<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><div><font size="5"><font size="6">OPENING NIGHT BUY ONE, GET </font></font><font size="5"><font size="6">ONE</font></font><font size="5"><font size="6"> FOR $7.00 </font></font><font size="5"><font size="6">JULY 22 ONLY !! </font></font><font size="5"><font size="6"></font></font><font size="5"><font size="6"> <font size="4"> </font></font></font><font size="4"> <br>
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</font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="5"><span style=""> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Western
Reserve</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size:14.0pt;"> Playhouse Presents</span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="5"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14.0pt;"><span style=""> </span>The 25<sup>th</sup>
</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Annual</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size:14.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1311211149_0"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">Putnam</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size:14.0pt;"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size:14.0pt;">County</span></b></span><b style=""><span style="font-size:14.0pt;"> Spelling
Bee</span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14.0pt;"><span style=""> </span></span>Music
by William Finn<span style=""> </span>Book by Rachel
Sheinkin</b></p>
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</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size:14.0pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14.0pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1311211149_1">July 22</span>, 23, 29, 30 and
<span style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1311211149_2">August 5</span>, 6, 12, & 13</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"><b style="">With music and lyrics by William Finn and
book by Rachel Sheinkin, <u>The 25<sup>th</sup> Annual Putnam County Spelling
Bee </u>is a saucy, quirky musical.<span style=""> </span>The
show opened on Broadway in 2005 and was nominated for six Tony Awards winning
two including a Tony win for Best Book for Rachel Sheinkin.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"><b style="">The Bee is presided over by Ms. Rona Lisa
Peretti (played by Chelsea Boyd) whose own spelling bee win 17 years ago gave
her the confidence to embark on a successful career in real estate.<span style=""> </span>She is joined by Vice-principal Panch (Josh
Bricker) who is returning to the Bee after a five year hiatus that was imposed
immediately after an unknown but clearly unfortunate incident.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"><b style="">For one brief shining moment the group of misfits
have the spotlight and a shot at making </b><b style="">Putnam</b><b style=""> </b><b style="">County</b><b style=""> history.<span style=""> </span>The only question
is:<span style=""> </span>Who will take home the trophy?<span style=""> </span>Will it</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"><b style="">be the latchkey kid Olive (Shani Ferry) or
the home-schooled boy with un-diagnosed Aspergers, Leaf Coney Bear (Allen Seeley)?<span style=""> </span>Perhaps Chip (Kristapher Ray North), the Boy
Scout with unfortunate erections will be victorious or maybe the
sinus-challenged William Barfee (Daniel Lozinak) will triumph.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"><b style="">Early money is on Marcy (Julia Wilson) who
can speak six languages yet can’t express herself in any of them.<span style=""> </span>Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre (Hannah
Conkle) who with her world view and two gay dads will give Marcy a run for her
money.<span style=""> </span>The last character is Mitch
Mahoney who serves as a comfort counselor doling out juice boxes to the runners
up.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"><b style="">To the delight of audiences, Spelling Bee
is an audience participation show.<span style="">
</span>Members of the audience will be pre-selected to volunteer to be guest
spellers.<span style=""> </span>Many of WRP’s previous
audience members who know this show have already volunteered to be selected.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"><b style="">We look forward to their participation and
invite others to let us know if they want to be part of this night.<span style=""> </span>Just call the theatre and express your
interest.<span style=""> </span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"><b style="">The one lingering and lasting theme of this
show is that these six young people, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed
to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn’t everything and that
losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser.<span style="">
</span>Spelling Bee is a hilarious tale of overachievers’ angst chronicling the
experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a
lifetime.<span style=""> </span>The show’s Tony Award winning
creative team has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest
of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is
the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.<span style=""> </span>The songs are fun and saucy and hopefully no
offense is taken by Chip’s Lament song which has been performed in high schools
all over the country including </b><span style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1311211149_3"><b style="">Firestone</b><b style=""> </b><b style="">High School</b></span><b style=""> here in </b><b style=""><span style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1311211149_4">Akron</span></b><b style="">.<span style="">
</span>The audience was amused by this comical turn. </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"><b style="">Director Marc C. Howard has put together
not only a talented group of players but also a</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"><b style="">super production team.<span style=""> </span>Headlining the group is musical director Alex
Garrard assisted by J. T. Buck and percussionist Daniel Rylander all of whom
are part of the musical ensemble for Pippin now playing at Weathervane
Playhouse.<span style=""> </span>Stage manager is Scott Jarvis
and the lighting is handled by Sue Snyder and Marty Hess.<span style=""> </span>Lena Sass is the costumer and<span style=""> </span>Walt Kaminski our resident Set Designer is
once again working hard to surprise us with a very special set.<span style=""> </span>Marie Dusini, Sue Snyder and Al Klesh are the
producers.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"><b style=""> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><font size="4"><b style="">Ticket prices:<span style=""> </span>Adults $14.00<span style=""> </span>Seniors & Students $13.00<span style=""> </span><span style=""> <br></span></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"><font size="4"><b style=""><span style=""> </span>Opening Night <span style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1311211149_5">July 22<sup>nd</sup></span>
<u>ONLY</u> --<span style=""> </span>Buy one, Get one for
$7.00</b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"><font size="4"><b style="">Curtain Time:<span style=""> </span><span style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1311211149_6">8:00 pm<span style=""> </span>Fridays</span> & Saturdays </b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"><font size="4"><b style="">For Reservations:<span style=""> </span>Call:<span style="">
</span><span style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1311211149_7">330-620-7314</span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"><font size="4"><b style=""> </b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"><b style="">Theatre is located at </b><b style="">3326 Everett Road</b><b style=""> at the Bath/Richfield Township line in </b><span style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1311211149_8"><b style="">Summit</b><b style=""> </b><b style="">County</b></span><b style="">.<span style=""> </span>When using I-77 from the North
or South use exit 143 and turn left at the top of the ramp and drive one half
mile and turn right onto </b><b style="">Revere Road</b><b style="">.<span style=""> </span>Drive one mile to our theatre
which is the big gray Barn on </b><b style="">Everett Road</b><b style="">.</b></p>
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