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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
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Rabbit Run Community Arts Association<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">P. O. Box</st1:Street> 235</st1:address>,
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">49 Park St</st1:address></st1:Street>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Madison</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OH</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">44057</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>CONTACT: Karen Ziegler, Publicist<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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440-428-5913<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
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June 28, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Urinetown </span></i>opens at Rabbit Run Theater<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>“Nothing can kill a show like too much
exposition.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>“How about bad subject matter?”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>“Well,”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>“Or a bad title? That could kill a show pretty
good.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>So begins the opening scene in Rabbit Run Theater’s
Young Adult Production, the uproarious funny <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Urinetown.
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Filled with tongue-in-cheek humor <i><span style='font-style:
italic'>Urinetown </span></i>tells the story of a Gotham-like city, that has
suffered a 20-year drought causing city officials to ban private toilets to
conserve water. Citizens are forced to use public restrooms regulated by
a malevolent corporation, who charges too much for one of life’s basic
necessities. From the poverty-stricken masses emerges a hero who falls in
love and insights revolution.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Urinetown, </span></font></i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>with music and lyrics by Mark
Hollmann, book and lyrics by Greg Kotis, opens Friday, July 1, and runs through
Saturday, July 9. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Scott Posey, head of the Performing Arts Department at <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Lake</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Catholic</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, directs the
show with Eddie Carney serving as musical director. Choreography is
provided by Sarah Clare.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>“<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Urinetown</span></i>
has something for everyone; from the first-time audience member to the
most savvy musical theater buff,” said Posey. “This
musical is both a political satire and theatrical parody but with a storyline
that is still one of human truth...both the good and the bad.”</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>“It has been a delight to work
with both the cast and production team. It has truly been a collaborative
and creative process. This cast is incredibly hardworking and giving, and
it is clear that they care for each other and this production.”</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>All the roles in the production are performed by actors 21
years of age or younger. Michael Crowley, a recent <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Lake</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Catholic</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> graduate,
plays the lead male role, Bobby Strong. <st1:City w:st="on">Crowley</st1:City>
is a veteran thespian having performed in numerous productions at <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Lake</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Catholic</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
and Rabbit Run. He is pursuing a musical theater major in the fall.
The lead female role of Hope is performed by Emily Jeppesen, a musical theater
major at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ashland</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Local community theater patrons may recognize Pat Fagan as
Caldwell B. Cladwell. Fagan has held many roles at area theaters
including Fine Arts Association, Geauga Lyric Theatre Guild and Rabbit
Run. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Mentor</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> grad Matt
Super portrays Officer Lockstock and has appeared in a number of recent Rabbit
Run productions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Performances of Urinetown run July 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 and 9.
Tickets are $19/adult and $17/senior, student. Tickets are available by
calling the box office at 440-428-7092 or online at <a
href="http://www.rabbitrunonline.org/"
title="blocked::http://www.rabbitrunonline.org/">www.rabbitrunonline.org</a>.
Box office hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 3 to 7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>All shows begin at 8 p.m. Rabbit Run Theater is
located at <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">5648 W. Chapel Rd.</st1:Street>,
<st1:City w:st="on">Madison</st1:City></st1:address>, and is one of the few
remaining barn theaters in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place>.
Rabbit Run operates under the auspices of Rabbit Run Community Arts Association
and receives partial funding from the Ohio Arts Council.</span></font><span
lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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