[NEohioPAL]RE: Stocker Arts Center Upcoming Events

Sun Feb 11 13:33:14 PST 2007

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Lots of great theatre and other live events are coming to=20
LCCC's own Stocker Arts Center this winter/spring,
and I'd like to invite you, your family members and friends to come and
see all that we have to offer.
>From Giordano Jazz Dance to "Jane Eyre" to "Lost in Yonkers," there's so
much to experience at Stocker Arts Center!

Here's a sample of some of the upcoming events...=20

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

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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Student Matinee Series Event - Running Time: 1 Hour; Recommended for
Grades: K-4=20

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 <blocked::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

"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 make Shakespeare's
brilliant tragedy come alive for everyone in the audience!
www.nationalplayers.org =20
Student Matinee Series Event - Running Time: 90 Minutes; Recommended for
Grades:  6-12=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
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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

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
Student Matinee Series Event - Running Time: 1 Hour; Recommended for
Grades: 2-6

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 www.montanarep.org
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COMING SOON:
Wednesday and Thursday, April 11 and 12 - "A Kid's Life" (newly added) -
a perfect family event with big huggable costumed characters and good
lessons!
Thursday, April 19 - Pluck (all the way from the U.K.)
Saturday, April 21 - Pavlo and his Band (the "Greek God of Guitar"
returns for another spectacular evening of Mediterranean Music).  Talk
to those who saw them last year...and they'll tell you...you don't want
to miss this event!
Friday, April 27 - Imani Winds - Grammy nominees you may have heard on
NPR's Saint Paul Sunday and Performance Today.
Friday, May 11 - Livingston Taylor (yes he is James Taylor's brother!)

There are many movies and lots more great music, family shows, art
gallery exhibits and other exciting events still to come this season.
Please check out our website at www.lorainccc.edu/stocker
<http://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker> for more details about all of the
wonderful happenings!! =20

The Stocker Arts Center Box Office is open Mondays through Fridays from
12:00 noon to 6:00pm, and one-and-a-half hours before ticketed events.
You can purchase tickets in person, by phone, by fax, or online. By
phone, please call (800) 995-5222 ext. 4040 or (440) 366-4040, fax your
order to (440) 366-4761, or visit our internet site at
www.lorainccc.edu/stocker <http://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker> and click
on the "Buy Stocker Event Tickets" icon.

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For more information or to request a season brochure, please call the
Stocker office at (800) 995-5222 ext. 4140 OR (440) 366-4140.  The
Stocker Arts Center is on the campus of Lorain County Community College,
1005 North Abbe Road, Elyria, Ohio  44035. =20

I hope to welcome you to the wonderful dance, amazing theatre, and
fun-filled family events coming to Stocker Arts Center this
winter/spring!

Janet
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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 <blocked::mailto:jbarlow at lorainccc.edu> =20
www.lorainccc.edu/stocker <blocked::http://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker>

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coming to <BR>LCCC's own Stocker Arts Center this=20
winter/spring,</I></B></SPAN></FONT><B><I><SPAN=20
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"Jane Eyre" to=20
"Lost in Yonkers," there's so much to experience <SPAN=20
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<P><SPAN><FONT size=3D3><STRONG>Wednesday, February 21, 2007 – =
9:45am and=20
11:45am<BR></STRONG></FONT><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>The Kennedy Center =
Imagination=20
Celebration on Tour</STRONG> in<BR></FONT></SPAN><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff><FONT=20
size=3D6><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
24px"><B><I>“Alice”<BR></I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><B><SPAN =

