<html><body bgcolor="#ffffff"><DIV align=center><FONT face=Verdana size=2><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 28pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><FONT face="Times New Roman">THE ILLUSION FACTORY</FONT></SPAN></U></B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT face=Verdana size=2><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 28pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><FONT face="Times New Roman">For Immediate Release: July 30, 2009</FONT></SPAN></B></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT face=Verdana size=2><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Contact: </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Barbara Ballance</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT face=Verdana size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Phone:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">330-836-1353</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT face=Verdana size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Email:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><A href="mailto:barbaraballance@theillusionfactory.org" mce_href="mailto:barbaraballance@theillusionfactory.org">barbaraballance@theillusionfactory.org</A></SPAN></U></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>The Illusion Factory, Akron’s professional touring theater for young audiences, is seeking an experienced adult male actor who appears youthful, and a youthful-appearing Native American actress for its 2009-2010 school tours.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Also needed is an adult dancer, male or female.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For audition information please call director Barbara Ballance at 330-836-1353 or email </FONT><A href="mailto:barbaraballance@theillusionfactory.org" mce_href="mailto:barbaraballance@theillusionfactory.org"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>barbaraballance@theillusionfactory.org</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>. </FONT></P></FONT></body></html>