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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Contact: MaryJo
Alexander<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Actors’ Summit Theater
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Offers “Pay What You
Can” Tickets<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>for final <STRONG><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Medea</SPAN></U></STRONG>
Performances<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Actors’ Summit, a Professional
Theater</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, located in
historic downtown <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Hudson</st1:City></st1:place>, is pleased to announce a special
offering of discounted tickets for its current, critically acclaimed production
of the classic Greek tragedy, Medea. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>“We’ve had a great
response to our student matinees this week, “commented Neil Thackaberry, the
production’s director. “We want to make this performance accessible for high
school and college students. Classic Greek tragedies are rarely performed
locally by professional theaters.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><STRONG><U><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">About The Play
</SPAN></U></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">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.) </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">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. </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>The Reviews
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>This “…is the
take-no-prisoners approach of Sally Groth, a ramrod-straight, steely-eyed Medea.
Groth is fully invested in her character. With her perfect posture and firm jaw,
she looks and acts the part of a king's daughter.” <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Elaine Guregian of the <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Akron</st1:place></st1:City> Beacon
Journal</B></FONT></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“I’ve seen “Medea” on the stage several
times, and the Actors’ <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Summit</st1:City></st1:place> production is the most riveting
production of “Medea” I’ve seen…. “ David<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> Ritchey, of the West Side Leader, in
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Akron</st1:City></st1:place>.</B><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Dr. Ritchey continues “This production
has several things going for it. First, Jeffers’ adaptation and translation
makes the Greek tragedy accessible to the audience. Every plot point is
easily understood. Second, Neil Thackaberry (director) brings the story
directly to the audience. The members of the audience cannot look away or
avoid what is happening on the stage. “ he continues<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“….. <EM><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The actors perform with a clarity that makes the
story easy to
follow…..”.</SPAN></B></EM></SPAN><EM><B><o:p></o:p></B></EM></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tony Brown of the Cleveland Plain
Dealer</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>writes: “ Dark-eyed Sally Groth,
whose work in the area heretofore has tended toward sunnier roles, shimmers with
a motherly beauty as Medea, burning with an inner fire so volcanic it could only
emanate from a woman scorned. “<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>he
continues:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“ On a set that is
little more than a pair of benches and a double door, director Neil Thackaberry
creates 95 minutes of hell, a compilation of rash decisions by irrational humans
caught up in fates they brought upon themselves.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dick King, of Akron</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> responded with<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“… it was an outstanding play, thanks
for much for doing it….and …Medea, <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Sally
Groth</B>…we saw her first in your production of <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>Romeo and Juliet </U></I><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>from your beginning days…she was just
tremendous…thanks for doing it….”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><U><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
size=3>Performances<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Regular
performances </SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">continue through
Nov. 4, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00
p.m</SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">.</SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></STRONG><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
www.actorssummit.org. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>For pay
what you can tickets—please arrive 30 minutes before the start of the
performance at the box office, to pick up your reserved seating ticket.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<H2 style="MARGIN: auto 0in"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Web
site</SPAN></U><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT 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><A
title=http://www.actorssummit.org/ href="http://www.actorssummit.org/"
target=_blank>www.actorssummit.org</A></U>. Actors' <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Summit</st1:place></st1:City> 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><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">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.)</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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