<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">FAIRMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">8400 Fairmount Rd., P.O. Box 80 w Novelty, Ohio 44072
w 440-338-3171 w </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June
2009 <span style="mso-tab-count:2"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"></span>CONTACT MICHAEL NORTON AT
216-381-9565<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">FAIRMOUNT PERFORMING ARTS CONSERVATORY PRESENTS “INTO
THE WOODS” AS PART OF ITS SUMMER PROGRAM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Fairmount Performing Arts
Conservatory, a program of Fairmount Center for the Arts, will open its summer
production of INTO THE WOODS on July 10, 2009.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>In collaboration with the City of Mayfield Village, Fairmount Center has
developed an arts training and performance initiative in the newly renovated
“Reserve Hall.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The project is called
the Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC).<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>The conservatory manages all things theatrical with Fairmount
including year round youth and teen productions, an adult professional company,
the highly acclaimed summer training program for young people and now, INTO THE
WOODS, directed by renowned director Fred Sternfeld and starring students of
the summer program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">“INTO THE WOODS”</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> (July 10 – July 26, 2009)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">At the Mayfield Village Civic
Center – 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village Ohio (At the corner of Wilson
Mills and S.O.M. Center Roads)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The Fairmount Performing Arts
Conservatory presents the Tony Award-winning musical INTO THE WOODS (Best Score
- Stephen Sondheim, Best Book - James Lapine). The play starts with the stories
of Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, and Rapunzel,
all tied together with a new story of the Baker and his Wife, who are trying to
conceive a child.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">However, just as the audience
did not previously know that all of the stories were related through the Baker
and his Wife, the play soon discloses many twists and changes of fate for each
of the characters as they experience the repercussions of their "happily
ever afters."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The Conservatory is multiple
casting several roles in the production to provide opportunities for its
talented cast to play lead and supporting roles. "To multiple cast on this
scale is a first for us," says Sternfeld.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>"Last summer we multiple cast the Narrators and Potiphar's Wife in
<i><a href="http://www.fredsternfeld.com/josephromeojulietfpac08.htm">Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat</a></i> .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>For this production we have five sets of Cinderella's stepmothers and
stepsisters, who will have three performances each during the run of the show,
as well as four Little Red Ridinghoods, three Jacks, two Cinderellas and
more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It will be a fun challenge, made
doable by utilizing a team of outstanding assistant directors to help out -
Erin McCardle, Natalie Green, Randi Sternfeld and Christianne Beffel."</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The show is directed by
Sternfeld with musical direction by Mike Caraffi, choreography by Christianne
Beffel, Set and Lighting Design by Ben Needham and Costume Design by Craig
Tucker.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Tickets for the production
are $12 for Adults, $10 for seniors and students, and $8 for Children 12 &
under.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Group prices are available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The show runs July 10 - 26, Fridays at
7:30pm, Saturdays & Sundays at 2:00pm & 7:00pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Further information is available on the
Fairmount Center website at <a href="http://www.fairmountcenter.org">http://www.fairmountcenter.org</a> or by calling 440-338-3171.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The cast for INTO THE WOODS
is Jessica Borison, Siobhan Carroll, Lauren Cole, Michael Conroy, Becca Dennis,
Sophia Dennis, Sarah DiFiore, Alex Dilallo, Jessica Edwards, Abby Erwin, Sydney
Fieseler, Maddy Foley, Joel Scott Furr, Jessie Gill, Karolina Morro Glueck,
Carly Gordon, Emily Grodzik, Charlotte Gross, Meghan Grover, Caroline Hatch,
Codie Higer, Brandon Jackson, Leah Janson, Anne Jordan , Tia Karaplis, Erika
Klemperer, Leah Kubaitis, Catie Lally, Billy Lawrence, Alivia Lee, Bobbie
MacDougall, Jesse Markowitz, Ben Martin, Erin McCardle, Danica Murthy, Tessa
Murthy , Ashleigh Nagy, Grace Neiswander, Courtney Nelson, Mark Oet, Catherine
Pace, Sidney Perelman, Jessica Pollak, Kira Postak, Carter Salis, Danielle
Scharf, Shane Siniscalchi, Amy Sinnenberg, Miles Sternfeld, Jennette Timko,
Natalie Welch, Katie Wilkinson and Emily Wirthwein.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">A complete cast list
including what character each actor is playing and their performance schedule
can be found at this link:
<a href="http://www.fairmountcenter.org/fpac09/presents.htm">http://www.fairmountcenter.org/fpac09/presents.htm</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Information about Mr.
Sternfeld, the director of INTO THE WOODS and Artistic Director of FPAC, can be
found on his professional website at <a href="http://www.fredsternfeld.com">www.fredsternfeld.com</a>.</span></p>