<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Opening this Friday at the Linda! The weather outside is frightful. But the ire is so delightful. Especially when it is the ire of famed humorist and author, David Sedaris, in his darkly comic Christmas roast, The Santaland Diaries. This December, Confetti Stage will bring Sedaris' breakthrough hit to the Albany area in a production directed by </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/natebeynon" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Nathaniel Beynon</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and starring local talent, </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/larry.brock.355" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Larry Brock</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">! Adapted from the original NPR essay by Joe Mantello, The Santaland Diaries is the humorous account of Sedaris' brief stint as a department store elf, and all the hilarity and cynicism he found under its figurative Christmas tree. From domineering parents and bewildered children to sex-crazed elves and deluded Santas, this contemporary classic is not one to be missed! However, given that this show is chock full of “naughty list” material, be advised that The Santaland Diaries is recommended for Mature Audiences only! </span></p><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Santaland Diaries runs the following dates, times, and locations:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Friday,</span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_8611978770351152724gmail-Apple-tab-span"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">December 9, 2016</span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_8611978770351152724gmail-Apple-tab-span"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">7:30pm</span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_8611978770351152724gmail-Apple-tab-span"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Linda, WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Saturday,</span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_8611978770351152724gmail-Apple-tab-span"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">December 10, 2016</span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_8611978770351152724gmail-Apple-tab-span"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">7:30pm</span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_8611978770351152724gmail-Apple-tab-span"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Linda, WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Friday,</span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_8611978770351152724gmail-Apple-tab-span"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">December 16, 2016</span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_8611978770351152724gmail-Apple-tab-span"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">7:30pm Professor Java’s Coffee Sanctuary</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Saturday,</span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_8611978770351152724gmail-Apple-tab-span"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">December 17, 2016</span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_8611978770351152724gmail-Apple-tab-span"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">7:30pm Professor Java’s Coffee Sanctuary</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">- </span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_8611978770351152724gmail-Apple-tab-span"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tickets will be available at the door or may be reserved by calling the Confetti Stage Box Office </span><span style="text-indent:36pt;background-color:transparent;font-size:12px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">at </span><span style="text-indent:36pt;background-color:transparent;font-size:12px;font-family:arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="tel:(518)%20460-1167" value="+15184601167" target="_blank">(518) 460-1167</a>. </span><span style="text-indent:36pt;background-color:transparent;font-size:12px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Online ticketing available at </span><a href="http://confettistage.org/buy-tickets" target="_blank" style="text-indent:36pt;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://confettistage.org/buy-<wbr>tickets</span></a><span style="text-indent:36pt;background-color:transparent;font-size:12px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">- </span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_8611978770351152724gmail-Apple-tab-span"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tickets are: </span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">$15; $10</span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">with a student ID</span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">- </span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_8611978770351152724gmail-Apple-tab-span"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please visit us on Facebook or go to </span><a href="http://www.confettistage.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://confettistage.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for more information.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-</span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_8611978770351152724gmail-Apple-tab-span"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Linda is located at 339 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12206. Professor Java’s Coffee Sanctuary is located at </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:arial;font-size:12px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-indent:36pt">217 Wolf Road, Albany, NY 12205</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:36pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(35,35,35);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">About Confetti Stage:</span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(35,35,35);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> The award-winning Confetti Stage Theater was incorporated in 2004 and produced its inaugural production, 'night, Mother, by Marsha Norman in January 2005. Since then, the company has successfully brought over 40 productions to the stage. </span><span style="color:rgb(35,35,35);font-family:arial;font-size:12px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-align:center">Confetti Stage has performed in several nearby communities and as far away as Carmel, IN. To date, Confetti Stage has been the only Capital Region theater chosen to perform and compete in the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT) national festival with their production of Eugene Ionesco’s The Lesson.</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(35,35,35);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Confetti Stage prides itself on lighting the creative spark that burns in everyone, fanning the ensuing flames through collaboration with seasoned theater professionals, and producing outstanding, one-of-a-kind live theater. Confetti Stage offers a full season every year and is a proud member of the American Association of Community Theatre and the Theater Association of New York State.</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Our Mission Statement is:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:"times new roman";font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Our mission is to celebrate the diversities of human experience through thought-provoking, challenging productions. We foster creative expression in a collaborative, inclusive environment that engages the Capital Region community.</span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Confetti Stage, Inc<br></div><div><a href="http://www.confettistage.org" target="_blank">www.confettistage.org</a></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ConfettiStageInc" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ConfettiStageInc</a><br></div><div><div><font color="#888888"><span style="font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Please join us for</span> </font><font color="#000000">our upcoming production of </font><font color="#ff0000"><font size="4"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Santaland</b></font><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">,</span></font><font color="#000000"> inside </font><font size="4" color="#ff0000"><b>WAMC's The Linda Performing Arts Center</b></font><font color="#000000"> from </font><b style="color:rgb(69,129,142);font-size:large"> December 9-10 @ 7:30 PM</b><font size="2" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b> </b>and </font><font size="4" style="font-weight:bold"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#38761d">Professor Java's Coffee Sanctuary</font></span> </font><font size="2" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">on</font><font size="2" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold"> </font><font color="#45818e"><font size="4" style="font-weight:bold">December 16-17 @ 7:30 PM</font>!</font></div></div><div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font color="#000000"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B-6t7zyIKiKdTUltRGdaQTlWeFE&revid=0B-6t7zyIKiKdYUhhaHhnbjZvT2J1VzR0WlZQZUFXSHdBYkVFPQ" width="420" height="279"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font color="#000000">(Photography by Adam Wilson-Hwang)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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