style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px">By Whoopi Goldberg<SPAN=20
class=3D876345220-11022007>, Adapted for the Stage by Kim=20
Hines So you=20
think 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
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size=3D3>   <STRONG><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D876345220-11022007>Student Matinee Series Event - </SPAN>Running =
Time: 1=20
Hour<SPAN class=3D876345220-11022007>; </SPAN>Recommended for Grades:=20
K-4</FONT></STRONG> </FONT></SPAN></P><SPAN=20
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<P><FONT size=3D3></FONT><FONT size=3D3></FONT><FONT =
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size=3D3></FONT><BR><STRONG><FONT size=3D3>Thursday, February 22, 2007 =
–=20
7:30pm</FONT><BR></STRONG></SPAN><FONT color=3D#0000ff><FONT =
size=3D6><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 24px"><I><STRONG>Giordano Jazz Dance=20
Chicago<BR></STRONG></I></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR><FONT size=3D3>The company was founded in =
1962 by Gus=20
Giordano, and was originally called Dance Incorporated Chicago.  It =
became=20
Giordano Dance Company in 1966 when many of its live performances were =
broadcast=20
by Chicago’s Public Television Station.  The Giordano Company =
has=20
captivated audiences worldwide with dynamic performances, as well as =
with the=20
diversity and wide appeal of its repertoire, garnering rave reviews from =
critics=20
and audiences alike.  Gus Giordano’s nationally acclaimed =
1980 television=20
production, The Rehearsal, received an Emmy Award, the PBS Award, and =
the Ohio=20
State Award.  Mr. Giordano also organized the first Jazz Dance =
World=20
Congress in August 1990, and now it’s an annual event.  The =
company’s focus=20
on jazz 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.”  </FONT><FONT=20
size=3D3><A title=3Dhttp://www.giordanojazzdance.com/=20
href=3D"blocked::http://www.giordanojazzdance.com"><FONT=20
title=3Dhttp://www.giordanojazzdance.com/>www.giordanojazzdance.com</FONT=
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size=3D3><BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR><BR><FONT =

size=3D3><STRONG><SPAN class=3D818475416-02022007>Sa</SPAN>turday, =
February 24, 2007=20
- 7:30pm<BR></STRONG><STRONG>The Acting Company</STRONG></FONT><FONT =
size=3D2>=20
in<BR></FONT></SPAN><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 24px"><B><I>"Jane =
Eyre”<BR></I></B></SPAN></FONT><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT size=3D2>By Charlotte Bronte<SPAN=20
class=3D876345220-11022007>, </SPAN>Adapted from the novel by Polly =
Teale for=20
Shared Experience Theatre out of London in 1997</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT size=3D2> <BR><BR></FONT><FONT =
size=3D3>“Jane Eyre” is=20
Charlotte Bronte’s extraordinary coming-of-age story of one of =
literature’s most=20
independent and strong-willed women.  First published in 1847, =
“Jane Eyre”=20
is a startlingly modern blend of passion, romance and suspense. =
 The Acting=20
Company is thrilled to offer a truly special version of “Jane =
Eyre” for U.S.=20
audiences.  With the presentation of Teale’s celebrated =
adaptation of “Jane=20
Eyre<SPAN class=3D876345220-11022007>,</SPAN>”<SPAN =
class=3D876345220-11022007>=20
</SPAN>the Acting Company will continue its 30-year tradition of =
bringing a=20
touring repertory of classical productions into communities across =
America, for=20
which the company was given a 2003 Tony® Honor for Excellence in =
Theatre.=20
 The Acting Company has also been honored with the Obie Award, the =
Los=20
Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, Citibank’s Excellence in =
Education Award,=20
two Audelco Awards and two Tony Award® nominations.  The =
Company has=20
performed 122 productions for over 2 million people in 48 states and =
nine=20
foreign countries, giving a generation of actors the opportunity to =
master their=20
craft, including alumni members Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone, Jessie L. =
Martin,=20
Frances Conroy and Jeffrey Wright.  Come and enjoy one of your =
favorite=20
books as the characters come to life on the Stocker =
stage!  </FONT><A=20
title=3D"http://www.theactingcompany.org/
http://www.theactingcompany=
.org/>"=20
href=3D"blocked::http://www.theactingcompany.org"><FONT=20
title=3Dhttp://www.theactingcompany.org/=20
size=3D3>www.theactingcompany.org</FONT></A><FONT=20
size=3D3>  <BR></FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3D5><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18px"><FONT=20
size=3D3><BR></FONT><EM><STRONG>  <BR></STRONG></EM></SPAN></FO=
NT><FONT=20
size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18px"><SPAN =
class=3D818475416-02022007><FONT=20
size=3D3><STRONG>Wednesday, March 7, 2007 -=20
10:00am<BR></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT size=3D3><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>National =

