[NEohioPAL]Actors' Summit -- THE NINTH SEASON
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Thackaberr at aol.com
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007=20
For immediate release=20
For Additional Information Contact:=20
Neil Thackaberry, 330-342-0800=20
Actors=E2=80=99 Summit Announces Season Nine=20
The 2007-2008 Season=20
Actors=E2=80=99 Summit, the Equity professional theater based in Hudson, Ohi=
o, has=20
announced its ninth season. The 2007 - 2008 offerings will include eight=20
productions ranging from classical to contemporary and from drama to comedy=
. The=20
season, which runs from September through June will include 100 regularly=20
scheduled performances. In addition, special student matinees will be avail=
able=20
for all of the productions.=20
The Season=20
Rounding Third =20
A comedy by Richard Dresser. September 13 =E2=
=80=93 30=20
Rounding Third is the tumultuous journey of two Little League fathers who=20
coach the same team through an entire season all the way to the climactic=20
championship game. The coaches speak directly to the audience about competi=
tion,=20
character, punctuality, and the importance of wearing the right equipment.=20
Starring Keith Stevens and directed by Constance Thackaberry.=20
"HILARIOUS" Variety
=E2=80=9CYou will recognize your neighbor, your brother, and maybe yourself=
."=20
nytheatre.com=20
Medea=20
A tragedy by Euripides, translated and adapted by Robinson Jeffers. =20=
=20
October 18 =E2=80=
=93=20
November 4 =20
The tragic power of Euripides=E2=80=99 Medea comes to passionate life in a =20=
brilliant=20
translation by one of America=E2=80=99s greatest poets. Having saved her hu=
sband=20
Jason=E2=80=99s life, Medea is spurned by him when he re-marries for politi=
cal power.=20
She wrecks a revenge on him so terrible it still awes audiences with its=20
devastating totality. Starring Sally Groth, Paula Duesing, & Alicia Kahn. D=
irected=20
by Neil Thackaberry. The original production -- "Won cheers and thirteen=20
curtain calls." N.Y. Daily News.=20
[Special school day matinees are available.] =20
A Child=E2=80=99s Christmas in Wales=20
A reminiscence by Dylan Thomas, adapted to the stage by Jeremy Brooks and A=
dr
ian Mitchell. November 29 =E2=80=93 December 23=20
Returning triumphantly to the Actors=E2=80=99 Summit stage, Dylan Thomas=
=E2=80=99 boyhood=20
memories of Wales light up the stage with warmth, laughter and music.=20
Traditional songs and carols are integrated into the story with new lyrics.=
Momma=20
burns the turkey, the cousins go sledding, and the family entertains with s=
ongs=20
and ghost stories. Starring Keith Stevens as Dylan, with Frank Jackman, and=
=20
Peter Voinovich. Directed by MaryJo Alexander =20
=E2=80=9CA Child's Christmas in Wales is holiday storytelling at its best -=
- simple=20
yet elegantly beautiful.=E2=80=9D Kerry Clawson, The Akron Beacon Journal =20=
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Proof=20
A drama by David Auburn. January 10 =E2=
=80=93 27,=20
2008=20
Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award, Proof is a hauntingly=
=20
powerful drama of family and mathematics. On the eve of her twenty-fifth =20
birthday, Catherine has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable =20
father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with=
her =20
own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the=20=
=20
attentions of Hal, a former student of her father's who hopes to find valuab=
le =20
work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind. Over the long weekend=
=20
that follows, a burgeoning romance and the discovery of a mysterious noteboo=
k =20
draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her=20
father's madness=E2=80=94or genius=E2=80=94will she inherit? Directed by Wa=
yne S. Turney=20
"[A] wonderfully funny=E2=80=A6ambitiously constructed work=E2=80=A6" =E2=
=80=94Variety.=20
Macbeth=20
A tragedy by William Shakespeare February 21 =E2=80=93 March 9,=
2008=20
Shakespeare=E2=80=99s most accessible tragedy fills the stage with brillian=
t poetry,=20
savage violence, witchcraft, and madness. Prompted by his spouse to commit=20
regicide, Macbeth descends to the depths as each violent act requires anoth=
er=20
to conceal it. The destruction of the country can only be accomplished by=20
purging the usurper from the throne he stole. Starring Neil Thackaberry, Ma=
ryJo=20
Alexander.=20
[Special school day matinees are available.]=20
Golda=E2=80=99s Balcony=20
A personal history by William Gibson. March 27 =E2=80=93 April 13=20
Directed by Reuben Silver and starring Dorothy Silver, Golda=E2=80=99s Bal=
cony is a=20
complex one woman tour de force. This tight knit story of war and peace=20
opens in 1973, on the eve of the Yom Kippur War, and uses flashbacks to let=
Golda=20
tell the story of her life: her journey from her birthplace in Russia to th=
e=20
United States where she settled in Milwaukee, became a school teacher and=20
married, emigrated to Palestine and became the first female prime minister.=
In=20
Israel=E2=80=99s darkest days she is faced with the possibility of using th=
