<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline">From Young Actor Intern to Broadway Star!</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"> </span></div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-044e3eb1-7fff-69f5-bba8-f588cfdc5f85"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We love spooky season — and we </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">love</span><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> celebrating the extraordinary talent </font><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">of the young actors </span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">who began their journey with us at A Premiere Playhouse (then Family Theatre Playhouse)</font><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">, a regional theatre in Columbus, Ohio,</span><span class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> </font></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">where</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> all TND musicals were originally written and produced.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Today’s “Ghost Post” features the amazing Jessica Grové, who played Virginia in our original production of </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Canterville Ghost</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. Even at age 11, Jessica’s voice, heart, and storytelling were unmistakable — and she’s gone on to an incredible career on Broadway, National Tours, and regional stages across the country.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">  </span> Watch Jessica at <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">AGE</span> 11 sing <b>“Goblins and Ghosties”<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> from <i>The Canterville Ghost* </i></span></b></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> ▶️</span><a href="https://youtu.be/GmhzepxPlqw?si=ldRoFlFiUpnLNDsx&t=2768&utm_source=chatgpt.com" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://youtu.be/GmhzepxPlqw?si=ldRoFlFiUpnLNDsx&t=2768</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Jessica has since appeared in beloved roles like Dorothy in </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Wizard of Oz</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">National Tour </span>(opposite Mickey Rooney & Eartha Kitt!),<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> On Broadway in</span> <i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span>A Little Night Music</i>, <i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span>Les Misérables</i>, <span class="gmail_default" style="font-style:italic;font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span><i>Thoroughly Modern Millie</i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><i> </i>(original cast)</span>,<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> <i>Sunday in the Park with George</i></span> and more — and today she co-runs the acclaimed Encore Musical Theatre Company in Dexter, Michigan, alongside her husband, Daniel Cooney.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">  </span>Learn more about Jessica:</span><a href="https://www.jessicagrove.com/about-1?utm_source=chatgpt.com" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://www.jessicagrove.com/about-1</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></a><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">  <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span>Encore Theatre:</span><a href="https://theencoretheatre.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://theencoretheatre.org/</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We are so proud of Jessica — one of many young performers who grew with us and went on to shine on stages nationwide.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Happy hauntings… and here’s to nurturing the next generation of theatre artists! <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.jwpepper.com/the-canterville-ghost-11389928/p"></a></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.jwpepper.com/the-canterville-ghost-11389928/p">*Read full script online and hear songs from "The Canterville Ghost" </a>  </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">License "Ghost" and other Playhouse Musicals at <a href="http://LicenSINGMusicals.com">LicenSINGMusicals.com</a></span></span></p></span></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="georgia, serif"></font><font face="georgia, serif"><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4xQWmjt4-RwVGsUvez6LhgMi9JjwdQCdQRRNYeJJbhWsmNRAOpIznr-yIdi3Kbhr9UvG883L3BT575z"><br></font></div></div></div></div>