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IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></p>

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Patronik-Holder</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Tray tables up! Fasten your seatbelts!</span></b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><br>
</span></i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Get Ready to Land Loads of Laughs at</span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> <br>
</span></b><b><i><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">BOEING BOEING</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Jan 24 – Feb 15</span><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></b></p>

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Aurora Community Theatre continues its 60^th anniversary tribute to
the 1960s with the delightful farce, <b><i>BOEING BOEING</i></b>, Fridays and Saturdays
at 8 pm Jan. 24 – Feb. 15. The theatre is located at 115 E. Pioneer Trail. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">Set
in a Paris apartment,
<b><i>BOEING
BOEING</i></b> by Marc Camoletti, Beverley Cross, and Francis Evans tells the
story of Bernard, a playboy architect with a fondness for becoming engaged to
stewardesses - one Italian, one German and one American. When weather and
speedier jets conspire, the lothario faces catastrophe as all three fiancées
land simultaneously. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">Mixups,
confusion, merry misadventures and mistaken identities keep the laughs coming
in this 2008 winner of the Tony for Best Revival of a Play. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Paula Kline-Messner</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">
returns to the ACT stage to direct <b><span style="color:black">Rob Albrecht </span></b><span style="color:black">as Bernard;
<b>Claudia Lillibridge</b>, his exhausted,
exasperated housekeeper, Berthe; and <b>Chris
Bizub</b>, Bernard’s visiting friend from Wisconsin, Robert. </span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Performing the
roles of Bernard’s fiancé flight attendants are: <b>Tina Davis</b>,<b> </b>the Italian Gabriella;
<b>Diana Nabring</b>, the American Gloria;
and<b> Laura Swinsburg</b>, as Gretchen
from Germany.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Guy Custer</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> and <b>Amie Gabel</b> are co-producing
the show with Gabel also serving as board liaison. </span><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Ann Nyenhuis</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> is stage manager and technical director with </span><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">April Sike</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, assistant stage manager, and. <b>Dave Nyenhuis</b> run crew manager.</span><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">  </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The
artistic designers include: </span><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Bob Schaefer</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, set; </span><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Craig Kollai,</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> lighting, </span><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Theresa Snyder</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, costumes,
and <b>Maggie Hamilton</b>, sound.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Ann
Nyenhuis led the set construction crew which included: </span><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Dave Nyenhuis, Neil Rubin, Jerry Schaber, Joe
Mira, Paul Mira, Ashley McCoy, Amie Gabel,</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> and<b> Joe Gillett.</b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Beverly Cross</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> translated the English language adaptation of </span><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> BOEING
 BOEING</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, which was
first staged in London
at the </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Apollo
Theatre in 1962 and transferred to the Duchess
Theatre in 1965, where it ran for a total of
seven years.In 1991, the <i>Guinness Book of Records</i> listed
it as the most performed French play throughout the world.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> “…a fast lane farce with jet set performances.”
</span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">DC Metrotheatrearts</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> “…a loud slapstick romp” </span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">NY Times</span></i></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">“…exactly
the bowl of delicious frothy ice cream we need to lift our spirits at a time
when the daily headlines give us little to laugh about.” </span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Curtain Up</span></i></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">BOEING  BOEING</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">  is presented with
permission by Samuel French, Inc.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">Aurora Community Theatre’s season
continues with <b><i>Catch Me If You Can, A New Musical, </i></b>Apr. 24 – May 16, and <b><i>HAIR</i></b>
Jun. 26 – Jul. 18.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">Aurora Community Theatre is located at
115 E. Pioneer Trail, near the intersection of SR 43 and 306, at the gazebo, in
the center of Aurora.
ACT extends appreciation to The Denise G. & Norman E. Wells, Jr. Family
Foundation for their generous underwriting of the Wells Main Stage. </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">ACT,
celebrating 60 successful seasons in 2019-20, annually presents three Main
Season shows, a summer stock production, plus two children’s summer workshops,
reaching an annual audience of over 7,000. </span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p></span></span></span></span></div>