour is sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council, with additi=
onal support for the Ohio Arts Council.  Additional funding for the Cle=
veland presentation comes from The Cleveland Foundation and The George Gund=20=
Foundation. </FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff=
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