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mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Giovanni Black'; font-size: 21px; font-variant: small-caps; ">Weathervane</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Giovanni Black";mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;font-variant:small-caps">Playhouse</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:blue"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5">Auditions for<o:p></o:p></font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:blue">The Mystery of Edwin Drood – Musical by
Rupert Holmes</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:green"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5">By Appointment (in 10-minute intervals)<o:p></o:p></font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:green"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5">Sunday, June 17<o:p></o:p></font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:green"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5">Monday, June 18<o:p></o:p></font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5">Starting at 6:00 p.m.</font><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial Narrow";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:green">Call 330-836-2626 to
schedule</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:green"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;color:green">Rehearsals Begin: August 26, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;color:green">Run Dates: October 4 - 21, 2012</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:green"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;color:blue">Audition Preparation:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">*This musical production
requires 22 lively, energetic and entertaining actors who will portray members
of an English acting troupe, circa 1873. As troupe members, they will portray
other characters as they reveal the story.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">*Various English accents are
sought as these characters range from upper class to gravedigger.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>(The ability to use more than one is preferable)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>(Please note that the characters Helena and Neville Landless
are East Indian)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">* For the audition, please
sing 32 bars in the style of the show (Two contrasting songs).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>*Songs from the show are fine</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">* If you are interested in a
particular character, it is fine to sing 32 bars of that character’s song.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">*All actors need to be
comfortable with movement/dance</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">* Reading sides from the
script may be requested and will be provided at the audition.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
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Calibri;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";
mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Chairman William Cartwright/ Mayor
Sapsea</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> (Age Range 50 -65)<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Is the leader of our show’s acting
troupe and our emcee/guide through the story. He is quick witted with a dry
sense of humor. A jovial character comfortable with addressing the audience
directly. (Vocal range is Baritone)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">John Jasper/ Clive Paget</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial">(Age Range 30 – 35)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>A
handsome leading man type with a dark side. He is burdened with complex hidden
desires and emotions. Secretly in love with his vocal student. We must believe
he is capable of violence. (Vocal range – Baritone)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Rev. Crisparkle/ Mr. Smythe</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(Age
Range 35 – 45)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>A
sincere, good natured and educated gentleman. (Vocal range – Lyric Baritone)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Edwin Drood/ Alice Nutting</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> (Age Range 25 – 35)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>A
female actor who portrays male roles in the troupe. Educated, forthright and
confident with a stubborn streak as Drood. A bit of a diva as Alice, prone to
hissy fits.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Vocal range - Mezzo/Soprano)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Rosa Bud/ Deidre Peregrine</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> (Age Range 20 – 24)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>Innocent
ingénue. Vocal student of John Jasper but afraid of him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She has an outward vulnerability with
an inner strength. (Vocal range – Soprano with a lower range)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Alice/ Isabel Yearsley</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> (Age Range 20 – 24)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>Schoolmate
and friend of Rosa/ Ensemble<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Beatrice/ Florence Gill</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> (Age Range 20 – 24)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>Schoolmate
and friend of Rosa/ Ensemble<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Helena Landless/ Janet Conover</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(Age
Range 25 – 30)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>Portrays
an East Indian woman in the troupe. Strong, smart character who is protective
of the people she cares about and aware of her surroundings and situations. A
woman on the ball. (Vocal range – Alto/Mezzo)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Neville Landless/ Victor Grinstead</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(Age
Range 27 – 35)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>Handsome
leading man type with a bit of a stubborn chauvinistic bent. He is prone to
challenging others when he feels threatened or belittled. He portrays an East
Indian character in the troupe. (Vocal range – Lyric Baritone)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Durdles/ Mr. Nick Cricker</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> (Age Range 50 – 60)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>Good
