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<span style="" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-00f94cb6-b3ba-bef1-84a2-590bea438efb"><span style="font-weight:700;font-family:Verdana;font-size:14.6667px;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">                                            Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute - summer 2018 Production Season</span>

<br><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The 25</span><span style="font-size:8.4pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap">th</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Music and Lyrics by WILLIAM FINN</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Book by RACHEL SHEINKIN</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Conceived by REBECCA FELDMAN</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">July 27-August 5, 2018   </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Directed by Dan Hendrock</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Music Directed by John Krol</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4" color="#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, </span><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee </span><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">has charmed audiences across the country with its effortless wit and humor. Featuring a fast-paced, wildly funny and touching book by Rachel Sheinkin and a truly fresh and vibrant score by William Finn, this bee is one unforgettable experience.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:18.7pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="4" style="" color="#000000"><font face="Arial" style="font-weight:normal"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming "ding" of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves the winner! At least the losers get a juice box. A riotous ride, complete with audience participation, <i>The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee</i> is a den of comedic </span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">genius.</span></font></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:18.7pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font style="font-size:16px;letter-spacing:0.16px" color="#6c6c6c" face="omnes-pro, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap">Performances are Friday and Saturday, July 27, July 28, August 3 and August 4  at</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap">  7:30 pm; and Sunday July 29 and August 5 at 2:00 PM.  </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap">The show is presented at the Hathaway Brown School, 19600 North Park Blvd., Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122. Tickets are $11-15 and can be purchased online at <a href="http://www.hb.edu/tickets" target="_blank">www.hb.edu/tickets</a>, by calling 216-932-4214 x7270 or at the door (if available) the day of the performance. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:18.7pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(108,108,108);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="gmail-m_6623532602617372934gmail-m_-6207889156422454825gmail-docs-internal-guid-5ec91498-37c3-909b-af70-cc9da16f1c68" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" style="font-style:normal"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Directed by Dan Hendrock</span></font></span></font><span id="gmail-m_6623532602617372934gmail-m_-6207889156422454825gmail-docs-internal-guid-5ec91498-37c3-909b-af70-cc9da16f1c68" style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" style=""><font color="#000000" style=""><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">,  <i>Spelling Bee</i></span></font></font></span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" style=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> will also feature musical direction by John Krol, set and lighting design by T. Paul Lowry, costumes by Chialla Geib Fenske  and sound design by Carlton Guc. <i>The 25th Annual Putnam Count Spelling Bee</i></span></font><span style="font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> boasts a cast of talented HBTI students from all over North East Ohio.</span><br></p></span><p style="font-style:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-style:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-de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