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<p style="margin:0px 0px 13px"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="margin:0px;line-height:115%;font-size:16pt">Press Release</span></b><font size="3"><span style="margin:0px">                                        </span>Contact:<span style="margin:0px">               </span>Linda Murawski <span style="margin:0px"> </span>(<a>Lindam4GPH@gmail.com</a>)
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<p style="margin:0px 0px 13px"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><span style="margin:0px;line-height:115%;font-size:14pt">Date:</span><font size="3"><span style="margin:0px">  </span>November 8, 2017<span style="margin:0px">                                                            </span><span style="margin:0px">                </span>The Ghent Playhouse<span style="margin:0px">   </span>518 392-6264</font></font></font></p>

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NY<span style="margin:0px">  </span>12075<span style="margin:0px">                         </span><span style="margin:0px">                                                </span></font><b><u><span style="margin:0px;line-height:115%;font-size:16pt">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></u></b></font></font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0px;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">The Little Mermaid – Beyond the Sea</font></span></i></b><b><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-size:12pt"></span></b></p>

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<p style="margin:16px 0px"><font size="3"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><font color="#000000"> Come join us beneath the sea and beyond at the Ghent Playhouse
where the Panto<i>loons </i>fracture yet another tale!<span style="margin:0px">  </span></font></span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><font color="#000000">It’s
time again for the Annual Holiday Panto and this year the Loons will be serving
surf and turf with their zany twist on the popular fairytale, The Little
Mermaid.  Come see </font><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34)">King Triton’s youngest
daughter</span><font color="#000000">, Ariel, Sebastian, Flounder and all the gang for a rollicking
good time!<span style="margin:0px">  </span>You may want to practice your
hissing and booing for Ursula, the evil sea witch – a villain who will not disappoint!</font></span></font></p>

<p style="margin:16px 0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><font size="3"><font color="#000000"> <span style="margin:0px">Written by
The Pantoloons & directed by Cathy Lee-Visscher, The Little Mermaid
runs from November 24 to December 10.</span></font></font></span></p>

<p style="margin:16px 0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="3">Costumes are
designed by “Loon” Joanne Maurer and set design is by resident <span style="margin:0px"> </span>“Loon” <span style="margin:0px"> </span>Sam Reilly.<span style="margin:0px"> 
</span>Catherine Shane- Lydon is the music director and lighting design is by
Isabel Filkins.</font></span></p>

<p style="margin:0px;line-height:normal"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Friday and Saturday performances are
at 8 pm and Sunday matinees are at 2 pm.<span style="margin:0px"> 
</span>Tickets are $22 each, $17 for Members of the Playhouse and $10 for
Students with ID.<span style="margin:0px">  </span>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="margin:0px;color:blue;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-size:12pt">www.ghentplayhouse.org</span></a><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">.</font></span></p>

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<p style="margin:0px;line-height:normal"><span style="margin:0px;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>

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<p style="margin:0px;line-height:normal"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">The Ghent Playhouse received a 2016
Readers’ Choice Award as Best Community Theatre in Eastern NY from the NY
Theatre Guide!</font></span></p>

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<p style="margin:0px;line-height:normal"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Photo – Pantoloons
in 2016 Panto, The Turn of the Scrooge</font></span></p>

<p style="margin:0px;line-height:normal"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Photo
credit, Cindy Smith</font></span></p>

<font size="3"></font><font color="#000000"></font><font face="Times New Roman"></font><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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