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<div align="center" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif, EmojiFont;"><font size="6" style="font-family: Tahoma, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 22pt;"><b><i>Mercury Is Going Full Frontal</i></b></span></font></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif, EmojiFont;"><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Mercury Theatre Company, now in its 19</span></font><font size="-1" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><sup>th</sup></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Season,
is launching its Full Frontal initiative, offering </span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">$</span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">10
tickets of any unsold Front Row seats to theatre lovers under 25 years old. </span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Full Fronta</b></span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">l
tickets are available 45 minutes prior to each performance of the 2017 mainstage season.</span></font></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif, EmojiFont;"><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;"><i>“Young people are at the heart of what we do at Mercury Theatre Company.</i></span></font></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif, EmojiFont;"><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;"><i>By creating an environment in which young people feel welcome and appreciated,
and by bringing down the barriers that they face, we hope to safeguard the future of theatre.</i></span></font></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif, EmojiFont;"><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;"><i>I am pleased to announce that, with our </i></span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;"><b><i>Full
Frontal</i></b></span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;"><i> initiative, we will be offering any unsold Front Row seats for each performance of the 2017 season at a discounted rate of just
$10 for under 25s.</i></span></font></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif, EmojiFont;"><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;"><i>In doing this, Mercury Theatre Company theatre can offer seats to any
young person regardless of how much disposable income they might have.”</i></span></font></font> </div>
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<div align="right" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;">Pierre-Jacques Brault, Artistic Director</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif, EmojiFont;"><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>How Full Frontal works:</b></span></font></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif, EmojiFont;"><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Starting with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s </span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><i>Carouse</i></span></font><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">l,
and continuing all season, under 25s can nab any unsold Front Row tickets for just $10.</span></font></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif, EmojiFont;"><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">It’s simple… if you’re under 25, all you have to do is check Facebook or
Twitter to see how many Front Row seats are available at the performance of your choice (posted 2 hours prior to each performance), then turn up at the theatre and register your name with the box office at least 30 minutes before the show. Remember you’ll
need to bring ID for proof of age.</span></font></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif, EmojiFont;"><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, serif, EmojiFont;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Each show at Mercury is handpicked to showcase the best of Broadway with
a fresh look, including:</span></font></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">• </span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Carousel</b></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, June 9-24. Named the greatest
musical of the 20</span></font><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 6pt;">th </span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Century by Time Magazine, </span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Carousel </b></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">is
Rodgers and Hammerstein at their finest, weaving a beautiful tale of love, loss and redemption with a stellar song-list, including “If I Loved You” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">• </span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>La Cage Aux Folles</b></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, July 7-22. Precursor
to the well-known film </span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><i>The Birdcage</i></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, this hilarious Jerry Herman tuner about being your truest self remains one of the</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">• </span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Hairspray</b></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, August 4-19. You can’t
stop the beat with this fast-paced and fabulous musical set in 1960’s Baltimore, in an era of social progress that empowers average teen Tracy Turnblad to explore new heights of social justice, teen romance and her hair!</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>What: </b></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Mercury Theatre Company goes </span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>FULL
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>When: Any performance of the 2017 season with unsold Front Row Tickets</b></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Where: </b></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Regina Hall, Notre Dame College. 1857 South Green Rd., South Euclid, 44121</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>How: </b></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Check Facebook and Instragram 2 hours prior to each performance for availability and</span></font></div>
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