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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ANNOUNCEMENT</SPAN></B></DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></SPAN><v:shapetype id=_x0000_t75 path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" o:spt="75" coordsize="21600,21600" stroked="f" filled="f" o:preferrelative="t"><v:stroke joinstyle="miter"></v:stroke><v:formulas><v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></v:f></v:formulas><v:path o:connecttype="rect" gradientshapeok="t" o:extrusionok="f"></v:path><o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"></o:lock></v:shapetype><v:shape id=_x0000_i1025 style="WIDTH: 306pt; HEIGHT: 76.5pt" type="#_x0000_t75"><v:imagedata o:title="Logo'" src="file:///C:\temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.jpg"></v:imagedata></v:shape></DIV>
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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode">Eastern Standard<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H1>
<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode">by:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Richard Greenberg<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H2>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">The Women?s Building at <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">79 Central Avenue</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Albany</st1:City></st1:address><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode">Synopsis</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode">In this witty piece by Richard Greenberg, Stephen, a young architect, and his best friend, Drew; a <st1:place w:st="on">Soho</st1:place> artist, are lunching.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At an adjacent table are Phoebe, a Wall Street investment banker, and her brother, Peter, a discouraged television producer who, as he confides in his sister, has AIDS.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Stephen is attracted to Phoebe, and Drew, who is gay, is intrigued by Peter and, after several raucous and funny episodes involving a bottle-throwing bag lady at still another table, and a long-suffering waitress, the two couples strike up an acquaintance, which quickly ripens into friendship.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode">Available Roles Include</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode">Stephen<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>A young architect, straight, attracted to Phoebe</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode">Drew<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN>A <st1:place w:st="on">Soho</st1:place> artist, gay, intrigued by Peter</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode">Peter<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN>A television producer with AIDS, gay, Upper crust of society</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode"><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Phoebe<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN>A Wall Street</st1:address></st1:Street> investment banker, Upper crust of society</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode">May <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Logan</st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>A homeless bag lady, crass and crude</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode">Ellen<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN>Stereotypical actress / waitress</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode">Those auditioning should prepare a one-minute contemporary comedic monologue and be prepared to read cold from the script.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode">Production dates will be February 1 ? 11, 2006 at the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Arts</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType> of the Capital Region in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Troy</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">NY</st1:State></st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode">Please visit us at www.confettistage.com or contact us at (518) 253-1253 for more information about auditions.<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>