[NEohioPAL]GLTF Presents a Pair of Powerful Classics This Fall

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For Immediate Release

August 23, 2005 

Great Lakes Theater Festival Presents

A Powerful Pair of Classics This Fall

In Rotating Repertory

GLTF's resident company of actors performs both 

Amadeus and As You Like It on the same stage for six weeks 

to launch second half of Festival's 44th season.

CLEVELAND, OH - Great Lakes Theater Festival (GLTF) commences the second
half of its 2005 season with a Fall Repertory that features Peter Shaffer's
Tony Award-winning thriller Amadeus and William Shakespeare's classic
romantic comedy As You Like It. The productions will be performed in
rotating repertory at the Ohio Theatre, Playhouse Square Center, September
16 - October 22, 2005. The Fall Repertory event features a single company of
twenty-one actors performing two alternating plays on the same stage over
six weeks. Gordon Reinhart will direct Amadeus and Risa Brainin will direct
As You Like It.

Great Lakes Theater Festival's production of Amadeus is presented with
generous support from Moen, Inc. and As You Like It is sponsored by The
Great Lakes Theater Festival Business Alliance (members include Jo-Ann
Stores, Inc. and Fifth Third Bank).  Media sponsors for the Festival's 2005
season are Cleveland.com, Cleveland Free Times, WCLV 104.9 and WCPN 90.3
ideastream. Great Lakes Theater Festival's 2005 season is dedicated to the
memory of James O. Roberts (GLTF Trustee 1984-2005).

"We couldn't have asked for a better start to our 2005 season," said GLTF
Producing Artistic Director, Charles Fee, at the midpoint of the Festival's
44th year.  "It's an exciting time to be at Great Lakes.   The renaissance
of this company is really beginning to build momentum.  Our season ticket
attendance is up more than 25% over last season, our company of artists
continues to produce theater of the absolute highest caliber and the
response from our audience to our work and to the concept of producing
theater in rotating repertory has been overwhelmingly positive.  Looking
forward to the two amazing pieces of theater that make up our Fall
Repertory, I couldn't be more thrilled.  There are big things on the horizon
for Great Lakes Theater Festival and this season is just the beginning."  

The Festival's Fall Repertory opens with Amadeus starring Cleveland favorite
Andrew May in the role of Salieri. Set in the opulent splendor of 18th
century Vienna, Peter Shaffer's thrilling and wickedly funny Tony
Award-winning drama pits blazing human ambition against heavenly genius.
Antonio Salieri is exalted as the most famous composer in a city of
musicians, until the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arrives. Brutally
confronted with the limitations of his own talent and believing God to have
abandoned him, Salieri embarks on a desperate course of action.  Making his
artistic debut with the Festival, Gordon Reinhart will direct the
production.

"I think one of the things that's so exciting about this play for audiences
is that it offers a rare opportunity to catch a glimpse of Mozart the human
being," said Reinhart in a recent interview.  "Certainly the world of the
play is the world of Mozart's music.  But to see this unbelievably famous
artist walk and breathe and live and talk.alive.right on the stage before
you is exhilarating.  And Peter Shaffer has created a brilliant window into
the life of his title character.  What is particularly interesting to me in
Amadeus is that Shaffer really takes a stab at what Mozart might have
created from.  Often, we divorce an artist from their work.  The work lives
on and the name may live on.but we really don't have a sense of the human
being or the life experiences that collided to shape their work.  Shaffer
reintroduces the human element to the equation with deft strokes.  But
Amadeus is not a documentary.  It is a story.the oldest type of theater.  I
think that is another element that makes this play so rewarding.it is
someone telling us a great story.  And through the fascinating lens of our
narrator, Salieri, we experience a haunting, larger than life telling of it.
With Andrew May at the helm of this production as Salieri, I think we are in
for a real treat.   He is an extraordinary actor.  This role is in many ways
the modern Hamlet.  It's very rewarding to witness an artist of Andrew's
caliber confront a great role like Salieri head on.  I think audiences are
going to be thrilled with his performance."

