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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>JOSEPH GALLO’S NEW PLAY KICKS OFF FOURTH WALL’S SEASON</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>(December, 2007) Fourth Wall Productions starts its second season of bringing new works to <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place> begins with this “Cheko-vian look at male relationships.” </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>Dash Combs takes the director’s chair for this look into one night of three guys’ lives that will determine if their futures are running align with each other, or going to go off in separate directions due to the women they are chasing.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">2 Man Kidnapping Rule</I> looks to be Fourth Wall’s most testosterone-ridden show yet, which will have the fellas in the audience seeing truth, and the women realizing how guys really feel about the women they chase, the women they love, and the women they lose.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(Actors in the pictures: Nate Bigger is in checkered vest, Stuart Hoffman is in blazer, and Michael Riffle is in sweater)<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">2 Man Kidnapping Rule</I> was just developed and seen for the first time at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ohio</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>’s Annual Playwright’s Festival where it came off with glowing remarks from the Head of the Playwriting Program- Charles Smith.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>While Fourth Wall was in rehearsals, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">2 Man</I> had a reading at SoHo Think Tank in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">New York City</st1:City></st1:place> where it was well received also.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">The Story: </B><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">2 Man Kidnapping Rule</I> is a play about one night in the lives of three men: Seth, Vincent, and Jack.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>When Jack refuses to put away the memories that his ex-girlfriend left behind- his buddies force Jack to come out on the town with them.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Will Jack find a substitute for the girl who got away? Or is this the beginning of a whole new set of problems?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Gallo takes the audience through “hooking up” in the present world, to current male mindsets of masculinity and women, at an alarmingly honest and fast pace.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>Fourth Wall Productions is one of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>’s newest theatre companies whose main goal is to engage a younger audience into the wonderful world of theatre by using unpublished / unknown plays.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Founding Members of Fourth Wall all went to <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ohio</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> together, and formed their company from the different departments the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> had to offer.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Putting together <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ohio</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and Cleveland-area talent, Fourth Wall’s goal is to continue to do a type of theatre that will connect with an audience in the 16-35 age range, yet will entertain an audience of all ages.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It’s through Fourth Wall’s introduction of theatre, and friendship with other regional theatres, that they hope to broaden theatre appreciation within the <st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City> community, and build upon <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>’s theatre reputation for new works.</FONT></P>
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<H5 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3>ABOUT THE CAST</FONT></H5>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">MICHAEL RIFFLE </SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">(Jack) is a <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Lake</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Ridge</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Academy</st1:PlaceType> alum who </SPAN>graduated from the <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Rochester</st1:PlaceName> in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">New York</st1:State></st1:place> with a Minor in Theatre.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>His most recent roles were <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Boys Next Door</I> as Jack for Medina Showbizz Co., <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Take Me Out</I> as Shane Mungitt for the Black Friars Theatre in <st1:City w:st="on">Rochester</st1:City>; Michael was in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">King Lear</I> as Edmund, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Eurydice</I> as Orpheus, and <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Killer Joe</I> as Joe Cooper for the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Todd</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName> in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Rochester</st1:City></st1:place>. He has also worked at the Broadway Theatre in <st1:City w:st="on">Medina</st1:City>, OH., the Geva Theatre, the George Eastman House, and the Sterling Renaissance Festival all in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Rochester</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">New York</st1:State></st1:place>.<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">STUART HOFFMAN</B> (Vincent) grew up in <st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland Heights</st1:City> and went to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cleveland Heights</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Throughout High School, he was involved in East Cleveland Comm. Theater and the Playmakers Youth Theater at the Mayfield JCC, and Hathaway Brown. Stuart went to Miami University of Ohio and, although majored in Mass Communication and Film, was very active in the theater program.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Some favorite roles in college were Chaim in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Two</I> by Ron Elisha, Uncle Peck in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">How I Learned to Drive</I> by Paula Vogel, and Craver Perry in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">In the Heart of America</I> by Naomi Wallace. Since graduating in 2006, Stuart has performed for Ensemble Theatre (<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Rose Tattoo</I>), Cleveland Public Theatre (<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Sleep Deprivation Chamber</I>, Little Box) and, most recently, Convergence-Continuum (<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Act a Lady</I>).<SPAN style="COLOR: #333333"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">NATE BIGGER</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> (Jonathon) graduated from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ohio</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> in 2005 with a Bachelor's Degree in Theater Performance.