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</font><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"> </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"><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri" size="3">Lindam4GPH@gmail.com</font></a><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">)
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</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"> </font></span></font><font color="#000000" size="3">May 4, 2017</font><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><span> </span><span> </span></font></font><font color="#000000" size="3">The Ghent
Playhouse</font><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">518 392-6264</font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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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> </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">
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</font><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">SAM SHEPARD’S “<i>TRUE WEST</i></font><font color="#000000">” </font></span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">COMES TO THE GHENT
PLAYHOUSE STAGE</font></span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">The
Ghent Playhouse will present Sam Shepard’s dark comedy, <i>True West</i></font><font color="#000000"> from Friday, May 19 through Sunday, June 4 </font></span><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday
afternoons at 2 p.m. </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Shepard’s
play has become a well-established contemporary masterpiece and the Ghent
Playhouse is excited to be staging it.<span>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">True West</font></span></i><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000"> made its Broadway debut in 2000.<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">The Ghent Playhouse production is directed by
Patrick White and will introduce Nathaniel Drake to its stage, as Lee the
drifter.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">Kevin Kilb, who was last seen
in the Playhouse’s production of </font><i><font color="#000000">The 39
Steps</font></i><font color="#000000">, will play Austin, the yuppie screenwriter.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">Rounding out the cast is newcomer Rob Weber
as the Hollywood Producer and Stephanie Sloane as the brothers’ mother who
returns after eleven years, having last appeared in the Playhouse’s production
of </font><i><font color="#000000">The Oldest Profession</font></i><font color="#000000">.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">True West</font></span></i><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000"> takes place at the California desert
home of Austin and Lee’s mother, where the two brothers are reunited after five
years.<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">When Lee’s pitch of a screenplay
idea is accepted by a film producer over the script that Austin has long been
developing, the play explodes in verbal and physical violence, as the two fight
for possession and control.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">The
show is produced by Ghent Playhouse President, Kelly Mackerer, with set design
by Sam Reilly, lighting design by Isabel Filkins and costume design by Joanne
Maurer.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</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
Members of the Playhouse and $10 for Students with ID.<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">Tickets may be reserved by calling
1-800-838-3006 or going to the website at </font></span><a href="http://www.ghentplayhouse.org/"><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">
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</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! </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">The Playhouse
is now air conditioned for our patrons’ comfort!</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</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 Kelly
Mackerer</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: Ghent
Playhouse 2016-17 True West Nathaniel Drake & Kevin Kilb</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><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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