<div dir="ltr"><b>PRESS RELEASE</b> <div>for more information <div>contact MaryJo Alexander </div><div>330-374-7568<br clear="all"><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">Actors’ Summit Theater presents</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">The 2015-2016 Season:</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Quilters</span></u></i></b><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> Oct. 8 -- Nov. 1, 2015 </span></b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Quilters</span></i><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> a play with
music, blends a series of related scenes into a rich mosaic which captures the
sweep and beauty, the terror and joy, the harsh challenge and abiding rewards
of frontier life. First presented at Actors’ </span>Summit<span style="font-size:11.5pt"> in 2009, Quilters depicts the lot of
women on the frontier. The stories are based on first person oral histories. They share the love, warmth, rich and lively
humor, and the moving spectacle of simple human dignity and steadfastness in
the face of adversity. </span><i>(This
production coincides with the Summit County Historical Society Mutton Hill
Quilt Show at the John
S. Knight
Convention Center.)</i>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Guys On Ice</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> <b>Nov. 25
-- Dec. 22, 2015 </b> Comedy, fishing
stories, music, laughter, and a “Half-time” show! <i>Guys On Ice</i> is one of our most popular shows, and great fun for the
whole family! Lloyd and Marvin brave the
cold as they dream big dreams about catching big fish, while enjoying the
simple pleasures of a fishing-pole and a warm snowmobile suit, all the while
hoping Ernie the Moocher won’t stop by! </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Same Time, Next Year</span></u></i></b><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> Jan. 21 -- Feb. 7, 2016 </span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">One
of the most popular romantic comedies of the century, </span><i style="font-size:11.5pt">Same Time, Next Year</i><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> ran four years on Broadway, winning a
Tony Award for actress Ellen Burstyn. In 2014 Tony Award winning actress- Phylicia </span><span style="font-size:15.3333330154419px">Rashad</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> and Kenny Leon starred in the True Colors Theater production in Atlanta. It remains one of the world's most widely
produced plays. The plot follows a love affair between two people, Doris and
George, married to others, who rendezvous once a year. Twenty-five years of
manners and morals are hilariously and touchingly played out by the lovers.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Chiapatti</span></u></i></b><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> Feb 25 – Mar. 13, 2016 Northeast Ohio premiere </span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Romance is a distant memory for two lonely
animal-lovers living in Dublin.
When forlorn Dan and his dog Chapatti cross paths with the amiable Betty and
her nineteen cats, an unexpected spark begins a warm and gentle story about two
people re-discovering the importance of human companionship.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Tally’s Folly</span></u></i></b><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> <b>April <a>14 </a></b><b>-- May 1, 2016 </b> <i>Tally’s
Folly </i>deals with the courtship of the young Sally Talley and her Jewish
suitor, Matt Friedman. Written by
Lanford Wilson this play, set in Lebanon
Missouri in 1944, deals with definably American themes. A warm, rich, love
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to savor and cheer.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Tintypes </span></u></i></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> <b>May 19 -- June 19</b>, <b>2016 </b>Tintypes is a
tune-filled musical melting pot; the
Great American Songbook come to life. It offers snapshots, of America in its
last Age of Innocence. This TONY nominated, nostalgic, musical revue takes us
back to turn of the 19<sup>th</sup> century America and is a brew of popular
songs from 1890 to 1917. It’s the era of Charlie Chaplin and Teddy Roosevelt. It
features along list of great American <a>tunes.</a><span class=""> </span>—“Hot
Time in the Old Town Tonight,” “Meet Me In St.
Louis;” “Yankee Doodle Boy,” and “You’re a Grand Old Flag” this American musical
revue is a great family hit.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center">Actors' Summit Theater is a nonprofit 501-c-3 Professional Equity theater, located in downtown Akron. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center">Auditions will occur later in the summer<span style="font-size:11.5pt">. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Program subject to change.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">For more information or to renew or
order your season tickets call</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">330-374-7568 <a href="http://www.actorssummit.org/">www.actorssummit.org</a> </span></b></p>
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<div><em><font color="#000099"><font><font><b>Artistic Co-Director</b></font></font></font></em></div>
<div><em><font color="#000099"><font><font>Actors' Summit Theater</font></font></font></em></div>
<div><em><font color="#000099"><font><font>Greystone Hall---6th floor</font></font></font></em></div>
<div><em><font color="#000099"><font><font>103 S. High St</font></font></font></em></div>
<div><em><font color="#000099"><font><font>Akron Oh 44308 </font></font></font></em></div>
<div><em><font color="#000099"><strong><font><font>330-374-7568</font></font></strong></font></em></div>
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