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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";
font-weight:bold'>FREE TICKETS FOR SHOWCASE 2009 PERFORMANCES <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";
font-weight:bold'>AT PLAYHOUSESQUARE<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Cleveland</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>, <st1:State w:st="on">OH</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'> – </span></font><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>PlayhouseSquare is the conference host for
the 2009 International Showcase of Performing Arts for Youth (Showcase). </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";color:black'>Held annually
in major cities throughout <st1:place w:st="on">North America</st1:place>,
Showcase is the only conference in the country that is dedicated entirely to live
arts programming for youth.</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>The PlayhouseSquare Arts Education
Department is pleased to make complimentary tickets available to the general
public for Showcase 2009 performances. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Tickets
are required for admission and may be requested online at playhousesquare.org or
picked up in-person at the PlayhouseSquare Ticket Office (<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">1519 Euclid Ave.</st1:address></st1:Street>) beginning December 22.</span></b>
Tickets are available while supplies last.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>“We hope many families will take
advantage of this opportunity to see performances from all over the world
– Australia, Canada, Denmark, Israel, Switzerland – that they might
otherwise not have the chance to see,” explained <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Colleen
Porter</st1:PersonName>, director of arts education at PlayhouseSquare.
“There will also be performances by artists from across the <st1:country-region
w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region>, including <st1:place w:st="on">Northeast
Ohio</st1:place>’s own Inlet Dance Theatre.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><font
size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";font-weight:bold'>Showcase 2009 Schedule<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><b><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";font-weight:bold'>Event Ages Date Time
<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>The Arrival 6
& up Weds. Jan 21 4:30 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Spare Parts Puppet Theatre's adaptation of
Shaun Tan's internationally acclaimed book <i><span style='font-style:italic'>The
Arrival</span></i> is a truly warm and magical experience for all. Shaun Tan's
fantastical world comes to life in a strange and wonderful metropolis full of
floating ships, mysterious lights, alien symbols and weird animals. <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>The Arrival</span></i> is a universal tale of the
challenges, humor and adventures of arriving in a new country.</span></font><font
size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Repertory 8
& up Weds. Jan 21 8:00 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Rennie Harris Puremovement has emerged as
the international hip-hop dance ambassador and surviving senior member in the
world of organized hip-hop dance theater. The "Repertory" showcase
performance truly expresses the pure joy of hip-hop dance, and is perfect for
all audiences. The work is a vibrant affirmation of Afro-American heritage
through movement, handed down through spirit and instinct.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Rough House 5 &
up Thurs. Jan. 22 </span></font><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>9:45 a.m. & 12:15 p.m.</span></font><font
size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 color=black
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";color:black'>Performed by Nightswimming, Andy
Massingham's <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Rough House</span></i> is a
roller coaster of dance, slapstick and beautiful images, a comic yet wordless
duet for performer and lighting designer in which light is an active character,
both friend and foe of Andy's persona. As Andy becomes more challenged by the
objects and images that surround him, surprising gestures and exacting physical
movement tell the story of one man struggling with his imagination.</span></font><font
size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Looking for My Father 10
& up Thurs. Jan. 22 </span></font><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>9:45 a.m. & 12:15 p.m. </span></font><font
size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 color=black
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";color:black'>Nick has not seen his father
since he was small and can hardly remember him. Nevertheless, he still misses
him a great deal and searches incessantly for answers to why his father chose
to leave him. Though a fictional play, the framework of <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Looking For My Father</span></i> is based on real
statements by different boys about their fathers. Performed by the Danish
National Ensemble for Children’s Theatre.</span></font><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Creole for Kidz 4
& up Thurs. Jan. 22 11:00 a.m. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 color=black
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";color:black'>Terrance Simien & The Zydeco
Experience presents a dynamic multicultural performing arts music experience centered
on the multiracial French-speaking Creoles of South Louisiana and their
indigenous Zydeco that is known and celebrated worldwide. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>History of the Word 11
to 17 Thurs. Jan. 22 8:00 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='line-height:150%'><i><font size=2
color=black face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";color:black;font-style:italic'>History
of the Word</span></font></i><font size=2 color=black face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";
color:black'> follows six high school students over a single day at Future High
where they navigate a world filled with hope, fear and uncertainty. This fresh,
captivating theatrical performance by Literacy Takes a Bow captures the voices
of today's youth through hip-hop, spoken word poetry, music and movement. It
celebrates diversity with a cast of actors from all different ethnic
backgrounds and authentically features current social and political topics that
affect our society today.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>The Man Who Planted Trees 7 &
up Fri. Jan. 23 </span></font><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>9:45 a.m. & 12:15 p.m.</span></font><font
size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Theater goes “green” with this
captivating puppetry adaptation of Jean Giono's environmental cult classic by
the Puppet State Theatre Company. A French shepherd sets out with his dog to
plant a forest and transform a barren wasteland. Hear the wind, feel the rain
and smell the lavender in this multi-sensory theatrical delight. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy 4 &
up Fri. Jan. 23 </span></font><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>9:45 a.m. & 12:15 p.m.</span></font><font
size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 color=black
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";color:black'>Cheeseboy's home planet has been
reduced to a bubbling fondue. He is marooned on earth. Gypsies have given him a
home, of sorts, but Cheeseboy is tugged this way and that by tides of strange
longings and stranger powers. Imagine Oedipus meeting Edward Scissorhands, over
a dish of exotic curds. Performed by Slingsby.</span></font><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Ugly Duckling’s Dancing Cabaret 4 &
up Fri. Jan. 23 11:00 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 color=black
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";color:black'>Cas Public performs <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>The Ugly Ducklings’ Dancing Cabaret</span></i>,
inspired by the German cabarets of the 1920s and the fairy-tale world. In this
series of short numbers, reality and artifice intersect in a sunny mix of song,
music, dance, theater and video. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>African Sunshine 6
& up Fri. Jan. 23 3:15 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 color=black
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";color:black'>Scintillating rhythm, music,
dance and song blend together to create a breath-taking ensemble of
choreography. Pulsating rhythms and visually vibrant performances sweep up and
captivate the most diverse range of spectators. Compagnie Punta Negra, made up
of dancers and percussionists from the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Congo</st1:country-region></st1:place>, offers its audience a
performance brimming with energy and intensity.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Dream Jam Band 2-10 Fri.
