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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="CG Times"><FONT
color=#800000><STRONG>NEWS RELEASE</STRONG></FONT></DIV></FONT><FONT
face="CG Times">
<DIV align=left><STRONG>Contact: Melanie YC Pepe </STRONG></FONT><FONT
face="CG Times" size=1><STRONG>(330) 836-2626</STRONG></FONT></DIV></FONT>
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<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT size=5>Weathervane
Playhouse</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT size=2>1301 Weathervane Lane * Akron, Ohio
44313</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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size=5></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff size=5>Project
STAGE</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT size=4>SPRING 2008</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center><B><FONT size=3></FONT></B> </DIV>
<DIV align=center><B><FONT size=3>World famous works of art and literature will
come to life on the stage; wouldn’t you and your students love to come and
experience it? Come and See Project STAGE in action! </B>Project STAGE
reaches thousands of school children & families each year. Using live
theatrical performances to awaken, enliven and challenge the minds of students
in NE Ohio with issues both interesting and relevant to our time.</DIV>
<P align=center><B>Weathervane Playhouse values your opinion! Complete a
survey to receive special group pricing for groups of 15 or more
~ school day performances only! (See below for dates and
times)</B></P>
<P align=center><FONT size=4><FONT color=#0000ff><B> </B><B><I>Children of
a Lesser God</I> by Mark Medoff ~ February 27 & March 5, 2007 at 10:00
a.m.</B></FONT></FONT></P>
<P align=center><I>This Tony Award-winning play, which details the meeting,
courtship, and marriage of James Leeds, a speech therapist, and Sarah Norman,
his profoundly deaf student, addresses the basic tenets of human relationships
and communication. A wonderful story that increases our awareness of the world
of the hearing impaired.</P></I><B>
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<P align=center><FONT color=#0000ff size=4>The Importance of Being
Earnest</FONT></I><FONT color=#0000ff size=4> by Oscar Wilde ~ March 27, April 1
& 3, 2007 at 10:00 a.m.</FONT></P></B>
<P align=center><EM>Oscar Wilde's deliciously satiric masterpiece! Considered by
many to be the funniest play in the English language, it boasts memorable
characters and sparkling wit in a romantic farce that turns on mistaken
identity, Victorian manners and the sheer brilliance of this British playwright
from the late 19th Century. </EM></P><B>
<P align=center>As a part of our "Project STAGE" Season (<I>S</B>tudents
<B>T</B>hrough <B>A</B>cting <B>G</B>ain <B>E</B>ducation</I>)<I>,</I> these
productions feature:</P>
<DIV align=center>Off-site visits to Weathervane performances</DIV>
<DIV align=center>Pre-performance lecture and discussions to your
classrooms</DIV>
<DIV align=center>Study guides to prepare your class for the performance</DIV>
<DIV align=center>Post-performance discussion immediately after the performance
with the director, actors and fellow students.</DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=4>Register by phone 330-836-2626</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=4>-or-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT size=4>Online: </FONT><A href=""><FONT
size=4>www.weathervaneplayhouse.com</FONT></A></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT size=4>Space is <I>limited</I> so sign-up
today!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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