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Set aside the time tomorrow night, because you don't want to miss what
some say is the most important film of 2006...shown in 35mm on the big
Stocker screen...
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Friday, February 2 - 8:00pm =20
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
2006 (PG) 100 min. U.S.A.  Director: Davis Guggenheim =20
Cast: Al Gore, The Planet Earth

Humanity is sitting on a time bomb.  If the vast majority of the world's
scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major
catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic
destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and
killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced.  A
catastrophe we have helped create.  If that sounds like a recipe for
serious gloom and doom - think again.  From director Davis Guggenheim
comes the Sundance Film Festival hit, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, which
offers a passionate and inspirational look at one man's commitment to
expose the myths and misconceptions that surround global warming.  That
man is former Vice President Al Gore, who, in the wake of defeat in the
2000 election, re-set the course of his life to focus on an all-out
effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change.  In this
eye-opening and poignant portrait of Gore and his "traveling global
warning show," Gore is funny, engaging, open and downright on fire about
getting the surprisingly stirring truth about what he calls our
"planetary emergency" out to ordinary citizens before it's too late.
With 2005, the worst storm season ever experienced in America just
behind us, it seems we have reached a tipping point - and Gore pulls no
punches in explaining the dire situation.  Interspersed with the bracing
facts and future predictions is the story of Gore's personal journey:
from an idealistic college student who first saw a massive environmental
crisis looming; to a young Senator facing a harrowing family tragedy
that altered his perspective; to the man who almost became President but
instead returned to the most impassioned cause of his entire life -
believing there is still time to make a difference.  With wit, smarts
and hope, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ultimately brings home Gore's persuasive
argument that we can no longer afford to view global warming as a
political issue - rather, it is simply one of the biggest moral
challenges facing every person in our times.

	"In 39 years, I have never written these words in a movie
review, but here they are: YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO SEE THIS FILM." -
Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH has been nominated for an Academy Award in the
Feature Documentary Category

While you're here to see the film, visit the Beth K. Stocker Arts
Gallery to view the
Lorain County Regional Scholastic Art Exhibit
now through Sunday, February, 18, 2007

The Scholastic Art Exhibition encourages and celebrates the creativity
of our county's teenagers by recognizing excellence in the visual arts.
All Lorain County schools and students are invited to participate and
works chosen are selected by a jury of professional artists/judges.
Participating students come from throughout the county as well as from
Sandusky and Erie County.  The work of the "gold key" winners locally,
goes on to New York to compete on a national level.  Presented by the
Regional Scholastic Advisory Committee and Stocker Arts Center, with
support from the Nordson Corporation Foundation

LOTS OF GREAT THEATRE and other LIVE EVENTS ARE COMING TO STOCKER THIS
WINTER/SPRING!
here's a sample...

Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - 9:45am and 11:45am
The Kennedy Center IMAGINATION CELEBRATION on Tour in
"ALICE"
By Whoopi Goldberg
Adapted for the Stage by Kim Hines
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Running Time: 1 Hour
Recommended for Grades: K-4

So you think being rich will get you a giant house, fun times, and lots
of great friends? Smart and sassy urban teen Alice believes it will, so
when she wins a mysterious BIG BUCKS sweepstakes in the mail, there's no
time to lose to claim her prize! With her two best friends in tow - a
white rabbit who's, well, kind of invisible and a card-playing misfit
who has a thing for big floppy top hats - Alice takes off into the city
in a dizzying race against the clock. In this topsy-turvy neon
wonderland, skyscrapers seem to grow taller, diners appear to get
smaller, and a snooty uptown queen will stop at nothing to sit Alice
down to a very mad, mad tea party. But that's just the beginning to all
the outrageous adventures in store in this delightful world-premiere
adaptation of Whoopi Goldberg's children's book - in which Alice
ultimately discovers the best jackpot in life isn't money or fame at
all, but simply the friendships she had all along.
www.kennedy-center.org/programs/family/ontour
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Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 7:30pm
Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago

