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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>WESTERN RESERVE PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>DON’T HUG ME <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>by PHIL and PAUL OLSEN<S><o:p></o:p></S></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>July 27, 28 & Aug. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 18<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Calibri><U><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Don’t Hug Me </SPAN></U><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">is an award-winning musical comedy that takes place in a colorful rustic north woods bar in tiny Bunyan Bay, Minnesota.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It’s the coldest, most bone-chilling day of the year and cantankerous bar owner Gunner Johnson (<U>Rob Herman</U>) is ready to sell the business and move to sunny Florida.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Clara (<U>Pat Hudson) </U>his wife and former Winter Carnival Bunyan Queen, is perfectly content staying right where she is and not move.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Bernice Lundstrom, (<U>Judith Overcash) </U>the pretty waitress, wants to pursue a signing career Her fiancé Kanute Gunderson, (<U>Seth Dodds) </U>wants her to stay home.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It’s a battle of wills that test their relation-ships and when a fast-talking salesman Aarvid Gisselsen (<U>Ken </U>Fickey) promise to bring romance into their lives through the “magic” of karaoke, all heck breaks loose!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><U>Bill Morgan</U> has <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>thoroughly enjoyed his work with this show and cast!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">The new musical about small town Scandinavian personality quirks has been drawing full-house audiences and garnering rave reviews not only in Los Angeles when it originated and had an extended smash hit six month run but in more than 65 cities around the U. S. and Canada.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In L. A. it won 4 Artistic Achievement Awards and was given one of the top honors in the Robert J. Pickering Awards for Playwriting Excellence.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Tickets for Musicals: <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Adults $14.00<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Seniors/Students $12.00 </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Calibri>OPENING NIGHT JULY 27<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> --- </SPAN>BUY ONE, GET SECOND ONE AT HALF PRICE<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Calibri>Call for Reservations<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(330) 620-7314 <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Curtain is at 8:00p.m. Fri &Sat.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Theatre is located at 3326 Everett Rd at the Bath/Richfield Township line.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></U></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">The Everett Rd Bridge near the theatre is closed for repairs use Ira Rd east to north Revere Rd. to Everett or use exit 143 on I-77 and turn left to Revere Rd <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and turn right onto Revere Rd. and go one half mile to our parking lot.<S><o:p></o:p></S></SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></P>
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