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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>DOBAMA THEATRE IS
PROUD TO PRESENT <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>THE 34<sup>th</sup>
MARILYN BIANCHI KIDS’ PLAYWRITING FESTIVAL <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>AND DOBAMA YOUNG
PLAYWRIGHTS COMPETITION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span
style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>Selected plays will be
presented June 1-10<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span
style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>at Dobama Theatre, 2340 Lee
Road in Cleveland Heights<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span
lang=CS style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>Performances
of Marilyn Bianchi Kids‘ Playwriting Festival:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span
lang=CS style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Opening Night
Benefit – Friday, June 1 at 7:30 PM <b>(Tickets $25)</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span
lang=CS style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Saturday,
June 2 @ 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span
lang=CS style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sunday, June
3 @ 2:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span
lang=CS style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Admission:
FREE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span
lang=CS style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span
lang=CS style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>Performances
of Dobama Young Playwrights Competition:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span
lang=CS style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thursday June
7 @ 7:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span
lang=CS style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Friday June 8
@ 8:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span
lang=CS style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Saturday June
9 @ 8:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span
lang=CS style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sunday June
10 @ 2:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span
lang=CS style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Admission:
Adults $10, Children & students $5<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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lang=CS style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><b><span
lang=CS style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Priority
reserved seating is available for each weekend for $15/ adults and $7/children
& students. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><b><span
lang=CS style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><b><span
lang=CS style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>General or
priority reservations can be made by calling the Box Office at (216) 932-3396
or visiting dobama.org<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>34<sup>TH</sup>
Annual Marilyn Bianchi Kids’ Playwriting Festival</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - A Dobama
tradition, the MBKPF celebrates its 34<sup>TH</sup> year! Over 250 plays
were written and submitted by kids throughout Cuyahoga County, grades 1 –
12. Dobama actors and designers will present staged readings of selected
winning scripts. The outcome is three joyful days of original
storytelling, imaginative dialogue and delightful characters as created by
kids. Dedicated to the memory of Marilyn Bianchi, the festival is the
nation’s first event of its kind, encouraging kids to celebrate the fun
and joy of live theatre.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>Dobama
Young Playwrights Competition (NEW!)</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> - </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Running parallel to the Kids’ Festival
is the Dobama Young Playwrights Competition (DYPC) for grades 6-12. The program
has a mission to identify, cultivate, promote, and motivate young playwrights
in the pre-professional phase of their careers through the process of working
with theatre professionals and the experience of seeing their words come to
life on stage in a professional production. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
professional acting ensemble for both productions includes Thayer Juergens, Joe
Dunn, Robert Hawkes, Sidney Perelman, Thomas Burke, Katie Wilkinson, Maryann
Elder, Dominique Paramore, and Natalie Phillips.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang=CS style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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