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style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Great Lakes Theater Festival
<BR></SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Reveals Robust 2009-10 Season To
<BR></SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Headline Hanna Theatre
Home<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 6pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> <BR></o:p></SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Festival’s 48<SUP>th</SUP>
SEASON features <BR>an exuberant <SPAN style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">pair
of</SPAN> <SPAN style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">award-winning musicals</SPAN>
and <BR>a dynamic <SPAN style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">duo of</SPAN> <SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Shakespearean comedies</SPAN>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 6pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> <BR></o:p></SPAN></I></B><B><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">25% of the seats at every
performance are priced at $25 or less.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><?xml:namespace
prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">CLEVELAND</SPAN></B></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, <st1:State
w:st="on">OH</st1:State></SPAN></B></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> – <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Charles Fee, Producing Artistic Director of
Great Lakes Theater Festival (GLTF), announced plans for the company’s ambitious
forty-eighth season to Festival Members earlier this week.</B><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Scheduled to run from September through
May, GLTF’s 2009-10 season will feature a Fall Repertory, the Festival’s annual
holiday classic and a Spring Repertory.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
<BR><BR></SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In the fall
(September 24-November 1, 2009), the Festival will present Rupert Holmes’ Tony
Award-winning solve-it-yourself musical, <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The
Mystery of Edwin Drood</I></B> <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">(Drood)
</B>in rotating repertory with Shakespeare’s enchanting comedy<SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">, <B><I>Twelfth
Night</I></B></SPAN><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">.</I><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>GLTF’s annual production of Charles
Dickens’ holiday classic, <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Christmas Carol</I></B><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> </I>(December 4-December 23, 2009)<I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">,</I> originally adapted and directed by
Gerald Freedman, will mark the midpoint of the Festival’s 48<SUP>th</SUP>
season.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>GLTF will round out its
2009-10 season with a Spring Repertory (April 8-May 16, 2010) by pairing Keythe
Farley and Brian Flemming’s outrageous Off-Broadway hit <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Bat
Boy: The Musical</I></B> with Shakespeare’s magical masterpiece, <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A
Midsummer Night’s Dream</I></B>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
<BR><BR></SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Festival’s
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">four regular season offerings in
2009-10</B> will take place in GLTF’s revolutionary, audience-friendly new home
at <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">PlayhouseSquare’s Hanna Theatre</B>
while <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Christmas Carol</I></B> will remain in its
traditional <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Ohio Theatre</B> setting.
<BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Festival’s
48<SUP>th</SUP> season is presented with<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">
</B>generous support from <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">The Cleveland
Foundation</B> and the <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Ohio Arts
Council</B>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In addition, Great
Lakes Theater Festival is generously funded by the citizens of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cuyahoga</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> through<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> Cuyahoga Arts and
Culture</B>.<BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“After
experiencing, first-hand with our audience, the extraordinary artistic and
social potential of the re-imagined Hanna Theatre during our 2008 fall rep,
we’re thrilled to have been able to select a season of plays in 2009-10 that
fully utilizes the signature attributes our new home,” said <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">GLTF Producing Artistic Director Charles
Fee</B>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“The energy, vitality and
intimacy that the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Hanna</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> affords its audiences is a perfect
marriage for the spirited season line-up of productions in our 48<SUP>th</SUP>
year.”<BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Great Lakes
Theater Festival’s unique 550-seat home at the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hanna</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> features a flexible thrust stage
and </SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">offers
its audiences an exciting and uniquely intimate theater experience</SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">
<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Hanna’s
“Great Room” inspired design concept creates a single unified environment that
integrates the artist and audience experience into one realm and dissolves the
formal separation between the social experience of the lobby and the artistic
experience of the stage.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The new
Hanna offers patrons <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">a variety of
seating options</B> </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">including
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">traditional theater seats</B>, <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">club chairs</B>, <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">banquettes</B>, <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">private boxes</B> and <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">lounge</B>/<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">bar</B> seating</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This variety of options enables each
visitor to self-define their experience at the
theater.<BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">GLTF’s 2009-10
season of plays is a perfect fit for the company’s new home at the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hanna</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Our season and our performance space
work together to provide a theatrical experience unlike any other in the
region,” explained <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Charles</B> <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Fee</B>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“With our exuberant season-opener <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The
Mystery of Edwin Drood</I></B>, we’re able to highlight the exceptional
storytelling ability of our artists - aided immensely by the Hanna’s intimate
setting.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>With <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Drood</I></B> we’ll even invite our
audiences to participate first-hand in the event by empowering them to choose
the musical’s ending.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Our
productions of <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Twelfth Night</I></B> and <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A
Midsummer Night Dream</I></B> in the Hanna offer patrons the extraordinary
opportunity to experience Shakespeare’s classics as they were originally
