NEWS RELEASE Contact: Georgia Paxos, Executive Director 330-454-8172 x 305 georgia@cantonpalacetheatre.org<mailto:georgia@cantonpalacetheatre.org> Canton Palace Theatre to host The Courthouse Players in a special presentation of The Andersonville Trial on Saturday, August 13, 2016 Canton, Ohio. June 29, 2016. The Courthouse Players are proud to present The Andersonville Trial on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 7pm at the Canton Palace Theatre. The play is a reprised Law Week presentation, of a historical, thought-provoking courtroom drama set in 1865 in Washington D.C., where Swiss immigrant and Confederate Captain Henry Wirz is on trial before a military court. Tickets for the show can be purchased through the Canton Palace Theatre's website www.cantonpalacetheatre.org<http://www.cantonpalacetheatre.org> or through the box office in person or over the phone Monday - Friday 10am to 4pm. General admission tickets are $10 each and VIP tickets are $25. VIP tickets include: premium seating and a post-performance meet and greet with the cast. The cast includes: Ø Judge Richard Reinbold as General Lew Wallace: Former Assistant Canton and Stark County Prosecutor; Canton Municipal and Stark County Common Pleas Judge; Lieutenant, U.S. Army. Ø Judge Bob Lavery as Major D. Hosmer: Alliance Municipal Judge; former Alliance Law Director; former President of Alliance City Council and general practitioner. Ø Tom Borcoman as Otis Baker: Retired prominent defense attorney; former Stark County Public Defender and Special Prosecutor. Ø Jeff Jakmides as Lt. Col. N.P. Chipman: Criminal defense and family court lawyer who was Tom Borcoman's Chief Investigator in the Public Defender's Office; former Assistant County Prosecutor for the late Judge James Unger. Ø Judge Eddie Elum as Dr. C.M. Ford: Massillon Municipal Judge; former Assistant Attorney General and Lieutenant, U.S. Navy. Ø Joe Martuccio as Captain Henry Wirz: Canton Law Director, former Stark County Public Defender. Ø Don Marshall as Lt. Col. Chandler: Certified Specialist for the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation; Private Practice in Louisville; former Mayor of Louisville. Ø Lem Green as Dr. Jon C. Bates: Former magistrate in Canton Municipal Court; former Assistant Stark County Prosecutor. Ø Darrell Markijohn as Ambrose Spencer: Private practitioner and Veteran Civil War Reenactor. Ø John Scavelli as James H. Davidson: Assistant Law Director, Tallmadge, OH; former Assistant Public Defender, and private practice. Ø Jason Reese as Jasper Culver: Canton Assistant Law Director; former Assistant Canton City Prosecutor, and private practice. Ø Anthony Flex as Sgt. James Gray: Chief Deputy of Stark County Clerk of Courts. Ø Musicians, Kris and Jeff Kiko-Cozy: Seasoned local composers and performers. Ø Roles still to be announced: Colonel Thomas and Colonel Mott, the "silent" judges. About the Canton Palace Theatre Completed in 1926, the Canton Palace Theatre is a downtown architectural jewel registered on the National Historic Registry. A prized community venue for classic, contemporary and art films, The Palace annually hosts more than 300 special events, concerts, recitals and Broadway-style productions. For more information, please visit www.cantonpalacetheatre.org<http://www.cantonpalacetheatre.org>. The Palace is located at 605 Market Avenue North in Canton, Ohio. Business and box office hours are Monday through Friday 10:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Business offices can be reached at (330) 454-8172 and a 24-Hour Recorded Event Information line is (330) 454-8171. ### Laura Strader | Membership and Marketing Coordinator Canton Palace Theatre Association | 605 Market Avenue, N | Canton, Ohio 44702 (330) 454-8172 x302 (office) | www.cantonpalacetheatre.org<http://www.cantonpalacetheatre.org>