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<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><FONT FACE="Arial">Cleveland Play House/CWRU Graduate Ensemble Star in<BR>
<I>Tuck Everlasting</I></FONT></B></P>
<P><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CLEVELAND (January 14, 2008) –</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> The Theatre for Children Series at The Cleveland Play House at 85<SUP>th</SUP> and Euclid produces the stage adaptation of the classic and beloved book,</FONT><B></B><B><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Tuck Everlasting</FONT></I></B><I></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">. The play will run in the Play House’s Brooks Theatre, January 29-February 23, 2008. Public performances will be held on Saturdays at 1:00 and 3:00 pm. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The roles in</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Tuck Everlasting</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> are filled by the entire CPH/CWRU Graduate Acting Ensemble class of 2008.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">"I am so thrilled that this group of young actors is working to inspire the next generation of theatre audiences here at The Play House,” says</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Mark Alan Gordon, Associate Director of the CPH/CWRU Graduate Acting Program.</FONT></B></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The novel,<U> Tuck Everlasting</U>, was written by Ohio native and Laurel School graduate Natalie Babbitt. An award-winning author, Babbitt remained reluctant about having her book adapted for the stage. She relinquished, however, when her son-in-law, Mark Frattaroli, approached Babbitt about the adaptation. This stage version of</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Tuck Everlasting</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> is most true to the novel, as Babbitt had a hand in the adaptation</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">. Tuck Everlasting</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> was first presented at Louisville Children’s Theatre as a workshop in 1991. </FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">ABOUT TUCK EVERLASTING</FONT></B>
<BR><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Tuck Everlasting</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> is the story of Winnie Foster, a girl who is bored with being surrounded by adults, and sets out for an adventure. She leaves her hometown, but when she is kidnapped by Jesse Tuck and his family, she’s offered the chance for immortality. </FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Tuck Everlasting</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> is one of the most talked-about children’s stories of recent years; it became a hit Disney film and is now a wondrous play for the stage.</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">ABOUT THE CAST</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">TOM DEGNAN</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (Angus Tuck)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CPH:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Pride and Prejudice</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (spring 2008),</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Doubt</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(understudy, spring 2008)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CWRU/CPH MFA PROGRAM:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">As You Like It</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Big Love</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Heartbreak House</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Little Foxes</FONT></I><I><B></B></I><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CLEVELAND:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Specificity of Paradise, The Seagull</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Eldred Theatre</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">REGIONAL:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Monomoy Theatre (multiple credits)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">EDUCATION:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> MFA, CWRU Western Reserve University-The Cleveland Play House (2008); BA, University of Notre Dame</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">AMANDA DUFFY</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (Mae Tuck)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CPH:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Pride and Prejudice</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (spring 2008),</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">A Christmas Story</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(understudy)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CWRU/CPH MFA PROGRAM:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">As You Like It</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Big Love</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Heartbreak House</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Little Foxes</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CLEVELAND:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Specificity of Paradise</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Seagull</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Eldred Theatre</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">TOURING PRODUCTIONS:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo & Juliet, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Hamlet</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, ShakespeareLIVE</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">REGIONAL:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Utah Shakespearean Festival (multiple credits), The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (multiple credits)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">EDUCATION:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> MFA, CWRU Western Reserve University-The Cleveland Play House (2008)</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">NATHAN GURR</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (Miles Tuck)</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> CPH:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Pride and Prejudice</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (understudy, spring 2008)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CWRU/CPH MFA PROGRAM:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">As You Like It</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Big Love</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Heartbreak House</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Little Foxes</FONT></I><I><B></B></I><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CLEVELAND:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Seagull</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Eldred Theatre;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Taming of the Shrew,</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Great Lakes Theater Festival</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">EDUCATION:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> MFA, CWRU Western Reserve University-The Cleveland Play House (2008); BA in Theater and Philosophy at Whittier College in Los Angeles</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">DAN HAMMOND</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (The Stranger in the Yellow Suit)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CPH:</FONT></B><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Of Mice and Men (understudy), Pride and Prejudice</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(spring 2008),</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Chosen</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (understudy)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CWRU/CPH MFA PROGRAM:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">As You Like It</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Big Love</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Heartbreak House</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Little Foxes</FONT></I><I><B></B></I><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CLEVELAND:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Specificity of Paradise</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Seagull</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Eldred