comedic timing. Grave digger, tomb builder and father to Master Nick.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">(Vocal Range – Bass/
Baritone)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Deputy/ Master Nick Cricker/ Statue</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> (Age Range 20 – 25)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>A
young man with a sense of innocence. New to the acting troupe but wants to move
up the ranks. (Vocal range – Tenor)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Princess Puffer/ Angela Prysock</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> (Age Range 45 – 60)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>Runs
a brothel. Road and life weary but still has a sense of humor about it all. She
has seen everything and been subjected to much. (Vocal range – Alto)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Stage Manager/ James Throttle/Harold</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> (Age Range 40 – 45)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>Dry
sense of humor, efficient company man (Vocal range – Bass)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Philip Bax/ Servant/ Bazzard (Ensemble)</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial">(Age Range 40 – 45)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>Wants
to be an actor very badly. Sings “Never The Luck”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">(Vocal range – Lyric
Baritone)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Horace/ Brian Pankhurst/ (Ensemble)</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> (Age Range 35 – 45)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>As
Horace he leads a vigilante group<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Shade of Jasper/ Harry Sayle/(Ensemble)</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial">(Age Range 25 – 30)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Shade of Drood/ Mantague Pruitt/(Ensemble)</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> (Age Range 25 – 30)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Alan Eliot/ Julian (Ensemble)</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> (Age Range 20 – 30)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Christopher Lyon (Ensemble)</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> (Age Range 20 – 25)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Gwendolyn Pynn (Ensemble)</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> (Age Range 20 – 25)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Sarah Cook (Ensemble)</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> (Age Range 20 – 25)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Violet Balfour/ Servant/ (Ensemble)</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> (Age Range 25 – 30)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";
mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">
(Director/Choreographer) has mounted shows that range from the musical comedy
styling of Gilbert and Sullivan to the drama of August Wilson. Included in his
body of work are productions of Gilbert & Sullivan’s-<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">The Mikado</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">The All Night
Strut</i> at The American Stage Festival, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">A
Raisin in the Sun</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">The</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Hi-De-Ho Man, Cab Calloway</i> for the
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe in Sarasota, Florida, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">Five Guys Named Moe</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Little
Shop of Horrors</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Floyd Collins </i>and
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Once On This Island</i> at the Weston
Playhouse<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">, Fences</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">A Soldier’s Play</i> at The Historic Asolo
Theatre in Florida, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Ragtime</i> for Kent
State University, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Junkanoo Drums</i> at
Lincoln Center (New York),<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Guys and Dolls</i>
for the Fine Arts Association of Willoughby and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">Ain’t Misbehavin</i> at Maine State Music Theatre, American Stage
Company, Bay Street Theatre, and Weston Playhouse. Internationally he has
directed works seen in The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France and Austria.
He is a member of the Society of Directors and Choreographers.</span></p>
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<h6><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; ">Weathervane Playhouse closes its 77<sup>th</sup> Mainstage season with the
hilariously charming musical comedy, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">The
Drowsy Chaperone</i>. This heartfelt spoof of old-time Broadway musicals is
presented live on stage between June 14 and July 8, 2012. The production is
directed and choreographed by Gwen Arment with musical direction by John Ebner.</span></h6><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; ">The show begins when a lonely musical-theater fan – known
only as Man in Chair – seeks to cure his "non-specific sadness" by
listening to the original cast recording of his favorite Broadway musical from
the late 1920s, a fictional smash hit called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">The Drowsy Chaperone</i>. As the needle drops on his record player, the
Jazz Age-era show and its wacky cast of characters suddenly come to life in his
dumpy apartment! It’s a hilarious show-within-a-show packed with musical and
comedic delights!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Winner of five 2006 Tony Awards – including best score and
best book – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">The Drowsy Chaperone</i> is a
delightful valentine to Broadway musicals of old, complete with loveable stock
characters.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">The Drowsy
Chaperone</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial"> introduces us to Janet Van De Graaff, a young Broadway
starlet about to be married. There’s her harried producer, Mr. Feldzieg, who’s
eager to stop the nuptials. Attached to the producer is a dizzy chorus girl. We
also meet the handsome and carefree bridegroom, his tap-dancing best man, two
gangsters pretending to be pastry chefs, a conceited Latin song-and-dance man,
an aviatrix, and a daffy rich woman and her foppish butler. And then there’s
