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class=117412514-23012008><STRONG><FONT size=2>isit </FONT></STRONG><A
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Great Lakes Theater Festival’s
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/><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hanna</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
Project</SPAN></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Delivers Significant Benefits to
Northeast Ohio Residents </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Cleveland-based collaboration positively
impacts the redevelopment of downtown <st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City>,
</I></B></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">the
region’s economy and the cultural legacy of <st1:place w:st="on">Northeast
Ohio</st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></I></B></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">CLEVELAND, OHIO –
January 18, 2008 – Great Lakes Theater Festival’s <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Re-Imagine a Classic
</I>campaign</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> to transform the
historic <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hanna</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName> at <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Playhouse Square</st1:address></st1:Street> into a new permanent new
theater home for the classics in <st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City> <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">will deliver significant benefits to
<st1:place w:st="on">Northeast Ohio</st1:place> and its residents</B>.<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></B>The recently announced <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">$19.2M<I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> </I>campaign</B> is the fruit of <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">a visionary partnership</B> between <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Great Lakes Theater Festival (GLTF) and
Playhouse Square</B>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The first
resident company of <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Playhouse
Square</st1:address></st1:Street>, Great Lakes Theater Festival has called the
Theater District home since 1982.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Great Lakes Theater Festival plans to complete the project in time for
the opening of its 47<SUP>th</SUP> season in September 2008.</SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"
align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"
align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“The Hanna
Theatre project is exciting for Great Lakes Theater Festival, for the Theater
District in downtown Cleveland and<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">
</I>for our region because it benefits all of us,” said <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Charles Fee</B>, <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Great</B> <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Lakes Theater Festival Producing Artistic
Director.</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“We [GLTF] embarked
on an amazing journey when we moved from our home at <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Lakewood</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High
School</st1:PlaceType> to <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Playhouse
Square</st1:address></st1:Street> in downtown <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Two and a half decades later, we remain
more committed than ever to the city of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City> and its residents.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Our selection of downtown’s <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hanna</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> as a future home for the classics
is proof of that dedication.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>For us, this project is more than creating an innovative theater
space.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is an affirmation of our
belief in the power of partnership, our determination to make this community a
better place to live for current and future generations and our commitment to
ensuring the legacy of the classics in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>.”</SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" align=left><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Art
Falco</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Playhouse Square, lauded Great Lakes Theater
Festival’s efforts.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Twenty-five
years ago, Great Lakes Theater Festival came aboard as the first resident
partner of <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Playhouse
Square</st1:address></st1:Street>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Today, the Festival is leading the effort as a genuine partner to
transform the Hanna into a truly unique and innovative performance space that
will set a new national standard for audience experience, engagement and
comfort.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The new <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hanna</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> will enhance the vitality of the
Theater District.”</SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"
align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"
align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Community and
corporate support for the project has been robust.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“This project is an important piece of
the fabric of downtown,” lauded <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">David
Goldberg, Chairman of the Downtown <st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City>
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Alliance</st1:place></st1:City>.</B>
“The Hanna renovation is a critical asset to make </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">downtown a
terrific place to work and live.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Timothy K. Pistell, </B>Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Parker Hannifin Corporation and
chair of Great Lakes Theater Festival’s <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Re-imagine a Classic </I>campaign, echoed
Goldberg’s sentiments.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“We at
Parker Hannifin believe the Festival’s endeavor will be an important contributor
to the redevelopment and vitality of downtown <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City> and our region as a
whole.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" align=left><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The project is
good for <st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City> and <st1:place
w:st="on">Northeast Ohio</st1:place>’s residents, students and economy.<SPAN
class=965062514-23012008> <BR></SPAN></SPAN></B><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A Re-Imagined
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hanna</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> will:<BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"></P><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I>
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<DIV align=left><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Provide $88 million dollars worth
of positive economic impact to the city of <st1:City
w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> over the next ten years, ensuring