Players in <SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
24px">“Othello” <S=
PAN><FONT=20
size=3D2>By William Shakespeare “O, =
beware, of=20
 jealousy.  It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the =
meat it=20
 feeds on.” (III, iii)  Among the greatest of =
Shakespeare’s=20
 plays, “Othello” is a searing tragedy of love turned =
into hate by the=20
 murdering poisons of jealousy. Othello, a Moorish General, has =
secretly=20
 married Desdemona, the daughter of Brabantio, a Venetian senator.=20
  Iago, a second Lieutenant in Othello's army, nurses a =
private grudge=20
 against Othello, who passed him over and promoted Cassio to =
Lieutenant=20
 instead.  Thus, Iago decides to destroy Othello, and enlists=20
 Roderigo, a suitor of Desdemona, to help with his plan by =
promising to=20
 help Roderigo gain Desdemona’s love.  Iago brings =
Brabantio to the=20
 Senate where, learning that his daughter has secretly married the =
Moor,=20
 Brabantio disowns her.  Othello is immediately ordered to the =

 Venetian colony of Cyprus to repel a threatened Turkish invasion.=20
  Desdemona goes with him, accompanied by Iago’s wife =
Emilia, and=20
Othello's  lieutenant Cassio.  Once in Cyprus, Iago plants the =

suspicion in  Othello's mind that Desdemona has been unfaithful to =
him with=20
 Cassio.  He orchestrates a drunken brawl for which Cassio is =
blamed,=20
 causing Othello to dismiss Cassio from service.  Iago urges =
Cassio to=20
 seek reinstatement through Desdemona, but her pleas for =
Cassio’s=20
 reinstatement begin to convince Othello that she is=20
adulterous.  Through Emilia, Iago acquires a treasured =
handkerchief=20
from Desdemona and  uses it as 'proof' of the affair. =
 Overwhelmed by=20
jealousy, Othello  orders Iago to kill Cassio and strangles =
Desdemona=20
himself.  Emilia  discloses her husband's plot and Othello, =
tormented=20
by grief and remorse,  kills himself.  Iago, after murdering =
his own=20
wife, is left to the  justice of the Venetian state.  The =
National=20
Players will make Shakespeare’s brilliant tragedy come alive<SPAN=20
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class=3D818475416-02022007>everyone in the=20
audience!   <A=20
title=3Dhttp://www.nationalplayers.org/=20
href=3D"http://www.nationalplayers.org">www.nationalplayers.org</A> =
  <FONT=20
size=3D2>Student Matinee Series Event - =

Running Time: 90 =
Minutes<SPAN=20
class=3D876345220-11022007>; Recommended for Grades:=20
 6-12 Wednesday, March 7, 2007 =
–=20
7:30pm National Players=20
in <SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 24px">“The Importance Of Being=20
Earnest” <FONT=20
size=3D2>By Oscar Wilde <SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px">Written by Wilde as a =
“trivial comedy for=20
serious people,” “The Importance of Being Earnest” was =
first presented in London=20
on February 14, 1895, and still today is generally regarded as the =
wittiest=20
comedy in the English language.  The scrambled plot is mainly =
concerned=20
with an elegant wastrel named John Worthing who has invented a dissolute =
younger=20
brother named Ernest whom he impersonates when he goes on a fling. =
 His=20
friend, Algernon Moncrieff, is a thoughtful young man who has invented a =
sick=20
friend named Bunbury on whom to blame his own indiscretions.  The =
pitfalls=20
accompanying chronic deception are hilariously exemplified when these =
polite=20
philanderers both pretend to be Ernest to please the ladies in whom they =
are=20
interested.  For seventy years critics and audiences have agreed =
that while=20
Wilde was unraveling the comic complications of this absurd situation, =
he missed=20
no opportunity for caustic comment on the artificial manners, morals and =
customs=20
of high society.  If you are at all stylish, you won’t want =
to miss this=20
performance of Oscar Wilde’s hysterical farce, one of =
theatre’s most enduring=20
comedies!   <A=20
title=3D"blocked::http://www.nationalplayers.org>
http://www.national=
players.org>/"=20
href=3D"blocked::BLOCKED::http://www.nationalplayers.org>"><FONT=20
title=3D"blocked::http://www.nationalplayers.org>"=20
size=3D3>www.nationalplayers.org</A> =
 <FONT=20
size=3D3> Tuesday, March 20, 2007 =
– 9:45am and=20
11:45am ArtsPower=20
in <SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 24px">“Anne of Green=20
Gables” <FONT=20
size=3D2>Adapted by Greg Gunning from the book by Lucy Maud =
Montgomery<SPAN=20
class=3D876345220-11022007>; Music Composed by Richard De=20
Rosa<FONT=20
size=3D2> Anne Shirley, the awkward yet =

