<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><h3 style="text-align: center;" data-mce-style="text-align: center;"><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="display: inline !important; "><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px;">Free Artsy Radio Show</span></font></span></b></div></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; "><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; "><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><br></font></span></span></b></div></span></span></font></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; "><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; "><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">The newest episode of Heads Up Arts Radio is up!</font></span></span></b></div></span></span></font></strong></span></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><br></font></span></font></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; "><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; "><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; "><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">HUAR is a weekly internet radio show, highlighting guests from the arts community of Northeast Ohio.</font></span></span></b></div></span></span></font></strong></span></div></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; "><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><br></font></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><a title="Jill the Artist and Child-Whisperer" href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/huar/Jill_the_Artist_and_Child-Whisperer.mp3" mce_href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/huar/Jill_the_Artist_and_Child-Whisperer.mp3" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/huar/Jill_the_Artist_and_Child-Whisperer.mp3"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Episode 5: Jill the Artist and Child-Whisperer</font></a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">"As an artist, it's your job to push it..."</span></font></span></div><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Hosts Amy Spencer and Sharon Pritt interview artist/child-whisperer Jill Schumann</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Jill currently lives in the Bible Belt: hasn't found the right church yet</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Art has always been in her life</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">As a child, Jill created her own worlds… and buffalo thighs</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Her mom supported her wildness growing up</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Her teachers did not</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Graffiti: the most freeing medium</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Jill's view: all graffiti is art, even if she doesn't agree with it</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Akron: it's important to find the good weirdos, versus the creepy ones</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">The blank walls need to be filled</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Jill struggles with supporting concepts like personal property, money, and owning land: Graffiti is a means of fighting back</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Train yard at night + paint + boys = romance… but crossing tracks over a bridge = fear</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Feminism from an early age: no pink vacuum cleaners for little Jill</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Kent State's professor Carrie and the magical world of performance art</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Friendly Walmart zombies</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Performance art is living art</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">And she lives art with the kids she works with</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Student teaching: the penis incident ("If you're gonna do a penis, at least do it right.")</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Jill
wants to reach out and make a difference without being a slave to the
public school system (which is still using the same system as the Reagan
era)</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Baby's first graffiti: Fighting the prison of coloring books and building their own world</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Jill's starting dreamy, experimental photography projects in Nashville</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Influential artists: Banksy (Exit Through the Gift Shop), Basquiat, and Sophie Calle</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">The latter of which explores voyeurism to the extreme</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Breaching privacy: where's the line? As artists, is it our job to push the line further? Questions!</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">If you're offended by Jill's art, she's not sorry</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Stalk Jill on facebook: </font></span></font><a title="Jill on Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/jtothabean" mce_href="https://www.facebook.com/jtothabean" target="_blank" data-mce-href="https://www.facebook.com/jtothabean"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">https://www.facebook.com/jtothabean</font></span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Upcoming Show: </font></span></font><a title="Summer Series" href="http://headsupproductions.wordpress.com/shows/current/summer-series/" mce_href="http://headsupproductions.wordpress.com/shows/current/summer-series/" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://headsupproductions.wordpress.com/shows/current/summer-series/"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Summer Series</font></span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"> July 15th at The Market Path at 6pm (Bring $5 so we can eat!)</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Upcoming Show: </font></span></font><a title="The Pillowman" href="http://headsupproductions.wordpress.com/shows/current/the-pillowman/" mce_href="http://headsupproductions.wordpress.com/shows/current/the-pillowman/" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://headsupproductions.wordpress.com/shows/current/the-pillowman/"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">The Pillowman</font></span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"> August 4-7. Tickets are $5. You can't beat that price for theater this good.</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Upcoming Show: </font></span></font><a title="PNR Fundraiser for Heads Up Productions" href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=170865959642990" mce_href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=170865959642990" target="_blank" data-mce-href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=170865959642990"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">PNR fundraiser</font></span></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"> on July 16th. $5 at the Quirk Cultural Center in Cuyahoga Falls.</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Donate!</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">We are now on itunes! Search “Heads Up Arts Radio” in the itunes store. Subscribe!</font></span></font></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Theme Song by Amy Spencer and Sharon Pritt</font></span></font></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Check out </font><a target="_blank" title="www.headsupproductions.net/huar" mce_href="http://www.headsupproductions.net/huar" href="http://www.headsupproductions.net/huar"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">www.headsupproductions.net/huar</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"> to listen.</font></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">We are now on iTunes. Search "Heads Up Arts Radio" on iTunes to subscribe!<br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span mce_style="font-size: 14pt;" style="font-size: 14pt;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><h3 data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">______________________________________________________________________</font></span></font></strong></h3></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px;">Free, Family-Friendly Web Video</span></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">New Video of Heads Up Productions Summer Series on website!</span></font></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Interested in seeing FREE theatre created in Akron, by Akron and for Akron?</span></font></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Check out our Summer Series events on July 15, July 22 and August 12 at 6 pm at The Market Path in Highland Sqaure. </span></font></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">And we have video from our June event. Watch it at </span></font></span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold; "><a href="http://www.headsupproductions.net"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">www.headsupproductions.net</span></font></a></span></div></span></span></font></strong></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;" data-mce-style="text-align: center;"><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">______________________________________________________________________</font></span></font></strong></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;" data-mce-style="text-align: center;"><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"></span></font></font></strong></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;" data-mce-style="text-align: center;"><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px;">Point of No Return Improv</span></font></strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"> </font></span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><br></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">
