<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Michael Anthony Williams Returns to Capital Repertory Theatre<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Albany</B></st1:City><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">, <st1:State w:st="on">N.Y.</st1:State></B></st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> (May 4, 2009)</B> – Michael Anthony Williams returns to Capital Repertory Theatre for its 30<SUP>th</SUP> Season of award-winning theatre as Tom Robinson in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">To Kill A Mocking Bird,</I> slated for March 2010.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Last summer, Williams served as the Director of S.T.A.R. (Summer Theatre At the ‘Rep), a full day theatre program for adolescents ages 12-18.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Capital Rep is pleased to announce that20he will return to lead the S.T.A.R. 2009 program.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Williams is a professional actor and writer with over two decades of experience working on stage, television and in feature films.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A faculty member of the Theatre Department at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Virginia</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tech</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, he has had a distinguished career on stage, television and in feature films, most recently <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">“The Brave One”</I> starring Jodie Foster.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Williams is also the creator and founder of “Improv Affect,” an improvisation-based theater initiative <SPAN style="COLOR: black">targeting young people</SPAN>, empowering them to find their voice and express themselves through theater.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Musing on his return in July, Williams enthusiastically states 8
0<SPAN style="COLOR: black">The synthesis of Improv Affect and the S.T.A.R. theatre program makes for an exciting journey creating original theater. I cannot wait to get back to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Albany</st1:City></st1:place> to begin our second journey!”</SPAN></FONT></FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Capital Repertory Theatre is now accepting applications for S.T.A.R. 2009 theatre program.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The theme for this summer was designed with the 2009 <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">New York</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> celebration of the past 400 years of history of the <st1:place w:st="on">Hudson River</st1:place> (the Quadricentennial) in mind and the program is entitled <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Quad Adventure: Exploration, Discovery, Invention</I>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Enrollment is limited to 25 students.</FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Working alongside professional staff members to create an original piece based on their own experiences and research, students will use the Arts to cooperate and collaborate as th
ey explore, discover and create.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Hands-on classes and workshops guide the process of creating a new work.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>S.T.A.R. is a great opportunity for young adults to work creatively as a team and grow as individuals in an artistic forum.</FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>The S.T.A.R. program runs from July 6 through August 9<SUP>th</SUP>, with performances August 5-9<SUP>th</SUP> on Capital Rep’s stage as well as other local venues.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>S.T.A.R. will run Monday trough Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at The Egg in downtown <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Albany</st1:City></st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Tuition for the five-week program is $850.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Payment plans and need-based tuition assistance is available. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more information, please call Maureen Aumand at (518) 462-4531, ext. 301.</FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="M ARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Capital Repertory Theatre</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> is a not-for-profit professional theater with a mission to create meaningful theater generated from an authentic link to the community it serves.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Now in its 28th season, Capital Rep produces a balanced season of dramas, comedies, musicals, contemporary and classic plays to appeal to all tastes.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Possessing a history of more than 22 world premieres and dozens of regional premieres, Capital Rep’s productions feature the finest actors, directors and designers from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">New York City</st1:City></st1:place>, other American regional theaters and the world.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>These world-class professionals are supported by a dedicated staff of theater professionals and artists who live and work in the Capital Region, and whose talents serve the theater’s 78,000 patrons.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In addition to the professional theatre of the highest caliber, Capital Rep produces education and outreach programs that serve more than 20,000 students and adult learners each year.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The only affiliate of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) within the fourteen counties of the Capital Region, Capital Rep has produced more than 4,750 performances, employed more than 1,200 artists and has contributed mo
re than $30 million to the local economy since its inception in 1981. </SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></div>
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