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<DIV>There will be a memorial celebration of the life of Colin McCarty
on April 19, 2008. Details are as follows:
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<DIV>Time: 3:00 PM</DIV>
<DIV>Place: Schenectady
Civic Playhouse<BR> 12
South Church Street</DIV>
<DIV> Schenectady
NY</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Come join us in celebration and rememberance of our friend and loved
one. Please contact Tom Heckert at <A title=mailto:tomh823@aol.com
href="mailto:tomh823@aol.com">tomh823@aol.com</A> for more information.</DIV>
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<DIV><EM>For those of you who missed Colin's obituary, here is a reprint from
the Schenectady Civic newsletter.</EM></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>On Wednesday, February
6, 2008, The Playhouse lost a valuable member and a cherished friend, Colin
McCarty.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Colin first appeared
at The Playhouse in 1991's </SPAN><SPAN
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Cocktail Hour </SPAN><SPAN
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since that time had been a familiar face at our theater. Additional Playhouse
performances included </SPAN><SPAN
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Room, The Sunshine Boys, The Nerd, On the Verge, Sylvia, London Suite,
Betrayal</SPAN><SPAN
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and </SPAN><SPAN
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Cradle Will Rock</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Colin's talent
extended well past the footlights of the theater - he served on The Playhouse
board as well as serving as President for two seasons. He also appeared on stage
at SLOC, Albany Civic and other area theaters in numerous
productions.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But that only
tells a small portion of what needs to be told, celebrated and
remembered.</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Colin was a gift
to each of us who knew him, worked with him and watched him perform. It is as
simple and perfect as that. The grace, kindness and humor that Colin shared with
us, were a constant welcome breath of spring. With a knowing smile, a quick
double take and an out-of-the-air pun, Colin had the rare gift of making ANY
situation a joyful experience. It's a rare thing in life to meet someone who was
as rich as Colin - rich in talent and spirit.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We are all diminished
by his untimely passing.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Our heartfelt
condolences go out to Colin's loving partner of 20 years, Tom Heckert, and his
close and cherished Playhouse friends, notably Laura Houlihan, Pat Hoffman, and
Joel and Sue Katz. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The loss to all of us
at The Playhouse is enormous.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A memorial celebration
is being planned for April 19, 2008. Details will be announced at a later
date.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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