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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>For Immediate
Release<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>For
additional information contact: </FONT></SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR></SPAN><FONT size=3><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Neil Thackaberry
(330) 342-0800</SPAN></STRONG><BR><st1:City w:st="on"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hudson</SPAN></STRONG></st1:City><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Actors’
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Summit</st1:place></st1:City> Opens
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">MEDEA</SPAN></I></STRONG><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Actors’ Summit Theater
announced the opening of the classic tragedy <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">MEDEA</I>. The play, written by Euripides,
is being performed in the version adapted by the American poet, Robinson
Jeffers. <EM><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">The
play will have a preview performance on Thursday October 18, and will play
through November 4 at Actors’ Summit Theater in downtown <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Hudson</st1:place></st1:City>. </SPAN></EM><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The play is performed Thursdays, Fridays,
& Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoListBullet style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><STRONG><U><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Play
</SPAN></U></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT
size=3>First produced in 431 B.C.E., this remarkable work of art has held the
stage for nearly two and a half millennia. Euripides, the author, is one member
of the trio of great Greek classical playwrights (the others being Aeschylus and
Sophocles.) <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT
size=3>The play is based on the myth of Jason and Medea. Jason, with his
Argonauts, sought Medea’s help in his quest for the golden fleece. Having
succeeded in his great adventure, Jason and Medea have settled in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Corinth</st1:place></st1:City>. Jason abandons
Medea to marry the daughter of Creon, the ruler of <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Corinth</st1:place></st1:City>. Enraged, Medea
takes a terrible revenge on Jason and Creon.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"><FONT
size=3> </FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoListBullet style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><U><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>The
Cast<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Making their Actors’ <st1:City
w:st="on">Summit</st1:City> debut in Medea will be<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> Rose M. Darling, Bud Graske, David McNees,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Lawrence</st1:City></st1:place> Seman,
and Kai Takahashi. <o:p></o:p></B></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Rose
Darling </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">is the co-director of the
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Sacred</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Arts</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Academy</st1:PlaceType>
at <st1:City w:st="on">Westminster</st1:City> in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Canton</st1:City></st1:place>. In 2005 she was a music director in
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">New
Zealand</st1:country-region></st1:place> where she presented several original
stage productions.<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Bud
Graske</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> is the Creative Director for video
production at Suarez Corporation Industries and has thirty years of experience
producing and directing national TV spots and other video projects.</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">David McNees</B> recently moved with his
family to <st1:City w:st="on">Hudson</st1:City> from <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Vermont</st1:State></st1:place>. Prior to that he
spent many years in <st1:City w:st="on">New York City</st1:City>, and also
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:City></st1:place>
where he co-founded Pour Boys Productions, a theater district mainstay.<SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Lawrence Seman</B> has been previously seen
in a variety of roles at most of the area theaters. He is a graduate of
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Baldwin-Wallace</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType> and also holds an MA from the <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Institute</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Humanities</st1:PlaceName> at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">John</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Carroll</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.</SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Kai Takahashi</B> is 5 years old
and a student at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Hudson</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Montessori</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This will be both his Actors’ <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Summit</st1:City></st1:place> and stage
debut.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Joining the newcomers is a core
of returning professionals. <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Paula
Duesing</B> has lived and worked in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place> area for the last thirty years as a
freelance voice-over talent and actress.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>She’s performed as a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association at
Cleveland Playhouse, Great Lakes Theater, Dobama Theater, Ensemble Theater,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Beck</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for the Arts and
Cain Park of Cleveland Heights.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Sally Groth, in addition to having played
eighteen major roles at Actors’ Summit,</B> has also performed at Ensemble
Theatre and Porthouse Theatre. Elsewhere she has acted with the Shakespeare
Theatre in <st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City> <st1:State
w:st="on">D.C.</st1:State>, the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Denver</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType>, the Wayside Theatre in
<st1:State w:st="on">Virginia</st1:State>, Trustus Theater in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">South Carolina</st1:State></st1:place>, and a
national tour of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Little Prince</I>.
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Alicia Kahn</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic"> returns for her sixth show at Actors’
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Summit</st1:City></st1:place>.
</SPAN>She has also worked at the Cleveland Playhouse, the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and Great Lakes Theatre
Festival.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Alicia has performed
extensively in <st1:City w:st="on">Boston</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">New
York</st1:State> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Los
Angeles</st1:City></st1:place> in a variety of roles.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Marcia Mandell</B> has appeared for many
years in a variety of roles at several area theaters in Northeast Ohio including
Dobama, Karamu, <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType>, Clague, CPT, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Lakeland</st1:City></st1:place>, JCC, Cassidy, Willoughby Fine Arts
and others.<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mika Takahashi</B> is 9 years old
and a student at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Miller</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">South</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for Visual and
Performing Arts.<B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Daniel H.
Taylor </B>first appeared in Actors’ <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Summit</st1:City></st1:place>’s opening production of <I>Rounding
Third</I>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Other recent credits
include two seasons as a company member of the Ohio Shakespeare Festival, <I>Our
Town</I> and <I>Sleep Deprivation Chamber</I> with Cleveland Public Theatre, and
The Narrator of Peer Gynt with the Oregon Symphony Orchestra.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Scott Thomas</B> is returning
to the Actors’ Summit Stage after finishing his behind-the-scenes work as stage
manager for Actors’ <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Summit</st1:City></st1:place>’s last show, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Rounding Third</I>.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><STRONG><U><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
size=3>Performance Schedule</FONT></SPAN></U></STRONG><B><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT
size=3>Medea</FONT></I></SPAN></B><FONT size=3><STRONG><I><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">
</SPAN></I></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">will
have a preview performance on Oct. 18. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The official opening on Friday, Oct. 19
will be followed by a reception with the cast. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Regular performances continue through
Nov. 4, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00
p.m.</SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><STRONG><U><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
size=3>Tickets</FONT></SPAN></U></STRONG><B><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR></SPAN></B><FONT
size=3><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Tickets
are $25 on Fridays & Saturdays, $22 on Thursdays & Sundays. College
students and seniors receive a $2 discount at all regular Thursday and Sunday
performances. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Students under age 18
are admitted for half price. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Season
subscriptions and Discount Coupons are now available. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Group discounts are available for parties
of 10 or more.</SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> </SPAN></STRONG><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
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size=3><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Tickets
can be purchased by phone by calling (330) 342-0800 or on line at
actorssummit.org. </SPAN></STRONG><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<H2 style="MARGIN: auto 0in"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Web
site<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></H2>
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size=3><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Actors’
Summit Theater can be found on the web at <U>www.actorssummit.org</U>. Actors'
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Summit</st1:City></st1:place> is a
professional, not for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts organization. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We are seeking volunteers and board
members. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more details please
call MaryJo or Neil at (330) 342-0800. </SPAN></STRONG><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
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size=3>Actors' <st1:City w:st="on">Summit</st1:City> is working under a
developmental agreement with Actors' Equity Association (the <st1:place
w:st="on">Union</st1:place> of professional Actors and Stage
Managers.)</FONT></SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
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