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Nate’s first <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place> performance was the lead in Fourth Wall’s production of Matthew A. Sprosty’s <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Malicious Bunny </I>in the summer of 2007.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Before that, he was seen as JM Barrie in Ohio Valley Summer Theater's production of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Peter Pan</I> and as Feste in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Twelth Night</I>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">2 Man Kidnapping Rule</I> is Nate’s second show with Fourth Wall.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>JOSEPH GALLO</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(Playwright)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>His play <I>My Italy Story</I> (Penguin Rep, TheatreWorks, Seton Hall University), which had its New York debut Off-Broadway at the 47th Street Theatre,<I> </I>and was nominated for the Gay Talese Literary Prize, was revived last season at 12 Miles West Theater in New Jersey.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>His work has also been seen in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">New York</st1:State></st1:place> at the Obie award-winning Ice Factory Festival at the Ohio Theater, where he wrote and produced <I>Tannhauser: The Play</I>, and wrote the text for the dance/theater piece <I>80% of Love</I>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>His play <I>Ya Gotta Believe</I> was produced recently in Mile Square Theatre’s Seventh Inning Stretch Ten Minute Play Festival.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>His work has additionally been seen on the stages of HERE, Circle Rep Lab, Pearl Theater, Samuel Beckett Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, 78<SUP>th</SUP> Street Theatre, Waterfront Ensemble, Atlantic Theatre Company, Cincinnati Playhouse, Delaware Stage Company, <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Seven</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Angels</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName>, Orlando Fringe Festival, and at both the Hayworth Theatre and the Hudson Guild Theatre in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Los Angeles</st1:City></st1:place>. </FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">DASH COMBS</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> (Director) graduated from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ohio</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> with a BFA in Acting. His credits while there include <I>The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Baltimore</st1:City></st1:place> Waltz, Our Lady of <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">121st Street</st1:address></st1:Street>, On the Line, The Gods Are Not To Blame</I> and <I>A View From the Bridge</I>. Since coming to Cleveland, he has been in<I> The Merry Wives of Windsor</I> for Great Lakes Theater Festival and <I>Cabaret</I> for Kalliope Stage, as well as <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Stained Glass Ugly, <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Schism</SPAN></I> and <I>Plans Change</I>, all produced by <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Fourth Wall</SPAN>. He was most recently seen as Greg in Fourth Wall’s production of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Malicious Bunny</I>. Aside from being a Resident Actor of Fourth Wall Productions, he’s also on the Board of Directors as Vice-President.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoHeader style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">REBECCA COLE</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> (Producer) graduated from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ohio</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> in 2004 with a BFA in Directing. Some of her directing credits include<I> Two, Kennedy's Children, Ganareys' 101, All's Fair,</I> and<I> The Accident</I>. She served as Assistant Director </SPAN><SPAN class=style14><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">for Monomoy Summer Theatre in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Chatham</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:State></st1:place> for their 2002 season.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">While working with Fourth Wall Productions she has also directed<I> Plans Change, Schism, All the Way from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region></st1:place>,</I> and<EM> Stained Glass Ugly. </EM>Some of her other <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place> credits include assistant directing <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Christmas Story</I> for the Cleveland Play House for the past 2 years running.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=style14><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">While being the Resident Director for Fourth Wall Productions, Rebecca Cole also serves on the Board of Directors as Secretary.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoHeader style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">JUSTIN TATUM</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> (Production Manager)</SPAN> is an <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ohio</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> graduate with a BFA in Theatre Performance.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>He was last seen in Fourth Wall Productions’ winter production of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">All the Way from China</I> (Jack).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>His credits include: <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Griller</I> (Dylan) for The Bang and the Clatter Theatre Company, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Cabaret</I> (Ernst), <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Opal</I> (Narrator), and <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">110 in the Shade</I> (Noah) for Kalliope Stage, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Plans Change</I> (Hugh) and <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Schism</I> (Corey) for Fourth Wall Productions, as well as <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">South Pacific</I>, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Our Town</I>, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Two Gentleman of Verona</I>, and <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">As You Like It </I>for the Monomoy Theatre in Chatham, Massachusetts.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Other credits include: <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Midsummer Night’s Dream </I>(Lysander), <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A View from the Bridge</I> (Louis), <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Sexual Perversity in Chicago</I> (Bernie), <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Lie of the Mind</I> (Mike), <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Tape</I> (John), <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Ghosts</I> (Oswald), <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Pelican</I> (Fredrik) as well as originating the roles of: <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Ganareys’ 101 </I>(Mr. Ganarey), <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">All’s Fair </I>(Mr. Banin), <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Trial by Water: A Gook Story</I> (Hung Tran), and <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Fore</I> (CJ Walters).