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<div style="color:rgb(0,51,102);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18pt"><span class="gmail-il">Ashland</span><span> </span><span class="gmail-il">University</span><span> </span><span class="gmail-il">Theatre</span><span> </span>presents</span></span></span><br> </div><div style="color:rgb(0,51,102);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:center"></div><p style="color:rgb(0,51,102);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:center"><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)"><span style="font-family:"lucida sans unicode","lucida grande",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:36pt">SEUSSICAL, The Musical</span></span></span></strong><br><span style="font-family:"lucida sans unicode","lucida grande",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)"><strong>Music by Stephen Flaherty | Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens<br>Based on the Works of Dr. Seuss</strong><br>Directed by<span> </span><strong>Teresa Durbin-Ames</strong> | Musical Direction by<span> </span><strong>Brian Nabors</strong></span></span><br><br><br><span style="font-size:18pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,205)"><span style="text-align:center">February 16, 17, 23, 24 at <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7:30 p.m.</span></span><br><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">February 18 at 2 p.m.</span></span><span> </span>| Hugo Young<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">Theatre</span></span></span></strong></span></span><br style="color:rgb(255,215,0);font-family:georgia,serif;text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10pt"><strong>Opening Reception:<span> </span></strong><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Friday, Feb. 16</span></span><span> </span>immediately following performance</span></span></span></span><br><br></p><div style="color:rgb(0,51,102);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><table align="center" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:550px"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px"><div><div><div style="text-align:justify"><div style="text-align:left"><div style="text-align:justify"><div style="text-align:left"><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128);font-family:"lucida sans unicode","lucida grande",sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span class="gmail-il">Ashland</span><span> </span><span class="gmail-il">University</span><span> </span>Department of<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">Theatre</span><span> </span>presents its final main stage show for the 2017-2018 season with</span><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128);font-family:"lucida sans unicode","lucida grande",sans-serif"> </span><em style="color:rgb(0,0,128);font-family:inherit;font-size:1em;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.25em">Seussical</em><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128);font-family:"lucida sans unicode","lucida grande",sans-serif">,</span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128);font-family:"lucida sans unicode","lucida grande",sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span> </span>the musical based on the works of Dr. Seuss. With music and lyrics by the award-winning team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, the<span class="gmail-il">Ashland</span><span> </span>production is directed by Associate Professor of<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">Theatre </span><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?AshlandUniversityMus/c1ebc44a15/1af00b4fad/b45484117a" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Dr. Teresa Durbin-Ames</a><span> </span>with musical direction by guest artist Brian Nabors, director of Choral Activities for Shelby City Schools. </span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128);font-family:"lucida sans unicode","lucida grande",sans-serif;font-size:10pt">With 30 in the cast including 19<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">university</span><span> </span>students, an AU history professor and 10 community youth, performances are slated for Feb. 16, 17, 23 and 24 at <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7:30 p.m.</span></span> along with a <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">2 p.m.</span></span> matinee on <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Sunday, Feb. 18</span></span>, in Hugo Young<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">Theatre</span>. </span><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"lucida sans unicode","lucida grande",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">One of the most performed shows in America, “<em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1em;line-height:1.25em;font-family:inherit">Seussical” </em>is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza for the whole family. All of the favorite Dr. Seuss characters are brought to life, including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie and a little boy with a big imagination – Jojo. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"lucida sans unicode","lucida grande",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">With the season theme of “Building Bridges,” AU<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">Theatre</span><span> </span>is striving to provide opportunities to better understand ourselves and others with performances that encourage dialogue about challenges in the world today. <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1em;line-height:1.25em;font-family:inherit">Seussical </em>does this by weaving a story of friendship, loyalty and love. Despite all odds, the characters band together to save others and restore peace and unity. The story tells us the power of being unique, and the importance of fighting for your beliefs as stated by Horton, “A person’s a person, no matter how small.”</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"lucida sans unicode","lucida grande",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">The Cat in the Hat, played by freshman Emily Schordock (Westlake), guides us through the story as we meet senior Jake Riley (Wooster) as Horton the Elephant, juniors Maya Rickard (Wooster) as Gertrude MacFuzz and Kathleen Thompson Parker (<span class="gmail-il">Ashland</span>) as Sour Kangaroo, along with freshmen Macy Campbell (Genoa) and Gabriella Carr (Pickerington) as Jojo and Mayzie LaBird, respectively. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"lucida sans unicode","lucida grande",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">AU Professor of History Dr. John Moser joins the cast as General Gengus Khan Schmitz, while freshman Tristan Peterman (Canton), Ethan Tingler (Roseville) and Dave Tomlinson (Sagamore Hills) play The Wickersham Brothers, and Jenny Fleck (Findlay), Chelle Hannah Frye (Danville) and Mia Kardotzke (Clyde) are the Bird Girls. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"lucida sans unicode","lucida grande",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Mr. and Mrs Mayor are portrayed by freshman Alyssa Srail (Medina) and sophomore Morgan Tinnirello (Middleburg Heights), respectively; while freshman Will Taylor (Fairborn) plays Vlad Vladikoff, Yertle the Turtle and Grinch. Taylor is joined by fellow freshmen Eric Breeden (Medina) and AnnMarie Hill (Mansfield) along with seniors Jessica Dupee (Wellington) and Megan Harvey (Medina) to round-out the chorus of jungle citizens.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"lucida sans unicode","lucida grande",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Joining the<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">university</span><span> </span>cast members, 10 area youth will play the roles of Community Whos. Ranging from third through eighth graders, the Community Whos include Richland County resident Rowyn Osborne; and<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">Ashland</span><span> </span>residents Aaliyah Andreson, Perry Kral and Samantha Steinhauser, who attend<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">Ashland</span><span> </span>Middle School, Bryce Gray, Rebecca Matz and Ethan Rhine from Taft and Reagan Elementary Schools, along with Abigail Pascarella, Andrew Pascarella and Landon Flint from St. Edward School.   </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"lucida sans unicode","lucida grande",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">AU<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">Theatre</span><span> </span>is proud to host returning guest designers<span> </span><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?AshlandUniversityMus/c1ebc44a15/1af00b4fad/79d420abbe" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Kimberly Powers</a><span> </span>(scenic) and <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?AshlandUniversityMus/c1ebc44a15/1af00b4fad/0909a37aed" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Daniel Hobbs</a><span> </span>(costume).<br><br>An AU<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">Theatre</span><span> </span>alumna, Powers, Class of 2001, returns for the second time in as many years with sophomore Ivey Buffenmyer (<span class="gmail-il">Ashland</span>) as her assistant designer. Regionally, Powers has designed scenery for Orlando Repertory Theatre (FL), Theatre by the Sea (RI), Northern Stage (VT), and Lyric<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">Theatre</span><span> </span>of Oklahoma (OK), TheatreSquared (AR), among many others. She has been the Resident Set Designer for Ocean State<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">Theatre</span><span> </span>Company’s inaugural season and for Ohio Light Opera, as well as the first Design Assistant at The Denver Center <span class="gmail-il">Theatre</span>Company. Kimberly has also been a freelance scenic artist since 2000 and has worked professionally as a props master, event designer and coordinator, graphic designer, and exhibit designer. She has also taught in the<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">Theatre</span><span> </span>Departments at Coastal Carolina<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">University</span>, Colby College and The<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">University</span><span> </span>of Tulsa and is a proud member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"lucida sans unicode","lucida grande",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Hobbs returns after designing for <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1em;line-height:1.25em;font-family:inherit">Almost, Maine</em> and <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1em;line-height:1.25em;font-family:inherit">The Autumn Garden </em>for<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">Ashland</span>'s 2016-2017 season. He is a freelance costume and scenic designer currently based in NYC. He earned his MFA in production design from Michigan State<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">University</span>, where he collaborated on several world premiere shows. His recent credits include <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1em;line-height:1.25em;font-family:inherit">45 Plays for 45 Presidents</em> for NextStop<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">Theatre</span><span> </span>in Washington D.C., as well as <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1em;line-height:1.25em;font-family:inherit">Anything Goes</em>, <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1em;line-height:1.25em;font-family:inherit">H.M.S. Pinafore</em>, <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1em;line-height:1.25em;font-family:inherit">The Lady of the Slipper</em>, and <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1em;line-height:1.25em;font-family:inherit">The Student</em> <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:1em;line-height:1.25em;font-family:inherit">Prince</em> for the Ohio Light Opera's 2017 season. See a presentation of his Seussical designs <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?AshlandUniversityMus/c1ebc44a15/1af00b4fad/e1600d91d5" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">HERE</a>.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"lucida sans unicode","lucida grande",sans-s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lvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(75,0,130)">$8 Groups of 10 or more*</span></span></span></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;text-align:left"> </td><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(75,0,130)">$5 Non-AU Students, Children*</span></span></span></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;text-align:left"> </td><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(75,0,130)">$2<span> </span><span class="gmail-il">Ashland</span><span> </span><span class="gmail-il">University</span><span> </span>Students w/ ID*</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><em style="color:rgb(0,51,102);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:center;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)"><span style="font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="text-align:center">*</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.6667px;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">For REDUCED TICKETS: AU STUDENT ($2), CHILDREN ($5), GROUP of 10 or more ($8)<br>Call Box Office,<span> </span><a href="tel:(419)%20289-5125" value="+14192895125" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">419.289.5125</a>. Please note that we ask that young children be able sit through the performance without disruption to the other patrons. Infants are not admitted. This show is recommended for 4 years and up.</span></span></span></span></em> <p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>

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