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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">“THE
SCHOOL FOR LIES”, 5^th PLAY OF 90^TH SEASON,<span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">OPENS
MAY 4 AT SCHENECTADY CIVIC PLAYERS</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><img src="cid:ii_jg8tdt4u0_162e635f9981db01" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="743" height="494"></span><br>



















</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The fifth play of Schenectady Civic Players’ 90^th
Anniversary Season, <b><i>The School for Lies </i></b>by David Ives <span>and </span><span>directed by Chris Foster, </span>opens Friday, May 4, and plays through
Sunday, May 13 at its 12 South Church Street Playhouse in Schenectady’s
historic Stockade district.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span>          </span>Adapted from Molière’s <i>The
Misanthrope, </i>David Ives’s <i>The School for Lies</i> tells the comic tale
of Frank, who shares with Molière’s Alceste a venomous hatred of the hypocrisy
that surrounds him. Borrowing from Shakespeare, reality TV, and everything in
between, <i>The School for Lies</i> is an inspired entertainment as well as a
pointed study in self-delusion, all rendered in sparkling couplets.</span><span style="font-size:14pt"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-font9" style="line-height:18.6pt;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span class="gmail-color15"><span style="font-size:14pt"><span>          </span> It’s
1666 and the brightest, wittiest salon in Paris is that of Celimene, a
beautiful young widow so known for her satiric tongue she been sued for it.
Surrounded by shallow suitors, whom she lives off of without surrendering to,
Celimene has managed to evade love since her beloved husband died- until today,
when Frank appears. A traveler from England known for his own coruscating wit
and acidic misanthropy, he turns her world upside-down, taking on her suitors,
matching her barb for barb, and teaching her how to live again. A wild farce of
furious tempo and stunning verbal display.</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt"> <span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-font9" style="line-height:18.6pt;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span class="gmail-wixguard">​</span><span style="font-size:14pt"><span>          </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"> The
Civic Players cast features Jason Biszick (as Frank), Jennifer Lefsyk (as
Celimene), Nick Bosanko (as Philinte), Angelique Powell (as Eliante), Rich
Angehr (as Oronte), David Rook (as Clitander), Aileem Penn (as Acaste), Nicolle
Galligan (as Arsinoe), and Jean Carney (as Basque/Dubois). </span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><i><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span>          </span><span> </span>The School for Lies </span></i></b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">runs Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (May
4, 5, and 6) and Wednesday through Sunday (May 9 through 13).<span>  </span>Friday and Saturday curtains are at 8 pm.
Wednesday and Thursday curtains are at 7:30 pm., and Sundays are matinees only
at 2:30 pm.<span>  </span><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><font size="4"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Tickets are $20.<span> 
</span>Order on-line at </span><a href="http://www.civicplayers.org" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">www.civicplayers.org</span></a><span style="line-height:115%"> </span></span></font></b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><b><font size="4"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">  Or call (518)
382-2081 </span></font></b>.<span>                                                
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