[NEohioPAL]Playwright, Composer, & Actor from INSIDE OUT at Actors' Summit on WCPN
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For Immediate Release=20
For additional information contact:=20
Neil Thackaberry 330-342-0800
Hudson, Ohio =20
February 15, 2006=20
Playwright and Composer of Inside Out=20
Join Lissy Gulick on =E2=80=9CAround Noon=E2=80=9D=20
Doug Haverty and Adryan Russ, the playwright and composer of Inside Out=20
respectively, will join host Dee Perry on WCPN=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CAround No=
on=E2=80=9D this Friday.=20
Actors=E2=80=99 Summit Theater opens Inside Out that evening with an 8:00 P=
M performance=20
at the theater in Hudson. Local professional actor Lissy Gulick will be in=20
the studio. Mr. Haverty and Ms. Russ will be joining the conversation by ph=
one=20
from Los Angeles.=20
Doug Haverty=20
Doug Haverty=E2=80=99s award-wining plays and musicals have been produced a=
cross the=20
country and around the world. Inside Out just completed its second =20
successful run in Switzerland (in English) having originally opened in 1989=20=
at Lonny=20
Chapman=E2=80=99s Group Repertory Theatre in Los Angeles. Inside Out has be=
en to New=20
York three times: in Chelsea at The Village Theatre Company, Off-Broadway a=
t=20
The Cherry Lane and in SoHo at the Here Performing Arts Center. His play,=20
_Could I Have This Dance_ (http://www.co
lonytheatre.org/shows/CouldIHaveThisDance.html) ? (which premiered at The C=
olony in Los Angeles and won 10 Drama-Logue=20
awards) was selected by the American Theatre Critics' Association as The=20
Best Play of 1992 [for plays presented outside of New York City] and as a r=
esult=20
is included in the Otis Guernsey Theatre Yearbook "The Best Plays of=20
1991-92." Other popular Haverty plays include Aftershocks (Margo Jones Pla=
ywriting=20
Award), Death Defying Acts, In My Mind's Eye (Samuel French), Hello This i=
s=20
the Bottom Drawer), and the libretti for Flavia & The Dream Maker =20
(Dramatic Publishing Co.) and Legend of the Crystal Waters (Deaf Drama Awa=
rd). =20
Additionally, his works has been presented at The Laguna Playhouse, The Cha=
rlotte=20
Repertory, Florida Studio Theatre, Marietta's Theatre-in-the-Square, The=20
Phoenix Theatre, Theatre West and The Long Island Stage, just to name a few.=
=20
Doug is Co-Moderator of The Writers Workshop at Theatre West and belongs to=20=
=20
ASCAP, NARAS and The Dramatist's Guild. Inside Out was developed at The Lehm=
an =20
Engel Musical Theatre Workshop under the direction of John Sparks.=20
Adryan Russ=20
ADRYAN RUSS (composer, lyricist) has had her work featured at The Cherry=20
Lane in New York City; Group Repertory Theatre, The Colony Theatre, and the=
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West Valley Playhouse in the Los Angeles area; Florida Studio Theatre in=20
Sarasota; the Phoenix Theatre in Arizona; 12 Miles West in Montclair, New J=
ersey;=20
Allegro Productions=E2=80=99 Here Arts Center in Soho, NY; and the Wealthy=20=
Theatre in=20
Michigan, among others. She had the privilege of participating in a tribut=
e=20
to Charles Strouse, with Michael Feinstein, at Carnegie Hall and in Chicago=
=20
Humanities Festival=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CASCAP Cabaret: Her Turn=E2=80=9D with=
Karen Mason and Sharon=20
McNight. LML Music (www.lmlmusic.com) released =E2=80=9CEveryone Has A Sto=
ry: The=20
Songs of Adryan Russ,=E2=80=9D a CD of her songs performed by some of the b=
est Los=20
Angeles and Broadway stage performers, including Jason Graae (Ragtime) and=20=
Susan=20
Egan (Beauty & The Beast). She and Inside Out collaborator Doug Haverty ar=
e=20
currently developing a new musical based on Oscar Wilde=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CT=
he Canterville=20
Ghost=E2=80=9D; she is developing a holiday musical, Ebenezer: Return of the=
Scrooge,=20
with Chicago playwright Keith Huff, as well as a musical for young children=
=20
based on a Hans Christian Andersen tale. With film composers, Adryan has w=
orked=20
as lyricist on such title songs as =E2=80=9CWhite Lies=E2=80=9D for The Che=
ck Is In The =20
Mail, with Brian Dennehy; and "Save The Earth," for the English-version cult=
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classic, Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster (which she admits with great=20
trepidation). She=E2=80=99s also written music and lyrics for several anim=
ated features. =20
Adryan is a member of ASCAP, The National Academy of Recording Arts & Scien=
ces =20
(NARAS), The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL), and The Dramatists Gui=
ld. =20
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The Play =20
The group therapy sessions have been going on for some time now. The women=20
are desperate, smart, sassy, affectionate, aware, and determined women who=20
give and get support in spirited weekly meetings. Their therapist is Grace,=
who=20
is on her third marriage. A hesitant new member, alters the chemistry of th=
e=20
group and stimulates a round of evocative and uplifting breakthroughs. Wome=
n=E2=80=99
s issues (and women=E2=80=99s issues with men) are explored with humor, wit=
, and=20
sensitivity. The vibrant score ranges from hysterical Broadway patter to=20
no-holds-barred gospel and good-time doowop. =20
The New York Times wrote: =E2=80=9CThe characters seem like real people eve=
n when=20
they sing and dance. =E2=80=A6 A bright, witty and wise musical comedy abou=
t the way we=20
