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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><u><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Aurora Community Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>June 22, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Contact: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Christine Patronik-Holder<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>330-562-1818<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=5
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>The 25<sup>th</sup> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Annual</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Putnam</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> SPELLING BEE</span></font></i></b><font
size=5><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> <b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Opens
July 13 in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Aurora</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>WHO Aurora
Community Theatre <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-9.0pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-1.5in'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>WHAT <b><i><span
style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>The 25<sup>th</sup> <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Annual</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Putnam</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Spelling Bee<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Music
and lyrics by William Finn<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Book by Rachel Sheinkin<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Conceived by Rebecca Feldman<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Additional material by Jay Reiss.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>MARC C.
HOWARD</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>, Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>BRANDON</span></font></b></st1:City></st1:place><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'> LAMBERT</span></font></b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>, Music Director/Conductor/Accompanist<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Karen M. Haus and Marianne S. Paul, Co-Producers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>CHARMING,
HILARIOUS</span></font></b> musical about overachieving teens who vie for
championship the same way they handle life: <br>
quirky, haggard, superstitious – and just a <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>WEE BIT BAWDY</span></b>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>WHEN 8
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> July
13 – 28<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> 3
p.m. Sunday July 22<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>WHERE Aurora
Community Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> 115
E. Pioneer Trail<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Near the intersection of SR 43 and 306 at
the Gazebo in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Aurora</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>TICKET PRICES $16
adults<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> $11
age 18 and under<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>TICKET ORDERS <a
href="http://www.auroracommunitytheatre.com/">www.auroracommunitytheatre.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> 330-562-1818<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Aurora Community Theatre extends sincere appreciation to <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Aurora School of Music</span></b> for their generous
support of this show<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>The 25<sup>th</sup>
Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee</span></font></i></b> is presented through special arrangement
with Music Theatre International (www.MTIShows.com).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=1
face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>###<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-9.0pt'><i><font size=1
face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";
font-style:italic'>ACT, celebrating 53 successful seasons in 2012-13, annually
presents three regular season shows, a summer stock production plus two
children’s summer workshops, reaching an annual audience of over 7,000.
ACT showcases the region’s top actors, musicians, costume and set
designers, construction, lighting, sound and backstage crews -- all of whom
generously donate their time and talent. </span></font></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'>----------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Christine Patronik-Holder<br>
Business and Marketing Manager<br>
Aurora Community Theatre<br>
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">PO Box</st1:Street> 9</st1:address>
(mailing address)<br>
115 E Pioneer Trail (theatre address)<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Aurora</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">44202</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
330-562-1818<br>
<a
href="mailto:christine@auroracommunitytheatre.comwww.auroracommunitytheatre.com">christine@auroracommunitytheatre.com<br>
www.auroracommunitytheatre.com</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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