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<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:0in'><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:27.0pt;
font-family:"'Times LT Std'","serif"'>Ohio Shakespeare Festival's 'Lear' is an
epic hit at Stan Hywet!</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:0in'><b><span style='font-family:"'Times LT Std'","serif"'>Audiences
are raving about Ohio Shakespeare Festival's epic production of "King
Lear"---only two more weekends to see this rarely performed tragic
masterpiece under the stars at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:0in'><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-family:"Times LT Std","serif"'>"...with
summer entering its final weeks, there is certainly no better place to view
Will's works than at Ohio Shakespeare Festival's Stan Hywet Hall outdoor venue.
With a stage framed by towering trees and bullfrogs adding their basso
commentary from the nearby lagoon, it's a little slice of theater heaven." -Christine
Howey, Cleveland Scene</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:0in'><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"'Times LT Std'","serif";color:black'>"In Ohio Shakespeare
Festival's King Lear, Terry Burgler doesn't so much play the role of Lear; he
thoroughly inhabits it...Burgler's emotionally nuanced characterization brings
us well beyond Lear's quick anger and old-age peevishness. He brings to life
this king's mental frailty, great sense of loss and blinding remorse."
-Kerry Clawson, Akron Beacon Journal</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:0in'><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"'Times LT Std'","serif";color:black'>"This is an excellent
production, in part, because the script and Burgler were able to attract some
of the best actors in this area of the state...Eric Lualdi, as Edmund, is the
ideal villain...Robert Hawkes is heart-breakingly good as the Earl of
Gloucester. When he and Andrew Cruse, as his son Edgar, play the scene after
Gloucester is blinded, the production becomes pure magic....This is a
first-rate production of “King Lear” for one simple reason. The
large cast works together to make the story accessible to the
audience." -David Ritchey, West Side Leader</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:0in'><b><span style='font-family:"'Times LT Std'","serif";
color:black'>"There are fine performances in this strong company that make
many aspects of this Lear leap to life. Eric Lualdi makes Edmund's evil a
natural force of his personality, resulting in an even more chilling portrayal.
And Andrew Cruse is believable as the naive Edgar, even when he's slathering
himself with mud and acting like an idiot. ... As the two nasty sisters,
Holly Humes (Goneril) and Dede Klein (Regan) simmer and snap with appropriate
venom as they trash their fragile father. Tess Burgler portrays Cordelia with
staunch moral certainty, and her eventual reconciliation with Lear is
touching....there is much to admire in this Lear." -Christine Howey,
Cleveland Scene</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"Times LT Std","serif"'>"The bodies pile up by the play's end,
which is to be expected in Shakespearean tragedy. But the scenes of great
tenderness are what audiences are likely to remember most." -Kerry
Clawson, Akron Beacon Journal</span></b></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"'Times LT Std'","serif";color:black'>King Lear runs through
Sunday August 15. Performances are Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
nights at 8pm, with a Greenshow of songs, dances and a Shakespeare parody
performed by the younger OSF Company members each evening at 7:25. Stan
Hywet’s grounds open at 6pm for picnicking in a wide variety of scenic
locations, and concessions are available.</span></b></span><b><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"'Times LT Std'","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span class=apple-style-span><b><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"'Times LT Std'","serif";color:black'>Tickets are $30 for reserved
seating (the first 100 seats closest to the stage), or $25 for festival (open)
seating. Student tickets are $15, and further discounts on adult tickets
are available for OSF and Stan Hywet Members. Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
is located at 714 N. Portage Path in Akron. Reservations may be made any
time through OSF’s web site at </span></b></span><b><span
style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.ohioshakespeare.com/"><span class=apple-style-span><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"'Times LT Std'","serif";color:black;
text-decoration:none'>www.ohioshakespeare.com</span></span></a></span></b><span
class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"'Times LT Std'","serif";
color:black'>, or by calling the box office at (330) 673-8761 daily (except
Mondays) between noon and 5pm.</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"'Times LT Std'","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
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color:black'>Ohio Shakespeare Festival</span></b></span><b><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"'Times LT Std'","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"'Times LT Std'","serif";
color:black'>507 E. Crain Avenue</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:"'Times LT Std'","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"'Times LT Std'","serif";
color:black'>Kent, OH 44240</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"'Times LT Std'","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"'Times LT Std'","serif";
color:black'>330-673-8761 box office</span></b></span><b><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"'Times LT Std'","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"'Times LT Std'","serif";
color:black'><a href="http://www.ohioshakespeare.com/">www.ohioshakespeare.com</a></span></b></span><b><span
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