Jan. 23 8:30 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 color=black
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";color:black'>A vibrant and diverse musical
performance of original songs for the whole family. The Dream Jam Band's debut
album was named to the National Public Radio Top 10 list of the Year's Best
Family and Children's Albums. The Dream Jam Band is featured on PBS Sprout.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 color=black
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 color=black
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";color:black'>It Sounds Better in Amharic 14-17 Sat.
Jan. 24 </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";color:black'>10:00 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='line-height:150%'><i><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";font-style:italic'>It Sounds Better in
Amharic </span></font></i><font size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>is
a moving personal account of a 400 mile journey by foot from <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Ethiopia</st1:country-region> to a refugee camp in <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Sudan</st1:country-region>, and then finally flying to the <st1:place
w:st="on">Holy Land</st1:place>. Nostalgic memories of <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Ethiopia</st1:country-region> are mixed with hilarious perspectives
towards the adjustments that must be made when moving to modern day <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
Performed by Nephesh Theatre.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='line-height:150%'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Darwin</span></font></st1:City></st1:place> <font
size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>7 & up Sat. Jan. 24 11:15
a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 color=black
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";color:black'>Glow-in-the-dark crayon-like
creatures light up the stage for a journey with <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Darwin</st1:City></st1:place>, a dinosaur built by the hands of a
great artist, Henslow. The audience follows <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Darwin</st1:City></st1:place> from his origination as he stumbles
over joy, creativity, fear, danger, victory and most importantly... love. Performed
by Corbian Visual Dance.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 color=black
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 color=black
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";color:black'>Inlet Dance Theatre Selections 5-18 Sat.
Jan. 24 7:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Inlet Dance Theatre is one of the <st1:place
w:st="on">Midwest</st1:place>’s most exciting professional contemporary
dance companies, performing for sold out audiences, receiving standing ovations
and garnering rave reviews. The company has an international reputation for
excellence and is known for its strong and nurturing education programming, including
narrated concert performances, master classes and residencies.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Playhouse Square places incredibly strong
emphasis on arts education and believes that it is essential to improving the
quality of life in our community. Through a variety of workshops and classes
designed for people of all ages, the Playhouse Square Arts <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Education</st1:PersonName> Department offers avenues to discovery,
appreciation and development in and through the performing arts, connecting
participants with national and international artists in unique and meaningful
ways. Playhouse Square initiates collaboration among educators, artists
and other community organizations, and actively forms mutually beneficial
partnerships with local arts organizations to create and present arts education
experiences of the highest quality. Always striving to fulfill its role
as an asset to the <st1:place w:st="on">Northeast Ohio</st1:place> community, <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Playhouse Square</st1:address></st1:Street> is
an active leader in advocating arts education both locally and within the
performing arts industry.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><font
size=2 color="#333333" face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";color:#333333'>###<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><b><i><font size=1
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>PlayhouseSquare
is a not-for-profit performing arts center whose mission is presenting and
producing a wide variety of quality performing arts, advancing arts education
and creating a destination that is a superior location for entertainment,
business and housing, thereby strengthening the economic vitality of the region.</span></font></i></b><font
size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Cindi Szymanski</span></font></st1:PersonName><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Communications Manager, <st1:PersonName
style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x"
tabIndex="0"
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style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>tel 216-348-5258</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>fax 216-771-7136</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>1501 Euclid Ave., Suite 200</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Arial'>Cleveland</span></font></st1:City></st1:place><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State
style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x"
tabIndex="0"
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w:st="on">OH</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">44115</st1:PostalCode></span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>p</span></font></u><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.playhousesquare.org/ArtsEducation"><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>layhousesquare.org</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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