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<DIV align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 26pt">Lakeland Civic Theatre</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000bf; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" class=yiv1416824421MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">PRESS RELEASE</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000bf; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" class=yiv1416824421MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">CONTACT: Dr. Martin Friedman, 440-525-7034 or 216-233-5441</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000bf; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" class=yiv1416824421MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2012</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000bf; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" class=yiv1416824421MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="COLOR: red"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000bf; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" class=yiv1416824421MsoNormal align=center><FONT face=Calibri><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Lakeland Theatre Announces 2012-2013 Season: Two Pulitzer Prize-winning plays:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000bf; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" class=yiv1416824421MsoNormal align=center><FONT face=Calibri><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Northeast Ohio premiere of <I>Next To Normal</I> and</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000bf; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" class=yiv1416824421MsoNormal align=center><FONT style="RIGHT: auto" face=Calibri><B style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">David Auburn’s <I>Proof</I></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000bf; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" class=yiv1416824421MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000bf; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" class=yiv1416824421MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Lakeland Civic Theatre is delighted to announce its’ 2012-2013 season presenting two Pulitzer Prize-winning plays to Northeast Ohio audiences. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000bf; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" class=yiv1416824421MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000bf; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" class=yiv1416824421MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Opening on September 28 and written by David Auburn, <STRONG><EM>Proof </EM></STRONG>is a Tony awarding winning </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="COLOR: black">family drama and a psychological mystery surrounding the authorship of a potentially revolutionary mathematical proof. While <STRONG><EM>Proof</EM></STRONG> takes its name from a mathematical procedure, this is not a play limited to those with a mathematical bent. On the contrary, you don't even have to know what a prime number is to understand this smart, fast-paced drama. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" class=yiv1416824421MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><B><I><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Proof</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> runs for 9 performances from September 28 through October 14. Sets and lights are designed by Keith Nagy and Martin Friedman directs. Tickets are $13 for adults and $10 for seniors and $7 for students. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30PM and Sundays at 2:00 PM. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" class=yiv1416824421MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000bf; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" class=yiv1416824421MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; RIGHT: auto"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Following their acclaimed productions of <STRONG><I>Sweeney Todd</I>, <I>Assassins, Anyone Can Whistle</I></STRONG> and <I><STRONG>Death of a Salesman</STRONG></I>, set and lighting designer Trad A Burns and Friedman again pick up the gauntlet to present their take on the Pulitzer Prize-winning examination of mental illness and the family in <B><I>Next to Normal. </I></B>With music by Tom Kitt and book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, this 2008 Tony Award-winning musical concerns a mother whose struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effect that her illness has on her family. The musical also addresses such issues as grieving a loss, suicide, drug abuse, ethics in modern
psychiatry and suburban life. According to the Pulitzer Board, <STRONG><EM>Next to Normal</EM></STRONG> is a "powerful rock musical that grapples with mental illness in a suburban family and expands the scope of subject matter for musicals." <VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR><VAR id=yiv1416824421yui-ie-cursor></VAR></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" class=yiv1416824421MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><B><I><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Next to Normal</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> runs for 10 performances from February 1 through 17, 2013. <SPAN> </SPAN>Tickets are just $15 for adults and $13 for seniors and $7 for students. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000bf; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" class=yiv1416824421MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000bf; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" class=yiv1416824421MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Call 440-525-7526 for ticket reservations and information about group discounts. For production information, call 440-525-7034 or e-mail to </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red"><A href="mailto:martinfriedman98@yahoo.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:martinfriedman98@yahoo.com"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">martinfriedman98@yahoo.com</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000bf; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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