<div dir="ltr"><p class="" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                      Contact:  Tom Fulton at 440-247-2072 x4334</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">THE
ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'Century Gothic',sans-serif;color:maroon">THE SENIOR IMPROV SHOW</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">Directed by Mitchell Fields</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">JANUARY 9^th & 10^th
at 7:30pm,</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">JANUARY 11^th at 2:30pm</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:red">Performed in the Studio Theatre</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">ADULT TICKETS    
       $12.00</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">STUDENTS & SENIORS   $7.00</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">Purchase online </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=cfpaa" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,102,204)">HERE</span></b></a></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">The Academy for the Performing Arts<br>
At the Chagrin Falls High School Performing Arts Center<br>
400 East Washington Street<br>
Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022<br>
(440) 715 – 4004</span></p>

<p class="" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">ABOUT THE ACADEMY</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">The Academy for
the Performing Arts is an accredited, half day program. Admission is by
audition from a group of nine northeast Ohio school systems that include <i>Aurora,
Beachwood, Chagrin Falls, Mayfield, Orange, Richmond Heights, Solon, South Euclid-Lyndhurst
and West Geauga. </i></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">The Academy is housed within the Chagrin Falls Performing Arts Center and
uses its auditorium once annually for an opening musical with unique investment
of resources. The season also uses the renovated Studio Theatre and several
classroom spaces, collaborating with high school faculty, students,
administrators, and area professionals on a regular basis. The mission of the
Academy is to provide talented high school juniors and seniors with a joyful,
challenging and inspiring training experience in the performing arts; one that
builds confidence, courage and mastery in creative self-expression and prepares
students for advanced college and professional opportunities. </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">2014-2015 marks the seventh year of the program, which has grown to
great acclaim. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS in the Studio Theatre<i>:</i></span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><i><br></i></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">THE FANTASTICKS<br>
</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">Music by Harvey Schmidt & Lyrics by Tom Jones</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><br>
</span></i></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Directed by Tom Fulton<b><br>
</b><i>JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 1</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><i><br></i></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">DANCING AT
LUGHNASA<br>
</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">by Brian Friel</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><br>
</span></i></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Directed by Bernadette Clemens<b><br>
</b><i>FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 1<b></b></i></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">A program of EXCEL-TECC serving high school
juniors and seniors in 9 area school districts</span></p>

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<p class=""><i><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">CURRENT
HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES ARE ELIGIBLE TO AUDITION FOR THE 2015-2016 ENTERING
CLASS: contact the Academy Director at </span></i><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><a href="http://chagrinacademy.org/ask.asp">http://chagrinacademy.org/ask.asp</a> <b></b></span></p>
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