The company was founded in 1962 by Gus Giordano, and was originally
called Dance Incorporated Chicago. It became Giordano Dance Company in
1966 when many of its live performances were broadcast by Chicago's
Public Television Station. The Giordano Company has captivated
audiences worldwide with dynamic performances, as well as with the
diversity and wide appeal of its repertoire, garnering rave reviews from
critics and audiences alike. Gus Giordano's nationally acclaimed 1980
television production, The Rehearsal, received an Emmy Award, the PBS
Award, and the Ohio State Award. Mr. Giordano also organized the first
Jazz Dance World Congress in August 1990, and now it's an annual event.
The company's focus on jazz dance led to the current name and mission -
to develop and preserve the indigenous American art form of jazz dance,
thereby creating an awareness of jazz dance as a true artistic
expression of American life. Today Nan Giordano serves as Artistic
Director and Gus Giordano continues a close involvement with all
activities of the company. Dance critic and historian Ann Barzel says
that Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago "expresses feelings, portrays emotions,
confronts problems, analyzes ideas in the tempo of today. It is
accessible. In the exhilaration of its presentations, it mirrors the
freedom that we like to think is the American way."
www.giordanojazzdance.com <http://www.giordanojazzdance.com>=20

Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 7:30pm
The Acting Company in
"JANE EYRE"
By Charlotte Bronte
Adapted from the novel by Polly Teale for Shared Experience Theatre out
of London in 1997=20

"JANE EYRE" is Charlotte Bronte's extraordinary coming-of-age story of
one of literature's most independent and strong-willed women. First
published in 1847, "JANE EYRE" is a startlingly modern blend of passion,
romance and suspense. The Acting Company is thrilled to offer a truly
special version of "JANE EYRE" for U.S. audiences. With the
presentation of Teale's celebrated adaptation of "JANE EYRE," the Acting
Company will continue its 30-year tradition of bringing a touring
repertory of classical productions into communities across America, for
which the company was given a 2003 Tony(r) Honor for Excellence in
Theatre. The Acting Company has also been honored with the Obie Award,
the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, Citibank's Excellence in
Education Award, two Audelco Awards and two Tony Award(r) nominations.
The Company has performed 122 productions for over 2 million people in
48 states and nine foreign countries, giving a generation of actors the
opportunity to master their craft, including alumni members Kevin Kline,
Patti LuPone, Jessie L. Martin, Frances Conroy and Jeffrey Wright. Come
and enjoy one of your favorite books as the characters come to life on
the Stocker stage! www.theactingcompany.org
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Wednesday, March 7, 2007 - 10:00am
National Players in
"OTHELLO"
By William Shakespeare

Running Time: 90 Minutes
Recommended for Grades: 6-12

"O, beware, of jealousy. It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock
the meat it feeds on." (III, iii) Among the greatest of Shakespeare's
plays, "OTHELLO" is a searing tragedy of love turned into hate by the
murdering poisons of jealousy. Othello, a Moorish General, has secretly
married Desdemona, the daughter of Brabantio, a Venetian senator. Iago,
a second Lieutenant in Othello's army, nurses a private grudge against
Othello, who passed him over and promoted Cassio to Lieutenant instead.
Thus, Iago decides to destroy Othello, and enlists Roderigo, a suitor of
Desdemona, to help with his plan by promising to help Roderigo gain
Desdemona's love. Iago brings Brabantio to the Senate where, learning
that his daughter has secretly married the Moor, Brabantio disowns her.
Othello is immediately ordered to the Venetian colony of Cyprus to repel
a threatened Turkish invasion. Desdemona goes with him, accompanied by
Iago's wife Emilia, and Othello's lieutenant Cassio. Once in Cyprus,
Iago plants the suspicion in Othello's mind that Desdemona has been
unfaithful to him with Cassio. He orchestrates a drunken brawl for
which Cassio is blamed, causing Othello to dismiss Cassio from service.
Iago urges Cassio to seek reinstatement through Desdemona, but her pleas
for Cassio's reinstatement begin to convince Othello that she is
adulterous. Through Emilia, Iago acquires a treasured handkerchief from
Desdemona and uses it as 'proof' of the affair. Overwhelmed by
jealousy, Othello orders Iago to kill Cassio and strangles Desdemona
himself. Emilia discloses her husband's plot and Othello, tormented by
grief and remorse, kills himself. Iago, after murdering his own wife,
is left to the justice of the Venetian state. The National Players will
bring Shakespeare's brilliant tragedy to life for you and your students!
www.nationalplayers.org <BLOCKED::http://www.nationalplayers.org/> =20

