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12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri" lang="EN">FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri" lang="EN">BEREA, OH – The Department of Theatre and Dance at Baldwin Wallace
University presents <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Staged Reading: A
Staged Reading</i> written and directed by senior BFA Acting student, Sam Sommer.</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";
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"Helvetica Neue";mso-bidi-font-family:"Helvetica Neue"" lang="EN"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin" lang="EN">A group of actors is putting on a
staged reading of a play </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin" lang="EN">about a group of actors putting on
a play about a staged </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin" lang="EN">reading. The group tries to
maintain their professionalism, </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin" lang="EN">but they have put a little too
much trust in theatre magic </span></div>
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font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin" lang="EN">to save the day. A more unique
take on the meta-slapstick </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin" lang="EN">comedy in which the audience asks,
“how can a show go </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin" lang="EN">wrong if there are no sets, no
costumes, and the actors have </span></div>
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font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin" lang="EN">their scripts with them?”</span></div>
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21, 2021 at 2:00pm</span></div>
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Viewing/Ticket Information: </span></div>
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are free but are required for each streaming device. </span></div>
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normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
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more information, contact: Department of Theatre & Dance: </span></div>
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