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color=#000080 size=4><EM>The Last Night of Ballyhoo</EM> and <EM>The Goat or,
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">AUDITIONS
BY APPOINTMENT<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">The
Sum of Us<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">A
comic drama by David Stevens<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">This
production performs in the John L. Dietz Black Box
Theater<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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align=center><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Audition
Dates:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Sunday,
October 25 starting at 3 p.m.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">(in
5-minute intervals)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Monday,
October 26 at 7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">(in
5-minute intervals)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Please
call 330-836-2626 to make your audition appointment</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Tuesdays
– Fridays 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Mondays
– 10 a.m. – 4 pm.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN lang=EN-CA
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">11
Performance Dates in January 2010:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Thursdays,
January 14, 21, 28 at 7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Fridays,,
January 15, 22, 29 at 8 p.m.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Saturdays,
January 16, 23, 30 at 8 p.m.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Sundays,
January 17 and 24 at 2:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">A
gay man and his straight father support and cajole each other in this comic and
tender examination of the ties that bind. Harry Mitchell is a middle-aged
widower searching for love – and so is his son, Jeff. But can Jeff’s new
boyfriend and Harry’s new girlfriend accept this unusual father-and-son
relationship? Smart, witty and thoughtful! Winner of the 1991 Outer Critics
Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Play.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Scripts
available. Audition scenes available. Please be familiar with the
script.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Audition
Preparation</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Prepare
a contemporary monologue no longer than 2-minutes in
length.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">The
monologue may be from the script.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">Character
descriptions:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Harry<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">50s
– Working class widower. Down-to-earth and accepting of his son’s
orientation<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Jeff<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">20s
– Athletic and easy going. Good-natured, openly gay. His sexual orientation is
not an issue.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Greg<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">20s
– A landscaper. Slightly reserved, been around the block. Attracted to
Jeff<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Joyce<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">40s
– 50s – Divorced, thoughtful with a good sense of humor. Attracted to
Harry<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Director:
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Eric van Baars</B>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Weathervane
Playhouse is committed to non-traditional casting.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Except
in cases where race, gender, age or disability is essential to the
play,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">all
roles will be cast on the basis of talent.</SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN> </P>
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align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
color=#800000>________________________________________________________________________________</FONT></SPAN></P><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3"
align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></B> </P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3"
align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Auditions by
APPOINTMENT</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3"
align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">for Howard Sackler's
Classic<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3"
align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">THE GREAT WHITE
HOPE<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3"
align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">SUNDAY, NOV. 8, 3 – 5
p.m.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3"
align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">TUESDAY, NOV. 10, 7 –
9 p.m.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3"
align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: #666699; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Weathervane
Playhouse<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3"
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style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: #666699; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">AKRON<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3"
align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Call 330-826-2626 for
an appointment<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Run
Dates: April 1 – April 18, 2010</SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Dir.
Terrence Spivey<BR><BR></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Prepare:<BR>Be
familiar with the script.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">(You may
present a monologue.)</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><BR><BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Cast
Requirements:<BR>(See character breakdown below)<BR>15 Women ages 20s –
