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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">September 8, 2016</font><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><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;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">The 42<sup>nd</sup></font><font color="#000000"> Season of the
Ghent Playhouse begins with </font></span><font color="#000000"><b><i><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt">THE 39 STEPS</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt">.<span> </span></span></b></font><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Adapted for the stage by Patrick Barlow, this
fast paced melodrama is based on the novel by John Buchan and the 1935 movie by
Alfred Hitchcock.<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">This production is
being directed by Deena Pewtherer.</font><b><font color="#000000"> </font></b></span><font color="#000000"><i><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt">The 39 Steps</span></i><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"> opens on Friday, October 7 and runs through Sunday, October
23 with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 2
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Mix a
Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and
you have <i>The 39 Steps</i></font><font color="#000000">, a fast-paced
whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theater!</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">This two-time Tony and Drama Desk
Award-winning treat is packed with non-stop laughs, an on-stage plane crash,
handcuffs, missing fingers, good old-fashioned romance and over 150 zany
characters, played by a cast of four.</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;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">The cast includes returnees to the Ghent Playhouse
stage: Kevin Kilb from last Season’s <i>The
Imaginary Invalid</i></font><font color="#000000"> </font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">& Meaghan
Rogers from last Season’s </font><i><font color="#000000">Boeing, Boeing</font></i><font color="#000000">
along with new comers Brian Wagner & Christopher Gilbert.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Be sure to reserve your tickets
early, especially for the Sunday matinees, while there are still seats
available!</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</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 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Photo Credit: Photo by Matt Sikora</font></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">Photo Caption: Christopher Gilbert
& Meghan Rogers in The 39 Steps</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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