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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contact: Stephen Sanborn, The Two Of Us Productions<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> (office) 518-329-6293 (cell) 518-610-2895<o:p></o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><h1><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><span style='color:black'>WHAT:</span></b><span style='color:black'> Live In-Person production of <b><i>Blithe Spirit, </i></b><i>a comedic thriller by Noel Coward. </i>Presented by The Two Of Us Productions, the award winning theater company based in Columbia County NY, in collaboration with The Copake Grange. </span><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText><b><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoBodyText><b><span style='color:black'>WHEN: </span></b><span style='color:black'> 6 thrilling and suspense filled performances – November 10<sup>th</sup> through 19<sup>th</sup>, 2023. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30pm and Sunday matinee is at 3pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Fridays - Nov. 10<sup>th</sup> & 17<sup>th</sup> <sup> </sup>at 7:30pm<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Saturdays - Nov. 11<sup>th</sup> & 18<sup>th</sup> at 7:30pm<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Sundays - Nov. 12<sup>th</sup> & 19<sup>th</sup> at 3pm<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:9.6pt;mso-para-margin-top:.8gd;text-align:justify'><b><span style='color:black'>WHERE:</span></b><span style='color:black'> The Theater at the Copake Grange is located at 628 Empire Road in Copake NY, just around the corner from the Clock Tower Pub in downtown Copake. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:9.6pt;mso-para-margin-top:.8gd;text-align:justify'><b><span style='color:black'>TICKETS:</span></b><span style='color:black'> Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for Students & Seniors. Please call for Group Rates. For advance reservations visit </span><a href="http://www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org"><span style='color:black'>www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org</span></a><span style='color:black'> or call 518-758-1648. </span>The Two Of Us Productions is pleased to offer dinner-and-a-show for one night only, Saturday evening Nov. 11<sup>th</sup>, 2023. For $20 plus the cost of a theater ticket you can enjoy the delicious offerings of chef Paul Parillo of Chatham Provisions served to you starting at 6pm with the performance starting at 7:30pm. Either way, m<span style='color:black'>ake your reservations early for the best seats on the date you want! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>_______________________________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><h1 align=left style='text-align:left'><a name="_Hlk136685445"><span style='color:black'> “… <i>Blithe Spirit</i> – an encounter with the supernatural by <o:p></o:p></span></a></h1><h1 align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='color:black'> Noel Coward, comes to Copake with The Two Of Us Productions! ”<o:p></o:p></span></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='color:black'>COPAKE, NY --The Two Of Us Productions, the award winning theater company based in Columbia County NY, is pleased to present <b><i>Blithe Spirit </i></b>by </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%C3%ABl_Coward" title="Noël Coward"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none'>Noël Coward</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='color:black;background:white'>. </span><span style='color:black'>Performances are November 10<sup>th</sup>, 11<sup>th</sup> & 12<sup>th</sup>, 2023 & the following weekend of November 17<sup>th</sup>, 18<sup>th</sup> & 19<sup>th</sup>, 2023. Presented in the cozy & intimate Copake Grange Theater, you don’t want to miss this absorbing ghostly thriller! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><a name="_Hlk138607836"><b><i><span style='color:black;background:white'>Blithe Spirit </span></i></b><span style='color:black;background:white'>is a comedic thriller by </span></a></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%C3%ABl_Coward" title="Noël Coward"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk138607836'><span style='color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none'>Noël Coward</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk138607836'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk138607836'><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none'>, </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>is set in the home of socialite and novelist <i>Charles Condomine</i>, who invites the eccentric </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediumship" title=Mediumship><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk138607836'><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>medium</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk138607836'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk138607836'><span style='color:black'> <span style='background:white'>and </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairvoyant" title=Clairvoyant><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk138607836'><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>clairvoyant</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk138607836'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk138607836'><span