[NEohioPAL]Regional Premiere of Musical Comedy THE THING ABOUT MEN -- Extended Previews

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

Hudson, Ohio =20
June  12, 2005=20
Regional Premiere of =20

THE THING ABOUT  MEN=20
Actors=E2=80=99  Summit Theater announces the regional premiere of The  Thin=
g About=20
Men by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts. The play will  have three preview=20
performances on  Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 17, 18, and 19, and will=
 play=20
through July at  Actors=E2=80=99 Summit Theater in downtown Hudson. =20
The Thing  About Men, =E2=80=9Ca musical comedy  affair,=E2=80=9D is by the=20=
same team who=20
created I Love You, You=E2=80=99re Perfect, Now  Change, the longest-running=
 revue ever=20
to play in New York (now in its  seventh year off-Broadway.) Actors=E2=80=
=99 Summit=20
also presented the regional premiere  of that play which later had a six mon=
th=20
run at the Hanna Theatre in  Cleveland.=20
=E2=80=9CThis is the third play by Joe DiPietro that we=E2=80=99ve produced=
=E2=80=9D said  Artistic=20
Director Neil Thackaberry. =E2=80=9CEach one has been a real crowd pleaser.=20=
We  had to=20
extend both =E2=80=9CLove, Perfect, Change=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9COver the Ri=
ver and Through the =20
Woods.=E2=80=9D =20
The Play=20
Songwriters Joe DiPietro and Jimmy  Roberts tell an improbable story with wi=
t=20
and style that was based on a German  Film called simply =E2=80=9CMEN.=E2=
=80=9D =20
Tom is dismayed when he spots a hickey  on Lucy=E2=80=99s neck, since he has=
n=E2=80=99t been=20
anywhere near his wife=E2=80=99s neck in over a  week. His high-powered job=20=
at an=20
advertising agency; his most recent fling with  a woman in his office; and=20
tooling around in his Porsche have kept him too busy  for that. Lucy has tak=
en up=20
with bohemian, long-haired painter Sebastian, who  lives in a loft and works=
 at=20
Starbucks. While spying on him, Tom discovers that  Sebastian is looking for=
 a=20
roommate. Introducing himself as Milo, Tom persuades  Sebastian to let him=20
move in. As he attempts to sabotage the affair, chaos and  friendship ensues=
. In=20
true musical comedy fashion true love triumphs in the end  and everyone live=
s=20
happily ever after.=20
The Cast=20
Four of the cast members are returning to the Actors=E2=80=99 Summit stage.=20=
Jamie=20
Koeth and Sandra Emerick were previously seen  in Personals. Tricia Bestic h=
as =20
appeared at Actors=E2=80=99 Summit in Cricket on the Hearth and The  World G=
oes Round.=20
Kent LeMar returns for his tenth production at the  Hudson professional=20
theater. Joining the Actors=E2=80=99 Summit company for the first  time is S=
cott Boulware.  =20
Scott, a graduate of Solon High School, and Northwestern University, =20
currently lives in Philadelphia, but is known to Ohio audiences from his  ap=
pearance=20
in the Playhouse Square performance of =E2=80=9CLove, Perfect, Change.=E2=
=80=9D It  was in=20
that production that Scott worked with both Jamie Koeth and Tricia  Bestic.=20
Performance Schedule
The Thing About Men will have three  preview performances, June 17, 18, 19.=20=
=20
The official opening is Thursday, June 23. Regular performances continue=20
through  July 10, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00  PM  and Sundays at=
 2:00 =20
PM.=20
Tickets
Tickets for all three preview performances are $14 for all seats. Regular =20
tickets are $25 on Fridays and Saturdays and $22 on Thursdays and Sundays. =20
College students and seniors receive a $4 discount at all performances excep=
t  the=20
preview. Students under age 18 are admitted for half price. Group discounts=20=
=20
and season subscriptions are still available. Tickets can be purchased by=20
phone  by calling 330-342-0800.  =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=
 please=20
call MaryJo or Neil at 330-342-0800.  =20
Actors' Summit is working under a  developmental agreement with Actors'=20
Equity Association (the Union of professional Actors  and Stage Managers.) =20


