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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 24pt; font-family: Arial; color: blue;">Actors’ Summit</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 24pt; font-family: Arial; color: blue;">Presents Regional
Premiere of a </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 24pt; font-family: Arial; color: blue;">New Comedy</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size: 36pt; font-family: Arial; color: red;">Becky’s New Car</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Actors’ Summit,
Akron’s
professional theater company, follows up the wildly successful <i style="">Romantic Fools</i> with another comedy.<span style=""> </span><i style="">Becky’s
New Car</i> by playwright Steven Dietz asks the question: “If a handsome
millionaire thought your husband was dead, how much trouble could you get into
before he and your husband found out?”<span style="">
</span>The comedy will open with a preview performance on Thursday, February 10<span style="color: black;">,</span> followed by the official
opening on Friday, February 11.<span style=""> </span>The play
will run Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sunday afternoons at
2:00 PM through February 27 at the theater on the 6<sup>th</sup> floor of
Greystone Hall in downtown Akron.<span style=""> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<h6 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: blue;">About the Play</span></u></h6>
<h6 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></u></h6>
<h6 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; font-weight: normal;">“When
a woman says she needs new shoes, what she really wants is a new job.<span style=""> </span>When she says she needs a new house, she
wants a new husband.<span style=""> </span>And when she says
she wants a new car, she wants a new <i style="">life</i>.”</span></h6>
<h6 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;"> </span></h6>
<h6 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;">Becky works at
a car dealership processing paperwork and titles.<span style=""> </span>Her husband Joe is a roofer.<span style=""> </span>Her son is a graduate student and still lives
at home.<span style=""> </span>Becky has a nice, normal,
boring life.<span style=""> </span>All of that changes when a
millionaire walks into the dealership one night when Becky is working
late.<span style=""> </span></span></h6>
<h6 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;"> </span></h6>
<h6 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;">Something Becky
says to the millionaire leads him to think that Becky is a widow.<span style=""> </span>All her attempts to correct his impression
misfire.<span style=""> </span>Becky soon finds herself
entangled in a double life.<span style=""> </span>Visiting a beach
front mansion one day and having pizza with her family the next.</span></h6>
<h6 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;"> </span></h6>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><u><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue;">A Play as a Birthday Present</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Joining the company of
Actors' Summit
for the opening weekend of <i style="">Becky's New
Car</i> are Charles and Benita Staadecker.<span style="">
</span>Charles & Benita collaborated with ACT theater and playwright Steven
Dietz to commission this play as a present for Benita’s birthday.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Actors' Summit is hosting a pre-show talk on the
topic of "commissioning art" with the Staadeckers on Saturday,
February 12th at 7:30 PM prior to the 8:00 PM performance. There will be
a post-show reception with the couple who will be joined by the cast and
artistic staff following Saturday night's performance.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><u><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue;">The Cast</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><u><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Ric Goodwin </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">is in his 26th year as Professor of
Theatre at Ashland University and is spending his Senior Faculty Study
Leave doing 2 productions for Actors’ Summit.
Ric was last seen as Mark Twain as part of Actors’ Summits’ American
Mirrors Festival.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Bob Keefe </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">is an Actors’ Summit veteran having appeared in <i style="">A Christmas Carol,</i> <i>Tremont</i>, <i>Spoon
River Anthology</i>, <i>Picnic</i>, <i>Cotton Patch Gospel</i>, among others.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br style="">
<br style="">
<span style="color: black;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Paula
Kline-Messner </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">is a proud
member of Equity and was seen earlier this season in <i style="">A Murder, A Mystery, & A Marriage</i>.<span style=""> </span>At Actors’ Summit she has performed in <i>Wine, Women
& Song </i><span style="">and in <i>Charlie’s
Aunt</i></span>.<span style=""> </span>Paula has appeared all
over the country in G-Four Productions’ <i style="">Menopause,
The Musical</i>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Mark Leach, </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">a newcomer, to<b>
</b>Actors’ Summit<b> </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">is currently working towards a B.A. in
Acting Performance at Kent
State University.
He has performed in productions including <i>Equus</i>, <i>Urinetown</i>,
<i>The Shape of Things</i>, <i>The Crucible </i>and <i>Measure for Measure </i>at
Ashland University. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
<b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Anne McEvoy </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">is making her first appearance at Actor’s
Summit. Anne
recently<span style=""> </span>performed in Ensemble Theatre’s
<i>Dividing the Estate</i> and is currently rehearsing <i>Insomnia</i>, a new
work being produced by the Cleveland Public Theatre this coming April. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Casey Novak </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">is making her Actors' Summit debut. A senior theatre major at
Kent State, Casey will graduate summa cum
laude this May.<span style=""> </span>She most recently appeared
onstage as Martha in <i style="">Play 13</i> of the
Chester Cycle and in <i style="">May 4<sup>th</sup>:
Voices</i>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Tony Zanoni </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">co-founded improvisational group <i>Spontaneous
Combustion</i> and toured through out the Midwest.
Tony appeared with Actors’ Summit
last year in For Better.<span style=""> </span>Most recently
Tony was Ellard Simms in Porthouse Theatre’s production of <i>The Foreigner</i>.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><u><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue;">Performance times:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Performances are
given Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 2:00 PM at
the theater, located at Greystone Hall, 103 South High Street, 6<sup>th</sup>
Floor, Akron, Ohio. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style=""><u><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue;">Ticket Prices</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Preview tickets (February 10) are $17.<span style="">
</span>Regular performance t</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">ickets
are $30 on Fridays & Saturdays, $27 on Thursdays & Sundays, with
seniors receiving a $3 discount at regular Thursday and Sunday
performances.<span style=""> </span>All full time students
with ID are $7 at all performances.<span style="">
</span>Additional discounts are available to groups of ten or more.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Tickets can be
purchased by phone at (330) 374-7568 or from the website at <u><a href="http://www.actorssummit.org">www.actorssummit.org</a></u>. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Dinner
reservations (required) can also be made through the ticket office.<span style=""> </span>The all-inclusive prices are $25 for adults
and $10 for children under 12.<span style=""> </span>Dinner
prices are in addition to theater ticket fees.<span style="">
</span>Dinners are served before evening performances (arrive 6 – 6:45 PM) and
after matinee performances.<span style=""> </span>The dining
option is available from February 10 - 20.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue;">Web site</span></strong><u><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"><br>
</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Actors’ Summit Theater
can be found on the web at </span><a href="http://www.actorssummit.org/"><span style="font-family: Arial;">www.actorssummit.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">. Actors’ Summit is a professional, not for profit,
501-c-3 professional arts organization.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Neil Thackaberry<br>Co-artistic Director<br>Actors' Summit, a professional theater<br>103 South High Street<br>6th Floor<br>Akron OH 44308<br><div style="display: inline;"></div><br>
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