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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Contact: Vivian C. Wilson</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> Marketing Manager<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> Phone: (216) 795-7070 x215</span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<h2><b><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Friday, May 23, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>
<h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Kar</span></font></b><font size=3
face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>amu’s
world premiere production of <i><span style='font-style:italic'>The Funkentine
Rapture</span></i>, book by Lee Summers and Ben Blake originally scheduled for
May 30 to June 22<sup>nd</sup> <o:p></o:p></span></font></h2>
<h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>has been cancelled – for
this season.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>
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lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h2>
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font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Persons who made advance ticket purchases for
</span></font></b><b><i><font face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>The Funkentine Rapture</span></font></i></b><b><font
face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>should contact the
Box Office at 216-795-7077; Tuesday through Friday between 9:00 am and 6:00pm</span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Thank you for your support of Karamu’s</span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>2007/2008
“LIVING IN <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">AMERICA</st1:country-region></st1:place>”
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font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Theatre Season.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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