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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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><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"><a href="tel:330.826.2626" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1155CC">330.826.2626</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<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>
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<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><a href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:red">A Christmas Carol, The Musical<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">November 24 – December 20, 2015</span></b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">An Emerging Artist Series Production<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Ages 7– 23. Actors older than 23 may audition for the role of Scrooge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Sunday, September 20, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Monday, September 21, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Audition Requirements</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">• 32 bars of a musical theatre song.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">• Bring sheet music in the correct key to your audition. An accompanist will be provided.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">• Be prepared to dance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">For more information, visit:
<b><a href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">A CHRISTMAS CAROL*<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Music by Alan Menken<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Book by Mike Ockrent and Lynn Ahrens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Based on the story by Charles Dickens
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">1 Act, Book Musical, Rated G
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Madison Square Garden Version (1994)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">SYNOPSIS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Ebenezer Scrooge is a prosperous curmudgeon who believes personal wealth is far more valuable than the happiness and comfort of others.
With an infuriated "Bah! Humbug!" Scrooge summates his feelings of Christmas tidings and charitable giving, but he's forced to face his selfish ways when three ghosts on Christmas Eve lead him through his Past, Present, and Future. Thanks to their guidance,
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">REHEARSALS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Rehearsals start on September 27 and take place five days a week, Sundays from 6 pm to 9 pm and Mondays through Thursdays 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Technical rehearsals run on Sunday, November 15 from noon to 8:00 p.m. and November 16 -19, 22 & 23 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">PERFORMANCES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Performances will run from November 24 to December 20, 2015.
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">For more information, visit:
<b><a href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition</a> or call us at 330.836.2626<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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