Wednesday, March 7, 2007 - 7:30pm
National Players in
"THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST"
By Oscar Wilde

Written by Wilde as a "trivial comedy for serious people," "THE
IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST" was first presented in London on February
14, 1895, and still today is generally regarded as the wittiest comedy
in the English language. The scrambled plot is mainly concerned with an
elegant wastrel named John Worthing who has invented a dissolute younger
brother named Ernest whom he impersonates when he goes on a fling. His
friend, Algernon Moncrieff, is a thoughtful young man who has invented a
sick friend named Bunbury on whom to blame his own indiscretions. The
pitfalls accompanying chronic deception are hilariously exemplified when
these polite philanderers both pretend to be Ernest to please the ladies
in whom they are interested. For seventy years critics and audiences
have agreed that while Wilde was unraveling the comic complications of
this absurd situation, he missed no opportunity for caustic comment on
the artificial manners, morals and customs of high society. If you are
at all stylish, you won't want to miss this performance of Oscar Wilde's
hysterical farce, one of theatre's most enduring comedies!
www.nationalplayers.org <http://www.nationalplayers.org>=20

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 9:45am and 11:45am
ArtsPower in
"ANNE OF GREEN GABLES"
Adapted by Greg Gunning from the book by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Music Composed by Richard De Rosa
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Running Time: 1 Hour
Recommended for Grades: 2-6

Anne Shirley, the awkward yet effervescent redhead who has enchanted
generations of readers since her creation in 1908, is undeniably one of
the celebrities of children's literature.  This popular and
heart-warming musical version tells the story of vivacious Anne and her
journey to find the family she's always wanted.  Elderly brother and
sister, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, want a boy to help out with the
chores around the farm. They are not expecting Anne, an orphan with
little more than a tattered carpet bag and a big imagination. Raised in
an orphanage and deprived of affection for most of her life, Anne
survives the unacceptable reality that surrounds her by indulging in
uplifting flights of imagination.  She has a flair for combining
escapism - even to the point of bestowing a fanciful name on a
distinctly not-green house - with the ability to make a genuine impact
on those around her.  Matthew and Marilla never truly notice the beauty
of the world around them until they witness Anne's constant delight in
nature.  And when gentle Matthew passes away, it is Anne who teaches
Marilla that the power of memory and imagination will keep him alive in
her heart, thus bringing Anne and Marilla's perspectives together.  The
realms of fancy are no substitute for real-life relationships, but they
can provide a portal into vast stores of beauty and consolation when we
are faced with sorrow.  By the end of this musical version of the story
Anne has changed the lives of those she has touched while learning many
crucial lessons herself.  www.artspower.org=20

Tuesday, March 27, 2007 - 7:30pm
Montana Repertory Theatre in
"LOST IN YONKERS"=20
By Neil Simon

