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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">NEWS RELEASE</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#343434">Media Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#343434">Fred Gloor
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Associate Artistic/Marketing Director<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#343434">Weathervane Playhouse<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#343434">330.836.2626 Ext 16<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:fgloor@weathervaneplayhouse.com"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">fgloor@weathervaneplayhouse.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">LINK TO RADIO INTERVIEW ON WAKR:
</span><a href="https://soundcloud.com/wakr-newstalksports/weathervane-playhouse-8x10-theaterfest-scott-davis-and-fred-gloor"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">8x10TheatreFest 071818 WAKR</span></a><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Weathervane Playhouse</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
<b>unveils finalists for the 8th annual 8x10 TheatreFest </b></span><br>
<i><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">177 plays narrowed to eight!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>AKRON, OH</b> –What has lemon-scented drain cleaner, Santa Claus, decoupage, bingo, and lots and lots of sock monkeys? Weathervane’s annual 8x10 TheatreFest of course!
<i><span style="color:#1F487C"> </span></i>The 8th annual celebration of 10-minute plays received 177 submissions from all over the United States and five countries including Canada, Germany, Israel, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The final eight scripts
for the 2018 8x10 TheatreFest have been selected to be performed on the Weathervane stage July 19-22. The plays include:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">A Mist Upon the Window </span>
</i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">by Nick Rafello of New York, NY<br>
Directed by Bill Morgan<br>
Featuring: Harriet DeVeto and Fred Gloor<br>
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Andy's List </i>by Margie Semilof of Boston, MA<br>
Directed by Patricia Robertell-Hudson<br>
Featuring: Rose Gabriele, Dan Williams, and April Deming<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Couch Monkey </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">by Lea McKenna-Garcia of New York, NY<br>
Directed by Courtney Kennell<br>
Featuring: Beth Gaiser, Sarah Herald-Miller, and Thomas Williams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dee Plays Bingo
</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">by Scott Mullen of North Hollywood, CA<br>
Directed by Scott K. Davis<br>
Featuring Sally Suren, Sue Jeromson, and Hope Bolinger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Inertia </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">by Rachael Carnes of Eugene, OR<br>
Directed by Brian Westerley<br>
Featuring: Andrew Gordon, and Joe Turner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Passing the Time </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">by Stanley Brown of West Hollywood, CA<br>
Directed by Jason Calvert<br>
Featuring: Jeannie Clarkson, Marci Paolucci. and Rita Kelly Madick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Santa </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Secret by F.J. Hartland of Johnstown, PA<br>
Directed by Tiffany Bird<br>
Featuring: Mason Shuman and Scott K. Davis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Things are Always Left Unsaid
</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">by Michelle Benson of Lubbock, TX<br>
Directed by Brandi Eaton<br>
Featuring: Ryan Dyke and Abby Morris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">THE CREATIVE TEAM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">JERRY MIRMAN<br>
Stage Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Assistant Stage Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">KAREN BURRIDGE<br>
Properties Designer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">HAZEN TOBAR<br>
Sound Designer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">RICHARD MORRIS, JR.<br>
Technical Director<br>
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KATHY KOHL<br>
Assistant Technical Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">KELLIE ROSSINI<br>
Lighting Designer and Master Electrician<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">"Our 8x10 TheatreFest gives us the opportunity to create something new. Audiences who come to see these plays will experience eight, ten minute plays that no one has ever staged before -- that no one has seen before," Said Melanie YC
Pepe, Weathervane's Artistic Director. "This year's plays are incredibly eclectic. This year’s festival tells stories that will intrigue, inspire and entertain."<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">One twist in Weathervane’s contest is the use of a special prop, which must be featured in each of the entries. This year's prop was a sock monkey. The prop is picked by the previous year's audience.
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<p class="MsoNormal">All eight finalist plays will be presented at each of the festival’s five performances: Thursday, July 19, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, July 20, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, July 21 at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, July 22 at 2:30 pm. Audiences will
vote to select the first, second and third place winners of the festival. They also will have the opportunity to help select the 2019 festival's inspirational prop! Tickets are on sale now, and can be purchased by calling the box office at 330-836-2626 or
going to <a href="http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com">www.weathervaneplayhouse.com</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Sunday matinee will be followed by a reception and the announcement of the winners.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Congratulations to all of the finalists and thank you to all who shared their talents and enthusiasm!
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<p class="MsoNormal">Weathervane Playhouse provides high-quality live theater with volunteer artists, designers, and technicians under professional direction, delivers education and training in theater arts and appreciation, and engages and entertains its audience
to enrich the quality of life in Northeast Ohio. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Weathervane Playhouse’s 2017-2018 Season Support Provided by:</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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AARP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Akron Community Foundation<br>
The Akron/Summit Convention and Visitors Bureau <br>
Beatrice K. McDowell Family Fund of Akron Community Foundation<br>
The Big Love Network<br>
Best Buy <br>
Clear Gold Audio and Lighting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Margaret Dietz <br>
Corinne L. Dodero Foundation for the Arts & Sciences<br>
The Fairlawn Chamber of Commerce <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">GAR Foundation <br>
The Gay Community Endowment Fund <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Kenneth L. Calhoun Charitable Trust (KeyBank, Trustee)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services, LLC<br>
Northeast Ohio Boomer and Beyond Magazine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Ohio Arts Council<br>
OMNOVA Solutions Foundation <br>
The O’Neill Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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The Ritchie Memorial Foundation<br>
SeibertKeck Insurance Partners <br>
The Smith Memorial Foundation<br>
Roush Memorial Fund of the Akron Community Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Weathervane Playhouse Volunteer Guild <br>
The Estate of Vaughn Austin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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