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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">PLAYWRITE AND ACTOR JEFFREY BARNES<BR>BRINGS NEW WORK TO </SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">FIRST</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">BAPTIST</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">CHURCH</SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Tahoma size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Jeffrey Barnes will return to The First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland on May 22, 2009 at 7:30pm in a performance of his new play, “And He Ran Screaming“. Jeffrey performed his previous play “Remember Who Made You”, a one man play exploring the myths, fears and joys of being both gay and Christian, at First Baptist last year. He writes of his new play, “What would happen if you could travel into the past to meet yourself at a younger age? What would she or he think of who you've become?” In his newest one person show Jeffrey Barnes attempts to do just that. See what happens when he meets the younger, more naive version of himself. Join him on this revealing journey filled with school bus bullies, gym class sissies, love, lust, betrayal, damnation, and salvation. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Tahoma size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">In the play, Barnes keeps praying to God to change him, and yet he still has sexual feelings for men, so he thinks that God is ignoring his prayers. After a long time, he realizes that God did answer his prayers: God changed him from hating himself into loving himself as he is because God loves him as he is.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Tahoma size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Barnes says, “It can be a scary thing to take a realistic look at who you were in the past and see what brought you to where you are today. This is probably the most challenging project that I’ve taken on because I feel I have to be honest about who I am and where I’ve been.” Jeffrey will lead an audience discussion following the play. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Tahoma size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">WHAT: “And He Ran Screaming” written and performed by Jeffrey Barnes</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Tahoma size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">WHEN: May 22, 2009 at </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">7:30pm</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Tahoma size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">CONTACT: </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Sharon Anderson</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Tahoma size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> 216.932.7480 X22</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Tahoma size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <A title=mailto:sanderson@firstbaptistcleveland.org href="mailto:sanderson@firstbaptistcleveland.org" alt="mailto:sanderson@firstbaptistcleveland.org">sanderson@firstbaptistcleveland.org</A></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Tahoma size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Suggested donation at the door, $8.00</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Tahoma size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Visit Jeffrey Barnes’ website at: RememberWhoMadeYou.com</SPAN></FONT></P>
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