First published in the United States in 1991, "LOST IN YONKERS" is a
touching comedy about an eccentric New York family in the summer of
1942. Although set during World War II - a setting that plays an
important part in the narrative - Simon published the play as America
was entering the Gulf War in the Middle East. As a result, the play's
main themes - including survival, the importance of one's family, and
acceptance - also seem timely, since these themes inevitably arise
during any military conflict. Although the play is technically labeled
a "comedy," it is in fact a hybrid. "LOST IN YONKERS" was a critical
and popular success, for which Simon won the Tony Award, as well as the
Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards. Although many of Simon's
plays had won major dramatic awards before this, "LOST IN YONKERS" was
the first Simon play to win the Pulitzer Prize. Many critics consider
the play to be Simon's best work and the pinnacle of his career. "If
Broadway ever erects a monument to the patron saint of laughter, Neil
Simon would have to be it." - TIME Magazine http://www.montanarep.org
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There's lots more movies and lots of great music as well as other
events, too! Please check out our website at www.lorainccc.edu/stocker
to see about all of the wonderful happenings at Stocker!!
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The Stocker Arts Center is on the campus of Lorain County Community
College, 1005 North Abbe Road, Elyria, Ohio 44035. The Box Office is in
the main lobby and is open Mondays through Fridays from 12:00 noon to
6:00pm, and one-and-one-half hours before each ticketed event. For more
information or to order tickets, please call (800) 995-5222 ext. 4040 or
(440) 366-4040 or you can now order tickets online at
www.lorainccc.edu/stocker <http://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker> (just
click on the "Buy Stocker Event Tickets") icon. Please also visit the
website to view our entire season schedule or call (800) 995-5222 ext.
4140 or (440) 366-4140 to request a season brochure.

I hope to see you tomorrow evening for AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, and at
many other Stocker Arts Center events in the future!

Janet Herman Barlow

Janet Herman Barlow

Director, Stocker Arts Center

Lorain County Community College

1005 North Abbe Road=20

Elyria, Ohio  44035

440.366.7105 or

1.800.995.5222 ext. 7105

440.366.4101 [fax]

jbarlow at lorainccc.edu <mailto:jbarlow at lorainccc.edu>=20

www.lorainccc.edu <http://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker> /stocker=20

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<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D4><SPAN=20
class=3D086344118-01022007><EM><STRONG>Set aside the time tomorrow =
night, because=20
you don't want to miss what some say is the most important film of =
2006...shown=20
in 35mm on the big Stocker screen...</STRONG></EM></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG><SPAN=20
class=3D086344118-01022007></SPAN></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG><SPAN class=3D086344118-01022007>Friday, =

February 2 - 8:00pm =20
 AN INCONVENIENT=20
TRUTH 2006 (PG)=20
100 min. U.S.A.  Director: Davis Guggenheim  Cast: Al =
Gore, The=20
Planet Earth</DIV>
Humanity is sitting on a time =
bomb.  If the=20
vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten =
years to=20
avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a =
tail-spin of=20
epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics =
and=20
killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced.  A =
catastrophe=20
we have helped create.  If that sounds like a recipe for serious =
gloom and=20
doom - think again.  From director Davis Guggenheim comes the =
Sundance Film=20
Festival hit, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, which offers a passionate and =
inspirational=20
look at one man's commitment to expose the myths and misconceptions that =

surround global warming.  That man is former Vice President Al =
Gore, who,=20
in the wake of defeat in the 2000 election, re-set the course of his =
life to=20
focus on an all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable=20
change.  In this eye-opening and poignant portrait of Gore and his=20
“traveling global warning show,” Gore is funny, engaging, =
open and downright on=20
fire about getting the surprisingly stirring truth about what he calls =
our=20
“planetary emergency” out to ordinary citizens before it's =
too late.  With=20
2005, the worst storm season ever experienced in America just behind us, =
it=20
seems we have reached a tipping point - and Gore pulls no punches in =
explaining=20
the dire situation.  Interspersed with the bracing facts and future =

