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<p class="MsoNormal">“Superior Cast” <a href="http://www.akron.com/akron-ohio-entertainment-news.asp?aID=38355"><span style="color:windowtext">http://www.akron.com/akron-ohio-entertainment-news.asp?aID=38355</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">“Worth the drive to Akron” <a href="http://www.chagrinvalleytoday.com/topics/arts_entertainment/article_fc5031d8-9b3c-11e8-8974-6fbd643d8e53.html">
<span style="color:windowtext">http://www.chagrinvalleytoday.com/topics/arts_entertainment/article_fc5031d8-9b3c-11e8-8974-6fbd643d8e53.html</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal">The play was fantastic! What a great cast. – Audience Member
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<p class="MsoNormal">It’s such a joyful, delightful, funny show! Congratulations, cast, artistic staff and crew. Folks will NOT want to miss this kinder, gentler musical about the early days of rock ‘n’ roll! – Audience Member
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">We love you Conrad, Oh yes we do!
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<b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Weathervane Playhouse to present the classic “Bye Bye Birdie”
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D2129;background:white">Weathervane Playhouse is set to bring you a loving send-up of early 1960s, small-town America, teenagers, and rock ‘n’ roll, as we present the classic
<i>Bye Bye Birdie</i> in our Founders Theater</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;background:white">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D2129;background:white">through </span>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white">August 19. Show times are Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. There are also 4 weekday matinee
<span style="color:#1D2129">performances on August 7, 8, 14, and 15 at 12:30 p.m. Tickets range from $16-$20 and can be purchased by calling 330-836-2626 or by logging on to
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D2129;background:white">Teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie has been drafted into the army, so he chooses All-American girl Kim MacAfee for a very
public farewell kiss. Featuring a tuneful, high-energy score — with such memorable songs as
<i>Put on a Happy Face, One Last Kiss, One Boy, A Lot of Livin’ to Do, Kids! </i>
and <i>Rosie </i>— and a hilarious script, <i>Bye Bye Birdie</i> is as fresh as ever, and continues to delight audiences after nearly 60 years since its debut.<br>
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<span style="background:white">Weathervane Playhouse's production of <i>Bye Bye Birdie</i> is presented by arrangement with Tams-Witmark.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D2129;background:white">THE CAST</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D2129"><br>
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<span style="background:white">Albert Peterson</span><br>
<span style="background:white">JOSHUA LARKIN</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Rose Alvarez</span><br>
<span style="background:white">BRIDGETT MARTINEZ</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Conrad Birdie </span><br>
<span style="background:white">MAXIMILLIAN WINER</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Mr. Harry MacAfee </span><br>
<span style="background:white">TOM STEPHAN</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Mrs. Doris MacAfee</span><br>
<span style="background:white">TONYA DUUS</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Kim MacAfee</span><br>
<span style="background:white">LAUREN ODIOSO</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Randolph MacAfee </span><br>
<span style="background:white">CONOR CLAWSON</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Hugo Peabody</span><br>
<span style="background:white">CONNOR MCFALLS</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Ursula Merkle </span><br>
<span style="background:white">ABIGAIL LYMAN</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Mrs. Mae Peterson </span><br>
<span style="background:white">PATRICK MICHAEL DUKEMAN</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Gloria Rasputin/Nancy/Dance Captain</span><br>
<span style="background:white">MARY ROHRER</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Mayor/Maude/Bartender/Ensemble </span><br>
<span style="background:white">RICHARD TAYLOR</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Mayor’s Wife</span><br>
<span style="background:white">MARI MCCLOUD<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Mrs. Merkle</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D2129"><br>
<span style="background:white">LAURA NIEHAUS</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Alice</span><br>
<span style="background:white">JULIA MULLIN </span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Margie</span><br>
<span style="background:white">KATLYN RANKINS</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Penelope</span><br>
<span style="background:white">GRACE BAILEY</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Deborah Sue</span><br>
<span style="background:white">CORINA RIVERA</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Suzie </span><br>
<span style="background:white">ABIGAIL WHITNEY</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Harvey Johnson/First Customer</span><br>
<span style="background:white">ELEK KITCHEN</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Karl/Dishwasher </span><br>
<span style="background:white">JAHLIL UNDERWOOD</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Freddie/Second Customer </span><br>
<span style="background:white">JOHN KRAUS</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">One Girl/Helen </span><br>
<span style="background:white">ANGELINA STALLINGS</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="background:white">Ensemble</span><br>
<span style="background:white">KAITLYN FROELICH, ILONA KITCHEN, SERENA NAIZER, SKYE KUBINSKI, JONATHON YOKIEL, NATE VANDERNEUT, LUCAS CINKO, JACKSON BIRD, SARA HA, PRUDENCE STEPHENSON, and AURORA McCLOUD<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D2129;background:white">THE CREATIVE TEAM</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D2129"><br>
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<span style="background:white">SUSAN WALLIN</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Director</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">RON HAZELETT</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Musical Director</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">MARISSA LEENAARTS</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Choreographer</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">JASON BRYAN MAUER</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Stage Manager</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">KAYA SANDEL</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Assistant Stage Manager</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">RICHARD MORRIS, JR. </span><br>
<span style="background:white">Scenic Designer/Lighting Designer/Technical Director </span><br>
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<span style="background:white">TIFFANY BIRD</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Properties Designer</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">HAZEN TOBAR </span><br>
<span style="background:white">Sound Designer</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">JASEN J. SMITH</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Costume Designer</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">KATHY KOHL</span><br>
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Master Electrician<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D2129;background:white">Weathervane Playhouse’s 2018-2019 Season Support Provided by:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1D2129"><br>
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<span style="background:white">Aimee Lambes Photography</span><br>
<span style="background:white">AARP</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Akron Community Foundation</span><br>
<span style="background:white">The Akron/Summit Convention and Visitors Bureau </span><br>
<span style="background:white">Beatrice K. McDowell Family Fund of Akron Community Foundation</span><br>
<span style="background:white">The Big Love Network</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Best Buy </span><br>
<span style="background:white">Clear Gold Audio and Lighting</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Mary and Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable Trust</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Margaret Dietz </span><br>
<span style="background:white">Corinne L. Dodero Foundation for the Arts & Sciences</span><br>
<span style="background:white">The Fairlawn Chamber of Commerce </span><br>
<span style="background:white">GAR Foundation </span><br>
<span style="background:white">The Gay Community Endowment Fund </span><br>
<span style="background:white">Helen Fleming </span><br>
<span style="background:white">Kenneth L. Calhoun Charitable Trust (KeyBank, Trustee)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation<br>
The Maynard Family Foundation</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services, LLC</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Northeast Ohio Boomer and Beyond Magazine</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Ohio Arts Council</span><br>
<span style="background:white">OMNOVA Solutions Foundation </span><br>
<span style="background:white">The O’Neill Foundation</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Peg’s Foundation</span><br>
<span style="background:white">The Ritchie Memorial Foundation</span><br>
<span style="background:white">SeibertKeck Insurance Partners </span><br>
<span style="background:white">The Smith Memorial Foundation</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Roush Memorial Fund of the Akron Community Foundation</span><br>
<span style="background:white">The Weathervane Playhouse Volunteer Guild </span><br>
<span style="background:white">The Estate of Vaughn Austin</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Visit Mickey Vacations</span><br>
<span style="background:white">WKSU 89.7 FM</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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