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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)"><i><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"century gothic","sans-serif""> Noel
Coward’s “STAR QUALITY” OPENING </span></b></i></span></p><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)"><i>
</i></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)"><i><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"century gothic","sans-serif""> THIS FRIDAY AT SCHENECTADY CIVIC PLAYERS <span style="background-color:rgb(255,0,255)"><span style=""></span></span></span></b></i></span><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"century gothic","sans-serif""> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"century gothic","sans-serif""> <img src="cid:ii_iw2e31kv0_158ac20e457d16ed" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="560" height="672"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"century gothic","sans-serif""> </span></b><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"century gothic","sans-serif"">Jean Carney (as Lorraine Barrie)</span></i><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"century gothic","sans-serif""> </span></b><font size="2"><i><span style="font-family:"century gothic","sans-serif"">Photo by Jenn Moak</span></i></font><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"century gothic","sans-serif""><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"century gothic","sans-serif""></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""><span> </span>SCHENECTADY -- <span>Noel Coward’s</span>
<b><i>Star
Quality, </i></b>adapted by Christopher Luscombe</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">and </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">directed by Donald Mealy, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">opens Friday, December 2, and runs through Sunday, December
11, at Schenectady Civic Players, 12 South Church Street in Schenectady’s
historic Stockade district.<span> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""><span> </span>In
his final comedy, Noel Coward takes us behind the scenes of a new West End
production. <span> </span>Conjuring <span> </span>up a backstage world of talent and treachery <span> </span>he creates a gallery of characters including a
temperamental leading lady, a ruthless director, jaded old troupers and, caught
in the middle, an innocent young playwright. <span> </span>From first rehearsal to opening night, Star
Quality becomes increasingly heart-wrenching….and hilarious.<span> </span><i>London
Sunday Times</i> called it an “enchanting comedy, a tough, elegant and
hilarious look at backstage life.” </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""><span> </span></span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">The
Civic Players cast features Jean T. Carney (as Lorraine Barrie), Pat Hoffman
(as Marion Blake), <span> </span>Debbie May (as Nora
Mitchell),<span> </span>Robert L. Hegeman (as Gerald
Wentworth), Jason Biszick (as Ray Malcolm), Mark Stephens (as Tony Orford), and
Evan Jones (as Bryan Snow).</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""><span> </span>Star
Quality </span></i></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday (December
2, 3, 4) and Wednesday through Sunday (December 7 through 11).<span> </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></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><font size="4"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><span style="font-family:"times new roman","serif"">Tickets, $20.<span> </span>Order on-line at </span><a href="http://www.civicplayers.org"><span style="font-family:"times new roman","serif"">www.civicplayers.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"times new roman","serif""><span> </span>Or call the
Playhouse 518-382-2081.</span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""><br></span></p>
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