predictions is the story of Gore's personal journey: from an idealistic =
college=20
student who first saw a massive environmental crisis looming; to a young =
Senator=20
facing a harrowing family tragedy that altered his perspective; to the =
man who=20
almost became President but instead returned to the most impassioned =
cause of=20
his entire life - believing there is still time to make a =
difference.  With=20
wit, smarts and hope, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ultimately brings home =
Gore's=20
persuasive argument that we can no longer afford to view global warming =
as a=20
political issue - rather, it is simply one of the biggest moral =
challenges=20
facing every person in our times.
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
 “In 39 years, I =
have never written=20
 these words in a movie review, but here they are: YOU OWE IT TO =
YOURSELF TO=20
 SEE THIS FILM.” - Roger Ebert, CHICAGO=20
SUN-TIMES</BLOCKQUOTE>
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH has been nominated for =
an=20
Academy Award in the Feature Documentary=20
Category
<FONT=20
face=3DArial>W<FONT=20
color=3D#008080>hile you're here to see the film, visit the Beth K. =
Stocker Arts=20
Gallery to view =
the <FONT=20
face=3DArial>Lorain County Regional =
Scholastic Art=20
Exhibit now=20
through Sunday, February, 18,=20
2007
The Scholastic Art Exhibition =
encourages and=20
celebrates the creativity of our county’s teenagers by recognizing =
excellence in=20
the visual arts.  All =
Lorain County=20
schools and students are invited to participate and works chosen are =
selected by=20
a jury of professional artists/judges.  Participating students come =
from=20
throughout the county as well as from Sandusky and Erie County.  =
T<SPAN=20
class=3D086344118-01022007>he work of the "gold key" winners locally, =
goes on to=20
New York to compete on a national level.  Presented by the =
Regional=20
Scholastic Advisory Committee and Stocker Arts Center, with support from =
the=20
Nordson Corporation Foundation
LOTS OF GREAT THEATRE and other =
LIVE EVENTS ARE=20
COMING TO STOCKER THIS WINTER/SPRING! here's a=20
sample...
<FONT=20
face=3DArial>Wednesday, February 21, 2007 – 9:45am and=20
11:45am The Kennedy Center =
IMAGINATION=20
CELEBRATION on Tour in <FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>“ALICE” <FONT =

face=3DArial><STRONG><FONT size=3D2>By Whoopi Goldberg<BR>Adapted for =
the Stage by=20
Kim Hines<BR></FONT></STRONG> <BR></FONT><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial =

size=3D2>Running Time: 1 Hour<BR>Recommended for Grades: =
K-4</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=3DText dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT =
face=3DArial>So you think=20
being rich will get you a giant house, fun times, and lots of great=20
friends?  Smart and sassy urban teen Alice believes it will, so =
when she=20
wins a mysterious BIG BUCKS sweepstakes in the mail, there's no time to =
lose to=20
claim her prize!  With her two best friends in tow – a white =
rabbit who’s,=20
well, kind of invisible and a card-playing misfit who has a thing for =
big floppy=20
top hats – Alice takes off into the city in a dizzying race =
against the clock.=20
In this topsy-turvy neon wonderland, skyscrapers seem to grow taller, =
diners=20
appear to get smaller, and a snooty uptown queen will stop at nothing to =
sit=20
Alice down to a very mad, mad tea party.  But that’s just the =
beginning to=20
all the outrageous adventures in store in this delightful world-premiere =

adaptation of Whoopi Goldberg’s children’s book – in =
which Alice ultimately=20
discovers the best jackpot in life isn’t money or fame at all, but =
simply the=20
friendships she had all along.  </FONT><A=20
title=3Dhttp://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/family/ontour=20
href=3D"BLOCKED::http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/family/ontour"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT=20
face=3DArial>www.kennedy-center.org/programs/family/ontour</FONT></A><FON=
T=20
face=3DArial> <FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D086344118-01022007><FONT =

