<html><body bgcolor="#ffffff"><DIV align=center><FONT face=Verdana size=2><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 28pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><FONT face="Times New Roman">THE ILLUSION FACTORY</FONT></SPAN></U></B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT face=Verdana size=2><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 28pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><FONT face="Times New Roman">For Immediate Release: August 16, 2010</FONT></SPAN></B></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Contact: </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Barbara Ballance</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Phone:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">330-836-1353<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><B><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>The Illusion Factory, Akron’s professional touring theater for young audiences, is seeking adult professional actors between the ages of 21 – 45 for its 2010-2011 school tours.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Send photo and resume to director, </FONT><A href="mailto:barbaraballance@theillusionfactory.org" mce_href="mailto:barbaraballance@theillusionfactory.org"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>barbaraballance@theillusionfactory.org</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> or phone 330-836-1353 for the paid positions. Audition by appointment only.</FONT></P></FONT></body></html>