intended – on a thrust stage that breaks the limitation of the proscenium and
brings all of the energy of the performance out into the house.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>And with <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Bat
Boy: The Musical</I></B>, a rock-infused romp, we’ll joyfully engage the
audiences, both young and young-at-heart - who came out in droves for our 2008
fall rep productions - in a venue that is technologically unparalleled in the
region.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We designed this theater on
the promise of cultivating the next generation of theater-goers, and we intend
on keeping that promise.” <BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Great Lakes
Theater Festival’s unique rotating repertory format has played a key role in the
theater company’s success with audiences over the past several seasons.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“Presenting
plays in rotating repertory is a great challenge for artists and great fun for
audiences,” said Charles Fee.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“The
opportunity to see a single resident company of actors perform two plays on the
same stage, alternating shows every few nights, from musicals to Shakespeare,
makes the Great Lakes Theater Festival experience unique in northern <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place>.”<BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In 2009-10,<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B>Great Lakes Theater Festival will
unveil <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">a new regular season pricing
structure designed to increase accessibility for audiences.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></B>As part of the program,<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> 25% of the seats at every <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">GLTF</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Hanna</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> performance are priced at $25 or
under.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Furthermore, tickets for
every regular season performance always begin at $15.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></B>“It is absolutely vital to the
mission and long-term health of our organization that we create affordable
opportunities for every person in our region to experience live theater,” said
Charles Fee.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Last season, we
created a pricing structure with that in mind.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This season, we have not only continued
that mandate, but expanded it.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In
2009-10, we have increased the number of seats at $25 or less making the Great
Lakes Theater Festival experience one of the most affordable entertainment
options in our region.<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">”<BR><BR><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In 2009-10,
Opening Night performances </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">of <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Twelfth Night,
Bat Boy: The Musical </I>and <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Midsummer
Night’s Dream </I>have been scheduled<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">
for Saturday evenings, while <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Christmas
Carol</I>’s<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> </I>Opening Night is slated
for a Friday night.</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Great Lakes Theater Festival’s upcoming
performance calendar also includes a Friday evening</B> <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Press Preview</B> <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Performance</B> for each of the company’s
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hanna</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> offerings.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Curtain times for all evening
performances will remain at 7:30 p.m., with a <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="30"
Hour="13">1:30 p.m.</st1:time> curtain time for Saturday matinees and a
<st1:time w:st="on" Minute="0" Hour="15">3:00 p.m.</st1:time> curtain time for
Sunday matinees.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All five
productions in the Festival’s 48<SUP>th</SUP> season will continue to offer sign
interpreted and audio described performances as well as the popular <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Director’s Night</I> and <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Playnotes</I> pre-show discussion
series.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(<SPAN class=971173616-16022009><A
href="blocked::BLOCKED::http://www.greatlakestheater.org/calendar/default.shtm#fall2009">Click
here to consult the 2009-10 season performance
calendars</A></SPAN>.)<BR><BR></I><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Subscriptions
to Great Lakes Theater Festival’s 2009-10 season are on sale now.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">An adult
subscription to Great Lakes Theater Festival starts as low as $102.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Student subscriptions begin at $36.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">For more information about becoming a
Festival subscriber, </B>patrons<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">
</B>should contact the Great Lakes Theater Festival subscription office at (216)
664-6064 or visit <A
href="blocked::http://www.greatlakestheater.org">www.greatlakestheater.org</A>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <BR><BR></SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Single tickets
will be available beginning in August.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regular priced
adult single tickets will range from $15 - $69.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Regular priced student/youth tickets for
the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hanna</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> are $11 ($26 for <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Christmas Carol </I>in the Ohio Theatre)
and will be available for all performances.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Additional handling fees may apply and may
vary depending on point of purchase.</SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></B>Further details and pricing specifics for single performance tickets
will be announced in August.<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></B>Single tickets will be available by
calling (216) 241-6000, by ordering online at <A
href="blocked::BLOCKED::http://www.greatlakestheater.org/">www.greatlakestheater.org</A>
and by visiting the PlayhouseSquare Ticket Office. Groups of ten or more receive
discounts, as do educators.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <BR><BR></SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Great Lakes
Theater Festival </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">has brought the
pleasure, power and relevance of classic theater to the widest possible audience
in northern <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:place></st1:State> since 1962.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">first</B> <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">resident company of PlayhouseSquare</B>,
GLTF will celebrate its 27<SUP>th</SUP> year in downtown <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place> this season.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Festival <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">programming reaches</B> <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">85,000 adults and students annually</B>.<BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>#<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>#<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>#<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">For
More Information<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Todd Krispinsky<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Marketing and Public Relations
Director<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(216)
241-5490 x317<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
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