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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>For Immediate Release<br>
For additional information contact: <br>
Neil Thackaberry (330) 342-0800<br>
Hudson, Ohio <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><font
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color:black'><br>
</span></font><b><font size=5 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
18.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Regional Premier of <br>
Nixon’s Nixon<br>
Opens at Actors’ Summit</span></font></b><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'>Actors’ Summit
Theater announces the second play of its 10th season, </span></font><i><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-style:italic'>Nixon’s Nixon</span></font></i><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>, a comic drama by Russell Lees. The play will have a preview
performance on Thursday, October 23, 2008, and will play through Sunday,
November 9, 2008 at Actors’ Summit Theater in downtown Hudson. The play
is performed Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM. <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'><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>
</span></font><i><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-style:italic'>Nixon’s Nixon</span></font></i><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> is a jazz riff on contemporary history. Though based on the facts
of the Nixon administration, this piece is pure conjecture. What happened the
night before Nixon’s resignation? The dialogue between President Richard
M. Nixon and his closest advisor, Henry Kissinger, examines the issues behind
the controversial duo. How can a presidency be both the greatest blunder of the
century and also represent significant forward motion in international
relations? The play is both a political satire and a serious examination of
Nixon’s accomplishments. Fueled by alcohol, the dynamic duo replays their
greatest political accomplishments, taking turns portraying Leonid Brezhnev,
Golda Meir, and Mao Zedung. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;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'>Caution: Not all “expletives deleted”
(R for strong language.)</span></font></b><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'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>The Cast</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><br>
A. Neil Thackaberry plays Richard M. Nixon, the former US president. Neil is
the Co-Artistic Director and Founder of Actors’ Summit. He has served as
General Manager of Cleveland Signstage Theatre and Executive Director of
Weathervane Community Playhouse. A professional actor and director, he is a
member of Actors’ Equity Association, SAG, and AFTRA. Locally he has
appeared at Ensemble Theatre in Kentucky Cycle, the Cleveland Play House in
Room Service and The Importance of Being Earnest, and at Great Lakes Theatre
Festival in Richard III. <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'>George Roth portrays
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Mr. Roth is making his Actors’ Summit
debut in Nixon’s Nixon. He studied theater as an undergraduate at Yale
University and holds a three-year Acting Diploma from the Central School of
Speech and Drama in London. His local credits include The Chosen and Ella at
the Cleveland Play House, The Fantasticks at Ensemble Theater, The Diary of
Anne Frank at the Beck Center, Oliver! at Cain Park, Uncle Tom’s Cabin at
the Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT), and Nickel and Dimed, a co-production of
the Great Lakers Theater Festival and CPT. <br>
. <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'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>The Artistic Team<br>
</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Constance Thackaberry is directing the
political satire. Last season at Actors’ Summit, Connie directed the
comedy Rounding Third. She has acted in several productions at Actors’
Summit, most recently appearing alongside her father in Proof. At Actors’
Summit, she has assistant directed productions of Macbeth and Musical of
Musicals, The Musical!. Favorite directing credits include: For You, 11th Hour,
The Audience, Liner Notes, and To Be Confirmed (all in NYC). She directed a
production of Jean Paul Sartre's No Exit in Leicester, England. Connie
co-created two original pieces for the Lincoln Center Director's Lab, of which
she is an alum. Ms. Thackaberry holds a BA in English from the Honors College
at Kent State University and received her MFA from The Actors Studio Drama
School. <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'>Making her stage
management debut is Rachel Anderson. She is a graduate of the University Of
Akron School Of Music, studying voice with Dr. Lara Troyer. She has been seen
on stage at Actors’ Summit in Swingtime Canteen, A Child’s
Christmas in Wales, and Macbeth.<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'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Performance Schedule</span></font></b><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><br>
Nixon’s Nixon will have a preview performance on October 23. The official
opening on Friday, October 24 will be followed by a reception with the cast.
Regular performances continue through November 9, Thursdays, Fridays &
Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 2:00 PM. <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'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Tickets<br>
</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Tickets are $28 on Fridays &
Saturdays, $25 on Thursdays & Sundays. Seniors receive a $3 discount of
Thursdays and Sundays. Full time students can purchase tickets for just $7 at
all performances. Tickets can be purchased by phone by calling (330) 342-0800
or from the website at actorssummit.org. <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'><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'>Web site</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><br>
Actors’ Summit Theater can be found on the web at <a
href="http://www.actorssummit.org/">www.actorssummit.org</a>. Actors' Summit is
a professional, not for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts organization. We are
seeking volunteers and board members. For more details please call MaryJo or
Neil at (330) 342-0800. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><br>
Actors' Summit is working under a developmental agreement with Actors' Equity
Association (the Union of professional Actors and Stage Managers.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;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'>Actors’ Summit: Professional Theater --
Ohio Artists.<br>
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