<html><body><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Steven
Dietz’s “This Random World” Plays </span></b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>March
20 <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>thru 29 at Schenectady Civic Players</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The fourth main stage play of
Schenectady Civic Players’ 92<sup>nd </sup>Season, “This Random World,” by<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Steven Dietz and<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold;mso-bidi-font-style:italic"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-style:italic">directed
by Cristine M. Loffredo, </span>opens Friday, March 20, and plays through
Sunday, March 29 at its 12 South Church Street Playhouse in Schenectady’s
historic Stockade district.</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-.5in;margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span></b></p><p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-.5in;margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>This Random World</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN'>, one of the latest written by prolific playwright Steven
Dietz, is an area premier. </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language:EN">W</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-ansi-language:EN'>e want to believe that serendipity brings us together,
but is that just a myth? Mining the comedy of missed connections, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">This Random World</i> asks the serious
question of how often we travel parallel paths through the world without
noticing. From an ailing woman who plans one final trip, to her daughter
planning one great escape and her son falling prey to a prank gone wrong, this
funny, intimate, and heartbreaking play explores the lives that may be
happening just out of reach of our own.</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'></span></b></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>“The play is fast and funny,
delivering constant comedy that comes from the characters and their foibles,
including numerous instances of the laughter that comes from a place of painful
self recognition.” —Arts-Louisville.com</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN"> <span lang="EN"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></span></b></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language:EN"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span></span></b><span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style='font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Civic Players cast features</span> </b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN'>Alice Grindling (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">as
Beth Ward</i>),</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language:EN"> </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'>Jason Biszick (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">as Tim Ward)</i>,</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language:
EN"> </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'>Joanne Westervelt (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">as Scottie Ward</i>),</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language:EN"> </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'>Patti Noble (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">as Bernadette</i>),</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language:
EN"> </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'>Alex Dagg (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">as Gary</i>),</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language:EN"> </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span lang="EN" style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN'>Sara Paupini (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">as Claire</i>), and Jennifer VanIderstyne (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">as Rhonda</i>).</span></b></p>
<p><span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span></b></span><b><i>This Random World </i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style:italic">ru</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">ns Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (March 20, 21, 22) and March 25 through
29.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </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 style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>Tickets are $20.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Order on-line at </span></b><a href="http://www.civicplayers.org/"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>www.civicplayers.org</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Or call (518) 382-2081.</span></b></p>
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