the vampish, slightly older – and slightly tipsy! – woman known as The Drowsy
Chaperone, who’s supposed to be keeping an eye on the blushing bride!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Against this Roaring ‘20s backdrop, hilarity ensues as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">The Drowsy Chaperone</i> serves up clever
songs and a gleeful story about love and marriage – complete with all the witty
post-modern asides interjected by Man in Chair, who comments on the action with
witty asides as his favorite musical magically unspools in his apartment.</span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><span style="font-family:
Arial">Weathervane’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">The Drowsy Chaperone
</i>Performance and Ticket Information<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:6.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">The Drowsy
Chaperone </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">plays on the Weathervane Playhouse Founders Theater stage
between June 14 and July 8, 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">The
low-cost preview performance is Thursday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m.; the official
opening-night performance is Friday, June 15 at 8 p.m.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Between
June 14 and July 8, 2012, the performance days and times are Thursdays at 7:30
p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.</span></p><p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; ">Tickets for the June 14 preview performance only (at 7:30
p.m.) are $18 each. Tickets for performances after June 14 are $24 each.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; ">$21 tickets for seniors are available for Thursday and
Sunday performances. Tickets for children (ages 17 or younger) and college
students are $5 each at all performances. Additional discounts for groups of 12
or larger are also available.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; ">The Weathervane Playhouse Box Office is open Mondays between
10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. and
is also open beginning one hour before each performance. For tickets, visit or
call the Weathervane Box Office at (330) 836-2626 during Box Office hours or
connect online to <a href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/"><span class="MsoPageNumber"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;
text-underline:none">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com</span></span></a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal"><span style="font-family:Arial">The Drowsy Chaperone </span></i><span style="font-family:Arial">Cast and their Ohio Residences</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:6.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Patrick Michael Dukeman</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "> (of Copley) plays the role of Man in Chair<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Amanda Davis</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> (of Akron) plays the role of The Drowsy Chaperone<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Molly
Weidig </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; ">(of Jackson Township) plays the role of Janet Van De Graaff<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Scott
Miesse</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "> (of Strongsville) plays the role of Robert Martin<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Shane
Hurst</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "> (of Stow) plays the role of George<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Ryan
Bergeron</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "> (of Broadview Heights) plays the role of Aldolpho<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Karen L.
Wood</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "> (of Creston) plays the role of Mrs. Tottendale<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Al Klesh</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "> (of
Akron) plays the role of Underling<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Henry C.
Bishop</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "> (of Creston) plays the role of Feldzieg<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Michelle
Rae Chaho</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "> (of Cuyahoga Falls) plays the role of Kitty<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Sarah Elaine Bailey</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> (of Cuyahoga Falls) plays the role of Trix<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Jonathan
Merechant</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "> (of Akron) plays the role of Gangster <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Daniel
O’Donnell</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "> (of Copley) plays the role of Gangster<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Mike Groom</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "> (of
Barberton) plays the role of The Superintendent <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Brittany
Dolinar</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "> (of Akron) is a member of the Ensemble<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Johnny
Luoma</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "> (Akron) is a member of the Ensemble<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Katie
O’Conner</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "> (of Uniontown) is a member of the Ensemble<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5">Adam
Vigneault</font></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"> (of Medina) is a member of the Ensemble</font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">The Drowsy
Chaperone Backstage Team and their Ohio Residences<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial">Stage Manager – Jason Bryan Maurer </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial">(of Akron)</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Sound
Designer – Casey Jones</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "> (of Akron)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Lighting
Designer – Brandon Davies</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "> (of Stow)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Properties
Co-Designers –</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Todd Dieringer </b>(of
Wadsworth), <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Jen Draher</b> (of North
Canton) and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Jamie Oriti</b> (of Akron)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Costume
