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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6">Announces Holiday Weekend Opening of</font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6" color="#3333ff">Winter Wonderettes</font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"></font></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="DefaultText"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">Actors’ Summit,
Akron’s Equity
professional theater, opens its holiday show, <b><i>Winter Wonderettes, </i></b><i>on Wednesday, November 23<sup>rd</sup>,<b> </b></i>the day before Thanksgiving. There is no performance on Thanksgiving, but
performances resume on Friday. <b><i>Winter
Wonderettes</i></b> is the story of four young women who formed a vocal group
in high school. It’s now ten years later
and they’re back together. It is now
1968 and the occasion for the reunion is a Christmas party concert to try to
save the hardware store. The play will have a five week run at Greystone Hall
in downtown Akron
from November 23 through December 23. </font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial">Winter Wonderettes</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> is a sequel to the Marvelous Wonderettes which was
produced earlier this season at Beck
Center for The Arts. Originally produced by the Milwaukee
Repertory Theatre, the show has been performed to enthusiastic audiences from
coast to coast. LA Weekly said: “The
perfect Christmas revue! Crackles with
energy and joy!” Backstage said: “A
Scrumptious confection! This glittering
holiday package is a sugar plum delight for audiences of all ages!” </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">The Cast </font></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">The
cast features three Actors’ Summit
veterans and one newcomer. In keeping
with the mission of Actors’ Summit, all four
actors are Ohio
artists. </font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Aubrey Caldwell</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> returns after making her
Actors’ Summit
debut this summer in <i>Five Course Love</i>! Aubrey is a member of Actors’ Equity. She earned her BA in Theatre from Ashland University and her MFA in Acting from
the Asolo Conservatory, Florida State University. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Laura Cook</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial">
is a member of Actors’ Equity and a graduate of Kent State
with an MFA in Acting. She has performed
professionally all over the country and was most recently seen as the Female
Authority Figure in <i>Hairspray</i> at
Merry Go Round Playhouse. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Shani Ferry </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial">returns to Actors' Summit where she most recently appeared
in last season's <i>Romantic Fools </i>and<i> A Murder, A
Mystery, and A Marriage. </i>Other Actors' Summit shows she has performed in
include <i>Last Train to Nibroc </i>and <i>Are We There
Yet? </i> </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Beth Jones</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> originally from Canton, has spent most of her acting career in Florida. She will be making her Ohio
return at Actors’ Summit.
At Walt Disney World she performed in <i>Playhouse Disney Live On Stage</i>, <i>Mickey’s Twas The Night Before Christmas</i>. At Orlando Repertory Theater she appeared in <i>Pippi Longstocking</i> and <i>How I Became A Pirate.</i></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">The Playwright</font></span></u></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Roger Bean</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial">is the writer Off-Broadway Musical<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marvelous_Wonderettes" title="The Marvelous Wonderettes"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:
none;text-underline:none">Winter Wonderettes</span></a></i>.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i> Winter Wonderettes</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>was first written for the Milwaukee
Repertory Theater, where Mr. Bean has created several new musicals utilizing
established and lesser-known radio and popular hits.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Andrews_Brothers" title="The Andrews Brothers"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:
none;text-underline:none">The Andrews Brothers</span></a></i>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Don't Touch That Dial!</i>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Route_66_(musical)" title="Route 66 (musical)"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;
text-underline:none">Route 66</span></a></i>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>That's
Amoré, Life Could Be A Dream</i>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honky_Tonk_Laundry" title="Honky Tonk Laundry"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;
text-underline:none">Honky Tonk Laundry</span></a></i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Why_Do_Fools_Fall_In_Love%3F_(musical)&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Why Do Fools Fall In Love? (musical) (page does not exist)"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">Why Do Fools
Fall In Love?</span></a></i><span class="apple-converted-space"> His shows </span>have
been produced in theaters across the country.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">The Directors</font></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">MaryJo Alexander </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">is directing<b> Winter
Wonderettes. </b>She is a member of
Actors’ Equity and Co-Artistic Director of Actors’ Summit.</span><span style="font-family:Arial"> For the company, MaryJo has directed <i>Some
Enchanted Evening, Born Yesterday, Sleuth, Private Lives, Crimes of the Heart,
Don’t Hug Me, Quilters, A Child’s Christmas in Wales </i>and<i> The All Night
Strut </i>among<i> </i>others. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span style="font-family:Arial">As musical director<b> Michael Anderson </b>returns to Actors
Summit having just provided musical direction for the critically acclaimed <i>Woody Guthrie’s American Song.</i></span> <span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Also at Actors’ Summit he has music
directed <i>Five Course Love</i>, <i>Some Enchanted Evening</i> and the cabaret
show <i>Wine, Women & Song</i>. Michael has been playing piano for over
twenty-five years, accompanying soloists, ensembles and choirs.</span></font></p>
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prices range from $19 at preview performances and Saturday matinees to $30 for
Friday and Saturday evenings. All full
time students with ID can attend any performance for $9. </font></span></p>
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Coupons are $260 for 10 admissions and season subscriptions starting at $86 for
six shows are still available. </font></span></p>
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Season Subscriptions & Good-Time-Any-Time Coupons<strong><span style="font-weight: normal; "> can be purchased by phone at (330) 374-7568. </span></strong></span></font></p>
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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>