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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A3><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>TrueNorth at French Creek presents …<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:63.0pt;color:black'>Steel Magnolias</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times","serif";color:black'>By Robert Harling <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Directed by Fred Sternfeld</span></i></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Thursday, Friday, Saturday Evening 7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Sunday Matinee 3:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> December 2 – 12<sup>th</sup>, this weekend and next!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Call 440.949.5200 or purchase on line at <a href="http://www.TNCArts.org">www.TNCArts.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> $12.50 Tickets Pre-Sale / $15.00 Day of Performance<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>TrueNorth is located in Sheffield Village, off I-90 on Rt. 611, 10 minutes from Crocker Park<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> 4530 Colorado Avenue (Rt. 611) French Creek Nature Center, Lorain County Metro Parks<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>CAST OF CHARACTERS</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Truvy Jones…………..……………………………..…….......Carla Petroski<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Annelle Dupuy Desoto……………………..................Jessica Kovalski <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Clairee Belcher………….………………………………..… Sandra Manos<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie ….…………………….….Heather Brown<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>M’Lynn Eatenton……………………………………................. Sue Cohen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Ouiser Boudreaux……………………………...................… Jeanne Task<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>PRODUCTION STAFF</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Artistic Director ………………………………….…………. Rick Fortney<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Director……………………………………………….………… Fred Sternfeld<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Scenic Design ……………………..............................................Ron Newell<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Lighting Design ……………………………..........................…Ben Gantose<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Sound Design………………………………………..................…Carlton Guc<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Costume Design ……………………………………...Bebe Weinberg Katz<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Assistant Costumer ……………………………..………....Heather Brown<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Hair & Wig Design………………………………………....Dylan Telgarsky<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Assistant Hair & Wig Design ………………....….......Ryan Thompson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Technical Director ..……………………….... Cameron Caley Michalak<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Stage Manager…………………………..….………………….Lindsay Carter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Assistant Stage Manager ……….………….……….....Bernadette Hisey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Properties …….….Ryan Thompson, Jake Watkin, Lindsay Canter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.05pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Set Construction………..…..Grant Thompson and Russ Workman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Stage Crew…...Molly Jones, Adam Leventhal, and Steve Vazquez</span><span class=A3><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A3><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></span></p><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A3><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Steel Magnolias</span></i></b></span><span class=A3><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> has been blessing people’s lives since its premiere on stage in 1987. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A3><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Through 6 women and the complexity of their relationships and emotions we are reminded <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A3><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>of the importance of family and friends and of the miracle of life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A3><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Robert Harling, playwright, utilizes humor and lighthearted conversations to cope with and celebrate such miracles.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A3><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A3><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Steel Magnolias</span></i></b></span><span class=A3><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> is a play about family, friendship, and life. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A3><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>The relationship shared between the six woman is “as delicate as magnolias, but as tough as steel.” </span></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A3><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A3><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Please note our annual <b><i>TrueNorth Holiday Concert </i></b>on December 17 and 18 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A3><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>featuring our resident Chorale and Symphony sharing the glorious music and message of the season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A3><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Also during this holiday season, please consider shopping at the <b>TrueNorth Gallery</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A3><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>We are open seven days a week, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., plus all performances<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A3><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>and have several beautiful works of art for you to give to the art lover in your life. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A3><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Happy Holidays! </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A5><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A5><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Richard A. Fortney</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Pa1 style='text-align:justify'><span class=A5><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Artistic Director</span></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=A5><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>TrueNorth at French Creek</span></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Mistral'>Richard A. Fortney<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>LCMP Cultural Arts Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>TrueNorth Cultural Arts, Artistic Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>TrueNorth at French Creek<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>4530 Colorado Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Sheffield Village, Ohio 44054<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>440.949.5200, ext.22<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>440.724.7189, cell<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><a href="www.metroparks.cc/truenorth.php">www.metroparks.cc/truenorth.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><a href="www.TNCArts.org">www.TNCArts.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Tickets: <a href="http://reservations.metroparks.cc/truenorth/programs/index.shtml">http://reservations.metroparks.cc/truenorth/programs/index.shtml</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>E-Newsletter: <a href="www.TNCArts.org/contact.aspx">www.TNCArts.org/contact.aspx</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>