[NEohioPAL] Actors' Summit opens the 2015-2016 theater season

Fri Oct 2 10:23:45 PDT 2015

*Press release*

*For additional information*

*MaryJo Alexander*

*330-374-7568* <330-374-7568>

*"…a tender and moving theatre work, a human patchwork rippling in the
breeze of memory." —Newsweek.*

*Actors’ Summit*

*Opens QUILTERS*

Actors’ Summit, Akron’s professional theater, announces the opening of the
2015-2016 theater season with the musical,* QUILTERS* by Molly Newman and
Barbara Damashek.

*About The Play*

Originally developed and produced at the Denver Center Theatre, this play
with music, is a joyous and moving celebration of American womanhood.  It
became a record-setting regional theater success before moving to Broadway
and Edinburgh Festival. It was nominated for 5 Tony awards in 1985.

*QUILTERS* Combines music, dance and scenes of vivid dramatic intensity.
This beautiful play with music pays tribute to the courage and spirit of
our nation's pioneer woman. The quilts are a metaphor for family and
history.  *QUILTERS*   “is a show pieced together with love and stitched
with pride…a thing of beauty, comfort and joy." —NY Post.

*About The Cast*

*Sally Groth* appears as Jenny, the eldest daughter. *QUILTERS*  is Sally’s
32nd show at *Actors’ Summit*.  An Equity actor and fiddler; she was last
seen in *The Book Club Play* and *Photograph 51 *for* Actors’ Summit. *

*Hope Caldwell*, recently appeared as Irene in *My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish
Wiccan Wedding* and *Grand Night for Singing.  *She is joined on stage by*
Shani Carlson Ferry, *a long time* Actors’ Summit *company member. Shani
will appear in *Talley’s Folly *later this season*. *

New to* Actors’ Summit c*ompany are* Sarah Slagle *and* Rachel Irwin.
Rachel *and *Sarah *are musical theatre majors at* Mt. Union College.
Charlene DeJournett*, an Akron native, also joins* Actors’ Summit Theater *for
the first time*.  Charlene, *an R&B award winning singer*, *was last seen at*
Actors’ Summit *for their* “Lights Up 2015!” *event.

*Deborah “Ingy” Ingersoll* joins Actors’ Summit as Musical Director, this
is her fifth show at Actors’ Summit. She is joined by *Brian Mueller* on
guitar, and *Jon Mosey *on banjo.  *Ian Leroy*, staff Music department at
Mt. Union College, also joins the small orchestra for this show.

*Performance details*

The show will have a preview performance on Thursday Oct. 8th, 2015;  with
the official opening on Friday night, Oct. 9th, 2015 *QUILTERS *is
scheduled for a 16 performance run, closing on Nov. 1, 2015.  Performances
are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights at 8:00 P.M. and Sundays at 2 PM,
and take place at Greystone Hall, in downtown Akron.  The show is
appropriate for all ages.  A free dessert reception with the cast follows
the opening night performance on Friday, Oct. 9th, 2015. There will be a
small display of quilts in the theater lobby areas during this show.

*Special Events:*

*QUILTERS,*will be performing at Greystone Hall during the *Mutton Hill
Quilt show, *which takes place at the John S. Knight Center.

For details on the quilt show go to www.muttonhillquilts.org.

For details on about *QUILTERS,* the musical go to  www.actorssummit.org.

*Tickets:*

Tickets are on sale now through the box office at 330-374-7568 and online at
 www.actorssummit.org.  Preview tickets (October 9) are $20.  Tickets for
all other performances: $33 for adults, $28 for seniors over 65; and $10
for all full time students under 30.  Special discounts are available for
groups of 10  or more. There are a total of 16 performances of Quilters
from Oct. 8th thru Nov. 1st, 2015.

*The Theater:*

The theater is located on the sixth floor of historic Greystone Hall in
downtown Akron. The theater is completely handicap accessible and has free
parking.   For More information go to  www.actorssummit.org or call
330-374-7568.

-- 
*MaryJo Alexander*
*Artistic Director*
*Actors' Summit Theater*
*Greystone Hall---6th floor*
*103 S. High St*
*Akron Oh 44308 *
*330-374-7568 <330-374-7568>*
*www.actorssummit.org <http://www.actorssummit.org/>*
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