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<p class="MsoBodyText3" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; ">For additional
information contact: </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><br>
</span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; ">Neil
Thackaberry (330) 374-7568</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">Akron</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">, Ohio</span></strong></p>

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Listener’s Event Saturday</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon">With Jim
Blum</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon">Actors’ Summit<i></i></span></b></p>

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font-family:Arial;color:maroon"> </span></i></b></p>

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font-family:Arial;color:blue">Woody Guthrie’s American Song</span></i></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Arial">Opens Thursday</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><i><span style="font-family:Arial">Woody Guthrie’s American Song</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial">, based on the writings and music of the most iconic
folk singer of his generation, will begin its four week run at Actors’ Summit Thursday night
with a preview performance and discounted tickets.<span>  </span>On Saturday, after the official opening on
Friday night, WKSU will be hosting a listener’s event at the theater.<span>  </span>Listeners (not just members) get $4 discounts
off regular priced tickets Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.</span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">On Saturday evening, WKSU
will be hosting a listener’s party before the play.<span>  </span>There will be a cash bar and a fabulous
assortment of free hors d’oeuvres beginning at 6:30.<span>  </span>The performance begins at 8:00 PM.<span>  </span></font></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">Shortly before curtain time,
Jim Blum, WKSU’s expert on all things relating to folk music, will be speaking
about Woody Guthrie in the theater. </font></span></p>

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<p class="NoParagraphStyle" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:
Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">The play will be presented at Greystone Hall in downtown Akron.<span>  </span>Actors’ Summit
is Akron’s professional
theater and this show marks the opening of the theater’s 13^th
season. </font></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">Ticket Prices</font></span></u></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">Season subscription prices
range from $100 at preview and Saturday matinee performances to $175 for Friday
and Saturday performances.<span> 
</span>Good-Time-Any-Time Coupons are $260 for 10 admissions.<span>  </span>Individual ticket prices range from $19 at
preview performances and Saturday matinees to $30 for Friday and Saturday
evenings.<span>  </span>All full time students with ID
can attend any performance for $9.<span> 
</span>Individual tickets will go on sale two weeks prior to the first
performance of each show.</font></span></p>

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background:white"><span style="text-decoration:none"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></span></span></u></strong></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><strong><u><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;
background:white">Tickets</span></u></strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;
color:black;background:white"><br>
Season Subscriptions & Good-Time-Any-Time Coupons</span></b><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> can be purchased by phone at (330) 374-7568.<span>  </span>To make dinner reservations call (330)
374-8905.</span></strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black"></span></b></font></p>

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<h2 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u><span style="font-family: Arial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">Web site</font></span></u></h2>

<h2 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">Actors’
Summit Theater can be found on the web at <u><a href="http://www.actorssummit.org">www.actorssummit.org</a></u>. </font></span></strong></h2><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><br></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">-- <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</font><br><div style="display:inline"></div><br>