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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>The cast and
crew from Cuyahoga Community College’s Western Campus Theatre Department
head to Michigan in January to perform the courtroom drama <i>Three Generations
of Imbeciles</i> at a prestigious college theater conference developed by the
Kennedy Center. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>A regional
selection committee recommended the Tri-C production, first mounted in
November, for presentation at the Region III gathering of the Kennedy Center
American College Theater Festival. The annual event, which takes place Jan.
8-12 at Saginaw Valley State University, draws actors, teachers, writers and
technicians from college theaters in five states. The Kennedy Center American
College Theater Festival hosts eight such regional conferences each year and a
national conference in April. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Being
invited to do a show there is a significant honor for any college, but
particularly for a two-year school, said Robert Ellis, Western Campus Theatre
coordinator. While the department has participated in the conference before,
“We’ve never taken a full production,” Ellis said. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Tri-C’s
production of <i>Three Generations of Imbeciles</i> succeeds on all fronts, he
said. “It’s the technical side, it’s the actors, it’s
the script.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>The play
follows the actions of an idealistic young lawyer as he defends innocent
victims of forced sterilization, euthanasia and policies outlined by the
American Eugenics movement. Written by William Baer, the play debuted at Tri-C
under the direction of Ellis. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>We are
opening up every aspect of the remounting this production to interested students,
teachers, as well as the general public.<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>During
the actor rehearsals, Bob Ellis will be working with the actors to make sure
that the acting and blocking are as sharp as when the show was running.
During the technical rehearsals, the tech staff will rehearse putting the
technical aspects of the show together. This would include constructing
the set, getting the props and costumes in place, and making sure that the
sound and light cues are loaded and working. The tear-downs at the end of
the night would be consist of getting all of the technical aspects of the show
deconstructed and ready to be loaded into the truck. Opening these
rehearsals will give everyone an opportunity to watch our actors as they get
ready to perform the show, and the tech staff as they get ready to take the
set, costumes, props, sound, and lighting on the road.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Please mark
your calendars and plan to attend any of the following rehearsals/performances
at CCC West. There are no costs involved, and light refreshments will be
served.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>January
4<sup>th</sup> and 5<sup>th</sup>, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p><span
style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span
style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Actor Rehearsal – 11 am to 1 pm
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span
style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Technical Rehearsal - 2 pm to 6 pm <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span
style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>(this is where the tech staff
practices putting the set together and getting all other technical aspects of
the show in place)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><b><span
style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Full show run – 8 pm –
10:15 pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span
style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Tear-down of set, sound, costumes,
and lights immediately to follow the end of the show each night.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>It is our
hope you take this tremendous opportunity to watch this production and see the
excellence that is Cuyahoga Community College.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Please
contact Mr. Fred Gloor at 216-987-5536 or via e-mail: <a
href="mailto:fred.gloor@tri-c.edu">fred.gloor@tri-c.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>We hope to
see you there.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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