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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><img width=141 height=131 style='width:1.4687in;height:1.3645in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DB1782.448A4020"><o:p></o:p></p><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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_Hlk156319483"><b> “… Suspense Theater thrills & chills with DRACULA presented by The Two Of Us Productions! ”<o:p></o:p></b></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>COPAKE, NY --The Two Of Us Productions, the award winning theater company based in Columbia County NY, is pleased to present the 4<sup>th</sup> installment of their <i>Virtual Live-Staged Reading Series </i>for 2024. This 4<sup>th</sup> installment is a Halloween special production of “<b><i>Dracula</i></b>” by Bram Stoker & adopted by Orson Welles for the Mercury Theater Of The Air. This performance is being presented on Saturday evening Octobert 26<sup>th</sup>, 2024 at 7:00pm in collaboration with Roving Actors’ Repertory Ensemble (RARE) Inc. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'><b><i>Dracula </i></b>is a 1897 </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_fiction" title="Gothic fiction"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>gothic</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_fiction" title="Horror fiction"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>horror</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'> novel by Irish author </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker" title="Bram Stoker"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>Bram Stoker</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>. It is presented with a combination of live action interspersed with a narrative is related in the form of letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist and opens with solicitor </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Harker" title="Jonathan Harker"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'><i>Jonathan Harker</i></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'> taking a business trip to stay at the castle of a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvanian" title=Transylvanian><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>Transylvanian</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'> nobleman, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Dracula" title="Count Dracula"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'><i>Count Dracula</i></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'><i>.</i> Harker escapes the castle after discovering that Dracula is a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire" title=Vampire><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>vampire</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>, and the Count moves to England and plagues the seaside town of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby" title=Whitby><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>Whitby</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>. A small group, led by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Van_Helsing" title="Abraham Van Helsing"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>Abraham Van Helsing</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>, investigate & hunt down the cunning Dracula, finally cornering him in his last remaining hiding place and <b>killing him to the last rays of the setting sun<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>To learn the rest of this chilling story you’ll have to R.S.V.P to </span><a href="http://www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'> and then see this thrilling drama in the comfort of your own home on Saturday night October 26<sup>th</sup>, 2024 at 7pm. This performance is free to the public, donations are gratefully accepted. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>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>Sweeney Todd, Cabaret, Young Frankenstein, Deathtrap, Chicago, Les Miserables, next to normal, Mamma Mia!</i> and <i>Jesus Christ Superstar</i> were all recognized by the Theatre Association of NYS with multiple awards, including <i>outstanding work by the company</i> & <i>outstanding performance by the orchestra</i>. Reviews of their recent virtual live-staged readings of three Arthur Miller scripts; <i>All My Sons, Broken Glass, </i>and an adaption of<i> An Enemy Of The People </i>will appear in upcoming editions of <i>The Arthur Miller Journal. <o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>These performances are supported with funds from <i>Hudson River Bank & Trust Foundation</i>, <i>Stewart’s Shops</i>, <i>Bank of Greene County</i>, <i>Rheinstrom Hill Community Foundation, Greylock Federal Credit Union, The Ackerman Foundation, </i>and<i> Key Bank Foundation</i>. This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by CREATE Council on the Arts.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>_________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'><b>WHAT</b>: Virtual Staged Reading of the chilling radio drama “<b>Dracula</b>” by Bram Stoker & adapted by Orson Welles. Presented by The Two Of Us Productions, the award winning theater company based in Columbia County NY, in collaboration with Roving Actors’ Repertory Ensemble (RARE) Inc. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'><b><i>Dracula </i></b>is a 1897 </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_fiction" title="Gothic fiction"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>gothic</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_fiction" title="Horror fiction"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>horror</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'> novel by Irish author </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker" title="Bram Stoker"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>Bram Stoker</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>. It is presented with a combination of live action interspersed with a narrative is related in the form of letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist and opens with solicitor </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Harker" title="Jonathan Harker"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'><i>Jonathan Harker</i></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'> taking a business trip to stay at the castle of a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvanian" title=Transylvanian><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>Transylvanian</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'> nobleman, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Dracula" title="Count Dracula"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'><i>Count Dracula</i></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'><i>.</i> Harker escapes the castle after discovering that Dracula is a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire" title=Vampire><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>vampire</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>, and the Count moves to England and plagues the seaside town of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby" title=Whitby><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>Whitby</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>. A small group, led by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Van_Helsing" title="Abraham Van Helsing"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>Abraham Van Helsing</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>, investigate & hunt down the cunning Dracula, finally cornering him in his last remaining hiding place and <b>killing him to the last rays of the setting sun<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'><b>WHEN: </b> Saturday October 26<sup>th</sup>, 2024 at 7:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'><b>WHERE:</b> On-line via ZOOM, see both of these thrilling dramas in the comfort of your own home! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'><b>TICKETS:</b> This performance is free to the public, donations are gratefully accepted. To R.S.V.P and get your access code please visit </span><a href="http://www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'>www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk156319483'></span><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>