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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Steven
Dietz’s “This Random World” Opens Nov. 12, Plays</span></b><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""> thru Nov. 21 at Schenectady Civic Players</span></b></p>
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normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">SCHENECTADY == The first main stage
play of Schenectady Civic Players’ 94th<sup> </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, November 12, and plays through Sunday, November 21 at its 12 South
Church Street Playhouse in Schenectady’s historic Stockade district.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-.5in;margin-bottom:0in;
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normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><i><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"> This Random World</span></i></b><b><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><span lang="EN">W</span></b><b><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>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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" 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><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" 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 class="color15"><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">Sara Paupini (<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">Karen Kolterman
(<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">Gabriel Hage (<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">Laura Graver (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">as Claire</i>), and Jennifer VanIderstyne (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">as Rhonda</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="font9"><span class="wixguard"><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 (November 12, 13 14) and November 17 through
21.<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><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" 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. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><font size="4" color="#ff0000"><b style="">(P.S -- There's still time to subscribe to the <u style="">entire</u> 4-play season for only $65</b> <b>Call the above number, press Option 2. ) </b></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
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