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23, 2013<span>                                                                                            </span><span>                </span></font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

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<font color="#000000"><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";font-size:10pt">FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></b></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font color="#000000"><span><span><font face="Cambria">CONTACT: </font></span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font color="#000000"><span><span><font face="Cambria">Joshua </font></span></span></font><font color="#000000"><span><span><font face="Cambria">Erichsen</font>                                                                                          </span></span></font></div>
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GUILD ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR </font></span></b></div><div align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000"><i>THE DIARY
OF ANNE FRANK</i></font></span></b></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">The
Players Guild Theatre announces upcoming auditions for their Mainstage
production of THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, under the direction of Tammie McKenzie,
Chair of Communication Arts and Director of Theatre at Malone University.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">In
this transcendently powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank
emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl who
confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with
astonishing honesty, wit, and determination. An impassioned drama about the
lives of eight people hiding from the Nazis in a concealed storage attic, THE
DIARY OF ANNE FRANK captures the claustrophobic realities of their daily
existence—their fear, their hope, their laughter, their grief. Each day of
these two dark years, Anne’s voice shines through.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Auditions
will be held at the Players Guild Theatre within the Cultural Center for the
Arts, 1001 Market Ave N., on Monday, January 13 and Tuesday, January 14 from
6-9 PM.<span>  </span>All roles are available for those
ages 14 and up.<span>  </span>Interested parties
should sign up for a time slot by leaving a message at the Players Guild
Theatre Box Office, 330.453.7617 or by filling out the available online form at
<a href="http://www.playersguildtheatre.com">www.playersguildtheatre.com</a>.<span>  </span>Those
auditioning are asked to please bring a current headshot and resume (if
available) with them to their audition, and should prepare a dramatic 30 second
monologue.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Prior
to the scheduled auditions, on Sunday, January 12, beginning at 6:00 PM, the
Players Guild will host an audition workshop at the theater open to all
interested participants.<span>  </span>Those attending
this free event will learn about the play and the audition process, meet the
director and hear about the director’s concept of the show, receive audition
pieces from the show, view the full rehearsal schedule and have the opportunity
to ask any questions about the play and/or the audition process.<span>  </span>Participants need not sign up for this
workshop, but simply arrive at the theatre at 6:00 PM.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">All
roles are available and include both males and females ages 15 to late adult.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

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production is scheduled to open on Friday, February 21, 2014 and will run for three
weekends through Sunday, March 9, with Friday and Saturday evening performances
at 8:00pm and Sunday matinees at 2:00pm. <span> </span>In addition, there are four school matinee
performances scheduled for Tuesday, February 25^thand Wednesday, February
26^th, Tuesday, March 4 and Wednesday, March 5 at 10:00 am.<span>  </span>The Players Guild Theatre is located at 1001
Market Ave N., Canton, OH 44702.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

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DIARY OF ANNE FRANK is generously supported by the R.G. Smith Company.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">The
Players Guild Theatre receives support from these generous partners:<span>  </span>Arts In Stark, The Ohio Arts Council and The
Canton Repository.<span>  </span>WHOF My101.7 is the
official media sponsor for the Players Guild Theatre’s 2013-2014 season.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

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