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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Rebecca Wilson or Andrew
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size=3>Brooklyn Boy<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3>by Donald Margulies<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3>Directed by Bob Belfance<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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size=3><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LETTER-SPACING: -1pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt">Jewish
Theatre Project of the Akron Shaw JCC</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3>Performance Dates<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Oct
20,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>21, 15, 27 & 28<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>2007<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3>Saturdays @ 8pm <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and Sunday
at 2:30 pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3>Box Office – at the Shaw JCC front Desk at the Center at 750 White Pond
Drive 44320<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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title=http://www.shawjcc.org/ href="http://www.shawjcc.org/"><FONT
size=3>www.shawjcc.org</FONT></A><FONT size=3><SPAN
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</SPAN>330-867-7850<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3>September 27, 2007: <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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size=3>The Jewish Theatre Project of the Shaw Jewish Community Center of Akron
is very pleased to announce the company of Brooklyn Boy.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Shaw JCC is located at 750 White
Pond Drive, Akron off highway 77 and “Near Akron Akron Akron” –
Bridge. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Jewish theatre returns to
the Shaw JCC this fall with Donald Margulies' play <I>Brooklyn Boy</I>. The play
tells the story of the critically celebrated but unsuccessful novelist Eric
Weiss and his complicated but unresolved relationship with his father,
Manny.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Eric’s life changes
drastically at the same time as his new, autobiographical novel becomes a
bestseller. <BR><BR>The play is directed by Akron theatre
veteran<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Bob
Belfance.<BR><BR><U>CAST:</U><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Eric Weiss: Michael Rubin
<BR>Manny Weiss: John C. Fazio <BR>Ira Zimmer: Tim Kelly <BR>Nina: Nicole Sterns
<BR>Alison: Michelle Hujar <BR>Melanie Fine: Harriet DeVeto <BR>Tyler Shaw:
Robert Wright <BR><BR><U>PRODUCTION TEAM:<o:p></o:p></U></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Lighting Design: Mark A.
Zimmerman <BR>Costume Design: Randie O. Sass <BR>Sound Design: Mike
Forfia<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Props Design:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Dora Lipper <BR>Stage Manager: David
Hess<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Assistant Stage
Manager:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Erin Tedrick
<BR>Promotions: Lila Marks <BR>Producer: Elynmarie Kazle <BR><BR>To volunteer
backstage, please email David Hess, Stage Manager at </FONT><A
title=mailto:silversky@hotmail.com href="mailto:silversky@hotmail.com"><FONT
color=#0000ff size=3>silversky@hotmail.com</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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size=3>Call the Shaw JCC today for tickets – 330-867-7850 Cash, check, Visa and
MasterCard accepted.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Limited
seating available for each
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