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</span></font><span style="font-size:12pt">For nine Mondays, March 5 through April 30, at 7:00-8:30PM in the Balch Street Theatre, 220 South Balch Street, Akron OH 44302, NWPL Co-Artistic Directors Jairo Cuesta and James Slowiak will lead training sessions in the basic principles and techniques of the company’s twenty years of work and research into the actor’s craft. All levels are welcome, but you must be at least 18 years old or request special permission. Tickets are $10 general admission; $5 for students. Come dressed to move, sing, and discover (or rediscover) the urge to act! Write <a href="nwplab@gmail.com">nwplab@gmail.com</a> or call 330-867-3299 for more information. Visit us on Facebook! Or at our website: www.nwplab.com<br>
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</span><font size="5"><span style="font-size:18pt">PLAYscape! -- next adventure is March 31 at 2pm! Creative Movement and Contact led by NWPL company member Debora Totti!<br>
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</span></font></font><font color="#323232"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt">PLAYscape! is a new program sponsored by NWPL at the company’s Balch Street Theatre Space. On the last Saturday of each month, the company will host a series of interactive theatre adventures, landscapes, and escapes. Create puppets and masks. Learn about storytelling and movement techniques. Explore yoga, history, science, and current events. Come and play with some of Akron’s most innovative artists and discover the magic and mystery of theatre. This series of community and family-oriented adventures promises to engage kids and adults of all ages. Workshops range from 60-90 minutes and begin at 2pm. Tickets are only $5 individuals or $10 for a family. All ages are always welcome! Call (330)867-3299 for more information or write: n</span></font></font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font color="#1B66CC"><u><a href="wplab@gmail.com">wplab@gmail.com</a>.</u></font><font color="#323232"> </font></span></font>
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