<span class="A0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">FAIRMOUNT CENTER FOR THE
ARTS <br>
Tom Fulton, Executive Director<br>
8400 Fairmount Rd., P.O. Box 80, Novelty, Ohio 44072 w 440-338-3171 <br>
<br>
</span></span><span class="A1"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></b></span><span class="A1"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
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February 15, </span></b></span><span class="A1"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">2010</span></b></span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
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<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
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</span></span><span class="A1"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
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mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">FAIRMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS theatre wing<br>
The Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC)</span></b></span><span class="A1"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
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</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">presents the Ohio
Premiere of <br>
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">13, a musical<br>
</i></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Music
and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown<br>
Book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn<br>
By special arrangement with Music Theatre International<br>
<br>
Two weekends: February 18^th – 28^th, 2010<br>
Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 pm; Saturdays at 2:00 and 7:00 pm; Sundays at
2:00 pm<br>
At The Mayfield Village Civic Center<br>
6622 Wilson Mills Road Mayfield Village, Ohio<br>
(corner of SOM Center and Wilson Mills Road, just off I-271 and Wilson Mills),<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
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</span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
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mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory (FPAC), Fred
Sternfeld – Artistic Director, will present the Ohio Premiere of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">13</i></b>.
With wit and searing honesty, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">13</i></b> is a hilarious, high-energy
musical for all ages.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>The show </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:
AR-SA">follows the lives of thirteen 13 year olds as they navigate their way
through friendships, love, popularity, honesty, and growing-up. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">13 </i></b>is
about the lessons one learns throughout life and the discovery that the journey
to who you want to be starts with discovering who you are. </span></span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Featuring
a rock score by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">Parade, The Last</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Five Years,
Songs for a New World</i>), <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">13</i></b> is the first show in Broadway history
to have an entirely teenage cast and orchestra.</span></span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
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<br>
About the Show: </span></span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Evan Goldman has it
all:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>He’s popular, has the “perfect”
family and lives in the world’s greatest city – New York.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>When his parents get divorced, he’s forced to
move with his mom to Indiana.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Uprooted
from his old life, he must maneuver his way through the minefield of high
school to be part of the in crowd.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span></span></span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
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<br>
</span></span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;color:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;
mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">This production features thirteen of Cleveland’s most
talented teenage performers.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>The cast
includes Dani Apple as Patrice and Miles Sternfeld as Evan.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Dani Apple has performed in numerous
productions in the Cleveland area and has attended FPAC’s summer professional
training for five years.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>In addition she
is a three-time Playhouse Square Rising Talent Star winner and performed in
this year</span></span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
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mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">’</span></span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
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mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day
Parade.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Miles Sternfeld has been a
student of FPAC’s professional training for six years and he has performed at
The Beck Center for the Arts (Chip/ <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Beauty
and the</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Beast</i>), Cain Park,
Mercury Summer Stock and Willoughby Fine Arts Association (Jojo/ <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Seussica</i>l).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Rounding out the rest of the cast</span></span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
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EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> and understudies </span></span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
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</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
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Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Jordan Brown, Kyle
Cohen, Alexis Floyd, Aric Floyd, Jessie Gill, Caroline Hatch, Codie Higer, Dan
Hoy, Tia Karaplis, Mark Oet, Leah Saltzer, Daniel Sovich,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Elle Vertes and Sam Welch. <br>
<br>
</span></span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
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mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">The creative team includes </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:
AR-SA">director Sean Szaller, musical director David Williams, musical
supervisor Rob Kovacs, choreographer Bebe Weinberg Katz, set designer Ben
Needham, costume designer Craig Tucker and sound designer Carlton Guc.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
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</span><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
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</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Fairmount Center for
the Arts is dedicated to the advancement of the arts in Ohio through excellence
in training performance for people of all ages and levels of mastery, from
early youth to seasoned professional.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 
</span>FPAC’s programming seeks to challenge, enrich and nurture, providing
self-confidence and understanding that encourages each student to thrive as a
creative individual. One of FPAC’s goals is to provide high quality educational
experiences with socially and educationally relevant productions that reach out
to the schools and general public with powerful, contemporary messages.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span><br>
<br>
Admission: $12 adult; $10 senior citizens and students; $8 children 12 and
under<br>
Group rates are available.<br>
<br>
To order tickets, please call the Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>For more information, visit <a href="http://www.fairmountcenter.org/"><span style="color:windowtext">www.fairmountcenter.org</span></a>
or contact Sean Szaller at 216-233-1861.<br>
<br>
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">At A Glance:<br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">What</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
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EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>FPAC presents the Ohio premiere of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">13<br>
</i></b></span><span class="A1"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">When</span></b></span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">:
February 18^th – 28^th, Thursday and Friday 7:30; Saturday
2:00 and 7:00 pm; Sunday 2:00 pm</span></span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><br>
</span></span><span class="A1"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Where</span></b></span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">: <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Mayfield Village Civic Center</span></span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:
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</span></span><span class="A1"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Cost</span></b></span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>$12 for adults; $10 for senior citizens and
students; $8 children 12 and under</span></span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">; 440-338-3171</span></span>