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Winner “DOUBT, A Parable” OPENS </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"century gothic","sans-serif"">MARCH
17 AT SCHENECTADY CIVIC PLAYERS</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"century gothic","sans-serif""> </span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""><span> </span><b>SCHENECTADY –Award winning
“<span>DOUBT, A Parable</span><span>”,</span> by John
Patrick Shanley</b></span><b><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 Tom Templeton, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">opens Friday, March 17 and runs
through Sunday, March 26, at Schenectady Civic Players, 12 South Church Street
in Schenectady’s historic Stockade district. </span></b></p><b>

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</b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""><span>            </span>In
this brilliant and powerful drama, Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal,
takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn of
improper relations with one of the male students.</span></b></p><b>

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</b><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""><span>            </span>DOUBT, A Parable</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""> is a 2004 play
by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Patrick_Shanley" title="John Patrick Shanley"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">John
Patrick Shanley</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">.
Originally staged </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-Broadway" title="Off-Broadway"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">off-Broadway</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""> at the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Theatre_Club" title="Manhattan Theatre Club"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">Manhattan
Theatre Club</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">
on November 23, 2004, the production transferred to the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Kerr_Theatre" title="Walter Kerr Theatre"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">Walter
Kerr Theatre</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">
on </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">Broadway</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""> in March 2005
and closed on July 2, 2006 after 525 performances and 25 previews. The play won
the 2005 </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Drama" title="Pulitzer Prize for Drama"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">Pulitzer Prize for Drama</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Play" title="Tony Award for Best Play"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">Tony Award for Best Play</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">. It was turned
into an </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award" title="Academy Award"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">Academy
Award</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">-nominated
</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubt_%282008_film%29" title="Doubt (2008 film)"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">film</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""> starring </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Seymour_Hoffman" title="Philip Seymour Hoffman"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">Philip
Seymour Hoffman</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">
as Father Flynn and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meryl_Streep" title="Meryl Streep"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">Meryl
Streep</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">
as Sister Aloysius</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""></span></b></p><b>

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</b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""><span>            </span>The
Civic Players cast features Cristine M. Loffredo (as Sister Aloysius), Ben
Katagiri (as Father Flynn), Meigg Jupin (as Sister James), and Angelique Powell
(as Mrs Muller).</span></b></p><b>

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</b><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>“DOUBT,
A Parable” </span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday (March
17, 18, 19) and Wednesday through Sunday (March 22 through 26).<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> <br></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""><span><br> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">Tickets, $20.<span>  </span>Order on-line at </span><a href="http://www.civicplayers.org"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif"">www.civicplayers.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman","serif""><span>   </span>Or call the
Playhouse 518-382-2081.</span></span></p>

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