[NEohioPAL]Actors' Summit presents Regional Premiere of THE SHAKESPEARE REVUE

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For Immediate Release
For additional information contact:=20
Neil Thackaberry 330-342-0800


Hudson, Ohio=20
April 15, 2005
Regional Premiere of=20
The Shakespeare Revue
           =20
Actors=E2=80=99 Summit Theater announces the regional premiere of The Shakes=
peare=20
Revue by Christopher Luscombe and Malcolm McKee. The play which consists of=20=
comic=20
sketches, songs and poetry about William Shakespeare, his plays, and the=20
actors who perform them, will have a preview performance on Thursday, May 5,=
 and=20
will play through May 22 at Actors=E2=80=99 Summit Theater in downtown Hudso=
n.=20
=20
=E2=80=9CWe=E2=80=99re delighted that we were able to secure the rights,=E2=
=80=9D said Artistic=20
Director Neil Thackaberry. =E2=80=9CWe saw the original production in London=
 and fell in=20
love with it.=E2=80=9D With a cast of four singer/actors and one pianist/act=
or/singer,=20
the show is a comic whirlwind of songs and sketches.
=20
The Play
Called by one critic =E2=80=9CA joyous words-and-music anthology in loving m=
ockery of=20
the Bard,=E2=80=9D this sparkling entertainment is made up of the finest com=
ic=20
writing inspired by Shakespeare, as well as classic songs and sketches by su=
ch=20
well-known talents as Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter, Noel Coward, Tom Lehrer=
, Monty=20
Python, and Dudley Moore. It also features specially written material by=20
contemporary comedians. =E2=80=9CAnd what=E2=80=99s remarkable about the who=
le evening is that=20
beyond the often irreverent laughter there are frequent glimpses of Shakespe=
are=E2=80=99
s matchless beauty and depth of feeling.=E2=80=9D (Daily Telegraph).
=20
Performance Schedule
The Shakespeare Revue will have a preview performance on Thursday, May 5. Th=
e=20
official opening is May 6; with regular performances continue through May 22=
,=20
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 2:00 PM.
=20
Tickets
Preview tickets are $14 for all seats. Tickets are $25 on Fridays and=20
Saturdays and $22 on Thursdays and Sundays. College students and seniors rec=
eive a $4=20
discount at all performances except the preview. Students under age 18 are=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
=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
=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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try about William Shakespeare, his plays, and the actors who perform them, w=
ill have<SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> a preview performance on=
 Thursday, May 5, and will play through May 22 at Actors=E2=80=99 Summit The=
ater in downtown Hudson. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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t: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><FONT size=3D3>=E2=80=9CWe=E2=80=99re=20=
delighted that we were able to secure the rights,=E2=80=9D said Artistic Dir=
ector Neil Thackaberry. =E2=80=9CWe saw the original production in London an=
d fell in love with it.=E2=80=9D With a cast of four singer/actors and one p=
ianist/actor/singer, the show is a comic whirlwind of songs and sketches.<o:=
p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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Y: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>Called by one critic =E2=80=9CA joyous words-and-mu=
sic anthology in loving mockery of the Bard,=E2=80=9D this sparkling enterta=
inment is made up of the finest comic writing inspired by Shakespeare, as we=
ll as classic songs and sketches by such well-known talents as Stephen Sondh=
eim, Cole Porter, Noel Coward, Tom Lehrer, Monty Python, and Dudley Moore. I=
t also features specially written material by contemporary comedians. =E2=
=80=9CAnd what=E2=80=99s remarkable about the whole evening is that beyond t=
he often irreverent laughter there are frequent glimpses of Shakespeare=E2=
=80=99s matchless beauty and depth of feeling.=E2=80=9D (Daily Telegraph).<o=
:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=
.0pt"><BR><FONT size=3D3><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style=
=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Shakespeare Revue</I></B> will have <SP=
AN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">a preview performance on Thursday, M=
ay 5. The official opening is May 6; with regular performances continue thro=
ugh May 22, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT=
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ickets</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial=
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>Preview tickets are $14 for all seats. Tickets are $25 on Fridays and Satur=
days and $22 on Thursdays and Sundays. College students and seniors receive=20=
a $4 discount at all performances except the preview. Students under age 18=20=
are admitted for half price. Group discounts and season subscriptions are st=
ill available. Tickets can be purchased by phone by calling 330-342-0800.&nb=
sp; <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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rts organization. We are seeking volunteers and board members. For more deta=
ils please call MaryJo or Neil at 330-342-0800. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P=
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