<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><b><font size="4">Press Release</font></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><b><font size="4">For information</font></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><b><font size="4">MaryJo Alexander</font></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="tel:330-374-7568" target="_blank"><b><font size="4">330-374-7568</font></b></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;color:blue"><font size="6">“Talley’s Folly”</font></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;color:blue"><font size="6">Opens at Actors’ Summit Theater</font></span></i></b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">Actors’ Summit</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial">  </span><span style="font-family:Arial"> Akron’s Professional theater is pleased to announce the opening of the </span><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">Talley’s Folly</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial">. The show will have a preview performance on Thursday April 14 at  8 p.m. The opening night show is scheduled for Friday, April 15, 2016.  A dessert reception with the director and cast follows the performance on opening night. The show runs until May 1.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">The Play</font></span></u></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">Talley’s Folly</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial">, </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial">set in Lebanon, Missouri, deals with the courtship of the young Sally Tally and her Jewish suitor, Matt Friedman. This is a warm, rich, love story to savor and cheer.  </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Arial">Charles Isherwood of the NY Times says <b><font color="#ff0000">Talley’s Folly</font></b> is </span>"A valentine to two lost souls finding each other."</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">The Cast</font></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">Keith Stevens</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> joins us for this show as Matt. Keith has appeared at Actors’ Summit in over 35 productions and most recently,<b> “</b>Same Time Next Year.” <b>Keith </b>holds an MFA from the Actors’ Studio in New York, where he is a life time member. Keith recently appeared as Bif in “The Price” at Ensemble Theatre of Cleveland.<b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;background:yellow"> </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">Shani Ferry</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> appears as Sally Talley. Shani is a long time company member at Actors’ Summit.  She appeared this past fall in Quilters. Shani has also appeared in A Grand Night for Singing, Making God Laugh, Romantic Fools and Last Train to Nibroc, among many others.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">The Director</font></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">Kevin P. Kern</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> is the Guest Director for Talley’s Folly.  Kevin is the Chair of the <b>Department of Theatre at the University of Mt. Union </b>in Alliance Oh. Kevin holds an MFA in theatre, and is Equity actor. Kevin was last seen onstage at Actors’ Summit as “David” in <b>My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></u></b></p><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><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">Tally’s Folly<i> </i></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial">performances are <b>April 14 through May 1</b>; Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></u></b></p><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-family:Arial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial">Tickets are on sale now through the box office at <a href="tel:330-374-7568" target="_blank">330-374-7568</a> and online at <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 groups of 10 or more.  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><i><u><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">All tickets for the April 14 Preview are $20</span></u></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red"> </span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial">and are available at the box office and online.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4">The Theater:</font></span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial">The theater is located on the sixth floor of historic Greystone Hall at 103 S. High St., in downtown Akron. It is handicap accessible and has free parking. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"> </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</font></span> <b><font size="4"><a href="http://www.actorssummit.org/" target="_blank">www.actorssummit.org</a> </font></b>or call <b><font size="4"><a href="tel:330-374-7568" value="+13303747568" target="_blank">330-374-7568</a></font></b>.<span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="4"> Actors’ Summit can be found on Facebook at <b>Actor’s Summit Theater</b>.</font></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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