style='color:black'> <i><span style='background:white'>Madame Arcati</span></i><span style='background:white'> to his house to conduct a </span></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9ance" title=Séance><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk138607836'><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>séance</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk138607836'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk138607836'><span style='color:black;background:white'>, hoping to gather material for his next book. <i>Charles’</i> scheme backfires when the </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9ance" title=Séance><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk138607836'><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>séance</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk138607836'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk138607836'><span style='color:black;background:white'> inadvertently attracts the ghost of his deceased wife <i>Elvira</i>. Only <i>Charles</i> can see or hear <i>Elvira</i>, his new wife <i>Ruth</i> does not believe that she exists. The ghostly <i>Elvira</i> makes continued & increasingly desperate efforts to disrupt Charles's current marriage, finally deciding to kill Charles in order to make him hers forever! Elvira’s plot backfires in a quite unexpected way, leading Charles & Madame Arcati to try again & again to return Elvira to her ”<i>eternal rest</i>”. To find out what happens you have to come and see <i>Blithe Spirit</i> for yourself. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk136685445'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk138607836'><b><i><span style='color:black;background:white'>Blithe Spirit</span></i></b><span style='color:black;background:white'> features John Leinung as <i>Charles Condomine</i>, Linda Storms as his wife <i>Ruth Condomine</i>, Constance Lopez as his deceased wife <i>Elvira</i>, Deborah Lombardi as the spiritual medium <i>Madame Arcati</i>, Mark Leinung as <i>Dr. George Bradman</i>, Diane Boice-Yorck as <i>Mrs. Violet Bradman</i>, and Karissa Payson as <i>Edith</i>, the Condomine’s speedy maid. </span></span></span><span style='color:black'>The cozy & comfortable Theater at the Copake Grange provides an intimate performance space that brings you the audience into this absorbing comedic thriller. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><span style='color:black'>Performances of <b><i>Blithe Spirit </i></b>are 2 weekends only – November 10<sup>th</sup>, 11<sup>th</sup> & 12<sup>th</sup>, and the following weekend of November 17<sup>th</sup>, 18<sup>th</sup> & 19<sup>th</sup>, 2023. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30pm and Sunday matinees are at 3pm. The comfortable & intimate Copake Grange Theater is located at 628 Empire Road, just around the corner from the Clock Tower Pub in the center of Copake NYH. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for Students & Seniors. Please call for Group Rates. For advance reservations visit </span><a href="http://www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org"><span style='color:black'>www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org</span></a><span style='color:black'> or call 518-758-1648. Make your reservations early for the best seats on the date you want! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The Two Of Us Productions is pleased to offer the option of dinner-and-a-show for BLITHE SPIRIT. For one night only, on Saturday Nov. 11<sup>th</sup>, you can enjoy the culinary skills of local chef Paul Parillo of Chatham Previsions as he serves you at the Copake Grange Theater starting at 6pm, with the performance starting at 7:30pm. To make you order from among Chef Paul’s delicious choices please visit our website, <a href="http://www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org">www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org</a>. The price for your dinner order is $20, plus the cost of your theater ticket for the performance. The cutoff for making your dinner reservations is noon on Saturday Nov. 11<sup>th</sup> so don’t delay, make your selection now! <span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><span style='color:black'>The Two Of Us Productions is well known throughout the Hudson Valley for presenting quality theater, both musicals and dramas. Their recent productions of <i>The Lady And The Clarinet</i>, <i>Stranger In The Attic</i>, <i>A Shayna Maidel, Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, Chicago, Les Miserables, next to normal, Deathtrap, Lend Me A Tenor </i>and <i>Jesus Christ Superstar</i> have all been recognized by the Theatre Association of NYS with multiple awards, including <i>outstanding work by the company, outstanding performance by the orchestra, excellence in direction, </i>and many <i>cast ensemble</i> & <i>individual actor awards</i>.<i> </i> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>These performances are supported with funds from <i>Hudson River Bank & Trust Foundation</i>, <i>Stewart’s Shops</i>, <i>Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation</i>, <i>Rheinstrom Hill Community Foundation</i>, <i>Greylock Federal Credit Union</i>, <i>Key Bank Foundation, </i>and the<i> Ackerman Foundation. </i>This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered in Columbia County by the Columbia County Council on the Arts (dba. CREATE Council for the Arts).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>