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<DIV>Spotlight Players Community Theater announces a play reading of <EM>Web</EM>, an original work by Brendan McDermott and Peter Tyger. The reading will take place December 15th at 7 pm at Quigley's, in East Greenbush.</DIV>
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<DIV>Web is a dark adaptation of <EM>Charlotte's Web</EM> that has been described by reviewers as the type of spin on an old classic as <EM>Wicked</EM> is to the <EM>Wizard of Oz</EM>. It takes the events of E.B. White's classic book <EM>Charlotte's Web</EM> and puts them in a real life setting, while honoring the foundations and lessons that the book teaches to children-- friendship, sacrifice and, understanding and coping with death. It re-introduces these themes to an adult audience. The real life story is based loosely on the Susan Smith trial of 1995. Susan Smith was convicted or murdering her two you children, and the play draws on this story, as well as other real world cases of mothers accused of infanticide. It ponders how in so many of these cases people are drawn to believe the worst in people and how there is little empathy when a mother is the accused. It
focuses on how in many of these cases people are disinclined to be compassionate or understanding, when all logic points to a verdict of guilt.</DIV>
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<DIV>This play was written by Brendan McDermott in April of 2005 , who proposed to direct <EM>Charlote's Web</EM> to a student run production company at Syracuse University. Instead, the President of the company amended the selection and encouraged McDermott to do an original dark adaptation of <EM>Charlotte's Web</EM>. The show took an interesting path as it was first cast , then contracted a with a tech crew-- and then written. Deceased local Playwright Peter Tyger joined the creative process, and this reading represents the first local production of his last creative work. The play was written in the summer of 2005, and had a student run production November 2005 at Syracuse University. It will be produced at the Crystal Theater in Missoula Montana as part of their 2009 season.</DIV>
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<DIV>Brendan McDermott is a graduate of Columbia High School in East Greenbush and a recent graduate of Syracuse University. He is currently touring with The Missoula Childen's Theater. Peter Tyger was an award winning local playwright, composer and actor, who created <EM>American Dream, Nellie Blye and Clinton's Ditch</EM>, all produced locally. This reading serves as memorial to his considerable talents.</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Quigley's will be serving food and libation prior to the performance and patrons are invited to bring drinks into the performance. Quigley's is located at 593 Columbia Tpke, East Greenbush, NY. Tel: 518-477-2495.</DIV>
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