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29, 2014</font><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">CONTACT:
Joshua Erichsen</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</font></span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">330.453.7619
ext. 501</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><div align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,176,80);font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><font size="3">EVERYONE’S
FAVORITE OGRE IS ARRIVING </font></span></b></div><div align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,176,80);font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><font size="3">AT THE PLAYERS GUILD THEATRE</font></span></b></div>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">CANTON,
OH - </font><i><font color="#000000" size="3">SHREK THE MUSICAL</font></i><font color="#000000" size="3"> brings the
hilarious story of everyone’s favorite ogre to dazzling new life on the stage
and will close out the Players Guild’s season.</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="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">In a
faraway kingdom turned upside down, things get ugly when an unseemly ogre shows
up to rescue a feisty princess. Throw in a donkey who won’t shut up, a bad guy
with a SHORT temper, a cookie with an attitude, and over a dozen other fairy
tale misfits, and you’ve got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero.
Luckily, there’s one on hand...and his name is Shrek. A show full of all-new
songs, big laughs, and great dancing, </font><i><font color="#000000" size="3">SHREK
THE MUSICAL</font></i><font color="#000000" size="3"> is part romance, part twisted fairy tale, and all irreverent
fun for everyone!</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="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">Presented
on the Guild’s Mainstage, </font><i><font color="#000000" size="3">SHREK THE
MUSICAL</font></i><font color="#000000" size="3"> features a 15 foot long dragon created specifically for the Guild’s
original production, more than 100 costumes, a live professional orchestra and
a 29 person cast. Additionally, </font><i><font color="#000000" size="3">SHREK THE
MUSICAL</font></i><font color="#000000" size="3"> includes choreography by Michael Lawrence Akers, music direction by
Steve Parsons, and is directed by Jon Tisevich, who helmed the critically
acclaimed Guild productions of </font><i><font color="#000000" size="3">RAGTIME,
OLIVER!, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF</font></i></span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";font-size:14pt"><font color="#000000"> </font></span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">and </font><i><font color="#000000" size="3">DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST</font></i><font color="#000000" size="3"> just to name a few.</font><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">Members of the talented </font><i><font color="#000000" size="3">SHREK</font></i><font color="#000000" size="3"> cast include:</font></span></p>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">Micah Harvey as Shrek</font></span></p>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">Brandon Talbert as Donkey</font></span></p>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">Brittany Eckstrom as Princess Fiona</font></span></p>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">Craig Joseph as Lord Farquaad</font></span></p>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">SHREK
THE MUSICAL is scheduled to open on May 16 and runs through June 1 with
performances Fridays at 8:00 pm and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 pm. Tickets
for this Mainstage Musical are $25 for adults, $19 for those 17 and younger,
and $23 for seniors. Tickets for all performances may be purchased online 24
hours a day at </font></span><a href="http://www.playersguildtheatre.com/"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><font color="#0000ff" size="3">www.playersguildtheatre.com</font></span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3"> or in person at the Players
Guild Box Office, located in the Great Court of the Cultural Center for the
Arts, 1001 Market Ave N. Tickets may also be purchased by phone: 330-453-7617.</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="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">The
Players Guild Theatre is proud to be partnering with PNC Bank, presenting
partner of </font><i><font color="#000000" size="3">SHREK THE MUSICAL.</font></i></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><font color="#000000" size="3">The
Players Guild Theatre receives support from these generous partners: Arts In
Stark, The Ohio Arts Council , The Canton Repository and 89.7 WKSU. WHOF
My101.7 is the official media sponsor for the Players Guild Theatre’s season.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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