size=3D3>    
<FONT=20
size=3D2><FONT=20
face=3DArial> Thursday, February 22, 2007 – =
7:30pm <FONT=20
face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D5>Giordano Jazz Dance=20
Chicago
The company was founded in 1962 by =
Gus Giordano,=20
and was originally called Dance Incorporated Chicago.  It became =
Giordano=20
Dance Company in 1966 when many of its live performances were broadcast =
by=20
Chicago’s Public Television Station.  The Giordano Company =
has captivated=20
audiences worldwide with dynamic performances, as well as with the =
diversity and=20
wide appeal of its repertoire, garnering rave reviews from critics and =
audiences=20
alike.  Gus Giordano’s nationally acclaimed 1980 television =
production, The=20
Rehearsal, received an Emmy Award, the PBS Award, and the Ohio State=20
Award.  Mr. Giordano also organized the first Jazz Dance World =
Congress in=20
August 1990, and now it’s an annual event.  The =
company’s focus on jazz=20
dance led to the current name and mission – to develop and =
preserve the=20
indigenous American art form of jazz dance, thereby creating an =
awareness of=20
jazz dance as a true artistic expression of American life.  Today =
Nan=20
Giordano serves as Artistic Director and Gus Giordano continues a close=20
involvement with all activities of the company.  Dance critic and =
historian=20
Ann Barzel says that Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago “expresses =
feelings, portrays=20
emotions, confronts problems, analyzes ideas in the tempo of =
today.  It is=20
accessible.  In the exhilaration of its presentations, it mirrors =
the=20
freedom that we like to think is the American way.”  =
<A=20
title=3Dhttp://www.giordanojazzdance.com/ =
href=3D"http://www.giordanojazzdance.com"=20
target=3D_blank>www.giordanojazzdance.com</A><FONT=20
face=3DArial> 
Saturday,=20
February 24, 2007 - 7:30pm The Acting=20
Company in <FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>"JANE EYRE” <FONT=20
face=3DArial>By Charlotte Bronte Adapted from the=20
novel by Polly Teale for Shared Experience Theatre out of London in=20
1997  
“JANE EYRE” is Charlotte =
Bronte’s extraordinary=20
coming-of-age story of one of literature’s most independent and =
strong-willed=20
women.  First published in 1847, “JANE EYRE” is a =
startlingly modern blend=20
of passion, romance and suspense.  The Acting Company is thrilled =
to offer=20
a truly special version of “JANE EYRE” for U.S. =
audiences.  With the=20
presentation of Teale’s celebrated adaptation of “JANE =
EYRE,” the Acting Company=20
will continue its 30-year tradition of bringing a touring repertory of =
classical=20
productions into communities across America, for which the company was =
given a=20
2003 Tony® Honor for Excellence in Theatre.  The Acting Company =
has also=20
been honored with the Obie Award, the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle =
Award,=20
Citibank’s Excellence in Education Award, two Audelco Awards and =
two Tony Award®=20
nominations.  The Company has performed 122 productions for over 2 =
million=20
people in 48 states and nine foreign countries, giving a generation of =
actors=20
the opportunity to master their craft, including alumni members Kevin =
Kline,=20
Patti LuPone, Jessie L. Martin, Frances Conroy and Jeffrey Wright.  =
Come=20
and enjoy one of your favorite books as the characters come to life on =
the=20
Stocker stage!  <A class=3D"" =
title=3Dhttp://www.theactingcompany.org/=20
href=3D"BLOCKED::http://www.theactingcompany.org/" target=3D_blank><FONT =

