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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><b><font size=4 face="Trade Gothic LT Std Cn"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std Cn";font-weight:
bold'>New York</span></font></b></st1:State></st1:place><b><font size=4
face="Trade Gothic LT Std Cn"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std Cn";
font-weight:bold'> Arts Organizations Choose PlayhouseSquare<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face="Trade Gothic LT Std Cn"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std Cn";
font-weight:bold'>As Site for Final Rehearsals and Previews of Ground-Breaking <br>
New Work for Young Audiences<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><font size=4
face="Trade Gothic LT Std Cn"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std Cn";
font-style:italic'>-Free preview performances of Puss in Boots (El gato con
botas) to be given <br>
in English and in Spanish on Saturday, September 18-<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std Cn"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std Cn";
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Cleveland</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>, <st1:State w:st="on">OH</st1:State> –
<st1:State w:st="on">New York</st1:State>’s Gotham Chamber Opera and
Tectonic Theater Project will spend two weeks at PlayhouseSquare in September, to
finalize and rehearse their production of <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Puss
in Boots (El gato con botas)</span></i> before premiering the show in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">New York City</st1:City></st1:place>. Written by
Catalonian composer Xavier Montsalvatge, this opera is conducted by Neal Goren
(founder of Gotham Chamber Opera), directed by Moises Kaufman (founder of
Tectonic Theater Project) and produced in association with Blind Summit
Theatre, puppet masters of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">London</st1:City></st1:place>.
Eleven local musicians will work with the companies while they are in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>“One of our goals is to support the
development of new work for young audiences,” explained Colleen Porter,
director of community engagement and education at PlayhouseSquare. “I was
drawn to this particular project because of the world-renowned caliber of the
companies involved and the unique quality of the work itself. This piece
brings theater, puppetry, opera and live music together, and that’s
unheard of in a production meant for children. I have great respect for the
intelligence of children and their ability to appreciate works of art.
It’s important for me to support and present productions that show that
same respect, like this one does.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Members of the public are invited to attend
free preview performances of <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Puss in Boots
(El gato con botas)</span></i>, which is appropriate for children age seven and
older, on Saturday, September 18 at 11 a.m. (English) and 2 p.m. (Spanish).
Free tickets are available online at playhousesquare.org/boots or at the
PlayhouseSquare Ticket Office (<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">1519
Euclid Ave.</st1:address></st1:Street>).</span></font><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><b><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";font-weight:bold'>About Puss in Boots
(El gato con botas)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Puss, a charismatic kitty with cunning
wit and irresistible Latin charm, promises a poor miller everlasting love and
fortune. All the cat needs to pull of his trick are a hat, a cape and a
purr-fect pair of boots! This ravishing new production of a grand, melodic
score and libretto transforms a favorite fairy tale into an heroic and humorous
rags-to-riches adventure. As a cast of five singers provides the vocals,
stunning puppets fill the stage. With performances in both the original Spanish
and English translation, this production is the cat’s meow!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>PlayhouseSquare understands its vital role
as an educator in our community, and is committed to providing arts learning
opportunities of the highest quality to enrich the lives of students, families,
teachers and adults. PlayhouseSquare’s Community Engagement &
Education Department is unique in the performing arts industry for the variety
of programs it offers, the partnerships it initiates and the access it provides
students, educators and aspiring artists to performing arts professionals.
Since its inception in 1998, the Community Engagement & Education
Department has offered thousands of events, workshops, classes and more, most
with minimal or no fees, to people of all ages from all areas of Northeast
Ohio. The generous support of individual and corporate donors and foundations
makes it all possible.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><b><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";font-weight:bold'>About <st1:place w:st="on">Gotham</st1:place>
Chamber Opera<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Praised by <i><span style='font-style:
italic'>The New York Times</span></i> as “the pre-eminent small
opera company in New York,” Gotham Chamber Opera presents
vibrant productions of intimately scaled works, from the Baroque era to
the present, that are generally overlooked in traditional opera houses but
offer audiences immediate, involving, and powerful music theater.<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><b><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";font-weight:bold'>About Tectonic Theater
Project<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Tectonic Theater Project is an award-winning
company whose plays have been performed around the world. The company is
dedicated to developing innovative works that explore theatrical language and
form, fostering an artistic dialogue with our audiences on the social,
political and human issues that affect us all. In service to this goal,
Tectonic supports readings, workshops, and full theatrical productions, as well
as training for students around the country in our play-making techniques. Tectonic
Theater Project was founded in 1991 by Moisés Kaufman and Jeffrey LaHoste.
Tectonic refers to the art and science of structure and was chosen to
emphasize the company's interest in construction-- how things are made, and how
they might be made differently. Its ground-breaking plays, THE LARAMIE PROJECT,
GROSS INDECENCY: THE THREE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE, and I AM MY OWN WIFE, have
sparked national discourse about their subjects and have inspired artists and
audiences worldwide. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";font-weight:bold'>About Blind Summit Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Blind Summit Theatre was founded in 1997 by
Nick Barnes and Mark Down to make new plays with puppets for adult audiences.</span></font><font
size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>PlayhouseSquare
is a not-for-profit performing arts center whose mission is presenting and
producing a wide variety of quality performing arts, advancing arts education
and creating a destination that is a superior location for entertainment,
business and housing, thereby strengthening the economic vitality of the region.</span></font></i></b><font
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