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<div class="MsoNormal">THE GHENT PLAYHOUSE</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Town Hall Place (Off Route 66)</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Ghent, Columbia County, New York</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">November 28, 2012</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">FOR RELEASE, PLEASE to all Monthly and Calendar publications</div>
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PRESENT JOHN CARIANI’S “ALMOST MAINE” AS THEIR THIRD PRODUCTION OF THE 2012-13
SEASON</p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="MsoNormal">The Ghent Playhouse will present John Cariani’s comedy of
love in winter “Almost Maine” directed by Cathy Lee-Visscher opening January 18<sup>th</sup>
and running through February 3<sup>rd</sup>, 2013.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays
at 2 p.m.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Tickets are $18, $15 for
Friends of the Playhouse, and can be reserved by calling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">1-800-838-3006. For more information, go to <a href="http://www.ghentplayhouse.org">www.ghentplayhouse.org</a>.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Love is a many splendored thing, especially amid the
Northern Lights on a cold winter’s evening in the mythical town of Almost,
Maine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This magical comedy is told
in eleven vignettes with six actors portraying nineteen characters.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Cathy Lee-Visscher of Valatie, the Playhouse’s Artistic
Director, directs this charming comedy about finding love on a cold midwinter’s
evening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Ms Lee-Visscher has
directed many previous Playhouse productions and recently appeared on stage as
Robin Hood in the Panto and as Lady Elizabeth Eastlake in the season’s first
production of “The Countess.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Wendy Power-Spielmann of Kinderhook, another popular Playhouse
performer, will be Assistant Director.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Filling the roles of the nineteen characters are Todd
Hamilton of North Adams, MA who recently appeared as John Ruskin, Jr. in “The
Countess”; Mark Schane-Lydon of Canaan, NY who has been seen on stage in many
recent Playhouse productions and won a TANYS this past summer for his
performance as Falstaff in the Classic Theater Guild’s production of “The Merry
Wives of Windsor”; and Prudence Theriault who was last seen at Ghent in “The
Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)”.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>New to the Playhouse this year are Sarah Elizabeth Lomerson
of Chatham, NY, David Polson of Hudson, NY and Meaghan Rogers of Pittsfield,
MA.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Bill Visscher is designing the set, Joanne Maurer will
oversee the costumes, Grace Fay is designing the lights with Max Lagonia
running the board.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Matt Sikora is production stage manager and Judy Staber serves as
producer.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays
at 2 p.m.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Tickets are $18 and $15
for Friends of the Playhouse and can be reserved by calling 1-800-838-3006. For
more information go to <a href="http://www.ghentplayhouse.org">www.ghentplayhouse.org</a>.</div>
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