<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="4"><span class=""><span style="font-family:Arial">Press</span></span><span class=""><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></span><span class=""><span style="font-family:Arial">Release</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Arial">For additional information</span><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">MaryJo Alexander</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="tel:330-374-7568" target="_blank">330-374-7568</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><u><span style="font-family:'Arial Black';color:blue"><font size="6">Guys On Ice</font></span></u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:'Arial Black';color:green"><font size="6">On stage NOW
at </font></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red"><font size="6">Actors’ Summit Theater</font><font size="4"></font></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">Actors’ Summit</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> Akron’s
Professional theater continues with it’s performances of <b><i><span style="color:rgb(51,102,255)">Guys On Ice, the
Ice Fishing Musical</span></i></b> on stage now through Dec 20<sup>th</sup>,
2016. detailed information is available
at <a href="http://www.actorssummit.org">www.actorssummit.org</a>.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">The Play</font></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">Guys On Ice</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial">, originally produced at </span><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">Actors’
Summit Theater</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> in
2009, is an outrageously funny musical that is s</span><span style="font-family:Arial">prinkled with a copious supply of fish tales, fishing jokes, and fishy
figures of speech, not to mention the dozen or so songs that graced the stage
with their catchy tunes and clever lyrics. Appropriate
for all ages, this little gem is a great
family show. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">Originally created for the
American Folklore Theatre—now Northern Sky, <b><span style="color:red">Guys On Ice</span></b> It has been produced
over a dozen times at the <b>Milwaukee
Repertory Theater,</b> and was filmed for Wisconsin Public Television in 2014. </font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">Guys on Ice</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> spends a day in the life of Marvin and Lloyd —
fishing buddies and home-grown philosophers. With musical numbers like,
"The Wishing Hole," "Ode to a Snowmobile Suit," "Fish
is the Miracle Food" and "The One That Got Away", this is a show
for the entire family. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">The Cast </font></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Frank Jackman, (Lloyd) </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial">is
an <b><i>Actors’
Summit Theater</i></b> company member. He has performed in over 30 roles over
the past 17 seasons. Frank is a voice
over artist, and has appeared in commercials for <b><i>Dick’s Sporting Goods</i></b> and
<b>American Greetings</b>, among
others. He appeared in the 2009
production of <b><i>Guys On Ice</i></b> for <b><i>Actors’ Summit.</i></b></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Bob Keefe , (Marvin)</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> is also a company regular at <b><i>Actors’ Summit</i></b>. He was last seen in <b><i>The Book Club Play</i></b> this
past February. He has appeared in <b><i>Flannagan’s Wake</i></b> and <b><i>We
Gotta Bingo</i></b> , both at <b><i>Playhouse
Square</i></b><b><i>’s Kennedy’s Down under</i></b> theatre
space. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Shawn Galligan , (Ernie the Moocher</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial">); recently
returned to <b><i>Actors’ Summit</i></b> where he
has appeared in over a dozen shows. Shawn is a stage manager/ actor with the <b><i>Northern
Sky Theatre </i></b>in Door County Wisconsin , where <b><i>Guys On Ice</i></b> originated in
1998. Shawn was most recently involved in the filming of <b><i>Guys On Ice</i></b> for Wisconsin
Public Television.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red"><font size="4">Rave Reviews for <i>Guys On Ice </i></font></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:blue">Chuck Yarborough</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:blue">, of the <b>Plain Dealer</b></span><span style="font-family:Arial"> commented on the original 2009 production “<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">… it’s the Hope and
Cosby road picture that was never made.”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,102,255)">Mark Horning of <a href="http://axs.com">axs.com</a></span></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,153,102)">
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial">“… </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial">If you are looking for a
non-holiday infused show that is witty and a true delight to watch, look no
further than <b>Actors’ Summit’s</b>
production of “Men on Ice.” Spend a delightful evening with these “Ice
Hole Philosophers” as they sing, dance and joke their way into your
heart. This gem of a show is well worth the short drive from Cleveland. You
Betcha.</span>”</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:13.8pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(51,102,255)">Kerry Clawson of Beacon Journal</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:black">, “The show stars the ever-funny <b>Frank Jackman</b>, who, even when his
character Lloyd is over-emoting as he bursts into song, has a bright spirit
that shines through. He created an authentically disarming moment with the
emotional ballad<span class=""> </span><em>Everything is New</em>, a tune about the
beauty of ice fishing early in the morning when the rest of world is asleep….<b>Bob Keefe</b> also is fully invested in his
simpleton character Marvin, whose main goal in life is to win the heart of a
cashier at the Pick ‘N’ Save. The two share some inspired moves via synchronized
Velcro and zipper sound effects as they perform<span class=""> </span><em>Ode
to a Snowmobile Suit</em>. “</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Performance details </span></u></b></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Guys On Ice </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial">performances are Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday nights at 8:00 P.M. and Sundays at 2 PM, now thru Dec. 20<sup>th</sup>,2015.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="4"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial">Tickets:</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">Tickets are on sale now through the box office at<span class=""> </span><a href="tel:330-374-7568" target="_blank">330-374-7568</a><span class=""> </span>and online at<span class=""> </span><a href="http://www.actorssummit.org/" target="_blank">www.actorssummit.org</a>.
Tickets are $33 for adults, $28 for seniors over 65; and $10 for all full time
students under 30. Special discounts are available for<span class=""> groups of 10 or more. </span></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">The Theater:</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">The theater is
located on the sixth floor of historic Greystone Hall at 103 S. High St., in downtown Akron, and is handicap
accessible and has free parking. </font></span><span style="font-size:large;font-family:Arial">For more information go to </span><span class="" style="font-size:large;font-family:Arial"> </span><a href="http://www.actorssummit.org/" target="_blank" style="font-size:large;font-family:Arial">www.actorssummit.org</a><span style="font-size:large;font-family:Arial">
or call 330-374-7568. Actors’ Summit Theater can be found on <font color="#ff0000">facebook </font>and
<font color="#ff0000">Pinterest</font>. </span><span style="font-size:large;font-family:Arial"> </span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><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>330-374-7568</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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