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size=5>Schenectady Civic Players present<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></B></H6>
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style="COLOR: blue"><STRONG><FONT face="CAC Shishoni Brush"><FONT size=6>a
side-splitting romantic tale <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoBodyText3><STRONG><FONT size=7><FONT face="CAC Shishoni Brush"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><FONT size=6>you absolutely won’t want to
miss.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #666699"><SPAN
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">James
Sherman’s romantic comedy<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></STRONG></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3in" class=MsoNormal><EM><FONT size=2
face="Arial Black">Directed by Gary M. Hoffmann</FONT></EM></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><EM><FONT
face="Times New Roman">BEAU JEST cas memberst:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(l to r) Randy McConnach, Sara Fittizzi)
& David Hammer<o:p></o:p></FONT></EM></SPAN></B></P>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Arial Black"><FONT size=5><SPAN
style="COLOR: red">January 29 - 31<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>& February 3 - 7</SPAN><I><SPAN
style="COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></FONT></FONT></H3>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><STRONG><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(Fridays &
Saturdays at 8 pm, Wednesday & Thursday 7:30 pm, Sunday matinees only at
2:30 pm)<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><STRONG><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><STRONG><FONT
face="Times New Roman">To keep her mother from trying to fix her up with “nice
Jewish boys,” Sarah (played by Sara Fittizzi) invents the perfect
boyfriend.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>When her parents insist
on meeting him, Sarah hires an actor, Bob, (played by Randy McConnach) to
pretend to be her “beau.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Although
the plan works flawlessly for a time, Bob quickly realizes that he has gotten
himself into much more than he bargained for.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But the charismatic Bob rises to the
occasion, and the antics that follow are only the beginning of a side-splitting
tale that will have you rolling in the aisles.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Other Capital District actors rounding
out the Beau Jest cast are David Hammer, Joe Phillips, Mark Todaro and Susan
Katz. </FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><STRONG><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN> </P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><STRONG><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></STRONG></SPAN><I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #660033; FONT-SIZE: 20pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><STRONG>at
the Schenectady Civic Playhouse</STRONG></SPAN></I></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #660033; FONT-SIZE: 20pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"></SPAN></I><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>12 South Church St. in Schenectady’s
historic Stockade District</FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">FOR
TICKETS ($15), Call </SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">The
Playhouse</SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN
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(518) 382-2081<o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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