[NEohioPAL]MERRY WIVES sets attendance record at Actors' Summit

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For immediate release
For Additional Information Contact:
            Neil Thackaberry, 330-342-0800

The Merry Wives of Windsor
Sets Box Office Records=20
At Actors=E2=80=99 Summit
      =20
Attendance at the critically acclaimed production of Shakespeare=E2=80=99s T=
he Merry=20
Wives of Windsor is breaking season attendance records at Actors=E2=80=99 Su=
mmit.=20
Total attendance for the first eight performances is 141% of the season aver=
age. =20
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=E2=80=9CWe=E2=80=99re delighted,=E2=80=9D said Neil Thackaberry, Artistic D=
irector. =E2=80=9CThe rave=20
reviews have helped, but Dorothy & Reuben bring along their own audience.=
=E2=80=9D Reuben=20
and Dorothy Silver, frequently referred to as the =E2=80=9Cfirst couple of C=
leveland=20
Theater=E2=80=9D star as Sir John Falstaff and Mistress Quickly, respectivel=
y.=20
=20
The play has four more performances this week, Thursday, Friday, and=20
Saturday, at 8:00 PM and a closing performances on Sunday, April 25 at 2:00=20=
PM.=20
Tickets are still available for all four performances.
=20
The Critics
=E2=80=9CReuben plays Falstaff as a bantam rooster whose feathers get more a=
nd more=20
ruffled as he gets stuffed in baskets, dressed in drag and pinched by fake=20
fairies, while the sharp-eyed Dorothy helps the ladies plot revenge as she l=
ines=20
her own pockets with tips.=20
Both do a fine job, but the rest of the 19-member cast is good enough that=20
the Silvers don't dominate the proceedings. It's truly an ensemble effort, w=
ith=20
many enjoyable performances.=E2=80=9D Linda Eisenstein, Plain Dealer
=E2=80=9CThe company of more than 20 actors makes this comedy a merry romp.=20=
Sometimes=20
the audience laughed so loud and so long that the performers had to wait for=
=20
the laughter to drop.=E2=80=9D Dr. David Ritchey, West Side Leader.
=E2=80=9CFor a production of =E2=80=98MERRY WIVES=E2=80=99 to be successful,=
 at least six major=20
characters have to be excellent=E2=80=A6the two wives, their husbands, Falst=
aff and Miss=20
Quickly.  Fortunately, in the Actors=E2=80=99 Summit production all of these=
 roles are=20
adeptly acted, thus insuring a happy theatrical experience.=E2=80=9D Roy Ber=
ko, Times=20
Newspapers
=E2=80=9DHappily, in the brisk production at Actors' Summit Theater in Hudso=
n, Merry=20
Wives of Windsor is very near perfection as directed by Neil Thackaberry.=
=E2=80=9D=20
Kelly Ferjutz, ArtsCleveland.com
=E2=80=9CHumor is very much in evidence in director Neil Thackaberry's spiri=
ted=20
production, starring Reuben and Dorothy Silver, in which all the actors seem=
 to be=20
enjoying themselves tremendously. The joy proves infectious, judging by=20
audience response.=E2=80=9D Fran Heller, Cleveland Jewish News


The Play=20
The Merry Wives of Windsor is one of the best loved of Shakespeare's=20
comedies. Its central character is Sir John Falstaff, the =E2=80=9Cfat knigh=
t.=E2=80=9D The play=20
involves humbling Falstaff for flirting with two married women. One traditio=
n has=20
Shakespeare writing the play at the request of Queen Elizabeth I, who wanted=
=20
to see Falstaff in love. Falstaff sends identical love letters to Mistress F=
ord=20
and Mistress Page. They share the letters with each other and plot against=20
him. Falstaff undergoes a series of comic defeats and the propriety of the=20=
=E2=80=9C
merry wives=E2=80=9D is proved. While Falstaff is learning his lesson, Anne=20=
Page is being=20
pursued by three suitors (Doctor Caius, Slender, and Fenton) who all try to=20
win the approval of Anne and her parents with the help of Mistress Quickly.

Tickets
Tickets are $25.00 on Fridays and Saturdays and $22.00 on Thursdays and=20
Sundays. Students and Seniors receive a $4 discount. Students under age 18 a=
re=20
admitted for half price. Group discounts and season subscriptions are still=20
available. Tickets can be purchased by phone by calling 330-342-0800. =20

Web site=20
Actors Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org.=20
Actors' Summit is a professional, not for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts=20
organization. We are seeking volunteers and board members. For more details=20=
please=20
call MaryJo or Neil at 330-342-0800.=20

Actors' Summit is working under a developmental agreement with Actors' Equit=
y=20
Association (the Union of professional Actors and Stage managers.)

