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<div class="MsoNormal">The Ghent Playhouse</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Town Hall Place</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Ghent, New York 12075</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">February 5, 2013</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">FOR RELEASE, PLEASE</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">To all area Calendar and March Monthly publications</div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">THE GHENT PLAYHOUSE
TO PRESENT PETER SHAFFER’S</p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">“LETTICE AND LOVAGE”
DURING MARCH</p>
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<div class="MsoNormal">The Ghent Playhouse will present Peter Shaffer’s comedy
“Lettice and Lovage.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Directed by Tom Detwiler, the play will open on Friday,
March 15 and play through Sunday, March 31 in the Playhouse’s usual schedule of
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Tickets are $18 each and $15 for
Friends of the Playhouse.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Tickets may be reserved by calling 1-800-838-3006 or going
to <a href="http://www.ghentplayhouse.org">www.ghentplayhouse.org</a>.</div>
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text-autospace:none">This comedy, by Peter Shaffer, originally starred
Dame Maggie Smith as Lettice Douffet a docent at "the dullest house in
England," Fustian Hall. Lettice uses her naturally theatrical,
larger than life personality to "Enlarge, Enliven, and Enlighten" an
otherwise boring tale of "nothing ever happening." Lotte Schoen
from the Preservation Trust is not <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none">amused by Lettice's embellishments and is forced to take
action. As the two women learn more about each other’s lives, a
friendship blossoms and their drink-fueled Friday evenings spent together are
filled with the trials and tribulations of Kings and Queens.
Opposites do attract, lost dreams can be realized and, enlivening any situation
will win in the end.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Johnna Murray plays Lettice, Joan Coombs is Lotte and Glen
Barrett plays Mr Bardolph the Preservation Trust’s lawyer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Nancy Hammell rounds out the cast as
Miss Framer the secretary.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Set and Lighting design is by Bill Camp and costume design
is by Joanne Maurer.</div>
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