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=20
vivacious Anne and her journey to find the family she’s always =
wanted.=20
 Elderly brother and sister, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, want a =
boy to=20
help out with the chores around the farm. They are not expecting Anne, =
an orphan=20
with little more than a tattered carpet bag and a big imagination. =
Raised in an=20
orphanage and deprived of affection for most of her life, Anne survives =
the=20
unacceptable reality that surrounds her by indulging in uplifting =
flights of=20
imagination.  She has a flair for combining escapism – even =
to the point of=20
bestowing a fanciful name on a distinctly not-green house – with =
the ability to=20
make a genuine impact on those around her.  Matthew and Marilla =
never truly=20
notice the beauty of the world around them until they witness =
Anne’s constant=20
delight in nature.  And when gentle Matthew passes away, it is Anne =
who=20
teaches Marilla that the power of memory and imagination will keep him =
alive in=20
her heart, thus bringing Anne and Marilla’s perspectives together. =
 The=20
realms of fancy are no substitute for real-life relationships, but they =
can=20
provide a portal into vast stores of beauty and consolation when we are =
faced=20
with sorrow. By the end of this musical version of the story Anne has =
changed=20
the lives of those she has touched while learning many crucial lessons =
herself.=20
 <A title=3Dhttp://www.artspower.org/=20
href=3D"http://www.artspower.org">www.artspower.org</A>  =
<FONT=20
size=3D2>Student Matinee Series Event - =

