<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">We are proud to announce a special theatrical event that you won't want to miss this summer! Sponsored by OCTA's NE Region and the Hudson Players, this festival is a theatrical competition that features 4 theaters from NE Ohio. Each theater has the opportunity to perform an excerpt of a show produced in their last season and will be adjudicated right after their performance. One theater will be selected to perform their excerpt at the OCTA State Conference held over Labor Day Weekend in Newark, OH.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div dir="ltr" id="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqtfd45366" class="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqt2245640831" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" data-setdir="false">OCTA's NE Region Festival on June 22 will be held at the Barlow Community Center located at 41 South Oviatt St. in Hudson, OH. The schedule of the excerpts is below.</div><div dir="ltr" id="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqtfd45366" class="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqt2245640831" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqtfd45366" class="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqt2245640831" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" data-setdir="false">8am: Registration Opens</div><div dir="ltr" id="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqtfd45366" class="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqt2245640831" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" data-setdir="false">8:45am: Welcome Announcements</div><div dir="ltr" id="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqtfd45366" class="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqt2245640831" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">9am: "The Girl on the Train" from Stow Players</div><div dir="ltr" id="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqtfd45366" class="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqt2245640831" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">10am: "Curtains" from Hudson Players</div><div dir="ltr" id="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqtfd45366" class="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqt2245640831" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">11am: "Bartenders" from Twin Masks Performing Arts Center</div><div dir="ltr" id="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqtfd45366" class="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqt2245640831" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Lunch Break & short NE Delegates meeting and election of NE Regional Reps</div><div dir="ltr" id="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqtfd45366" class="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqt2245640831" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">1:30pm: "Monkeying Around with the Truth" from The Dover Players</div><div dir="ltr" id="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqtfd45366" class="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqt2245640831" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">2:30pm: Workshop sponsored by Hudson Players</div><div dir="ltr" id="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqtfd45366" class="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqt2245640831" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">3:30pm: NE OCTA Festival Awards Ceremony</div><div dir="ltr" id="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqtfd45366" class="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqt2245640831" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqtfd45366" class="ydp5e00afa7yiv7459020156ydpf4a89edbyiv8240028728ydp4e3469edyiv9128167550ydpbc56eebfyiv5586144240ydp20a8efbfyiv0013298140ydpef6e8d5dyiv0633453940ydpf64abae3yiv3614284588yqt2245640831" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" data-setdir="false">Tickets to the festival are only $15 if you order them by June 15. Otherwise, it will be $20 at the door, so save a few bucks and register early!! There is a digital Venmo payment option listed on the registration form. You may access the registration form at the top of the following website: <a href="https://www.octa1953.org/northeast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://www.octa1953.org/northeast</a></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">We also have a limited number of free registrations available if you volunteer for one of the following jobs at the festival. We'll train you and provide necessary supplies. We'll need 1-2 people per job.</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Registration</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Check-in participating theaters, distribute badges and programs, process walk-in registrations</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Security (1 filled)</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Check badges at the door of the theater, ensure that no one enters or exits during the excerpt performances, take care of any disturbances</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Timekeeper</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Keep track of the timing of the excerpts and the judges response time.</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Runner</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Assist with making sure necessary supplies are available, run errands, assist Regional Reps with taking lunch to the judges, OCTA Admin, and OCTA Fest Chair</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">First come, first served on the free registrations! Just drop me a line at aeronauticsnut@yahoo.com to volunteer.</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Thanks,<br clear="none">Theresa Benyo-Marzullo</div></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" data-setdir="false">Lead Regiional Rep</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" data-setdir="false">OCTA NE Region</div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br></div></div></body></html>