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Amy Butler Donates Designer Fabrics to Weathervane Playhouse

Wednesday, July 02, 2008 

For Immediate Release 

Local Artist Amy Butler donates renowned fabric designs to Weathervane Playhouse’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream 

Newark, OH.  Granville shop owner and designer Amy Butler has donated 111 yards of fabric to the Weathervane Playhouse.  Costume Designers Benjamin Taylor Ridgway and Shiree Campbell will incorporate the vivid, color saturated fabrics to outfit the 25 characters in Weathervane Playhouse’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.   

Amy Butler started designing passport sized bags in the late 80’s.  In 1992, with her husband David, Amy opened the Art of the Midwest Studio.  Amy Butler designs have been featured in O at Home, Inside Out, Elle Decoration, Sew Simple, Creative Home, Rowan, Country Living, Blueprint, Lucky, Martha Stewart Living, and Country Home.  The Amy Butler studio is located at

in
Granville, Ohio. More information can be found at www.amybutlerdesign.com. 

A Midsummer Night’s Dream will run at Weathervane Playhouse July 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, 16^th, 17^th, 18^th, 19^th at 8 p.m.  For more information please call our box office at  740-366-4616 or visit our website www.weathervaneplayhouse.org.

Weathervane is a not for profit summer theatre located at

in
Newark, Ohio.  To order tickets, call our Box Office at 740-366-4616.  Please visit our website at www.weathervaneplayhouse.org.