William Shakespeare's classic comedy As You Like It completes the Festival's
Fall Repertory pairing.  Comic twists and turns abound in the uncharted
territory of the Forest of Arden, where Rosalind seeks refuge after being
wrongfully banished by her uncle. Her unfortunate exile is transformed into
a charming adventure when she encounters some of Shakespeare's most beloved
characters - colorful fools, witty rustics, and the handsome, love struck
Orlando. A wondrous mating dance ensues that transforms the lost into lovers
and replaces the tyranny of the town with the peace of the country.  Risa
Brainin returns to the Festival to direct As You Like It after staging last
season's critically acclaimed production of Julius Caesar at GLTF.

"What strikes me most about As You Like It is its clear depiction of how we
can get stuck in our ways, how we cling to order, to rules, to ways of
thinking that seem to give us some comfort when we feel threatened. And how
it takes a monumental change in environment to break us away from our
comfort zone, and cause us to have a paradigm shift," said Brainin of her
production, which is set in a 1930s milieu and takes its visual cues from
the disparate artistic stylings of Tadao Ando's architecture and Maxfield
Parrish's landscapes.  She continued, "In Arden, there are no rules
whatsoever. A girl can be a boy. A cynic can become an optimist, a city
person can fall in love with a country person, and a Republican can even
converse with a Democrat!  There is no sense of time.  There are no hard and
fast rules.  We are in such an interesting moment in history where all of
our notions of right and wrong, order and chaos are being questioned.  As
the world becomes smaller, the old systems that used to define the world are
becoming obsolete. The concept of hierarchy is literally falling down, and
nature is the best informant of what is most important. Wonderful
transformation can occur when we are released from the regular, day to day,
cyclical, and sometimes rigid routines of our ordered lives.  As You Like It
invites us to revel in that release!"  

GLTF's Fall Repertory features a single company of twenty-one actors
performing roles in both plays. Fourteen members of the acting company are
Cleveland-based actors. "Top to bottom, this is an absolutely outstanding
classical company of actors. To a person, this cast is experienced, skilled
and very, very talented," said Charles Fee of his repertory ensemble. "We
are especially proud to have such a large number of Cleveland actors in our
company this season. I think it clearly demonstrates the Festival's
commitment to the local acting community as well as to the economic
development of the city of Cleveland." 

"This is an exciting time for Great Lakes Theater Festival," continued Fee
regarding Cleveland's classic theater. "Of all the changes that we have made
over the past several seasons, what is most rewarding to me is to have been
able to renew our commitment as an organization to the idea of company. On
an artistic level, on an administrative level and in our work throughout
this vibrant community, the idea of company has and will continue to yield
great results for the Festival. I look forward to kicking off the second
half of our season with this pair of classic plays and I can't wait to share
them with Cleveland." 

Opening Night performances of Amadeus (September 17th) and As You Like It
(October 1st) have been scheduled for Saturday evenings with preview
performances of both productions scheduled for Friday nights. Curtain times
for all evening performances will remain at 7:30 p.m., with a 1:30 p.m.
curtain time for Saturday matinees and a 3:00 p.m. curtain time for Sunday
matinees. Both productions in GLTF's Fall Repertory will continue to offer
sign interpreted and audio described performances as well as the popular
Director's Night and Playnotes pre-show discussion series. (Consult the
enclosed season performance calendars for complete details.) 

Single tickets for Great Lakes Theater Festival productions range in price
from $21.50-$55.00 (Student tickets $12.50 - any performance / any seat) and
are available by calling (216) 241-6000, by ordering online
<http://www.greatlakestheater.org/tickets/> , by visiting the Playhouse
Square Center Box office or any Tickets.com outlet located within all Tops
Friendly Markets. Groups of ten or more receive discounts as do educators
and students. (Consult the enclosed information sheet for complete ticketing
and contact details.)

Since 1962, Great Lakes Theater Festival has brought the pleasure, power and
relevance of classic theater to the widest possible audience in Northern
Ohio. The first resident company of Playhouse Square Center, Great Lakes
Theater Festival has called the Ohio Theatre home since 1982.

