<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><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 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"><a href="tel:330-374-7568" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:large">330-374-7568</a><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red"><font size="6"><u>Same Time Next Year</u></font></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="6"><font color="#0000ff">Opens at Actors’ Summit Theater</font><font color="#ff0000"></font></font></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red"><font size="6"> </font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p><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 will open the New Year with a production of  Bernard Slade’s romantic comedy <b><i><span style="color:red">Same Time Next Year.  </span></i></b>The show will have a preview performance on Jan 21^st at 8 PM and opening night is scheduled for Jan 22^nd. 2016. A dessert reception with the director and cast follows the performance on opening night. The show runs until Feb. 7^th, 2016.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">The Play</font></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">This Tony award winning play is one of the most popular romantic comedies of the last century.  <b><span style="color:red"><i>Same Time, Next Year</i> </span></b>ran four years on Broadway, and is still one of the world's most widely produced plays. The plot follows a love affair between two people, Doris and George, married to others, who rendezvous once a year. Twenty-five years of manners and morals are hilariously and touchingly played out by the lovers.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">The New York Times called it "Delicious wit,” …full of “compassion, a sense of humor and a feel for nostalgia."; and the New York Post commented it is "genuinely funny and genuinely romantic."<b><u></u></b></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">The  Cast</font></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4"> </font></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial">Keith Stevens</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> joins us for this show as George.  Keith most has appeared at Actors’ Summit in over 35 productions, most recently <b>The Book Club Play. </b></span></font><b style="font-size:large"><span style="font-family:Arial">Keith </span></b><span style="font-size:large;font-family:Arial">holds an MFA from the Actors’ Studio in New York,  where he is a a life time member. Keith recently appeared as Bif in <b>The Price</b> at <b>Ensemble Theatre</b> of Cleveland.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial">Natalie Sander Kern</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> returns as Doris. Natalie was last seen at Actors’ Summit in <b><i>Handle With Care</i></b>, where she performed the entire first act in Hebrew. Natalie also appeared in <b>Taming of the Shrew</b>, at <b>Shakespeare at the Castle</b> in Alliance Oh.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">The Director:</font></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4"> </font></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial">Paula Kline-Messner</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> directs <b><i><span style="color:red">Same Time Next Year</span></i></b>.  This is Paula’s second turn as guest director for Actors’ Summit. Paula has appeared on stage in <b><i>Becky’s New Car</i></b>; <b><i>The Bikini’s</i></b> and <b><i>Motherhood Out Loud</i></b> . Additionally for over 8 years Paula has appeared throughout the US in <b><i>Menopause the Musical. </i></b>She is a four time Emmy award winner for her work as a television writer, producer and on camera talent<b><i>.</i></b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4"> </font></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="4">Performance details </font></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">Same Time Next Year </span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> performances are </span></font><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:large">Jan. 21</span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:large">, through Feb. 7</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:large"><b>, 2016</b>; </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:large">Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights at 8:00 P.M. and Sundays at 2 PM</span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:large">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p><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><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4"> </font></span></p><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><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span class=""><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4"> </font></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="4"><span class=""><b><i><u><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">All tickets for the Jan 21^st Preview are $20.</span></u></i></b></span><span class=""><u><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></u></span><span class=""><span style="font-family:Arial">and are available at the box and on line.</span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span class=""><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4"> </font></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="4"><span class=""><span style="font-family:Arial">Pro-Rated Season tickets are available for the remaining shows in the season.</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></font></p><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><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4"> </font></span></p><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></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">For more information go to <span class=""> </span><a href="http://www.actorssummit.org/" target="_blank">www.actorssummit.org</a> or call 330-374-7568. Actors’ Summit Theater can be found on facebook and Pinterest.  </font></span><u><span style="font-family:Arial;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"></span></u></p><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></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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