face=3DArial>www.theactingcompany.org</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial>=20
<BR></FONT></P><EM class=3DText><FONT size=3D4><STRONG>
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      <P class=3DMainSubhead><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>Wednesday, March =
7, 2007 –=20
      10:00am<BR></STRONG></FONT><FONT face=3DArial>National Players=20
      in<BR></FONT><FONT face=3DArial><FONT color=3D#0000ff=20
      =
size=3D5><STRONG><EM>“OTHELLO”</EM></STRONG></FONT><BR></FONT=
><STRONG><FONT=20
      face=3DArial size=3D2>By William Shakespeare</FONT></STRONG></P>
      <P class=3DText dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: =
0px"><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial=20
      size=3D2>Running Time: 90 Minutes<BR>Recommended for Grades:=20
      6-12</FONT></STRONG></P>
      <P class=3DText dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT =
face=3DArial><EM>“O,=20
      beware, of jealousy.  It is the green-eyed monster which doth =
mock=20
      the meat it feeds on.” (III, iii)</EM>  Among the =
greatest of=20
      Shakespeare’s plays, “OTHELLO” is a searing =
tragedy of love turned into=20
      hate by the murdering poisons of jealousy. Othello, a Moorish =
General, has=20
      secretly married Desdemona, the daughter of Brabantio, a Venetian=20
      senator.  Iago, a second Lieutenant in Othello's army, nurses =
a=20
      private grudge against Othello, who passed him over and promoted =
Cassio to=20
      Lieutenant instead.  Thus, Iago decides to destroy Othello, =
and=20
      enlists Roderigo, a suitor of Desdemona, to help with his plan by=20
      promising to help Roderigo gain Desdemona’s love.  Iago =
brings=20
      Brabantio to the Senate where, learning that his daughter has =
secretly=20
      married the Moor, Brabantio disowns her.  Othello is =
immediately=20
      ordered to the Venetian colony of Cyprus to repel a threatened =
Turkish=20
      invasion.  Desdemona goes with him, accompanied by =
Iago’s wife=20
      Emilia, and Othello's lieutenant Cassio.  Once in Cyprus, =
Iago plants=20
      the suspicion in Othello's mind that Desdemona has been unfaithful =
to him=20
      with Cassio.  He orchestrates a drunken brawl for which =
Cassio is=20
      blamed, causing Othello to dismiss Cassio from service.  Iago =
urges=20
      Cassio to seek reinstatement through Desdemona, but her pleas for =
Cassio’s=20
      reinstatement begin to convince Othello that she is =
adulterous. =20
      Through Emilia, Iago acquires a treasured handkerchief from =
Desdemona and=20
      uses it as 'proof' of the affair.  Overwhelmed by jealousy, =
Othello=20
      orders Iago to kill Cassio and strangles Desdemona himself.  =
Emilia=20
      discloses her husband's plot and Othello, tormented by grief and =
remorse,=20
      kills himself.  Iago, after murdering his own wife, is left =
to the=20
      justice of the Venetian state.  The National Players will =
bring=20
      Shakespeare’s brilliant tragedy to life for you and your =
students! =20
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target=3D_blank><FONT=20
      face=3DArial>www.nationalplayers.org</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial> =

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<P><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>Wednesday, March 7, 2007 –=20
7:30pm<BR></STRONG></FONT><FONT face=3DArial>National Players =
in<BR></FONT><EM=20
class=3DHeading><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D5><STRONG>“THE IMPORTANCE OF=20
BEING EARNEST”<BR></STRONG></FONT></EM><FONT =
face=3DArial><STRONG><FONT size=3D2>By=20
Oscar Wilde</FONT><BR class=3D""><BR class=3D""></STRONG>Written by =
Wilde as a=20
“trivial comedy for serious people,” “THE IMPORTANCE =
OF BEING EARNEST” was first=20
presented in London on February 14, 1895, and still today is generally =
regarded=20
as the wittiest comedy in the English language.  The scrambled plot =
is=20
mainly concerned with an elegant wastrel named John Worthing who has =
invented a=20
dissolute younger brother named Ernest whom he impersonates when he goes =
on a=20
fling.  His friend, Algernon Moncrieff, is a thoughtful young man =
who has=20
invented a sick friend named Bunbury on whom to blame his own=20
indiscretions.  The pitfalls accompanying chronic deception are =
hilariously=20
exemplified when these polite philanderers both pretend to be Ernest to =
please=20
the ladies in whom they are interested.  For seventy years critics =
and=20
audiences have agreed that while Wilde was unraveling the comic =
complications of=20
this absurd situation, he missed no opportunity for caustic comment on =
the=20
artificial manners, morals and customs of high society.  If you are =
at all=20
stylish, you won’t want to miss this performance of Oscar =
Wilde’s hysterical=20
farce, one of theatre’s most enduring comedies!   =
</FONT><A class=3D""=20
title=3Dhttp://www.nationalplayers.org/ =
href=3D"http://www.nationalplayers.org"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT =
face=3DArial>www.nationalplayers.org</FONT></A><BR><FONT=20
face=3DArial></P>
<P class=3DSubHeading dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: =
0px"><STRONG>Tuesday, March 20,=20
2007 – 9:45am and 11:45am<BR></STRONG>ArtsPower in<BR><FONT=20
size=3D5><STRONG><EM><FONT color=3D#0000ff>“ANNE OF GREEN=20
GABLES”</FONT><BR></EM></STRONG></FONT><FONT =
size=3D2><STRONG>Adapted by Greg=20
Gunning from the book by Lucy Maud Montgomery<BR>Music Composed by =
Richard De=20
Rosa<BR></STRONG></FONT> <BR><STRONG><FONT size=3D2>Running Time: 1 =

