<div dir="ltr"><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"> <wbr> </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" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri" size="3">Lindam4GPH@gmail.com</font></a><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">) for</font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></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"> November 4</font></span></font><font color="#000000" size="3">, 2016</font><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> <wbr> <wbr> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">The Ghent Playhouse</font><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3"><a href="tel:518%20392-6264" target="_blank" value="+15183926264">518 392-6264</a></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> <wbr> <wbr> <wbr> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">6 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> <wbr> </span><span> </span></font><b><u><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:16pt">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></u></b></font></font></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"> </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">The </font><font color="#000000">Ghent Playhouse is proud to once again have the annual Panto on stage. In it's 17th year, this year's version is titled </font><i><font color="#000000">The Turn of the Scrooge</font></i><font color="#000000">!</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"> </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">Spend time with all the familiar characters – and maybe a few new ones - as The Loons return with another terrific original British-American Panto and their own zany spin on the classic holiday tale, “A Christmas Carol”.<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">Great fun for the whole family! </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"> </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><span> </span></span></b><i><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt">The Turn of the Scrooge </span></i><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt">opens on Friday, November 25 and runs through Sunday, December 11 with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m. </span></font></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"> </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">Written by the The Loons, this production is directed by Cathy Lee-Visscher.<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">She and fellow Loons </font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">Paul Leyden, Sam Reilly, Sally McCarthy, Monk Schane-Lydon, Michael Meier, Nellie Rustick, Joanne Mauer , Paul Murphy and Mark Wilson will take the stage creating their special magic. </font><span><font color="#000000">Join the fun as the Loons introduce you to the cold-hearted miser, Ebenezer and the ghosts that will haunt him.<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">You may just want to boo and hiss! </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"> </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">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"></font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><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"></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 <a href="tel:1-800-838-3006" target="_blank" value="+18008383006">1-800-838-3006</a> or going to the website at </font></span><a href="http://www.ghentplayhouse.org/" target="_blank"><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"></font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><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"></font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><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"></font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Photo Credit: Photo by Daniel Region</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Photo Caption: 2015-16 Panto Snow White House of Dwarfs</font></span><span style="color:rgb(238,236,225);font-family:"cooper md bt","serif";font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Sam Reilly. Nellie Rustick, Matthew Coviello, Joanne Mauer, Mark “Monk” Schane-Lydon, Sally McCarthy, Michael Meier, Cathy Lee-Visscher & Paul Murphy</font></span><br clear="all"><br>-- <br></p><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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