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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#540000">NEWS RELEASE</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Melanie YC Pepe</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Artistic Director</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="tel:330.826.2626"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">330.836.2626</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F4E79">Auditions</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Weathervane Playhouse</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">1301 Weathervane Lane</span></a><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black"> *
</span><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://2"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Akron, Oh 44313</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#222222"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#222222">For details, visit
</span><a href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition</span></b></a><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#7030A0">The Santaland Diaries</span></b><span style="color:#7030A0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">December 1 - 17, 2016
</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Directed by Melanie YC Pepe</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#385723"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Auditions by appointment.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><a href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Sunday, August 28, 7 - 9 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Monday, August 29, 7 - 9 p.m.</span></b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:red">RED</span></b><span style="color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">October 27 to November 12, 2016
</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Directed by Melanie YC Pepe</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#385723"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Auditions by appointment.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><a href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Sunday, September 4, 7 – 9 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Tuesday, September 6, 7 - 9 p.m.</span></b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#C55A11">Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat</span></b><span style="color:#843C0C"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">November 22 to December 18, 2016
</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Directed by Sarah Bailey</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#385723"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Auditions by appointment.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><a href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Sunday, September 18, 5 – 8 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Monday, September 19, 5 - 8 p.m.</span></b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#002060">I Love You Because</span></b><span style="color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">February 2 - 18, 2017
</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Directed by Will Crosby</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#385723"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Auditions by appointment.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><a href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/audition</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Sunday, November 13 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Monday, November 14 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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