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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#540000">NEWS RELEASE</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Melanie YC Pepe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Artistic Director</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;orphans: auto;widows: 1;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black"><a href="tel:330.826.2626" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">330.826.2626</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Fall Auditions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Weathervane Playhouse</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">1301 Weathervane Lane * Akron, Oh 44313</span><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#222222">For details, visit
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><a href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition</a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:teal">HAIR<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">September 3 – 20, 2015</span></b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#385723"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Auditions by appointment.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><a href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Monday, July 27, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white;orphans: auto;widows: 1;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Tuesday, July 28, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#A50021">Dracula</span></b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#A50021"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#385723"> </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">October 1 to 18, 2015<span style="color:#385723"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#385723"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Auditions by appointment.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><a href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Sunday, August 2, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white;orphans: auto;widows: 1;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Monday, August 3, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:teal">A Christmas Carol, The Musical</span></b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:teal"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#385723"> </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">November 24 to December 20, 2015<span style="color:#385723"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#385723"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Auditions by appointment.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><a href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Monday, September 20, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white;orphans: auto;widows: 1;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Tuesday, September 21, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#0070C0">Ordinary Days</span></b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#0070C0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#385723"> </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">October 29 to November 4, 2015<span style="color:#385723"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#385723"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Auditions by appointment.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><a href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Monday, September 28, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white;orphans: auto;widows: 1;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Tuesday, September 29, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">The 25<sup>th</sup> Annual
Putnam County Spelling Bee</span></b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#203864;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#385723"> </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">December 3 to 19, 2015<span style="color:#385723"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#385723"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Auditions by appointment.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><a href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Monday, September 28, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white;orphans: auto;widows: 1;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;word-spacing:0px">
<b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Tuesday, September 29, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#222222"> </span><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white;orphans: auto;widows: 1;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;word-spacing:0px">
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