e ultimate=20
weapon. =20
"Seldom has history embodied itself in one person as clearly as it did in=20
Golda Meir....Gibson gives us a great understanding of Golda's personal and=
=20
public life ... and conveys magnificently the fearlessness and dedication t=
hat=20
made Golda so powerful a world leader.'' N.Y. Daily News =20
[Special school day matinees are available.] =20
Born Yesterday =20
A comedy by Garson Kanin. May 1 =E2=
=80=93 May=20
18 =20
The play twists Pygmalion into a comedy set against the swindling political=
=20
backdrop of 1945 Washington D.C. Billie Dawn, a role immortalized on stage=20
and screen by Judy Holliday, is the mistress of Harry Brock, a junkyard bar=
on=20
with the voice and vocabulary of a gangster and the moral fibre=E2=80=94and=
ambition=E2=80=94
of a fascist. With Billie in tow, he has come to the capitol to work out a=20
deal with a bought-and-paid-for senator. Brock makes the mistake of hiring=20=
an=20
inquisitive reporter to help tutor Billie into social acceptability. Starri=
ng=20
Neil Thackaberry and Alicia Kahn. Directed by MaryJo Alexander.=20
=E2=80=9CA sparkling play of ideas that makes the audience think the hardes=
t in the=20
middle of a laugh.=E2=80=9D BroadwayWorld.com=20
Swingtime Canteen=20
A musical with book by Linda Thorsen Bond, William Repicci, & Charles Busch=
=20
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June 12 =E2=80=93 June 29=20
This star spangled hit enjoyed long runs Off Broadway and in London. MGM is=
=20
putting glamorous movie legend Marian Ames out to pasture, but this is 1944=
=20
and no time for self pity. Marian gathers her instrument playing gal pals f=
rom=20
the Hollywood Canteen to entertain the troops in London. Her show is a rip=
=20
roaring canteen extravaganza that features=20
five archetypal film characters from the 1940s singing over 30 vintage=20
classics. Laughs, emotional fireworks and air raids punctuate this hilariou=
s and=20
heart warming musical celebration. Starring MaryJo Alexander, Lisa Marie=20
Schueller, and Shani Ferry.=20
"A Wowser. An evocative balancing act of music and comedy, parody and=20
sentiment. They make the good war sound great."-- Time Magazine. =20
Ticket Prices=20
Prices for Season Subscriptions and Good-Time-Any-Time Coupons prices will=20
remain the same for the 2007-2008 season as they have for the past five yea=
rs.=20
Season subscriptions range from as little as $64 for high school students =20
and $80 for seniors to see all eight shows. Good Time Any Time Coupons, good=
for=20
any performance of any play, are available in books of 8 for $160.=20
Individual tickets will go on sale three weeks prior to the first performan=
ce of each=20
show. Single ticket prices will remain at $25 on Friday and Saturday and $2=
2=20
on Thursday and Sunday. College students and seniors over 60 now receive a=20=
$2=20
discount on Thursdays and Sundays.=20
=E2=80=9COur Preview Subscription continues to be our most popular,=E2=80=
=9D said MaryJo =20
Alexander, Artistic Director. =E2=80=9CSeniors can see all eight plays for o=
nly $10 a =20
show.=E2=80=9D The Box Office Phone number is 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 art=
s=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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330-342-0800<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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Nine<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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align=3Dcenter><B style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>The 2007-2008=20
Season<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>Actors=E2=80=99 <st1:City=20
w:st=3D"on">Summit</st1:City>, the Equity professional theater based in <st1=
:place=20
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Hudson</st1:City>, <st1:State=20
w:st=3D"on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place>, has announced its ninth season. Th=
e 2007=20
- 2008 offerings will include eight productions ranging from classical to=20
contemporary and from drama to comedy. The season, which runs from September=
=20
through June will include 100 regularly scheduled performances. In addition,=
=20
special student matinees will be available for all of the=20
productions.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>The=20
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style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">omedy by Richard Dresser.<SPAN=20
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size=3D3><I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Rounding Third</SPAN></I><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> is the tumultuous journey of two Little League=
=20
fathers who coach the same team through an entire season all the way to the=20
climactic championship game. The coaches speak directly to the audience abou=
t=20
competition, character, punctuality, and the importance of wearing the right=
=20
equipment. Starring Keith Stevens and directed by Constance=20
Thackaberry.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT=20
