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<H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in"><I><SPAN
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Civic Players</SPAN></I><I><SPAN
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proudly present <SPAN
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</SPAN>the<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>intimate charming
musical . . . </SPAN></I><I><SPAN
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></I><I><SPAN
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<H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><I><U><SPAN
style="COLOR: fuchsia; FONT-FAMILY: 'Falstaff Festival MT'">“THE LAST FIVE
YEARS”</SPAN></U></I><U><SPAN
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></U><FONT
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: maroon; mso-bidi-font-size: 24.0pt">by
Tony Award winning</SPAN></I><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: maroon; mso-bidi-font-size: 24.0pt"> Jason
Robert Brown<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></FONT></H1></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: auto 0in auto 1in"><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">Directed
by Duncan Morrison with<SPAN
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</SPAN>Musical Direction by Valerie A. Lord<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></H3>
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</SPAN>-- May 9-11 & 14-18</SPAN></I><SPAN
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Civic Playhouse<SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN></U></I><I><SPAN
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S. Church St., Schenectady, in the historic Stockade district</SPAN></I><SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">(Wednesday
thru Saturday performances at 8:00 p.m.)<BR>(Sunday performances at 2:30
p.m.)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></H3></DIV>
<H3 style="MARGIN: auto 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">Blending
together fresh lyrics and a stirring mix of jazz, pop, and classical tempos,
Tony Award winning composer Jason Robert Brown captures the heartbreak of
modern-day love in this beautifully honest musical chronicling the blossoming
and withering of a five-year romance.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Set in present-day New York, Cathy Hiatt and Jamie Wellerstein are
20-something aspiring artists struggling to find career success and marital
bliss.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Told in a clever, unique and
compelling way, this charming musical proves there are two sides to every love
story.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It all depends on how you
look at it.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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<H3 style="MARGIN: auto 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><I><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: fuchsia; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">Don’t
miss “The Last Five Years!”!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></I></H3>
<H3 style="MARGIN: auto 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tickets $15 ($13 for students).<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Call <U>518-</U> <U>382-2081</U>, or
purchase online at</SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN
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href="http://www.civicplayers.org/"><B>www.civicplayers.org</B></A></SPAN></STRONG></H3>
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