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<p class="Style16ptBoldCentered" style="text-indent:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"">Playhouse Square to Honor Excellence in Northeast Ohio High School Musical Theater
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through Nationally-Affiliated Awards Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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With the aim of inspiring performance and recognizing the importance of musical theater and arts education in Northeast Ohio high schools, Playhouse Square proudly introduces the High School Musical Theater Awards program, affiliated with the
</span><a href="http://www.nhsmta.com/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"">National High School Musical Theatre Awards</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std""> (“The Jimmy Awards”) presented by
The Broadway League Foundation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="OCPAC-Newstext" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"">This regional program offers arts education opportunities throughout the school year and culminates with “The Dazzle Awards,” an
awards showcase modeled after the Tony Awards, on May 21, 2016. “Dazzlers” will be presented to outstanding musical theater productions and students in
</span><a href="http://www.playhousesquare.org/assets/doc/HSTMA_AwardCategories-Sept2015.pdf"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"">13 categories</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"">, including
Best Musical, Best Actor/Actress, Best Student Orchestra, Best Costume Design and Best Scenic Design. Nominations and awards will be based on the evaluations of an independent panel of adjudicators.
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<p class="OCPAC-Newstext" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"">The winners of the Best Actor and Actress categories will represent Northeast Ohio at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards
in June 2016.<br>
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<p class="OCPAC-Newstext" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"">Public, private and charter high schools located in Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina and Summit Counties are invited to apply
for participation in the Playhouse Square High School Musical Theater Awards. The first 20 eligible schools to apply will be accepted for the 2015-16 program. Information and applications are available online at
</span><a href="http://www.playhousesquare.org/education-engagement-main/plan-a-field-trip/high-school-musical-theater-awards"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"">playhousesquare.org/dazzleawards</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"">.
The deadline for schools to apply is October 16, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"">The largest performing arts center in the country outside of New York, the not-for-profit
</span><a href="http://www.playhousesquare.org"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"">Playhouse Square</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std""> is Northeast
Ohio’s destination for Broadway and more great entertainment. Playhouse Square is a champion of arts education and downtown Cleveland, and proud to be the home of Cleveland Play House, Cleveland State University Department of Theatre and Dance, DANCECleveland,
Great Lakes Theater and Tri-C JazzFest.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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