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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">For
Immediate Release<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">August
27, 2008<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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<H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=6>Great Lakes Theater Festival
<BR></FONT></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=6>Opens New
Home At The <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hanna</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> <BR></FONT></SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=6>With <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Macbeth</I> and <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Into the
Woods<BR></I></FONT></SPAN></B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">GLTF
affords patrons a progressive new array <BR></SPAN></I><I><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">of
</SPAN></I><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">unique
social enhancement programming </SPAN></I><I><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">and</SPAN></I><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">
<BR></SPAN></I><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">extraordinary
access to the artistic process</SPAN></I><I><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">
in 2008-09.</SPAN></I><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></H3>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">CLEVELAND, OH –
August 27, 2008 - <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Great Lakes Theater
Festival</B> (GLTF) will commence its 2008-09 season in a revolutionary new home
at the Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare with a <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Fall Repertory</B> that features William
Shakespeare’s towering tragedy, <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Macbeth</I>, </B>and<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> Stephen Sondheim’s </B>enchanting musical
journey<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Into the Woods</I> (<I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Woods</I>).</B> The productions will be
performed in rotating repertory September 24 – November 8, 2008. The Fall
Repertory features <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">a single</B> <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">company of actors</B> performing two
alternating plays on the same stage over seven weeks. GLTF’s Producing Artistic
Director <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Charles Fee </B>will direct <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Macbeth </I>and <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Victoria Bussert</B> will direct <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Into the
Woods</I>.<BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Great Lakes
Theater Festival’s inaugural season at the <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Hanna</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName>
is sponsored by<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">National City</st1:City></st1:place></B>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Production support for <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Macbeth </I>was provided by <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Deloitte</B>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Production support for <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Into the Woods</I> was provided by the Great
Lakes Theater Festival <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Business
Alliance</B>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The 2008-09 season is
presented with additional generous support from The Cleveland Foundation,
Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, the Ohio Arts Council and SCK.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Media sponsors for the season are
Cleveland Scene, Cleveland Magazine, The Plain Dealer, WCLV 104.9 FM, WCPN 90.3
FM ideastream and WKSU 89.7 FM.<BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-outline-level: 1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"I think
audiences will be thrilled and bowled over by the power of Shakespeare's <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Macbeth</I> in our new home at the
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hanna</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>," said <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Great Lakes Theater Festival’s Producing
Artistic Director, Charles Fee</B>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>"The thrust-stage will draw you directly into the action of the play; and
the technology of our new home </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">– from the
lighting, to the sound, to the special effects -- will allow us to create a
theatricality to match the drama of Shakespeare!<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The acoustics of the new Hanna and the
intimacy of its 550-seat theater give us a space perfect for musicals, unmatched
by any in the region.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Into the Woods</I> will sound gorgeous in
the new Hanna and every seat in the house will feel part of Sondheim's wicked,
fairy-tale world."<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
<BR></SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-outline-level: 1"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Great Lakes
Theater Festival’s new home at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Hanna</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> features a visionary “Great Room”
inspired design concept</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> that integrates
the artist and audience experience into a single unified environment.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Hanna patrons select from <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">a variety of seating opportunities</B>
including traditional theater seats, club chairs, lounge/bar seats, banquette
couches and private box seating</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Boasting <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">a fully flexible hydraulic thrust
stage</B>, a complete array of <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">state-of-the-art theatrical systems</B> and
an <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">intimate 550-seat house</B> arranged
in a thrust configuration, the new Hanna is <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">one of the most innovative theaters in the
country</B>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
<BR></SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-outline-level: 1"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Great Lakes
Theater Festival’s forty-seventh season opens with <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Macbeth</I>.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In a maelstrom of politics and
magic, William Shakespeare’s masterpiece melds unforgettable characters and
incomparable language in a fascinating drama of corruption and heroism.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>An eerie evening of dazzling darkness,
where specters and riddles foretell the futures of kings, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Macbeth </I>is a timeless
tragedy.<BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Stephen Sondheim’s <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Into the Woods
</I>completes the Festival’s Fall Repertory pairing.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>An enchanting musical journey that<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B>features a bewitching collection of
classic fairy tale characters on a rollicking romp through a “once upon a time”
kingdom, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Into the Woods</I> is Broadway’s
most magical musical. A toe-tapping tapestry of wonderfully woven fables that
brims with award-winning music and lyrics, this fractured fairy tale will
transport audiences to a land where there still are giants in the sky, big bad
wolves in the woods, curses reversed and “happily ever
afters.”<BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>GLTF’s 2008 Fall Repertory directing corps is comprised of a powerhouse
pair of talented theater artists.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Charles Fee,</B> GLTF’s Producing Artistic
Director, will stage William Shakespeare’s <I>Macbeth</I>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Fee’s acclaimed productions of <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">All’s Well That Ends Well</I> (2008), <I>Hay
Fever </I><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">(2007)<I>, The Importance of
Being Earnest </I>(2005)<I>, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
(Abridged) </I>(2004)<I>, Hamlet </I>(2003)<I>, Arms and the Man </I>(2002)
and<I> A Midsummer Night’s Dream </I>(2002) (which was<I> </I></SPAN>nominated
for a <I>Northern Ohio Live </I>Award of Achievement) have led to an artistic
and financial renaissance for Great Lakes Theater Festival.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Victoria Bussert</B> will complete the
Festival’s Fall Repertory directing duo when she helms Sondheim’s <I>Into the
Woods.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></I>A Festival veteran,
<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Bussert<I> </I>will celebrate her 22nd
year at Great Lakes Theater Festival this season.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Her work was last seen by Festival
audiences in 2006 when she directed <I>A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></I>Over the past two
