[NEohioPAL]Forever Plaid at Rabbit Run Theater
rrcaa
rrcaa at ncweb.com
Tue May 29 09:04:37 PDT 2007
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
------=_NextPart_000_010C_01C7A1E9.876C92C0
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
FOR: Rabbit Run Community Arts Association
P. O. Box 235, 49 Park St.
Madison, OH 44057
CONTACT: Karen Ziegler
440-428-5913
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 29, 2007
Once upon a time, four incredibly wholesome young men (it's the 1950's, of
course, they are wholesome!) formed a singing ensemble, the Plaids. Smudge,
Sparky, Frankie and Jinx met when they met at their high school audiovisual
club in 1956. Discovering they shared an affection for music and
entertaining, they begin to dazzle audiences with their close harmony at
such exciting venues as local bowling alleys and wedding receptions.
After years of small engagements, the long-hoped-for big break finally
comes. However, on the way to their first really big gig, the Plaids fate
takes a funny twist.
Forever Plaid, a delicious funny 1950's musical review, is the opening
production for the 2007 summer season at Rabbit Run Theater in Madison.
Singing sensation, Connor O'Brien, is the director for the show.
A resident of Ashtabula County, O'Brien studied opera at the Eastman School
of Music and has since toured the country as a professional vocalist. An
actor as well as a singer, O'Brien has had leading roles in "Damn Yankees",
"Guys and Dolls", "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", "Forever
Plaid" and "Miss Saigon". O'Brien has been a featured soloist with both the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra, served as executive
music supervisor to the Discovery Channel and is currently on tour to
support his third full-length album, "Prizefighter". Along with his band,
Connor has performed with several national tours, including Ashlee Simpson,
Huey Lewis and The News, Edwin McCain, Kevin Bacon, and Mariah Carey.
"Forever Plaid" is one of the best shows I have ever had the pleasure of
being associated with," said O'Brien. "The cast is small, so a director can
choose the best of the best for the cast, and there are no weak links in
this production. This show has a universal appeal to both baby boomers, who
grew up with this music, and Generation Y people, who have discovered the
charm and excitement of the 1950's music."
Forever Plaid features Brian Altman (Smudge), Nick Molero (Jinx), Connor
O'Brien (Sparky) and Drew Rothman (Franky). The show opens Friday, June 1,
and runs through Saturday, June 16. Rabbit Run Theater is one of the few
barn theaters remaining in Ohio and produces four major productions each
summer from the beginning of June through the end of August.
Tickets may be purchased at the box office by calling 440-428-7092, 3:00 -
7:00 p.m., Wednesday - Sunday. Curtain time is 8:00 p.m. Rabbit Run
Theater is located at 5648 Chapel Rd., Madison, and operates under the
auspices of Rabbit Run Community Arts Association, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit
corporation.
------=_NextPart_000_010C_01C7A1E9.876C92C0
Content-Type: text/html;
charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<html xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" =
xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" =
xmlns:st1=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" =
xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dus-ascii">
<meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">
<o:SmartTagType =
namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name=3D"PostalCode"/>
<o:SmartTagType =
namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name=3D"Street"/>
<o:SmartTagType =
namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name=3D"address"/>
<o:SmartTagType =
namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name=3D"City"/>
<o:SmartTagType =
namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name=3D"State"/>
<o:SmartTagType =
namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name=3D"PlaceType" downloadurl=3D"http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"/>
<o:SmartTagType =
namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name=3D"PlaceName" downloadurl=3D"http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"/>
<o:SmartTagType =
namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name=3D"place" downloadurl=3D"http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"/>
<!--[if !mso]>
<style>
st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }
</style>
<![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
</style>
</head>
<body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple>
<div class=3DSection1>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>FOR: &n=
bsp; Rabbit Run Community Arts =
Association<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> =
&=
nbsp; <st1:address w:st=3D"on"><st1:Street
w:st=3D"on">P. O. Box</st1:Street> 235</st1:address>, <st1:Street =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:address
w:st=3D"on">49 Park =
St</st1:address></st1:Street>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> =
&=
nbsp; <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
w:st=3D"on">Madison</st1:City>, <st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">OH</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
=
w:st=3D"on">44057</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></=
p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>CONTACT: Karen =
Ziegler<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> =
&=
nbsp; 440-428-5913<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>FOR IMMEDIATE =
RELEASE</span></font></b><font
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'> – May 29, =
2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Once upon a time, four incredibly wholesome young men
(it’s the 1950’s, of course, they are wholesome!) formed a =
singing
ensemble, the Plaids. Smudge, Sparky, Frankie and Jinx met when =
they met at
their high school audiovisual club in 1956. Discovering they =
shared an
affection for music and entertaining, they begin to dazzle audiences =
with their
close harmony at such exciting venues as local bowling alleys and =
wedding
receptions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>After years of small engagements, the long-hoped-for =
big
break finally comes. However, on the way to their first really big =
gig, the
Plaids fate takes a funny twist.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Forever Plaid</span></font></b><font
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>, a delicious funny =
1950’s
musical review, is the opening production for the 2007 summer season at =
Rabbit
Run Theater in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Madison</st1:City></st1:place>.
Singing sensation, Connor O’Brien, is the director for the =
show. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>A resident of <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Ashtabula</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, =
O’Brien
studied opera at the Eastman School of Music and has since toured the =
country
as a professional vocalist. An actor as well as a singer, =
O’Brien
has had leading roles in “Damn Yankees”, “Guys and =
Dolls”,
“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”, =
“Forever
Plaid” and “Miss Saigon”. O’Brien has been =
a featured
soloist with both the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Cleveland =
Orchestra,
served as executive music supervisor to the Discovery Channel and is =
currently
on tour to support his third full-length album, =
"Prizefighter".
Along with his band, Connor has performed with several national tours,
including Ashlee Simpson, Huey Lewis and The News, Edwin McCain, Kevin =
Bacon,
and Mariah Carey.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>“Forever Plaid” is one of the best shows I have =
ever
had the pleasure of being associated with,” said =
O’Brien.
“The cast is small, so a director can choose the best of the best =
for the
cast, and there are no weak links in this production. This show =
has a
universal appeal to both baby boomers, who grew up with this music, and
Generation Y people, who have discovered the charm and excitement of the
1950’s music.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>Forever Plaid</span></font></b><font =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:black'> features =
Brian Altman
(Smudge), Nick Molero (Jinx), Connor O’Brien (Sparky) and Drew =
Rothman
(Franky). The show opens Friday, June 1, and runs through =
Saturday, June 16.
Rabbit Run Theater is one of the few barn theaters remaining in =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:State w:st=3D"on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place> and =
produces four
major productions each summer from the beginning of June through the end =
of
August.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Tickets may be purchased at the box office by calling
440-428-7092, 3:00 – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday – Sunday. =
Curtain time
is 8:00 p.m. Rabbit Run Theater is located at <st1:address =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:Street
w:st=3D"on">5648 Chapel Rd.</st1:Street>, <st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Madison</st1:City></st1:address>,
and operates under the auspices of Rabbit Run Community Arts =
Association, a 501
(c) (3) non-profit corporation. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
------=_NextPart_000_010C_01C7A1E9.876C92C0--
More information about the NEohioPAL
mailing list