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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NEWS RELEASE</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CONTACT: Sarah Bailey</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:SBailey@weathervaneplayhouse.com"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">SBailey@weathervaneplayhouse.com</span></a><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F4E79">Professional Master Class Series<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F4E79">October 10<sup>th</sup>, 2015
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F4E79">Featuring director John Davis
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F4E79">and tickets to
<i>Dracula</i> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F4E79">adapted by William McNulty
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Weathervane Playhouse</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1301 Weathervane Lane * Akron, Oh 44313</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:.25in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">First up in our series is
<b>John Davis</b>, the director of the bone chilling <i>Dracula</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:.25in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Join John as he explains his concept of the production and leads a
<b>2 hour Stage Combat Master Class</b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:.25in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The class will take place on
<b>October 10<sup>th</sup> from 5:00PM-7:00PM and a show at 7:30 PM</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:.25in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The cost of the Master Class is
<b>$50 <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:.25in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(which includes your ticket price to the
<b>7:30 PM Saturday evening performance).<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:.25in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Open to ages 16 and up and class space is limited<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Call 330-836-2626 to enroll or click-
</span><a href="https://campscui.active.com/orgs/WeathervanePlayhouse?season=1145401">https://campscui.active.com/orgs/WeathervanePlayhouse?season=1145401</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">More about our Instructor:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">John has been a theater professional for more than two decades. John has directed hundreds of performances nationally and is
a Professor in the Theater Department at Oberlin College in Ohio. His approach brings the actors to their peak performances for rave reviews. John is probably best known for his comedy sword-fighting show "Hack and Slash." The show has been seen internationally
for two decades and over four thousand performances. After the events of September 11, 2001, John spent a large portion of every year entertaining the armed forces on six USO tours. These tours traveled to sixteen countries including the most remote regions
of Afghanistan and Iraq. In March of 2006, while in Fallujah, Iraq, Hack and Slash performed their one hundredth show for the USO.As an instructor for the International Order of the Sword and Pen (I.O.S.P.), John is considered a top stage combat professional
around the globe. He works regularly with the top instructors and the choreographers from both stage and film, creating friendships and a professional network.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sarah Bailey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Director of Education and Resident Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Weathervane Playhouse<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">330-836-2626 Ext. 35<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">sbailey@weathervaneplayhouse.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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