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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial><STRONG><U>SCHENECTADY CIVIC PLAYERS ANNOUNCES ITS
2010 - 2011 SEASON</U></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Schenectady Civic Players, in continuous operation since 1928, for its
upcoming 83<SUP>rd</SUP> season announces five plays for 2010-2011 main stage
production at its 12 South Church Street playhouse in Schenectady’s historic
Stockade district.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></DIV>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde</SPAN> </B>by Jeffrey
Hatcher. Show Dates: October 15 – 17 and October 20 – 24, 2010. Directed by
Richard Michael Roe. <EM>(Auditions: June 8 and 10, 2010.)</EM><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In an intense new version of Robert
Louis Stevenson’s classic tale, Jekyll confronts the many faces of the monstrous
Mr. Hyde in a maze of interlocking scenes that attempt to answer the puzzles at
the heart of a tortured soul.</P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">Peter Pan</SPAN></B> by J. M. Barrie.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Show Dates: December 3 – 5 and December 8 – 12,
2010. </SPAN>Directed by Duncan Morrison. <EM>(Auditions: September 14 and
16, 2010.)</EM><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Ever since J.M.
Barrie's beloved story first appeared in 1904, countless versions have been
produced on stage and in film.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Now,
Schenectady Civic Players presents a brand-new adaptation, one that celebrates
the joy of storytelling and the power of imagination.<BR
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style="mso-special-character: line-break"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">Almost, Maine</SPAN></B> by John Cariani.
Show Dates: January 28 – 30 and February 2 – 6, 2011. Directed by Donald
Mealy. <EM>(Auditions: November 9 and 11, 2010.)</EM><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><EM> </EM> </SPAN>On a cold, clear, moonless
night in the middle of winter, all is not what it seems in the remote, mythical
town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the sky above, Almost’s
residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often
hilarious ways.<SPAN class=apple-style-span><SPAN
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=Default><FONT face=Calibri><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">The Musical of Musicals (The Musical !)
</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT face=Arial>Music by Eric Rockwell,
lyrics by Joanne Bogart, book by Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart. Show Dates:
March 18 – March 20 and March 23 – 27, 2011.</FONT> </SPAN>Directed by
Joseph Fava, musical director Valerie Lord<EM>. </EM><FONT face=Calibri><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><EM>(Auditions: January 4 and 6, 2011.)</EM></FONT><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">A witty and stylish satire, spoofing
musical classics of the last 50 years from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Stephen
Sondheim, and including Kander and Ebb, Jerry Herman and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Arsenic and
Old Lace</SPAN></B> </FONT><FONT size=2>by Joseph Kesselring.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Show Dates: May 6 – 8 and May 11 – 15,
2011.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN> </SPAN>Directed by Randy
McConnach.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><EM>(Auditions March 1 and 3,
2011.)</EM> One of the theater’s most endearing comedies, Joseph
Kesselring’s hilarious farce is an American classic.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Meet Martha and Abby, a dangerous
dynamic duo with a chilling sense of "charity", and an outrageously eclectic
supporting cast in a magnificently macabre and madcap masterpiece.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><A
href="http://www.civicplayers.org/"><FONT
color=#800080>www.civicplayers.org</FONT></A> or (518) 382-2081.</P>
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