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Media Contact:

Todd Krispinsky

Marketing and Public Relations Director

Great Lakes Theater Festival

1501 Euclid Avenue, Suite 300

(216) 241-5490 x317

(216) 241-6315 Fax

www.greatlakestheater.org

Discover Shakespeare's Great Company!

The Summer Repertory (July 29-September 3)

The Merry Wives of Windsor & You Can't Take It With You

Visit our website at www.greatlakestheater.org to order tickets or to
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style=3D'font-family:Arial'> Presents<o:p></o:p></span></font></h3>

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face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:19.0pt;font-family:Arial'>A Powerful <b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Pair of Classics</span></b> This <b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Fall</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></h3>

<h3 align=3Dleft style=3D'text-align:left'><font size=3D5 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:19.0pt;font-family:Arial'>In <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Rotating
Repertory</span></b></span></font><font face=3DArial><span =
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<h2><b><i><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic'>GLTF’s resident =
company of
actors performs both <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></h2>

<h2><b><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Amadeus</span></font></b><i>=
<font
size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal;font-style:italic'> and </span></font></i><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>As You Like =
It</span></font><i><font
size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal;font-style:italic'> on the same stage for six weeks =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></h2>

<h2><b><i><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic'>to launch second half of
Festival’s 44<sup>th</sup> =
season.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></h2>

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<st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
 w:st=3D"on">CLEVELAND</st1:City>,
 <st1:State w:st=3D"on">OH</st1:State></st1:place>
– Great Lakes Theater =
Festival
(GLTF) commences the second half of its 2005 season with a Fall Repertory that features Peter
Shaffer’s Tony Award-winning =
thriller Amadeus and William =
Shakespeare’s
classic romantic comedy As You Like =
It.
The productions will be performed in rotating repertory at the Ohio =
Theatre, <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Playhouse</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceType
 w:st=3D"on">Square</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
September 16 – October 22, 2005. The Fall Repertory event features =
a single company
of twenty-one actors performing two alternating plays on the =
same
stage over six weeks. Gordon =
Reinhart
will direct Amadeus and =
Risa Brainin will direct As You Like =
It.<o:p></o:p>

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face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:Arial'><o:p> =
</o:p></span></font></p>

Great
Lakes Theater Festival’s production of Amadeus
is presented with generous support from Moen,
Inc. and As You Like =
It
is sponsored by The Great Lakes =
Theater
Festival Business <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Alliance</st1:City></st1:place>
(members include Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. and Fifth Third =
Bank).  Media
sponsors for the Festival’s 2005 season are Cleveland.com, =
Cleveland Free
Times, WCLV 104.9 and WCPN 90.3 ideastream. Great Lakes Theater
Festival’s 2005 season is dedicated to the memory of James O. =
Roberts
(GLTF Trustee 1984-2005).<o:p></o:p>

