<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;text-align:right;margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="line-height:24.533334732055664px;font-size:16pt">IMMEDIATE Press Release</span></b><font size="3">      </font></font></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;text-align:right;margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><font size="3">                                   </font></font><font color="#000000" size="3">               Contact: Kelly Mackerer </font><font size="3" color="#0000ff" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><a href="mailto:kellym4gph@gmail.com">kellym4gph@gmail.com</a></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;text-align:right;margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000" size="3">                                              </font><font color="#000000" size="3">The Ghent Playhouse</font><font color="#000000" size="3">   </font><font color="#000000" size="3">518 392-6264</font></font><font color="#000000" size="3" style="font-family:Calibri">                                                                                                                </font><font color="#000000" size="3" style="font-family:Calibri">6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, NY</font><font color="#000000" size="3" style="font-family:Calibri">  </font><font color="#000000" size="3" style="font-family:Calibri">12075</font><font color="#000000" style="font-family:Calibri"><font size="3">                                                                        </font></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;text-align:left;margin:0in 0in 10pt">NOVEMBER 18, 2018</p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><b><u>FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE: </u></b></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> </span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;margin:0in 23.25pt 7.5pt 0in;line-height:normal"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="3">The Ghent Playhouse is proud to once again have the annual Panto on stage.  In it's 18th year, this year's version is titled <i>“</i></font><i style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">The Elves & The Shoemaker"</i></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> </span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,"\00ff4d\00ff53  \00ff50\0030b4\0030b7\0030c3\0030af","ms pgothic",돋움,dotum,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">“Buckle up” for mayhem and hilarity, as we meet a down-on-his-luck shoemaker and two magical elves who just want to “help,” in this comical fracturing of yet another classic fairy tale, as only those zany Pantoloons can do.</span></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><br></span></b></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><font color="#000000"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="3">Come spend time with with all the familiar characters – and maybe a few new ones - as The Loons return with another terrific original British-American Panto and their own zany spin on the classic children’s story, “The Elves & the Shoemaker” .  This will be an evening of great fun for the whole family!   </font></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:inherit"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> </span></b><i><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">The Elves & the Shoemaker </span></i><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">opens on Friday, November 23rd and runs through Sunday, December 9th with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m. </span></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> </span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Written by the The Loons, this production is directed by Cathy Lee-Visscher.  </font><font color="#000000">She and fellow Loons</font><font color="#000000">  </font><font color="#000000">Sam Reilly, Sally McCarthy, Monk Schane-Lydon, Joanne Mauer, Mark Wilson, Emily Spateholts and Meghan Rogers  will take the stage creating their special magic. </font></span></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> </span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Be sure to reserve your tickets early, especially for the Sunday matinees while there are still seats available!</span></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> </span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;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.  </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">.</span></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> </span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><br></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><i><font size="4" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Kelly</font></i></div><div><strong><br></strong></div><div><strong>Kelly Mackerer</strong></div><div><em>President </em></div><div><strong>the Ghent Playhouse </strong></div><div><strong><a href="http://www.ghentplayhouse.org" target="_blank">www.ghentplayhouse.org</a>  </strong></div><div><strong style="font-size:12.8px">(518) 392-6264</strong></div><div><strong><br></strong></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>