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he Merry Wives of Windsor </I></B>is breaking season attendance records at A=
ctors=E2=80=99 </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial=
">Summit</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. T=
otal attendance for the first eight performances is 141% of the season avera=
ge. <SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>=E2=80=9CWe=E2=80=99re delighted,=E2=80=9D said Nei=
l Thackaberry, Artistic Director. =E2=80=9CThe rave reviews have helped, but=
 Dorothy & Reuben bring along their own audience.=E2=80=9D Reuben and Do=
rothy Silver, frequently referred to as the =E2=80=9Cfirst couple of Clevela=
nd Theater=E2=80=9D star as Sir John Falstaff and Mistress Quickly, respecti=
vely.<I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> </I><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN styl=
e=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The play has four more=20=
performances this week, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, at </SPAN><st1:time=20=
Hour=3D"20" Minute=3D"0"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-we=
ight: bold">8:00 PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-=
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/SPAN><st1:time Hour=3D"14" Minute=3D"0"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial;=20=
mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">2:00 PM.</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FA=
MILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> Tickets are still available for al=
l four performances.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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itics<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>=E2=80=9CReuben plays F=
alstaff as a bantam rooster whose feathers get more and more ruffled as he g=
ets stuffed in baskets, dressed in drag and pinched by fake fairies, while t=
he sharp-eyed Dorothy helps the ladies plot revenge as she lines her own poc=
kets with tips. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>Both do a fine job, but=
 the rest of the 19-member cast is good enough that the Silvers don't domina=
te the proceedings. It's truly an ensemble effort, with many enjoyable perfo=
rmances.=E2=80=9D Linda Eisenstein, Plain Dealer<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P=
>
<P><FONT size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">=E2=80=9CThe company of=
 more than 20 actors makes this comedy a merry romp. Sometimes the audience=20=
laughed so loud and so long that the performers had to wait for the laughter=
 to drop.=E2=80=9D Dr. David Ritchey, </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-=
FAMILY: Arial">West Side</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial=
"> Leader.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">=E2=80=9CFor a producti=
on of =E2=80=98MERRY WIVES=E2=80=99 to be successful, at least six major cha=
racters have to be excellent=E2=80=A6the two wives, their husbands, Falstaff=
 and Miss Quickly. <SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Fortunatel=
y, in the Actors=E2=80=99 </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FA=
MILY: Arial">Summit</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:=
 Arial"> production all of these roles are adeptly acted, thus insuring a ha=
ppy theatrical experience.=E2=80=9D Roy Berko, Times Newspapers<o:p></o:p></=
SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><SPAN class=3Dpostbody1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><FONT face=3D"Time=
s New Roman">=E2=80=9DHappily, in the brisk production at Actors' Summit The=
ater in Hudson, <B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I>Merry Wives of=20=
Windsor</I></B> is very near perfection as directed by <B>Neil Thackaberry.=
=E2=80=9D </B>Kelly Ferjutz, ArtsCleveland.com<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></SPA=
N></P>
<P><FONT size=3D3><SPAN class=3Dcontent1>=E2=80=9CHumor is very much in evid=
ence in director Neil Thackaberry's spirited production, starring Reuben and=
 Dorothy Silver, in which all the actors seem to be enjoying themselves trem=
endously. The joy proves infectious, judging by audience response.=E2=80=9D=20=
Fran Heller, </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN class=3Dcontent1>Cleveland</S=
PAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN class=3Dcontent1> Jewish News</SPAN></FONT>=
<SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR style=3D"mso-special-character: line-=
break"><BR style=3D"mso-special-character: line-break"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P=
>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FA=
MILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>The Play <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><I><SPAN s=
tyle=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Merry Wives of Windsor</SPAN></I><SPAN style=
=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> is one of the best loved of Shakespeare's comedies.=
 Its central character is Sir John Falstaff, the =E2=80=9Cfat knight.=E2=80=
=9D The play involves humbling Falstaff for flirting with two married women.=
 One tradition has Shakespeare writing the play at the request of Queen Eliz=
abeth I, who wanted to see Falstaff in love. Falstaff sends identical love l=
etters to Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. They share the letters with each=20=
other and plot against him. Falstaff undergoes a series of comic defeats and=
 the propriety of the =E2=80=9Cmerry wives=E2=80=9D is proved. While Falstaf=
f is learning his lesson, Anne Page is being pursued by three suitors (Docto=
r Caius, Slender, and Fenton) who all try to win the approval of Anne and he=
r parents with the help of Mistress Quickly.<SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-wei=
ght: bold"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Arial"><BR><B><FONT size=3D3>Tickets</FONT></B><SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-fo=
nt-weight: bold"><BR><FONT size=3D3>Tickets are $25.00 on Fridays and Saturd=
ays and $22.00 on Thursdays and Sundays. Students and Seniors receive a $4 d=
iscount. Students under age 18 are admitted for half price. Group discounts=20=
and season subscriptions are still available. Tickets can be purchased by ph=
one by calling 330-342-0800.  <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><BR><FONT size=3D3><B>Web site</B> <BR=
>Actors Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org. Acto=
rs' </FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3D3><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FA=
MILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Summit</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City=
><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> is a profes=
sional, not for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts organization. We are seeki=
ng volunteers and board members. For more details please call MaryJo or Neil=
 at 330-342-0800. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><BR><FONT size=3D3>Actors' </FONT></SP=
AN><FONT size=3D3><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; ms=
o-bidi-font-weight: bold">Summit</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style=
=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> is working under a deve=
lopmental agreement with Actors' Equity Association (the </SPAN><st1:place><=
SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Union</SPAN></=
st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> of=
 professional Actors and Stage managers.)</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style=3D"FONT-F=
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