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<!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">HEIGHTS YOUTH THEATRE 2012-2013
SEASON TO INCLUDE <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-align: center; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">TWO PREMIERES</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Book Antiqua'" size="4">Season to open with
“Midsummer”, a music theatre adaptation of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s
Dream, written by local director, Nathan Motta</font></i></p><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%; "><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">
University Heights, OH –<span class="style31"> Heights Youth Theatre (HYT), with
the generous support of the Ohio Arts Council and the citizens of Cuyahoga
County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, is proud to announce their 2012-2013
season opening in October 2012 with the national premiere of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Midsummer</i>, written and directed by e</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua"">stablished
director, conductor, composer, and lyricist</span><span class="style31"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">, Nathan Motta.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua"">Midsummer
</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
"Book Antiqua"">is Motta’s music theatre adaptation of what is considered to
be one of Shakespeare’s most popular works for the stage, "A Midsummer
Night's Dream".<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The musical translates
Shakespeare's text, while maintaining the integrity of the original verse for
the magical characters including Oberon (King of the Fairies), Titania (Queen
of the Fairies), and the various others fairies and sprites in the forest. The
show boasts original music (including such songs as "Relentless",
"On a Midsummer Night", "Like a Summer's Day", and "A Confounding
Situation”), filled with the richness of a chamber orchestra of strings, oboe,
reeds, percussion, and two keyboards.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>“This
show stays true to Shakespeare's story while remaining relevant and
entertaining for people of all ages through the use of modern language and
music,” says Motta.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%; "><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><br>
In addition to <b><i>Midsummer,</i></b> the season will showcase the Ohio
premiere of </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Book Antiqua"">Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic novel, </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">A
Little Princess</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> (January2013),
directed by acclaimed artistic director, Pierre Jacques-Brault.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A
Little Princess was first made famous in 1939 by child star, Shirley Temple, who
portrayed the young girl (and heiress to a large fortune), </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua"">Sara
Crewe.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Enrolled in an exclusive girl’s
seminary in Victorian England, Sara’s life takes a dramatic turn when she
receives news of the loss of her father, and her fortune, and is forced to
become a servant for the seminary. A Little Princess is said to have a
beautiful and melodic score that adds to the magic and enchantment of the
production.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%; "><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
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Following A Little Princess, will be Disney’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">The</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Jungle Book (March 2013)</i>,
directed by </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Book Antiqua"">singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and visual
artist, </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Treva Offutt.</span><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></i><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:
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tells the story of Mowgli, an orphan boy raised among animals in the wild
jungles of India.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>With song favorites
like “Bare Necessities” and “I want to be like you”, Jungle Book is expected to
be a real crowd pleaser.<span class="style31"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%; "><span class="style31"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
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Participants in Heights Youth Theatre range in age from 6-18 from all over
Greater Cleveland.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The Theatre generally
produces three to four full-length musicals each year, servicing over 200
children and entertaining thousands.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HYT
has been in existence for over 55 years and serves close to 4,000 youth and
families each season.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>For countless
numbers of children, Heights Youth Theatre is their first exposure to live
theater. It has been a place where young people from kindergarten through the
12th grade, from the inner ring suburbs of Greater Cleveland and beyond, enjoy
a safe, nurturing environment and a cooperative learning experience as they
work together to create a production. The extraordinary artistic quality of
Heights Youth Theatre's productions and the sense of connection to a larger
community, are but a few of the compelling reasons children and adults choose
to become involved with the Theatre.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%; "><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
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Says Pamela Fine, Executive Director, “We are so excited to bring these amazing
shows to our communities.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We are so fortunate to work with some of the
best directors around, in turn providing our young performers with a truly engaging
and educational experience. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We encourage
everyone to bring their family and friends out to see our shows this season.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>You will be in for a real treat!!”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%; "><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
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Heights Youth Theatre is considered one of the gems of Cleveland Heights,
having been named in <span style="mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Cleveland
Magazine</span>'s "Best of Cleveland" issue (2006) for tops in
children's theater.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Several HYT youth
have gone on to study Musical Theater at major colleges and universities such as
Baldwin Wallace, Boston University, Carnegie Mellon, NYU Tisch School,
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Ithaca College.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Some have attended summer programs at
Interlochen Arts Academy, Fairmount Performing Arts Camp, Stage Door Manor,
Carnegie Mellon and Northwestern, and others have gone on to perform on
Broadway in shows such as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Hair, Newsies, Rent,
Mama Mia, Wicked, Spring Awakening, and the 25<sup>th</sup> Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 150%; "><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
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For more information on auditions, tickets, sponsorships and donations, please
call </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
"Book Antiqua"">216.923.1583 </span><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">or
visit </span></strong><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
font-weight:normal"><a href="http://www.heightsyouththeatre.org">www.heightsyouththeatre.org</a></span></strong><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
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