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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:
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size=5 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:red;font-weight:bold'>SWINGTIME CANTEEN</span></font></b><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><br>
</span></font><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Extends Run at Actors’ <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Summit</st1:place></st1:City></span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Following a successful
six weeks of performances, Swingtime Canteen will close this Sunday, July 27th.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>David Ritchey, critic
for the West Side Leader wrote: “’Swingtime Canteen’ is a
pleasant evening in the theater. If you’re old enough to have lived
through World War II, you’ll find plenty of memories in this show. If you’re
too young for ’40s music, you need to step back and enjoy the great music
of the war years.” <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>The Play</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><br>
Set in an antiquated nightclub in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:City>
in 1944, the play is a USO performance by a group of American women. The leader
of the group, Marian Ames, is a movie star who has been put out to pasture by
the moguls of the heartless movie studio. Unfazed by the setback, she decides
to use her new free time to help entertain the troops. Four of her friends
accompany her, and the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:City>
show is the first stop on an international tour of front-line bases. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The canteen show they
perform features a medley of songs made famous by the Andrews Sisters, as well
as 26 other standards from the early 40’s. The songs range from the comic
(“Don’t Fence Me In”), to the sentimental (“I’ll
Be Seeing You”). Other standards performed by the all female ensemble
include: “Sentimental Journey,” “I’ll Be With You in
Apple Blossom Time,” “A Nightingale Sang in <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Berkeley Square</st1:address></st1:Street>,” “My Shining
Hour,” “How High the Moon,” and “Sing, Sing,
Sing.” <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>The Cast<br>
</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>MaryJo Alexander, the co-artistic
director of Actors’ <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Summit</st1:City></st1:place>
plays the role of Marian Ames. Her four gal pals from the Hollywood Canteen
are: Rachel Anderson, Laura Cook, Shani Ferry and Lisa Marie Schueller. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>An Equity actress,
MaryJo has performed locally with Ensemble Theatre, Porthouse, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cain</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
and Stan Hywet Shakespeare. The other Equity actress in the cast is Lisa Marie
Schueller* who was last seen at Actors’ <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Summit</st1:place></st1:City> in Quilters. Lisa earned her BFA in
Acting at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Kent</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
Lisa has been seen onstage with Cleveland Stage Company, Ohio Shakespeare,
Porthouse Theatre and Carousel Dinner Theatre, among others. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Rachel Maria Anderson
returns to Actors’ <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Summit</st1:place></st1:City>
for her third role. She recently graduated from the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Akron</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.
She has graced local stages in Sweeney Todd, The Robber Bridegroom, A Christmas
Carol, Damn Yankees, Grease, and Anything Goes. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Shani Ferry is returning
for her 7th production at Actor's <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Summit</st1:place></st1:City>.
She performed in last season’s production of Quilters, and also appeared
in Inside Out, Cotton Patch Gospel, Cricket on the Hearth, Shakespeare Revue,
and They’re Playing Our Song. <br>
Laura Cook is the newest member of the Actors' <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Summit</st1:place></st1:City> company. She is a third year MFA
Acting candidate at <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Kent</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
where she has been seen in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Wonderful</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Town</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, Urinetown, and
several others. Her professional credits include Pump Boys and Dinettes at
Porthouse Theatre, and The Wizard of Oz at the Barn Theatre. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Performance Schedule<br>
</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Swingtime Canteen is now in performance,
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><br>
</span></font><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Tickets</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><br>
Tickets are $25 on Fridays & Saturdays, $22 on Thursdays & Sundays.
College students and seniors receive a $2 discount at all regular Thursday and
Sunday performances. Students under age 18 are admitted for half price at all
performances. Group discounts are available for parties of 10 or more. <br>
Tickets can be purchased on line at <a href="http://www.actorssummit.org/">www.actorssummit.org</a>
or by phone by calling (330) 342-0800. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-weight:bold'>Web site<br>
</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Actors’ Summit Theater can be found
on the web at <a href="http://www.actorssummit.org/">www.actorssummit.org</a>. <br>
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