[NEohioPAL]For Immediate Release: WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' Studio Presents Bill Cobbs
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Sat Aug 7 20:54:59 PDT 2004
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For Immediate Release
Bill Cobbs=20
is Coming Home to Cleveland
the Sue Johnson WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' Studio
&=20
Brian Zoldessy, Director, Theatre Arts Department, Tri-C Eastern
present=20
Bill Cobbs=20
in
Forever Friends
a dramatic play
by
Veona Thomas
featuring Jean Hawkins & Norma Jean Powell
Charles Robinson, Director
Saturday, August 21st
7:30 P
followed by a
"Talk Back with Bill" Discussion
Insights & Observations=20
about mastering the Craft & 'making it' as an actor in New York & Hollywood
Studio Theatre
Tri-C Eastern, Building 2
4250 Richmond Road
Admission:
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 $22.00 gen'l admission
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 $18.00 students, seniors, AEA/AFTRA/SAG
To order tickets & charge by phone:=A0 (216) 561-8608
Make checks payable & mail to:
WAKE UP And LIVE's Actors' Studio
P.O. Box 201524
Shaker Heights, OH 44120
(Mail orders must be received no later than Wed. Aug. 18th.)
About the Play . . .
In Forever Friends, Willy King, a feisty 74 years young black man =20
pays respects to his best friend, Big Willy, one afternoon in a Pittsburgh=20
cemetery.
About Bill Cobbs . . .=20
Bill began his acting career from humble beginnings in Cleveland,=20
Ohio. At the age of 36, he moved to New York and joined the renowned Negro=20
Ensemble Company. His big debut was in the Broadway play First Breeze of Su=
mmer. =20
The late 1970's and 80's marked the launch of Bill's career in movies and=20
television guest appearances. He advanced from small film roles to several=20
performances for The Gregory Hines Show, and The Michael Richards Show. Bil=
l appears=20
in nearly all genres of Hollywood films but touches our hearts in his=20
memorable television appearance in his role as Regina Taylor's father on I'l=
l Fly=20
Away.
For photos, complete bio & filmography, go to www.BillCobbs.com
Check out our website:
http://suejohnson.blogspot.com
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TSIZE=3D12 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><B>For Immediate R=
elease<BR>
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c Bold" LANG=3D"0"><B>Bill Cobbs</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#fff=
fff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D6 PTSIZE=3D24 FAMILY=3D"SANS=
SERIF" FACE=3D"Copperplate Gothic Bold" LANG=3D"0"> </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#=
000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D6 PTSIZE=
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is Coming Home to Cleveland</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff"=20=
style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D6 PTSIZE=3D24 FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" F=
ACE=3D"Bradley Hand ITC" LANG=3D"0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
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></B><BR>
the Sue Johnson <B>WAKE UP And LIVE's <I>Actors' Studio</B></I><BR>
& <BR>
<B>Brian Zoldessy</B>, Director, Theatre Arts Department, Tri-C Eastern<BR>
<BR>
present <BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D5 PTSIZE=3D18 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
><B>Bill Cobbs </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BAC=
KGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Ar=
ial" LANG=3D"0"></B><BR>
in<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D5 PTSIZE=3D18 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
><B><I>Forever Friends</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=
=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FAC=
E=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"></B></I><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D12 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
>a dramatic play</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BA=
CKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"A=
rial" LANG=3D"0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D12 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
>by<BR>
Veona Thomas</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGR=
OUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial=
" LANG=3D"0"><BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D12 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
><B>featuring Jean Hawkins & Norma Jean Powell</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#00=
0000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=
=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"></B><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D12 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
><B>Charles Robinson, Director</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#fffff=
f" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSE=
RIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"></B><BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D12 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
><B>Saturday, August 21st<BR>
7:30 P</B><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
><BR>
followed by a<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D12 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
>"Talk Back with Bill" Discussion<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
><I>Insights & Observations <BR>
about mastering the Craft & 'making it' as an actor in New York & Ho=
llywood</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-=
COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D12 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LAN=
G=3D"0"></I><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D12 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
>Studio Theatre<BR>
Tri-C Eastern, Building 2<BR>
4250 Richmond Road</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"=
BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=
=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><BR>
<P ALIGN=3DLEFT>Admission:<BR>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 $22.00 gen'l admission<BR>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 $18.00 students, seniors, </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000"=
BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D1 PTSIZE=3D8 FA=
MILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">AEA/AFTRA/SAG</FONT><FONT COLO=
R=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2=20=
PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><BR>
<BR>
To order tickets & charge by phone:=A0 (216) 561-8608<BR>
<BR>
Make checks payable & mail to:<BR>
<B>WAKE UP And LIVE's <I>Actors' Studio</B></I><BR>
P.O. Box 201524<BR>
Shaker Heights, OH 44120<BR>
<I>(Mail orders must be received no later than Wed. Aug. 18th.)</I><BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D5 PTSIZE=3D18 FAMILY=3D"SERIF" FACE=3D"Baskerville Old Face"=
LANG=3D"0"><B><I>About the Play . . .<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
></B></I><BR>
In <I> Forever Friends,</I> Willy=20=
King, a feisty 74 years young black man pays respects to his best frie=
nd, Big Willy, one afternoon in a Pittsburgh cemetery.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D5 PTSIZE=3D18 FAMILY=3D"SERIF" FACE=3D"Baskerville Old Face"=
LANG=3D"0"><B><I>About Bill Cobbs . . . </I><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
></B><BR>
Bill began his acting career from humbl=
e beginnings in Cleveland, Ohio. At the age of 36, he moved to New Yor=
k and joined the renowned Negro Ensemble Company. His big debut was in=
the Broadway play <I>First Breeze of Summer</I>. The late 1970's and=20=
80's marked the launch of Bill's career in movies and television guest appea=
rances. He advanced from small film roles to several performances for=20=
<I>The Gregory Hines Show</I>, and <I>The Michael Richards </I>Show. B=
ill appears in nearly all genres of Hollywood films but touches our hearts i=
n his memorable television appearance in his role as Regina Taylor's father=20=
on <I>I'll Fly Away.</I><BR>
<BR>
For photos, complete bio & filmography, go to www.BillCobbs.com<BR>
<BR>
Check out our website:<BR>
<A HREF=3D"http://suejohnson.blogspot.com/">http://suejohnson.blogspot.com</=
A><BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
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