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<TITLE>DOBAMA THEATRE presents THE MARILYN BIANCHI KIDS' PLAYWRITING FESTIVAL</TITLE>
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<B><FONT COLOR="#FE0000"><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:18pt'><I>Thursday, June 17 – Sunday, June 20<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>A Dobama tradition, the MBKPF celebrates its 32nd year! <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>Hundreds of plays are written and submitted by kids <BR>
throughout Cuyahoga County, grades 1–12. <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>Dobama actors and designers produce the winning scripts. The outcome is four joyful days of original storytelling, <BR>
imaginative dialogue and delightful characters as created by kids. <BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'><B><I>Dedicated to the memory of Marilyn Bianchi, <BR>
</I></B><I>the festival is the nation’s first event of its kind, encouraging kids to celebrate the fun and joy of live theatre.
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><B><FONT COLOR="#FE0000"><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'><I>Thursday June 17 is a benefit performance, tickets are $25.<BR>
</I>Friday June 18 - Sunday June 20 performances are FREE and OPEN to the public.
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</SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><B><I>Thursday, June 17</I></B></SPAN><B><I><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
</SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>7:30 p.m.</SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><I>Festival Opening Night Benefit</I></SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
</SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><B><I>Friday, June 18</I></B></SPAN><B><I><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
</SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>7:30 p.m.</SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><I>Plays grades 1-8</I></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
<B> </B></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>10:00 p.m.</SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><I>Night Kitchen plays*</I></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><B><I>Saturday, June 19</I></B></SPAN><B><I><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>1:00 p.m.</SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><I>Showcase production of Library after-school plays</I></SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
</SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><B>2:00 p.m.</B></SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><I>Plays grades 1-8</I></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
</SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><B>4:30 p.m.</B></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><I>Night Kitchen plays*</I></SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
</SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><B>7:30 p.m.</B></SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><I>Plays grades 1-8</I></SPAN><I><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
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</SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><B><I>Sunday, June 20</I></B></SPAN><B><I><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>2:00 p.m.</SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><I>Plays grades 1-8</I></SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
</SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><B>4:30 p.m.</B></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><I>Night Kitchen plays*</I></SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
</SPAN><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>*Night Kitchen plays are written by older students (grades 9-12) and may deal with more mature topics.</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
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</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><FONT COLOR="#007F7F"><FONT SIZE="5"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16pt'><B>Winning Playwrights</B> </SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Mayson Kalke,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Jonah Jung,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Kellan Terrell,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Ronan Karem,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Gracie Goodman,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Jacob Janiak,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Carly Chester,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Hannah Fox,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Ryan Chester,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Elizabeth Comer,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Elena Joyce,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Abe Mendes,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Chrissy Margevicius,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Ahryi Acoff,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Evon Petek,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Rachel Anderson,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Joyce Guo,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Kiera Finelli,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Ben Ducoff,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Chevelle Reppert,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>Castille Guy</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> </SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'><B> </B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>
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<FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'><B><I>Produced by:</I> Julia Kolibab<BR>
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<I>Directors:</I> Molly Cornwell, Juliette Regnier, Lynna Metrisin, <BR>
Joyce Casey, Dana Hart, Dominick Chicotel, Greg Cesear, Julia Kolibab
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<FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'><B><FONT COLOR="#FE0000"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><I>Many thanks to the volunteer play readers, judges, actors, directors and crew who generously share their time and talent.
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<B><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>DOBAMA THEATRE<BR>
2340 Lee Road (across from the CH/UH Library)<BR>
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118<BR>
Box Office: (216) 932-3396<BR>
www.dobama.org<BR>
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