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<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: 42pt; color: windowtext;">TrueNorth</span></b></i></p><p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: 42pt; color: windowtext;">2010 - 2011</span></b></i></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: 42pt; color: windowtext;">Theatre Season</span></b></i><span><span style="font-size: 17pt; color: windowtext;"></span></span><span style="font-size: 17pt;"></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Don’t miss our
upcoming theatre
season featuring: <b><i>Altar Boyz</i></b><i>; <b>Little Shop of Horrors</b>,
<b>Steel
Magnolias</b>, <b>A Raisin in the Sun</b>, <b>You’re A Good Man Charlie
Brown</b>, <b>The 9th Ship: Battle of Lake Erie</b>; </i>and <b><i>Big
River:
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</i></b><i>.</i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><br><span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">
<span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TrueNorth at French
Creek is a beautiful state of the art performance center nestled in the
heart
of 400 acres of Lorain County Metro Parks woodland along the French
Creek in
Sheffield Village; 25 minutes west from downtown Cleveland, Rt. 611, off
of I-90.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 2pt; line-height: 12.05pt; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Performances
are Friday, Saturday and Sunday the first weekend and include Thursdays
the
following two weekends ... 11 performances per production. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 2pt; line-height: 12.05pt; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Please
note directors and performance dates. Auditions TBA. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 2pt; line-height: 12.05pt; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Rehearsals
will begin six weeks prior to each production opening.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 9pt; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: windowtext;"> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 9pt; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: windowtext;">Altar Boyz! </span></span><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Book by Kevin del Aguil
September
17–October 3 </span></b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lyrics
and Music by Gary Adler & Michael Patrick Walker </span></b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Conceived
by Marc Kessler and Ken Davenport </span></b></span><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal;"></span></b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><b><i><u>Sarah
Clare</u></i></b><b>,
Director</b></p>
<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal;"> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">After 5 years and 2,032
performances on Broadway, <b><i>Altar Boyz </i></b>closed off-Broadway in 2010! Winner
of the
2005 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding off-Broadway Musical,
<i><b>Altar
Boyz</b></i> is 90 minutes of pure delight that’s suitable for all ages and will
have the whole family laughing and singing along. <i><b>Altar Boyz </b></i>is a
musical
comedy about a fictitious Christian Boy Band on the last night of their
national “Raise the Praise” tour.</span></span><span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal;"></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 4pt; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: windowtext;">Little Shop
of Horrors </span></span><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">written
by Howard Ashman October
22–November 7 </span></b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Composed
by Alan Menken </span></b></span><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal;"></span></b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><b><i><u>Pierre-Jacques
Brault</u></i></b><b>,
Director</b></p>
<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><i><b>Little Shop of Horrors</b></i>,
a rock musical, is about a nerdish florist who finds his chance for
success
and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be
fed!
The music includes early 1960’s rock and roll, doo-wop and early Motown.</span></span><span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal;"></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 4pt; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: windowtext;">Steel
Magnolias </span></span><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">written
by Robert Harling November
26–December 12 </span></b></span><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal;"></span></b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><b><i><u>Fred
Sternfeld</u></i></b><b>,
Director</b></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Steel Magnolias is a
comedy-drama about the bond among a group of Southern women in northwest
Louisiana who believe that they are as delicate as magnolias but tough
as
steel.</span></span><span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal;"></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 4pt; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: windowtext;"> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 4pt; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: windowtext;">A Raisin in the
Sun </span></span><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">written
by Lorraine Hansberry February
3–February 20 </span></b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><b><i><u>Marc
Moritz</u></i></b><b>,
Director</b></p>
<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal;"> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The title of this play
comes from the poem Harlem (also known as <i>A Dream Divided</i> by Langston
Hughes.
Set on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950’s, the play is based on an
African-American family as they struggle with poverty, racism and inner
conflict.
There will be special matinee performances of this play for school
groups on
February 4, 11 and 18th. </span></span><span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal;"></span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"> </p>
<p style="margin-top: 4pt; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: windowtext;">You’re a Good
Man, Charlie Brown </span></span><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">written
by John Gordon March
18–April 3 </span></b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Music
and Lyrics by Clark Gesner </span></b></span><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal;"></span></b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Based
on Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip Peanuts </span></b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><b><i><u>Kevin
Joseph Kelly</u></i></b><b>,
Director / <i><u>Jordan Cooper</u></i>, Musical Director</b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 4pt; text-align: justify; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal;"> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 4pt; text-align: justify; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Though considered a
“good man” by his friends, Charlie Brown and his friends battle
with kites, school, baseball and misunderstandings before coming to
realize
what happiness truly is. </span></span><span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal;"></span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"> </p>
<p style="margin-top: 4pt; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: windowtext;">The 9th Ship:
Battle of Lake Erie </span></span><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">by
Travis Fortney
May
6–May 22</span></b></span><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal;"></span></b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><b><i><u>Dana Hart</u></i></b><b>, Director</b></p>
<p style="margin-top: 4pt; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></p>
<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">TrueNorth’s 6th
commissioned piece on local history topics continues with The 9th Ship:
Battle
of Lake Erie. The Ninth Ship is an interwoven story about James
Krummel,
an unlikely participant in the Battle of Lake Erie, and a young girl,
Ollie,
who finds his journal and relives the story generations later. As the
action
unfolds across the generations, the Northeastern Ohio region will take
shape,
James will become a hero, and Ollie’s life will be changed forever. </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></p>
<p style="margin-right: 9pt; margin-left: 9pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.05pt; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: windowtext;">This is our
sixth production, in a series of 10, highlighting
local history. Each gives us the opportunity to encourage new works,
empower
playwrights, give actors the opportunity to originate roles, and enhance
our
theatre by premiering original productions. </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 13pt; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: windowtext;">Big River:
The Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn
</span></span><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">July
15–31 </span></b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Written
by William Hauptman </span></b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Music
& Lyrics by Roger Miller </span></b></span><span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal;"></span></b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><b><i><u>Jacqi
Loewy</u></i></b><b> and <i><u>Brian
Zoldessy</u></i>, Co-Directors</b></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 4pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b><i>Big River: The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</i></b> combines Mark Twain’s unflinching
portrayal of the antebellum South and slavery with bluegrass and country
music
styles to bring the Southern setting alive and make Twain’s critical
look
at racism even more poignant today. </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></p>
<p style="text-indent: 22pt; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></p>
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<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">Richard
A. Fortney</p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Artistic
Director </span></span></p>
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or
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