*Press ReleaseFor additional informationMaryJo Alexander330-374-7568* *"…a tender and moving theatre work, a human patchwork rippling in the breeze of memory." —Newsweek.* *QUILTERS...At Actors’ Summit* Actors’ Summit, Akron’s professional theater, announces the opening of the 2015-2016 theater season, with the musical, *QUILTERS* by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek. The show will have a preview performance on *Thursday Oct. 8th, 2015*; with the official opening on *Friday night, Oct. 9th, 2015* *QUILTERS* is scheduled for a 16 performance run, *closing on Nov. 1, 2015*. Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights at 8:00 P.M. and Sundays at 2 PM, and take place at Greystone Hall, in downtown Akron. The show is appropriate for all ages. A free dessert reception with the cast follows the opening night performance on Friday, Oct. 9th, 2015. *The Play* Originally developed and produced at the Denver Center Theatre, this play with music, is a joyous and moving celebration of American womanhood. It became a record-setting regional theater success before moving to Broadway and Edinburgh Festival. It was nominated for 5 Tony awards in 1985. *QUILTERS* Combines music, dance and scenes of vivid dramatic intensity. This beautiful play with music pays tribute to the courage and spirit of our nation's pioneer woman. Based on the book “The Quilters, Women and the Domestic Art, an Oral History” by Patricia Cooper and Norma Bradely Allen *QUILTERS *is a moving story that brings to life Westward move and the rural homesteads at the turn-of-the-century. The quilts are a metaphor for family and history, a vital part of woman’s art in the life of this country. *QUILTERS* “is a show pieced together with love and stitched with pride…a thing of beauty, comfort and joy." —NY Post. *Tickets:* Tickets are on sale now through the box office at 330-374-7568 and online at www.actorssummit.org. Preview tickets (October 9) are $20. Tickets for all other performances: $33 for adults, $28 for seniors over 65; and $10 for all full time students under 30. Special discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. There are a total of 16 performances of Quilters from Oct. 8th thru Nov. 1st, 2015. *Special Events:* *Quilters *will be performing at Greystone Hall during the *Mutton Hill Quilt show, * which takes place at the John S. Knight Center. The Quilt show will run from Oct 15th thru Oct. 18th. For details on the quilt show go to www.muttonhillquilts.org. for details on the musical go to www.actorssummit.org. Greystone Hall and the Knight Center are both located at the corner of Mill and South High Streets. *The Theater:* The theater is located on the sixth floor of historic Greystone Hall in downtown Akron. The theater is completely handicap accessible and has free parking during all performances after 6 PM, and on Sundays. For more information go to www.actorssummit.org or call 330-374-7568. -- *MaryJo Alexander* *Artistic Director* *Actors' Summit Theater* *Greystone Hall---6th floor* *103 S. High St* *Akron Oh 44308 * *330-374-7568* *www.actorssummit.org <http://www.actorssummit.org/>*