Designer – Jasen J. Smith</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "> (of Akron)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Scenic
Designer/Technical Director – Alan Scott Ferrall</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "> (of
Cuyahoga Falls)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Assistant
Technical Director – Kathy Kohl </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; ">(of Akron)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><em><span style="font-style:normal">About the Show’s Director and Choreographer<o:p></o:p></span></em></h3><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="font-family:Arial">GWEN ARMENT</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> did her undergraduate work at the Indiana University
School of Music in piano and voice and her Masters work in Theater History at
Hunter College. She also studied at London’s National Theatre. Based in New
York City, she performed there as well as on tour and in regional theaters
before starting a career in producing, directing and teaching. In the New York
area, she has directed at the Abingdon Theatre, Theatre 315, The Theatre Arts
Center, Ensemble Studio Theatre (associate producer 1995), Broadway Theatre
Institute for Musical Mondays Theatre Lab (artistic director 2002-2003) and The
Century Center. Nationally, she also has directed at the South Jersey Regional Theater;
Arundel Barn Playhouse in Maine; Charles Playhouse in Boston; Pennsylvania
Stage Company; Mishler Theatre in Altoona, Pennsylvania; and at the Royal Palm
Festival Theater in Florida, where she received Carbonell nominations for
choreography and performing. At Ohio Northern University in 2010 and 2011 Gwen
had the pleasure of directing and choreographing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">Urinetown</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">The 25th Annual
Putnam County Spelling Bee</i>. She has also given master classes in musical
theater at both ONU and Indiana University. As a teacher of professional
actors, alongside guest faculty instructors from the Royal National Theatre and
the Royal Shakespeare Company, she produced and taught Shakespeare workshops in
New York City and at Western Connecticut State University. In addition, she
instructed in piano and voice at Valparaiso University as well as theater
history at Hunter College. In 2004, she co-founded and currently remains the
artistic director and producer for Hell’s Kitchen Musicals (HKM), a company
that develops new works with readings, staged readings and showcases. Most
recently, HKM produced the new musical <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Peg
O’ My Heart</i> for New York City's 2011 Midtown International Theatre
Festival. It won the award for best musical. Among the many celebrated artists
with whom Gwen has worked are Gower Champion, Peter Gennaro, Donald Saddler,
Christopher Hewitt, Bob Herget, Tommy Tune, George Faison and Ron Lagomarsino.
When performing the role of Lola in Damn Yankees, Gwen danced Bob Fosse’s
original choreography, having been taught and supervised by the original Lola,
Gwen Verdon. When not directing or producing, Gwen teaches voice privately.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4">About the Show’s Musical Director</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><o:p></o:p></font></b></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">JOHN EBNER is glad to be back at the Weathervane Playhouse.
In past seasons, he directed <span style="mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Ragtime</span>
and <span style="mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Putting it Together</span>,
receiving a Chanticleer and YACTA Marque Award for <span style="mso-bidi-font-style:
italic">Ragtime.</span> John has worked extensively in a variety of ways as
music director, keyboardist and accompanist for Canton Cabaret, Carousel Dinner
Theatre, Coach House, Ohio Shakespeare Festival, Player’s Guild of Canton and
Voices of Canton. He has performed with Arthur Fiedler of the Boston Pops
Orchestra, Academy Award-winning Paul Williams and a Billy Joel Tribute band at
Cleveland’s House of Blues. John is a retired music teacher and continues to
work with local schools in Stark & Summit counties. “It is great to be
working with Henry, Karen and Mandy again. Special thanks to Nancy, Terry, Ron
and Jim for giving me the opportunity to do what I truly love as well as Gwen,
Scott, Jason and our fantastic cast, orchestra and crew.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">About the
Show’s Production History and Adaptations</span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">In 1997, several theater artists in Canada – Don McKellar,
Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison and several of their friends – created a satire of
old musicals to present as a skit at the bachelor party for their fellow
theatrical pal, Robert Martin, who was soon to be married. They called their
show <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">The Drowsy Chaperone</i>. This first
version of the show did not include the character of Man in Chair, but Martin
was so enchanted by the spoof that he encouraged his friends to reshape it for
a performance at the Toronto Fringe Festival. He also signed on as a co-writer
of the show and he created the role of Man in Chair, which he played on stage
at the Toronto Fringe Festival in 1999.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">After the Fringe Festival, the creative team got a call from
Canadian theatrical producer David Mirvish, who secured funding for an enlarged
production of the show at Theatre Passe Muraille, a Toronto not-for-profit
theater company with 160 seats. After good reviews and strong box office sales,
the creative team and producers then mounted a full-scale production in 2001 at
the 1,000-seat Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto. By then, a team of Broadway
producers had heard about this quirky little “show within a show” and they
eventually secured the rights to produce the show in New York City. In 2004,
the producing team arranged for a workshop reading of the show under the
auspices of New York’s National Alliance for Musical Theatre – the success of
which opened the door for additional funding to mount the show on Broadway.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">After a pre-Broadway try-out at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los
Angeles in 2005, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">The Drowsy Chaperone</i>
opened on Broadway at the Marriott Marquis Theatre on May 1, 2006, where it
would play for 674 performances before closing on Dec. 30, 2007. The New York
production was nominated for 13 Tony Awards and won five of them – including
Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score. A London production – also
starring Bob Martin as Man in Chair – opened in 2007, but closed after less
than 100 performances. Across the globe, the show has been produced in Japan
and Australia. Back home in America, two national tours of the show traveled
from city to city across the United States between 2007 and 2009.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">About the
Show’s Creators<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">LISA
LAMBERT</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial"> (music and lyrics) is an actress, writer and composer who
received the Tony Award for Best Original Score, the Drama Desk Award for
Outstanding Music, and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">The Drowsy Chaperone</i>.<span style="layout-grid-mode:line"> </span>Her Canadian credits include <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Honest Ed: The Bargain Musical</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Mirth</i> at the Poor Alex Theatre in
Toronto; <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Ouch My Toe</i> at the Toronto
Fringe Festival; <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">The Irish Musical</i>
and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">People Park</i> at the Rivoli, also
in Toronto; <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">An American in Harris</i> at
the Toronto Second City; and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">An Awkward
Evening With Martin and Johnson</i> at Toronto's Tim Sims Playhouse. On
Canadian television, she has appeared on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Slings
& Arrows</i>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">GREG
MORRISON</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial"> (music and lyrics) for his work on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">The Drowsy Chaperone</i> received the Tony Award for Best Original
Score, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music, the Outer Critics Circle
Award and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Backstage West</i> Garland
Award. In Canada, his credits include <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Hello...Hello</i>
at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto; <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Pochsy's
Lips,</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Citizen Pochsy</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Pochsy Unplugged</i> at the Toronto Fringe
Festival; <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Mumps and Smoot in Something
Else</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Mumps and Smoot in Flux</i>
for Toronto's Canadian Stage; <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">An Awkward
Evening with Martin and Johnson</i> at the Tim Sims Playhouse and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">The Age of Dorian</i> at the Atword Theatre
also in Toronto. His television songwriting credits include <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Slings & Arrows</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Getting Along Famously</i>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">BOB MARTIN</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> (book) is
a Toronto comedian, actor and writer. He has performed in and also written many
Canadian television shows. He performed the voice of "Cuddles," the
comfort doll, on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Puppets Who Kill</i>, a
TV show that aired from 2002 to 2006 on Canada’s Comedy Network. In addition to
collaborating with Don McKellar on the book for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">The Drowsy Chaperone</i>, he also starred as the Man in Chair in the
Broadway production and also in the London production. For <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">The Drowsy Chaperone</i>, he was nominated for a Tony Award for his
performance as Man and Chair and won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical.
Martin was one of the creator’s of Canada’s award-winning TV series <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Slings & Arrows</i>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">DON
McKELLAR </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">(book) received the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for his
book for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">The Drowsy Chaperone</i>. He
began his theatrical career when he co-founded Toronto's Augusta Company, with
which he co-created six experimental plays. He has also worked in the realm of
independent Canadian cinema. As screenwriter, he is credited (or co-credited)
for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Roadkill</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">Highway 61</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Dance Me Outside</i>,
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Thirty-two Short Films About Glenn Gould</i>
and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">The Red Violin</i>. For television he
wrote and starred in the CBC-TV series <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Twitch
City</i>. As an actor he has appeared in a number of films, including <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Exotica</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">eXistenZ</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">When Night Is
Falling</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Clean</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Waydowntown</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">The Red Violin</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">The Event</i>
and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Monkey Warfare</i>. He was also a
regular on the Canadian TV series <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Slings
& Arrows</i>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; "> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Weathervane Playhouse and its dedicated volunteers offer
vital performing arts resources for the people of Northeastern Ohio. We create
exciting and thought-provoking shows with impressive production values. Through
educational programs and volunteer opportunities for people of all ages and
backgrounds, Weathervane serves the theater community, our patrons and our
volunteers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">The Ohio
Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage
economic growth, education excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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