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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Congrats to everyone that was a part of the
2009 Northeast Regional OCTAFest this past weekend on June 20, 2009. The
Hudson Players outdid themselves again as hosts to this AWESOME day of Community
Theater!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4><STRONG>2009 NE Regional OCTAFest
Awards</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Invitees </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Wally's Cafe - Trumbull New Theatre - Niles
OH</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Accomplice - The Hudson Players - Hudson
OH <BR>Alternate Godspell - Olde Towne Hall Theatre - North Ridgeville
OH<BR><BR><STRONG>Awards</STRONG><BR>Merit in Ensemble - <STRONG>The Cast of
Godspell</STRONG> - Olde Towne Hall Theatre - North Ridgeville OH<BR>Excellence
in Musical Ensemble - <STRONG>The Cast of Godspell </STRONG>- Olde Towne Hall
Theatre - North Ridgeville OH<BR>Excellence in Concept - <STRONG>Kim
Mihalik </STRONG>- Godspell - Olde Towne Hall Theatre - North
Ridgeville OH Excellence in Choreography -
<STRONG>Kim Mihalik </STRONG>- Godspell - Olde Towne Hall Theatre -
North Ridgeville OH </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Merit in Acting - <STRONG>Shari
Lanave</STRONG> - Godspell - Olde Towne Hall Theatre - North
Ridgeville OH <BR><BR>Excellence in Set -
<STRONG>Jim Volkert </STRONG>- God's Favorite - Western Reserve
Playhouse, Bath OH<BR>Merit in Acting - <STRONG>Mathew J. Wilks</STRONG>
- God's Favorite - Western Reserve Playhouse, Bath
OH<BR> <BR>Excellence in Direction -
<STRONG>Claudia Lillibridge </STRONG>- Accomplice - The Hudson Players
- Hudson OH </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Excellence in Ensemble - <STRONG>The Cast of
Accomplice</STRONG> - The Hudson Players - Hudson OH <BR>Merit in
Costume - <STRONG>The Hudson Players </STRONG>- Accomplice - The Hudson
Players - Hudson OH <BR><BR>Outstanding in Ensemble - <STRONG>The Cast of
Wally's Cafe </STRONG>- Trumbull New Theatre - Niles OH
<BR>Excellence in Direction - <STRONG>Debra Nuhfer </STRONG>- Wally's
Cafe - Trumbull New Theatre - Niles OH<BR>Excellence in Acting
- <STRONG>David Schneider </STRONG>- Wally's Cafe - Trumbull New
Theatre - Niles OH<BR>Excellence in Acting - <STRONG>Lois Schneider
</STRONG>- Wally's Cafe - Trumbull New Theatre - Niles OH<BR>Excellence in
Acting - <STRONG>Maria Alana Wright </STRONG>- Wally's Cafe - Trumbull New
Theatre - Niles OH<BR><BR>Merit in Ensemble - <STRONG>The Cast of
Vanities </STRONG>- Stow Players, Inc. - Stow OH </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The Invitees will perform over Labor Day weekend ~
September 4-7, 2009 at the Eastgate Holiday Inn in Cincinnati,
OH. </FONT><FONT face=Arial>Information regarding the State Conference
is being updated daily on their Facebook at</FONT></DIV>
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size=6><STRONG>Northeast Region ~ </STRONG></FONT><FONT face="Monotype Corsiva"
size=6><STRONG>We are HIGH O.C.T.A.N.E.</STRONG></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>