live now.=E2=80=9D It has also been named one of the best Off Broadway musi=
cals by=20
Theatre Mania.=20
The show had a ten month run in New York, first off off Broadway and then=20
Off Broadway. It has since received major productions at Laguna Playhouse, T=
he=20
Phoenix Theatre, The Florida Studio Theatre, and last Fall in Zurich,=20
Switzerland.=20
The Cast=20
Tricia Bestic* (Dena) As a local Equity and AFTRA actress, she was most=20
recently seen at Actor's Summit in The Thing About Men. At Playhouse Squar=
e she=20
was in I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. Other roles include: Mary=20
Jane(Big River) and (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) at Porthouse Theatre,=
At=20
the Beck Center Janet(Rocky Horror), Nurse(Hello Again, New Brain), and=20
Martha(1776).=20
Beth Cubbison (Molly) Beth attended Millikin University in Decatur,=20
Illinois where she received a Bachelor of Music Education degree. In 1988 s=
he moved=20
to Cleveland to study at The Cleveland Institute of Music focusing on vocal=
/=20
opera performance. Beth has been seen on many area stages including Cain=20
Park, Dobama, Cassidy Theatre, Tri-C West and Lakeland. =20
Jessica Dunphy (Chlo) Jessica is a new comer to Cleveland and currently=20
resides in Beachwood. Marking her second appearance with the Actors=E2=80=
=99 Summit,=20
Jessica debuted this Christmas as Winnie-the-Pooh in A Winnie-The-Pooh Chr=
istmas=20
Tail. Originally from Illinois, Jessica has a BFA from Marshall University=20
in Acting/Directing. Since graduation in 2004, Jessica has spent her time=20
working for Trumpet in the Land, Ohio=E2=80=99s oldest historical drama, as=
a principal=20
actor as well as the company=E2=80=99s dance captain..=20
Shani Ferry (Sage) Shani is happy to be performing again at Actors=E2=80=
=99 Summit.=20
She previously appeared in Cotton Patch Gospel, Cricket on the Hearth, The=
=20
Shakespeare Revue, and They=E2=80=99re Playing Our Song. Some of her othe=
r favorite=20
roles include Sarah in Guys and Dolls, Philia in A Funny Thing Happened on t=
he=20
Way to the Forum, and Snookie in 110 in the Shade. =20
Lissy Gulick. (Grace) Lissy is a native Clevelander who has appeared in man=
y=20
regional venues: Beck Center (Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd); Cain Park (Mrs.=20
Shinn, Music Man); Carousel Dinner Theatre (Yenta, Fiddler); Porthouse (Aun=
t=20
Eller, Oklahoma!); and Great Lakes Theatre Festival (laundress & silly sist=
er,=20
Christmas Carol). She has sung with Cleveland Opera (Cousin Hebe, H.M.S. =20
Pinafore) and Cleveland Opera on Tour. =20
Jacqi Loewy* (Liz) An actress/director and stage manager, her work has been=
=20
seen on and off stage at most local venues. Originally from New York, Jacq=
i=20
also has Broadway, Off B'way and touring credits to her name. She now call=
s=20
Cleveland her home and is the Artistic Director of Charenton Theater Compan=
y.=20
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Musical direction is by Michael Flohr. Michael is a graduate of Case=20
Western Reserve University with a degree in Theater Arts and holds a Master=
s of=20
Education degree from Loyola College in Maryland. He has been a profession=
al=20
musician and served as a musical director and director in the Cleveland are=
a=20
for over ten years. Recent stints as musical director and arranger include=
=20
Cleveland Public Theatre (Discordia) and Actors=E2=80=99 Summit (Personals,=20=
The=20
Shakespeare Revue). He has played keyboards for the legendary Miss Patti P=
age, and=20
contemporary artists Bob Fitts and Arlen Salte. He can be seen in the pit=20=
in=20
many of the finest theaters in and around Cleveland, including Playhouse=20
Square Center.=20
Performance Schedule
Inside Out will have a preview performance on February 16. The official=20
opening on Friday, February 17 will be followed by a reception with the cas=
t.=20
Regular performances continue through March 5, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturda=
ys at=20
8:00 PM and Sundays at 2:00 PM. =20
Tickets
Tickets for the preview performance are $14 for all seats. Regular tickets=20
are $25 on Fridays and Saturdays and $22 on Thursdays and Sundays. College=20
students and seniors receive a $4 discount at all performances except the=20
preview. Students under age 18 are admitted for half price. Group discounts=20=
and=20
season subscriptions, and discount coupons are still available. Tickets can=20=
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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style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Doug Haverty and Adryan Russ, the=
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playwright and composer of <B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Inside Out </I></B>respectively, will=20=
join=20
host Dee Perry on WCPN=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CAround Noon=E2=80=9D this Friday.=20=
Actors=E2=80=99 Summit Theater opens=20
<B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Inside Out</I></B> that evening with a=
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style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> performance at the theater in Hu=
dson.=20
Local professional actor Lissy Gulick will be in the studio. Mr. Haverty and=
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Russ will be joining the conversation by phone from Los=20
Angeles.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>Doug=20
Haverty<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D3>Doug Haverty=E2=80=99s award-wining plays an=