one of the highest rates of return on investment possible for the citizens of
<st1:place w:st="on">Northeast Ohio</st1:place>.<BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"></DIV><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">
<DIV align=left><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Contribute to the growing momentum
of recent redevelopment initiatives</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, such as the Euclid Corridor
Project and the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Idea</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType>, which continue to drive downtown <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City>’s
renaissance.<BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"></DIV><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">
<DIV align=left><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Infuse the south side of
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Euclid
Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street> with greatly increased economic and
pedestrian activity</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> to stimulate retail and
restaurant development in downtown <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City>.<BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"></DIV><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">
<DIV align=left><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Transform the way that Cleveland
area students experience the arts </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">in a unique new space that
encourages community, removes barriers and inspires creativity, planting the
seeds for intellectually curious and culturally aware citizens that
participate as adults in the cultural wealth of our community.<BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"></DIV><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">
<DIV align=left><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Provide a dynamic attraction and
amenity for downtown <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City>’s burgeoning residential
population</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> which
has doubled over the past 5 years.<BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"></DIV><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">
<DIV align=left><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Attract more visitors to
Cleveland’s Theater District</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, which currently attracts over 1
million guests and generates $43 million dollars
annually.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The project is
good for <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Playhouse
Square</st1:address></st1:Street> and the cultural legacy of our
community.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" align=left><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A Re-Imagined
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hanna</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
will:</SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" align=left><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I> </P>
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style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Enhance the Theater District
</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">with a
state-of-the-art thrust theater space and <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">advance <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Playhouse Square</st1:address></st1:Street>’s legacy as a visionary
leader</B> in historic theater restoration and community development.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>By introducing pioneering theater
technologies into the Hanna Theatre such as the “Parker Hannifin Stage,” a
fully-flexible, multi-use, hydraulic thrust stage, and a revolutionary,
mechanized, independent fly loft system, an engineering “first” designed by
architecture firm Westlake Reed Leskosky, the Hanna Theatre promises to be one
of the most innovative theater renovations in the country. <BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"></P><o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2"
align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Offer regional performing arts
groups and <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Playhouse
Square</st1:address></st1:Street> a flexible space</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> that is the appropriate size and
design for more intimate productions.<BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"></P><o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2"
align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Enable Playhouse Square to satisfy
intense programming demands on the Ohio Theatre</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> and, as a result, offer a wider
range of performance events to the citizens of Northeast Ohio – events that
historically haven’t visited Cleveland due to the Ohio Theatre’s calendar
limitations.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Gina Vernaci,
Playhouse Square Vice President of Theatricals, stated “<SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">The Ohio Theatre will continue to support
our significant educational programs, smaller concert events
and address the needs of our other resident companies.”<I><BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"></P></I></SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list .25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2"
align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Afford <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Playhouse Square</st1:address></st1:Street> the
opportunity to improve outmoded systems within the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hanna</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> - </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">addressing safety and efficiency
concerns, while simultaneously incorporating green, or “environmentally
sensible,” design elements into the building.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The project is good for Great Lakes
Theater Festival.<BR></SPAN></B><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The project will enable Great Lakes
Theater Festival to: <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></I></P>
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<DIV align=left><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Present classic theater
productions in an ideal setting of 550 seats</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> with improved sightlines and a
flexible thrust stage specifically designed for the intimacy and electricity
of live theater. <BR
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<DIV align=left><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Create a recognizable identity
that will help develop new audiences</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> by branding the experience to
reinforce GLTF as a hometown company and gain lobby and street presence with
permanent signage and a marquee. <BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"></DIV><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
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<DIV align=left><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Control the theater calendar and
select an optimal performance schedule</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> allowing ultimate flexibility and
opportunities to extend the runs of popular shows. <BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"></DIV><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
