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<DIV align=left><FONT size=1><STRONG><FONT color=#800000>NEWS
RELEASE<BR></FONT></STRONG>Contact: Melanie YC Pepe<BR>(330)
836-2626</FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=5>Weathervane Playhouse<BR></FONT>1301 Weathervane
Lane * Akron, Oh 44313 * 330-836-2626<BR><BR>
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<H2 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><o:p><FONT
size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">All the World’s a Stage: Act
I<BR></SPAN><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">A
Social Skills Workshop for Kids with Asberger's, Anxiety or General Social
Challenges<BR></SPAN></I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Ages 9 to 14<BR>July 22 –
July 26<BR>10:00 a.m. to 12 noon<BR>Tuition: $180<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H2>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Instructor: Wendy Duke,
M.A., Theatre Teacher at Miller South Visual & Performing
Arts<BR>Instructor: Laura Valendza, M.F.A., Intervention Specialist at
Miller South & Performing Arts<BR>Instructor: Angel Lawrie, M.Ed.,
Music Education Director at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Summit</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Academy</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 2"
class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">This one week theatre camp
is designed for kids diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, Anxiety or general
social challenges. The camp will focus on developing communication skills
and social understanding through theatre activities. Students will work on
theatre and acting skills for the stage and life skills for everyday
situations.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 2; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The goal for this group is
to work on social skills, build friendships through common interests, build self
esteem through theatre games and improvisation and provide a safe place for
students to be who they are and explore creatively.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0.25in; mso-outline-level: 2"
class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN><BR><FONT color=#0000ff size=4>All the
World’s a Stage: Act II<BR></FONT></SPAN><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">A Social Skills Workshop for
Kids on the Autism Spectrum<BR></SPAN></I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Ages 9 to 14<BR>July 22 –
July 26<BR>1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.<BR>Tuition: $180<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0.25in; mso-outline-level: 2"
class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Instructor: Wendy Duke,
M.A., Theatre Teacher at Miller South Visual & Performing
Arts<BR>Instructor: Laura Valendza, M.F.A., Intervention Specialist at
Miller South & Performing Arts<BR>Instructor: Angel Lawrie, M.Ed.,
Music Education Director at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Summit</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Academy</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 2"
class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 2"
class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">This one week theatre
camp is designed for kids diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, Anxiety or general
social challenges. <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The camp will
focus on developing communication skills and social understanding through
theatre activities. Students will work on theatre and acting skills for
the stage and life skills for everyday situations.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 2; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"
class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The goal for this group is
to work on social skills, build friendships through common interests, build self
esteem through theatre games and improvisation and provide a safe place for
students to be who they are and explore creatively.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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