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Besides being a Resident Actor for Fourth Wall Productions, Justin also serves on the Board as President.<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoHeader style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>MATTHEW A. SPROSTY </B>(Stage Manager) graduated from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ohio</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>’s Playwriting Program with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the Spring of 2004.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Under the head of the program Tony-nominated playwright, Charles Smith, Matthew helped initiate the Undergraduate Playwright’s Ten-Minute Play Festival to showcase the writing skills of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>’s undergraduate talent.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Also, Matthew’s first full length, <I>Ganareys’ 101</I>, was one of the first school-sanctioned productions of an undergraduate playwright’s full-length play at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ohio</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>After that, Sprosty paired up with director Rebecca Cole again for the full length <I>All’s Fair</I>, where on closing night- they had to turn away half the theatre-go’ers due to an already full house.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Fourth Wall Productions has produced two shows of Sprosty’s (<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Schism, Plans Change.)</I> Since, starting to send his plays out in the Spring of this year- Matthew has been in talks with theatre companies in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">New York</st1:State></st1:place>, and Columbus about possible productions for his plays.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Besides being their Resident Playwright, Matthew Sprosty is on the Board of Directors as Treasurer.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoHeader style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=3> </FONT></o:p></B></P><PRE><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">CARLI TAYLOR MILUK </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">(Producer) <SPAN style="COLOR: black">is the newest company member for Fourth Wall Productions and just appeared in their production of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Stained Glass Ugly</I>. Currently she is playing "Bianca" in the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival's production of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Taming of the Shrew</I>. She is fresh off a month-long European tour, performing for Armed Forces Entertainment as the host of a puppet show with Natural Bridges Puppet Production Company. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>She has performed locally with such companies as Great Lakes Theater Festival, Stage Left Theater, MorrisonDance, and the Magic Mike / Cuidado Productions magic shows. Carli has also choreographed and taught theater / dance classes at Olmsted Performing Arts, Brecksville Theater on the Square, and The Arts Academy. Carli graduated from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Baldwin-Wallace</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> with a BA in Theater and Dance.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></PRE>
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<P class=MsoBodyTextIndent style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 2.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -1in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B>Where:</B> <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Enterprise</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> at Glenville, Room 221</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoBodyTextIndent style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 2.5in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">540 East 105<SUP>th</SUP> St</SPAN></st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN style="COLOR: black">,.</SPAN> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">44108</st1:PostalCode></st1:place></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -9pt 0pt 1.5in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B>When:</B> <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Preview Night Performance <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Thursday, January 17<SUP>th</SUP> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Opening Night: <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Friday, January 18<SUP>th</SUP> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Final Performance: <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sunday, January 27<SUP>th</SUP> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B>Who:</B> <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN><B><U>Cast<o:p></o:p></U></B></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>Michael Riffle……………………………Jack</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>Stuart Hoffman…………………………..Vincent<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Nate Bigger………………………………Seth</FONT></FONT></P>
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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 2in"><U><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Creative Team</FONT></U></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 5"> </SPAN>Production Manager:<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>Justin Tatum</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Playwright:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Joseph Gallo</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Director:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Dash Combs</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Assistant Director:<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>Rebecca Cole</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Stage Manager:<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>Matthew A. Sprosty</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Producer:<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN>Carli Taylor Miluk</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B>Times:</B> <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Thursday-Saturday Evenings<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><st1:time w:st="on" Minute="0" Hour="20">8:00pm</st1:time></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Sunday Matinee Shows <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><st1:time w:st="on" Minute="0" Hour="14">2:00pm</st1:time></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B>Prices:</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>General Admission<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>$10.00</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B>For Tickets in Advance:</B> Call Rebecca Cole at (330) 283-2442, or </FONT></FONT></P>
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<BR><BR><FONT face=Tahoma,Helvetica,Sans-Serif><STRONG>Justin Tatum</STRONG></FONT><BR><FONT face=Tahoma,Helvetica,Sans-Serif color=#800000><EM><STRONG>Fourth Wall Productions</STRONG></EM></FONT><BR><BR><BR></body>
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