<br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><div class="gmail_quote"><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><font style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" size="2"><b>DADDY ALLEN: THE
EASTER SEALS STORY </b></font>
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<p style="line-height: 130%;"><font size="2"><span style="line-height: 130%; color: black;">Join TrueNorth Cultural
Arts and Lorain County Metro Parks as we celebrate the amazing story
of
Easter Seals with the play <i><span>Daddy
Allen: The Easter Seals Story </span></i>at French Creek
Nature Center April 29 through May 16. Easter Seals was
started in 1919 in Elyria, Ohio by Edgar Allen. Allen was
instrumental in founding the Elyria Memorial Hospital after a
terrible
streetcar accident took the life of his son, Homer. Allen later
found
that children with disabilities were kept from public view. Saddened
by
this discovery, Allen founded the National Society for Crippled
Children in
1919. This organization would later be named Easter Seals after
fundraising
campaigns of Easter “seals” for donors to show their support on
letters and
envelopes.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Director:
Rick Fortney </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Stage
Manager: Lisa Kaye Muth
</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Lighting
Design: Matt Gould
</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Cast:<br></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Daddy
Allen David
Frank </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Mrs.
Allen Patricia
Frank </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>HomerAllen
Jon Warren
</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Homer
(understudy) Michael Timar
</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Jackie
Max Elinsky </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Catherine
Natalie Rosmarin </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Jennifer
Kelly Dillon </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Dr.
Baldwin Brett Hall
</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Mr.
O’Donnell Gregory Lavelle
</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Rev.
Sala Mark
Little</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Senator
Banks Bob Weir </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Mrs.
Gates Margaret Hnat
</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Mrs.
Harris Jan Mackert
</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Timekeeper Dan
Longwell</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Mr.
Jones Steve
Krenjy</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>John
Dan Longwell </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Coach
Karl Michael Timar
</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Townsperson: Denise
Roe </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b><u><span>Children:</span></u></b><span> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Jimmy
Matthew Edwards </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Harold
Matt Daugherty </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Sara
Natalie Fischer
</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Walter
Liam McCarthy </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Townspeople:
Patrick Anders, Kennedy Beursken, Michaella Frank </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b><u><span>Musicians:</span></u></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>String
Bass Cody Lumsden
</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Piano
Guy Denillo </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span>Vocalist
Nia (Lillie Barnes) </span></font></p><p style="line-height: 130%;"><font size="2"><span style="line-height: 130%; color: black;"></span></font></p>
<p style="line-height: 130%;"><font size="2"><span style="line-height: 130%; color: black;">Join us for this amazing
story of compassion and hope.<i><span>
Daddy Allen: The Easter Seals Story </span></i>is at French Creek
Nature Center April 29 through May 16, Thursdays, Fridays and
Saturdays at
7:30 pm and Sundays at 3 pm. It is written by Travis Fortney and
Richard O'Donnell. It is directed by Rick Fortney. Tickets are $10
and can be purchased by calling (440) 949-5200, <a href="http://loraincountymetroparks.createsend3.com/t/r/l/biyoi/tythhldrl/r" target="_blank">online</a>, and by visiting the French Creek Nature Center. French Creek
Nature
Center is located at 4530 Colorado Ave., Sheffield Village. This
play is
sponsored by The Morning Journal and the Chronicle
Telegram. <br></span></font></p>
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