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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><b><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:20.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Aurora</span></font></b></st1:City></st1:place><b><font
size=5><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-weight:bold'> One Acts Festival
winners announced</span></font></b><b><font size=5><span style='font-size:20.0pt;
font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>AURORA</span></font></st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">OH</st1:State></st1:place> --- Aurora Community Theatre
is proud to announce the winners of the Aurora One Acts Festival.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Judges Choice Award winner:<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>How About Cannons?</span></font></i>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>by <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>David Vazdauskas</span></b>, a
comedy about a depressed composer who derives inspiration from his
unconventional little brother.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Vazdauskas<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>is a playwright
and artist who lives in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Portland</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Maine</st1:State></st1:place>. His first two historical
comedies have been produced in festivals here in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United
States</st1:country-region> as well as in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United
Kingdom</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">New Zealand</st1:country-region> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Dubai</st1:City></st1:place>. David is also an artist whose mixed
media work made from found objects has been featured in several <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Maine</st1:State></st1:place><a name="_GoBack"></a>
gallery exhibitions.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Judges Panel included:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Jan Jones</span></font></b>, former
Cleveland TV co-host and volunteer for local theatre groups<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Loree Vick</span></font></b>, media
advisor for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Hospitals</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, and award
winning TV personality <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Paula Kline-Messner</span></font></b>,
four time television Emmy Award winner, actor and director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Don “Arbie” Arbuckle</span></font></b>,
frequent ACT actor and set construction manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Jean Arbuckle</span></font></b>, set
decorator, producer and volunteer for innumerable ACT shows<o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Audience Choice Award winner:<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>A Rave Review</span></font></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>by <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Bob Abelman</span></b>, a comedy
about a critic who attends a really bad local production production of
"Fiddler on the Roof." <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Bob Abelman, </span></font></b>author
of<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b><i><span style='font-style:
italic'>Rave Review</span></i>, has written a play that follows the old adage
“write what you know” to the extreme. He is an award-winning arts
journalist for the News-Herald as well as a former AEA actor who has performed
on many community and professional stages. A <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Chagrin</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Falls</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
resident, Bob is delighted that his one-acts have been getting local exposure
at the Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, the Willoughby Fine Arts Association, and
now the Aurora Community Theatre. Bob was a recent National Endowment for the
Arts fellow. His next stage appearance will be in the Cleveland Play House
production of <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Yentl</span></i>. <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>“ACT is touched and honored that Bob Abelman generously donated
his prize winnings back to Aurora Community Theatre,” said Brenda
Redmond, producer and festival organizer, who added that nearly every audience
member voted following each of the three performances. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>“We’re equally grateful for the huge donation of time and
talent from our directors, Greg Bealer and Don Bernardo, as well as every
member of the cast and crew who volunteered their time for this wonderful new
project,” <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Redmond</st1:City></st1:place>
added.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>ACT presented nine, never-before-produced one-act plays on Sept. 13,
14, and 15 at the theatre, 115 E. Pioneer Trail, Aurora Ohio.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Aurora Community Theatre is located at 115 E. Pioneer Trail, near the
intersection of SR 43 and 306, at the gazebo, in the center of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Aurora</st1:City></st1:place>. ACT extends
appreciation to The Denise G. & Norman E. Wells, Jr. Family Foundation for
their generous underwriting of the Wells Main Stage. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>ACT,
celebrating 54 successful seasons in 2013-14, annually presents three regular
season shows, a benefit play, a summer stock production plus two
children’s summer workshops, reaching an annual audience of nearly 7,000.
ACT showcases the region’s top actors, musicians, costume and set
designers, construction, lighting, sound and backstage crews -- all of whom
generously donate their time and talent. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Christine Patronik-Holder<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>330-562-1818<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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