<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black;">The Lorain County Metro Parks and TrueNorth Cultural Arts are pleased to announce the appointment of <b>Alex Arroyo</b> serving as a <b>Cultural Arts Educator and Programmer</b>. Alex will be assisting all areas of the Cultural Arts, on-site and through community outreach, in both performance and education.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black;">Here at TrueNorth, Alex has played the role of Juan in <b><i>Altar Boyz, </i></b>and served as our Dance Captain for the show. He also graced TrueNorth’s stage for our Thursday evening performances playing the role of Seymour in <b><i>Little Shop of Horrors</i></b>.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Alex is no stranger to Lorain County. He has taught and choreographed for Lorain’s Palace Youth Theatre, Amherst’s Sandstone Summer Theatre and Workshop Players, and The Lorain Area Summer Theatre located at Southview High. Professional acting credits include: <b><i>Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat</i></b> National Tour (Dan/Joseph U/S), <b><i>Broadway’s Rising Stars</i></b> (at TownHall), <b><i>Unlock’d</i></b> (New York Musical Theatre Festival), <b><i>West Side Story</i></b> (Lyric Stage- directed by Original Broadway cast member Grover Dale), <b><i>Cinderella</i></b> (Herald/Prince U/S) and <b><i>A Fireside Christmas</i></b> in Wisconsin (where he played The Grinch). </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Alex just completed Beck Center’s <b><i>Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat</i></b> and is currently the swing for 3 roles in Beck Center’s <b><i>Altar Boyz</i></b> playing at Playhouse Squares Hannah Theatre.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="color: windowtext;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Alex is a proud graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Mistral;">Richard A. Fortney</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">LCMP Cultural Arts Manager</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">TrueNorth Cultural Arts, Artistic Director</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">TrueNorth at French Creek</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">4530 Colorado Avenue</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Sheffield Village, Ohio 44054</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">440.949.5200, ext.22</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">440.724.7189, cell</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><a href="http://www.metroparks.cc/truenorth.php" target="_blank">www.metroparks.cc/truenorth.php</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><a href="http://www.TNCArts.org" target="_blank">www.TNCArts.org</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Tickets: <a href="http://reservations.metroparks.cc/truenorth/programs/index.shtml" target="_blank">http://reservations.metroparks.cc/truenorth/programs/index.shtml</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">E-Newsletter: <a href="http://www.TNCArts.org/contact.aspx" target="_blank">www.TNCArts.org/contact.aspx</a></span><br></p></div></div></div></div><br>