<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">New World Performance Lab's Studio 2 production of "A Couple of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians" continues this weekend and next, Thursday-Saturday, at 8pm, at The Balch Street Theatre, 220 South Balch Street in Akron, OH, 44302. Don't miss this challenging, provocative, and hysterical contemporary play by Polish literary sensation Dorota Maslowska (English translation by Benjamin Paloff). <div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; ">Here's what audience members are saying: "a brilliant production," "amazing actors," "I couldn't stop laughing!" And more: "Just saw a play, directed by UA Theater Professor Jim Slowiak, at the the Balch Street Theater here in West Akron...it will run through June 23...Tremendous performances. Provocative. Thoughtful. Highly recommended."</span><br><div><br></div><div>Read what critics are saying: <a href="http://www.knightarts.org/community/akron/dark-comedy-shines-in-new-world-performance-laboratory-production">http://www.knightarts.org/community/akron/dark-comedy-shines-in-new-world-performance-laboratory-production</a></div><div><br></div><div>Tickets at <a href="http://brownpapertickets.com">brownpapertickets.com</a> or call 330-867-3299.</div><div><br></div><div>Directed by Akron Area Arts Alliance "Arts Alive!" Outstanding Artist in Theatre 2011: James Slowiak</div><div><br></div><div>Set and Costume Design by Inda Blatch-Geib.</div><div><br></div><div>Lighting Design by Steven Bornhoeft and Sound Design by David Obney.</div><div><br></div><div>Featuring Bobby Round, Jovana Bukvic, India Burton, Kim Woodworth, Avery McCullough, and Chris Hariasz.</div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>