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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>For Immediate Release </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>January 27, 2014</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>Contact: Kate Starczewski<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>(518) 587-4427<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:info@homemadetheater.org">info@homemadetheater.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION Opens at HMT!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><u><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>Home Made Theater continues their 29<sup>th</sup> season with Agatha Christie’s WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION. The show runs weekends February 7<sup>th</sup> through February 23<sup>th</sup> at the Spa Little Theater in the Saratoga Spa State Park. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>This courtroom mystery is said to be Agatha Christie’s own personal favorite. Only she could have conceived such a suspenseful thriller and then capped it off with so many twists and turns along the way. Leonard Vole stands in the dock, accused of murder. His wife can prove his innocence but when she takes the stand she denies his alibi. Can he escape the hangman’s noose? The courtroom proceedings will keep you guessing until the final curtain.</span><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>The director of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION is </span><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:black'>Dianne O’Neill Filer</span><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'> who</span><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'> has directed and costumed numerous shows around the world including HMT’s AND THEN THERE WERE NONE and THE 39 STEPS last season. She </span><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>has an MFA in Theater from Sarah Lawrence College and served on the Board of Cameo Theater and The Acting Company of Greenwich for many years. Dianne </span><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>taught drama at Brunswick School and Greenwich Academy for 20 years and most recently taught art and drama at the Doan Stuart School in Albany. </span><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>The cast of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION includes Victor Cahn as Sir Wilfred Robarts, Devra Cohen-Tigör as Romaine, Jonathan Hefter as Leonard Vole, Robin Leary as Miss Myers, William M. Sanderson as Mr. Mayhew, Terri Storti as Janet Mackenzie, and Rick Wissler as Justice Wainwright. The artistic team includes </span><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>scenic designer Mary Fran Hughes, lighting designer Kyle Van Sandt, costume designer Sherry Recinella, sound designer El Musiko Archivo and properties designer Anne-Marie Baker. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays, February 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, and 22 at 8:00pm. Matinees are Sundays, February 16 and 23 at 2:00pm. An optional dinner or brunch package is available at the Gideon Putnam for an additional $25 per person plus tax and gratuity. Dinner is available prior to the evening performances and brunch is available prior to the Sunday performances. Ticket prices are $23 and $26. For reservations or more info visit www.homemadetheater.org or call HMT at (518) 587-4427.</span><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'> ###<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>