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style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"HILARIOUS" <EM><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Variety</SPAN></EM><BR>=E2=80=9CYou will recogn=
ize your=20
neighbor, your brother, and maybe yourself." <EM><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">nytheatre.com</SPAN></EM></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3D3>Medea<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
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style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>A tragedy by Euripides, translat=
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adapted by Robinson Jeffers.<SPAN=20
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18 =E2=80=93 November 4<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =20
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>The tragic power of Euripides=
=E2=80=99 <I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Medea</I> comes to passionate life in=20=
a=20
brilliant translation by one of <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place=20
w:st=3D"on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region>=E2=80=99s greatest poet=
s. Having=20
saved her husband Jason=E2=80=99s life, Medea is spurned by him when he re-m=
arries for=20
political power. She wrecks a revenge on him so terrible it still awes audie=
nces=20
with its devastating totality. Starring Sally Groth, Paula Duesing, & Al=
icia=20
Kahn. Directed by Neil Thackaberry. <SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black">The origina=
l=20
production -- "Won cheers and thirteen curtain calls." N.Y. Daily=20
News.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>[Special school da=
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matinees are available.] <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FO=
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size=3D3>A Child=E2=80=99s Christmas in Wales<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></=
B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN=
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style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>A reminiscence by Dylan Thomas,=20=
adapted=20
to the stage by Jeremy Brooks and Adrian Mitchell. <SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>November 29 =E2=80=93 December=20
23<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>Returning triumphantly to the Ac=
tors=E2=80=99=20
<st1:City w:st=3D"on">Summit</st1:City> stage, Dylan Thomas=E2=80=99 boyhood=
memories of=20
<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region=20
w:st=3D"on">Wales</st1:country-region></st1:place> light up the stage with w=
armth,=20
laughter and music. Traditional songs and carols are integrated into the sto=
ry=20
with new lyrics. Momma burns the turkey, the cousins go sledding, and the fa=
mily=20
entertains with songs and ghost stories. Starring Keith Stevens as Dylan, wi=
th=20
Frank Jackman, and Peter Voinovich. Directed by MaryJo Alexander=20
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3Dbodycopy style=3D"MARGIN: auto 0in auto 0.5in"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">=E2=80=9CA Child's Christmas in <st1:country-regio=
n=20
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Wales</st1:place></st1:country-region> is=
holiday=20
storytelling at its best -- simple yet elegantly beautiful.=E2=80=9D </SPAN>=
<SPAN=20
class=3Dserifauthor1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><F=
ONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#333333>Kerry Clawson, The <st1:place=20
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Akron</st1:City></st1:place> Beacon=20
Journal</FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">=20
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FO=
NT=20
size=3D3>Proof<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>A drama by David Auburn.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 2"> &=
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</SPAN><SPAN=20
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</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>January 1=
0 =E2=80=93=20
27, 2008<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Priz=
e and=20
the Tony Award, <I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Proof </I>is a haun=
tingly=20
powerful drama of family and mathematics. On the eve of her twenty-fifth=20
birthday, Catherine has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable=20
father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with=
her=20
own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the=20
attentions of Hal, a former student of her father's who hopes to find valuab=
le=20
work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind. Over the long weekend=
=20
that follows, a burgeoning romance and the discovery of a mysterious noteboo=
k=20
draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her fathe=
r's=20
madness=E2=80=94or genius=E2=80=94will she inherit? Directed by Wayne S.=20
