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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(51,51,51)"><b><i><span style="font-size:16pt;color:red">Comedy<span> </span>Fantasy<span>
</span>Entanglements<span> </span>&<span> </span>Tiffs<span></span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(51,51,51)"><b><i><span style="font-size:16pt;color:red">True Love<span> </span>Romance <span> </span>A Royal Wedding<span> </span>& <span> </span>Bliss</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:18pt;color:red"><span></span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(51,51,51)"><b><i><span style="font-size:26pt;color:navy">A Midsummer Night’s Dream</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:22pt;color:navy"><span></span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(51,51,51)"><b><span style="font-size:16pt">4 shows only March 2, 3, 9, 10<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Shakespeare’s most popular comedy, <b>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</b>, opens at 8 pm Mar. 2 for a limited
engagement, Fridays and Saturdays through Mar. 10 at Aurora Community Theatre,
115 E. Pioneer Trail.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(51,51,51)">The play portrays the adventures of four young lovers, a
troupe of amateur actors, and interfering woodland sprites in three
interlocking plots connected by the celebration of the wedding of a duke and a
queen. Set both in mythical <span><span>Athens</span></span>
and an enchanted forest, the play features star-crossed lovers, a handsome
fairy king, a misguided parent, a weaver transformed into a half donkey plus
fairies and elves. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Performed widely around the world, the play celebrates the
universal double-edged delight of falling in love. For as Lysander says, “<b>The
course of true love never did run smooth</b>,” and as Puck knows well, falling
in love can make fools of us all.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(51,51,51)"><b>Rachel Murar</b> directs ACT’s first full-length production by William Shakespeare
with <b><span style="color:black">D. Keith Stiver</span></b><span style="color:black">, producer, <b>Ann Nyenhuis, </b>stage manager, who’s also
in charge of set construction, and <b>April
Sike</b>, assistant stage manager. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="color:black">Cast features<b> Meshal Alsunaid </b>(Oberon/Theseus), <b>Shelby Carlisle </b>(Titania/Hippolyta), <b>Theresa Dean </b>(Egeus/Philostrate), <b>Anthony Falcione </b>(Snug), <b>Marisa
Falcione </b>(Starveling), <b>TJ Hayes </b>(Snout),
<b>Katie Huskey </b>(Helena), <b>Alexis Long </b>(Flute), <b>Ian Robert Bojalad </b>(Demetrius), <b>Amanda Nemeth </b>(Hermia), <b>Julie Okuley </b>(Quince), <b>Dan Rand </b>(Bottom), <b>Abby Zerull </b>(Fairy).<b>Cody
Kilpatrick Steele </b>(Lysander), and <b>Catlin
Hathaway </b>(Puck).<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(51,51,51)"><b><span style="color:black">Lainne
Davis </span></b><span style="color:black">designed the costumes. <b>Maggie
Hamilton </b>is in charge of sound, <b>Austin
Hopson </b>the lighting and <b>Dave
Nyenhuis </b>the run crew.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(51,51,51)"><b><span style="color:black">Marc
C. Howard </span></b><span style="color:black">serves as liaison to the ACT Board of Trustees. <b>Marianne Gingras</b> designed the show’s
image, and <b>CPH Communications</b>
provided marketing and box office support.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Tickets at $18 for adults, $13 for youth 18 and under, are
available online, including seat selection, at <a href="http://www.auroracommmunitytheatre.com/" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">www.auroracommmunitytheatre.com</a>,
or call the box office at 330-562-1818. Group discounts are available by
calling the box office. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Aurora Community Theatre’s Main Season continues in 2018
with <b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";text-transform:uppercase">the kinG
& I </span></i></b>Apr 27-May 19 and the summer musical <b><i>NEXT
to NORMAL</i></b> June 29-July 14.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Aurora Community Theatre is located at 115 E. Pioneer Trail,
near the intersection of SR 43 and 306, at the gazebo, in the center of <span><span>Aurora</span></span>. ACT extends
appreciation to The Denise G. & Norman E. Wells, Jr. Family Foundation for
their generous underwriting of the Wells Main Stage. <span style="font-size:14pt"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(51,51,51)"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow"">ACT, celebrating 58 successful seasons in
2017-18, annually presents three Main Season shows, a summer stock production,
benefit show, plus two children’s summer workshops, reaching an annual audience
of over 7,000. </span></i><span style="font-size:16pt"><span></span></span></p>
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