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<span style="font-size: 36pt; color: rgb(114, 50, 173);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 36pt; color: rgb(189, 19, 152);">Western Reserve Playhouse is pleased to present the world premiere
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<span style="color: rgb(208, 92, 18);">First </span><span style="color: rgb(75, 165, 36);">(Real)</span>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 111, 201);">Thanksgiving</span></span></i></span></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size: 36pt; color: rgb(114, 50, 173);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 36pt;"></span></i><span style="font-size: 36pt; color: rgb(189, 19, 152);">by award-winning
& internationally produced local playwright, Brandi Eaton</span></span></span></p>
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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size: 24pt; color: rgb(189, 19, 152);"><span style="color: rgb(75, 165, 36);"><b><span style="color: rgb(114, 50, 173);">S</span><span style="color: rgb(114, 50, 173);">tarring:
Nicholas Peters, Meg Hopp, Adrienne Jones, Rose Gabriele, Mason Shuman</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:24pt; color:rgb(189,19,152)"><span style="color:rgb(75,165,36)"><span style="color: rgb(114, 50, 173);"><b>Tom Stephan</b></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#757b80"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><b><span style="color: rgb(114, 50, 173);">Harriet DeVeto</span></b></span></font></div>
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NIGHT ONLY! December 15th at 8PM</span></b></span></b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The performance will be a staged reading of the script & a talkback session with the playwright & cast will follow.<o:p></o:p></p>
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originally done as a 10-minute play during the theatre’s </span><i><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Half-Dozen
</span></i><span style="font-size: 18pt;">show in August. It was such a big hit, that Ms. Eaton developed it into a full-length script.
</span><i><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Matt’s </span></i><span style="font-size: 18pt;">tells the story of Matt, who brings home his younger boyfriend, Jason, on Thanksgiving to meet his family for the first time. Unfortunately, Matt’s family doesn’t know
that he’s gay. Add to that a drunken aunt, a wise-cracking grandma & an unwanted ex-boyfriend & you’ve got an hilarious holiday!</span></span></p>
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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:12pt"><b><span style="font-size:22pt">Admission is FREE, but donations are gladly accepted!</span></b></span></div>
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