You've only got two live opportunities and one online opportunity to catch THE ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS OF LEONARD PELKEY and APPLES IN WINTER - and look what critics are saying!

"All [nine] characters come to credible life thanks to Craig Joseph’s remarkable performance acumen. From the timbre of his various accents (New Joisey, Britain, Germany) to the detailed nuances of body language, his expressivity is riveting, at once fiery, poignant and not without a generous dose of edgy humor. He turns the playwright’s words into specific, tangible people with attitudes - funny, happy, frightened, angry, mournful -  switching from one to the next with astonishing speed and precision." (Tom Wachunas, Artwach)

"[Anne] McEvoy gives a brilliant performance as Miriam, who's alternately nervous, apologetic, funny and heartbreaking. Under the direction of Jamie Koeth, we feel the deep mourning of a loving mother through all of McEvoy's soulful performance." (Kerry Clawson, The Akron Beacon Journal)

THE ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS OF LEONARD PELKEY

by James Lecesne

Directed by Abraham M. Adams

Starring Craig Joseph

@Malone University Theater

Founders Hall

425 25th Street NW

Canton, OH 44709

Saturday, August 14th at 8PM (in person)

Friday, August 20th at 8PM (in person or all day online)

Police detective Chuck DeSantis portrays every character in a small Jersey Shore town as he unravels the story of Leonard Pelkey, a tenaciously optimistic and flamboyant fourteen-year-old-boy who goes missing. A luminous force of nature whose magic is only truly felt once he is gone, Leonard becomes an unexpected inspiration as the town's citizens question how they live, who they love, and what they leave behind.

APPLES IN WINTER

by Jennifer Fawcett

Directed by Jamie Koeth

Starring Anne McEvoy

@Akron Christian Reformed Church

50 Marshall Avenue

Akron, OH 44303

Sunday, August 15th at 2PM (in person)

Saturday, August 21st at 8PM (in person or  all day online)

Twenty-two years ago, Miriam’s son, Robert, committed a horrible crime while in the grips of withdrawal. He was caught, tried, and convicted of first-degree murder and has been sitting on death row ever since. In seven hours the state will execute him. As is the tradition, Robert is granted a last meal. His request: a slice of his mother’s apple pie. So now, Miriam is in the kitchen, caring for her son one last time.

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at www.seatofthepants.org/productions. ADVANCED PURCHASE IS RECOMMENDED, AS SEATING IS LIMITED>