[NEohioPAL]SHAME THE DEVIL, British actress helps win the Civil War at Actors' Summit

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

Hudson, Ohio =20
January  9, 2006=20
SHAME THE  DEVIL=20
An audience with Fanny  Kemble=20
Actors=E2=80=99  Summit Theater announces the opening of Shame the  Devil, a=
n=20
audience with Fanny Kemble, a one-woman play by Anne Ludlum. The play  is ba=
sed=20
primarily on Fanny Kemble=E2=80=99s own writings. The play will  have a prev=
iew performance=20
on Thursday,  January 12, and will play through January 29 at Actors=E2=80=
=99 Summit=20
Theater in  downtown Hudson.=20
The Play =20
One of the most  important actresses of the 19th Century and a member of the=
=20
renowned  Kemble-Siddons family of actors and playwrights, Fanny Kemble was=20
also an  author, journalist, and playwright. A bold and outspoken advocate =20=
for=20
women=E2=80=99s rights, Fanny Kemble became a staunch abolitionist after her=
  marriage=20
to the American Pierce Butler. The publication of her Journal of a  Residenc=
e=20
on a Georgian Plantation, not only became an important American  document,=20
but is credited with persuading the British Parliament to withhold  English=20
financial and military support from the rebellious South during the  Civil W=
ar.=20
The play is set in Fanny Kemble=E2=80=99s  apartment on the night of her ret=
urn to=20
the stage. While waiting for the morning  newspapers to come out with their=20
critiques of her performance, Fanny tells her  friends how she was drafted i=
nto=20
the theater to save her family=E2=80=99s fortunes and  the now historic Cove=
nt Garden=20
Theatre. She explains how a money making tour of  the provinces resulted in=20=
her=20
marriage to a wealthy American.=20
The Cast=20
MaryJo Alexander portrays Frances Anne Kemble. MaryJo holds an MA  from the=20
University of New Orleans where she was a member of the Resident Acting =20
Company.  She has over 25 years of  experience as a professional actress and=
=20
designer.  As an actress, MaryJo has performed at  Ensemble Theatre, Cain Pa=
rk,=20
Porthouse Theatre and Stan Hywet Shakespeare.  =20
Performance  Schedule
Shame the Devil will have a preview  performance on Thursday, January 12.=20
Regular performances continue through  January 29 -- Thursdays, Fridays &=20
Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 2:00  PM. =20
Tickets
Tickets are $25  on Fridays & Saturdays, $22 on Thursdays & Sundays. College=
=20
students and  seniors receive a $4 discount at all performances. Students=20
under age 18 are  admitted for half price. Season subscriptions and Discount=
=20
Coupons are still  available. Group discounts are available for parties of 1=
0 or =20
more.=20
Tickets can be 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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DEVIL<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
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align=3Dcenter><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">An audience with Fanny=20
Kemble<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
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Summit Theater <SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black">announces the opening of Shame t=
he=20
Devil, an audience with Fanny Kemble, a one-woman play by Anne Ludlum. The p=
lay=20
is based primarily on Fanny Kemble=E2=80=99s own writings. The </SPAN>play w=
ill=20
have<SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> a preview performance on Thu=
rsday,=20
January 12, and will play through January 29 at Actors=E2=80=99 Summit Theat=
er in=20
downtown Hudson.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><FONT size=3D3><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Play </SPAN></B></FONT><=
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<P><FONT size=3D3><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></B></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">One of the mo=
st=20
important actresses of the 19<SUP>th</SUP> Century and a member of the renow=
ned=20
Kemble-Siddons family of actors and playwrights, Fanny Kemble was also an=20
author, journalist, and playwright</SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. A bold and outspoken advoc=
ate=20
for women=E2=80=99s rights, Fanny Kemble became a staunch abolitionist after=
 her=20
marriage to the American Pierce Butler. The publication of her <U>Journal of=
 a=20
Residence on a Georgian Plantation</U>, not only became an important America=
n=20
document, but is credited with persuading the British Parliament to withhold=
=20
English financial and military support from the rebellious South during the=20
Civil War.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3D3=
><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The play is set in Fanny Kem=
ble=E2=80=99s=20
apartment on the night of her return to the stage. While waiting for the mor=
ning=20
newspapers to come out with their critiques of her performance, Fanny tells=20=
her=20
friends how she was drafted into the theater to save her family=E2=80=99s fo=
rtunes and=20
the now historic Covent Garden Theatre. She explains how a money making tour=
 of=20
the provinces resulted in her marriage to a wealthy American.</SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-al=
t: auto"><FONT=20
size=3D3><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Cast</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT size=3D3><B=
><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">MaryJo Alexander</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> portrays Frances Anne Kemble. MaryJo holds an=20=
MA=20
from the University of New Orleans where she was a member of the Resident Ac=
ting=20
Company.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>She has over 25 year=
s of=20
experience as a professional actress and designer.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>As an actress, MaryJo has performe=
d at=20
Ensemble Theatre, Cain Park, Porthouse Theatre and Stan Hywet Shakespeare.=20
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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Schedule</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><FONT size=3D3><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Shame the Devil</I></B> will have a pr=
eview=20
performance on Thursday, January 12. Regular performances continue through=20
January 29 -- Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at </FONT></SPAN><FONT=20
size=3D3><st1:time Hour=3D"20" Minute=3D"0"><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">8:00 PM</SPAN></st1:time><SP=
AN=20
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time=20
Hour=3D"14" Minute=3D"0"><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Aria=
l">2:00=20
PM</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.=20
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size=3D3>Tickets</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN=20
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re $25=20
on Fridays & Saturdays, $22 on Thursdays & Sundays. College students=
 and=20
seniors receive a $4 discount at all performances. Students under age 18 are=
=20
admitted for half price. Season subscriptions and Discount Coupons are still=
=20
available. Group discounts are available for parties of 10 or=20
more.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN=20
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</SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN=20
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for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts organization. We are seeking volunteer=
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and board members. For more details please call MaryJo or Neil at 330-342-08=
00.=20
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