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</SPAN>Maryann Weber (518) 758-7189 or e-mail:<SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">July
19, Ghent, NY</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-VARIANT: small-caps"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Auditions for
Ghent Playhouse Season Opener<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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face="Times New Roman">Auditions for the first Ghent Playhouse production of the
2005-2006 season, Michele Lowe’s dark comedy “The Smell of the Kill,” will be
held August 8 and 9 at the Playhouse.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Sign-ins will start at 7 p.m., auditions at 7:30 p.m.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The play will run three consecutive
weekends beginning October 7.</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman">Directed by Playhouse veteran Bernardine Handler, who
brought the popular comedy<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Art” to the Ghent
stage two seasons ago, “The Smell of the Kill” takes a look at the marriages of
three couples who get together once a month for dinner.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Initially, these long-standing
relationships seems stable, even a bit dull, but as the women chat in the
kitchen after the meal we learn of the bizarre realities lurking beneath the
surface. How the women choose to deal with their situations propels the play to
its startling conclusion, with many laughs along the way. </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">“The
Smell of the Kill” has a cast of six.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The three women, all on stage for most of the play, are in their mid-30’s
to around 40:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">The hostess, <SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Nicky</SPAN>,<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>a working mother with a baby, is
outspoken and somewhat cynical.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Debra</SPAN> is righteous, loyal and not
easily persuaded to compromise her convictions.</FONT></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">At first<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Molly</SPAN> comes across as wide-eyed and a
little naïve, but after a few drinks she loosens up considerably. </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The
audience never sees the husbands until the curtain call, but they have quite a
bit to say to their wives from offstage.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Thus they will be cast primarily for their voices.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Two are somewhat macho, the third more
gentle and needful. </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">One
of the region’s oldest and most popular non-equity theaters, the Playhouse is
located in the hamlet of Ghent, just off Route 66, across from the fire
station.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more information, call
the box office at (518) 392-6264 or visit the website at </FONT><A
href="http://www.ghentplayhouse.org/"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">www.ghentplayhouse.org</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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<DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua">Maryann Weber<BR><A
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