50s<BR>20 Men ages 20s – 50s<BR>10 Boys ages 12 – 16<BR>5 Girls ages 12 20-
16<BR><BR>Set in the early 1900s, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The
Great White Hope</I> is loosely based on the life of African American boxer Jack
Johnson, renamed Jack Jefferson in the story. After becoming the first Negro
heavyweight champion of the world in 1908, the play follows his tumultuous
career and explores the nature of racism and racial conflict in American
society. In collaboration with Weathervane Playhouse, Karamu House Theater and
Ensemble Theatre comes one of the most dynamic plays ever written for the
American stage. <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Great White Hope</I>
won the Pulitzer Prize, Tony and Drama Desk Award for Best Drama. Once it closes
at Karamu, the production and some of the cast moves to Weathervane
Playhouse.<BR><BR>CHARACTER BREAKDOWN<BR>Time: Before and During World War
l<BR>Place: Parchman, Ohio, San Francisco, Nevada, Chicago, London, Paris,
Berlin, Budapest and Havana<BR><BR>JACK JEFFERSON: African American Ma le, Early
to late 30’s. Based on boxer Jack Johnson, who became the first black
heavyweight champion in 1908 from Galveston, Texas and was nicknamed “Galveston
Giant.” He is larger than life, keen, confident and “bragadocious. Lives life to
the fullest. He feels he is his own man and not ab out proving anything to any
race-including his own. Note:<BR>All actors auditioning for this role should
wear a tank top underneath your dress shirt. Be prepared to move around and
shadowbox.<BR><BR>ELEANOR BACHMAN: Caucasian Female, late 20s-Early 30s. A
loving, defiant Desdemona to Jack Jefferson’s twentieth century
Othello.<BR><BR>TICK: African American Male, Late 50s. He is Jack’s no nonsense
trainer.<BR><BR>BRADY: Caucasian Male, Late 30s- Early 40’s. A heavyweight
champion living in Parchman, Ohio. <BR><BR>GOLDIE: Caucasian Male, Early to late
40s, Jack’s Jewish manager.<BR><BR>SMITTY: Caucasian Male, 40s-50s, famous
sports writer.<BR><BR>CAP’N DAN: Caucasian Male, late 50s, Brady’s manager, a
champion of earlier days.<BR><BR>CLARA: African American Female, 30s. One of
Jack’s longtime lovers from Detroit who thinks she is his common law wife. She
is sexy and very sassy.<BR><BR>CAMERON: Caucasian Male, 40 s-50s. Chicago
District Attorney.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">MR. DIXON: Caucasian
Male, 30’s-50’s. A Federal Marshall<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">MRS. BACHMAN: Caucasian
Female, 40’s -50’s. Ellie’s Mother<BR><BR>MRS. JEFFERSON: African American
female 50s-60s. Jack’s mother. Faithful to the <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">church and supports her
son. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">EL JEFE: 40’s-50’s.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">MEXICAN BOY: Young boy
to teen <BR><BR>SCIPIO: African American Male, 30s. Very colorful character who
is imbedded within the culture of his people. He is a thorn in Jack’s side about
setting an example for his race. <BR><BR>ENSEMBLE: Additional supporting roles
are available for more than thirty African American and Caucasian male and
female actors of all ages, 20 who will perform multiple roles in the play; Pop
Weaver, Promoters, Reporters, Deacons, Boxing Handlers, Trainers, Photographers,
Weigh-In, Bettor, Roller, Civic Marchers, Church Sisters, Policemen
(American/German), Deputies, Detectives, Pastors, Government Agent, Fight Fans,
Jugglers etc.<BR><BR>About the Director<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Terrence
Spivey</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">
has won numerous accolades and received local and national acclaim since
arriving as Artistic Director at the historical Karamu House in October 2003
after residing for eighteen years in New York City. His directing credits
includes the critically acclaimed “bee-luther-hatchee,” “for colored girls who
have considered suicide when the rainbow Is enuf,” “Dream on Monkey Mountain,”
“Permanent Collection,” “Bourbon at the Border,” “The Fire Inside: The Story and
Poetry of Nikki Giovanni.” “The Blacks: A Clown Show” and “A House With No
Walls” just to name a few.<BR><BR>He has been featured in local media, Ebony
magazine, profiled in Back Stage, Artist and Influence,</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">TCG’S American Theatre
February 2009 issue and was elected as a 2009 member of the prestigious National
Theatre Conference, joining members such as Robert Falls (Goodman Theatre), Lou
Bellamy (Penumbra Theatre) Ed Stern (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), Woodie
King (New Federal Theatre) , James Bundy ( Yale School of Drama) and many more.
Spivey serves on the board of trustees at Community Partnership for Arts and
Culture (CPAC) and Ohio Alliance for Arts and Education (OAAE) based in
Columbus. He looks forward to this exciting collaboration.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">He is a theatre graduate
of Prairie View A&M University in Texas.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
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Weathervane Lane<BR>(In the Valley off Merriman Rd)<BR>Akron, OH
44313<BR></SPAN><SPAN
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href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com"
target=_blank>www.weathervaneplayhouse.com</A><BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"></P></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
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color=#800000>_____________________________________________________________________________</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center>Don’t Miss<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: #666699">Alfred
Uhry’s<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: #666699">The Last Night of
Ballyhoo<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: #666699"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: purple">Weathervane
Playhouse<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: purple">Akron, OH<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: #666699"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: #666699">Now through Oct.
