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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"></SPAN> 1319 Shanabrook Dr</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 7.5pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"></SPAN> Akron, OH 44313</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 7.5pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 7.5pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 7.5pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Contact: <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Barbara Ballance, Artistic/Administrative Director</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Give the perfect gift this holiday season to your creative, imaginative child by giving the gift of theater! The Illusion Factory, Akron’s professional theater for young audiences, offers acting classes for children ages four through teens. The Saturday morning classes run for ten weeks, January 9<SUP>th</SUP> through March 13<SUP>th</SUP>, and are held at the Northwest Family Recreation Center (adjoining the Northwest Library) at 1730 Shatto Ave., Akron, Ohio, 44313.</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>The Classes, taught by professional actors from The Illusion Factory, are as follows:</FONT></FONT></P>
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<DIV><o:p></o:p><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#333365><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times">CREATIVE DRAMA</SPAN></U></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Age 4 – 6<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>11AM - 12 Noon</SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></FONT><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Young children develop their imagination through creative play, stories, music, and movement.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT color=#333365><U>BEGINNING ACTING</U><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Age 7 – 9<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>11AM - 12 Noon</FONT></B></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Learn basic acting skills, including voice projection, pantomime, and scene work; and develop confidence while having fun!<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT color=#333365><U>MORE STORIES FROM YOUR PRINCESS DIARY</U><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>Age 6 - 8<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>10 - 11AM</FONT></B></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Continue to create mini plays of long ago castles, knights, and princesses.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><o:p><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U></B><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#333365><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times">ACTING II</SPAN></U></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>Age 10 and older<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>10-11AM </SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></FONT><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">A more advanced acting class which includes improv, character/plot development, and scene study.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><o:p></o:p></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Fee for the ten weeks is $90, and a $10 discount is offered to any child from the family who enrolls in a second class. Preregistration is required by calling The Illusion Factory at (330) 836-1353 or emailing barbaraballance@theillusionfactory.org.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></body></html>