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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>April 16, 2017<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contact: Stacie Mayette Barnes<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(518)587-4427<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>stacie@homemadetheater.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>COMING THIS MAY: THE HMT DREAM AUCTION<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>AND NEW EVENT<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Home Made Theater Announces Online Auction<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and Its Official, Unofficial Start of Summer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Home Made Theater announces two new fundraising events happening in the month of May. Starting off the month is the HMT Dream Auction, an online only opportunity for the public to bid on a variety of items using eBay for Charity. Wrapping up the month, on May 31st will be the Official, Unofficial Start of Summer event. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From May 1st through May 7th, the HMT Dream Auction will be a fun way for anyone to bid on over 50 items including: A Classic Harbor Line cruise in New York City, a cooking class, Williamstown Theatre Festival tickets among others, a variety of dinner gift certificates, and getaways, plus a unique opportunity to have breakfast with Saratoga Springs firefighters. Starting May 1st you can view and bid on the auction items at HMT’s special auction web site, https://homemadetheater.org/special-events/hmt-dream-auction/ .<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Home Made Theater made the decision to go online with their annual auction to reach more of their supporters. Stacie Mayette Barnes, Producing Manager of HMT, stated, “Our HMT family is spread out far and wide, and many of our friends could not make it to our annual benefit. This online auction gives all of our supporters a chance to participate.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In place of HMT’s previous benefit, this year they will offer the Official, Unofficial Start of Summer event starting at 5 p.m. on May 31. Held at Sinclair Saratoga, the event will include a corn hole tournament, the traditional HMT Cake Walk, raffles, delicious food from Buddah Noodle and a cash bar. Each $25 ticket includes a drink voucher. Barnes said the new event was designed to engage the younger members of the local theater community. “We have so many young actors, crew and volunteers in the region who were more interested in an event like this than a traditional benefit,” said Barnes. “We wanted to do something to make them feel welcome as well.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>About Home Made Theater: Home Made Theater is a not-for-profit theater company committed to enhancing the cultural life of the Saratoga region. As the resident company in the historic Spa Little Theater, their mission is to offer high quality theater productions of outstanding plays, produced by a dedicated group of professionally minded artists, to offer classes in the theater arts to people of all ages, and to provide the opportunity for exciting and rewarding participation in all aspects of the theater.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>HMT produces a four-show season, between October and May. It offers dinner theater packages with area restaurants for the three “main-stage” productions. Each December, HMT offers a “Theater for Families” production. HMT also provides acting classes for children, teens, and adults. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more information, please visit their website at https://homemadetheater.org.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>###<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>Erin Nicole Harrington | </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Office Manager </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><br>HMT at the Spa Little Theater<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7030A0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7030A0'>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'>2017-18 – our 33<sup>rd</sup> season<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Rockwell","serif";color:#FFC000;text-transform:uppercase'>Oct 2017:<b> Peter and the starcatcher</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'>Dec 2017:<b> a CHRISTMAS carol</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 2018:<b> inspecting carol</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>2018:<b> joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat</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:image001.jpg@01D3D56A.29CBFB40" 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:image002.jpg@01D3D56A.29CBFB40" 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:image003.jpg@01D3D56A.29CBFB40" 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:image004.jpg@01D3D56A.29CBFB40" 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:image005.jpg@01D3D56A.29CBFB40" alt="instagram logo color"></span></a><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>