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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Disney’s The Little Mermaid</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"> set to make a
splash in Akron! <br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Weathervane Playhouse is set to take you “Under the Sea” in the Disney musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s Classic</span></i><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">AKRON – Weathervane Playhouse presents its first production of our 2017-2018 season<i>, Disney’s The Little Mermaid</i>, July 27 through August 13, 2017.
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic animated film, <i>Disney's The Little Mermaid</i> is a beautiful love story for the ages. With its tuneful songs and compelling
story, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including
<i>Under the Sea</i>, <i>Kiss the Girl</i>, <i>Poor Unfortunate Souls</i>, and <i>
Part of Your World</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Director Chris Simmons says of the production, “I am beyond thrilled to be making my Weathervane directing debut with
<i>Disney's The Little Mermaid</i> and with the Emerging Artist Series! I am continuously impressed with the level of talent and professionalism of the young actors at Weathervane.”
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<p><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Disney’s The Little Mermaid</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> runs Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. for
the first weekend, and at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. on Sundays for the remainder of the run. Tickets are $14 - $18 and are available by calling 330-836-2626 or going to
</span><a href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
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<p><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Royal pre-show parties! Each Friday night during the run of “Disney’s The Little Mermaid” will be preceded by a pre-show party with other royal dignitaries</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">!
On July 28, August 4 and 11 you can bring your young prince or princess to see <i>
Disney’s The Little Mermaid,</i> and they can take part in activities, photos, and light refreshments with some of their favorite royalty before the show. They will also have a chance to meet Ariel after the show. This event starts at 6:30 p.m. and runs up
until show time and is free with your ticket purchase to that evening’s performance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Disney's The Little Mermaid</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance
materials are also supplied by </span><a href="http://www.mtishows.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">MTI</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">. The videotaping or other video or audio recording
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">CREATIVE TEAM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">CHRIS SIMMONS<br>
Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">KIM SHAMA-HANNA<br>
Musical Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">MEGAN GARGANO<br>
Assistant Director/Choreographer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">LAURA NIEHAUS<br>
Stage Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">CINDI SHAMA<br>
Assistant Stage Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">RICHARD MORRIS, Jr. <br>
Scenic Designer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">PATRICIA DONOVAN<br>
Lighting Designer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">JARED SPARKS and DAVID LEE<br>
Properties Designers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">HAZEN TOBAR<br>
Sound Designer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">JASEN J. SMITH<br>
Costume Designer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">STERLING PERRY<br>
Assistant Costume Designer <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">CAST <br>
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Ariel<br>
SARAH CRAVEN<br>
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Eric<br>
SAM FUJIKAWA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Ursula<br>
ALEXANDRA HARTENSTEIN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Flounder<br>
CONNOR POWERS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Sebastian<br>
JONATHAN MERECHANT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Scuttle<br>
JESSE OYSTER<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Triton<br>
MICHAEL GAULT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Jetsam/Gull Dancer<br>
LEXI MAJOROS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Flotsam/Maid<br>
LIBBY DUNCAN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Grimsby<br>
SAM JUNGMAN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Chef Louis/Sailor<br>
MATTHEW HOGAN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Andrina/Gull Dancer/Princess<br>
RACHEL KIDD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Atina/Gull Dancer/Princess<br>
JADA-LYNN PLEDGER<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Arista/Gull Dancer/Princess<br>
EMMA ILG<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Adella/Gull Dancer/Princess<br>
KAYLEIGH WISNIEWSKI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Aquata/Princess<br>
ANNA LIGGETT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Allana/Princess<br>
GABI ILG<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Gull Dancer/Maid/Ensemble<br>
ANNA CLAWSON<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Pilot/Chef/Ensemble<br>
BRADFORD ZINN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Sailor/Chef/Ensemble<br>
GRACE BAILEY<br>
JAMIE BRASDOVICH<br>
JAMIE MAYFIELD<br>
DAKOTA PUGH<br>
ROBERT RUSH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Maid/Ensemble<br>
LYDIA ILG<br>
MABEL JENNINGS<br>
LUCY KACZMAR<br>
ADDIE WISNIEWSKI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Ensemble<br>
CONOR CLAWSON<br>
NATALIE LAYMON<br>
TYLER MONTGOMERY<br>
ANNABELLE OTTO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Windward/Ensemble<br>
ELLA STEC </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Leeward/Ensemble<br>
MAGGIE VOLLMAN</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">For interviews, media members should contact Fred Gloor at 330-836-2626 or
</span><a href="mailto:fgloor@weathervaneplayhouse.com"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">fgloor@weathervaneplayhouse.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Weathervane Playhouse provides high-quality live theater with volunteer artists, designers, and technicians under professional direction, delivers education and training in
theater arts and appreciation, and engages and entertains its audience to enrich the quality of life in northeast Ohio.
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<u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Weathervane Playhouse’s 2017-2018 Season Support Provided by:</span></u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">AARP</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Akron Community Foundation<br>
The Akron/Summit Convention and Visitors Bureau </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Mary and Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable Trust<br>
Margaret Dietz </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">GAR Foundation </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Kenneth L. Calhoun Charitable Trust (KeyBank, Trustee)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services, LLC</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Northeast Ohio Boomer and Beyond Magazine</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Ohio Arts Council<br>
Visit Mickey Vacations </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">WKSU 89.7 FM</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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