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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""></span></b></p><br><div class="gmail_chip gmail_drive_chip" style="width:396px;height:18px;max-height:18px;background-color:#f5f5f5;padding:5px;color:#222;font-family:arial;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;font-size:13px;border:1px solid #ddd;line-height:1"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0QGZI8y_FmjVGE4cy1TeDJKWEsxRFVZU0FoQmt5SWNWNEtB/view?usp=drive_web" target="_blank" style="display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;text-decoration:none;padding:1px 0px;border:medium none;width:100%"><img style="vertical-align: bottom; border: none;" src="https://drive-thirdparty.googleusercontent.com/16/type/image/jpeg"> <span dir="ltr" style="color:#15c;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:bottom">Madwoman_24.jpg</span></a></div>(l to r) Melissa Brown. Lucy Breyer, Christine Vermilyea<br><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
MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT” OPENS <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"">SCHENECTADY
CIVIC PLAYERS 91^st 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""><span> </span></span></b></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""><span> </span>SCHENECTADY – The
first play of Schenectady Civic Players’ 91^st Season, <b><i>The
Madwoman of Chaillot </i></b>by Jean Giraudoux, translated by Maurice Valency
and<span> </span><span>directed by Chris Howard, </span>opens
Friday, October 12, and plays through Sunday, October 21, at its 12 South
Church Street Playhouse in Schenectady’s historic Stockade district.<span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span>            </span><span style="font-size:14pt">A beautifully comedic play of stark contrasts in human character, Giraudoux’s
<i>The Madwoman of Chaillot</i> divides the world sharply between artists and
men of business -- a dark statement about the world to come that has a clearly
loving touch and is funny at the same time.<span></span></span></p>

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the Café Chez Francis, a syndicate of unscrupulous entrepreneurs plans to exploit
a hitherto unsuspected resource of oil beneath the streets of Paris. Their only
obstacle is the city itself with its historic buildings, monuments and
intractably bohemian inhabitants, all required to be swept away in pursuit of
wealth.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span> 
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">It
falls to the Madwoman of Chaillot (Lucy Breyer), an eccentric countess who acts
as the core of creative thought, and the everyday people of Paris to stop
darkness from taking control of their world.<span> 
</span></span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.6pt;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span>          </span></span><span style="font-size:14pt"><span> </span><span class="gmail-wixguard"></span> </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Civic
Players cast of 20 features Lucy Breyer (</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The
Countess Aurelia-</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Madwoman of Chaillot), Robert Hegeman (as
the Prospector), Robin MacDuffie (The President), Steven Leifer (The Baron),
Alan Angelo (The Broker), <span> </span>Melissa Brown
(Countess Constance), Christine Vermilyea (Countess Gabrielle), Susan Katz
(Countess Josephine), Scott Colehamer (Policeman), John Quinan (Sewer Man),<span>  </span>Macy Williams (deaf child), David Barnert
(street musician), <span> </span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Siobhan Shea</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(Irma, the
Waitress), <span> </span>Fred Skirois (ragpicker),<span>  </span>Kaleb Bermudez (little boy), Amelia Hughes
(little girl), <span> </span>Ryan Gillotti (Pierre).<span>  </span>Several of the above play multiple roles
along with Matt Bermudez, Melissa Hughes, and David Weiner.<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 Madwoman of Chaillot </span></i></b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">runs Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (October
12, 13, 14) and Wednesday through Sunday (October<span>  </span>17 through 21).<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""><span style="font-size:14pt;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="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">www.civicplayers.org</span></a><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span>  </span>Or call (518)
382-2081 .<span></span></span></p>

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– all 5 plays, plus a bonus play, only $65 via same above contacts.) </i><span>                                      </span><span>       </span><span></span></span></p>

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