[NEohioPAL]Actors' Summit Extends Run of Cotton Patch Gospel
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Tue Jul 6 08:49:46 PDT 2004
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For Immediate Release
Contact Neil Thackaberry
330-342-0800 =20
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Actors' Summit Theater
Extends run of=20
Cotton Patch Gospel
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Actors=E2=80=99 Summit announces added performances of =E2=80=9Cthe greatest=
story every=20
re-told,=E2=80=9D COTTON PATCH GOSPEL, book by Tom Key and Russell Treyz, wi=
th music and=20
lyrics by Harry Chapin. The show had been scheduled through July 11th, 2004.=
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Additional performance are July 15,16 and 17th at 8 PM Sunday July 18th at 2=
=20
PM; and the following weekend July 22, 23, and the final performance will be=
=20
July 24th at 8 PM. All performances take place in the air-conditioned theate=
r at=20
Actors=E2=80=99 Summit in downtown Hudson.
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"We are thrilled with the audience response, we have several audience member=
s=20
who've been back two and three times to see this production." said Neil=20
Thackaberry, director of the show. "It's a wonderful family piece of theate=
r. The=20
music and the message are remarkable, you leave the theater feeling=20
wonderful," added MaryJo Alexander, Associate Artistic Director.=20
=20
The Play=20
The work is based on the book =E2=80=9CThe Cotton Patch Version of Matthew a=
nd John=E2=80=9D=20
by Clarence Jordan. The play is a retelling of the gospel according to=20
Matthew, set in contemporary America (Georgia). Harry Chapin, who composed a=
nd=20
performed a number of top forty hits (=E2=80=9CTaxi,=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CCat=
=E2=80=99s in the Cradle=E2=80=9D) wrote the=20
music and lyrics for the show. Some critics call it his best work. Chapin wa=
s=20
killed in a car crash before the play opened. He was 38.
The Cast
Roland Kausen (guitar & mandolin) returns to Actors' Summit, having performe=
d=20
the same show during the theaters' inaugural season, is the musical director=
.=20
Sally Groth (fiddle), frequently seen at Actors=E2=80=99 Summit, reprises th=
e first=20
role she performed for the company. Deborah Holthus and Bob Keefe, both of w=
hom=20
have done multiple roles for the company. Kent LeMar, another regular=20
performer at Actors' Summit, is playing Jesus.New to the theater company are=
Shani=20
Ferry, Douglas Everton (banjo & bass), and Elizabeth Safier (fiddle).
=20
The Reviews:
=20
Actress Sally Groth's chameleon acting chops peak with her thoroughly=20
convincing John the Baptist (and she's not bad on the fiddle either). And Ro=
land=20
Kausen's nimble guitar and stratospheric tenor lead the onstage band. ....we=
lcome=20
additions include the lithe Kent LeMar as Jesus, tiny Elizabeth Safier on=20
fiddle, the angellic acapella voice of Shanni Ferry and banjo player Douglas=
=20
Everton. ....we in Northeast Ohio should count it a blessing to have this "C=
otton=20
Patch Gospel" among our ecumenical musical liturgy." Tony Brown, Cleveland=20
Plain Dealer
=20
"Kent Le Mar (Jesus) creates a gentle, kind character." "...the talented=20
Sally Groth plays these roles with a distinction that makes it almost imposs=
ible=20
to realize that the same actress is playing both roles." David Ritchey, West=
=20
Side Leader.=20
The Support Team
Neil Thackaberry directs the show. Costumes and props are designed by MaryJo=
=20
Alexander. Lighting design is by Dan Polk.=20
Performance Schedule
Cotton Patch Gospel continues its regular run thru July 11. Added=20
performances are July 15-24, Thursday Friday and Sat. nights at 8 PM Sunday=20=
matinees at 2=20
PM. The show closes Saturday night July 24th.=20
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 are still available. Tickets can be=
=20
purchased by phone by calling 330-342-0800. Individuals ordering a 2004-2005=
Season=20
Subscriptions or Good-Time-Any-Time Coupons for 2004-2005 receive a free=20
ticket to any performance of Cotton Patch Gospel.=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 manag
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><U><SPAN style=
=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Actors=E2=80=99 </SPAN></U></STRONG=
><st1:City><st1:place><STRONG><U><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY=
: Arial">Summit</SPAN></U></STRONG></st1:place></st1:City><STRONG><U><SPAN s=
tyle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> announces added performances o=
f =E2=80=9Cthe greatest story every re-told,=E2=80=9D</SPAN></U></STRON=
G><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <B>COTTON PATCH GOSPE=
L</B>, book by Tom Key and Russell Treyz, with music and lyrics by Harry Cha=
pin. The show had been scheduled through </SPAN><st1:date Month=3D"7" Day=
=3D"11" Year=3D"2004"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ju=
ly 11th, 2004</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:=20=
Arial">. Additional performance are July 15,16 and 17th at 8 PM Sunday=
July 18th at 2 PM; and the following weekend July 22, 23, and the final per=
formance will be July 24th at 8 PM. All performances take place in the=20=
air-conditioned theater at Actors=E2=80=99 </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place>=
<SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Summit</SPAN></st1:place=
></st1:City><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> in dow=
ntown </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Arial">Hudson</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt=
; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=
10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"We are thrilled with the audience response, =
;we have several audience members who've been back two and three times to se=
e this production." said Neil Thackaberry, director of the show. "It's=
a wonderful family piece of theater. The music and the message are remarkab=
le, you leave the theater feeling wonderful," added MaryJo Alexander, Associ=
ate Artistic Director. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=
10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><U><SPAN style=
=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Play </SPAN></U></STRONG><SPAN=20=
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=
10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The work is based on the book =E2=80=9CThe Cotton=
Patch Version of Matthew and John=E2=80=9D by Clarence Jordan. The play is=20=
a retelling of the gospel according to Matthew, set in contemporary </SPAN><=
st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: A=
rial">America</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZ=
