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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>WVIZ/PBS ideastream® and Playhouse Square are pleased to
invite all college and high school students interested in a career in the
performing arts to be part of a live television studio audience for a
production of the show <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>“<a
href="http://www.ideastream.org/backstage/P0/"
title="http://www.ideastream.org/backstage/P0/">Backstage With</a>,”</span></b>
one of a series of dynamic interviews with masters in the performing arts. The
program will take place on <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Monday, January 16<sup>th</sup></span></b>,
at <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>7:00 pm </span></b>at the<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Idea</st1:PlaceName>
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Square</span></b></st1:address></st1:Street>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>During the first part of the program, NPR’s <a
href="http://www.npr.org/people/3874941/scott-simon"
title="http://www.npr.org/people/3874941/scott-simon">Scott Simon</a> will
interview two nationally-accomplished actors and comedians best known for their
dry wit and remarkable improvisational skills, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place> natives <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Mull"
title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Mull">Martin Mull</a> and <a
href="http://fredwillard.com/" title="http://fredwillard.com/">Fred Willard</a>.
Then, during the second part of the program, the studio audience will have the
unique opportunity to ask Martin and Frank questions; a very unique and
invaluable opportunity to “learn from the masters.” <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For more information about the program or if you are
interested in being part of the studio audience, please contact Toivo Motter at
(216) 916-6350 or <a href="mailto:toivo.motter@ideastream.org"
title="mailto:toivo.motter@ideastream.org">toivo.motter@ideastream.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We look forward to hearing from you!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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