<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3394"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3454"><br></div><h3 id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3467"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3732" color="#cd232c">WordStage Literary Concerts opens its 2016 Wright Chapel Series with a Shakespearian Valentine</font></h3><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3459"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3458" style="color: #333333;"><strong id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3457">Friday, February 12<sup id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3610">th</sup> at 7:30 PM <br></strong></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3620"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3458" style="color: #333333;"><strong id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3457"><br></strong></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3622"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3458" style="color: #333333;"><strong id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3457">Shakespeare, Love and Music, could there be a more felicitous melding of Subjects and Author?</strong></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3838"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3458" style="color: #333333;"><strong id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3457"><br></strong></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3464">From his most sparkling comedies to his darkest tragedies and in his 154 Sonnets, the Bard contemplated love in all its forms. From the witty banter of Beatrice and Benedick to the biting repartee of Kate and Petruccio, Shakespeare’s treatment of these universal subjects is both wide in its sweep and has remained remarkably relevant for nearly 400 years. Using selections from his plays and poetry, and accompanying it with music of the composers that were inspired by Shakespeare’s works, the artists of WordStage are pleased to present this work just before Valentine’s Day 2016, that will showcase a selection of enchanting texts from Britain’s greatest author on humankind’s most absorbing topic.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3839"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3849">Join actors Marci Paolucci & Tim Tavcar, violinist Mary Beth Ions and pianist Patrick Wickliffe as they present this Shakespearean Valentine of timeless words paired with song tunes inspired by the Bard's poetry and plays. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3874"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3884">The Wright Chapel is located at the Lakewood Presbyterian Church - 14502 Detroit Avenue at Marlowe in Downtown Lakewood, OH. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3747"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3486" dir="ltr"> <strong id="yui_3_16_0_1_1454689587371_3554">Admission is by Free Will Donation</strong>. For more information, call 216-712-6926, or visit our web site at www.wordstageoh.com<br></div></div></body></html>