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<div><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Announcing the 2026 Ohio Community Theatre Association's (OCTA) Northeast Ohio Theater Festival!</span></div></div><div id="ydp29bae40eyahoo_quoted_1106472019" class="ydp29bae40eyahoo_quoted"><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;"><div><div id="ydp29bae40eyiv0701440547"><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" class="ydp29bae40eyiv0701440547ydp810f5a04yahoo-style-wrap"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br></div><div>When? Saturday. June 20</div><div>Where? Hudson, OH at the lovely Barlow Community Center (41 South Oviatt St) - home of the Hudson Players</div><div>Who? Theaters from NE Ohio will be performing excerpts from their shows</div><div>Why? Celebrate community theater and learn how to improve your craft</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">How much? $20 gets you a whole day of theater (cash, check or Venmo accepted at the door)</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Schedule of Events:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">7:30am - Registration Opens</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">8:15am - Festival Kickoff</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div>8:30am - Silver Lining Players: "Over the River and Through the Woods”</div><div>9:30am - Starcatcher Theater: “Louder than Words”</div><div>10:30am - Stow Players Inc.: “Four Old Broads on the High Seas”</div><div>11:30am - Lunch Break</div><div>12:15pm - NE OCTA Delegates Meeting</div><div>12:30pm - Announcements</div><div>12:40pm - Gates Mills Players, Inc: “It Takes a Village: A Night of One Acts”</div><div>1:40pm - Trumbull New Theatre Inc: “Storm Warning”</div><div>3:30pm - Awards Ceremony</div></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">This festival is adjudicated with 3 OCTA Trained Responders providing verbal critiques of each excerpt immediately after their performance. Responders also determine and award in three levels; Merit, Excellence and Outstanding for acting, directing, ensemble work and more. Plus, 2 of the theaters are selected to perform their excerpt at OCTA's State Conference held over the Labor Day weekend.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">It really is a lovely day of theater!! Hope to see you there.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">OCTA NE Regional Representatives:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Sue Cohen</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Adrienne Wise</div></div><div><br style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></div></div><br></div></div></div></div>
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