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<DIV id=yiv1252832610>Run, don't walk, to see Classic Theater Guild's presentation of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof!" Critics and audiences are raving about the stellar performances by the cast. And, with tickets at $10-$12, it is one of the best bargains of this recession!</DIV>
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<P align=left>classic theater guild, inc.</DIV></DIV></DIV>
<P align=left></FONT><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Demi" size=3><A href="http://www.classictheaterguild.org/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>www.classictheaterguild.org</A> . 518.432.6351</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>Amanda Stankavich
<P align=left>mandytalks2@yahoo.com
<P align=left>518) 441-7863
<P align=left>Joe Bonilla
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<P align=left>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
<P align=left>CLASSIC THEATER GUILD, INC. PRESENTS </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman,Bold">"CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF"</B></FONT><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">
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<P align=left>ALBANY, N.Y. </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">– </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Classic Theater Guild, Inc. </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">("CTG") presents Tennessee Williams’ </FONT><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">Cat
<P align=left>on a Hot Tin Roof</I></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">, directed by Rachael Sheffer, this March at the Sidney Albert Albany Jewish
<P align=left>Community Center in Albany. The show will be CTG</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">’s first production of the 2009 season</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">.</FONT><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof</I></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">, written by Tennessee Williams and opened on Broadway in 1955,</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>focuses on the erratic relationship between Maggie ("The Cat"</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">, Chelsea Mauger) and Brick
<P align=left>Pollitt (Gregory Dodds) </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">as well as the interaction they encounter with Brick’s family over one
<P align=left>evening celebrating the birthday of patriarch "Big Daddy" </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">(Richard Cross) </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">at the family’s</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>Mississippi estate. Throughout the evening, the family conspires to keep from Big Daddy that he
<P align=left>is suffering from cancer and likely will not see another birthday. The relatives in attendance</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>attempt to present themselves the most positively to get their "right</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">ful</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">" piece of Big Daddy’s</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>wealth.</FONT><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>Cat </I></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">also features Diane Pie</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">gare as "Big Mama," Rob Forgett as "Gooper," and Lauren Kerr as
<P align=left>"Mae."
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<P align=left>"Tennessee Williams had an amazing talent for writing real people and his treatment of </FONT><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">Cat</I></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>brings out the passion and intimacy of human interaction," </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">stated Rachael Sheffer, director of</FONT><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof</I></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">.</FONT>
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<P align=left>Performances are scheduled to take place at the Sidney Albert Albany Jewish Community Center
<P align=left>located at 340 Whitehall Road in Albany on March 14, 21, and 28 at 7:30pm; March 15, 22, and
<P align=left>29 at 2:30pm; and March 19 and 26 at 7:00pm. Admission is $12.00 for Adults and $10.00 for
<P align=left>Seniors and Students with School ID. For box office information, media access, and to reserve
<P align=left>tickets by phone, contact (518) 432-6351.
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<P align=left>About Classic Theater Guild Inc.:
<P align=left>Classic Theater Guild, Inc. (www.classictheaterguild.org) was established for the advancement
<P align=left>of education in the theatre arts through, among other things, the production of contemporary and
<P align=left>classical plays. The Guild also works to strengthen theatre arts, support emerging playwrights,
<P align=left>encourage education in the Arts, present a diverse array of topics, and encourage persons to enter
<P align=left>acting by promoting the benefits of dramatic entertainment to educational institutions and to the
<P align=left>general public.
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