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For more information <br>
contact MaryJo Alexander<br>
Actors' Summit Theater <br>
330-342-0800<br>
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<FONT size=4><STRONG> Actors' Summit Theater offers <br>
"Pay What You Can" <br>
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<div><FONT size=3>Actors' Summit Theater is offering theater goers a "pay what you can" opportunity for the final performances of "The Year of Magical Thinking". The one woman play, based on Joan Didion's memoir of the same name, will have it's final performances this weekend, Friday and Saturday night at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM. <br>
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" 'Pay What You Can' offers our audiences an opportunity to see something special at the theater. And this show is a remarkable piece of writing, and a marvelous performance." according to Kathie Franks, president of the Board of Trustees for Actors' Summit. <br>
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<FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><FONT size=3>"Casually dressed in slacks and sweater, Alexander’s portrait of the writer is a credible and satisfying one. Locking in her audience with her eyes, the actress navigates the difficult material and the challenge of a 90-minute monologue with authority, restraint and sensitivity. She is never maudlin, a credit to Didion’s writing and to a well-directed production. " <STRONG>Fran Heller, The Cleveland Jewish News. </STRONG></FONT><br>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>"Alone onstage for 90 minutes, Mary Jo Alexander delivers a finely nuanced performance
and is fascinating to watch as she clinically examines these devastating, life-altering events, and all the while we sit there thinking about how wewill react when it’s our turn as she tells us at the beginning <br>
of the play that “This too will happen to you.”. " <STRONG>Fred Dolan, Arts on the Heights <br>
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"MaryJo Alexander creates a carefully controlled emotionally tempered mood throughout......her most achingly sorrowful connection near the end...telling of Quintana's death." <STRONG>Kerry Clawson Akron Beacon <br>
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</FONT><FONT size=3><STRONG>"Pay what you can tickets" can be purchased at the door, no reservations. No credit cards accepted. Cash only. Does not apply to previously purchased tickets. Adult Friday and Saturday night tickets are $28.00; Actors' Summit is suggesting a minimum $10 per ticket. <br>
</STRONG>The show is 90 minutes long and is performed without intermission. The Sunday Matinee performance will be followed by a talk back with the actress, MaryJo Alexander, and </FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Fran Zamore, Grief counselor, from the NCJW Montefiore Hospice</FONT>. <br>
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</SPAN>Final performances of <STRONG>Magical Thinking</STRONG> are Feb. 27 and 28; Friday and Saturday at 8 PM; and Sunday March 1 at 2 PM. <br>
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</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3>Actors' Summit recently announced that will honor the remaining season tickets for Ensemble Theatre subscribers, following the20suspension of their season; as well as continuing to honor season subscriber tickets for Carousel Dinner Theater following the permanent closing of that theater. <br>
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Reserved seat tickets can be purchased at regular prices by phone at (330) 342-0800 or from the web site at <U><A href="http://www.actorssummit.org/" target=_blank>www.actorssummit.org</A></U>. </SPAN></FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Actors' Summit is working under a developmental agreement with Actors' Equity Association (the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.)</SPAN></FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; 2: Arial">Actors’ Summit: Professional Theater -- Ohio Artists.</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></B></div>
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<div style="CLEAR: both"><A style="FONT: lighter 10px Verdana, Arial; COLOR: #000000"><IMG src="http://presence.webmail.aol.com/mailsig/?sn=mjalexthac" align=absMiddle border=0></A> MaryJo Alexander<br>
CoArtistic Director<br>
Actors' Summit Theater<br>
<A href="http://www.actorssummit.orgm330-342-0800" target=_blank>www.actorssummit.orgm330-342-0800</A></div>
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