Turney<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bot=
tom-alt: auto; mso-line-height-alt: 7.9pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>"[A] wonderfully=20
funny=E2=80=A6ambitiously constructed work=E2=80=A6" =E2=80=94Variety.</FONT=
></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bot=
tom-alt: auto; mso-line-height-alt: 7.9pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3></FONT></SPAN>&nbs=
p;</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bot=
tom-alt: auto; mso-line-height-alt: 7.9pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT=20
size=3D3><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FO=
NT=20
size=3D3>Macbeth<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>A tragedy by William Shakespeare=
<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> &=
nbsp;=20
</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>February 21=20=
=E2=80=93 March=20
9, 2008<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>Shakespeare=E2=80=99s most acces=
sible tragedy=20
fills the stage with brilliant poetry, savage violence, witchcraft, and madn=
ess.=20
Prompted by his spouse to commit regicide, Macbeth descends to the depths as=
=20
each violent act requires another to conceal it. The destruction of the coun=
try=20
can only be accomplished by purging the usurper from the throne he stole.=20
Starring Neil Thackaberry, MaryJo Alexander.<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"><FONT size=3D3>[Special school da=
y=20
matinees are available.] <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Time=
s New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bid=
i-language: AR-SA"><BR=20
style=3D"PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always" clear=3Dall><BR=20
style=3D"mso-column-break-before: always; mso-special-character: line-break"=
=20
clear=3Dall></SPAN>
<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"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FO=
NT=20
size=3D3>Golda=E2=80=99s Balcony<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>A personal history by William Gi=
bson.=20
<SPAN style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN=
><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN=
>March=20
27 =E2=80=93 April 13<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"><FONT size=3D3>Directed by Reuben=
Silver=20
and starring Dorothy Silver, <I style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Golda=
=E2=80=99s=20
Balcony</I> is a complex one woman tour de force. This tight knit story of w=
ar=20
and peace opens in 1973, on the eve of the Yom Kippur War, and uses flashbac=
ks=20
to let Golda tell the story of her life: her journey from her birthplace in=20
Russia to the United States where she settled in Milwaukee, became a school=20
teacher and married, emigrated to Palestine and became the first female prim=
e=20
minister. In <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place=20
w:st=3D"on">Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region>=E2=80=99s darkest days s=
he is faced=20
with the possibility of using the ultimate weapon. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>=
</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bot=
tom-alt: auto"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>"Seldom has histor=
y=20
embodied itself in one person as clearly as it did in Golda Meir....Gibson g=
ives=20
us a great understanding of Golda's personal and public life ... and conveys=
=20
magnificently the fearlessness and dedication that made Golda so powerful a=20
world leader.'' N.Y. Daily News <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"><FONT size=3D3>[Special school da=
y=20
matinees are available.] <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT=20
size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></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"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Born Yesterday</SPAN></I></B><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> =20
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A comedy by Garson Kanin.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 2"> &=
nbsp; =20
</SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 2"> &=
nbsp; =20
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">May 1 =E2=80=93 May 18<SPAN=
=20
style=3D"COLOR: black"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
&nbs=
p; &n=
bsp; =20
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>The play twists <I>Pygmalion</I>=
into a=20
comedy set against the swindling political backdrop of 1945 Washington D.C.=20
Billie Dawn, a role immortalized on stage and screen by Judy Holliday, is th=
e=20
mistress of Harry Brock, a junkyard baron with the voice and vocabulary of a=
=20
gangster and the moral fibre=E2=80=94and ambition=E2=80=94of a fascist. With=
Billie in tow, he=20
has come to the capitol to work out a deal with a bought-and-paid-for senato=
r.=20
Brock makes the mistake of hiring an inquisitive reporter to help tutor Bill=
ie=20
into social acceptability. Starring Neil Thackaberry and Alicia Kahn. Direct=