d musicals have=20
been produced across the country and around the world. <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Inside Out</I> just completed its seco=
nd=20
successful run in Switzerland (in English) having originally opened in 1989=20=
at=20
Lonny Chapman=E2=80=99s Group Repertory Theatre in Los Angeles.<SPAN=20
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style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Inside Out</I> has been to New York th=
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times: in Chelsea at The Village Theatre Company, Off-Broadway at The Cherry=
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Lane and in SoHo at the Here Performing Arts Center. His play, </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.colonytheatre.org/shows/CouldIHaveThisDance.html"><I=20
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face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D3>Could I Have This=20
Dance</FONT></SPAN></I></A></SPAN><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS=
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(which premiered at The Colony in Los Angeles and won 10 Drama-Logue awards)=
was=20
selected by the American Theatre Critics' Association as The Best Play of 19=
92=20
[for plays presented outside of New York City] and as a result is included i=
n=20
the Otis Guernsey Theatre Yearbook "The Best Plays of 1991-92." Other popula=
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Haverty plays include <I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Aftershocks</=
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(Margo Jones Playwriting Award), </SPAN><I=20
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Defying Acts, In My Mind's Eye </SPAN></I><SPAN=20
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ont-family: 'Courier New'; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial-ItalicMT; mso-hansi-=
font-family: Arial-ItalicMT">(Samuel=20
French)<I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">, Hello This is the Bottom=20
Drawer), </I></SPAN><SPAN=20
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the libretti for </SPAN><I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN=20
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& The Dream Maker</SPAN></I><SPAN=20
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(Dramatic Publishing Co.) and </SPAN><I=20
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of the Crystal Waters </SPAN></I><SPAN=20
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Additionally, his works has been presented at The Laguna Playhouse, The=20
Charlotte Repertory, Florida Studio Theatre, Marietta's Theatre-in-the-Squar=
e,=20
The Phoenix Theatre, Theatre West and The Long Island Stage, just to name a=20=
few.=20
Doug is Co-Moderator of The Writers Workshop at Theatre West and belongs to=20
ASCAP, NARAS and The Dramatist's Guild. <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Inside Out</I> was developed at The Le=
hman=20
Engel Musical Theatre Workshop under the direction of John=20
Sparks.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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Russ<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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'Courier New'">ADRYAN=20
RUSS</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> (composer=
,=20
lyricist) has </SPAN><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">had</FONT><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> her work=20
featured at The Cherry Lane in New York City; Group Repertory Theatre, The=20
Colony Theatre, and the West Valley Playhouse in the Los Angeles area; Flori=
da=20
Studio Theatre in Sarasota; the Phoenix Theatre in Arizona; 12 Miles West in=
=20
Montclair, New Jersey; Allegro Productions=E2=80=99 Here Arts Center in Soho=
, NY; and=20
the Wealthy Theatre in Michigan, among others.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>She had the privilege of participa=
ting=20
in a tribute to Charles Strouse, with Michael Feinstein, at Carnegie Hall an=
d in=20
Chicago Humanities Festival=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CASCAP Cabaret: Her Turn=E2=
=80=9D with Karen Mason and=20
Sharon McNight.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>LML Music=20
(www.lmlmusic.com) released =E2=80=9CEveryone Has A Story: The Songs of Adry=
an Russ,=E2=80=9D a=20
CD of her songs performed by some of the best Los Angeles and Broadway stage=
=20
performers, including Jason Graae <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Ragtime)</I> and Susan Egan <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Beauty & The Beast).</I><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>She and </SPAN><FONT=20
face=3D"Comic Sans MS"><I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Inside Out</=
I>=20
</FONT><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">collaborat=
or=20
Doug Haverty are currently developing a new musical based on Oscar Wilde=E2=
=80=99s =E2=80=9CThe=20
Canterville Ghost=E2=80=9D; she is developing a holiday musical, <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Ebenezer: Return of the Scrooge</I>, w=
ith=20
Chicago playwright Keith Huff, as well as a musical for young children based=
on=20
a Hans Christian Andersen tale.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =20
</SPAN>With film composers, Adryan has worked as lyricist on such title song=
