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<DIV align=center>Confetti Stage’s <I>The Giver</I> Comes to Troy</DIV>
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<DIV>March 13, 2007-Albany, NY- Confetti Stage gets its season in full swing
with Eric Coble’s stage adaptation of Lois Lowry’s Newberry Award Winning novel
<I>The Giver</I>. Performances are March 15<SUP>th</SUP> and 16<SUP>th</SUP> at
7:30pm and matinee performances are March 17<SUP>th</SUP> & 18<SUP>th</SUP>
at 2pm at the Joseph Bruno Theater in the Arts Center of the Capital Region
located on 265 River Street in Troy. General Admission tickets are available at
<A href="http://www.confettistage.com">www.confettistage.com</A> or at the door
at a cost of $10 for adults and $6 for children.</DIV>
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<DIV>This futuristic, thought-provoking and almost science fiction tale centers
around a boy named Jonas. On his 12th birthday, he and the other "Twelves" in
his community are given their special assignments, which are based on the unique
characteristics they have shown throughout the years. Jonas' assignment is to be
the Receiver of Memories. He visits an old man named The Giver for training on
his duties. Throughout this training The Giver transfers to Jonas the memories
of the world's history, long since forgotten by common citizens of the
community, whose daily lives are dictated by the rules of the Elders. At first
Jonas enjoys the memories, as they are pleasant ones such as, sunshine, music,
and love. Things take a turn for the worse when Jonas receives the memories of
pain, hunger, and warfare. He experiences the worst pain and shock when he
discovers what happens to those who break the rules three times and what happens
to the old when they are no longer able to care for themselves. Jonas is forced
to make a brave, yet painful, decision in order to release the memories to the
entire community and to save himself from the secrecy, trials, and pain that a
lifetime as the Receiver of Memories holds. </DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>