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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">May 26,
2016<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:6"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">CANTON,
OH – Calling all up and coming conjurers, prestidigitators, magicians,
illusionists, wizards and more!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
Players Guild is seeking video submissions from youth magicians who would like
to have a chance at performing along-side world-renowned mentalist, Angela
Funovits, and local illusionist, (and Players Guild Artistic Director) Josh
Erichsen, during the Guild’s magic and illusion show, THEATRE OF MAGIC, on June
24 and 25.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Magicians
between the ages of 9 and 17 years old are invited to create and submit a 90
second or less video featuring their best sleight-of-hand demonstration,
illusion or other magic-related act, by Wednesday, June 15.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Two winners will be selected by the Players
Guild Theatre and will be given a 5 to 10 minute time-slot to perform a portion
of their act on the Mainstage during a performance of THEATRE OF MAGIC.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Winners will also receive 2 complimentary
tickets to the show along with a one-on-one meet and greet and magic training
session with Angela Funovits and Josh Erichsen, as well as a Players Guild
Theatre gift pack.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Participants
are asked to upload their 90 second or less video to Youtube and email the
video link to </span><a href="mailto:magic@playersguildtheatre.com"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">magic@playersguildtheatre.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""> or share the link on the
THEATRE OF MAGIC facebook page.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Winners
will be notified by Friday, June 17, 2016.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">The
Magic is back!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Witness incredible acts
of unbelievable illusion, mind-blowing mentalism and death-defying escapes, all
live on the Players Guild Stage!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Angela
Funovits is The Mentalist, a world-renowned performer featured on PENN &
TELLER’S FOOL US, the SyFy channel’s hit show, WIZARD WARS, as well as CW’s
MASTERS OF ILLUSION, and NBC’s PHENOMENON.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Joshua Erichsen is The Magician, and the Guild’s own Artistic Director,
who cheated death by escaping from a straightjacket while suspended from a
burning rope high above the stage.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Together they will blend their unique styles of prestidigitation and
present an encore presentation of their popular show, THEATRE OF MAGIC, for two
nights only!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Experience the senational
acts that made audiences gasp and see for the first time all new mind-bending
feats</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">True
to its title, THEATRE OF MAGIC will feature unbelievable acts of mentalism,
sleight of hand, illusion and daring escapes.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Show highlights include:</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">OVER THE SPEED LIMIT </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">A startling appearance that
will leave the audience members scratching their heads in disbelief!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">RING FLIGHT REVOLUTION</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""> A borrowed ring from a
spectator vanishes and ends up in one of the most unlikely of places.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">PAINTBALL CATCH</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""> As the title implies, Angela
will catch a signed paintball fired at her by an audience member… but to make
it a little more interesting, she will catch it in her teeth!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">WHAT THE CLUCK!</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A fun bit of magic involving a young member
of the audience and a live chicken.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">THE PREDICTION</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""> A startling brain buster
featuring randomly selected audience members and their imaginations.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It can only be seen to be believed.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">THE ESCAPE</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""> A death-defying escape from a
straight jacket while hanging high above the stage from a burning rope – yes,
you read that correctly!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">THEATRE
OF MAGIC is an adrenaline pumping family event sure to leave audiences of all
ages spellbound.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Tickets are on sale
now, but will disappear fast!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">THEATRE
OF MAGIC is scheduled for two performances on June 24 & 25 at 8:00 pm. Tickets
for this Mainstage show are $20 for adults and $15 for those 17 and younger.
Tickets for all performances may be purchased online 24 hours a day at </span><a href="http://www.playersguildtheatre.com"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">www.playersguildtheatre.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""> or in person at the Players
Guild Box Office, located in the Great Court of the Cultural Center for the
Arts, 1001 Market Ave N. Tickets may also be purchased by phone: 330-453-7617.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">The
Players Guild Theatre receives support from these generous partners: Arts In
Stark, The Ohio Arts Council , The Canton Repository and 89.7 WKSU. </span></p>
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