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<p><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?</span></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"><br>
</span></b><em><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">Exploring the Healing Power of Art</span></b></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#FF6600">Great Lakes Theater presents a special, pre-show</span></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#FF6600"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">discussion/performance event before
</span></strong><em><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">The Imaginary Invalid</span></em><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">.
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">CLEVELAND, OH (October 11, 2012) –
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland’s Classic Company, will present an extraordinary pre-show discussion and performance event exploring the healing power of the arts and the connections that have been
discovered between art and medicine</span></strong>, in conjunction with the company’s production of Moliere’s classic
<em><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">The Imaginary Invalid</span></em>, at the
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare on Saturday, October 27th</span></strong>. Commencing at 6:15 p.m. with a pre-show discussion featuring experts in the disciplines of Art Therapy, Neurology, Holistic Coaching
and Dance in the Hanna Theatre’s Salon, <strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">the event will culminate with a performance of Great Lakes Theater’s main stage production of
</span></strong><em><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">The Imaginary Invalid</span></b></em> at 7:30 p.m. as part of GLT’s
<em><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Classics and Conversations</span></em> audience engagement series.<br>
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Explore the healing power of art in an engaging pre-show discussion with <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Dr. Richard Ledermen, M.D., Ph.D</span></strong>., member of the
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Department of Neurology at the Cleveland Clinic</span></strong> and professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine,
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Jennifer Schwarts Wright</span></strong>, Interim Director and Program Manager at
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Art Therapy Studios</span></strong>,
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Heidi M. Weiker,</span></strong> Holistic Coach and Co-Owner of
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Spherica LLC</span></strong> and
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Jessica Wallis</span></strong>, Founding Director of Ballet in Cleveland.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Tickets for the discussion/performance event range in price from $25-$50</span></strong> and are available by calling
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">(216) 241-5490 x302</span></strong> or by ordering online at
</span><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:blue"><a href="https://www.greatlakestheater.org/event/DOCTOR" target="_blank" title="Doctor Ticket Link">www.greatlakestheater.org/event/doctor</a></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">.<br>
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Great Lakes Theater, Cleveland’s Classic Company, has brought the pleasure, power and relevance of classic theater to the widest possible audience since 1962. The first resident company of PlayhouseSquare, GLT celebrates its 31st year in downtown Cleveland
this season. On its main stage and through its extensive education programming, Great Lakes Theater positively impacts 85,000 adults and students annually.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">MEDIA CONTACT:</span></strong></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Todd Krispinsky<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Marketing and Public Relations Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><br>
</span>Great Lakes Theater<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1501 Euclid Avenue, Suite 300<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cleveland, Ohio 44115<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.greatlakestheater.org/">www.greatlakestheater.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">O: (216) 241-5490 x317<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">F: (216) 241-6315<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Great Lakes Theater<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Cleveland’s Classic Company at the Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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