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<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">“Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” Steve Martin’s absurdist comedy about a chance encounter at a Parisian bar between painter Pablo Picasso and physicist Albert Einstein before either
of them became famous, will be staged by Classic Theater Guild (CTG) starting </span><span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; height: auto;"><span dir="ltr">on
<a>Thursday, January 18, 2024</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">, at Congregation Beth Israel in Schenectady.</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Directed by CTG Vice-President Michael Silvia, “Picasso” will also be performed on Saturday evenings,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; height: auto;"><span dir="ltr">January
20</span></span><sup style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr" style="height: auto;"><span dir="ltr">th</span></span></span></span></span> </sup><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; height: auto;"><span dir="ltr">January
27th</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">; Sunday afternoons,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; height: auto;"><span dir="ltr">January
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and</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; height: auto;"><span dir="ltr">Thursday night</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">,
January 25</span><sup style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. The Thursday and Saturday shows</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; height: auto;"><span dir="ltr">start
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afternoon</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> matinees begin</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; height: auto;"><span dir="ltr">at
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<div dir="ltr">A nine-person group of community theater veterans and newcomers are in the 80-minute show, performed without an intermission. The ensemble cast includes J. Scala as the titular character; Mike Reynolds as Einstein; Doug Gladstone as Gaston; Ash
Visker as Germaine; CarolAnne Manzer as Suzanne; John Quinan as Sagot; Dalton Russell as The Visitor, Alexia Halsey as Schmendiman and Malachi Burnham as Freddy.</div>
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<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Tickets to “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” are $20/person if purchased at the door; advance tickets can be purchased online via <span dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr" style="height: auto;"><span dir="ltr"><a href="http://EventBrite.com">EventBrite</a> link </span></span></span>at </span><a shape="rect" href="https://facebook.com/events/s/picasso-at-the-lapin-agile-by-/253448827594067/" rel="nofollow">https://facebook.com/events/s/picasso-at-the-lapin-agile-by-/253448827594067/</a></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 34, 40);">“Picasso at the Lapin Agile” </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">opened Off-Broadway at the Promenade
Theater in 1995. Martin </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">revised his “Picasso” script in 2017; it is believed that this CTG production is the first time the new version will be performed in the Capitol Region.</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Congregation Beth Israel is located at</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(29,34,40); font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; height: auto;"><span dir="ltr">2195
Eastern Parkway, Schenectady</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(29, 34, 40); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. Parking lot is on the temple's Union St side. </span></div>
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<div dir="auto">We hope you can join us to fill the hall with laughter! </div>
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