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<DIV align=left><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Expand its renowned education
program.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Longer
production runs of popular shows and expanded performance calendars afford the
region's teachers and students additional scheduling and field trip
opportunities. The expansion of GLTF's performance calendar will enable it to
better serve its current school-based audiences while cultivating
relationships with new ones. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV></LI></UL>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Great Lakes Theater
Festival</SPAN></U></B></P><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left></SPAN></U></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The mission of Great Lakes Theater
Festival is to bring the pleasure, power and relevance of classic theater to the
widest possible audience in northern <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:place></st1:State>. <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><o:p></o:p></U></B></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Since the company’s inception in
1962, programming has been rooted in Shakespeare, but the Festival’s commitment
to great plays spans the breadth of all cultures, forms of theater and time
periods including the 20th century, and provides for the occasional mounting of
new works that compliment the classical repertoire. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Classic theater holds the capacity
to illuminate truth and enduring values, celebrate and challenge human nature
and actions, revel in eloquent language, preserve the traditions of diverse
cultures and generate communal spirit. On its mainstage and through its
education program, the Festival seeks to create visceral, immediate experiences
for participants, asserting theater’s historic role as a vehicle for advancing
the common good, and helping people make the most joyful and meaningful
connections between classic plays and their own lives. This <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City> theater company
wishes to share such vibrant experiences with people across all age groups,
creeds, racial and ethnic groups and socioeconomic backgrounds.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Festival is dedicated to the
highest standards in all areas of its operation, including theater production,
education and outreach, management and governance, and to creative problem
solving and innovation<SPAN class=965062514-23012008>.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=965062514-23012008></SPAN></SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>Playhouse
Square</SPAN></U></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>Playhouse Square is a
not-for-profit performing arts center whose mission is presenting and producing
a wide variety of quality performing arts, advancing arts education and creating
a theater district that is a superior location for entertainment, business and
housing, thereby strengthening the economic vitality of the region.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></P>
<P
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .75pt"
align=left></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>Westlake Reed
Leskosky</SPAN></U></B><SPAN class=s6><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR></SPAN><SPAN class=hp><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Westlake Reed Leskosky (WRL)
provides comprehensive fully integrated design and management services including
architecture, engineering, interior architecture and design, lighting and
theatre technology, sustainable design utilizing the LEED building rating
system, master planning and programming. The firm specializes in innovative
designs for Workplace Environments, Healthcare, Performing Arts, Museums,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Interpretive</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Centers</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and other cultural
venues, as well as Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><SPAN class=s6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Westlake Reed Leskosky
has offices in <st1:City w:st="on">Phoenix</st1:City>, <st1:City
w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City>, <st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>
<st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State>, and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Los Angeles</st1:place></st1:City>. A limited liability company with
four members: </SPAN></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Paul
E. Westlake, Jr., Ronald A. Reed</SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">,
</SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Vince
Leskosky</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN class=s6><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
</SPAN></B></SPAN><SPAN class=s6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">and
</SPAN></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Philip
LiBassi</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN class=s6><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.</SPAN></B></SPAN><SPAN
class=s6><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> In
continuous practice since 1905, the firm has been recognized for design with
more than 100 significant awards and publications. Each year, WRL’s 120
professional, technical and support staff implement approximately $500,000,000
in construction value and design. The firm’s </SPAN></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">integrated
design</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN class=s6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> process is supported
with specialized services such as </SPAN></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">engineering</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
class=s6><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">,
</SPAN></B></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">environmental
design</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN class=s6><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">,
</SPAN></B></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">historic
tax credits</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN class=s6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, theatre and lighting
design, </SPAN></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">audio
visual</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN class=s6><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">,
</SPAN></B></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">acoustics</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
class=s6><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, and
interior design.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Media Contact</SPAN></U></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>Todd S. Krispinsky,
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Marketing and Public Relations
Director</SPAN></P>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Great Lakes Theater
Festival</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>1501 Euclid Avenue, Suite
300</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>(216) 241-5490 x317</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>(216) 241-6315 Fax</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.greatlakestheater.org/">www.greatlakestheater.org</A></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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