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<P align=center>Talk about your family feuds!</P>
<P align=center>THE LION IN WINTER</P></I>
<P align=center>Weathervane Playhouse October 10 - 28</P>
<P align=center><FONT color=#0000ff>Tickets: 330-836-2626 or
weathervaneplayhouse.com</FONT></B></FONT><FONT face=Helvetica size=2></P>
<P>The time is Christmas 1183. At first it seems that poor Eleanor hasn’t a ball
in her court. She’s been her husband’s prisoner in the castle for 10 years, and
she’s about to lose out in the struggle for the succession to the throne. Henry
wants to be succeeded by his youngest son, the unpleasant John; Eleanor wants
the throne to go to her oldest boy, the warrior Richard. The other son,
Geoffrey, just isn’t considered at all.</P><B><I>
<P>The Lion in Winter</B></I> features fascinating historical characters who
swirl with devious plots and devilish schemes in this pseudo-historical piece of
wit. The action revolves around Henry’s skilled tricks in outwitting his three
hostile sons and his sarcastically vindictive wife. The lion applies to his
capacity for roaring and his general forcefulness. It’s Eleanor, however, who
counters all of Henry’s wit at one point asking, "Well, what shall we hang?"
asks Eleanor, "the holly or each other?" The only difference from a modern
family is that she means it literally! An entertaining clash of wills. Jolly
good fun!</P><B><I>
<P>THE LION IN WINTER</B></I> will be onstage at Weathervane Playhouse
<B>October 10 – 28, 2007</B>.</P><B>
<P>About the Playwright</P></B>
<P>James Goldman, playwright, died at the age of 71 in Manhattan on October 28,
1998. Goldman was a screenwriter and novelist as well as playwright and won an
Academy Award for his adaptation of <I>The Lion in Winter.</I> Although Goldman
covered a wide variety of subjects, history was a specialty. In addition to
<I>The Lion in Winter,</I> he wrote the screenplay for <I>Nicholas and
Alexandra</I> and a novel, <I>Myself as Witness,</I> about King John, who rules
England in the 13<SUP>th</SUP> century. His play, <I>They Might be Giants</I>,
was produced in London in 1961 and was later turned into a movie starring George
C. Scott and Joanne Woodward. In 1965 Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman
collaborated on a musical about a reunion of Ziegfeld Follies actresses. The
show was originally a murder mystery and evolved into
<I>Follies.</P></I></FONT><B><FONT face=Helvetica size=2>
<P>Our Director</P></B>
<P>Rohn Thomas (AEA, SAG) produces and directs short films for Kent State
University where he teaches Acting for the Camera. His previous directing
efforts at Weathervane include <I>Cocktail Hour, Translations, Master Harold…and
the boys</I> and <I>Medea.</I> Other directing credits include <I>City of
Angels</I> and <I>The Value of Names</I> at the Cleveland Jewish Community
Center and <I>The Odd Couple, How I Got That Story</I> and <I>Painting
Churches</I> at the Beck Center. Rohn was recently seen in the role of Smee in
Porthouse Theatre’s <I>Peter Pan</I> this past summer.</P><B>
<P>The Cast</P>
<P>Dick Reiss</B> <EM>-- Henry</EM> </P>
<P><B>Dede Klein</B> <EM>-- Eleanor</EM> </P><B>
<P>Derrick J. Winger</B> <EM>-- Richard</EM><I></P></I><B>
<P>Scott Shriner</B> <EM>-- Geoffrey</EM></P><B>
<P>Andrew Morton</B> <EM>-- John</EM></P><B>
<P>Amanda Davis</B> <EM>-- Alais</EM></P><B>
<P>Jason Davis</B> <EM>-- Philip</EM></FONT><FONT face=Helvetica size=2></P>
<P>What family doesn’t have its ups and downs? <B><I>THE LION IN WINTER</B></I>
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>at <B>Weathervane</B> <B>Playhouse October 10 -
28, 2007. </B>Low-cost previews October 10 & 11 at 7:30 p.m. with official
opening Friday, October 12 at 8 p.m.<B> </B>Other performances are Thursdays at
7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Charge by
phone at Weathervane’s Ticket Office at <B>330-836-2626</B> or purchase tickets
online at www.weathervaneplayhouse.com. <B><I>Call between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
</P>
<P>Mondays or between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. </B>Tickets:
$14 - $20 </I>(Wed. & Thurs previews $14, Children 17 or younger $16,
College Students and Senior Citizens $18 on Thursdays and Sundays. Half-price
student rush tickets may be purchased at the door with I.D. pending
availability<I>.</P></I><B><I>
<P align=center>The Lion in Winter</I> is a Project STAGE production. Study
Guides, schoolday performances and reduced ticket prices are available. The play
is recommended for audiences age 12+. (Project STAGE is supported by Akron
Community Foundation, the Sisler McFawn Foundation and OMNOVA Solutions
Foundation.</P></B></FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>