R</SPAN>unning Time: 1 Hour<SPAN class=3D876345220-11022007>; =
</SPAN>Recommended=20
for Grades: 2-6</FONT></STRONG><BR></FONT><FONT =
size=3D3><BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR><FONT size=3D3><STRONG>Tuesday, March 27, =
2007 –=20
7:30pm<BR></STRONG></FONT><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>Montana Repertory=20
Theatre</STRONG> in<BR></FONT></SPAN><FONT color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 24px"><B><I>“Lost in =
Yonkers”</I></B></SPAN></FONT><B><I><FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000 size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"> =
<BR></SPAN></FONT></I><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT size=3D2>By Neil =
Simon</FONT><BR></SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR><FONT size=3D3>First published in the =
United States in=20
1991, "Lost in Yonkers" is a touching comedy about an eccentric New York =
family=20
in the summer of 1942.  Although set during World War II – a =
setting that=20
plays an important part in the narrative – Simon published the =
play as America=20
was entering the Gulf War in the Middle East.  As a result, the =
play's main=20
themes – including survival, the importance of one's family, and =
acceptance –=20
also seem timely, since these themes inevitably arise during any =
military=20
conflict.  Although the play is technically labeled a =
“comedy,” it is in=20
fact a hybrid.  “Lost in Yonkers” was a critical and =
popular success, for=20
which Simon won the Tony Award, as well as the Drama Desk and Outer =
Critics=20
Circle Awards.  Although many of Simon's plays had won major =
dramatic=20
awards before this, “Lost in Yonkers” was the first Simon =
play to win the=20
Pulitzer Prize. Many critics consider the play to be Simon's best work =
and the=20
pinnacle of his career.  "If Broadway ever erects a monument to the =
patron=20
saint of laughter, Neil Simon would have to be it." – <EM>TIME=20
Magazine</EM>   </FONT><A=20
title=3D"blocked::http://www.montanarep.org
http://www.montanarep.org=
/"=20
href=3D"blocked::BLOCKED::http://www.montanarep.org"><FONT=20
title=3Dblocked::http://www.montanarep.org=20
size=3D3>www.montanarep.org</FONT></A><FONT =
size=3D3> </FONT><BR></P></SPAN>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><STRONG><EM><FONT =
color=3D#ff0000><FONT=20
size=3D3><SPAN class=3D774293720-11022007>COMING SOON:<BR>Wednesday and =
Thursday,=20
April 11 and 12 - "A Kid's Life" (newly added) - a perfect family event =
with big=20
huggable costumed characters and good lessons!<BR>Thursday, April 19 - =
Pluck=20
(all the way from the U.K.)<BR>Saturday, April 21 - Pavlo and his Band =
(the=20
"Greek God of Guitar" returns for another spectacular evening of =
Mediterranean=20
Music).  Talk to those who saw them last year...and they'll tell =
you...you=20
don't want to miss this event!<BR>Friday, April 27 - Imani Winds - =
Grammy=20
nominees you may have heard on NPR's Saint Paul Sunday and Performance=20
Today.<BR>Friday, May 11 - Livingston Taylor (yes he is James Taylor's=20
brother!)<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT></EM></STRONG></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT=20
size=3D3></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
12px"><FONT=20
size=3D3>There are <SPAN class=3D876345220-11022007>many =
</SPAN>movies and=20
lots <SPAN class=3D876345220-11022007>more </SPAN>great music, =
family=20
shows, <SPAN class=3D876345220-11022007>art gallery exhibits =
</SPAN>and=20
other <SPAN class=3D876345220-11022007>exciting =
</SPAN>events <SPAN=20
class=3D876345220-11022007>still to </SPAN>come this<SPAN=20
class=3D876345220-11022007> season</SPAN>.  Please check out our =
website=20
at<SPAN class=3D876345220-11022007> </SPAN><SPAN =
class=3D774293720-11022007><A=20
href=3D"http://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker"><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>www.lorainccc.edu/stocker</FONT></A> </SPAN> <S=
PAN=20
class=3D876345220-11022007>for more details about</SPAN> all of the =
wonderful=20
happenings!! <SPAN class=3D818475416-02022007> =
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3>The =
Stocker Arts=20
Center Box Office is open Monday<SPAN =
class=3D876345220-11022007>s</SPAN> through=20
Friday<SPAN class=3D876345220-11022007>s</SPAN> from 12:00 noon to =
6:00pm, and=20
on<SPAN class=3D876345220-11022007>e-and-a-half hours before ticketed=20
events</SPAN>.  You can purchase tickets in person, by phone, by =
fax, or=20
online.<SPAN>  By </SPAN>phone, please call (800) 995-5222 =
ext. 4040=20
or (440) 366-4040, fax your order to (440) 366-4761, or visit our =
internet=20
site at </FONT><A title=3Dhttp://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker=20
href=3D"http://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker" target=3D_blank><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D3>www.lorainccc.edu/stocker</FONT></A><FONT =
size=3D3><SPAN> and</SPAN>=20
click on the “Buy Stocker Event Tickets” icon.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20
size=3D3></FONT> </P></SPAN><SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: =
red"><FONT=20
size=3D3><FONT color=3D#000000>For more information <SPAN=20
class=3D876345220-11022007>o</SPAN>r<SPAN =
class=3D876345220-11022007> </SPAN>to=20
request a season brochure, please call the Stocker office at =
(800)=20
995-5222 ext. 4140 OR (440) 366-4140</FONT></FONT><SPAN=20
class=3D213005413-05092006><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D3>. =20
</FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black">The =
Stocker Arts=20
Center is on the campus of Lorain County Community College, 1005 North =
Abbe=20
Road, Elyria, Ohio  44035. </SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: blue"> </SPAN></FONT></P></SPAN></SPAN>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN=20
class=3D818475416-02022007>I</SPAN><EM> </EM>hope to welcome you=20
to <SPAN class=3D876345220-11022007>the wonderful dance, amazing =
theatre, and=20
fun-filled family events </SPAN>coming <SPAN=20
class=3D876345220-11022007>to </SPAN>Stocker Arts Center <SPAN=20
class=3D876345220-11022007>this =
winter/spring</SPAN>!<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN><FONT=20
face=3D"Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN><EM><STRONG>Janet<BR>*<SPAN=20
class=3D876345220-11022007>************************</SPAN><BR></STRONG><F=
ONT=20
face=3DArial><SPAN class=3D876345220-11022007>Ja</SPAN>net Herman=20
Barlow<BR>Director, Stocker Arts Center<BR>Lorain County Community=20
College<BR>1005 North Abbe Road <BR>Elyria, Ohio =
 44035<BR>440.366.7105=20
or<BR>1.800.995.5222 ext. 7105<BR>440.366.4101 [fax]<BR></FONT></EM><A=20
title=3Dmailto:jbarlow at lorainccc.edu=20
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title=3Dmailto:jbarlow at lorainccc.edu face=3DArial color=3D#000000><EM=20
title=3Dmailto:jbarlow at lorainccc.edu>jbarlow at lorainccc.edu</EM></FONT></A=
><SPAN=20
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face=3DArial><EM>  </EM><SPAN class=3D818475416-02022007>=20
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size=3D3>www.lorainccc.edu/stocker</FONT></A><SPAN =
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