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celebration of our 84th Season. . .</SPAN></B></EM><STRONG><SPAN
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Civic Players </SPAN></I></STRONG><STRONG><I><SPAN
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to a . . .</SPAN></I></STRONG><STRONG><I><SPAN
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<I>staged reading of. . .<o:p></o:p></I></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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bittersweet romantic comedy…<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</SPAN>Directed by Tom Heckert<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Two ex lovers meet 26 years
later snowed in at the same airport.</SPAN></B><SPAN
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</SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black">A bittersweet romantic comedy about
the middle days of our lives, and how we got there. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=5><B><I><FONT
size=2>SHOOTING STAR</FONT></I></B> </FONT><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">features
Capital District and Schenectady Civic Players actors Jean Carney and Steve
Fletcher.</SPAN><SPAN
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</SPAN>-- <U>Sunday, January 8, at 2:30 p.m.</U>
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Performance Only)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
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The Schenectady Civic Playhouse <o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></STRONG></P>
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South Church St., in Schenectady’s historic Stockade District
(518-382-2081)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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</SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: fuchsia">Light refreshments served</SPAN></B><SPAN
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<U>your</U> community theater.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At
the reception ask how you might get more involved in our on-stage and/or
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