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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Fred Dolan<br>
Arts On The Heights<br>
WJCU-FM & wjcu.org<br>
<br>
</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>"Hello <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City>, this is Uncle
Fred for Arts on the Heights, I was invited to a recent performance of Joan
Didion's Year of Magical Thinking<br>
at the Actors' <st1:City w:st="on">Summit</st1:City> in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Hudson</st1:place></st1:City>. <br>
<br>
This one woman performance is based on Joan Didion's book of the same name,
where she recounts the death of her husband<br>
and the eventual death of their only daughter, after a prolonged severe
illness. <br>
<br>
Since Didion is a writer and writiers experience life, to distill it on to a
page the whole tone of the play is analytical rather than emotional. <br>
Didion examines the details of her husband's death, the details of her child's
illness in an attempt to try to establish some sort of control in situations<br>
in situations that are beyond it.<br>
<br>
For the audience, it's almost like rubbernecking a bad acci<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">den</st1:PersonName>t on the free way, we are detached from the
actual event but in the back of our minds we know that only by the grace of God
or dumb luck that could have been us. Fascinating, we can't resist looking at
the carnage.<br>
<br>
Alone on stage for 90 minutes, MaryJo Alexander delivers a finely nuanced
performance and is fascinating to watch.<br>
<br>
The Year of Magical Thinking has 4 more performances at Actors' <st1:City
w:st="on">Summit</st1:City> in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Hudson</st1:place></st1:City>,
this Thursday through Sunday March 1st. <br>
And additional information can be found at actorssummit.org<br>
<br>
For Arts on the heights this is Uncle Fred reminding you that any day at
the theatre is a good day."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Tickets</span></font></b></strong><b><u><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:
bold'><br>
</span></font></u></b><font color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial;color:black'>Preview tickets are $15. Regular performance t</span></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>ickets are
$28 on Fridays & Saturdays, $25 on Thursdays & Sundays, with seniors
receiving a $3 discount at regular Thursday and Sunday performances. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>New
this year: ALL full time student tickets (with ID) are $7 at all
performances. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Tickets can be purchased by phone at
(330) 342-0800 or from the website at <u>www.actorssummit.org</u>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Web site</span></font></b></strong><u><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'><br>
</span></font></u><font color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Actors’ Summit Theater can be found on the web at <a
href="http://www.actorssummit.org/" target="_blank"
title="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>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;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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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font
size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Actors’ Summit: Professional Theater -- Ohio Artists.</span></font></b></strong><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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