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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"><font color="#000000">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<span>                      </span>Contact:<span>  </span>Tom Fulton at 440-247-2072 x4334</font></span></b></p>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"><font color="#000000">THE ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT CHAGRIN FALLS</font></span></b></p>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt"><font size="3"><b><i><span style="color:rgb(84,141,212);font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">A MIDSUMMER
NIGHT'S DREAM<br>
</span></i></b><strong><span style="color:rgb(84,141,212);font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">By William Shakespeare</span></strong><b><span style="color:rgb(84,141,212);font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"></span></b></font></p>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><span style="color:black;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">Directed
by Jeremy Kronenberg<br>
Set & Lighting Design by Ben Needham<br>
Costume Design by Caitlin Van Niel<br>
Stage Managed by Colleen Williams</span></b></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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7:30 P.M.</span></strong><b><span style="color:rgb(84,141,212);font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">MAY 5^TH AT
2:30 P.M.</span></strong></span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(84,141,212);font-size:11pt"></span></b></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p><font color="#ff9900"><font face="Verdana"><span><b><span style="font-size:9pt">Performed in the Chagrin
Falls Performing Arts Center<br>
Studio Theater</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"></span></b></font></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"><font color="#000000">ADULT TICKETS <span>           </span><span> </span>$12.00 <u></u></font></span></p>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"><font color="#000000">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)">www.chagrinacademy.org</span></a>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"><font color="#000000">At the Chagrin Falls High School Performing Arts Center</font></span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"><font color="#000000">400 East Washington Street<br>
Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022</font></span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font color="#000000"><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></font></p>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"><font color="#000000">ABOUT THE ACADEMY</font></span></b></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">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 <i>Aurora,
Beachwood, Chagrin Falls, Mayfield, Orange, Richmond Heights, Solon, South
Euclid-Lyndhurst and West Geauga. </i></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">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></font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"></span></b></font> </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt">UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS<i>:</i></span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"></span></font></p>
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One-Act plays directed by seniors of the Academy </b></font></span></i></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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juniors and seniors in 9 area school districts</font></span></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">

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