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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt" class="Style-1"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">THE ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT CHAGRIN FALLS</span></b></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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RAISIN IN THE SUN</font><br>
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Lorraine Hansberry<br>
</span></b><span style="color:rgb(99,36,35);font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Directed by Mitchell Fields</span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(99,36,35);font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><br>
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Set & Lighting Design by Ben Needham<br>
Costume Design by Caitlin Van Niel<br>
Stage Managed by Christine Woods</font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"></font> </p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="color:rgb(99,36,35);font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"><font size="4">MARCH 8^TH, 9^TH
AT 7:30 P.M.<br>
MARCH 10^TH AT 2:30 P.M.</font></span></b></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#330000"><span class="style501"><b style><span style="font-size:9pt">Performed in the Chagrin
Falls Performing Arts Center<br>
Studio Theater</span></b></span><b style><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"></span></b></font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="Style-2"><b style><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><font size="4">Advance reservations are recommended: </font></span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(23,54,93);font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"><a href="http://www.chagrinacademy.org/"><span style="color:rgb(23,54,93)"><font size="4">www.chagrinacademy.org</font></span></a>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="Style-2"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">The Academy for the Performing Arts</span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="Style-2"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">At the Chagrin Falls High School Performing Arts Center</span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022</span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="Style-2"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">(440) 715 – 4004</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"></span></p>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt" class="Style-1"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">ABOUT THE ACADEMY</span></b></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span>The Academy for
the Performing Arts is an accredited, half day program. Admission is by
audition from a group of nine northeast Ohio school systems that include <em>Aurora,
Beachwood, Chagrin Falls, Mayfield, Orange, Richmond Heights, Solon, South
Euclid-Lyndhurst and West Geauga. </em>The Academy is housed within the Chagrin
Falls Performing Arts Center and uses its auditorium once annually for an
opening musical with unique investment of resources. The season also uses the
renovated Studio Theatre and several classroom spaces, collaborating with high
school faculty, students, administrators, and area professionals on a regular
basis. The mission of the Academy is to provide talented high school juniors
and seniors with a joyful, challenging and inspiring training experience in the
performing arts; one that builds confidence, courage and mastery in creative
self-expression and prepares students for advanced college and professional
opportunities. </span><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">2012-2013 marks the fifth year of the program,
which has grown to great acclaim. </span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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<b style><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"><em>JUNIOR PLAY
FESTIVAL</em></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"><em><br>
</em></span></b><span><em>MARCH 19: <b style>The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn </b></em>Directed by Dusten Welch,<br>
<span style>                </span><b style><em><span style> </span>The Wind in the Willows </em></b>Directed by
Caitlin Van Niel<b style><br><em>
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<em>MARCH 20: <b style>The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn </b></em>Directed by Dusten Welch,<br>
<span style>                 </span><b style><em>Charlotte’s Web</em></b> Directed
by Colleen Williams</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"> </p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span><em>MARCH 21: <b style>The
Wind in the Willows </b></em>Directed by Caitlin Van Niel<br>
<span style>                </span><b style><em><span style> </span>Charlotte’s Web </em></b>Directed by Colleen
Williams</span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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<b style><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"><em>A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S
DREAM<br>
</em></span></b><b style><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">By William
Shakespeare<br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">Directed by Jeremy Kronenberg<br>
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</span>MAY 3, 4, 5</em></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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juniors and seniors in 9 area school districts</span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES ARE ELIGIBLE TO AUDITION FOR THE 2013-2014 ENTERING
CLASS THROUGHOUT THE WINTER AND SPRING: contact the Academy Director at </em><a href="http://chagrinacademy.org/ask.asp"><font color="#0000ff">http://chagrinacademy.org/ask.asp</font></a>
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