s as=20
=E2=80=9CWhite Lies=E2=80=9D for <I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Th=
e Check Is In The=20
Mail</I>, with Brian Dennehy; and "Save The Earth," for the English-version=20=
cult=20
classic, <I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Godzilla vs. The Smog=20
Monster</I> (which she admits with great trepidation).<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>She=E2=80=99s also written music a=
nd lyrics for=20
several animated features.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Ad=
ryan=20
is a member of ASCAP, The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences=20
(NARAS), The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL), and The Dramatists=20
Guild.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p>=
<FONT=20
size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><FONT size=3D3><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Play=20
</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPA=
N></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>The group therapy sessions have=20=
been=20
going on for some time now. The women are desperate, smart, sassy, affection=
ate,=20
aware, and determined women who give and get support in spirited weekly=20
meetings. Their therapist is Grace, who is on her third marriage. A hesitant=
new=20
member, alters the chemistry of the group and stimulates a round of evocativ=
e=20
and uplifting breakthroughs. Women=E2=80=99s issues (and women=E2=80=99s iss=
ues with men) are=20
explored with humor, wit, and sensitivity. The vibrant score ranges from=20
hysterical Broadway patter to no-holds-barred gospel and good-time doowop.=20
<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>The New York Times wrote: =E2=
=80=9CThe=20
characters seem like real people even when they sing and dance. =E2=80=A6 A=20=
bright,=20
witty and wise musical comedy about the way we live now.=E2=80=9D It has als=
o been named=20
one of the best Off Broadway musicals by Theatre=20
Mania.<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"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The show had a ten month run in New York, first=
off=20
off Broadway and then Off Broadway. It has since received major productions=20
</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">at <SP=
AN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black">Laguna Playhouse, The Phoenix Theatre, The Florida St=
udio=20
Theatre, and last Fall in Zurich, Switzerland.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; 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"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The=20
Cast</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Tricia=20
Bestic*</SPAN></B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.=
0pt">=20
(Dena) As a local Equity and AFTRA actress, she was most recently seen at=20
Actor's Summit in <I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Thing About=20
Men.</I> At Playhouse Square she was in <I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: nor=
mal">I=20
Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change</I>. Other roles include: Mary Jane(<I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Big River</I>) and (<I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest</I>) a=
t=20
Porthouse Theatre, At the Beck Center Janet(<I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Rocky Horror</I>), Nurse(<I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Hello Again, New Brain</I>), and Marth=
a(<I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">1776).</I><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P=
>
<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p><FONT=20
size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT size=3D3><B=
=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Beth=20
Cubbison</SPAN></B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=
.0pt">=20
(Molly) Beth attended Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois where she=20
received a Bachelor of Music Education degree. In 1988 she moved to Clevelan=
d to=20
study at The Cleveland Institute of Music focusing on vocal / opera=20
performance.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Beth has been se=
en on=20
many area stages including Cain Park, Dobama, Cassidy Theatre, Tri-C West an=
d=20
Lakeland. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p><FONT=20
size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3D3><SPA=
N=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Jessica Dunphy</B> (Chlo) Jessica is=20=
a new=20
comer to Cleveland and currently resides in Beachwood. Marking her second=20
appearance with the Actors=E2=80=99 Summit, Jessica debuted this Christmas a=
s=20
Winnie-the-Pooh in <I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Winnie-The-Poo=
h=20
Christmas Tail</I>. Originally from Illinois, Jessica has a BFA from Marshal=
l=20
University in Acting/Directing. Since graduation in 2004, Jessica has spent=20=
her=20
time working for <I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Trumpet in the Lan=
d</I>,=20
Ohio=E2=80=99s oldest historical drama, as a principal actor as well as the=20=
company=E2=80=99s=20
dance captain..<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p><FONT=20
size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><STRONG><S=
PAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Shani Ferry</SPAN></STRONG><=
SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> (Sag=
e)=20
