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YOUTH THEATRE TO OPEN 2008-2009 SEASON <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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ON THE ROOF<U><o:p></o:p></U></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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Heights</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, <st1:State
w:st="on">OH</st1:State></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> –<SPAN
class=style31><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> Heights Youth Theatre (HYT), with the
generous support of the Ohio Arts Council and Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, is
proud to announce its 2008-2009 season.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> HYT </SPAN>is opening its new season with
the classic <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Fiddler on the Roof,</I></B> directed by
Nathaniel Motta.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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Youth Theatre is made up of children, ages 6-18, from all over Greater
Cleveland.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Theatre produces
three full length musicals each year, servicing over 200 children and
entertaining thousands.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Following
<EM>High School Musical 2</EM>, will be a unique cabaret show, <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">World Goes Round, </I></B>which features a
revue of the best songs of one of the most important Broadway songwriting teams
- Kander and Ebb (<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Cabaret</I>, <st1:City
w:st="on"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Chicago</I></st1:City> and hit
song “<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">New York</I></st1:City><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> <st1:State w:st="on">New
York</st1:State></I></st1:place><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">”</I>).<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <EM> </EM></SPAN><EM>World Goes Round</EM> will
be co-directed by Motta, who most recently directed HYT’s production of <EM>The
Wizard of Oz</EM>, and Kris Comer, Director of HYT’s spring production of
<EM>Footloose</EM>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The season with
culminate with <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Godspell </I></B>by Stephen Schwartz, and
directed by Sean Szaller (director of HYT’s recent production of <EM>Children of
Eden</EM>), and<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Disney’s High School Musical 2
</B></I>(pending availability), directed by Comer.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Says Pamela Fine,
Executive Director, We are so delighted to be bringing back these talented
directors who will engage our youth and audience in what is sure to be a very
exciting and entertaining 2008-2009 season. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Heights Youth
Theatre has been in existence for almost 55 years, initially being housed at
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cain</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType> and then relocating to <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Wiley</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Middle School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, to a theatre built to
equity standards for Heights Youth Theatre<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></B>Many believe it to be the oldest children’s theatre company in the
country.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Since 1954,
Heights Youth Theatre (HYT) has engaged children and youth, in a </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">comprehensive
theater experience. The experience at HYT goes beyond the development of
musical, technical and acting skills. Young people who participate in the
program enjoy a safe, nurturing environment and a cooperative learning
experience as they work together to put on a professional production. The youth
involved in the program help in the areas of costumes, set construction, stage
crew, stage management and also are musicians in the pit. <SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Even the newly
designed logo was created by Carnegie Mellon undergraduate and HYT alum,
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Lydia</st1:place></st1:country-region> Fine, in conjunction with local
graphic artist, Alison Crawford of Crawford
Design.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In October 2006,
Heights Youth Theatre was named in <I>Cleveland Magazine</I>'s "Best of
Cleveland" issue for tops in children's theater.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Several HYT youth have gone on to study
Musical Theater at universities such as Carnegie Mellon, NYU Tisch School,
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Ithaca College; some
have attended summer programs at Interlochen Arts Academy, Fairmount Performing
Arts Camp, Stage Door Manor, Carnegie Mellon and Northwestern and others have
gone on to perform on Broadway in shows such as <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Wicked</I> and the <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">25<SUP>th</SUP> Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee.</I><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In addition to
the season of shows, a benefit fundraiser for Heights Youth Theatre will take
place at Nighttown in February, 2009.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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information on auditions, tickets, sponsorships and donations, please call
<STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(216)</SPAN> 556-0235</STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> or <STRONG>visit
</STRONG></SPAN><SPAN><STRONG>www.heightsyouththeatre.org.<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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