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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Contact: Pierre-Jacques Brault, Artistic Director</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Mercury Theatre Company, 216.771.5862</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size: 30pt; font-family: Tahoma;">20<sup>th</sup> Anniversary Season</span></b><span style="font-size: 30pt; font-family: Helvetica;"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR MERCURY THEATRE COMPANY’S 2018 SEASON</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Mercury Theatre Company returns to Notre Dame College for its twentieth season this summer, with a quartet of award-winning productions showcasing the very best in musical theatre. Continuing a tradition
of family-friendly musicals and a vision to energize classic works, embrace new storytelling concepts and empower the next generation of theatre artists, the 2018 summer season includes: Disney’s <b><i>My Son Pinocchio</i></b>, Stiles and Drewe’s <b><i>Soho
Cinders, </i></b>the Olivier award-winning <b><i>Caroline, Or Change</i></b>, and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s <b><i>Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat</i></b>.<b></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">The 2018 season will be performed in the spacious Regina Hall at Notre Dame College, 1857 South Green Road, South Euclid, OH, 44121. Located just two minutes from <b>Legacy Village</b>, your family-night/girls-night-out/group
night/romantic evening out is within reach! Not to mention, Regina Hall is air-conditioned, parking is free and secure, and <b>all tickets are $20 and under. An entire summer of entertainment is yours for under $65.</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">This season at Mercury features four productions, produced in repertory fashion:</span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Disney’s<b> </b>1940 classic movie comes to life onstage in<b> My Son Pinocchio </b>(June 1–24), and is produced in repertory with Stiles and Drewe’s hilariously twisted interpretation of Cinderella, <b>Soho
Cinders</b> (June 8-23).</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"></span></li><li><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">gets a fresh coat of paint at Mercury (July 20-August 12), while produced in repertory with
Tony Kushner’s award-winning <b><i>Caroline, Or Change</i></b> (July 27-August 11).</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">The My Mercury! teen program will bring everyone’s favorite ogre to life with <b>Shrek </b>(July 5-6).</span></li></ul>
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Subscriptions</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"> are available <i>now</i> by calling <b>216.771.5862</b>, or ordering online at www.mercurytheatrecompany.org</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"></span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, Helvetica, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 12pt;">
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A Glance</span></u></b><u style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, Helvetica, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">:</span></u><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"></span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, Helvetica, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 12pt;">
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Theatre Company presents: <b>The 2018 Season</b></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"></span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, Helvetica, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 12pt;">
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Son Pinocchio</i></b> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">(June 1-24)), <b><i>Soho Cinders</i> </b>(June 8-23), <b><i>Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat</i></b> (July 20 – August 12) and <b><i>Caroline, Or Change </i></b></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">(July
27 – Aug. 11)</span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, Helvetica, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 12pt;">
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Hall, Notre Dame College. 1857 South Green Rd., South Euclid, 44121</span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, Helvetica, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 12pt;">
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a 2018 Season SUBSCRIBER for the best deal all summer! </b>Adult <br>
Subscriptions are just $64 for all four shows. Seniors (60+) and students (college and under) are $52</span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, Helvetica, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 12pt;">
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