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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">February
7, 2019<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"" align="center"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">PLAYERS GUILD THEATRE PRESENTS PULITZER PRIZE & TONY
AWARD WINNING <span></span></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">CANTON,
OH – The Players Guild Theatre is proud to present the critically acclaimed, three-time
Tony Award® and Pulitzer Prize winning musical, NEXT TO NORMAL.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-NoteLevel1CxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-indent:0in;break-after:avoid;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Dan Goodman (Dad) is an architect; Diana
Goodman (Mom) rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter, Natalie
and son, Gabe are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical
American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother
has been battling manic depression for 16 years. NEXT TO NORMAL takes audiences
into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family's story
with love, sympathy and heart while</span> <span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">exploring
how the Goodman household copes with crisis and mental illness.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-NoteLevel1CxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-indent:0in;break-after:avoid;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">NEXT TO NORMAL is an emotional powerhouse
that addresses timely and relevant issues such as grieving a loss, ethics in
modern psychiatry, and the pressures of suburban life.<span>  </span><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-NoteLevel1CxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-indent:0in;break-after:avoid;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Under the Artistic Direction of Joshua
Erichsen, and directed by Jonathan Tisevich, the talented cast of NEXT TO
NORMAL includes:<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-NoteLevel1CxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-indent:0in;break-after:avoid;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Diana Goodman – KEITHA BROWN/LANA SUGARMAN*<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-NoteLevel1CxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-indent:0in;break-after:avoid;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Natalie Goodman – HALLIE WALKER<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-NoteLevel1CxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-indent:0in;break-after:avoid;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Gabe Goodman – DOMINIC IUDICIANI<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-NoteLevel1CxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-indent:0in;break-after:avoid;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Henry – DEVIN PFEIFFER<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-NoteLevel1CxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-indent:0in;break-after:avoid;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Dr Madden/Fine – MICHAEL BURKE<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-NoteLevel1CxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-indent:0in;break-after:avoid;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">*Ms. Sugarman will play the role on
February 22, 23 and 24^th.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">NEXT
TO NORMAL will be presented on the William G. Fry stage, and is scheduled to
open on Friday, February 15^th and will run through March 3^rd,
with performances on Fridays & Saturdays @ 8:00 PM, Sundays @ 2:00 PM, as
well as Thursday, February 28^th at 8:00 PM.<span>  </span>Tickets for this Downstage Musical are $32.00
for adults, $29.00 for seniors and $25.00 for those 17 and younger. Tickets for
all performances may be purchased online 24 hours a day at
<a href="http://www.playersguildtheatre.com">www.playersguildtheatre.com</a> or in person at the Players Guild Box Office,
located in the Great Court of the Cultural Center for the Arts, 1001 Market Ave
N. Tickets may also be purchased by phone: 330-453-7617.<span></span></span></p>

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Players Guild Theatre receives support from these generous partners: Arts In
Stark, Visit Canton, The Ohio Arts Council, The Canton Repository and 89.7 WKSU.
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