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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Join the NAC Teen Theatre at the Norwalk Arts
Center for their production of <i>The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee</i>
June 10 and 11 at 7:30 pm and June 12 at 2:30 pm.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 1pt 0in 0in;line-height:normal;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, <i>The
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee </i>invites us into the lives of six
young, eclectic spelling bee contestants and the three adults attempting to run
the contest. </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Themes
of friendship, pride and selflessness take form in this musical </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">featuring music and lyrics by
William Finn, a book by Rachel Sheinkin and conceived by Rebecca Feldman.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">The production team includes; Vanessa Cook,
Director, Ethan Smith-Cohen, Music Director, Rylie Mullen, Choreography, Izzy
Ballard, Stage Manager. Costume, props and sets were designed and created by
Cook Theatre Designs. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:106%"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 1pt 12pt 0in;line-height:normal;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The cast includes students from around the region representing
EHOVE, Edison, Western Reserve, Margaretta, Norwalk St Paul, and Avon Lake
High. The talented group includes: Amelia Hammond as Rona Lisa Peretti, David
Barcus as William Barfée, Katelyn Libertowski as Logainne
SchwartzandGrubenierre, Katherine Soltis as Olive Ostrovsky, Audry Payton as
Michelle (Mitch) Mahoney/Dan Dad, Guinness Ruffing as Vice Principal Douglas
Panch, Bryce Cook as Charlito " Chip" Tolentino/Olive’s Dad,
Christian Pudelski as Leaf Coneybear/Carl Dad, Taryn Hahn as Marcy Park, and
Jessica Sprague as Olive's Mom/Guest Speller and Izzy Ballard as Carl Dad/Jesus/Guest
Speller. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 1pt 12pt 0in;line-height:normal;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">“We are very excited for our teen theatre’s debut production.
This is a really fun show that celebrates uniqueness and reminds us that
winning isn’t everything,” said Vanessa Cook, Co-Founder of the Norwalk Arts
Center and director of the show. “I think our audience will love it and
might even get in on the competition.”</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Norwalk Arts Center Teen Theatre is made possible in part by
state tax dollars allocated by the Ohio Legislature to the Ohio Arts Council
(OAC). The OAC is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts
experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and
economically.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:106%"><span></span></span></p>

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available at <a href="http://NorwalkArtsCenter.org">NorwalkArtsCenter.org</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>





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