[NEohioPAL]Actors' Summit Opens LEND ME A TENOR with Wayne Turney

[Thackaberr at aol.com]

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

Actors' Summit Theater announces=20
the opening of=20
Ken Ludwig=E2=80=99s
LEND ME A TENOR
      =20
Actors=E2=80=99 Summit announces the opening of the contemporary farce, Lend=
 me a=20
Tenor by Ken Ludwig. The play has a preview performance on Thursday, May 6,=20=
and=20
plays through May 23 at Actors=E2=80=99 Summit Theater in downtown Hudson.=20
=20
The Play=20
Set in Cleveland in 1934, the =E2=80=9Claugh out loud farce=E2=80=9D explode=
s with mistaken=20
identities and romantic hijinks. The fictional Cleveland Grand Opera Company=
=20
is celebrating its 10th season with a special performance of Otello with the=
=20
world renowned tenor, Tito Merelli, in the title role. He arrives late and s=
ick=20
to his stomach. He accidentally takes an overdose of sedatives and dies befo=
re=20
the performance begins. Without revealing this tragedy to the musical world,=
=20
the Cleveland impresario drafts his assistant to pretend that he is Tito=20
Merelli. With an amorous soprano, an opera groupie, a jealous Italian wife,=20=
and an=20
opera singing bell boy racing around, what could possibly go wrong?=20
=20
The Cast
Appearing as the renowned Tito Merelli is Wayne S. Turney. One of the region=
=E2=80=99
s most talented and versatile actors, Wayne does double duty as both Tito an=
d=20
the director of the production. Wayne is a regular at Actors=E2=80=99 Summit=
 and, in=20
addition to acting numerous roles, has translated and written works for the=20
company. A long term member of the Cleveland Play House company, Wayne is al=
so=20
known for his television program =E2=80=93 =E2=80=9CHickory Hideout=E2=80=
=9D. As the hapless assistant=20
who is thrown into the role of Otello, Chris Bohan will be making his Actors=
=E2=80=99=20
Summit debut as Max, the much put upon assistant to the impresario. A talent=
ed=20
and versatile comedian, Chris is a founding member of Cabaret Dada=20
Improvisational Theatre and a local actor, director, and teacher. Kent LeMar=
, a frequent=20
performer at Actors=E2=80=99 Summit, plays the opera singing, Italian speaki=
ng bell=20
boy. The impresario who is desperately trying to cope with a series of=20
disasters is played by Neil Thackaberry, Artistic Director of Actors=E2=80=
=99 Summit.=20
=20
Paula Duesing plays Tito=E2=80=99s long-suffering wife, Maria. Paula has per=
formed at=20
Actors=E2=80=99 Summit frequently in the past and has graced the stages of t=
he=20
Cleveland Play House, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Cain Park, and Dobama. A=
lso=20
returning to the Actors=E2=80=99 Summit stage is Lucy Bredeson-Smith, who ea=
rlier this=20
season shared the stage with Wayne and Neil in the critically acclaimed=20
production of Copenhagen. Lucy plays the chairman of the Opera=E2=80=99s Boa=
rd of Trustees, who=20
is willing to do anything for the illustrious Merelli. Kristie J. Lange play=
s=20
the impresario=E2=80=99s daughter who is in love with Max, but thinks she ne=
eds at=20
least one fling before she settles down. Kristie has performed twice before=20=
at=20
Actors=E2=80=99 Summit in Tartuffe and The Glass Menagerie, and has appeared=
 on=20
professional stages across Ohio. Lora Eves plays the ambitious soprano in th=
e opera=20
company who is willing to do anything for Tito=E2=80=99s help in advancing h=
er career.
=20
The Support Team
For the first time since the company was founded five years ago, Actors=E2=
=80=99=20
Summit has a guest director in Wayne S. Turney. Until now all of the product=
ions=20
have been directed either by Artistic Director Neil Thackaberry, or by=20
Associate Artistic Director, MaryJo Alexander. Costumes and props are design=
ed by=20
MaryJo Alexander.  Lighting design is by Dan Polk.=20
=20
Performance Schedule
Lend Me a Tenor opens with a preview performance on Thursday, May 6, at 8:00=
=20
PM. Performances are given Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00PM an=
d=20
Sundays at 2:00 PM through May 23.

