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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>April 13, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:right'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Contact: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:right'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Christine
Patronik-Holder<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:right'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>330-562-1818<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center'><b><i><font
size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>THE SOUND OF MUSIC<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:center'><b><font
size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Opens
April 20 in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Aurora</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>WHO
Aurora Community Theatre <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:2.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-1.5in'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>WHAT
<b><i><span style='text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>THE
SOUND OF MUSIC</span><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
Music by Richard Rodgers and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Book by
Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Suggested by "The
Story of the Trapp Family Singers”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.5in'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>John Marchese, Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.5in'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>D. Keith Stiver, Music Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.5in'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Linda Balwinski, Producer<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.5in'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Roseann Canfora, Co-Producer and Acting Coach<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>WHEN
8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Apr 20 – May 12<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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3 p.m. Sundays Apr 29 and May 6<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>WHERE
Aurora Community Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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115 E. Pioneer Trail<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Near the intersection
of SR 43 and 306 at the Gazebo in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Aurora</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>TICKET
PRICES $16 adults<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
$11 age18 and under<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>TICKET
ORDERS <a href="http://www.auroracommunitytheatre.com/">www.auroracommunitytheatre.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
330-562-1818<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Aurora Community Theatre extends sincere appreciation
to The Campus of <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Anna Maria of Aurora</span></b>
for their generous support of this show<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>.</span></i></b> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><i><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>THE SOUND OF MUSIC</span></font></i></b> is presented
through special arrangement with R & H Theatricals: www.rnh.com.<o:p></o:p></p>
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size=1 face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>###<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";
font-style:italic'>ACT, celebrating 52 successful seasons in 2010-11, annually
presents three regular season shows, a summer stock production plus two
children’s summer workshops, reaching an annual audience of over 6,000.
ACT showcases the region’s top actors, musicians, costume and set
designers, construction, lighting, sound and backstage crews -- all of whom
generously donate their time and talent. </span></font></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Christine Patronik-Holder<br>
Business and Marketing Manager<br>
Aurora Community Theatre<br>
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">PO Box</st1:Street> 9</st1:address>
(mailing address)<br>
115 E Pioneer Trail (theatre address)<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Aurora</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">44202</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
330-562-1818<br>
<a
href="mailto:christine@auroracommunitytheatre.comwww.auroracommunitytheatre.com">christine@auroracommunitytheatre.com<br>
www.auroracommunitytheatre.com</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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