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<div style="FONT-FAMILY:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:12pt" dir="ltr" class="gmail_quote"><font color="#000099">"I must say that I [was] emotionally transformed and artistically empowered after watching the performance of The Light in the Piazza at Lakeland Civic Theatre last night. . . . [It was] executed with powerful grace and beauty under the direction of Dr. Martin Friedman and the sublime Musical Direction of Jordan Cooper.. . .I am taken in by the set and lighting masterfully interpreted by Trad A. Burns [using] hanging muslin and iconic architecture accenting the stage [throught] the drawings and works of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. . . .All of it is bathed in a wash of light reminiscent of Italian Lemon Ice." </font><b> <font size="4">Kevin Kelly TPOG Blog</font></b></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:center" align="center"><b><i><span style="COLOR:rgb(228,108,10);FONT-SIZE:48pt">The Light in the Piazza</span></i></b><b><i><span></span></i></b></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:center" align="center"><span style="COLOR:rgb(128,0,255);FONT-SIZE:18pt">Book by </span><span style="COLOR:rgb(23,55,94);FONT-SIZE:18pt">Craig Lucas</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:center" align="center"><span style="COLOR:rgb(128,0,255);FONT-SIZE:18pt">Music and Lyrics by </span><span style="COLOR:rgb(23,55,94);FONT-SIZE:18pt">Adam Guettel</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:center;BACKGROUND:white" align="center"><b><span style="COLOR:red;FONT-SIZE:16pt">A Northeast Ohio professional premiere</span></b></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:center" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt"> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE:20pt"> Directed by</span><span> </span><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,0,191);FONT-SIZE:18pt">Martin Friedman </span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:center;BACKGROUND:white" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE:20pt">Set and Lighting Design by</span><span> </span><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,0,191);FONT-SIZE:18pt">Trad A Burns</span><span> </span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:center;BACKGROUND:white" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE:20pt">Musical Direction by</span><span> </span><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,0,191);FONT-SIZE:18pt">Jordan Cooper</span><span style="FONT-SIZE:18pt"></span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:center;BACKGROUND:white" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE:20pt">Costumes Designed by</span><span> </span><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,0,191);FONT-SIZE:18pt">Stephanie Fisher</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:center;BACKGROUND:white" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE:20pt">Sound Designed by</span><span> </span><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,0,191);FONT-SIZE:18pt">Eric Simna</span></div>
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<p><font color="#ff0000" size="4"><b>"Lakeland’s glorious production is perfectly honed by director Martin Friedman. He lets the story unfold without any gimmicks. No forced comedy, no attempts at bad Italian to get guffaws, no melodramatic acting. He lets his talented cast perform as the script and score demand…in a straight-forward manner, with fine southern American, Italian, and Italian-English sounds. . . . Trad </b></font><b><font><font size="4"><font color="#ff0000">Burns’ artistic set, consisting of long streamers of natural colored muslin painted with ancient Italian motifs, and straight-forward lighting, enhance the simple beauty of the show. Jordan Cooper‘s musical direction allows the vocals to overpower the orchestra sounds, thus placing the words front and center. . . .</font><font color="#ff0000">The Lakeland cast is universally superb. "</font></font> </font><font size="4"> Roy Berko <u>The News Herald</u></font></b></p>
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<div style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="COLOR:purple;FONT-SIZE:16pt">The Cast:</span></b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:16pt"></span></div><div class="">
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:14.4pt;BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">Margaret Johnson</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">:</span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"> <b><font color="#000099" size="4">Sandra Emerick* (AEA)</font></b></span></span></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:14.4pt;BACKGROUND:white"><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"></span></span><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">Clara Johnson</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">: <b><font color="#000099" size="4">Lindsey Leonard</font></b></span></span></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:14.4pt;BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">Fabrizio Naccarelli</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">:</span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"> <b><font color="#000099" size="4">Shane Partrick O'Neil</font></b></span></span></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:14.4pt;BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">Signor Naccarelli</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial">: </span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:rgb(0,51,0)"> </span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"><b><font color="#000099" size="4">Rob Albrecht</font></b></span></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:14.4pt;BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">Franca Naccarelli</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">: </span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:rgb(0,51,0)"> </span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:rgb(0,51,0)"><b><font color="#000099" size="4">Neely Gavaart</font></b></span></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:14.4pt;BACKGROUND:white"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:rgb(0,51,0)"></span><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">Guieseppi Naccarelli</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">:</span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"> <b><font color="#000099" size="4">Eric Francher</font></b></span></span></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:14.4pt;BACKGROUND:white"><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"></span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"></span></span><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">Signore Naccarelli</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial">: <b><font color="#000099" size="4">Liz Huff</font></b></span></span></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:14.4pt;BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">Roy Johnson</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial">: </span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"> <span> <b><font color="#000099" size="4">Michael Rogan</font></b></span></span></span></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:14.4pt;BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">The Priest</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">:</span></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial"> </span></span><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red"><font color="#000099" size="4">Brian Mueller</font></span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial">. </span></span></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:14.4pt;BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red">The Ensemble</span></b></span><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial">: <span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:red"><font color="#000099" size="4">Elisha Mueller, Erin McManus, Antoinette Kila, Jacki Komos, Anna White, Vanessa Pintabona, Anna White, Stephanie Harden, Johanna Regan</font></span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<div style="BACKGROUND:white"><b><span style="COLOR:purple;FONT-SIZE:16pt">Production Dates:</span></b></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND:white"><span style="COLOR:rgb(0,0,191);FONT-SIZE:28pt">The Light in the Piazza</span><span style="FONT-SIZE:18pt"> <b>will open on <span>Friday, January 31</span> and run through <span>February16, 2014</span>:</b></span></div>
</div><div class=""><div style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt">Friday February 7 @ 7:30pm</span></b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt"></span></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt">Saturday, February 8 @ 7:30pm</span></b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt"></span></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt">Sunday, February 9 @ 2:00pm</span></b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt"></span></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt">Friday February 14 @ 7:30pm</span></b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt"></span></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt">Saturday, February 15 @ 7:30pm</span></b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt"></span></div>
<div style="BACKGROUND:white"><span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt">Sunday, February 16 @ 2:00pm</span></b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE:14pt"></span></div>
</div><div style="BACKGROUND:white"><b><span style="COLOR:rgb(191,0,95);FONT-SIZE:22pt">Tickets: </span></b><b><span style="FONT-SIZE:18pt">$15 for adults, $13 for seniors and $7 for all students. For ticket reservations and information call <a rel="nofollow">440-525-7134</a> or contact Martin Friedman at<span style="COLOR:rgb(191,0,95)"> </span><u><span style="COLOR:blue"><a href="mailto:martinfriedman98@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">martinfriedman98@gmail.com</a>. </span></u></span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE:18pt"></span></div>
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