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<DIV align=left><FONT size=2><STRONG>Contact: Melanie YC Pepe (330)
836-2626</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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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
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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000080><STRONG><FONT size=6>Adult Theater
</FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT size=6>Education</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=4>Summer Session, 2009</FONT></DIV>
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Directing<BR></FONT>ONE Saturday, 7/11<SPAN class=CPprodDet> from 2 p.m. to
5 p.m. <BR>Instructor: <A
href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/staffcontact.asp">Melanie YC
Pepe</A><BR>Tuition:$40 <BR><BR><EM>What makes a good director? What makes a
good rehearsal? In this one day workshop, students will be introduced to the
tools, techniques and concepts traditionally used by Directors. Specifically the
class will discuss staging, blocking notation, directing focus, pacing, silence,
justified movement and leadership/working with
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=5>Register by phone: 330-836-2626</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=5>-or-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT size=5>Online: </FONT><A href=""><FONT
size=5>www.weathervaneplayhouse.com</FONT></A></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT color=#800000 size=5>Space is <I>limited</I> so
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