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size=3>2928 West 13<SUP>th</SUP> St., Ashtabula, OH
44004<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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Emperor’s New Clothes The Musical Kicks Off The<SPAN
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Season!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">The 2012 season of the Ashtabula Arts Center’s Straw Hat
Theatre opens Friday night at 8 p.m. with a classic fairy tale for the entire
family.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“The Emperor’s New Clothes”
with book by Karen Boettcher-Tate and music and lyrics by Bill Francoeur will
kick off the summer theater season and play for two weekends on <SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 15.5pt">June 8, 9, 10 and 14, 15, 16.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN>Kids and parents both will laugh
their socks off at this fairy-tale pop musical with eclectic styles ranging from
50’s rock ‘n’ roll to 20’s jazz to Celtic and more. </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>On June 16th
at 6:30 p.m. – you can meet the cast of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” and take a
backstage tour.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The $5 per guest
fee includes a cookie and punch reception that follows.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Bring your camera! Pre-registration is
required.</FONT></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman">All Straw Hat Theatre shows begin at 8:00 p.m.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Tickets are on sale now.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Box office ticket prices are $14 for
adults and<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>$12 for seniors and
students. Advance-sale, pre-paid tickets will receive a $2 discount per ticket.
Tickets can be purchased at the Ashtabula Arts Center box office or by phone at
(440) 964-3396.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">A bigger savings can be had by theater-goers who purchase
a season subscription.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Each
subscription offers four discounted admissions to any Straw Hat show this
season.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For those who only want to
see one show, all four admissions can be used at one time. Or for those who want
to see all four shows this season, one admission can be used at each of the four
productions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You get four
admissions to use at any summer show, at any time.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Subscription prices are $43.20 for
adults and $36 for seniors and students. Ashtabula<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Arts Center members will receive an
additional 10% discount. Subscriptions are on sale through June
10<SUP>th</SUP>.</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman">The Ashtabula Arts Center is funded in part by the Ohio
Arts Council.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Pamela Hammond<BR>Public Relations/Marketing
Coordinator<BR>Ashtabula Arts Center<BR>2928 West 13th Street<BR>Ashtabula OH
44004<BR>(440) 964-3396<BR><A
href="mailto:aac@ashartscenter.org">aac@ashartscenter.org</A><BR><A
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