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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=2><STRONG><U>G. B.
Community Theatre at The Ashtabula Arts Center</U></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=2><STRONG><U>Announces
the 2009-2010 Theater Season!<o:p></o:p></U></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>G. B.
Community Theatre at the Ashtabula Arts Center has announced its 2009 – 2010
theater season that will open this fall on October 2.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>This
year’s opening production will be the Ayn Rand classic <STRONG>“Night of January
16th.”</STRONG><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In this dramatic
courtroom tale Bjorn Faulkner has swindled millions of dollars from investors
but in the wake of a crash, he is facing bankruptcy.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>On the night of January 16th, Bjorn and
Karen Andre, his mistress of ten years, are in the penthouse at the top of the
Faulkner Building when Faulkner falls to his death. Did he commit suicide?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Or did the lovely Karen Andre do him in?
A jury chosen from audience volunteers will weigh the facts and decide the
verdict!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Night of January 16th”
will be directed by Douglas Anderson of Ashtabula.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Performance dates will be Oct. 2, 3, 4,
9, 10, 11, 16, 17.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just in
time for Halloween will be a spooky comedy classic <STRONG>“Blithe
Spirit.”</STRONG> Written by Noel Coward, this funky tale tells of Charles and
Ruth who plan an amusing evening with friends by inviting Madame Arcati, a
medium, to their home to hold a séance. The event turns into a nightmare of
hilarity, however, when Charles’ very<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>jealous first wife returns from the hereafter and attempts to take
matters into her own ethereal hands! When an accident also sends wife #2 to an
early grave, Charles finds himself haunted by both!<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Noel Coward's improbable farce takes the
audience on an amusing journey through this world and the next on October 30,
31, Nov. 1, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>“Blithe Spirit” will be directed by Linda Fundis of
Austinburg.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>When can
you see 20 Broadway shows in one evening? When <STRONG>“Forbidden
</STRONG></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Broadway Greatest Hits Vol.
1”</STRONG> takes the stage! Created and written by Gerard Alessandrini and
directed by Kim Godfrey of Perry, this satirical review spoofs show tunes,
characters and plots of contemporary and current Broadway musicals and was such
a popular show on Broadway that it ran for 27 years! Rewritten several times to
include </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>parodies of newer shows, including
“Phantom of the Opera,” “Wicked,” “Les Mis,” “Hairspray,” “The Lion King,” and
many more, this production is bound to be the highlight event on the post
Christmas calendar! Performances will be held on Jan. 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24,
29, 30, 2010.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Winner of
the Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, Critics Circle Award, and virtually every other
coveted prize of the theatre <STRONG>“The Diary of Anne Frank”</STRONG> by
Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett, and newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman will
bring to life <SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt">the true
World War II story of the Jewish girl whose family hides in an attic in hopes of
escaping the Nazis. Tender, amusing, enlightening, and moving “The Diary of Anne
Frank” directed by Stephen Rhodes of Conneaut, will be performed </SPAN>Feb. 12,
13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 2010</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>The
cheerfully eccentric Vanderhof clan are a zany bunch who pursue whatever
activity seizes their passion in Moss Hart’s and George S. Kaufman’s
<STRONG>“You Can’t Take it With You.”</STRONG> When their daughter Alice
announces her boyfriend’s rich, conservative parents are coming to dinner; the
family agrees to act “normal.” But when the prospective in-laws show up on the
wrong night…the fireworks fly! Directed by Clay Nielsen of Madison, the show
will be performed on March 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 2010.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>All G. B.
Community Theatre shows on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays begin at 8 p.m.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sunday matinees begin at 2
p.m.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>The
popular “Dinner before the Show” will be available again this year prior to
select Saturday evening performances.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Seating for the set menu dinners begins at 6:30 p.m.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Reservations and prepayment are required
to be made no later than noon on the Wednesday prior to the dinner event.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>However, dinner seats often sell out
before the deadline and reservations should be made as early as possible.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Cost is $16 plus the price of your
theater ticket.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>2009-2010 dinner
dates are: “The Night of January 16th” on Oct. 10, 2009, “Blithe Spirit” on Nov.
7, 2009, “Forbidden Broadway” on Jan. 23, 2010, “Diary of Anne Frank” on Feb.
20, 2010 and “You Can’t Take It With You” on March 20, 2010.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Box
office tickets to all G. B. Community Theatre shows are General Admission $12
and Senior/Student $11.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Or save $2
per ticket when you purchase tickets in advance. All pre-sale tickets must be
prepaid.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>No reservations will be
made without payment. Savings can also be had by purchasing a season
subscription.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more information
call the Ashtabula Arts Center at (440) 964-3396.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>The
Ashtabula Arts Center is funded in part by the Ohio Arts Council.</FONT></P>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pamela Hammond<BR>Public Relations/Marketing
Coordinator<BR>Ashtabula Arts Center<BR>Phone/Fax: 440.964.3396<BR></FONT><A
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