is Hosting a Fundraiser for <br></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">
Heads Up Productions</font></span></h3><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Saturday, July 16 · 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm<br></span></font></font></p><div style="text-align: center;"><p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Quirk-Cultural-Center/199082110126075" data-mce-href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Quirk-Cultural-Center/199082110126075"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Quirk Cultural Center</span></font></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br>
1201 Grant Avenue<br>
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio</span></font></font></p>
</div><p style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">For $5 (or pay-what-you-can) get a
night of "Whose Line is it Anyway"-style comedy and support the COOLEST
theatre company in Akron.<br><br></span></font>
</font><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Call 330.990.5138 for more information!</span></font></font></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">_____________________________________________________________________________________________________</font></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px;">The Curious Case of Katurian K. Katurian</span></font></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 9px;"><br></span></font></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">A </span></font></font><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">NEW</span></font></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> blog post by Company Member Tyler Hodges about Heads Up Productions' work on The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh. </span></font></font></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><b><div style="font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></font></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Heads Up Productions' is using a new rehearsal method to bring to life this dark, comedic tale of art and child murder. </font></span></font></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><br></font></span></font></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">
</font><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 12pt; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><i>"As an actor, I already have the words. Then I try to rationalize why
I am saying them, how I say them and what I really mean by saying them. I play with dynamics, tonality and
tempo. I give a plethora of line readings to find the ones that feel good.<o:p></o:p></i></font></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 12pt; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><i>But ultimately, language fails."</i></font></span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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</span></font></div></b><p></p><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><b><p style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Continue reading about the company's process at </span></font></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.headsupproductions.net/">www.headsupproductions.net</a></span></font></font></p><p style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">_____________________________________________________________________________________________________</font></b></span></font></font></p><p style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; "></span></span></font></strong></span></font></b></span></font></font></p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><div style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px; ">Free, Family-Friendly Freak Show</span></font></div></font></strong></font></b></font></font><p></p><p style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">The Market Path in Highland Square (next to Chipotle) is hosting Heads
Up Productions’ Summer Series, a cycle of hour-long performances devised
by Heads Up company members. Each month from June-August will feature a
new program consisting of a collection of short, interrelated pieces
created by the actors. The Summer Series will takes place on the patio
outside of The Market Path. <br><br>Come on ou</span></font></span><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">t
to Highland Square for some fun, free, and family-friendly street
theatre! The second program entitled 'Imaginarium' will be held on
Friday, July 15th at 6pm and Friday, July 22nd at 6pm, weather
permitting. Admission is free though there is a $5 suggested donation.<br><br>Feel
free to watch some ridiculous performing, walk through and buy some
trinkets from across the world at Market Path, and then finish it off
with a meal from a nearby restaurant after the show-a warm summer night
of family fun! <br><br></span></font><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">July's performances dives in to the idea of
imagination, a theme which pervades theatre and the upcoming production <i>Mr. Marmalade</i>. Experience the Heads Up
inspired 'freak show' including a mystic, a dog-boy, and conjoined twins
among others!</span></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br><br>The Ensemble: <br><br>TJ Jozsa from Stow, Ohio<br>Margaret Lute from Akron, Ohio<br>Brian O Jackson from Akron, Ohio<br>Nick Kannel from Akron, Ohio<br>Greg Grimes from Tallmadge, Ohio<br>Kim Woodworth from Aurora, Ohio<br><br>The
Market Path is a mission and ministry of First Grace United Church of
Christ in Akron, Ohio. Eager to be a unique, welcoming presence in the
Highland Square community, The Market Path has provided a place to
promote social justice, honesty and integrity in the local retail
market. They are committed to offering fairly traded quality products,
handmade by world and local artisans and local farmers. </span></font></span></span></font></font></p><p style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><b></b></span></span></font></span></span></font></font></p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><b><p style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">_____________________________________________________________________________________________________</font></b></span></font></font></p></b></font></font></font><p></p><p style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"></font></strong></font></b></font></font></b></span></span></font></span></span></font></font></p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri"><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><div style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px; ">Interested in teaching about discrimination?</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px; "><div style="font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Heads Up Productions has devised a workshop to teach participants about discrimination and prejudice firsthand. </span></font><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">The crux of the workshop is an hour-long role play where Students are divided into groups where, unbeknownst to them, the group is assigned a minority/majority social status (i.e. Caucasian, African-American, LGBT, Women, etc.).</span></font></b><span><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">These groups, in no way, are designed to reflect the students’ actual minority/majority status. Each group is given a limited set of resources (based on their status) and are given the task of building a community.</span></font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">(i.e. the Caucasian group starts with the most resources, African-Americans start with less, etc.)</span></font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">They are told that this is a competition to see who can build the best community.</span></font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Heads Up Company Members act as various authority figures who treat the participants according to stereotypes based on their assigned social status.</span></font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">For example, someone from the African-American group approaches the building authority with a building permit might get denied because of “improper” English on the form.</span></font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">The women’s group might get denied building supplies because they don’t look strong enough to build a community.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">The point of the exercise is not to actually build the city, but to help the participants internalize the impact of stereotypes and discrimination.</span></font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></span></p><div style="font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Participants who have, in many cases, never been part of any underrepresented group are asked to take on such a role. The oppressiveness of the simulated activity soon becomes an emotionally frustrating experience for participants, who get very involved in the activity. The simulation serves as instrumental ground work for the discussion that follows. </span></font></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Total, the workshop runs 3 hours and can include up to 200 participants. </span></font></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">This workshop is designed for participants in middle school and older. This workshop can be held as part of a school, work or community function. Please email <a href="mailto:info@headsupproductions.net">info@headsupproductions.net</a> for inquiries. </span></font></div></span></font></div></font></strong></font></b></font></font></b></font></font></font><p></p></b><p></p></blockquote></body></html>