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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>CONTACT:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>RPI Players<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>RPI <st1:place w:st="on">Union</st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
  face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>110 8th Street</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
  face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Troy</span></font></st1:City><font
 size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State
 w:st="on">NY</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">12180</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Phone: 518-276-6503<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Fax: 518-276-6920a<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:players@union.rpi.edu"
title="mailto:players@union.rpi.edu">players@union.rpi.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://players.union.rpi.edu/"
title="http://players.union.rpi.edu/">http://players.union.rpi.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>RPI Players Call for Directors for their 79th Season!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2
  face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Troy</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, NY –
April 9, 2008 - The RPI Players are looking for directors for their mainstage productions
of Assassins by John Weidman and Stephen Sondheim to be performed April 17, 18,
19, 23, 24, 25. Performances will be held in the RPI Playhouse on <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">15th Street</st1:address></st1:Street> in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Troy</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">NY</st1:State></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>‘Assassins’ is the odd story about 9 individuals
who over time have attempted to assassinate the President of the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
The show explores the inner motives of each assassin. Eventually, each
individual must confront the fact that committing the ultimate crime failed to
assuage their personal problems. In the end, the assassins return in 1963 to
convince Lee Harvey Oswald to shoot President Kennedy. They hold firm to their
delusion that Oswald is a Savior who can justify the assassins' actions.
(stageagent.com)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Any persons interested in directing this show, or would like
more information should contact the RPI Players Executive Committee via email
at <a href="mailto:players@union.rpi.edu" title="mailto:players@union.rpi.edu">players@union.rpi.edu</a>
or via phone at 518-276-6503 no later than April 21st. Please submit a theater
resume and three references. The RPI Players Executive Committee will contact
you about an interview time. At the interview, please come prepared to discuss
your vision for the show.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The RPI Players is a student run community theatre on the
campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. While RPI students are the primary
participants in the organization, auditions and production roles are open to
all community members.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For more information visit <a
href="http://players.union.rpi.edu/" title="http://players.union.rpi.edu/">http://players.union.rpi.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Phone: 518-276-6503 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Contact: <a href="mailto:players@union.rpi.edu"
title="mailto:players@union.rpi.edu">players@union.rpi.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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