<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpe9b517d4yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div id="ydpe9b517d4yiv6021857115"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;" class="ydpe9b517d4yiv6021857115yahoo-style-wrap"><div><div class="ydpe9b517d4yiv6021857115ydp9616a0c0msg-body ydpe9b517d4yiv6021857115ydp9616a0c0P_wpofO ydpe9b517d4yiv6021857115ydp9616a0c0mq_AS"><div class="ydpe9b517d4yiv6021857115ydp9616a0c0jb_0 ydpe9b517d4yiv6021857115ydp9616a0c0X_6MGW ydpe9b517d4yiv6021857115ydp9616a0c0N_6Fd5"><div><div id="ydpe9b517d4yiv6021857115ydp9616a0c0yiv3714522617"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;" class="ydpe9b517d4yiv6021857115ydp9616a0c0yiv3714522617yahoo-style-wrap"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">Press Release: JUMP at Albany Civic Theater</span></div><div><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">Albany Civic Theater</span><br><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">235 Second Avenue</span><br><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">Albany, NY</span><br><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">Contact: Ellen Cribbs</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr"> </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">–</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr"> </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">(</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">703) 398</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">-</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">3120</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr"> </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">or</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr"> </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">info@albanycivictheater.org</span><br><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">====================================================</span><br><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">JUMP by Charly Evon Simpson, directed by Ellen Cribbs opens this month at Albany Civic</span><br><div><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">Theater. Performance dates are Friday</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">–</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">Sunday, February 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr"><br></span></div><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">Friday and</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr"> </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">Saturday curtains are at 7:30 pm, and Sundays are matinees at 3:00 pm. All tickets</span><br><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">are $18. Tickets are available online through the ACT website, by phone, or at the door for any</span><br><div><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">performance. Call 518</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">-</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">462</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">-</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">1297 or visit albanycivictheater.org for more infor</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">mation.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr"><br></span></div><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">JUMP by Charly Evon Simpson</span><br><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">As Fay copes with the death of her mother and loss of her childhood home, she seeks solace by</span><br><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">fr</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">equenting</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr"> </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">the bridge</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr"> </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">she used to visit wit</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">h</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr"> </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">her mother</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">. There she meets Hopkins, who walks</span><br><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">the bridge as a balm for his own</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr"> </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">grieving. JUMP is a play full of flickering lights, vapes that fall</span><br><div><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">from the sky, and the magic of hope in the midst of loss.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr"><br></span></div><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">Featuring:</span><br><div><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">Nellson Jacobs</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">-</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">Mo</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">ore</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">, Russell Roberts, Dalyce Uribe, Monet Thompson</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">-</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">Young</span></div><div><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr"><br></span></div><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">Current Covid Protocol:</span><br><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">As an abundance of caut</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">ion, we are asking that all patrons wear a mask while in the theater.</span><br><div><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr"><br></span></div><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">Coming up next at ACT:</span><br><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">AMERICAN BUFFALO by David Mamet, directed by Linda Shirey.</span><br><div><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">Performance Dates: May 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21,</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr"> </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr">2023.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:sans-serif;" dir="ltr"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>