Theatre;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Lunacy,</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Dobama Theatre</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">OTHER CREDITS:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">co-founder of Standing Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">EDUCATION:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> MFA, CWRU Western Reserve University-The Cleveland Play House (2008); BA in Theatre from Loyola University Chicago; The School at Steppenwolf Theatre (2007)</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">DERIC McNISH</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (Jesse Tuck)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CPH:</FONT></B><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Pride and Prejudice</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(spring 2008),</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Chosen</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (understudy)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CWRU/CPH MFA PROGRAM:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">As You Like It</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Big Love</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Heartbreak House</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Little Foxes</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CLEVELAND:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Specificity of Paradise</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Seagull</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Eldred Theatre;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Peter Pan</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Porthouse Theatre;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Othello</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, The Ohio Shakespeare Festival</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">REGIONAL (select):</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, The Cider Mill Playhouse, Expanded Arts/Ludlow Ten, The Kraine Theatre, National Theatre of the Performing Arts, La Mama</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">TELEVISION:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> “Third Watch”</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">FILM:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">White Room</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Lead Paint</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">EDUCATION:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">MFA, CWRU Western Reserve University-The Cleveland Play House (2008)</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">ANNIE PAUL</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (Winnie Foster)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CPH:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Pride and Prejudice</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (spring 2008),</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Doubt</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (understudy, spring 2008),</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Americans</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (FusionFest)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CWRU/CPH MFA PROGRAM:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">As You Like It</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Big Love</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Heartbreak House</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Little Foxes</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CLEVELAND:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Specificity of Paradise</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Seagull</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Eldred Theatre;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">King Lear</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Cleveland Shakespeare Festival</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">REGIONAL:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> American Players Theatre (multiple credits)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">OTHER THEATRES:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Theatre X (multiple credits), Renaissance Theaterworks (multiple credits)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">EDUCATION:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> MFA, CWRU Western Reserve University-The Cleveland Play House (2008)</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">TAYLOR VALENTINE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(Narrator/Constable)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CPH:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Pride and Prejudice</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (spring 2008),</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Chosen</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (understudy)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CWRU/CPH MFA PROGRAM:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">As You Like It</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Big Love</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Heartbreak House</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Little Foxes</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">REGIONAL:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Warehouse Theatre, New Conservatory Theatre Center, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, ACT, Shotgun Players, San Jose Repertory Theatre</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">EDUCATION:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> MFA, CWRU Western Reserve University-The Cleveland Play House (2008); BA, Catawba College; Journeyman Program, The Warehouse Theatre in South Carolina</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">MELYNEE SAUNDERS WARREN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(Granny Foster)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CPH:</FONT></B><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Pride and Prejudice</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (spring 2008),</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Doubt</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (understudy, spring 2008)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CWRU/CPH MFA PROGRAM:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">As You Like It</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Big Love</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Heartbreak House</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Little Foxes</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CLEVELAND:</FONT></B><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Specificity of Paradise</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Seagull</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Eldred Theatre;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">King Lear</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Cleveland Shakespeare Festival</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">REGIONAL:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Monomoy Theatre, Hedgerow Theatre</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">EDUCATION:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> MFA, CWRU Western Reserve University-The Cleveland Play House (2008)</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">THE CREATIVE TEAM</FONT></B>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">NATALIE BABBITT</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (Author) is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator. For</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Tuck Everlasting</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(1975) she received the Christopher Award for juvenile fiction, American Library Association Notable Book, U.S. Honor Book, and the International Reading Association choices list, among many other awards. Babbitt says that she writes for children because she is “interested in fantasy and the possibilities for experience of all kinds before the time of compromise.” Babbitt has been called one of our nation’s most important and gifted children’s writers. Among Natalie Babbitt’s numerous other wonderful works are:</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Dick Foote and the Shark</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(1967),</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Search for Delicious</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(1969),</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Something</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(1970), and</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Eyes of the Amaryllis</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(1977).