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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><img width=204 height=263 id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D27AEA.774A9C40"></span></u></b><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>THE GAME’S AFOOT Opens at HMT!</span></u></b><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:22.3pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>Home Made Theater continues their 32<sup>nd</sup> season with Ken Ludwig’s comedy, <i>The Game’s Afoot</i></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>The show runs weekends February 11-26 at the Spa Little Theater in Saratoga Spa State Park.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:22.3pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>It’s December 1936 and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for portraying Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow castmates to his Connecticut castle for the weekend. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities quickly turn dangerous. It’s then up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before there’s another victim. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit!</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:22.3pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>The Director of <i>The Game’s Afoot</i> is HMT veteran Michael McDermott</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'> The artistic team includes Scenic Designer Kevin Miller, Lighting Designer Kyle Van Sandt, Costume Designer Linda Bertrand, Sound Designer Tom Moeller, and Properties Designer Anne-Marie Baker.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:22.3pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>The cast of <i>The Game’s Afoot</i> includes Brian Avery as William Gillette, Max Beyer as Simon Bright, Ron De Lucia as Felix Geisel, Mary Ellen Dowling as Martha Gillette, Robin Leary as Inspector Goring, Joan Meyer as Madge Geisel, Sara Paupini as Daria Chase, and Melinda Richner as Aggie Wheeler.<span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., February 11, 17, 18, 24, 25. Matinees are on Sundays at 2:00 p.m., February 12, 19, 26. An optional dinner package is available at The Gideon Putnam prior to evening performances and a brunch package prior to matinees for an additional $27 per person plus tax and gratuity.<span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>Tickets for the show are $27 and $24, and can be purchased online at the HMT web site, <a href="http://www.homemadetheater.org">www.homemadetheater.org</a> , in person during box office hours, or by calling HMT at (518) 587-4427. Dining reservations for The Gideon Putnam should be made by calling HMT at 587-4427.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7030A0'>Kate Starczewski<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7030A0'>Office Manager <br>HMT at the Spa Little Theater<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Rockwell","serif";color:#FFC000;text-transform:uppercase'>2016-17 – our 32<sup>ND</sup> season<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Rockwell","serif";color:#FFC000;text-transform:uppercase'>Oct 2016:<b> SHREK THE MUSICAL</b></span><span style='font-family:"Rockwell","serif";color:#FFC000'> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Rockwell","serif";color:#FFC000;text-transform:uppercase'>Dec 2016:<b> a CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS </b></span><span style='font-family:"Rockwell","serif";color:#FFC000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Rockwell","serif";color:#FFC000;text-transform:uppercase'>Feb 2017:<b> THE GAME'S AFOOT</b></span><b><span style='font-family:"Rockwell","serif";color:#FFC000'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Rockwell","serif";color:#FFC000;text-transform:uppercase'>Apr/May<b> </b>2017:<b> THE FOREIGNER </b></span><span style='font-family:"Rockwell","serif";color:#FFC000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:#00B050'><a href="http://www.homemadetheater.org/"><span style='color:blue'>www.homemadetheater.org </span></a></span><u><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:purple'>518-587-4427<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://twitter.com/HMTSaratoga"><span style='color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=53 height=52 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D27AEA.774A9C40" alt=twitter></span></a><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HomeMadeTheater"><span style='color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=55 height=54 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D27AEA.774A9C40" alt=youtube></span></a><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Home-Made-Theater/100518173426"><span style='color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=55 height=54 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D27AEA.774A9C40" alt=facebook></span></a><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/hmtsaratoga/"><span style='color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=53 height=55 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D27AEA.774A9C40" alt=pinterest></span></a><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/hmtsaratoga/"><span style='color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=54 height=53 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D27AEA.774A9C40" alt="instagram logo color"></span></a><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>