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<P>Our last play of this season opens Friday night and runs through
next weekend. It's an entertaining murder mystery played within a
play. The script was adapted from a "masterwork" TV teleplay by
Richard Levinson and William Link, the team behind<I> Murder She
Wrote,</I> and <I>Columbo</I> among many other hit shows.</P>
<P><B><I>Rehearsal for Murder</I></B>, adapted by D.D. Brooke from
the teleplay by Richard Levinson and William Link and directed by
Rita Russell runs May 8-10 and 13-17. Tickets are $15 or $12 for
students and can be purchased via our website at
www.civicplayers.org or over the telephone by calling 382-2081.
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size=2>'Rehearsal' leaps from TV to stage</FONT>
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width=480 align=left vspace=5 border=0> Michael Eck, reported in the
Times Union Preview section. Director Rita Russell speaks about the
play <I>Rehearsal for Murder</I> and how it came to be the final
offering of this memorable season.
<P><A style="COLOR: #0000ff"
href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102574265812&s=7309&e=001V_1hDa_9VQoAcCIU-hM_tUK8iTX3bHZuA31Y2qQI70VeY86SR_6jBGT30jMhKZ8atUZTL0bJX7PqHZEpVttQD4vuUtW3K9VXhdpng-BlFSrfCUkyIx9Hrv9zvbhwYGkJsZuKu_YYO7rP8gO5L2iaX2cH8zZf1-SwXJhwOfT9Bpsq2oFarsYWChfg3im9REow"
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size=2>Harte having a ball in Civic Players' whodunit
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width=480 align=left vspace=5 border=0> Bill Buell, in today's
Schenectady Gazette, interviewed actor Richard Harte about this
"drama with comedy" that Harte calls "a real whodunit with all kinds
of red herrings, all kinds of suspects and plenty of surprises".
<P><A style="COLOR: #0000ff"
href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102574265812&s=7309&e=001V_1hDa_9VQq-h65-ioJIzA9JIw0WGkYPaYSLi6LE8dBrvL9NQUEajFRRjFlfR9FuROxearY0doenGQEzV5CuXpsF6FmJ0srLMS9q62p42qB8WVRyiB-QNN4q1ealR86QbOlfYmaIuDb2uXV8DCj0j7AW64HsUBI2_zDU8hAlnmA="
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Schenectady Gazette...</A> </P>
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