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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">For additional information</span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><b>MaryJo Alexander</b></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">"…a tender and moving theatre work, a human

patchwork rippling in the breeze of memory." —Newsweek.</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><i><span style="font-size:26pt;font-family:Arial;color:red">Actors’ Summit</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial"></span></i></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><i><span style="font-size:26pt;font-family:Arial;color:red">Opens <u>QUILTERS</u></span></i></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Arial">Actors’ Summit,

Akron’s

professional theater, announces the opening of the 2015-2016 theater season

with the musical,</span><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red"> QUILTERS</span></i></b></font><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4"> by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek.</font></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="4"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial">About The<span> </span><span>Play</span></span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.25in;text-indent:0.5in;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">Originally developed

and produced at the Denver Center Theatre, this play with music, is a joyous

and moving celebration of American womanhood. 

It became a record-setting regional theater success before moving to Broadway

and Edinburgh Festival. It was nominated for 5 Tony awards in 1985. </font></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.25in;text-indent:0.5in;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="4"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">QUILTERS</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial">Combines

music, dance and scenes of vivid dramatic intensity.  This beautiful play with music pays tribute

to the courage and spirit of our nation's pioneer woman. The quilts are a

metaphor for family and history.  <b><i><span style="color:red">QUILTERS</span></i></b>   “is a show pieced together with love and

stitched with pride…a thing of beauty, comfort and joy." —NY Post.</span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">About The Cast</font></span></u></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Sally

Groth</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> appears as

Jenny, the eldest daughter. </span><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">QUILTERS</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial">  is Sally’s 32<sup>nd</sup> show at <b>Actors’ Summit</b>.  An Equity actor and fiddler; she was last

seen in The Book Club Play and Photograph 51 for Actors’ Summit.

</b></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Hope

Caldwell</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial">, recently

appeared as Irene in <b>My Mother’s Lesbian

Jewish Wiccan Wedding</b> and <b>Grand

Night for Singing.  </b>She is joined on

stage by<b> Shani Carlson Ferry, </b>a long

time<b> Actors’ Summit </b>company member. Shani

will appear in <b>Talley’s Folly </b>later

this season<b>. </b></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">New to<b> Actors’ Summit

company are Sarah Slagle and Rachel Irwin. Rachel and Sarah are musical theatre majors at Mt.

 Union College.  Charlene DeJournett</b>, an Akron native, also joins<b> Actors’ Summit Theater </b>for the first time<b>.  Charlene, </b>an R&B award

winning singer<b>, </b>was last seen at<b> Actors’ Summit </b>for their<b> “Lights Up 2015!” </b>event.<b> </b></font></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Deborah “Ingy” Ingersoll</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> joins Actors’ Summit

as Musical Director, this is her fifth show at Actors’ Summit. She is joined by <b>Brian Mueller</b> on guitar, and <b>Jon

Mosey </b>on banjo.  <b>Ian Leroy</b>, staff Music department at Mt. Union College, also joins the small orchestra

for this show. </span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">Performance details</font></span></u></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Arial">The show will have a preview

performance on Thursday Oct. 8<sup>th</sup>, 2015;  with the official opening on Friday night,

Oct. 9<sup>th</sup>, 2015 </span><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">QUILTERS

</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial">is scheduled for a

16 performance run, closing on Nov. 1, 2015. 

Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights at 8:00 P.M. and

Sundays at 2 PM, and take place at Greystone Hall, in downtown Akron.  The show is

appropriate for all ages.  A free dessert reception with the cast follows

the opening night performance on Friday, Oct. 9<sup>th</sup>, 2015. There will be a small display of quilts in the theater lobby areas during this show. </span><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Special Events:</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><b><i><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:red">QUILTERS,</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial">will be performing at Greystone Hall

during the <span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(56,118,29)">Mutton Hill Quilt show, <span style="font-family:Arial">which takes place at the John S.

 Knight Center.

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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Arial">For details on

the quilt show go to </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">www.</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:red"><a href="http://muttonhillquilts.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:red">muttonhillquilts.org</span></a>.</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica">  </span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">For details on about <b><i><span style="color:red">QUILTERS,</span></i></b> the musical go to<span style="color:rgb(59,89,152)">  </span><span style="color:red"><a href="http://www.actorssummit.org" target="_blank">www.actorssummit.org</a></span><span style="color:rgb(59,89,152)">. 

</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">Tickets:</font></span></u></b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Arial">Tickets are on sale now through the box

office at<span> </span><a href="tel:330-374-7568" target="_blank">330-374-7568</a><span> </span>and online at<span> </span><a href="http://www.actorssummit.org/" target="_blank">www.actorssummit.org</a>. 

Preview tickets (October 9) are $20.  Tickets for all other performances:

$33 for adults, $28 for seniors over 65; and $10 for all full time students

under 30.  Special discounts are available for<span>  groups of 10 

or more. </span>There are a total of 16 performances of Quilters from

Oct. 8<sup>th</sup> thru Nov. 1<sup>st</sup>, 2015. </span><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Arial">The theater is located on the sixth

floor of historic Greystone Hall in downtown Akron. The theater is completely handicap

accessible and has free parking.   </span></font><span style="font-size:large;text-indent:0.5in;font-family:Arial">For More information go to <span> </span><a href="http://www.actorssummit.org/" target="_blank">www.actorssummit.org</a> or

call <a href="tel:330-374-7568" value="+13303747568" target="_blank">330-374-7568</a>. </span><span style="font-size:large;text-indent:0.5in"> </span></p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">

<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>-- <br><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><em><font color="#000099" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><font><font>MaryJo Alexander</font></font></strong></font></em></div>

<div><em><font color="#000099"><font><font><b>Artistic 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><a href="tel:330-374-7568" value="+13303747568" target="_blank">330-374-7568</a></font></font></strong></font></em></div>

<div><em><font color="#000099"><a href="http://www.actorssummit.org/" target="_blank"><font><font>www.actorssummit.org</font></font></a></font></em></div></div></div></div></div>

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