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face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>“We couldn’t have asked for a better start =
to our
2005 season,” said GLTF Producing Artistic Director, Charles Fee, =
at the
midpoint of the Festival’s 44<sup>th</sup> =
year.</span></font></b><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:
Arial'>  “It’s an exciting time to be at <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Great
 Lakes</st1:place>.   The renaissance of this company is =
really beginning to
build momentum.  Our <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>season =
ticket attendance
is up more than 25%</span></b> over last season, our <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:
bold'>company of artists continues to produce theater of the absolute =
highest
caliber</span></b> and the <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>response =
from our
audience</span></b> to our work and to the concept of producing theater =
in
rotating repertory has been <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>overwhelmingly
positive.</span></b>  Looking forward to the two amazing pieces of =
theater that
make up our Fall Repertory, I couldn’t be more thrilled.  =
There are big
things on the horizon for Great Lakes Theater Festival and this season =
is just
the beginning.”  <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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The Festival’s Fall Repertory opens with =
Amadeus starring <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
 w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place> favorite Andrew May in the =
role of
Salieri. Set in the opulent splendor of 18th
century <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Vienna</st1:City></st1:place>,
Peter Shaffer's thrilling and wickedly funny Tony Award-winning drama =
pits
blazing human ambition against heavenly genius. Antonio Salieri is =
exalted as
the most famous composer in a city of musicians, until the young =
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart arrives. Brutally confronted with the limitations of his =
own
talent and believing God to have abandoned him, Salieri embarks on a =
desperate
course of action.  Making his artistic debut with the Festival, =
Gordon Reinhart will direct the =
production.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%'><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%'><b><font size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>“I think one of the things that’s so =
exciting
about this play for audiences is that it offers a rare opportunity to =
catch a
glimpse of Mozart <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>the human =
being</span></i>,”
said Reinhart in a recent interview.</span></font></b><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:Arial'>  =
“Certainly
the world of the play is the world of Mozart’s music.  But to =
see this
unbelievably famous artist walk and breathe and live and
talk…alive…right on the stage before you is =
exhilarating.  And
Peter Shaffer has created a brilliant window into the life of his title =
character. 
What is particularly interesting to me in <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Amadeus
</span></i>is that Shaffer really takes a stab at what Mozart might have
created from.  Often, we divorce an artist from their work.  =
The work lives on
and the name may live on…but we really don’t have a sense of =
the
human being or the life experiences that collided to shape their =
work.  Shaffer
reintroduces the human element to the equation with deft strokes.  =
But <i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Amadeus</span></i> is not a =
documentary.  It is a
story…the oldest type of theater.  I think that is another =
element that
makes this play so rewarding…it is someone telling us a great =
story.  And
through the fascinating lens of our narrator, Salieri, we experience a =
haunting,
larger than life telling of it.  With Andrew May at the helm of =
this production
as Salieri, I think we are in for a real treat.   He is an =
extraordinary
actor.  This role is in many ways the modern Hamlet.  =
It’s very rewarding
to witness an artist of Andrew’s caliber confront a great role =
like Salieri
head on.  I think audiences are going to be thrilled with his
performance.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:Arial'><o:p> =
</o:p></span></font></p>

William Shakespeare’s classic comedy As You Like It completes the
Festival’s Fall Repertory pairing.  =
Comic
twists and turns abound in the uncharted territory of the <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Forest
 of Arden</st1:place>, where Rosalind seeks refuge after being =
wrongfully
banished by her uncle. Her unfortunate exile is transformed into a =
charming
adventure when she encounters some of Shakespeare’s most beloved
characters - colorful fools, witty rustics, and the handsome, love =
struck <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Orlando</st1:City></st1:place>. A =
wondrous mating
dance ensues that transforms the lost into lovers and replaces the =
tyranny of
the town with the peace of the country.  Risa
Brainin returns to the Festival to direct As You Like It after staging last season’s =
critically acclaimed production of Julius Caesar at =
GLTF.<o:p></o:p>

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style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%'><b><font size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
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font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>

“What strikes me most about As You Like It is its clear depiction of how we can =
get
stuck in our ways, how we =
cling to
order, to rules, to ways of thinking that seem to give us some comfort =
when we
feel threatened. And how it takes a
monumental change in environment to break us away from our comfort zone, =
and cause
us to have a paradigm shift,” said Brainin of her =
production,
which is set in a 1930s =
milieu and
takes its visual cues from the =
disparate
artistic stylings of Tadao Ando’s architecture and Maxfield
Parrish’s landscapes.  She continued, “In =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Arden</st1:City></st1:place>, there =
are no rules
whatsoever. A girl can be a boy. A cynic can become an optimist, a city =
person
can fall in love with a country person, and a Republican can even =
converse with
a Democrat!  There is no sense of time.  There are no hard and =
fast rules.  We
are in such an interesting moment in history where all of our notions of =
right
and wrong, order and chaos are being questioned.  As the world =
becomes smaller,
the old systems that used to define the world are becoming obsolete. The
concept of hierarchy is literally falling down, and nature is the best
informant of what is most important. Wonderful transformation can occur =
when we
are released from the regular, day to day, cyclical, and sometimes rigid
routines of our ordered lives.  As You Like
It invites us to revel in that release!”  =
<o:p></o:p>

