[NEohioPAL]Mr. Lewis ...Mondays in May at Weathervane

Mon May 3 12:57:46 PDT 2004

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WEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE announces
Two special performances of
Mr. Lewis Rules, Stories from the Juvenile Justice System
Mondays, May 10 and 24, 2004 at 7:30 PM

Myron Lewis will repeat his solo performance play, Mr. Lewis Rules: Stories=20
from the Juvenile Justice System in the new John L. Dietz Classroom Theater=20=
for=20
public performances on Mondays, May 10 & 24 at 7:30 PM.  These performances=20
are being presented in conjunction with the play's spring tour.  The piece w=
as=20
commissioned by Akron's Weathervane Playhouse and funded by a generous grant=
=20
from the John A. McAlonan Fund of the Akron Community Foundation.  Director=20
Jacqi Loewy originally conceived the project when she worked with Myron duri=
ng=20
the run of Weathervane's award winning 500th production of The Laramie Proje=
ct. =20
=20

Mr. Lewis Rules =E2=80=A6 was originally presented in February on the mainst=
age of=20
the Playhouse.  Touring performances this spring will include:  The Child an=
d=20
Family Fellowship Exchange (Akron City Hospital), The Rock and Roll Hall of=20=
Fame=20
in Cleveland, the Homeless Children Conference, Columbus, OH, for fourth and=
=20
fifth graders and faculty at Portage Path Elementary School and The Women's=20
Boards of Akron General. =20

The play is based on stories told by Mr. Lewis, an Akron native who is now a=
n=20
adolescent chemical dependency counselor for the Akron Health Department. =20
Myron attended Buchtel High School where he was an outstanding football play=
er. =20
He received an athletic scholarship to Morehouse College in Atlanta where he=
=20
received his college degree.  He made his stage debut at Weathervane and has=
=20
appeared in three productions -- The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars and The=20
Laramie Project.  In 1999 he was cast by the Detroit Theater for the Dramati=
c Arts=20
in a play that toured South Africa.  Lewis also owns a small business named=20
"Direct Drama" that focuses upon conflict resolution through the medium of d=
rama.=20
 He is actively involved at St. Phillips Episcopal Church and is interested=20
in Aikido-a martial arts program.

Tickets for the public performances are only $10 and can be reserved by=20
calling the Weathervane Ticket office at (330) 836-2626 Tue-Friday 10 am- 5:=
30 PM. =20
If your law firm or agency would like to host a tour performance of Mr. Lewi=
s=20
Rules, please contact Sean McConaha, director of education at Weathervane=20
Playhouse 330-836-2323 X17.

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Fund of the Akron Community Foundation.  Director Jacqi Loewy</F=
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riginally conceived the project when she worked with Myron during the run of=
 Weathervane's award winning 500th production of The Laramie Project.=

Mr. Lewis Rules =E2=80=A6 was originally presented in February on=
 the mainstage of the Playhouse.  Touring performances this spring will=
 include:  The Child and Family Fellowship Exchange (Akron City Hospita=
l), The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, the Homeless Children Confe=
rence, Columbus, OH, for fourth and fifth graders and faculty at Portage Pat=
h Elementary School and The Women's Boards of Akron General.  
 
 The play is based on stories told by Mr. Lewis, an Akron native who is n=
ow an adolescent chemical dependency counselor for the Akron Health Departme=
nt.  Myron attended Buchtel High School where he was an outstanding foo=
tball player.  He received an athletic scholarship to Morehouse College=
 in Atlanta where he received his college degree.  He made his stage de=
but at Weathervane and has appeared in three productions -- The Piano Lesson=
, Seven Guitars and The Laramie Project.  In 1999 he was cast by the De=
troit Theater for the Dramatic Arts in a play that toured South Africa. &nbs=
p;Lewis also owns a small business named "Direct Drama" that focuses upon co=
nflict resolution through the medium of drama.  He is actively involved=
 at St. Phillips Episcopal Church and is interested in Aikido-a martial arts=
 program.
 
 Tickets for the public performances are only $10 and can be reserved by=20=
calling the Weathervane Ticket office at (330) 836-2626 Tue-Friday 10 am- 5:=
30 PM.  If your law firm or agency would like to host a tour performanc=
e of Mr. Lewis Rules, please contact Sean McConaha, director of education at=
 Weathervane Playhouse 330-836-2323 X17.</HTML>

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