<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><p align="center" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; background-color: #7f7f7f"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="6" style="font: 21.0px Comic Sans MS"><b>My First Musical</b></font></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; text-align: center"><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 15.0px Helvetica"><i>Step away from the video games and into the world of live theatre.</i></font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Times New Roman">"</font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">My First Musical" is Mercury Summer Stock’s new program designed to give children from the Parma City School District and other educational institutions of the Greater Cleveland community, an opportunity to see their first musical theatre show, <b>at no cost</b>. The experience, which includes an interactive educational component, will provide the initial theatre exposure a child needs to foster an interest and passion in appreciating the theatre arts.</font></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Helvetica"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Launching in June 2009, “My First Musical” will allow children (12 and under) and their parents, who may be faced with economic hardship, free admission to each production in the MSS 2009 season. All applications must be received in writing and will be reviewed and awarded on a first-come basis,<b> </b>and in consideration of qualifying income levels. Each show of the 2009 season will participate in one non-public performance for the “My First Musical” program and will consist of study guide materials, a pre-show interactive workshop with the various designers, an unabridged performance, and a post-show discussion with the actors and director. Please contact 216-771-5862 if you would like to learn more, or be on the organizing end of the program.</font></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Helvetica"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 19.0px Helvetica"><b>At a Glance:</b></font></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 17.0px Helvetica">What: My First Musical</font></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 17.0px Helvetica">When: First Wednesday evening of each production.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 17.0px Helvetica"> Cinderella: Wednesday, June 17 at 6:00pm</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 17.0px Helvetica"> Godspell: Wednesday, July 15 at 6:00pm</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 17.0px Helvetica"> Me and My Girl: Wednesday, August 12 at 6:00pm</font></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 17.0px Helvetica">Where: Parma Little Theatre</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 17.0px Helvetica"> 6285 West 54</font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica"><sup>th</sup></font><font face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 17.0px Helvetica"> Street </font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 17.0px Helvetica"> Parma OH 44129</font></div>
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