<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(192,0,0)">Theatre on the Spectrum invites you to</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(192,0,0)">Mario’s New Friend </span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(192,0,0)">by
Samir J Hammoud<i></i></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">August 21^st & 22^nd at
7:30 p.m.</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">True friendship overcomes jealousy, and happiness
wins over fear in this new play by The Center for Applied Drama and Autism’s resident
playwright, Samir J Hammoud. Samir has been writing plays since
childhood.  He maintains a database of characters that number in the
thousands. His plays are a mashup of pop culture influences drawn from movies,
television, video games, story books and favorite toys. Samir began taking
acting classes with the Center for Applied Drama and Autism after high school.
Now 27 years old, Samir has been a company member of Theatre on the Spectrum
for three years. His goals in life are to be an actor, writer, director, and
producer.</span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The
actors in this production are all members of Theatre on the Spectrum, the
performance wing of The Center for Applied Drama and Autism.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Purchase
your ticket today at</span></b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">: <a href="https://mariosnewfriend.eventbrite.com" style="color:blue">https://mariosnewfriend.eventbrite.com</a></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.4pt">The Center for Applied Drama and Autism (CADA) is a 501(c)(3)
organization dedicated to inspiring the growth and empowerment of diverse
individuals on the autism spectrum through theatre-based programming and
performance.</span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.4pt"><br></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.4pt"><br></span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Kiersten van der Zyden</font></b><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Marketing Intern, <i>The Center for Applied Drama and Autism</i><br></font><div><b><br></b></div><div><br></div></div><div><b><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1-acrbTFZjmVz_QNMe4v8khBeMfih0eKT&export=download" width="96" height="96"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1FKAKr6ERDNTEg9s7oww9Ddj7SjEnoC1C&revid=0B4oH2gF8vWK5MnJ4M2MxcVJ6UGpkNlNtUnUxY2Z4NXBORGhjPQ" width="200" height="33"><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Email: <a href="mailto:kiersten@centerforada.org" target="_blank">kiersten@centerforada.org</a></b></div><div><b>Web: <a href="http://centerforada.org" target="_blank">centerforada.org</a></b></div></div></div></div></div></div>