decades, she has staged a host of memorable productions including <I>Private
Lives, Anything Goes, Gypsy, A Little Night Music, She Loves Me, The Most Happy
Fella, Rough Crossing, Blithe Spirit, La Ronde, The School For Wives, Noel and
Gertie, The Threepenny Opera </I>and<I> Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and
Grill.<BR></I></SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">New this season,</B> Great Lakes
Theater Festival will afford patrons <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">extraordinary access to the artistic
process</B>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The new Hanna will
open its doors <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">ninety minutes before
each performance</B> <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">allowing patrons to
observe the complete pre-show preparation process of GLTF’s actors and technical
staff.</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Elements traditionally
hidden from audiences such as stage combat rehearsals, dance calls, prop/scenic
pre-sets, technical cue rehearsals and actor warm-ups will be conducted in full
view of patrons, offering GLTF audiences an amazing glimpse into the theatrical
process.<BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Another new facet of the
Festival’s 2008-09 season at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Hanna</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> is a unique series of social
enhancement programming.</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
programming, organized by day of week, is designed to<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B>augment the patron experience and
highlight the Hanna’s new amenities.<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“<I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Salon Thursdays” </I></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">will feature an engaging <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">pre-show discussion</B>/<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">presentation</B> beginning one hour
before curtain with <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">a Festival artist
or local scholar</B>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Offered:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>October 16, 23, 30 & November
6)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></I></SPAN></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><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>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“Happy Hour
Fridays”</SPAN></I></B><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">afford patrons the ability to
avoid the commute home from work and back to the theater in time for the
show.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>On <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">“Happy Hour Fridays”</I> audience members
are invited to <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">meet</B> <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">at the Hanna’s new Bar and Lounge
immediately after work</B> to <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">enjoy a
fine assortment of savory hors de oeuvres </B>and a complete <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">range of beverages</B> for sale beginning
ninety minutes before every performance.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Offered:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>October 3, 17, 24, 31 & November
7)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></I></SPAN></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><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>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“Night Cap
Saturdays”</SPAN></I></B><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">are designed to <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">encourage audience members to stay after
the performance and mingle with friends, family and the GLTF acting company in
the Hanna’s new Bar and Lounge</B>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The Hanna’s Bar and Lounge is open until midnight on <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">“Night Cap Saturdays,”</I> <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">eliminating the need for patrons to seek
out a post performance gathering place</B>, and its featured drink is the
Hanna-tini.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Offered:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>October 4 18, 26 & November 1,
8)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></I></SPAN></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><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>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“Ice Cream Social
Sundays”</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
offer patrons the opportunity to enjoy a <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">London</st1:City></st1:place> theatre tradition brought state-side
with family and friends.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Audience
members are invited <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">to purchase a cool
personal ice cream treat</B> before the show or at intermission.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Ice cream will be offered at every
performance in GLTF’s Fall Repertory, but on <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">“Ice Cream Social Sundays,” </I>the treat
is half price.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Offered:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>October <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>5, 12, 19, 26 & November
2)<o:p></o:p></I></SPAN></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><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>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Opening Night
performances of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Macbeth</I> (September
27<SUP>th</SUP>)</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> and <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Into
the Woods</I> (October 11<SUP>th</SUP>) </B>have been scheduled for <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Saturday</B> evenings with preview
performances of both productions scheduled for the preceding Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday nights. <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">The Friday previews
of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Macbeth</I> (September
26<SUP>th</SUP>) and <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Into the Woods</I>
(October 10<SUP>th</SUP>) have been newly designated as “Press Previews” –
public performances that will also accommodate theater critics and other media
representatives.</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Curtain times
for all evening performances will remain at 7:30 p.m., with a 1:30 p.m. curtain
time for Saturday matinees and a 3:00 p.m. curtain time for Sunday matinees. <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Both productions</B> in GLTF’s Fall
Repertory will continue to <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">offer
sign-interpreted and audio-described performances </B>as well as the popular <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Director’s Night</I></B> and <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Playnotes </I>pre-show discussion
series.</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Consult enclosed performance calendars for
complete date and time information.)<BR></I><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Single
performance tickets for Great Lakes Theater Festival productions range in price
from $15-$89 (Student tickets are $13 – any performance / any
seat)</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> and are
available by calling <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(216) 241-6000,
by <SPAN style="COLOR: black">ordering <A
href="blocked::http://www.greatlakestheater.org/tickets/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">online</SPAN></A> at </SPAN><U><A
href="blocked::http://www.greatlakestheater.org/"><U><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">www.greatlakestheater.org</SPAN></U></A></U><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> or by</SPAN> visiting the PlayhouseSquare Ticket Office.
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Groups of ten or more receive discounts
through the PlayhouseSquare Group Sales Department.</B> <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(Additional handling fees may apply
depending on point of purchase.)<BR></I><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Since 1962, Great
Lakes Theater Festival has brought the pleasure, power and relevance of classic
theater to the widest possible audience in <st1:place w:st="on">Northern
Ohio</st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The first
resident company of PlayhouseSquare, GLTF will celebrate its 26<SUP>th</SUP>
year in downtown <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City> this season.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Festival programming reaches 85,000
adults and students annually.<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">#<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>#<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>#<BR></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>Media
Contact:<BR></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Todd
Krispinsky<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Marketing
and Public Relations Director</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(216) 453-4449<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="blocked::mailto:tkrispinsky@greatlakestheater.org"><FONT
color=#5a99f0>tkrispinsky@greatlakestheater.org</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>