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THE ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS</span></b><div class="WordSection1"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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 FALLS </span></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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CONFERENCE OF THE BIRDS</strong></span></i></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="Style-2"><span class="style461"><span style="color:rgb(0,176,80);font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><strong>Adapted from Farid ud-Din Attar’s poem by</strong></span></span></p>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="Style-2"><strong><span class="style461"><span style="color:rgb(0,176,80);font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:12pt">Directed by Wendy Kriss</span></span><span class="style671"><span style="color:rgb(0,176,80);font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:12pt;font-style:normal"></span></span></strong></p>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="Style-2"><span class="style501"><b style><span style="color:rgb(0,176,80);font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:12pt">Movement
by Bill Wade & Inlet Dance Theater with Wendy Kriss</span></b></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p><span class="style501"><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Performed in the Chagrin Falls Performing Arts Center STUDIO
THEATRE</span></span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="Style-2"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Set & Lighting Design by Ben Needham</span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="Style-2"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Costume Design by Caitlin Van Niel </span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="Style-2"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Stage Managed by Sarah Lynne Nicholas</span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:1em 0in" class="style17"><span class="style201"><b style><i><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Friday,
February 17^th 7:30 p.m.</span></i></b></span><b style><i><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><br>
<span class="style201"><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Saturday, February
18^th 7:30 p.m.</span></span><br>
<span class="style201"><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sunday, February 19^th
2:30 p.m.</span></span></span></i></b></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="Style-2"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">ADULT TICKETS <span style>           </span>$12.00
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="Style-2"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">STUDENTS & SENIORS <span style>  </span>$<span style>  </span>7.00</span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="Style-2"><b style><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Reservations: <a href="http://www.chagrinacademy.org/2011-2012.htm"><font color="#0000ff">http://www.chagrinacademy.org/2011-2012.htm</font></a>
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</font><span style="font-size:11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Megg Cantlay</font></span><div class="WordSection2"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Ryan Claus</font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Sophia Garfoli</font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Jessie Gill</font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Shoshanna Grossman</font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Ashantis Jones</font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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Lally</font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Arissa Scott</font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Kelli Wanamaker</font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">James Wells</font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Keifer Wiley</font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Darnell Williams</font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Leena Zarlinga</font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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</font><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><font size="3">ABOUT THE PLAY</font></span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><em><b style><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">The Conference of
the Birds</span></b></em><font face="Verdana"><font color="#ffffff"><span class="style431"><b style><span style="font-size:9pt"><font color="#000000"> is a story about</font></span></b></span><span class="style431"><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span></span></font><strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">a flock of birds who
undertake a search for the Simorgh, the true King of birds. In the course of
the journey, the birds become discouraged, but the leader convinces them to remain
firm. In the end, a few survive only to discover that they themselves are the
embodiment of the Divine.</span></strong></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="Style-2"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">The Academy for the Performing Arts</span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="Style-2"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">At the Chagrin
Falls High
 School Performing Arts
 Center</span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="Style-2"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">400 East Washington
 Street</span><br><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Chagrin Falls</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">, Ohio 44022</span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="Style-2"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">(440) 715 – 4004</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span></p>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="Style-2"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">The Academy for the Performing Arts </span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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