Shani is happy to be performing again at Actors=E2=80=99 Summit. She previou=
sly appeared=20
in <I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Cotton Patch Gospel, Cricket on=20=
the=20
Hearth, The Shakespeare Revue, </I>and<I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: norma=
l">=20
They=E2=80=99re Playing Our Song</I>.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
; </SPAN>Some=20
of her other favorite roles include Sarah in <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Guys and Dolls</I>, Philia in <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to t=
he=20
Forum</I>, and Snookie in <I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">110 in th=
e=20
Shade</I>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p><FONT=20
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"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Lissy Gulick</SPAN></B><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">. (Gr=
ace)=20
Lissy is a native Clevelander who has appeared in many regional venues: Beck=
=20
Center (Mrs. Lovett, <I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Sweeney Todd</=
I>);=20
Cain Park (Mrs. Shinn, <I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Music Man</I=
>);=20
Carousel Dinner Theatre (Yenta, <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Fiddler</I>); Porthouse (Aunt Eller, <=
I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Oklahoma!</I>); and Great Lakes Theatr=
e=20
Festival (laundress & silly sister, <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Christmas Carol</I>). She has sung wit=
h=20
Cleveland Opera (Cousin Hebe, <I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">H.M.S=
.=20
Pinafore</I>) and Cleveland Opera on Tour. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT=
=20
size=3D3> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><STRONG><S=
PAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Jacqi Loewy*</SPAN></STRONG>=
<SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> (Liz=
) An=20
actress/director and stage manager, her work has been seen on and off stage=20=
at=20
most local venues. Originally from New York, Jacqi also has Broadway,=20=
Off=20
B'way and touring credits to her name. She now calls Clevela=
nd=20
her home and is the Artistic Director of Charenton Theater Company. =20
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p>=
<FONT=20
size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT=
=20
size=3D3>Musical direction is by Michael Flohr.<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></B>Michael is a graduate of=
=20
Case Western Reserve University with a degree in Theater Arts and holds=
a=20
Masters of Education degree from Loyola College in Maryland. He has be=
en a=20
professional musician and served as a musical director and director in=20=
the=20
Cleveland area for over ten years. Recent stints as musical direc=
tor=20
and arranger include Cleveland Public Theatre (<I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Discordia</I>) and Actors=E2=80=99 Sum=
mit (<I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Personals, The Shakespeare Revue</I>).=
=20
He has played keyboards for the legendary Miss Patti Page, and contempo=
rary=20
artists Bob Fitts and Arlen Salte. He can be seen in the pit in m=
any=20
of the finest theaters in and around Cleveland, including Playhouse Squ=
are=20
Center.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p>=
<FONT=20
size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></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">=
<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">Inside Out</I></B> will have a <SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">preview performance on February 16. The=
=20
official opening on Friday, February 17 will be followed by a reception with=
the=20
cast. Regular performances continue through March 5, Thursdays, Fridays &=
;=20
Saturdays at </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3D3><st1:time Minute=3D"0"=20
Hour=3D"20"><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 Minute=3D"0" Hour=3D"14"><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">.=20
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><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>Tickets for the preview performance 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=20
the preview. Students under age 18 are admitted for half price. Group discou=
nts=20
and season subscriptions, and discount coupons are still available. Tickets=20=
can=20
be purchased by phone by calling 330-342-0800. =20
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p><FONT=20
size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H2 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"=
><FONT=20
size=3D3>Web site <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H2>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3D3>Acto=
rs=20
Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org. Actors' Summ=
it=20
is a professional, not for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts organization. W=
e=20
are seeking volunteers and board members. For more details please call MaryJ=
o or=20
Neil at 330-342-0800. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p><FONT=20
size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3D3>Acto=
rs'=20
Summit is working under a developmental agreement with Actors' Equity=20
Association (the Union of professional Actors and Stage Managers.)=20
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