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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:16pt">Press Release</span></b><span><font size="3"> </font></span></font><font color="#000000" size="3">Contact:</font><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">Linda Murawski </font><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">(</font></font><a href="mailto:Lindam4GPH@gmail.com"><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri" size="3">Lindam4GPH@gmail.com</font></a><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">)
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:14pt">Date:</span><span><font size="3"> </font></span></font><font color="#000000" size="3">January 8, 2016</font><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><span> </span><span> </span></font></font><font color="#000000" size="3">The Ghent Playhouse</font><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">518 392-6264</font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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Town Hall Place, Ghent, NY</font><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">12075</font><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span> </span><span> </span></font><b><u><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:16pt">FOR IMMEDIATE
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">The
award-winning play, “<i>The Weir</i></font><font color="#000000">,” by
playwright Conor McPherson, will mark its regional premier when it opens at the
Ghent Playhouse on January 22 and </font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">runs through
February 7. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m. and
Sunday matinee performances at 2:00 p.m..</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">The
production will be directed by Aaron Holbritter.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">The
drama, set in a rural Irish pub, revolves around reminiscences, and the kind of
banter that comes from men who have a shared upbringing.<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">Four friends sharing drinks and stories of
their personal experiences and those of others in the area, in an attempt to
impress a pretty newcomer to the area named Valerie.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">Soon their conversations, combined with more
than a few drinks, turn to stories with a supernatural twist, arising from the
popular preoccupations of Irish folklore:</font><span><font color="#000000">
</font></span><font color="#000000">ghosts, faeries and mysterious happenings.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">But when Valerie tells her own story: the
reason why she has left Dublin, her undoubtedly true and melancholy tale shocks
the men who soon become softer, kinder and more real, leading to salvation and
an eventual happy ending for two of</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">the
characters.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">“<i>The Weir</i></font><font color="#000000">” made its Broadway debut in
April of 1999, after first being produced at the Royal Court Theatre in London,
England in 1997.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">It won the Laurence
Olivier Award for Best New Play of 1997-1998, with Conor McPherson winning the
Critics’ Circle Award as the most promising playwright in 1998 as a direct
result of the play’s success.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 6pt 10pt 0in"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">The cast at the Ghent Playhouse consists of</font></span><b><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:9.5pt"> </span></b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Donald Dolan as Jack, Jerry
Greene as Brendan, Neal Berntson as Jim, John Wallace as Finbar and Monica
Brady as Valerie. <span> </span></font></span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Gabrielle Smachetti is
the Assistant Director and Stage Manager.</font><span><font color="#000000">
</font></span></span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Cathy
Lee-Visscher <span> </span></font><font color="#000000">is the Producer and set
design is by Robert Walker.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Tickets
are $20 each, $17 for Friends of the Playhouse and $10 for Students with
ID.<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">Tickets may be reserved by calling
1-800-838-3006 or going to the website at </font></span><a href="http://www.ghentplayhouse.org/"><span style="color:blue;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt">www.ghentplayhouse.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Caption: <span> </span></font><font color="#000000">Picture
1 – </font><u><font color="#000000">The Weir</font></u><font color="#000000"> </font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">Monica Brady, Donald
Dolan & John Wallace</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000"><span> </span><span> </span></font><font color="#000000">Picture 2 – </font><u><font color="#000000">The Weir</font></u><font color="#000000">
Monica Brady, John Wallace & Donald Dolan</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Photos by Dan Region</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma,sans-serif"><font size="4">Linda Murawski, <font size="2">Office Manager & Publicity person</font></font> for The Ghent Playhouse </font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, NY 12075 (518) 392-6264</font></div></div></div></div>
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