</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">MARK FRATTAROLI</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (Adaptation) Before Mark Frattaroli adapted</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Tuck Everlasting</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, other writers had tried to adapt the novel, but never to the satisfaction of author Natalie Babbitt. Frattaroli loved the book, but when he first approached Babbitt (his mother-in- law) she was reticent. Eventually, both Frattaroli and Babbitt were pleased with the adaptation, and it was ready for production. Frattaroli says what was important to him as the adaptor was keeping the text of the book as true as possible. He believes that the story is important, but that Babbitt’s words are even more important. Frattaroli’s goal was to keep the language intact in a stage-worthy play. Mark Frattaroli is an English teacher in Connecticut. He attended Connecticut College for his B.A., and received his Masters in Theatre at Brown University. He first presented</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Tuck Everlasting</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">at the Louisville Children’s Theatre as a workshop in 1991. He has also adapted Babbitt’s novel</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Search</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">for Delicious. </FONT></I></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">SARAH MAY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(Director) began her career at The Cleveland Play House in the 1960’s. More recently for the Play House she has taught acting to children and adults and directed</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Emperor’s Nightingale</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> for young audiences. Sarah spent 10 years in New York City performing, directing, and developing educational programs for Playwrights Horizons, Henry Street Settlement, and Roundabout Theatre. She returned to Cleveland to serve as Director of Education for Great Lakes Theatre Festival and to found their outreach residency program. Sarah served as Artistic Director of Karamu Theatre for many years, and she has been a guest director for most area theatres. Her Beck Center production of</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">A Piece of My Heart</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> won the 2001</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Northern Ohio Live Magazine</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Award of Achievement in Theatre. She has been nominated for that same award on five other occasions (</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">My Children, My Africa</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">at Dobama,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Mulebone</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> at Karamu,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Having Our Say</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> for Ensemble,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> starring Rasheryl McCreary, and</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Six Degrees of Separation</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> for Charenton.) She has been honored by</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Scene</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> magazine, which named</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Six Degrees</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">the “Best Theatre Production” of 2003, and</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Diary of</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Anne Frank</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> at Beck “Best Production” of 2006. Sarah’s 2006 production of</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Anne Frank</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> is currently being revived at The Beck Center featuring George Roth (seen in CPH’s</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Chosen</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> and</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Ella</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">) as Otto Frank. Other recent productions include Bryony Laverty’s</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Frozen</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">and</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Rebecca Gilman’s timely dramas</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Boy Gets Girl,</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">and</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Spinning Into Butter</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">for Beck Center</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">for Charenton Theatre,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">and Brian Friel’s</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Translations</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">and</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Philadelphia, Here I Come!</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Later this spring audiences will have the opportunity to see her production of Alan Bennett’s dazzling play</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The History Boys</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> on Beck’s Main Stage.</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CAMERON CALEY MICHALAK</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(Scenic Designer/Assistant Technical Director)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CPH:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Man of La Mancha</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (assistant technical director),</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (assistant technical director),</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Chosen</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, (assistant technical director)</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">A Christmas Story</FONT></I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(assistant technical director)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CLEVELAND:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Once Upon a Mattress</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Oberlin Auditorium;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Starmites</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Hall Auditorium;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Proof</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, William Allman Theatre;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Honk</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Little Theatre</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">OFF-OFF-BROADWAY:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Messiah</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Workshop Theatre Company;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Art Nouveaux</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Wings Theatre</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">OTHER CREDITS:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The True Tragedy of the Mortician</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Inaugural Washington D.C. Fringe Festival</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">EDUCATION:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> BA, Baldwin-Wallace College</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">SHERRICE KELLY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(Lighting Designer)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">EDUCATION:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">BA, University of California Santa Cruz; CPH Lighting Intern;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Chancellor’s Undergraduate Internship Program</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Student Production Liaison</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">OTHER CREDITS:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Shakespeare Santa Cruz Assistant Lighting Designer, Shakespeare Santa Cruz Assistant Production Manager </FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">KIMBERLY