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<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT color=#800000 size=5><A
href="http://apps.rockyou.com/rockyou.swf?instanceid=126667771&ver=102906">CLICK
ME for a PEEK at Project STAGE!</A></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><B><FONT size=3>Come and See Project STAGE in action! </B>We
use live theatrical performances to awaken, enliven and challenge the minds of
students with issues both interesting and relevant to our time. Thanks to the
support of the Akron Community Foundation and the Ohio Arts Council, we are able
to offer tickets to <STRONG><EM><FONT color=#800000>school day performances at
the rate of $5 each!</FONT></EM></STRONG> We hope you and your students can join
us for one of this seasons’ many performances.</DIV><B><I>
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<DIV align=center><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#800000 size=4>Joseph & the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center>A musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice</DIV>
<DIV align=center>November 24, December 1, 9 & 17 at 10:00
a.m.</DIV>
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<DIV align=center>A rainbow ride through Ancient Egypt on the wings of Andrew
Lloyd Webber's uplifting music and the humor of lyricist Tim Rice. This Broadway
blockbuster has instant appeal for every audience with elaborately staged
production numbers and a score full of hits! Have your students take a look at
the musical theater experience and learn how it has impacted American theater,
and performing arts around the world.</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#800000 size=4>The Great White
Hope</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>A co-production </STRONG>with<STRONG> Cleveland’s Karamu House
</STRONG>and<STRONG> Ensemble Theatre.</STRONG></DIV>A drama by Howard
Sackler</DIV>
<DIV>April 13 & 14 at 10:00 a.m.</DIV>
<P>This drama – inspired by the life of boxer Jack Johnson, the first black
heavyweight champion of the world – examines the American Dream as seen through
the prism of race. <I>The Great White Hope</I> won three of the most
important awards on Broadway: the Pulitzer Prize, the New York Drama
Critics’ Circle Award, and a Tony. When white American fighters refused to
compete with Johnson, he traveled to Australia and defeated Tommy Burns in 1908,
becoming the first black Heavyweight Champion of the World. Sackler’s work
explores with deep consideration the consequences of Johnson’s achievement in a
climate of deep racial unrest. </P>
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<P align=left></P><STRONG>As a part of our "Project STAGE" Season
(</STRONG><I><STRONG>S</STRONG>tudents <B>T</B>hrough <B>A</B>cting <B>G</B>ain
<B>E</B>ducation</I>)<I>,</I> these productions feature:</P></DIV>
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<LI>Pre-performance lecture and discussions for your class (<EM>by
request</EM>)</LI>
<LI>Study guides to prepare your class for the performance</LI>
<LI>Post-performance discussion immediately after the performance with the
director, actors and fellow students.</LI></UL></UL></DIV>
<P align=left>We at Weathervane Playhouse dedicate ourselves to the belief that
young people should have the opportunity to participate in theater both as
audience members and as artists. Hope to see you here!</P></FONT>
<DIV>Melanie YC Pepe<BR>Director of Education<BR>Young Actor Series
Producer<BR>Weathervane Playhouse<BR> <BR>Office Hours: Mondays ~
Thursdays 9 - 5, Saturdays 9-5<BR>330.836.2626 x 17<BR> <BR>We were
nominated for ParentsConnect.com's Parents Pick award! Vote for us at
ParentsConnect.com/ParentsPicks. <BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>