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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002060">RISE: THE ISOLATION PROJECT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">An Original NWT Production<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Created by NWT's Rise Participants<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Streaming ON DEMAND until Nov 1, 2020<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Watch the local coverage by <a href="https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/near-west-theatre-gives-local-youth-platform-to-be-heard/95-44c2e071-9a88-473a-a296-d2222703d8c3?fbclid=IwAR2_Evy5YeOyynpT3wX3gnrWGKj3kbdw87zese8xkk3o31XbyGvmYNH344E">
WKYC 3 Cleveland</a> and <a href="https://bit.ly/3jNTday">ideastream Arts</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>After a successful two-weekend run, we’ve brought Rise back for an Encore presentation! Watch on your own schedule.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>An original writing and performance project for youth, by youth, exploring the impact of coronavirus and Black Lives Matter in their lives.</b> The program offered a unique opportunity to unite NWT youth participants from across past
programming and shows to share their stories, their hopes, and their experiences. Together, they developed this piece.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Participants worked with local teaching artists to create original scripts and music in hopes to connect, support, and inspire one another and our community.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#FF33CC">Online streaming access is available for purchase now!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.nearwesttheatre.org/shows-events/2020-21/rise-the-isolation-project">https://www.nearwesttheatre.org/shows-events/2020-21/rise-the-isolation-project</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b>Bailey Pfohl </b><i>(she/her)</i><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b>Audience and Community Development Manager<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b>Near West Theatre</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">6702 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH 44102<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">O: 216-961-9750 ext. 110<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#7030A0"><a href="http://www.nearwesttheatre.org/"><span style="color:#7030A0">www.nearwesttheatre.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#666666">Near West Theatre builds loving relationships and engages diverse people in strengthening their sense of identity, passion, and purpose, individually and in community, through accessible, affordable, and transformational
theatre arts experiences. </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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