[Capdist-announce] Blithe Spirit - a ghostly thriller opening this Friday Nov. 10th!

[stephensanbornphd at gmail.com]

For Immediate Release

Contact:  Stephen Sanborn, The Two Of Us Productions

               (office) 518-329-6293     (cell) 518-610-2895

 


 


WHAT:  Live In-Person production of Blithe Spirit, a comedic thriller by
Noel Coward.  Presented by The Two Of Us Productions, the award winning
theater company based in Columbia County NY, in collaboration with The
Copake Grange.    

 

WHEN:  6 thrilling and suspense filled performances – November 10th through
19th, 2023.   Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30pm and Sunday
matinee is at 3pm.

*	Fridays -  Nov. 10th & 17th  at 7:30pm
*	Saturdays -  Nov. 11th & 18th at 7:30pm
*	Sundays -  Nov. 12th & 19th at 3pm

WHERE:  The Theater at the Copake Grange is located at 628 Empire Road in
Copake NY, just around the corner from the Clock Tower Pub in downtown
Copake.   

TICKETS:  Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for Students & Seniors.  Please
call for Group Rates.  For advance reservations visit
<http://www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org> www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org or call
518-758-1648.  The Two Of Us Productions is pleased to offer
dinner-and-a-show for one night only, Saturday evening Nov. 11th, 2023. For
$20 plus the cost of a theater ticket you can enjoy the delicious offerings
of chef Paul Parillo of Chatham Provisions served to you starting at 6pm
with the performance starting at 7:30pm.  Either way, make your reservations
early for the best seats on the date you want!  

 

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           “
 Blithe Spirit – an encounter with the supernatural by 


           Noel Coward, comes to Copake with The Two Of Us Productions! ”


 

COPAKE, NY --The Two Of Us Productions, the award winning theater company
based in Columbia County NY, is pleased to present Blithe Spirit by
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%C3%ABl_Coward> Noël Coward.  Performances
are November 10th, 11th & 12th, 2023 & the following weekend of November
17th, 18th & 19th, 2023.  Presented in the cozy & intimate Copake Grange
Theater, you don’t want to miss this absorbing ghostly thriller!  

Blithe Spirit is a comedic thriller by
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%C3%ABl_Coward> Noël Coward, is set in the
home of socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediumship> medium and
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairvoyant> clairvoyant Madame Arcati to his
house to conduct a  <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9ance> séance,
hoping to gather material for his next book. Charles’ scheme backfires when
the  <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9ance> séance inadvertently
attracts the ghost of his deceased wife Elvira.  Only Charles can see or
hear Elvira, his new wife Ruth does not believe that she exists.  The
ghostly Elvira makes continued & increasingly desperate efforts to disrupt
Charles's current marriage, finally deciding to kill Charles in order to
make him hers forever!  Elvira’s plot backfires in a quite unexpected way,
leading Charles & Madame Arcati to try again & again to return Elvira to her
”eternal rest”.  To find out what happens you have to come and see Blithe
Spirit for yourself.  

Blithe Spirit features John Leinung as Charles Condomine, Linda Storms as
his wife Ruth Condomine, Constance Lopez as his deceased wife Elvira,
Deborah Lombardi as the spiritual medium Madame Arcati, Mark Leinung as Dr.
George Bradman, Diane Boice-Yorck as Mrs. Violet Bradman, and Karissa Payson
as Edith, the Condomine’s speedy maid.  The cozy & comfortable Theater at
the Copake Grange provides an intimate performance space that brings you the
audience into this absorbing comedic thriller. 

Performances of Blithe Spirit are 2 weekends only – November 10th, 11th &
12th, and the following weekend of November 17th, 18th & 19th, 2023.  Friday
and Saturday performances are at 7:30pm and Sunday matinees are at 3pm.  The
comfortable & intimate Copake Grange Theater is located at 628 Empire Road,
just around the corner from the Clock Tower Pub in the center of Copake NYH.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for Students & Seniors.  Please call for
Group Rates.  For advance reservations visit
<http://www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org> www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org or call
518-758-1648.  Make your reservations early for the best seats on the date
you want!   

The Two Of Us Productions is pleased to offer the option of
dinner-and-a-show for BLITHE SPIRIT. For one night only, on Saturday Nov.
11th, you can enjoy the culinary skills of local chef Paul Parillo of
Chatham Previsions as he serves you at the Copake Grange Theater starting at
6pm, with the performance starting at 7:30pm.  To make you order from among
Chef Paul’s delicious choices please visit our website,
www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org <http://www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org> .  The
price for your dinner order is $20, plus the cost of your theater ticket for
the performance.  The cutoff for making your dinner reservations is noon on
Saturday Nov. 11th so don’t delay, make your selection now!  

The Two Of Us Productions is well known throughout the Hudson Valley for
presenting quality theater, both musicals and dramas.  Their recent
productions of The Lady And The Clarinet, Stranger In The Attic, A Shayna
Maidel, Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, Chicago, Les Miserables, next to normal,
Deathtrap, Lend Me A Tenor and Jesus Christ Superstar have all been
recognized by the Theatre Association of NYS with multiple awards, including
outstanding work by the company, outstanding performance by the orchestra,
excellence in direction, and many cast ensemble & individual actor awards.


These performances are supported with funds from Hudson River Bank & Trust
Foundation, Stewart’s Shops, Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation,
Rheinstrom Hill Community Foundation, Greylock Federal Credit Union, Key
Bank Foundation, and the Ackerman Foundation.  This project is made possible
with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a program of the
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of Office of the
Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered in Columbia
County by the Columbia County Council on the Arts (dba. CREATE Council for
the Arts).

 

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