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our 85th Season . . .</SPAN></B></EM><STRONG><SPAN
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<FONT color=#800080>Schenectady Civic Players</FONT>
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satire and spoof . . .<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</SPAN>Directed by Gary Hoffmann<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></P></DIV>
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<P><B><I><SPAN
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">
is a tour de force political satire by Larry Gelbart, the creator of TV’s
M*A*S*H. Double speak and triple speak rule the day in this wickedly funny view
of the Iran-Contra Senate hearings. One performance only, it is part of this
season’s free series celebrating the Playhouse’s 85th anniversary.
<I>Mastergate</I> is the latest “gate” scandal.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Gelbart has fashioned this satiric farce
as a congressional hearing looking into shady dealings between a film studio and
the White House.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><B><I>Newsweek</I></B> calls it “scathingly funny.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoBodyText><FONT color=#993366 size=1
face="Arial Black">Featured are veteran Schenectady Civic and area actors
Jessica Callahan, Bill Depew, Jennifer Depew, David Dixon, Sara Fittizzi, Bill
Hickman, Jeffrey Hocking, Nate Hoffmann, Rita Russell, Dick Shave, and<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Don Wheeler.</FONT></P>
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><FONT
size=6>-- <U>Sunday, October 28, at 2:30 p.m.</U>
--<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></STRONG></P>
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face="Times New Roman">(One Performance
Only)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
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align=center><STRONG><I><SPAN
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The Schenectady Civic Playhouse <o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></STRONG></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #993300; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">12
South Church St., in Schenectady’s historic Stockade District
(518-382-2081)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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</SPAN><U>FREE.</U><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN> <U>Open Seating.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>No
advance reservations.</U> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Light
refreshments served after the show in the Green Room</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
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<U>your</U> community theater.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At
the reception after the show ask how you might get more involved in our
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