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<div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:28.0pt">The Importance of Being Earnest</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:28.0pt"> Will Be Presented on August 18-20, 25-27 at Yoga Central, 4626 Cleveland Avenue North, Canton</span></b></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Canal Fulton Players are proud to present Oscar Wilde’s romantic comedy of deception and chicanery, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">The Importance of Being Earnest,</i> on August 18-20, 25-27, 2017 at Yoga Central, 4626 Cleveland Avenue North, Canton, Ohio.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>This new venue gives the players a new perspective as to the presentation of comedies.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Yoga Central has large room with a raised stage with numerous doors to enter and exit to add to the hijinks involved in this play.</span></b></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Importance of Being Earnest </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">is a play in which two men assume the same identity to deceive the general public and loved ones.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The inclusion of two men who are never seen or heard adds to the frivolity as each character either kills these men off or resurrects them out of thin air.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Confusion reigns supreme as two women believe that they are engaged to be married only to find out that there is no fiancé to marry.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Just as confusion reigns supreme, the chicanery unravels quickly but not before the two men employ other devices to obtain their goals.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Unfortunately, they discover that their loved ones and others use deception to thwart them.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Is there an Ernest among the cast?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Who is this fellow Bunbury?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Is Jack who he says he is?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>And what about this Miss Prism?</span></b></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Making up the cast are:</span></b></div>
<ul type="disc"><li style='margin: 0in 0in 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;'><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Brad Vincent as John Worthing, a prime proper landowner who goes to the city to have fun</span></b></li><li style='margin: 0in 0in 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;'><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Mark Brown as Algernon Moncrieff, a bohemian type who loves to have a good time</span></b></li><li style='margin: 0in 0in 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;'><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Geri Marken as Rev. Canon Chasuble, a minister who is smitten with a fine woman</span></b></li><li style='margin: 0in 0in 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;'><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Lou Saneshige as Merriman, the house keeper at John Worthing’s estate and Lane, Algernon’s maid in London</span></b></li><li style='margin: 0in 0in 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;'><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Denise Robb as Lady Bracknell, the snobbish aunt to Algernon and chief antagonist to John Worthing</span></b></li><li style='margin: 0in 0in 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;'><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Shelly Rayborn as Gwendolen Fairfax, a head strong woman looking for true love and a good time</span></b></li><li style='margin: 0in 0in 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;'><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Courtney Hardy as Cecily Cardew, an innocent girl who believes in romance in everything</span></b></li><li style='margin: 0in 0in 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;'><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Linda Keith as Miss Prism, Cecily’s tutor and a woman with a jaded past.</span></b></li></ul><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA'>Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 pm.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Sunday matinee performances are at 3:00 pm.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Tickets are $10.00 for adults, and $8.00 for seniors and children under the age of twelve.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Reservations can be made for any performance by calling Dave Van Gaasbeek at 330-494-1022 or 330-854-4387 or Yoga Central at 330-499-2863</span></b></font>