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style="COLOR: maroon">NEWS RELEASE </SPAN></B><SPAN
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2><B>Contact: Melanie
YC Pepe (330) 836-2626</B><SPAN
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><A
href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">www.WeathervanePlayhouse.com</SPAN></B></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><B>1301 Weathervane
Lane</B></st1:address></st1:Street><B> * <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Akron</st1:place></st1:City>, Oh 44313</B><SPAN
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align=center><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">PROJECT STAGE offers
$5 tickets for student groups</SPAN><SPAN
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align=center><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">to</SPAN><SPAN
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align=center><B><I><SPAN
style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">The Taming of
the Shrew</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">by William
Shakespeare<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">February 2, 8 & 14 at
10:00 a.m.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Shakespeare’s <B><I>The Taming of The
Shrew</I></B> revolves around Katherine, an outspoken woman with
a sharp-tongue, quick temper and a tendency to
be violent. When she meets Petruchio and the two
fall in love, he challenges her temperament and tries to make her behave.
Shakespeare's audience wanted Petruchio to succeed... let the
controversy begin!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Come and See Project STAGE in
action! We use live theatrical performances to awaken, enliven and challenge the
minds of students with issues both interesting and relevant to our time. Thanks
to the support of the <st1:City w:st="on">Akron</st1:City> Community Foundation
and the <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ohio</st1:place></st1:State>
Arts Council, we are able to offer tickets to <I><SPAN
style="COLOR: maroon">school day performances at the rate of $5 each!</SPAN></I>
We hope you and your students can join us for one of this seasons’ many
performances.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">As a
part of our "Project STAGE" Season (<I>S</I></SPAN></B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">tudents <B>T</B>hrough <B>A</B>cting <B>G</B>ain
<B>E</B>ducation</SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">) These productions
feature: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Pre-performance lecture and
discussions for your class (<I>by request</I>) <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Study guides to prepare your
class for the performance <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Post-performance discussion
immediately after the performance with the director, actors and fellow
students.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL></UL>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">We at Weathervane Playhouse
dedicate ourselves to the belief that young people should have the opportunity
to participate in theater both as audience members and as artists. Hope to see
you here!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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