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<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=2><STRONG>NEWS RELEASE </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT size=2><STRONG>Contact: Melanie YC Pepe (330)
836-2626</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><A href="http://www.WeathervanePlayhouse.com"><FONT
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=5>Weathervane Playhouse</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=2>1301 Weathervane Lane * </FONT><FONT
size=2>Akron, Ohio 44313</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT color=#800000 size=6>Adult Theater
</FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT color=#800000
size=6>Education</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=4>Summer Session, 2009</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><SPAN class=CPprodDet><FONT color=#000080 size=6>Designing
Theatrical Costumes</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000080><SPAN class=CPprodDet><FONT size=6>Costume
Rendering</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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size=4><FONT size=6><FONT color=#000080>Designing Theatrical
Costumes</FONT><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT color=#800000
size=5><SPAN class=CPprodDet><FONT color=#000000 size=4>FOUR
Saturdays, June 6, 13, 20 & 27 from 10 a.m. to noon.
<BR>Instructor: <A
href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/staffcontact.asp">Jasen J.
Smith</A></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=CPprodDet><FONT color=#000000 size=4>Tuition: $80
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class=CPprodDet><FONT color=#000000 size=4><EM><FONT size=3>A <B>beginner's
</B>class into the art of designing Theatrical costumes.
<BR></FONT></EM><BR><EM>Costume designers create the "look" of each character by
designing clothes and accessories the actors will wear. Depending on the style
and complexity of the show, costumes may be made, bought, remade from existing
clothing or rented. The costume should reflect the personality of the characters
in the script. <BR><BR>The shapes, colors and textures that a costume designer
chooses can make an immediate and powerful impact on the audience. Costumes can
provide audiences with information about a character's occupation, social
status, gender, age, sense of style and tendencies towards conformity or
individualism. Costumes can reinforce the mood and style of the production,
distinguish between major and minor characters, suggest relationships between
characters, change an actor's appearance, suggest changes in character
development and age AND be objects of beauty in their own right. The costumes in
a production truly distinguish one character from another. <BR>This class
will delve into the Theory of Costume Design, Costume History and Research
resources and techniques. </EM></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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color=#000080>Costume Rendering</FONT><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT
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size=4>FOUR Saturdays, July 11, 18, 25 & August 1, 10:00 a.m. to
noon. <BR>Instructor: <A
href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/staffcontact.asp">Jasen J.
Smith</A></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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class=CPprodDet><FONT color=#000000 size=4>Tuition: $80
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=4><FONT color=#800000 size=5><SPAN
class=CPprodDet><FONT color=#000000 size=4><FONT size=3><EM>A <B>beginner's
</B>class into drawing the costume design. <BR><BR><FONT size=4>Renderings are
the drawing that costume designers create to show silhouette, period, seam
lines, placement of trim and any costume accessories. In this class, students
will learn to draw the human form, dress the human form and paint the final
design. Students will learn to use the Fashion Journalists rendering
technique. The class will also research historical periods and work on
overall costume character design. Each student will need to purchase a
watercolor pad, watercolors or water color pencils, a pencil and
eraser.</FONT></EM></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT size=4><FONT
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