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<P align=center>‘Intimate Apparel’ by Lynn Nottage</P>
<P align=center>Next John L. Dietz Production at Weathervane
Playhouse</P></B></FONT><I><FONT face=Helvetica>
<P align=center>Winner of five national awards for <U>Best
Play</U>!</P></I></FONT><FONT face=Helvetica size=2>
<P>Esther, an African-American seamstress in turn-of-the-century New York, makes
an uncommon living for herself creating exquisite lingerie for wealthy
socialites and ladies of the brothel alike. Plain and unsophisticated, she
dreams of a better life and of finding a husband. As her long-distance
correspondence with a laborer working on the great Panama Canal grows more and
more intimate, Esther finds herself turning away from her old life for the
dangerous love of a man she has never met. This acclaimed new drama tells the
story of one woman’s passion to break free and be herself in a society where she
cannot quite fit into the set patterns that are stitched for African-American
women. See <B><I>Intimate Apparel</I> ~ February 26 – March 14, 2009.</P><I>
<P>Intimate Apparel</B></I> is presented in Weathervane’s John L. Dietz Theater,
an intimate 48-seat "black box" theater. The Dietz Theater’s intimate
configurations make it ideal for plays and musicals that are not suited, for
either artistic or financial reasons, to the Playhouse’s 246-seat
Mainstage.</P><B><I>
<P>Intimate Apparel</B></I> is presented by a generous grant from <B>Margaret J.
Dietz</B>.</P><U>
<P align=center>The production contains adult language and mature
themes.</P></U><B>
<P>TICKETS AND PERFORMANCE TIMES</P><I>
<P>Intimate Apparel</B></I> plays 11 performances in Weathervane’s John L. Dietz
Theater from Feb. 26 – March 14, 2009. Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.,
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.</P>
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<P>For tickets ($15 each), call the Weathervane Box Office at 330/836-2626
(Mondays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesdays through Fridays between 10 a.m. and
5:30 p.m.) or connect to </FONT><A
href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/"><FONT face=Helvetica
size=2>www.weathervaneplayhouse.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Helvetica size=2>. The
48-seat Dietz Theater features general-admission seating only. </FONT></P>
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<P align=center><I><FONT face=Helvetica size=1>Weathervane Community Playhouse
and its dedicated volunteers offer vital performing arts resources for the
people of Northeastern Ohio. We create exciting and thought-provoking shows with
impressive production values. Through educational programs and volunteer
opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds, Weathervane serves the
theater community, our patrons and our volunteers.</P>
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<P align=center>The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax
dollars to encourage economic growth, education excellence and cultural
enrichment for all Ohioans.</P>
<P align=center>Additional 2008-2009 sponsors:</P></I>
<P align=center>89.7 WSKU-FM, 104.9 WCLV-FM </P>
<P align=left></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Janis Harcar<BR>Director of
Advancement<BR>Weathervane Playhouse<BR>330-836-2323 X16<BR><A
href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com</A></FONT></P></BODY></HTML>