ed=20
by MaryJo Alexander.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><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 0.5in"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>=E2=80=9CA sparkling play of ide=
as that makes=20
the audience think the hardest in the middle of a laugh.=E2=80=9D=20
BroadwayWorld.com<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"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FO=
NT=20
size=3D3>Swingtime Canteen<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>A musical with book by Linda Tho=
rsen=20
Bond, William Repicci, & Charles Busch<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 3"> &=
nbsp;  =
; =20
</SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 2"> &=
nbsp; =20
</SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> &=
nbsp;=20
</SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
=20
</SPAN>June 12 =E2=80=93 June 29<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>This star spangled=
hit=20
enjoyed long runs Off Broadway and in <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place=20
w:st=3D"on">London</st1:place></st1:City>. <st1:stockticker=20
w:st=3D"on">MGM</st1:stockticker> is putting glamorous movie legend Marian A=
mes=20
out to pasture, but this is 1944 and no time for self pity. Marian gathers h=
er=20
instrument playing gal pals from the Hollywood Canteen to entertain the troo=
ps=20
in <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">London</st1:place></st1:City=
>. Her=20
show is a rip roaring canteen extravaganza that features </FONT></SPAN><SPAN=
=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font=
-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language:=20=
EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR=20
style=3D"mso-column-break-before: always" clear=3Dall></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>five archetypal fi=
lm=20
characters from the 1940s singing over 30 vintage classics. Laughs, emotiona=
l=20
fireworks and air raids punctuate this hilarious and heart warming musical=20
celebration. Starring MaryJo Alexander, Lisa Marie Schueller, and Shani=20
Ferry.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3>"A Wowser. An evoc=
ative=20
balancing act of music and comedy, parody and sentiment. They make the good=20=
war=20
sound great."-- Time Magazine. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3></FONT></SPAN>&nbs=
p;</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT=20
size=3D3><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><F=
ONT=20
size=3D3>Ticket Prices<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> &=
nbsp;=20
</SPAN>Prices for Season Subscriptions and Good-Time-Any-Time Coupons prices=
=20
will remain the same for the 2007-2008 season as they have for the past five=
=20
years. Season subscriptions range from as little as $64 for high school stud=
ents=20
and $80 for seniors to see all eight shows. Good Time Any Time Coupons, good=
for=20
any performance of any play, are available in books of 8 for $160. Individua=
l=20
tickets will go on sale three weeks prior to the first performance of each s=
how.=20
Single ticket prices will remain at $25 on Friday and Saturday and $22 on=20
Thursday and Sunday. College students and seniors over 60 now receive a $2=20
discount on Thursdays and Sundays.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> &=
nbsp;=20
</SPAN>=E2=80=9COur Preview Subscription continues to be our most popular,=
=E2=80=9D said MaryJo=20
Alexander, Artistic Director. =E2=80=9CSeniors can see all eight plays for o=
nly $10 a=20
show.=E2=80=9D The Box Office Phone number is 330-342-0800.<o:p></o:p></FONT=
></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D3> =20
</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><F=
ONT=20
size=3D3>Web site <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></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><STRONG><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-fon=
t-weight: bold">Actors=20
Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org. Actors'=20
<st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Summit</st1:place></st1:City> i=
s a=20
professional, not for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts organization. We are=
=20
seeking volunteers and board members. For more details please call MaryJo or=
=20
Neil at 330-342-0800. </SPAN></STRONG><B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></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><STRONG><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-fon=
t-weight: bold"></SPAN></STRONG></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><STRONG><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-fon=
t-weight: bold">Actors'=20
<st1:City w:st=3D"on">Summit</st1:City> is working under a developmental agr=
eement=20
with Actors' Equity Association (the <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Union</st1:place=
> of=20
professional Actors and Stage Managers.)</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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