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<div><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">BEREA, OH – The Department of Theatre and
Dance at Baldwin Wallace University presents the virtual premiere of <i>Devised
Blues: Uncut and Funky</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
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<div><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Directed by guest
artist, Jeannine Gaskin<i>, Devised Blues </i></span><span style="font-family:
"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
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a virtual dramatization of original work drawn from BW students’ reflections on
the current racial issues and their personal experiences.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:
"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
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<div><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;
color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;background:white">There will be a facilitated
talk back following each showing:</span></div>
<div style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Peter Lawson Jones, actor and former State
Representative and former Cuyahoga County Commissioner, will be the facilitator
for 9/30 & 10/4.</span></div>
<div style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></div>
<div style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Director Jeannine Gaskin will be the
facilitator for 10/1</span></div>
<div style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></div>
<div style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Imani Capri, an Empowerment Speaker on 95.9
FM will be the facilitator for 10/2</span></div>
<div style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></div>
<div style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Billie Gilliam, a licensed professional
clinical counselor who specializes in trauma, depression, anxiety & mental
health in general will be the facilitator for 10/3</span></div><div style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Wednesday-Sunday, September 30 – October 4,
2020 7:30pm</span></div><div><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;
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<div><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Virtual Viewing/Ticket Information: </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Tickets are free, but are required. Limited
to 50 seats per performance. A Zoom link will be sent to the ticket holder the
day of the show.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
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<div><a href="http://www.bw.edu/tickets"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:
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mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:
major-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"> (440) 826-2240</span></div><div><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:
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<div><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:
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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">For more information, contact: Department of
Theatre & Dance: </span></div>
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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">(440) 826-2239 | </span><a href="mailto:theatre@bw.edu"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;
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