[NEohioPAL]The musical "Children's Letters to God" comes to the Akron Civic Theatre

Fri Oct 14 12:26:03 PDT 2005

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The musical Children's Letters to God, inspired by the bestselling book =
of the same name, highlights the tell-it-like it is revelations of young =
people writing to "the Big G." Answers to hard-hitting questions like =
"Dear God: How did you know you were God?" and "Why do my feet stink?" =
are answered during its performance at the Akron Civic Theatre Saturday, =
Oct. 29 at 3 p.m.=20

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Children's Letters to God "is a whimsical and charming family-oriented =
production about the innocent joys of growing up!" (The Daily News). The =
story addresses the unavoidable issues of, the death of a pet, parents =
divorcing, friends moving away and childhood crushes. Among the =
questions asked by the young letter-writers include "Dear God: If you're =
so famous, how come you're not on TV?" and "Are you really invisible or =
is that just a trick?"=20

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Children's Letters to God is a wise yet na=EFve story recited by five =
talented young actors, Cleo Berry, Kari Morris, Matte O'Brien, Traci =
Skoldberg and Joseph Zahn. Stuart Hample, the creator of the best =
selling book, has adapted "Letters" from the page to the stage with =
music by David Evans (Birds of Paradise) and lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen =
(No Way to Treat a Lady ). The set design is by Anna Louizos, lighting =
design by Kirk Bookman, sound design by Peter Hylenski and costume =
design by Gail Brassard.=20

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"What drew me to Children's Letters to God was its universal message =
about discovery and wonderment," Director Stafford Arima told Playbill =
On-Line. "Stuart, Doug and David have created an engaging and utterly =
charming musical that truly celebrates and illuminates those questions =
in life everyone asks. What I love about the material is that it crosses =
the boundaries of age, geography and religion: Everyone can connect with =
this material whether he or she is 10 years old or 90, or whether he or =
she is from the United States, Canada or Korea. Most importantly, the =
show deals with questions and issues that are related to life and not a =
specific religion."=20

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For tickets and event information, call the Akron Civic Theatre Box =
Office at 330.253.2488 or The University of Akron's E.J. Thomas Hall =
Ticket Office at 330.972.7570. Tickets are also available at all =
Ticketmaster Centers or charge-by-phone at 330.945.9400 (Akron), =
216.241.5555 (Cleveland) or online at www.ticketmaster.com =
<http://www.ticketmaster.com/> . Tickets range in price from $27.50 to =
$17.50. Group discount rates available by calling 330.972.8881.

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This performance is part of the Chase Beyond Broadway Series. Other =
2005-2006 season sponsors include Ohio Arts Council, The Goodyear Tire =
and Rubber Company, Akron Community Foundation and The Robert O. Orr & =
Annamae Orr Family Foundation.=20

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The =
musical Children's Letters to God, =
inspired by the
bestselling book of the same name, highlights the tell-it-like it is
revelations of young people writing to “the Big G.” Answers =
to hard-hitting
questions like "Dear God: How did you know you were God?" and
“Why do my feet stink?” are answered during its performance =
at the
Akron Civic Theatre Saturday, Oct. 29 at 3 p.m. <o:p></o:p>

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Children’s Letters to =
God “is a
whimsical and charming family-oriented production about the innocent =
joys of
growing up!” (The Daily News). The story addresses the unavoidable =
issues
of, the death of a pet, parents divorcing, friends moving away and =
childhood
crushes. Among the questions asked by the young letter-writers include =
"Dear
God: If you're so famous, how come you're not on TV?" and "Are =
you
really invisible or is that just a trick?" =
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Children's Letters to =
God is a wise yet
na=EFve story recited by five talented young actors, Cleo Berry, Kari Morris, Matte O’Brien, =
Traci
Skoldberg and Joseph Zahn. Stuart Hample, the creator of the best =
selling book,
has adapted “Letters”
from the page to the =
stage with
music by David Evans (Birds of Paradise) and
lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen (No Way to Treat a Lady ). The set design is by Anna Louizos, lighting design by =
Kirk
Bookman, sound design by Peter Hylenski and costume design by Gail =
Brassard. <o:p></o:p>

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"What drew me to =
Children's Letters to God was its
universal message about discovery and wonderment," Director =
Stafford Arima
told Playbill On-Line. "Stuart, Doug and David have created an =
engaging
and utterly charming musical that truly celebrates and illuminates those
questions in life everyone asks. What I love about the material is that =
it
crosses the boundaries of age, geography and religion: Everyone can =
connect
with this material whether he or she is 10 years old or 90, or whether =
he or
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States</st1:country-region>,
<st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Canada</st1:country-region> or =
<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region
 w:st=3D"on">Korea</st1:country-region></st1:place>. Most importantly, =
the show
deals with questions and issues that are related to life and not a =
specific
religion." <o:p></o:p>

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For
tickets and event information, call the Akron Civic Theatre Box Office =
at
330.253.2488 or The <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType>
 of <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Akron</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>’s =
E.J.
Thomas Hall Ticket Office at 330.972.7570. Tickets are also available at =
all <st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">Ticketmaster</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Centers</st1:PlaceType>
or charge-by-phone at 330.945.9400 (<st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Akron</st1:City>),
216.241.5555 (<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>)
or online at <a href=3D"http://www.ticketmaster.com/">www.ticketmaster.com</a>. Tickets =
range in
price from $27.50 to $17.50. Group discount rates available by calling
330.972.8881.<o:p></o:p>

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This performance is part of the =
Chase
Beyond Broadway Series. Other 2005-2006 season sponsors include Ohio =
Arts
Council, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Akron Community =
Foundation and
The Robert O. Orr & Annamae Orr Family Foundation. =
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