Hour Recommended for Grades: 2-6
Anne Shirley, the =
awkward yet=20
effervescent redhead who has enchanted generations of readers since her =
creation=20
in 1908, is undeniably one of the celebrities of children’s =
literature. =20
This popular and heart-warming musical version tells the story of =
vivacious Anne=20
and her journey to find the family she’s always wanted.  =
Elderly brother=20
and sister, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, want a boy to help out with =
the chores=20
around the farm. They are not expecting Anne, an orphan with little more =
than a=20
tattered carpet bag and a big imagination. Raised in an orphanage and =
deprived=20
of affection for most of her life, Anne survives the unacceptable =
reality that=20
surrounds her by indulging in uplifting flights of imagination.  =
She has a=20
flair for combining escapism – even to the point of bestowing a =
fanciful name on=20
a distinctly not-green house – with the ability to make a genuine =
impact on=20
those around her.  Matthew and Marilla never truly notice the =
beauty of the=20
world around them until they witness Anne’s constant delight in =
nature. =20
And when gentle Matthew passes away, it is Anne who teaches Marilla that =
the=20
power of memory and imagination will keep him alive in her heart, thus =
bringing=20
Anne and Marilla’s perspectives together.  The realms of =
fancy are no=20
substitute for real-life relationships, but they can provide a portal =
into vast=20
stores of beauty and consolation when we are faced with sorrow.  By =
the end=20
of this musical version of the story Anne has changed the lives of those =
she has=20
touched while learning many crucial lessons herself.  <A=20
href=3D"http://www.artspower.org" target=3D_blank>www.artspower.org</A> =

 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 =
–=20
7:30pm Montana Repertory Theatre=20
in “LOST IN=20
YONKERS” By Neil=20
Simon
First=20
published in the =
United States=20
in 1991, "LOST IN YONKERS" is a =
touching=20
comedy about an eccentric New York family in the summer of 1942.  =
Although=20
set during World War II – a setting that plays an important part =
in the=20
narrative – Simon published the play as America was entering the =
Gulf War in the=20
Middle East.  As a result, the play's main themes – including =
survival, the=20
importance of one's family, and acceptance – also seem timely, =
since these=20
themes inevitably arise during any military conflict.  Although the =
play is=20
technically labeled a “comedy,” it is in fact a =
hybrid.  “LOST IN=20
YONKERS” was a =
critical and popular=20
success, for which Simon won the Tony Award, as well as the Drama Desk =
and Outer=20
Critics Circle Awards.  Although many of Simon's plays had won =
major=20
dramatic awards before this, “LOST IN YONKERS” was the first =
Simon play to win=20
the Pulitzer Prize. Many critics consider the play to be Simon's best =
work and=20
the pinnacle of his career.  "If Broadway ever erects a monument to =
the=20
patron saint of laughter, Neil Simon would have to be it." – TIME=20
Magazine   <A title=3Dhttp://www.montanarep.org/=20
href=3D"BLOCKED::http://www.montanarep.org/" target=3D_blank><FONT=20
face=3DArial>http://www.montanarep.org</A> =

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<SPAN=20
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