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<H1 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=3Dcenter><SPAN=20
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MEN<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
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style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3D3>Acto=
rs=E2=80=99=20
Summit Theater <SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black">announces the regional premiere=20=
of <B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: norm=
al">The=20
Thing About Men </I></B>by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts. The </SPAN>play w=
ill=20
have<SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> three preview performances o=
n=20
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 17, 18, and 19, and will play through Jul=
y at=20
Actors=E2=80=99 Summit Theater in downtown Hudson. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>=
</SPAN></P>
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style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;=20=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The=
 Thing=20
About Men,</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> =E2=80=9Ca musi=
cal comedy=20
affair,=E2=80=9D is by the same team who created <B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I>I Love You, You=E2=80=99re Perfect=
, Now=20
Change</I></B>, the longest-running revue ever to play in New York (now in i=
ts=20
seventh year off-Broadway.) Actors=E2=80=99 Summit also presented the region=
al premiere=20
of that play which later had a six month run at the Hanna Theatre in=20
Cleveland.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN><=
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mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><FONT=20
size=3D3>=E2=80=9CThis is the third play by Joe DiPietro that we=E2=80=99ve=20=
produced=E2=80=9D said=20
Artistic Director Neil Thackaberry. =E2=80=9CEach one has been a real crowd=20=
pleaser. We=20
had to extend both =E2=80=9CLove, Perfect, Change=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9COver=
 the River and Through the=20
Woods.=E2=80=9D <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;=20=
mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><o:p><FONT=20
size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;=20=
mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><FONT=20
size=3D3>The Play<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>Songwriters Joe DiPietro and Jim=
my=20
Roberts tell an improbable story with wit and style that was based on a Germ=
an=20
Film called simply =E2=80=9CMEN.=E2=80=9D <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN><=
/P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>Tom is dismayed when he spots a=20=
hickey=20
on Lucy=E2=80=99s neck, since he hasn=E2=80=99t been anywhere near his wife=
=E2=80=99s neck in over a=20
week. His high-powered job at an advertising agency; his most recent fling w=
ith=20
a woman in his office; and tooling around in his Porsche have kept him too b=
usy=20
for that. Lucy has taken up with bohemian, long-haired painter Sebastian, wh=
o=20
lives in a loft and works at Starbucks. While spying on him, Tom discovers t=
hat=20
Sebastian is looking for a roommate. Introducing himself as Milo, Tom persua=
des=20
Sebastian to let him move in. As he attempts to sabotage the affair, chaos a=
nd=20
friendship ensues. In true musical comedy fashion true love triumphs in the=20=
end=20
and everyone lives happily ever after.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">=
<o:p><FONT=20
size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">=
<FONT=20
size=3D3>The Cast<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">=
<FONT=20
size=3D3>Four of the cast members are returning to the Actors=E2=80=99 Summi=
t stage. <B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Jamie Koeth</B> and <B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Sandra Emerick</B> were previously se=
en=20
in<B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Personals. </I>Tricia Bestic</B> has=20
appeared at Actors=E2=80=99 Summit in <B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: norm=
al"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Cricket on the Hearth</I></B> and <B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: norm=
al">The=20
World Goes Round.</I></B> Kent LeMar returns for his tenth production at the=
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Hudson professional theater. Joining the Actors=E2=80=99 Summit company for=20=
the first=20
time is <B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Scott Boulware</B>.=20
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">=
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style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">=
<FONT=20
size=3D3>Scott, a graduate of Solon High School, and Northwestern University=
,=20
currently lives in Philadelphia, but is known to Ohio audiences from his=20
appearance in the Playhouse Square performance of =E2=80=9CLove, Perfect, Ch=
ange.=E2=80=9D It=20
was in that production that Scott worked with both Jamie Koeth and Tricia=20
Bestic.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">=
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style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">=
<FONT=20
size=3D3>Performance Schedule</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">=
<BR><FONT=20
size=3D3><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Thing About Men</I></B> will have=20=
three=20
<SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">preview performances, June 17, 18=
, 19.=20
The official opening is Thursday, June 23. Regular performances continue thr=
ough=20
July 10, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT=20
size=3D3><st1:time Hour=3D"20" Minute=3D"0"><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;=20=
mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">8:00=20
PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;=20=
mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">=20
and Sundays at </SPAN><st1:time Hour=3D"14" Minute=3D"0"><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;=20=
mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">2:00=20
PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;=20=
mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<FONT=20
size=3D3>Tickets</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;=20=
mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><BR><FONT=20
size=3D3>Tickets for all three preview performances are $14 for all seats. R=
egular=20
tickets are $25 on Fridays and Saturdays and $22 on Thursdays and Sundays.=20
College students and seniors receive a $4 discount at all performances excep=
t=20
the preview. Students under age 18 are admitted for half price. Group discou=
nts=20
and season subscriptions are still available. Tickets can be purchased by ph=
one=20
by calling 330-342-0800.  <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<H2 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"=
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style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Actors Summit Theat=
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be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org. Actors'=20
</SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Summit</SPAN></st1:=
place></st1:City><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> is a professional,=
 not=20
for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts organization. We are seeking volunteer=
s=20
and board members. For more details please call MaryJo or Neil at 330-342-08=
00.=20
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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