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<font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.3pt; COLOR: black; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt">The Shaker Heights High School Theatre Arts Department proudly presents the Spring Ensemble Show.</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></span></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Shaker Heights, Ohio (April 19, 2013) - The Senior Ensemble will be joined by the Junior and Advanced Ensembles
on the Shaker Heights High School stage in the Large Auditorium. The production is directed by Ensemble Program Director Erik Johnson, 1998 Shaker Theatre alum. Considered “devised” theatre, Ensemble performances are simultaneously created and rehearsed. Working
with a few themes, the performers combine poetry, song, original movement and dance pieces created by themselves and in workshops with staff, guest artists, and alumni.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="COLOR: black">Although some of the material for the show has yet to be selected, we are exploring a variety of stimuli.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The Junior Ensemble, working with Senior Ensemble member Kevin Parker and Junior Ensemble co-instructor and Department Chair Christine McBurney, studied the archetypal characters and slapstick physical comedy of the Italian performance art form, Commedia
dell’arte.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> </span><span style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.3pt">
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">With Associate Artist Wendy Kriss, the Senior Ensemble and Advanced ensemble are creating original movement
pieces, drawing on their study of Anne Bogart’s Viewpoints, development movement, and weight sharing techniques inspired by Pilobolus and Inlet Dance Theatre. The Senior Ensemble’s piece will be set to original music recorded by Juilliard-trained marimba player
and Shaker graduate Luke Rinderknecht ’01, who is also active with City Music Cleveland and the Buffalo Philharmonic.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Lastly, Katie Daley, a local poet and longtime collaborator with Shaker Theatre, has been holding writing workshops
on the theme of racial integration at Shaker. The collage script will include writing from Ensemble students, S. G. O. R. R. members (Student Group on Race Relations), and alumni who themselves experienced the early years of this unique Shaker experience.
Students have been responsive and open to such a serious theme, and look forward to sharing their exploration with you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The final piece will include live music & a celebratory, high-energy movement piece.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Named a center of excellence by the National Council of Teachers of English, Shaker Theatre includes 8 daily classes and a production season
including four main stage performances, six “showcase” performances, as well as professional workshops, touring performances, and special events throughout the school year.</font></p>
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<font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Performances of the Spring Ensemble Show are at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 2<sup>nd</sup> , Friday May 3<sup>rd</sup> , and Saturday, May 4<sup>th</sup></font></font>
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free</b> Senior Adult Preview is at 4:00 pm Wednesday, May 1st. This is our dress rehearsal of the show and guests may leave at intermission or stay for the whole dress rehearsal.</font>
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<font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Shaker Heights High School Large Auditorium, 15911 Aldersyde Dr.</font>
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<font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and senior adults.</font></li></ul>
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<font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Associate level patrons can reserve their complimentary tickets by calling the box office at 216-295-4287.
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<font size="3" face="Times New Roman">For more information, please call 216-295-4281 or email
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in the Community<o:p></o:p></font></span></b></p>
<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Over the last nine years, a major focus of the Ensemble Program has been reaching
out to the community through touring performances. The Senior Ensemble has performed at Fusion Fest at the Cleveland Play House; the iNGENUiTY festival downtown; and in alum Jon Leiken’s (SHHS ’90) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Concert for Cleveland’s
Future </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Cleveland: The Musical</i> at the newly restored Hanna Theatre. They’ve enjoyed a collaboration with Hathaway Brown’s Department of Dance; a benefit for the Ludlow Community Association; a performance
and workshop at Mercer and Onaway Elementary Schools; performances at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes and Sunrise Assisted Living Center; annual performances at Shaker Middle School and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Night for the Red and White</i>
and the city of Shaker Heights’ <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Shaker Centennial.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></i></span><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="COLOR: black">The Ensemble continues its</span><span style="mso-no-proof: yes">
</span><span style="COLOR: black">outreach to the community at the annual Senior Adult Preview on Wednesday, May 1st at 4:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></font></p>
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><font size="3">Shaker Theatre Students are fortunate to have two full time staff members and a wide range of professionals to support their work. Along with Ensemble
Program Director Erik Johnson, Department Chair and Junior Ensemble co-instructor Christine McBurney continues to enhance the Ensemble’s work. Long time associate artist, Wendy Kriss, who studied corporeal mime in Paris under Etienne Decroux, has been a major
contributor to the growth of this Ensemble and the program since 1980.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><span style="mso-font-width: 100%">This year’s production of Shakespeare’s
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">As You Like It</i> was influenced by a variety of guest artists, including: Contra Dance instructors Carole Wallencheck and Jeannie Koran,<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> Costume Designer</span></span><b>
</b><span style="mso-font-width: 100%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Inda Blatch-Geib</span><span style="mso-font-width: 100%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">,</span><span style="mso-font-width: 100%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> Dramaturg</span><span style="mso-font-width: 100%; mso-font-kerning: 0pt">
</span><span style="mso-font-width: 100%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Dr. Pauline Thornton, actor Russell G. Jones ‘88,
</span><span style="mso-font-width: 100%">and Ben Karlin ’07, a stage manager in New York.
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Other staff for this production includes Stage Manager Brendan O’Connell ‘12;
Box Office Manager Barrie Sandman; Production Assistant and Videographer </span>
<font face="Times New Roman">Brian G. McCann</font><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">; Technical Director and Lighting Designer Chuck Tisdale;</span><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">
Shaker alum and poet, Katie Daley; Mikel Mahoney an artist, graphic designer, and political cartoonist; Juilliard-trained musician
</span>Luke Rinderknecht ‘01<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">; SGORR (Student Group On Race Relations) Leader,
</span>Halle Bauer ‘06;<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> and</span> Josh Brown of Inlet Dance Theatre</font><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">. Brendan, Barrie,
<span style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.3pt">Hallie, and Luke are Shaker Theatre alums and this is Chuck’s 17<sup>th</sup> year collaborating with the Ensemble program.</span>
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<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times','serif'; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><font size="3">Over the past four years, a number of other artists have made major contributions
to the growth of these students, made possible largely by donations through our Patron Program. The founder of the program, the late James Thornton, and his son Matthew Thornton ’92 has both had major residencies. Matthew along with his wife Alicia is co-founder
of Agua Dulce Dance Theatre and has performed with Pilobolus Dance Theatre. Other artists have included dancer, costumer, and choreographer, Megan Pitcher of Meg Louise Dance; costume designer Kathryn Mussleman Tobasko; and Shaker alumni parent and staff member
Bruce Jennings, who has composed original music for the Ensemble Program. Other guests have included Tracy Pattison, Barbara and Sabbatino Verlezza of Verlezza Dance; dialect coaching and choreography with actress Derdriu Ring; Alan Shind, a student of Master
Kwon Ko and a Black Belt Master rank in the art of Kiaido; Taran Brown ‘11, a trainee with Inlet Dance Theatre; a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Film Forum </i>with guest artist filmmakers Jamie Babbit ’87, Robert Banks, and Eric Swinderman, and TV
writer Kerry Dornetto; a stage combat workshop with Melissa Freilich ’09; visits from Jamie O’Brien ’98, Danielle Saks ’05, and Jenny Waletzsky ’09, all of whom are working in stage management in New York; a Shakespeare workshop with Geoff Bullen, Associate
Director of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London; and Megan Pincombe Johnson of Coventry Dance Company.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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