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size=2><FONT face="CG Times"><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>NEWS
RELEASE</FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>Contact: Melanie YC Pepe</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=left></FONT><FONT face="CG Times" size=1><STRONG>(330)
836-2626</STRONG></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT
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<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT size=5>Weathervane
Playhouse</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=2><STRONG>1301 Weathervane Lane *
</STRONG></FONT><STRONG><FONT size=2>Akron, Ohio
44313</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT size=2>330-836-2626</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center><A href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com"><STRONG><FONT
size=2>www.weathervaneplayhouse.com</FONT></STRONG></A></DIV>
<P align=center><FONT size=5><STRONG>Come and See <FONT color=#000080>Project
STAGE</FONT> in action!</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P>Project STAGE reaches thousands of school children & families each year.
We use live theatrical performances to awaken, enliven and challenge the minds
of students with issues both interesting and relevant to our time. <FONT
color=#ff0000><STRONG>Thanks to the support of the Akron Community Foundation
and the Ohio Arts Council, we are able to offer tickets to school day
performances at the rate of $5 each!</STRONG></FONT> We hope you and your
students can join us for one of this seasons’ many performances.</P><B><I>
<P align=center><FONT color=#000080>Children of Eden</FONT></I><FONT
color=#000080>, A musical by Stephen Schwartz</FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT color=#000080>October 22 at 10:00 a.m.</FONT></P></B>
<P align=center>Freely based on the story of Genesis, <I>Children of Eden</I> is
a frank, humorous examination of the age-old conflict between parents and
children. Adam and Eve, and Noah and the "Father" who created them deal with the
headstrong, cataclysmic actions of their respective children. From the composer
behind the Broadway smash <I>Wicked</I> comes a show that delivers a bittersweet
but inspiring message that "the hardest part of love is letting go."</P><B><I>
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<P align=center><FONT color=#000080>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</FONT></I><FONT
color=#000080>, A comedy by William Shakespeare</FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT color=#000080>February 10, 12, 17 & 19 at 10:00
a.m.</FONT></P></B>
<P align=center>In collaboration with adult actors from the <B><U>Ohio
Shakespeare Festival</B></U>, Weathervane’s ensemble of teen actors presents
Shakespeare’s romantic comedy of four young lovers and their interactions with
royalty and fairies who reside in an enchanted moon-draped forest.</P><B><I>
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<P align=center><FONT color=#000080>A Doll’s House</FONT></I><FONT
color=#000080>, A drama by Henrik Ibsen</FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT color=#000080>April 1 at 10:00 a.m.</FONT></P></B>
<P align=center>One of the theater’s great masterworks, <I>A Doll’s House</I>
tells the story of Nora Helmer, a childlike housewife who painfully comes of age
and leaves her marriage in an effort to find out who she really is. In a new
adaptation by Mathew Earnest, this classic from 1879 has been transformed into a
remarkably modern work.</P>
<P align=center></P><I>
<P align=center><FONT color=#000080><STRONG>Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat</STRONG></FONT></I><FONT color=#000080><STRONG>, A musical by Andrew
Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice</STRONG></FONT></P>
<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000080><STRONG>November 25, <FONT
color=#ff0000>December 2</FONT>, 10 & <FONT color=#ff0000>18</FONT> at 10:00
a.m.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>(DEC. 2 ~ SOLD
OUT!)</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT>A rainbow ride through Ancient Egypt on the
wings of Andrew Lloyd Webber's uplifting music and the humor of lyricist Tim
Rice. This Broadway blockbuster has instant appeal for every audience with
elaborately staged production numbers and a score full of hits! Have your
students take a look at the musical theater experience and learn how it has
impacted American theater, and performing arts around the world.</DIV>
<P align=center></P><B>
<P><FONT color=#ff0000>As a part of our "Project STAGE" Season (<I>S</B>tudents
<B>T</B>hrough <B>A</B>cting <B>G</B>ain <B>E</B>ducation</I>)<I>,</I> these
productions feature:</FONT></P>
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<UL>
<LI>Off-site visits to Weathervane performances
<LI>Pre-performance lecture and discussions for your class (by request)
<LI>Study guides to prepare your class for the performance
<LI>Post-performance discussion immediately after the performance with the
director, actors and fellow students.</LI></UL></UL>
<P>We at Weathervane Playhouse dedicate ourselves to the belief that young
people should have the opportunity to participate in theater both as audience
members and as artists. Hope to see you here!</P>
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