E: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> (</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN s=
tyle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Georgia</SPAN></st1:place></st1=
:country-region><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">). Harry=
Chapin, who composed and performed a number of top forty hits (=E2=80=9CTax=
i,=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CCat=E2=80=99s in the Cradle=E2=80=9D) wrote the music a=
nd lyrics for the show. Some critics call it his best work. Chapin was kille=
d in a car crash before the play opened. He was 38.<BR><BR><B><U>The Cast</U=
></B><U><BR><BR></U><B>Roland Kausen</B> (guitar & mandolin) returns to=20=
Actors' </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAM=
ILY: Arial">Summit</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10=
pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, having performed the same show during the theaters=
' inaugural season, is the musical director. <B>Sally Groth</B> (f=
iddle), frequently seen at Actors=E2=80=99 </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN=
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Summit</SPAN></st1:place></st=
1:City><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, reprises the fi=
rst role she performed for the company. <B>Deborah Holthus</B> and <B>Bob Ke=
efe</B>, both of whom have done multiple roles for the company. <B>Kent LeMa=
r</B>, another regular performer at Actors' </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place=
><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Summit</SPAN></st1:plac=
e></st1:City><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, is playin=
g Jesus.New to the theater company are <B>Shani Ferry</B>, <B>Douglas Everto=
n</B> (banjo & bass), and <B>Elizabeth Safier</B> (fiddle).<BR> <o:=
p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><U><SPAN style=
=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Reviews:</SPAN></U></STRONG><SP=
AN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=
10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=
10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Actress Sally Groth's chameleon acting chops peak=
with her thoroughly convincing John the Baptist (and she's not bad on the f=
iddle either). And Roland Kausen's nimble guitar and stratospheric tenor lea=
d the onstage band. ....welcome additions include the lithe Kent LeMar as Je=
sus, tiny Elizabeth Safier on fiddle, the angellic acapella voice of Shanni=20=
Ferry and banjo player Douglas Everton. ....we in </SPAN><st1:place><SP=
AN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Northeast Ohio</SPAN></st1:=
place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> should count it a=
blessing to have this "Cotton Patch Gospel" among our ecumenical musical li=
turgy." Tony Brown, Cleveland Plain Dealer<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=
10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=
10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"Kent Le Mar (Jesus) creates a gentle, kind chara=
cter." "...the talented Sally Groth plays these roles with a distinction tha=
t makes it almost impossible to realize that the same actress is playing bot=
h roles." David Ritchey, </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; F=
ONT-FAMILY: Arial">West Side</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10p=
t; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Leader. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=
10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><B><U>The Support Team</U></B><o:p></o:p></SP=
AN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SI=
ZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Neil Thackaberry </SPAN></B><SPAN style=3D"FON=
T-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">directs the show. Costumes and props are d=
esigned by <B>MaryJo Alexander</B>. Lighting design is by <B>Dan Polk<=
/B>. <BR><BR><B><U>Performance Schedule</U></B><U><BR></U><STRONG><SPAN styl=
e=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Cotton Patch Gospel </SPAN></STRONG>continues its r=
egular run thru July 11. Added performances are July 15-24, Thursday Fr=
iday and Sat. nights at 8 PM Sunday matinees at </SPAN><st1:time Hour=3D"14"=
Minute=3D"0"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2 PM</SPAN=
></st1:time><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. The=20=
show closes Saturday night July 24th. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><SPAN style=3D"F=
ONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roma=
n'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language=
: AR-SA"><BR><B><U>Tickets</U></B><U><BR></U>Tickets are $25.00 on Fridays a=
nd Saturdays and $22.00 on Thursdays and Sundays. Students and Seniors recei=
ve a $4 discount. Students under age 18 are admitted for half price. Group d=
iscounts are still available. Tickets can be purchased by phone by calling 3=
30-342-0800. <STRONG><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Individuals ordering=
a 2004-2005 Season Subscriptions or Good-Time-Any-Time Coupons for 2004-200=
5 receive a free ticket to any performance of Cotton Patch Gospel. </SPAN></=
STRONG><BR><BR><B><U>Web site</U></B><U> <BR></U>Actors Summit Theater can b=
e found on the web at www.actorssummit.org. <B><U>Actors' </U></B></SPAN><st=
1:City><st1:place><B><U><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;=20=
mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fa=
reast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Summit</SPAN></U></B></st1:=
place></st1:City><B><U><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; m=
so-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-far=
east-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> is a professional, not for=20=
profit, 501-c-3 professional arts organization.</SPAN></U></B><SPAN style=
=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New=
Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-lan=
guage: AR-SA"> We are seeking volunteers and board members. For more details=
please call MaryJo or Neil at 330-342-0800. <BR><BR>Actors' </SPAN><st1:Cit=
y><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast=
-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-langu=
age: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Summit</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><S=
PAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: '=
Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso=
-bidi-language: AR-SA"> is working under a developmental agreement with Acto=
rs' Equity Association (the </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt=
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areast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast=
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