[NEohioPAL] $5 Daytime shows for SCHOOL GROUPS

[Melanie YC Pepe]

NEWS RELEASE 
Contact: Melanie YC Pepe (330) 836-2626
www.WeathervanePlayhouse.com

Weathervane Playhouse
1301 Weathervane Lane * Akron, Oh 44313



The Great White Hope
A co-production with Cleveland's Karamu House and Ensemble Theatre.
A drama by Howard Sackler
April 13 & 14 at 10:00 a.m.
This drama - inspired by the life of boxer Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion of the world - examines the American Dream as seen through the prism of race.  The Great White Hope won three of the most important awards on Broadway:  the Pulitzer Prize, the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, and a Tony. When white American fighters refused to compete with Johnson, he traveled to Australia and defeated Tommy Burns in 1908, becoming the first black Heavyweight Champion of the World. Sackler's work explores with deep consideration the consequences of Johnson's achievement in a climate of deep racial unrest.



CLICK ME for a PEEK at Project STAGE!

Come and See Project STAGE in action! We use live theatrical performances to awaken, enliven and challenge the minds of students with issues both interesting and relevant to our time. Thanks to the support of the Akron Community Foundation and the Ohio Arts Council, we are able to offer tickets to school day performances at the rate of $5 each! We hope you and your students can join us for one of this seasons' many performances.

As a part of our "Project STAGE" Season (Students Through Acting Gain Education) These productions feature: 

    a.. Pre-performance lecture and discussions for your class (by request) 
    b.. Study guides to prepare your class for the performance 
    c.. Post-performance discussion immediately after the performance with the director, actors and fellow students.
We at Weathervane Playhouse dedicate ourselves to the belief that young people should have the opportunity to participate in theater both as audience members and as artists. Hope to see you here!

Melanie YC Pepe
Director of Education
Young Actor Series Producer
Weathervane Playhouse
 
Office Hours:  Mondays ~ Thursdays 9 - 5, Saturdays 9-5
330.836.2626 x 17
 
We were nominated for ParentsConnect.com's Parents Pick award IN 2009! Vote for us at ParentsConnect.com/ParentsPicks. 
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