CASTLE</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (Costume Designer)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CPH:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Ferdinand the Bull</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Alice in Wonderland</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CLEVELAND:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Ten Minutes from Cleveland</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Goat or Who is Sylvia?,</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Dobama Theatre;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">A View from the Bridge</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Ensemble Theatre;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Coffee Cantata</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Signor Deluso</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Impresario</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Baldwin-Wallace College</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">EDUCATION:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">BA in Theatre and Business Administration, Baldwin-Wallace College</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">RICHARD B. INGRAHAM</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(Sound Designer)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CPH:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Lake of Panthers</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Jocasta</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Blues for An Alabama Sky</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Harvey</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Guardsman</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Touch the Names</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Arkansas Bear</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Two Trains Running</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Seascape</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Picasso at the Lapin Agile</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Nightfall: An Evening with Edgar Allen Poe</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CLEVELAND:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Beauty and the Beast</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Holy Ghosts</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Frozen</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Equus</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Diary of Anne Frank</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, The Beck Center for the Arts;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Take Me Out</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Lunacy</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Shorn</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Pillowman</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Night Bloomers</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">A Number</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Goat</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Dobama Theatre</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">REGIONAL:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> University of Evansville, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Hope Summer Repertory Theatre, Playhouse Square, Shakespeare and Company, Willoughby Fine Arts Association</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">OTHER CREDITS:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Consultant to Stage Research Incorporated and Richmond Sound Design; Show Control Programmer, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">RON WILSON</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (Fight Choreographer)</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> CPH:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Man of La Mancha, Well</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> A Streetcar Named Desire</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> The Underpants</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Forest City</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Jekyll and Hyde</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Dinner with Friends</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> I Hate Hamlet</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Cyrano</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> The Emancipation of Valet de Chambre</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> A Small Family Business</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Seascape</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Blue Room</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> A Kiss for Cinderella</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CWRU/CPH MFA PROGRAM:</FONT></B><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Hurlyburly</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Bus Stop</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Little Foxes</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Big Love</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Heartbreak House</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> A Midsummer Night’s Dream</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CLEVELAND:</FONT></B><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Tartuffe</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Great Lakes Theatre Festival</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">REGIONAL:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Cincinnati Playhouse, The Hangar Theatre, The Kitchen Theatre</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> CORNELL UNIVERSITY:</FONT></B><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Twelfth Night</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Red Noses</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Les Liaisons Dangerouses</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> The Rover</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> The Royal Family</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> The Curious CWRU of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Cyrano</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Noises Off</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> A Streetcar Named Desire</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> The Cherry Orchard</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> King Lear</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Marat/Sade</FONT></I><I><B></B></I><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> EMORY UNIVERSITY:</FONT></B><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The White Devil, Taming of the Shrew</FONT></I><I><B></B></I><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">OTHER:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Director of the CWRU/CPH MFA Program and Chairman of the Department of Theater and Dance at CWRU Western Reserve University</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">JERROLD SCOTT</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (Dialect Coach)</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CPH (select):</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Heartbreak House</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Bus Stop</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Vincent in Brixton</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hay Fever</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Waverly Gallery</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Emancipation of Valet de Chambre</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">A Small Family Business</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CLEVELAND:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Amy’s View</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Dobama Theatre;</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">A Christmas Carol</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, Great Lakes Theatre Festival</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">REGIONAL:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> The Studio Theatre, Theater of the First Amendment, South Carolina Shakespeare Festival, Washington Stage Guild, Round House Theatre, Wooly Mammoth Theatre, Washington Shakespeare Festival, Contemporary American Theatre Company</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">EDUCATION:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> MFA, University of South Carolina/The Shakespeare Theatre</FONT></P>
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