[NEohioPAL]Actors' Summit EXTENDS Fully Committed

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For Immediate Release   =20
For additional information contact:=20
MaryJo Alexander, 330-342-0800

January 30, 2004=20
Hudson, Ohio                                                         =20
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Actors' Summit Theater=20
Extends =20
Fully Committed
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Actors=E2=80=99 Summit Theater, responding to great audience response, annou=
nces one=20
additional performance of the critically acclaimed comedy Fully Committed, t=
he=20
riotous comedy by Becky Mode. The play will have an additional performance o=
n=20
Friday Feb. 4th, 2005 at 8:00 PM at Actors=E2=80=99 Summit Theater in downto=
wn=20
Hudson.=20
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"We've had a terrific response to the show, with near sell out crowds,"  sai=
d=20
Wayne Turney, the production's director. "The response has been fantastic, i=
n=20
spite of the weather. We probably all just needed a really good laugh!"=20
=20
The final performance will be this Friday, Feb. 4th, 2005 at 8 PM for more=20
information please contact the theater at 330-342-0800.=20
=20
The Play
This devastatingly funny play follows a day in the life of Sam Peliczowski,=20
an out-of-work actor who mans the red-hot reservation line at Manhattan=E2=
=80=99s=20
number-one restaurant. Coercion, threats, bribes, histrionics =E2=80=93 a ca=
st of desperate=20
callers will stop at nothing in their zeal to land a prime reservation, or=20
the right table. Amid the barrage, Sam=E2=80=99s got his own needs to conten=
d with =E2=80=93=20
his recently widowed dad wants him home for Christmas, and he=E2=80=99s up f=
or a choice=20
part at Lincoln Center. While juggling scheming socialites, name-dropping=20
wannabes, fickle celebrities and egomaniacal bosses, can he manage to look o=
ut for=20
himself? A wonderful acting challenge, FULLY COMMITTED has forty wildly=20
diverse characters designed played by a single performer.
=20
The Cast
A. Neil Thackaberry is the Artistic Director and Founder of Actors=E2=80=99=20=
Summit=20
theater.  His recent acting assignments have included John Brown in The Figh=
t=20
Against Slavery, Neils Bohr in Copenhagen, Nic in The Guys, and Henry Saunde=
rs=20
in Lend Me a Tenor. A professional actor and director, he is a member of the=
=20
Screen Actors Guild,  Actors=E2=80=99 Equity Association and AFTRA.  Locally=
 he has=20
appeared at Ensemble Theatre in Kentucky Cycle, the Cleveland Play House in=20=
The=20
Importance of Being Earnest, and at Great Lakes Theatre Festival in Richard=20=
III.=20
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Tickets
Tickets are $25. College students and seniors receive a $4 discount at all=20
performances. Students under age 18 are admitted for half price. Group disco=
unts=20
and season subscriptions are still available. Tickets can be purchased by=20
phone by calling 330-342-0800. =20
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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
=20
Actors' Summit is working under a developmental agreement with Actors' Equit=
y=20
Association (the Union of professional Actors and Stage Managers.)=20
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e=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Actors=E2=80=99 Summit Theater, responding to great=
 audience response, <SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black">announces one addition=
al performance of the critically acclaimed comedy <EM><B><U><SPAN style=3D"F=
ONT-FAMILY: Arial">Fully Committed</SPAN></U></B></EM>, the riotous com=
edy by Becky Mode. </SPAN>The play will have<SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-wei=
ght: bold"> an additional performance on </SPAN></SPAN><st1:date Month=3D"2"=
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ight: bold">Friday Feb. 4th, 2005</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> at </SPAN><st1:time Hour=3D"20" Minut=
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place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><st1:Ci=
ty><st1:place>Hudson</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY=
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: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style=
: italic"><FONT size=3D3>"We've had a terrific response to the show, with ne=
ar sell out crowds,"  said Wayne Turney, the production's director=
. "The response has been fantastic, in spite of the weather. We probabl=
y all just needed a really good laugh!" <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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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">This devastatingly funny play follows a day in the=20=
life of Sam Peliczowski, an out-of-work actor who mans the red-hot reservati=
on line at </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><s=
t1:City><st1:place>Manhattan</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style=3D"FON=
T-FAMILY: Arial"></st1:place></st1:City>=E2=80=99s number-one restaurant. Co=
ercion, threats, bribes, histrionics =E2=80=93 a cast of desperate callers w=
ill stop at nothing in their zeal to land a prime reservation, or the right=20=
table. Amid the barrage, Sam=E2=80=99s got his own needs to contend with=20=
=E2=80=93 his recently widowed dad wants him home for Christmas, and he=E2=
=80=99s up for a choice part at </FONT></SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPA=
N style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><FONT size=3D3>Linc=
oln</FONT></SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></st1:Pl=
aceName><FONT size=3D3> </FONT></SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAM=
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e></st1:PlaceType><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></st1:place><FONT size=
=3D3>. While juggling scheming socialites, name-dropping wannabes, fickle ce=
lebrities and egomaniacal bosses, can he manage to look out for himself? A w=
onderful acting challenge, FULLY COMMITTED has forty wildly diverse characte=
rs designed played by a single performer.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style=3D"BACKGRO=
UND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><o:p><FONT size=
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<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><B><SPAN s=
tyle=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A. Neil Thackaberry</SPAN></B><SPAN style=3D"FON=
T-FAMILY: Arial"> is the Artistic Director and Founder of Actors=E2=80=99 </=
SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><st1:City><st1:=
place>Summit</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"=
></st1:place></st1:City> theater.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </=
SPAN>His recent acting assignments have included John Brown in <I style=3D"m=
so-bidi-font-style: normal">The Fight Against Slavery</I>, Neils Bohr in </F=
ONT></SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SP=
AN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><st1:City><st1:place><FONT size=3D3>Copenhag=
en</FONT></SPAN></I></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial=
"></st1:place></st1:City><FONT size=3D3>, Nic in <I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-s=
tyle: normal">The Guys</I>, and Henry Saunders in <I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-=
style: normal">Lend Me a Tenor</I>. A professional actor and director, he is=
 a member of the Screen Actors Guild,<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp=
; </SPAN>Actors=E2=80=99 Equity Association and AFTRA.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spa=
cerun: yes">  </SPAN>Locally he has appeared at Ensemble Theatre in <I>=
Kentucky Cycle</I>, the Cleveland Play House in <I>The Importance of Being E=
arnest</I>, and at Great Lakes Theatre Festival in <I>Richard III</I>. <o:p>=
</o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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Y: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style=3D"BACKGRO=
UND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>Tickets</FONT></SPAN></B><SPA=
N style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold=
"><BR><FONT size=3D3>Tickets are $25. College students and seniors receive a=
 $4 discount at all performances. Students under age 18 are admitted for hal=
f price. Group discounts and season subscriptions are still available. Ticke=
ts can be purchased by phone by calling 330-342-0800.  <o:p></o:p></FON=
T></SPAN></P>
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Y: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H2 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Arial">Web site <o:p></o:p></SPAN></H2>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN styl=
e=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Actors Summit Theater can be found on the web at ww=
w.actorssummit.org. Actors' </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-=
FAMILY: Arial"><st1:City><st1:place>Summit</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPA=
N style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></st1:place></st1:City> is a professional, no=
t for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts organization. We are seeking volunte=
ers and board members. For more details please call MaryJo or Neil at 330-34=
2-0800. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></st1:place></st1:City> is working under=
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