[NEohioPAL] 100 CHILDREN IN CASSIDY'S WIZARD OF OZ

[Cassidy Theatre]

Cassidy Theatre News Release
6200 Pearl Road, Parma Heights, OH 44130
440) 842-4600
Contact:   Christine Hnat, Managing Director
	                

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Monday, January 21, 2008


ONE HUNDRED CHILDREN CAST
IN CASSIDY’S THE WIZARD OF OZ


Parma Heights -  An amazing 100 children have made the cut and will appear in the Cassidy Youth Theatre’s production of The Wizard of Oz.   In the first ever joint effort between the theatre and the local high school, the production will be performed in the Valley Forge High School auditorium in conjunction with the Valley Forge High School Drama Club.  Production dates are Saturday, Mar. 8 and Saturday, Mar. 15, both Saturdays at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.  All tickets are $10.  General seating.  Early reservations are strongly suggested and tickets are on sale now.  Tickets can be ordered by phoning the Box Office at (440) 842-4600 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.  MasterCard and Visa are accepted.

“It was exhilarating and exhausting,” explains Cassidy Youth Theatre Director Diana Kullgren, “We saw 174 children over two days of auditions.  We have a wonderful cast ages 5 to 17 years and we couldn’t be more excited.”

The last time the Cassidy staged The Wizard Oz, in 2000, the performances were sold-out before it opened.  A second production was mounted and also sold-out.  “We decided that this time what we needed was more seating”, says Mrs. Kullgren, “and the Valley Forge auditorium, right here in Parma Heights, was the perfect choice.”
 
Cassidy Theatre is located in the Greenbrier Commons, 6200 Pearl Road in Parma Heights.

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