<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><b>Don't miss "Assassins" opening THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10TH!! Two Weeks only! First week is Friday, Saturday, Sunday...Second week is Thursday, Friday, Saturday! Call the Cassidy Box office now at (440) 842-4601!</b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><b>The Berea Grindstone Players Present</b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><b><br></b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#1827FF" size="7"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 36px; "><b><a href="http://www.assassinsshow.8k.com/">ASSASSINS</a></b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><b><br></b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><b>Oct. 10 - 18</b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><b>at the <a href="http://www.cassidytheatre.com/"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5">Cassidy Theatre</font></a></b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><b>6200 Pearl Rd., Parma Heights</b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><b><br></b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><b>Music and Lyrics by<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Book By</b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><b> STEPHEN SONDHEIM <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>JOHN WEIDMAN</b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><b><br></b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><b> Directed by <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> Musical Direction by</b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><b>Geoffrey Short<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Heidi Herczeg</b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><b><br></b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b>Tickets are on Sale Now! </b></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><b>Call the <a href="http://www.cassidytheatre.com/">Cassidy Theatre</a> Box Office at (440) 842-4600</b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><b><br></b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><b>You could win the chance to see "John Adams" Author and Presidential Historian David McCullough, win bags of books and free <a href="http://www.assassinsshow.8k.com/">Assassins</a> tickets and more! </b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><b><br></b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=FB7080F78DC51988"><b>CLICK HERE FOR SPECIAL MESSAGES FROM THE "ASSASSINS" THEMSELVES!</b></a></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><b><br></b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><b><br></b></span></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><b>BEREA GRINDSTONE PLAYERS PARTNERS WITH CUYAHOGA COUNTY LIBRARY AND BOARD OF ELECTIONS ON MUSICAL “ASSASSINS”AT CASSIDY THEATRE</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "> <o:p></o:p></p><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><b><i>Berea</i></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> – The Parma Heights Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library and the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections will partner with the Berea Grindstone Players on a series of promotions tied to the theatre group’s upcoming production of the Stephen Sondheim musical <i>“Assassins”</i></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> being staged in October at the Cassidy Theatre.<span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">The Parma Heights Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, located at 6206 Pearl Road Parma Heights will host a live performance of musical theatre songs by the Cassidy Theatre’s outreach performing group “Cassidy On-Tour” on Thursday, Oct. 2 at 6 p.m.<span> </span>Attendees to the “Cassidy On-Tour” performance will also have the chance to win a pair of tickets to see <i>“Assassins”.</i></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><span> </span>The library is also conducting a special <i>“Assassins</i></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">” giveaway promotion.<span> </span>Anyone who attends any performance of <i>“Assassins”</i></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> can enter a random drawing to win a pair of tickets to see presidential historian and <i>“John Adams”</i></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> author David McCullough.<span> </span>McCullough is appearing Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square as part of the William H. Skirball Writers Center Stage Series presented by The Cuyahoga County Library Foundation and the Plain Dealer.<span> </span>Theatre-goers can enter their <i>“Assassins”</i></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> ticket stubs with name and phone number written on it at the Parma Heights branch of the library.<span> The drawing will happen on Monday, Oct. 20 after <i>"Assassins"</i> closes. </span>Six runner-up winners will each win a “bag of books” from the Library and one Grand Prize winner will win two tickets to attend the McCullough program the day after the drawing.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections will also have a presence during the run of <i>“Assassins”.</i></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><span> </span>A Board of Elections representative will be on site in the lobby of the Cassidy Theatre on opening night, Friday, Oct. 10 and Sunday, Oct. 12 before the shows to register people for the Board’s vote-by-mail service.<span> </span>Board of election information will be available in the lobby of the Cassidy throughout the entire run of <i>“Assassins”.</i></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">The Berea Grindstone Players and The Cassidy Theatre in Parma Heights have formed a new partnership to present the Stephen Sondheim musical <i>Assassins</i></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">.<span> </span>The show will run at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays<span> </span>Oct. 10 through Oct. 18, 8 p.m. Thursday Oct. 16 and 3 p.m. Sunday Oct. 11 at Cassidy Theatre, 6200 Pearl Rd. Parma Hts.<span> </span>Tickets are on sale now for $15 and can be purchased by calling the Cassidy Theatre at (440) 842-4600.<span> </span><i>Assassins</i></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> is for mature audiences.<span> </span>More information can be found online at <a href="http://www.assassinsshow.8k.com/">www.assassinsshow.8k.com</a>.<span> </span><i>Assassins</i></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> is Directed by Geoffrey Short, with Musical Direction by Heidi Hersczeg.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><i>Assassins</i></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> is a Berea Grindstone Players production, but will be staged at Cassidy Theatre.<span> </span>The <i>Assassins</i></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> project partnership between the theatre companies began when Short was approached to direct at the Grindstone Players, a theatre group started by the late Bill Allman, after Berea Summer Theatre, also founded by Allman, closed.<span> </span>Short suggested <i>Assassins</i></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">, a surreal and provocative one-act musical that explores the dark side of the American experience by examining the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the United States.<span> </span>The timing of producing the show one month before the current presidential election was important, but producing a show with mature themes was not possible at the normal home of B.G.P. shows – St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Olmsted Falls.<span> </span>Short, who serves as President of the board of Cassidy Theatre, Inc., then approached that group about hosting the production.<span> </span>He proposed a revenue sharing plan between the groups and when both groups approved the plan, work began on casting.<span> </span>“<i>Assassins</i></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> has always been a show I’ve been very passionate about” says Short.<span> </span>“Sometimes it’s uncomfortable to look at the underbelly of American society like <i>Assassins</i></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> does through the amazing music of Stephen Sondheim. But the themes explored in the show are so important to think about – especially in this election year when we have the important job of deciding who will lead our country for the next four years.<span> </span>I’m grateful to both the Grindstone Players and The Cassidy Theatre for having the guts and foresight to partner on this exciting project.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, Stephen Sondheim and Book Writer John Weidman have bent the rules of time and space, taking audiences on a nightmarish rollercoaster ride in which assassins and would-be assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and in an intense final scene inspire each other to harrowing acts in the name of the American Dream. The original production premiered in late 1990 at Playwrights Horizons in New York City for a completely sold-out limited run and instantly became one of the most talked-about shows in years.<span> </span>The B.G.P./Cassidy production stars Michael Snider as John Wilkes Booth, Kevin Joseph Kelly as Charles Guiteau, Jacob Wadenpfuhl as The Balldeer/Oswald, Kim Bush as Sarah Jane Moore, Chris Bizub as Sam Byck, Holly Facer as Squeaky Fromme, Trey Gilpin as Giuseppe<span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Zangara, Joshua Brown as John Hinckley, Rob Starek as Leon Czolgosz and features Jennifer Nageotte, Lissa Pavluk,<span> </span>David Turner, David Williams, Michael Strama and Joey Stefanko.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">FOR INFORMATION: Geoffrey Short, <a href="mailto:geoffshort@sbcglobal.net">geoffshort@sbcglobal.net</a>, 440-263-1156</span></div></body></html>