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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>March 9, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Contact: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Christine Patronik-Holder<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>330-562-1818<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;text-transform:uppercase;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=5
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;text-transform:uppercase;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>THE MUSIC MAN<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Opens April 16 at Aurora
Community Theatre <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-2.0in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>WHO Aurora
Community Theatre <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:2.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-2.0in'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>WHAT </span></font><b><i><font
size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>THE
MUSIC MAN</span></font><o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:2.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-2.0in'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> By
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Meredith Willson</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:2.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The River City Boys Band,
the affable con man Professor Harold Hill, Marian the librarian, and an <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Iowa</st1:State></st1:place> town full of
eccentric characters take center stage in this American classic about love,
community and the power of music and dreams.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font><b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Paula Kline Messner</span></font></b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>, Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:.5in'><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Ryan
Wason</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>, Music
Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in'><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Linda
Heigel, Deb Simpson</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>,
Producers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-2.0in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>WHEN <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>8 p.m.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-2.0in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Fridays
and Saturdays <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>April 16 – May 8</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-2.0in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>3 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Sunday
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>May 2</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-2.0in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>WHERE Aurora
Community Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-2.0in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> 115
E. Pioneer Trail<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-2.0in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Near
the intersection of SR 43 and 306 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>at the Gazebo in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Aurora</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-2.0in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>TICKET PRICES $16
adults<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-2.0in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> $11
age 18 and under<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-2.0in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>TICKET ORDERS <a
href="http://www.auroracommunitytheatre.com/">www.auroracommunitytheatre.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-2.0in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> 330-562-1818<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Aurora Community Theatre’s production of <b><i><span
style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>THE MUSIC MAN</span></i></b> is
sponsored by <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Aurora School of Music</span></b>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>THE MUSIC MAN</span></font></i></b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> is presented by special arrangement with
Music Theatre International.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>###<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-9.0pt'><i><font size=1
face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";
font-style:italic'>ACT, celebrating 50 successful seasons in 2009-10, annually
presents three regular season shows, a summer stock production plus two
children’s summer workshops, reaching an annual audience of nearly 7,000.
ACT showcases the region’s top actors, musicians, costume and set
designers, construction, lighting, sound and backstage crews -- all of whom
generously donate their time and talent. </span></font></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Christine Patronik-Holder</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Business and Marketing Manager</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Aurora Community Theatre</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>PO Box</span></font></st1:Street><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> 9</span></font></st1:address><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> (mailing
address) </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>115 E Pioneer Trail (theatre address)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Aurora</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">44202</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:christine@auroracommunitytheatre.com">christine@auroracommunitytheatre.com</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>www.auroracommunitytheatre.com</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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