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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"You're going to be your own special self.<SPAN> </SPAN>You're going to <EM><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: normal">occupy</SPAN></EM><I> </I>that space if it kills you."<SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN></SPAN>These lines spoken in Edward Albee’s biographical drama OCCUPANT might </SPAN></FONT></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">reflect on his own life and work. The play, a tribute to <EM><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: normal">Louise Nevelson, the renowned </SPAN></EM></SPAN></FONT></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><EM><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: normal">American sculptor, will make its Cesear’s Forum regional premier </SPAN></EM></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">in a limited </SPAN></FONT></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">September/October engagement at Kennedy's Down Under, PlayhouseSquare, Cleveland, Ohio. </SPAN><EM><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN></EM></FONT></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><EM><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN></SPAN>Best known for large monochromatic wooden pieces, </SPAN></EM><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Nevelson solidified her fame and </SPAN></FONT></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">persona late in life, cultivating a personal style<EM><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: normal"> based on purpose and perseverance. <U></U><U></U><U></U></SPAN></EM></SPAN></FONT></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Edward Albee, the leading American playwright of his generation, has been confounding, </FONT></SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">challenging and stimulating theater audiences for almost half a century. <SPAN> </SPAN>In OCCUPANT,<U></U><U></U></FONT></SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">through a Q. & A. format,<SPAN> </SPAN>Albee’s </SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">droll humor and<SPAN> </SPAN><EM><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: normal">unabashed scrutiny explores </SPAN></EM></SPAN></FONT></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><EM><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: normal">individual veracity, selective memory and </SPAN></EM></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">the </SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">process of self-fulfillment.<SPAN> </SPAN><U></U><U></U></SPAN></FONT></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Cleveland production features Julia Kolibab and George Roth (as probing guide and </SPAN></FONT></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">interviewer).<SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The production will be staged by Artistic Director Greg Cesear, with a </SPAN></FONT></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">setting by Laura Carlson Tarantowski, lighting by Andrew Kaletta and costumes by </SPAN></FONT></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Aimee Kluiber.<SPAN> </SPAN>The production is sponsored, in part, by Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and </SPAN></FONT></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">the Bonne Bell Family Foundation.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></FONT></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN> </SPAN>Edward Albee’s OCCUPANT.<SPAN> </SPAN>September 19<SUP>th</SUP> through October 25<SUP>th</SUP>, Fridays and </FONT></SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Saturdays at 8 pm, two Sunday Matinees at 3 pm, September 28<SUP>th</SUP> & October 12<SUP>th</SUP>, </FONT></SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Kennedy's Down Under, PlayhouseSquare, 1501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH,<U></U><U></U></FONT></SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Call <A value="+12162416000">216-241-6000</A> or visit<SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><A href="http://www.playhousesquare.org/" target=_blank><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">www.playhousesquare.org</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><U></U><U></U></SPAN></div>
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