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</v:line><![endif]--><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout'><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 align=left><tr><td width=34 height=5></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><img width=556 height=6 src="cid:image001.png@01D2808F.23C97690" v:shapes="Straight_x0020_Connector_x0020_1"></td></tr></table></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Myriad Pro"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br style='mso-ignore:vglayout' clear=ALL><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:#202020'>Lone Star</span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:#202020'>: February 10, 12, 16, 18<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:#202020'>The Upstart Crow</span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:#202020'>: February 9, 11, 17, 19<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:#202020'>Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8:00, Sundays at 2:00<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Lone Star<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>"LONE STAR is an uproarious comedy about two bawdily rambunctious Texas brothers peppered with the playwright's own special brand of cascading, spontaneous wit." —NY Times</span></i><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><br><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>The play takes place in the back yard of a small-town Texas bar. Roy, a brawny, macho type who had once been a local high-school hero, is back in town after a hitch in Vietnam and trying to reestablish his position in the community. Joined by his younger brother, Ray (who worships him), Roy sets about consuming a case of beer while regaling Ray with tales of his military and amorous exploits. Roy cherishes three things above all; his country, his sexy young wife, and his 1959 pink Thunderbird.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><br></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Directed by Nancy Cates</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><br></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Featuring Ryan Zarecki, Derrick Winger, and Jeremy Jenkins</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>The Upstart Crow<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>“By the end, the weeping audience had successfully traveled to another time period. (The lovely movie Shakespeare In Love accomplished something similar.)” —The Mountain Xpress</span></i><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><br><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>A newer play about older times. Shakespeare's daughter, Susanna Shakespeare Hall, travels to the Globe after her father's death and meets Richard Burbage, her father's former business partner and life-long friend. Using Shakespeare's own words, the two unravel the life, loves, and loss of the Bard. This comedy-drama explores the playwright, and the people he loved, through old words with a new lens.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Directed by Terry Burgler</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><br></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Featuring Terry Burgler* and Lara Mielcarek*</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>* Denotes member of Actors’ Equity</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><br><br>Lobby opens at 7:00, full bar opens at 7:15. Free parking on Friday nights and weekends in garage directly across the street. Catch dinner right across the street beforehand at </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/nuevomodmex/"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Nuevo Modern Mexican & Tequila Bar</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>, and show your OSF ticket for a free app (one per table with food or beverage purchase)!<b><br><br></b></span><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ohioshakespeare.com%2F&h=hAQEb1OOP&enc=AZM1bIG9Z1P4M-z08K-TQNOiFs24_mGaDBWvHDIVOXMuH9zso5lJlQs5piFR9eKpDos&s=1" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>www.ohioshakespeare.com</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> or 1-888-71-TICKETS (opt 1)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro"'>Preferred Seating: $33<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro"'>Standard Seating: $28<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro"'>Gallery Seating: $20<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Myriad Pro"'>Students (Valid ID or under 18) can receive a $5 discount.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><em><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>For tickets, call 1-888-71-TICKETS (1-888-718-4253) or visit www.ohioshakespeare.com.</span></em><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Myriad Pro";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>