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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=3Dcenter><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ken Ludwig=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN styl=
e=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">       <BR>Actors=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"> announces=20=
the opening of the contemporary farce, <B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: nor=
mal"><I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Lend me a Tenor</I></B> by Ken=
 Ludwig<I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">. </I><SPAN style=3D"mso-bid=
i-font-weight: bold">The play has a preview performance on Thursday, May 6,=20=
and plays through May 23 at Actors=E2=80=99 Summit Theater in downtown </SPA=
N></SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-fo=
nt-weight: bold">Hudson</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAM=
ILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<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><SPAN styl=
e=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Set in </SPAN><st1:Cit=
y><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"=
>Cleveland</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; m=
so-bidi-font-style: italic"> in 1934, the =E2=80=9Claugh out loud farce=E2=
=80=9D explodes with mistaken identities and romantic hijinks. The fictional=
 Cleveland Grand Opera Company is celebrating its 10<SUP>th</SUP> season wit=
h a special performance of Otello with the world renowned tenor, Tito Merell=
i, in the title role. He arrives late and sick to his stomach. He accidental=
ly takes an overdose of sedatives and dies before the performance begins. Wi=
thout revealing this tragedy to the musical world, the </SPAN><st1:City><st1=
:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Cleve=
land</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bid=
i-font-style: italic"> impresario drafts his assistant to pretend that he is=
 Tito Merelli. With an amorous soprano, an opera groupie, a jealous Italian=20=
wife, and an opera singing bell boy racing around, what could possibly go wr=
ong? </SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><=
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"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"mso-spac=
erun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font=
-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>The Cast<=
o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN styl=
e=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Appearing as the renown=
ed Tito Merelli is <B>Wayne S. Turney</B>. O</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Arial">ne of the region=E2=80=99s most talented and versatile actors, Way=
ne does double duty as both Tito and the director of the production. </SPAN>=
<st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Wayne</SPAN></st1:pl=
ace></st1:City><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> is a regular at Actors=
=E2=80=99 </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sum=
mit</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> and, in=
 addition to acting numerous roles, has translated and written works for the=
 company. A long term member of the Cleveland Play House company, Wayne is a=
lso known for his television program =E2=80=93 =E2=80=9CHickory Hideout=E2=
=80=9D. As the hapless assistant who is thrown into the role of Otello, <B s=
tyle=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Chris Bohan</B> will be making his Act=
ors=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"> debu=
t as Max, the much put upon assistant to the impresario. A talented and vers=
atile comedian, </SPAN></FONT><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: A=
rial">Chris is a founding member of Cabaret Dada Improvisational Theatre and=
 a local actor, director, and teacher. <B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: nor=
mal">Kent LeMar</B>, a frequent performer at Actors=E2=80=99 </SPAN><st1:Cit=
y><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Summit</SPA=
N></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"=
>, plays the opera singing, Italian speaking bell boy. The impresario who is=
 desperately trying to cope with a series of disasters is played by <B style=
=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Neil Thackaberry</B>, Artistic Director of=
 Actors=E2=80=99 </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt;=
 FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Summit</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style=3D"FONT=
-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=
 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font=
-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Paula D=
uesing</SPAN></B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> plays=20=
Tito=E2=80=99s long-suffering wife, Maria. Paula has performed at Actors=E2=
=80=99 </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMI=
LY: Arial">Summit</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11p=
t; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> frequently in the past and has graced the stages of=20=
the Cleveland Play House, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, </SPAN><st1:place><s=
t1:PlaceName><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Cain</SPAN>=
</st1:PlaceName><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN>=
<st1:PlaceType><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Park</SPA=
N></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: A=
rial">, and Dobama. Also returning to the Actors=E2=80=99 Summit stage is <B=
 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Lucy Bredeson-Smith</B>, who earlier=
 this season shared the stage with Wayne and Neil in the critically acclaime=
d production of <I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Copenhagen</I>. Luc=
y plays the chairman of the Opera=E2=80=99s Board of Trustees, who is willin=
g to do anything for the illustrious Merelli. <B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weig=
ht: normal">Kristie J. Lange</B> plays the impresario=E2=80=99s daughter who=
 is in love with Max, but thinks she needs at least one fling before she set=
tles down. Kristie has performed twice before at Actors=E2=80=99 </SPAN><st1=
:City><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Summit<=
/SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ar=
ial"> in <I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Tartuffe</I> and <I style=
=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Glass Menagerie</I>, and has appeared o=
n professional stages across </SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FON=
T-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ohio</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN s=
tyle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. <B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-wei=
ght: normal">Lora Eves </B>plays the ambitious soprano in the opera company=20=
who is willing to do anything for Tito=E2=80=99s help in advancing her caree=
r.</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: no=
ne"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3D3> </FONT></o:=
p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: no=
ne"><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black; F=
ONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>The Support Team<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN><=
/B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: no=
ne"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For the first time sin=
ce the company was founded five years ago, Actors=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"> has a guest director in Wayne S. T=
urney. Until now all of the productions have been directed either by Artisti=
c Director <B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Neil Thackaberry</B>, o=
r<B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B>by Associate Artistic Direct=
or, <B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">MaryJo Alexander</B>. Costumes=
 and props are designed by <B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">MaryJo=20=
Alexander</B>.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Lighting desig=
n is by <B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Dan Polk</B>. </SPAN><SPAN=
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SP=
AN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font=
-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>Performan=
ce Schedule</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><FONT si=
ze=3D3><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-s=
tyle: normal">Lend Me a Tenor</I></B><I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal=
"> </I>opens with a preview performance on Thursday, May 6, at 8:00 PM. Perf=
ormances are given Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at </FONT></SPAN><FO=
NT size=3D3><st1:time Minute=3D"0" Hour=3D"20"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: A=
rial">8:00PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> and Sunday=
s at </SPAN><st1:time Minute=3D"0" Hour=3D"14"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: A=
rial">2:00 PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> through M=
ay 23.<o:p></o:p></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>
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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><=
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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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