25<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #666699; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Thursdays
at 7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #666699; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Fridays
and Saturdays at 8 p.m.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #666699; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Sundays
at 2:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #666699; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">For
tickets, call the Weathervane Box Office at 330/836-2626
or<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">connect
online to</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">
<A href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/"><FONT
color=#800080>www.weathervaneplayhouse.com</FONT></A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="COLOR: #666699; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #666699; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">Our
Cast<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">Ian Haberman</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">…Adolph Freitag (Sharon
Center)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">Jo</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica"> <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">McGarvey</B>…Boo Levy (Cuyahoga
Falls)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">Marci Paolucci</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">…Reba Freitag (Cuyahoga
Falls)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">Scott Shriner</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">…Joe Farkas
(Akron)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">Jeremy Jenkins</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">…Peachy Weill
(Stow)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">Amanda Davis</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">…Lala Levy
(Akron)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">Tess Burgler</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">…Sunny Freitag
(Akron)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #666699; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">Our Director<STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">NANCY CATES</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica"> (director) returns to Weathervane after
a string of previous directing assignments for the Playhouse including
“<EM><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: normal">Blithe Spirit</SPAN></EM>,” “<EM><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: normal">A Man for All Seasons</SPAN></EM>,” “<EM><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: normal">The Two Gentlemen of Verona</SPAN></EM>,” “<EM><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: normal">Communicating Doors</SPAN></EM>,” “<EM><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: normal">Gypsy</SPAN></EM>,” “<EM><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: normal">Lend Me a Tenor</SPAN></EM>,” “<EM><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: normal">All My Sons,”</SPAN></EM> “<EM><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: normal">Moon Over Buffalo” and</SPAN> </EM><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: normal">“Bloody Murder</SPAN></EM>.” She and her husband,
Terry Burgler, are the Founding Artistic Directors of Ohio Shakespeare Festival
and the Artistic Directors of Coach House Theatre -- both Akron venues being
enthusiastic supporters of Weathervane. Nancy is a member of the Society of
Stage Directors and Choreographers (SSDC). She lives in
Kent.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
color=#800000>________________________________________________________________________________</FONT></SPAN></P>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
<H4 class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B> </H4>
<H4 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Weathervane
Playhouse to Stage<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></H4>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Edward
Albee’s Searingly Provocative<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Domestic
Drama, ‘The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?’<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><EM><FONT
size=5>Controversial drama on stage from Oct. 29 to Nov. 14,
2009<o:p></o:p></FONT></EM></SPAN></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">(October
13, 2009 – Akron, Ohio – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) – Weathervane Playhouse presents
Edward Albee’s provocative drama about marital discord and its consequences,
“The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?,” live on stage between Oct. 29 and Nov. 14, 2009.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Legendary
American playwright Edward Albee – perhaps best known for his “Who’s Afraid of
Virginia Woolf?” – has fashioned an explosive drama about a family in crisis.
Martin, an eminent architect, has just reached his 50<SUP>th</SUP> birthday and
been awarded the top prize in his profession. Burdened by a dark secret he can
no longer keep, Martin tell his best friend, Ross, that he has engaged in an
adulterous, extramarital affair.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Once
Martin’s vulnerable wife, Stevie, learns of his infidelity, the sparks fly and
the gloves come off between husband and wife – exploding all charades in a
marital free-for-all. Playwright Albee frames the events within a theatrical
structure that tears down the boundaries between realism and absurdism.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Martin’s outrageous confession
challenges the audience’s limits of tolerance.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">“The
Goat or, Who is Sylvia?” won the 2003 Tony Award for Best
Play.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3>Under the direction of Derek Davidson, “The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?” is
presented in Weathervane’s John L. Dietz Theater, its intimate 48-seat “black
box” theater. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3>“The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?” is presented by a generous grant from
Margaret J. Dietz.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">The
production contains adult language and mature
themes.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">The
production is not suitable for children.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3>“The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?” plays for 11 performances in Weathervane’s
John L. Dietz Theater from Oct. 29 to Nov. 14, 2009. Performances are Thursdays
at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30
p.m.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3>For tickets ($18 each), call the Weathervane Box Office at (330) 836-2626
(Mondays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesdays through Fridays between 10 a.m. and
5:30 p.m.) or connect online to </FONT><A
href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/"><FONT color=#800080
size=3>www.weathervaneplayhouse.com</FONT></A><FONT size=3>. The 48-seat Dietz
Theater features general-admission seating only.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">*
* *<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Weathervane
Playhouse and its dedicated volunteers offer vital performing arts resources for
the people of Northeastern Ohio. We create exciting and thought-provoking shows
with impressive production values. Through educational programs and volunteer
opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds, Weathervane serves the
theater community, our patrons and our volunteers.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">The
Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage
economic growth, education excellence and cultural enrichment for all
Ohioans.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Additional
2009-2010 season sponsors:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">1590
WAKR<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">89.7
WSKU-FM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">The
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company – Young Actor Series</SPAN></I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV>
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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>