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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Lakeland Civic
Theatre announces</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(51,51,153)">The beautiful,
original and compelling musical play</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><b><i><span style="font-size:48pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(228,108,10)">Violet</span></i></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Based on </span></b><b><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,142,213)">The Ugliest Pilgrim</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,142,213)"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51)">by Doris Betts</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(128,0,255)">Book and Lyrics by
</span><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(23,55,94)">Brian
Crawley</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(128,0,255)">Music and Lyrics
by </span><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(23,55,94)">Jeanine
Tesori</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Directed by</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Martin Friedman </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Set and Lighting
Design by</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Trad A Burns</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Musical Direction by</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Jordan Cooper</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Costumes Designed by</span><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Tesia Benson</span></p>

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Manager</span><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Nichole
Vencl</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white" align="center"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Technical Director </span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Stephen
Vasse-Hansell</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:purple">The Play:</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(51,51,51);background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white">Presented in its original
and complete two act form, Violet tells the story of a girl, struck by an axe
blade when her father was chopping wood, leaving her with a visible scar across
her face. With enough money finally saved, she’s travelling across the 1964
Deep South towards a miracle- the healing touch of a TV evangelist that will
make her beautiful again. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:purple">The Roles:</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">Violet</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">:</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Neely Gevaart</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">Monty</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">: </span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Eric Fancher</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">Flick</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">:</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Eugene Sumlin</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">Young Violet</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">:</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Emily Kenville/Jade McGee</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">Father</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">:</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Daniel Simpson</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">Old Lady</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">:</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Bernadette Hisey</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">Lula</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">:</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Nikki Rosser Sumlin* </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153)">(courtesy of Actor’s
Equity Association)</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">The Ensemble</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153)"> Andrea Belser,</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Ashley Bossard, Sara Chapman, Sharron Foxx, Stephanie
Harden, Joanna May Hunkins, Antoinette Kula, Alicia O’Neill, <span style> </span>Robert Pierce, Derek Platzar,<span style>  </span>Will Sanborn, Anthony Williams. </span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:purple">Production Dates:</span></b><span style="font-size:28pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,191)"> Violet</span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"> <b>will open on
Friday, January 30 and run through February15, 2015:</b></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Friday, January 30 @ 7:30pm</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Saturday, January 31@ 7:30pm</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Sunday, February 1 @ 2:00pm</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Friday February 6 @ 7:30pm</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Saturday, February 7 @ 7:30pm</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Sunday, February 8 @ 2:00pm</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Friday February 13 @ 7:30pm</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Saturday, February 14 @ 7:30pm</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Sunday, February 15 @ 2:00pm</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Violet</span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">
<b>will open on Friday, January 30 and run through February 15, 2015. There
will be nine (9) performances. </b></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(191,0,95)">Tickets: </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">$15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $7 for all students. Call
440.525.7134 for for ticket reservations and information about group discounts.
For more information please contact Dr. Martin Friedman at
<a href="mailto:martinfriedman98@gmail.com">martinfriedman98@gmail.com</a>. </span></b></p>

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