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<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>March 2 CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER RELATED SCHOOL CLOSING </FONT></H2>
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<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>MARCH 3, 2007,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>8 pm Saturday IS THE ONLY PERFORMANCE</FONT></H2>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Spotlight Players Community Theater, <o:p></o:p></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">92 Luther Road</B></st1:address></st1:Street><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">, <o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">East <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Greenbush</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">NY</st1:State>, <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">12061</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></B></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>Tickets are available for $10 at the door or by calling</STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> </SPAN><STRONG>229-4779. </STRONG></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Michael McDermott</SPAN></st1:PersonName><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> Publicity Chair, 669-5414</SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Spotlight Players Community Theater, Inc is excited to present, <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), </I></B>the record breaking comedy hit by the Adam Long, Daniel Singer & Jess Winfield, featuring all of William Shakespeare’s 37 plays in 97 Minutes!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The production will be presented March 3 ONLY at 8:00 pm at the Columbia High School Auditorium, 92 Luther Road, East Greenbush, NY, 12061.</SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">The show stars three of the Capital District’s leading comedic community theater actors, Adam Coons, Eric Shovah and Brian Sheldon, who take turns portraying every single role from all of Shakespeare’s plays.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard's plays, <STRONG><SPAN class=style21><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged</SPAN></I></SPAN><SPAN class=style21><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">)</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG>, has been called "wildly funny", and "the funniest show you are likely to see in your entire lifetime" and “just plain funny” and “my god so funny”. The audience will be treated to segments from <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear and A Midsummer’s Night
Dream </I></B>to name a few.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Spotlight Players is under the auspices of the East Greenbush Central School District Department of Continuing Education.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The organization recently elected a new board, comprised of local residents, Ferne Dutkin (President), Michael Mensching (Vice President), Joanne Peal (Secretary) and <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Michael McDermott</st1:PersonName> (Treasurer).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Members at large include Joanne Mensching, Ric Bello, Shawn Hahn, Doug Porter and Ginnie Austin.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The new board is committed to rapidly expanding the offerings of the organization and broadening the role that theater plays in the local community.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This production is indicative of the quality that the organization hopes to bring to local community entertainment
options.</SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Future productions will include the crowd pleasing Gilbert and Sullivan’s, <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Pirates of Penzance, </I></B>coming July 12—14, directed by Michael Mensching, and featuring an innovative musical direction with some of the actors serving as the musical accompaniment.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Just two week later the troop will produce the hilarious, <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Nunsense</I></B>, by Dan Goggin, a deliciously offbeat take on the travails of a group of singing “sisters”.</SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Tickets for <STRONG><SPAN class=style21><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged</SPAN></I></SPAN><SPAN class=style21><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">) </SPAN></SPAN></STRONG>are $10 and can be purchased at the door or by calling 229-4779.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This production is best appreciated by audiences 13 years old or older, due to the mature -- and rather bawdy -- subject matter being presented.</SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Warning!:</SPAN> This show is a high-speed roller-coaster type condensation of all of Shakespeare's plays, and is not recommended for people with heart ailments, bladder problems, inner-ear disorders and/or people inclined to motion sickness. We simply cannot be held responsible for expectant mothers or the faint of heart!<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></P><BR><BR> </DIV>
<P align=center>Spotlight Players Community Theater<BR>Columbia High School Auditorium<BR>92 Luther Road, East Greenbush, NY, 12061<BR><BR>(518) 229-4779<BR><BR><STRONG>Spotlight Players Community Theater, Inc. is the provider of quality community sponsored musical and dramatic productions in the East Greenbush community.</STRONG></P>
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