[NEohioPAL]Actors' Summit Extends Critically Acclaimed THE THING ABOUT MEN

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Tue Jul 5 12:20:17 PDT 2005 

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

Hudson, Ohio =20
July  5, 2005=20
Critically  Acclaimed

THE THING ABOUT  MEN=20
Extends Run at Actors=E2=80=99  Summit=20
Actors=E2=80=99  Summit announces six additional performances of the  region=
al=20
premiere of The Thing About Men by Joe DiPietro  and Jimmy Roberts. The play=
 will=20
have performances on Thursday, Friday, and  Saturday, July 14, 15, and 16, a=
nd=20
July 21, 22, and 23 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
Critical Acclaim=20
Theater critics have been unanimous in  their praise of the production. Lind=
a=20
Eisenstein in the Plain Dealer wrote:  =E2=80=9CIt's a sparkling production=20=
of a =20
wickedly funny show, where the observations are keen, the lyrics are clever=20=
and =20
the characters irresistibly endearing. It's such a good time that you'd have=
=20
no  hesitation seeing it twice so you can share it with friends.=E2=80=9D Ke=
rry Clawson=20
of the Beacon Journal wrote: =E2=80=9CThe  quirky little musical The Thing A=
bout Men=20
is light and fun summer fare at  Actors' Summit in Hudson.=E2=80=9D=20
The cast of five  also came in for high praise. =E2=80=9CSandra Emerick is d=
elightful=20
in the role of Lucy,  Tom=E2=80=99s wife and Sebastian=E2=80=99s lover.  She=
 belts out her=20
songs in a strong  voice and makes the words meaningful.=E2=80=9D said Roy B=
erko of the=20
Times  newspapers.  David Ritchey in the West Side Leader opined: =E2=80=9CK=
ent LeMar=20
 (Actor No. 1) and Tricia Bestic (Actress No. 1) steal the show. This=20
talented  duo play dozens of characters, some with only two or three lines.=20=
LeMar=20
almost  stops the show as the snooty guard at the restaurant.=E2=80=9D Accor=
ding to=20
Clawson  =E2=80=9CW. Jamie Koeth is a delightful  foil as the free and easy=20=
Sebastian,=20
whose long red hair and tie-dye T-shirts  get a comic second-act transformat=
ion.=E2=80=9D=20
And Ritchey wrote: =E2=80=9CBoulware is  performing for the first time at Ac=
tors=E2=80=99=20
Summit. He is the perfect romantic  lead. Koeth has a strong singing voice.=20=
=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
Performance Schedule
The Thing About Men will have four  performances this weekend: Thursday,=20
Friday, and Saturday at 8:00  PM and  Sunday at 2:00  PM. The  six additiona=
l=20
performances will be Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00.=20
Tickets
Regular tickets are $25 on Fridays and Saturdays and $22 on Thursdays and =20
Sundays. College students and seniors receive a $4 discount at all performan=
ces =20
except the preview. Students under age 18 are admitted for half price. Group=
 =20
discounts and season subscriptions are still available. Tickets can be=20
purchased  by 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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align=3Dcenter><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I=20
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MEN<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
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align=3Dcenter><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Extends Run at Act=
ors=E2=80=99=20
Summit<o:p></o:p></SPAN></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 <SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black">announces six additional performances of=
 the=20
regional premiere of <B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Thing About Men </I></B>by Joe DiP=
ietro=20
and Jimmy Roberts. The </SPAN>play will have<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> performances on Thursday, Friday, and=20
Saturday, July 14, 15, and 16, and July 21, 22, and 23 at Actors=E2=80=99 Su=
mmit Theater=20
in downtown Hudson. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></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=
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size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<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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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><F=
ONT=20
size=3D3>Critical Acclaim<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Theater critics have been unanimo=
us in=20
their praise of the production. Linda Eisenstein in the Plain Dealer wrote:=20
=E2=80=9C</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">It's a sparkling producti=
on of a=20
wickedly funny show, where the observations are keen, the lyrics are clever=20=
and=20
the characters irresistibly endearing. It's such a good time that you'd have=
 no=20
hesitation seeing it twice so you can share it with friends.=E2=80=9D <SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black">Kerry Clawson of the Beacon Journal wrote: =E2=80=9C<=
/SPAN>The=20
quirky little musical <I>The Thing About Men </I>is light and fun summer far=
e at=20
Actors' Summit in Hudson.=E2=80=9D<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The cast=20=
of five=20
also came in for high praise. =E2=80=9CSandra Emerick is delightful in the r=
ole of Lucy,=20
Tom=E2=80=99s wife and Sebastian=E2=80=99s lover.  She belts out her so=
ngs in a strong=20
voice and makes the words meaningful.=E2=80=9D said Roy Berko of the Times=20
newspapers.  David Ritchey in the West Side Leader opined: =E2=80=9C</S=
PAN><SPAN=20
class=3Dtext38><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">Kent LeM=
ar=20
(Actor No. 1) and Tricia Bestic (Actress No. 1) steal the show. This talente=
d=20
duo play dozens of characters, some with only two or three lines. LeMar almo=
st=20
stops the show as the snooty guard at the restaurant.=E2=80=9D According to=20=
Clawson=20
=E2=80=9C</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">W. Jamie Koeth is=20=
a delightful=20
foil as the free and easy Sebastian, whose long red hair and tie-dye T-shirt=
s=20
get a comic second-act transformation.=E2=80=9D And Ritchey wrote: =E2=80=
=9C</SPAN><SPAN=20
class=3Dtext38><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">Boulware=
 is=20
performing for the first time at Actors=E2=80=99 Summit. He is the perfect r=
omantic=20
lead. Koeth has a strong singing voice. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></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">=
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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=
four=20
performances this weekend: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at </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">=
8:00=20
PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">=
 and=20
Sunday 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">=
2:00=20
PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">=
. The=20
six additional performances will be Thursdays through Saturdays at=20
</SPAN><st1:time Hour=3D"8" Minute=3D"0"><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">=
8:00</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">=
.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></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"><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">=
<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>Regular tickets are $25 on Fridays and Saturdays and $22 on Thursda=
ys and=20
Sundays. College students and seniors receive a $4 discount at all performan=
ces=20
except the preview. Students under age 18 are admitted for half price. Group=
=20
discounts and season subscriptions are still available. Tickets can be purch=
ased=20
by phone 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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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Actors Summit Theat=
er can=20
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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