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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN
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size=4>PRIZE WINNING “SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH
GEORGE”<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
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FRIDAY, MAY 5 AT SCHENECTADY CIVIC PLAYERS</SPAN></I></B><SPAN
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN>SCHENECTADY – <B><I>Sunday
in the Park with George</I>,</B> the Pulitzer Prize winning musical by Stephen
Sondheim<I> </I>(music &<I> </I>lyrics)<I> </I>and<I> </I>James Lapine<I>
</I>(book), opens Friday May 3, and runs through Sunday, May 12, at Schenectady
Civic Players’ 12 South Church Street playhouse in Schenectady’s historic
Stockade district. </FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
production, directed<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>by Duncan
Morrison. with musical direction by Valerie A. Lord, is the fifth, and final,
main-stage production of Schenectady Civic Player’s 85th season. </FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG>Sunday in the
Park with George</STRONG></SPAN></I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal"> won the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for
drama, two Tony Awards for design (and a nomination for Best Musical), numerous
Drama Desk Awards, the 1991 Olivier Award for Best Musical, and the 2007 Olivier
Award for Outstanding Musical Production.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"><STRONG> </STRONG></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Inspired by Georges Seurat’s famous
painting, “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte”, this
Sondheim/Lapine musical is one of the most-acclaimed shows of our time.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Brimming with beauty and light, it is a
deeply insightful and highly personal examination of life through art and the
artist.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><STRONG>
</STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">“An
audacious, haunting and touching work.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman">The cast features Hailey Aldrich <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Louise)</I>, Kris Anderson <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Franz/Dennis)</I>, Sue Caputo <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Frieda/Betty)</I>, Donna Gould Carsten <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Old Lady/Blair)</I>, Chris Foster <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Boatman/Redmond), </I></FONT><SPAN
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Hahn <I
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face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">, </SPAN>Karen
Kolterman <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Yvonne/Naomi)</I>, Peter
Lacijan <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Jules/Greenberg)</I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">, </SPAN>Molly McGrath <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Dot/Marie), </I>Judi Merriam <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Nurse/Misses/Harriet),</I> Matthew
Moross<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Georges/George)</I>, Nathan Perry <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Soldier/Alex), </I>Joe Phillips <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Mister/Randolph)</I>, Sarah Nicole Ruddy <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Celeste #2/Elaine),</I> and Elizabeth
Sterling <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Celeste #1/Cocktail
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face="Times New Roman"><B><I>Sunday in the Park with George </I></B><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>plays Friday, Saturday and Sunday (May 3,
4, 5) and Wednesday through Sunday (May 8 through 12).<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Wednesday and Thursday curtains are at
7:30 pm; Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm; and Sundays are matinees only at 2:30
pm.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Tickets, $18.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>More info call 382-2081.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Order and charge by phone through
Proctors box office 346-6204.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Order
on-line at </FONT><A href="http://www.civicplayers.org/"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">www.civicplayers.org</FONT></A></P>
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