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Robert L. Hegeman and Richard Harte struggle for control of the gun
in a scene from<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><SPAN
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size=6><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">D.D. Brooke's<SPAN
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MURDER</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><BR><I><B>Opening Friday,
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<DIV>Schenectady, NY - April 15, 2009 - The Schenectady Civic
Players (SCP) announce their final production of this
season,<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: italic">Rehearsal for
Murde</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">r, presented at
the Playhouse May 8-10 and 13-17. Was it suicide or
murder? And if it was murder, who did it? That's
what playwright Alex Dennison is trying to find out a year
later, when he reunites the cast from the opening night of his
play,<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Chamber Music</SPAN>, which opened
and closed the night his fiancee, Monica Welles,
died.</SPAN><IMG height=336 alt=RehearsalforMurder
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style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Rehearsal for Murder<SPAN
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Brooke from the teleplay by Richard Levinson and William Link
which stars Robert Preston, Lynn Redgrave, Jeff Goldblum, and
Patrick Macnee.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Pictured here are Stephanie G.
Insogna, Laural Hayes, Jason Biszick and Robert L.
Hegeman.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">In
this intriguing mystery, Alex Dennison gathers his "usual
suspects" and traps them in an empty theater where they are
supposedly reading through his latest play. But, to
quote Hamlet, this "play's the thing" in which to catch the
conscience of a killer. Monica Welles, the beautiful
film star who was attempting to make it on the legitimate
stage, appears in flashback scenes.<SPAN
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us at the Playhouse to find out how the interesting plot
twists finally culminate in an ending that will surely
surprise.<BR><BR><IMG alt=Cangero
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">The Cast</SPAN><BR><BR>The cast (in
order of appearance) includes Alex Dennison (Robert L.
Hegeman), Ernie (Mike Steese), Sally Bean (Stephanie G.
Insogna), Monica Welles (Monica Cangero*, pictured left),
Loretta/Female Police Officer (Susan Katz), Lloyd Andrews
(Jason Biszick), Bella Lamb (Laural Hayes), Karen Daniels
(Jennifer Van Iderstyne), David Matthews (Richard Harte), Leo
Gibbs (John Massaroni), Male Police Officer (William Daisak*),
Man in the Auditorium (Matthew Mac Arevy*), and Mr. Santoro
(Hank Boland*). The play features several SCP newcomers,
whose names above are indicated by an
asterisk.</SPAN><BR> <BR>The Director<BR><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Rita Russell, Director, is an area
theater person of over twenty years experience, Rita has
been active with SCP having appeared as Annie Sullivan in<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Miracle Worker</SPAN><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>and also in<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic">On the Verge, Rumors, Sherlock's
Last Case, To Kill a Mockingbird</SPAN>, and most
recently<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Stage Door.</SPAN> Rita is
currently the Playbill editor and SCP's secretary.
She directed <SPAN
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style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Laura</SPAN> and<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic">King Lear<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></SPAN>for the
Playhouse and has acted and directed for other area groups
including ACT, SLOC, Family Players, Galway Players, Spotlight
Player, Village Stage, RPI, and Riverview
Entertainment.</SPAN><BR><BR>Production Team<BR><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Director Rita Russell has brought
together a great cast and crew to bring this play to
life. The production staff includes Producer, Donald
Mealy; Assistant Director, Richard M. Messina; Set Designer,
Duncan Morrison; Lighting Designer, Jeffrey Scott; Costume
Designer, Joseph Fava; Sound Designer, Joel Katz; Stage
Manager, John Roberge; tech crew, Michael Rzepka, cast supper,
Tom Heckert, and Properties Committee, Kathy Frisic,
Laura Houlihan, Bonnie Lake, and Ann
Sylvester.</SPAN><BR><BR>Performances<BR><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: italic">Rehearsal for
Murder</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>will be performed
Friday, May 8 through Sunday, May 10, and Wednesday, May 13,
through Sunday, May 17. Sunday matinees are at 2:30 P.M.; all
other performances are at 8 P.M. All seats $15. Tickets can be
purchased in advance by calling the box office at 382-2081 or
online at <A
href="http://www.civicplayers.org/">www.civicplayers.org</A>.</SPAN><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></FONT></DIV>
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