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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ohio Shakespeare Festival<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>507 E. Crain Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Kent, OH 44240<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>330-673-8761 box office<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.ohioshakespeare.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>www.ohioshakespeare.com</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Ohio Shakespeare Festival’s 2014 Summer Season includes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Twelfth Night </span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>and <i>Henry IV, Part One</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>“If you have ever wished that a Shakespeare production could somehow be outfitted with annotations and footnotes to help you understand what’s going on at every moment, there’s a much easier and more enjoyable alternative. Just sit in the audience while the Ohio Shakespeare Festival is performing.” <i>(Cleveland Scene Magazine)<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ohio Shakespeare Festival, performing for a magical thirteenth summer at beautiful Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens in Akron, will present William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy about unrequited love, <i>Twelfth Night</i>, followed by Shakespeare's most accessible and fascinating history play, <i>Henry IV, Part One</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Twelfth Night</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> will preview on July 3, open July 4 and run through July 20. <i>Henry IV, Part One</i> will preview on July 31, open August 1, and perform through August 17. Performances are Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights at 8pm, with a Greenshow of songs, dances, swordfights and parodies performed by the younger Company members each evening at 7:30. Stan Hywet’s grounds open at 6pm for picnicking in a wide variety of scenic locations, and concessions are available, including sandwiches, snacks, wines, and microbrews. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Twelfth Night</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> will feature OSF Company members Lara Knox (Kate, Ophelia) as Olivia, and Anand Nagraj (Othello, Valentine) as Orsino, along with Tess Burgler (Imogen, Juliet) as Viola, the unintended love interest to them both. Also returning to the company will be Joe Pine as Feste, Geoff Knox as Malvolio, Derrick Winger as Sir Toby Belch, and Holly Humes as Maria.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Henry IV, Part One</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> will begin OSF’s new two-year project producing some of Shakespeare’s overlooked, and yet thrilling dramatizations of history. <i>Henry IV</i> tells the story of the Plantagenet King (who usurped the throne from his unpopular cousin, Richard II) and his hard-partying, decadent son, Prince Hal, the future Henry V. Company member Andrew Cruse (Hamlet, Romeo) will play both Prince Hal, and later the brand-new King in next season’s production of <i>Henry V</i>. Joining Cruse are Company Artistic Director Terry Burgler (Lear, Iago) as Sir John Falstaff, one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comic characters, Joe Pine as Hotspur, and David McNees (Antonio, Tybalt) as Henry IV.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In order to make Shakespeare accessible to all audiences, OSF is offering two evenings with ticketing supported by both the Corbin Foundation and the Akron Community Foundation. <i>Twelfth Night</i> will have a “Pay what you ‘Will’” performance on Thursday, July 10, and <i>Henry IV</i> will have a performance free for all students (with ID) on Thursday, August 7.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is located at 714 N. Portage Path in Akron. Tickets are $30 for reserved seating (the first 100 seats in the center, closest to the stage), or $25 for festival (open) seating. Student tickets are $15, and further discounts on adult tickets are available for OSF, WKSU, and Stan Hywet Members. Reservations may be made any time through OSF’s web site at </span><a href="http://www.ohioshakespeare.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>www.ohioshakespeare.com</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>, or by calling the box office at (330) 673-8761 daily (except Mondays) from noon to 5pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>“B</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>urgler and his band of actors perform Shakespeare for the sheer joy of it. We audience members are fortunate to partake in such a gorgeous treat.” <i>(Akron Beacon Journal)<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- End --<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>