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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">December 12, 2008<br><br><strong><font color="#cc0000">TONIGHT (DEC 12 at 7:30)! OPENING NIGHT - PAY WHAT YOU CAN!</font></strong> On opening night of <em>A Christmas Carol - An Evening with Charles Dickens</em>, (starring Tom Fulton), all patrons of the theatre may attend for whatever ticket price they can afford. Our regular ticket prices are listed below, but as way to introduce Fairmount's new theatre program to all of our patrons, <strong><em><u>we are offering opening night tickets for ANY PRICE!</u></em></strong> If all you can afford is $1.00, or $2,00 or $10.00, then that is your admission price. We want you to see our new theatre and experience this wonderful holiday production - suitable for the whole family. This production is open seating, so first come, first serve.</font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">On opening night, <em>Pay-What-You-Can</em> applies to EVERYONE<em>.</em> This policy will be extended for the entire run to <strong><u>all high-school and college students with a student ID</u></strong>. If you are a student, you can attend A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Fairmount <em>any</em> day of the run for <em>any price</em> you can afford.</font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><br>You'll find us right off the highway (I-271 & Wilson Mills): 6622 Wilson Mills Road - (at the corner of Wilson Mills and Rt. 91 in Mayfield Village)<br><br><strong><font color="#cc0000">A CHRISTMAS CAROL - AN EVENING WITH CHARLES DICKENS</font></strong>, starring executive director and veteran professional actor Tom Fulton will open on Friday, December 12 at 7:30 p.m. and play <strong><u>five performances only</u></strong> through December 20. This one-man show is modeled after the performances Charles Dickens himself brought to America to great acclaim in the 1860's. Mr. Fulton has been performing A CHRISTMAS CAROL for many years both privately and for the public.<br>
<br>In previous productions of his work on A CHRISTMAS CAROL the reviewers' comments were:<br><br>Cleveland Press: "<strong><em>A minor theatrical triumph... It is a masterful thing.... It deserves to be heard.... It deserves to be seen.... It has been done with both respect and ingenuity."</em></strong> </div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The Sun Press: <strong><em>"It reaches out and touches you, just as it's meant to.... Fulton's interpretation exudes warmth and good cheer... Love and laughter bubble near the surface... It makes you feel good... Fulton's SCROOGE is delicious and wonderfully faceted... "</em></strong> </div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The Plain Dealer: <strong><em>"This sight of Scrooge's repentance is as electric to childish hearts as the sight of the 14th Cavalry coming to the rescue."<br></em></strong><br>
This production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL - AN EVENING WITH CHARLES DICKENS is the first of several productions to be produced by Fairmount in its new theatre this year. Other shows include a surprise youth and teen theatre production in February and a professional production of Neil Simon's THE ODD COUPLE slated for April 16 - May 3.<br>
<br>Tickets can be reserved by calling the Fairmount box office at 440-338-3171. Regular ticket prices for this production are priced as follows: Adults $20, Seniors $18 and Students $17. On opening night, all patrons will be admitted for whatever they can afford. All students (with student ID) will be admitted on a pay-what-you-can-afford basis for the entire run. <br>
<br>Performance dates are Dec 12 and 13, 7:30; Dec 14, 2:30; Dec 19 & 20, 7:30.<br><br>Please join us for a wonderful holiday production the WHOLE family can enjoy.<br><br><strong><u>FAIRMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS</u></strong><br>
Fairmount Center for the Arts offers educational and performance programming on our Novelty Campus (Geauga County) and in Mayfield Village as the Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC) at the Mayfield Village Civic Center - 6622 Wilson Mills Road (Cuyahoga County) - at the corner of Wilson Mills and Rt 91. </div>
</font><a href="http://www.fairmountcenter.org/" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">www.fairmountcenter.org</font></a><br>FAIRMOUNT PERFORMING ARTS CONSERVATORY<br>At Mayfield Village<br>A division of FAIRMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS<br>
<a href="http://www.fairmountcenter.org/" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">www.fairmountcenter.org</font></a><br><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Contact: Shirley Kolenic 440-338-3171</font></div>