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size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:Arial'><o:p> =
</o:p></span></font></p>

GLTF’s Fall Repertory features a single company =
of
twenty-one actors performing roles in both plays. Fourteen members of =
the
acting company are Cleveland-based actors.
“Top to bottom, this is an absolutely outstanding classical =
company of
actors. To a person, this cast is experienced, skilled and very, very
talented,” said Charles Fee of his repertory ensemble. =
“We are especially proud to have such a large =
number of
<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>
actors in our company this season. I think it clearly =
demonstrates
the Festival’s commitment to the local acting community as well as =
to the
economic development of the city of <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>.”
<o:p></o:p>

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size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:Arial'><o:p> =
</o:p></span></font></p>

“This is an exciting time for Great Lakes =
Theater Festival,”
continued Fee regarding <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>’s
classic theater. “Of =
all the
changes that we have made over the past several seasons, what is most =
rewarding
to me is to have been able to renew our commitment as an organization to =
the idea of company. On an =
artistic level,
on an administrative level and in our work throughout this vibrant =
community,
the idea of company has and will continue to yield great results for the
Festival. I look forward to kicking off the second half of our season =
with this
pair of classic plays and I can’t wait to share them with =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>.” =
<o:p></o:p>

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size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:Arial'><o:p> =
</o:p></span></font></p>

Opening
Night performances of Amadeus (September
17th) and As You Like =
It
(October 1st) have been scheduled for Saturday evenings with =
preview
performances of both productions scheduled for Friday nights. Curtain =
times for
all evening performances will remain at 7:30 p.m., with a 1:30 p.m. =
curtain
time for Saturday matinees and a 3:00 p.m. curtain time for Sunday =
matinees. Both productions in GLTF’s =
Fall
Repertory will continue to offer =
sign interpreted
and audio described performances as well as the popular =
Director’s Night and =
Playnotes pre-show discussion =
series.
(Consult the enclosed season performance calendars for complete =
details.) <o:p></o:p>

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size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:Arial'><o:p> =
</o:p></span></font></p>

Single tickets for Great Lakes Theater Festival =
productions range
in price from $21.50-$55.00 (Student tickets $12.50 – any =
performance /
any seat) and are available by calling (216)
241-6000, by ordering <a =
href=3D"http://www.greatlakestheater.org/tickets/">online</a>,
by visiting the Playhouse Square Center Box office or any Tickets.com =
outlet
located within all Tops Friendly Markets. Groups
of ten or more receive discounts as do educators and =
students.
(Consult the enclosed information sheet for complete ticketing and =
contact
details.) <o:p></o:p>

Since
1962, Great Lakes Theater Festival has brought the pleasure, power and
relevance of classic theater to the widest possible audience in =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on">Northern Ohio</st1:place>. The first resident company of =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Playhouse</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceType
 w:st=3D"on">Square</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
Great Lakes Theater Festival has called the Ohio Theatre home since =
1982.<o:p></o:p>

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size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:Arial'><o:p> =
</o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold'>Media =
Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Todd Krispinsky</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Marketing and Public Relations =
Director</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Great Lakes Theater =
Festival</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address =
w:st=3D"on"><font size=3D2
  face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>1501 =
Euclid
  Avenue, Suite =
300</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(216) 241-5490 x317</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(216) 241-6315 Fax</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a =
href=3D"http://www.greatlakestheater.org">www.greatlakestheater.org</a></=
span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3D3 color=3Dred face=3D"Times =
New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:red'>Discover Shakespeare's Great =
Company!</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Summer Repertory (July 29-September =
3)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><em><b><i><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>The Merry Wives of Windsor =
& You
Can't Take It With You</span></font></i></b></em><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Visit our website at <a
href=3D"http://www.greatlakestheater.org">www.greatlakestheater.org</a> =
to order tickets
or to consult a complete list of performances dates and =
times.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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style=3D'font-size:
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