<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,153)"><br>Lakeland
Civic Theatre</span></b></p>
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the Local Premier of</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">Music by</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Tom
Kitt</span></b></p>
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Lyrics by</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Brian
Yorkey</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">Directed by</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Martin
Friedman</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">Sets and Lights by</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Trad A
Burns</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">Musical Direction by</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Matthew
Dolan</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,191)"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(56,86,35)">“The nine-piece
orchestra under Matthew Dolan’s musical direction is superb."</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(56,86,35)"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">Bob Ableman, the <u>Cleveland Jewish News</u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">Costume Design by</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Kelsey
Tomlinson</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">Sound Designed by</span><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Eric
Simna </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">Choreography by</span><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Kate
Gibson </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">Production Stage Manager</span><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,191)">Imani
Robinson </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.25in;text-align:center;line-height:20.25pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(56,86,35)">“ …
(Sandra) Emerick is an exceptionally gifted performer with incredible vocal
strength, range and tone. Her duets with the silver-throated and affable
(Michael) Snider . . . . are show-stoppers. And she absolutely soars during the
passionate “You Learn to Live Without” and “Always Starting Over,” which closes
the show.” </span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">Bob Ableman, the <u>Cleveland Jewish News</u></span><b><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(56,86,35);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.25in;text-align:center;line-height:20.25pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(56,86,35);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> “</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(56,86,35);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">She (Emerick) is
supported well by Braelin Andrzejewski as her witty pal Kate, Delaney Hagy as
Kate's lover Anne, and Michael Knobloch as the blossoming gay man Lucas.”</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(56,86,35);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">Christine Howey, <u>Scene
Magazine</u></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.25in;text-align:center;line-height:20.25pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(56,86,35);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> “Friedman has been producing top quality
theater for years at this venue on the campus of Lakeland College, utilizing
the talents of top designers and fine area actors as well as students.”</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(56,86,35);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">
</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(56,86,35);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">Christine Howey, <u>Scene
Magazine</u></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.25in;text-align:center;line-height:20.25pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(56,86,35)">“The cast is universally strong. Sandra Emerick …. displays
a powerful singing voice, does a nice job of singing meanings and creates a
real person.” </span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">Roy Berko, <a href="http://www.royberko.info" target="_blank">www.royberko.info</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:purple">The Production: </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(56,86,35)"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">This is the ninth collaboration between the dynamic lighting and
set designer Trad A Burns and director Martin Friedman following the deeply
satisfying and critically praised productions of “Sweeney Todd”, “Next to
Normal”, “Violet”, “Light in the Piazza”, “Anyone Can Whistle”, "Bridges
of Madison County", “Into the Woods” and “Death of a Salesman”. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">The play, by the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning team of
composer Tom Kitt and lyricist Brian Yorkey, explores the life of <span style="background:rgb(241,247,253)">Elizabeth, a newly divorced woman who returns to New
York City to start over. As she connects with old, and new friends, she
discovers that they have quite different opinions on what directions she should
take and how to redefine herself. Elizabeth has to decide if she will seek out
new adventures or build her professional career in the city. The musical plays
out not only her possibilities but encourages the audience to as the same
questions. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background:rgb(241,247,253)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:purple">Production Dates and Times</span></b><b><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:purple">:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,191)">“If/Then” </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">opens on Friday, January 31, and run through
February 16, 2020. There will be a total of nine (9) shows; that is three (3)
weeks of performances.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">February 14, and 15 at 7:30 p. m. and February 16 at 2 p.m</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:purple">Tickets</span></b><b><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:purple">:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for $7 for all students. Call
440.525.7526 for production information and 440.525.7134 for ticket purchases.
Visit</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="http://lakelandcc.edu/arts" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">lakelandcc.edu/arts</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"> to
order tickets online. FREE PARKING. 7700 Clocktower Drive Kirtland, Ohio 44097</span></p></div>
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