{"id":1412,"date":"2009-06-21T19:26:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-21T19:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebzbproductions.ebzb.org\/compliment-war-bonds-10\/"},"modified":"2009-06-21T19:26:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-21T19:26:00","slug":"compliment-war-bonds-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebzb.org\/WPress\/2009\/06\/21\/compliment-war-bonds-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Compliment: War Bonds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;Your Marlene Dietrich was better<br \/>\nthan the original!&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Patron,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Freedom Hall,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Forest Park, IL<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;War Bonds: The Songs and Letters<br \/>\nof World War II will leave your audience with smiles and tears. It&#8217;s&nbsp;<br \/>\nwell crafted work by two of the best artists in the business.&nbsp;<br \/>\nOur audiences left the show smiling and asking when would EbzB<br \/>\nreturn!&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Jane Lonon<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Presenter<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Ashe Arts Council, NC<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;Serena Ebhardt&#8217;s rendition of<br \/>\nMarlene Dietrich singing Lili Marlene brought the house down&#8230; this<br \/>\nhusband and wife team re-created those times with consummate<br \/>\nskill&#8230;. the program moved at a rapid clip, keeping the audience<br \/>\nwell-entertained.&nbsp; Thank you for a wonderful, inspiring, and<br \/>\ntimely performance.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">John Caroll Gambrell, for the Anderson<br \/>\n(SC) Independent-Mail<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;In a word, the show was<br \/>\nspectacular!&nbsp; War Bonds was the perfect blend of music, headline<br \/>\nnews, and nostalgic World War II stories.&nbsp; Sitting in front of<br \/>\nus was a WWII veteran and his wife.&nbsp; Both were very moved by<br \/>\nyour performance that clearly brought back to them many WWII<br \/>\nmemories.&nbsp; Thanks again for such a memorable and enjoyable<br \/>\nevening.&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">John and Cindy Micavich, Westford,<br \/>\nMass.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Patrons,&nbsp; Deertrees Theatre<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Harrison, Maine<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;Still getting feedback from your<br \/>\nshow, &#8216;Spectacular!&#8217; being the latest.&nbsp; It&#8217;s a pleasure just to<br \/>\nwatch you both, and your material&#8217;s top rate, too.&nbsp; Do you ever<br \/>\ntire of compliments?&nbsp; It was such a fun evening.&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Susan Opasik<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Blake Library Performance Series<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Martin Co. Libraries, Stuart, FL<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;Dear David and Serena- Thank you<br \/>\nso much for such a wonderful performance. In carpool line I heard<br \/>\nmany of the kids talking about the performance and about World War<br \/>\nII.&nbsp; I think you really got many of them thinking. I personally,<br \/>\nreally loved the music. It was wonderful. I was also very moved by<br \/>\nmany of the stories. The letters really make it so personal&#8230;Again,<br \/>\nthank you so much for bringing a new appreciation of that time to our<br \/>\nstudents and staff.&nbsp; If you ever need a reference I would be<br \/>\nglad to to talk to anyone about how professional, educational and<br \/>\nentertaining you were.&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Elizabeth Iaquinta<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">St Raphael&#8217;s School<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Raleigh, NC<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Dear David, Serena and Julie,<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Thank you so much for the two fabulous<br \/>\nshows.&nbsp; The high school students have been raving about it&#8211;even<br \/>\nsome students who were forced to leave a carpentry project to<br \/>\ncome.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;Coordinator of Community Schools asked me<br \/>\nwhat kind of program we had because those boys who moaned and groaned<br \/>\nabout having to come to the assembly yesterday went back to class all<br \/>\nexcited and talking about the show.&nbsp; They must have been very<br \/>\nenthusiastic. The music, the songs, the scripting, the acting all fit<br \/>\ntogether so beautifully and all was so exceptionally well done.&nbsp;<br \/>\nVery memorable! We&#8217;re already looking forward to the shows next<br \/>\nDecember.&nbsp; My assistant, Steve Clobridge, sends his regards,<br \/>\ntoo.&nbsp; In addition to the complements on your shows that he<br \/>\ndelivered in person, he commented to me what nice people you are.&nbsp;<br \/>\nI agree wholeheartedly.&nbsp; Thanks again.&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Jenny Johnson<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Swain County Center for the Arts<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Bryson City, NC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>EbzB Productions &#8211; Your World Is Our Stage!<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.ebzb.org<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Your Marlene Dietrich was better than the original!&#8221; Patron, Freedom Hall, Forest Park, IL &#8220;War Bonds: The Songs and Letters of World War II will leave your audience with smiles and tears. 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