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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" dir=ltr class=ecxMsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT size=3><STRONG>PROJECT1voice</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" dir=ltr class=ecxMsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT size=1><STRONG><U>The National Benefit Staged Reading</U></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" dir=ltr class=ecxMsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><STRONG><EM>THE AMEN CORNER </EM></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" dir=ltr class=ecxMsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> <FONT size=2>JUNE 18th, 2012</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P dir=ltr class=ecxMsoNormal>Cleveland, Ohio<STRONG> </STRONG>– <STRONG><STRONG><STRONG><STRONG>PROJECT1VOICE</STRONG></STRONG></STRONG><EM>, </EM></STRONG>a Black<EM> </EM>Theater consortium presents its 2nd annual fundraiser for the Rainey Institute, with the national benefit staged reading of <STRONG>James Baldwin’s <EM>The Amen Corner. </EM></STRONG>The event will be presented on June 18, 2012 at 7:00 pm at <SPAN>the<STRONG> </STRONG>Debra Ann November Theatre at the </SPAN>Rainey Institute, which is located at 1705 East 55<SUP>th</SUP> Street, in Cleveland, Ohio.</P>
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<P dir=ltr class=ecxMsoNormal>Project1voice is celebrating James Baldwin's work this year, by uniquely unifying the creative voices of twenty eight African-American theaters from New York City to Los Angeles. This event also commemorate the 25th anniversary of the playwright’s passing. <SPAN>It is Project1voice's </SPAN>sincerest hope to spark renewed interest in Black Theatre and the organizations that nurture them.</P>
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<P dir=ltr class=ecxMsoNormal><B><I>The Amen Corner</I></B> is a three-act play by James Baldwin, first published in 1954. The play addresses the themes of the role of the church in the African-American family. <EM>1Voice 1Play 1Day!</EM> is a national day of celebration that not only honors the late great playwright, James Baldwin's seminal work. It also seeks to highlight the African-American theatre companies that are struggling for their very existence. New York City, Project1Voice founder <STRONG>Erich McMillan-McCall </STRONG>said in a statement. “It is imperative that our community sparks renewed interest in the art, the artists and the organizations which nurture them." Project1Voice (Cleveland) is also proud to take on the challenge of trumpeting our artistic resources so that Rainey Institute children's theatre can sustain themselves now and into the future. We applaud the work of Beverly Brown and Lee Lazar's leadership of one of the most important institutions in our city.</P>
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<P dir=ltr class=ecxMsoNormal>The artist perfroming in the Cleveland stage reading of <B><I>The Amen Corner</I></B> include: *<STRONG>Kyle Primous*, Conni Blair*, Mariama Whyte*, Angela Gillespie Winborn*, Norma Powell*, Margaret Taylor Ford* </STRONG>(*Actors appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association <EM>- </EM>(<EM>Theatre Authority, Inc</EM>).<SPAN><EM> </EM>Community cast favorites include: </SPAN><STRONG>Peter Lawson Jones, Renee Matthews Jackson, Darlene Darby, Michael Medcalf, Antuane Rodgers, Ronald Pitts, Pierre Collins, Thelma Williams, A'tiva Marie, Syrmylin R. Cartwright-Kelly, Debra Rose, Neal Hodges, Darnell Weaver, Clarise Maria Williams and David Jenkins.<SPAN> </SPAN></STRONG></P>
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<P dir=ltr class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>The PROJECT1VOICE</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><STRONG> </STRONG>production team includes: </SPAN><STRONG>Anthony Elfonzia Nickerson-El</STRONG> (production supervisor);<B> Artis Gaines </B>(production manager) and<B> Jamie Weinfeld </B>(stage manager).<SPAN><STRONG> </STRONG>The creative team for <EM>The Amen Corner </EM>is<EM> </EM><STRONG>Edward Ridley Jr. </STRONG>as Musical Director and </SPAN><STRONG>Dale Ricardo Shields </STRONG>as Director.</P>
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