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<p class=NoParagraphStyle align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:120%;color:#006A00'>Kent State Stark
Theatre presents <i>Huck Finn’s Story</i></span></b><span style='font-size:
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle><b>(Jackson Township, OH – March </b><b><span
style='color:black'>19</span>, 2010)</b> Kent State University at Stark Theatre
presents <b><i><span style='color:#006A00'>Huck Finn’s Story</span></i></b>, by
Aurand Harris with dramatization of selected scenes from <i>The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn</i> by Mark Twain, as the third and final production of the
2009-10 season. The production will be performed on April 9 and 10 at 10:30
a.m.; April 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 8 p.m.; and on April 11 and 18 at 2:30 p.m., in
the Kent State Stark Theatre, 6000 Frank Avenue NW in Jackson Township. The
opening evening is Scholarship Night. All of the proceeds from the April 9
performance at 8 p.m. will benefit music and theatre scholarships. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle><i>Huck Finn’s Story</i> – the escape from his
drunken father, his befriending a runaway slave – is an adventure tale of
excitement and suspense, delightfully sprinkled with homespun humor. Alive with
colorful characters and sparkling rural dialogue, the play reveals Huck, a
clever, lovable boy, who is baffled by the racism, greed and hypocrisy of
society. His conscience troubles him about what is wrong and what is right
during his long journey down the Mississippi, a journey in which he “grows up.”
Keeping faithfully to the book, playwright Aurand Harris wrote a great American
play about the great American novel that both youth and adult audiences will
enjoy.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle>Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $5 for non-Kent
State students, children under 17 and senior citizens. All Kent State students
are admitted free of charge with current student ID. For reservations and group
rates, contact the Kent State Stark Theatre Box Office, beginning March 29,
Mondays through Fridays from 1 to 5 p.m. at 330-244-3348.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle>Directing <i>Huck Finn’s Story</i> is Ansley
Valentine, assistant professor of theatre at Kent State Stark. Louis Williams
is the scenic and lighting designer. Susan Blurton is the costume designer.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle align=center style='text-align:center'><b>-
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle style='line-height:normal'><b>CONTACT:</b>
Cynthia Williams, public relations coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
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Phone: 330-244-3262 <o:p></o:p></p>
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E-mail: <a href="mailto:cdwillia@kent.edu">cdwillia@kent.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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