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face=Helvetica>Contact: Janis Harcar, Director of
Advancement<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Helvetica><FONT color=#ff0000>Weathervane Playhouse
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face=Helvetica>THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></H2>
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Comic Drama by Alfred Uhry<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
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face=Helvetica>(<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Akron</B></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">, <st1:State
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></B></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">, August 20, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE...)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Weathervane Playhouse
will hold AUDITIONS BY APPOINTMENT </B>for <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">THE
LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO</I> </B>which will be performed in Weathervane’s
mainstage auditorium. Auditions will be held at Weathervane Playhouse,
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">1301 Weathervane
Lane</st1:address></st1:Street> (in the Valley off <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Merriman Road</st1:address></st1:Street>) on <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Tuesday and Wednesday, August 25 & 26
by appointment beginning at 7 p.m. </B><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><FONT color=#ff0000>Please call for an
audition appointment at 330/836-2626</FONT>, Mondays between 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
and Tuesdays through Fridays between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT face=Helvetica>12
Performances October 8 – 25, 2009<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
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align=center><FONT face=Helvetica>Characters:</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><FONT face=Helvetica>Adolph Freitag, a businessman. Late
40s</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><FONT face=Helvetica>Boo Levy, Adolph’s sister, a few years
older</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><FONT face=Helvetica>Reba Freitag, Adolph’s sister-in-law, middle
40s</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><FONT face=Helvetica>Lala Levy, Boo’s daughter, 20s</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><FONT face=Helvetica>Sunny Freitag, Reba’s daughter, 20</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><FONT face=Helvetica>Joe Farkas, Adolph’s business assistant,
20s</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><FONT face=Helvetica>Peachy Well, a visitor from Lake Charles,
20s</FONT></P>
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face=Helvetica> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -0.9pt 0pt 0in"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT face=Helvetica>Audition
Preparation:<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -0.9pt 0pt 0in"><FONT face=Helvetica>Be
familiar with the script. Audition scenes and scripts are available at the
Playhouse.</FONT></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT face=Helvetica>About the
Play:<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText2
style="MARGIN: 0in -0.7pt 0pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><FONT face=Helvetica>From
the playwright of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Driving Miss Daisy,</I>
this comically romantic drama examines the lives of Atlanta’s “Jewish upper
crust” in the late 1930s. As a frivolous <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Gone With the Wind-</I>inspired fever
captures the city, the Freitag and Levy families fuss over a country club
cotillion called Ballyhoo. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic Ocean, Adolf Hitler’s
advances are stoking the fires of war. With tenderness and gentle humor, <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Last Night of Ballyhoo</I> scrutinizes
the notion of a Jewish-American identity. Winner of the 1997 Tony Award for Best
Play.</FONT></P>
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face=Helvetica> </FONT></o:p></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT face=Helvetica>About the
Director:<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><FONT
face=Helvetica><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">NANCY CATES</B>, with
husband Terry Burgler, is a founding Artistic Director of Ohio Shakespeare
Festival and Artistic Director of Coach House Theatre.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We have enjoyed Nancy’s previous
directing stints for <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Blithe Spirit, A Man
for All Seasons, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Communicating Doors, Gypsy, Lend
Me a Tenor, All My Sons, Moon Over Buffalo</I> and<I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> Bloody Murder.<o:p></o:p></I></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><EM><FONT
face=Helvetica></FONT></EM></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><EM><FONT
face=Helvetica>The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place> Arts Council helped fund this program
with state tax dollars to encourage economic
growth,<o:p></o:p></FONT></EM></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><EM><FONT
face=Helvetica>education excellence and cultural enrichment for all
Ohioans.<o:p></o:p></FONT></EM></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><EM><FONT
face=Helvetica>Additional Season Sponsors: WKSU, WCLV, Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company<o:p></o:p></FONT></EM></SPAN></P>
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href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com</A><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Janis Harcar<BR>Director of
Advancement<BR>Weathervane Playhouse<BR>330-836-2323 X16<BR><A
href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>