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class=156104012-04082011> <FONT color=#000000><STRONG><EM>The CRAZY
Adventures of Nellie Bly</EM></STRONG> <EM><STRONG>,</STRONG></EM> an
original educational musical</FONT></SPAN><FONT color=#000000> <SPAN
class=156104012-04082011><FONT size=2><FONT
size=5>drama</FONT> </FONT></SPAN>will begin a <SPAN
class=156104012-04082011> 9 </SPAN>-week production for home-educated
students ages 8-16 on Wednesday Sept<SPAN
class=156104012-04082011> 7 </SPAN>1- 4:30pm at <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">20 Delatour Rd<SPAN
class=156104012-04082011><FONT size=2> . <FONT
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class=156104012-04082011>oom 101 </SPAN>(the <st1:place
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w:st="on">Fellowship</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>) in Latham. DRAMAcademics, an
educational youth theater program for Capital Region students since 2003, is
producing the show</FONT></FONT><SPAN class=156104012-04082011><FONT
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class=156104012-04082011><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: navy"><FONT
size=5><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000000><EM><FONT size=4>Nellie Bly wrote
her way to fame through investigative reporting and expose`s. Posing as an
insane person, she had herself committed to an asylum to report on the inhumane
conditions. Her articles prompted social reform in the treatment of the mentally
ill, as well as immigrants & factory workers. She challenged Jules Vern’s
“Around the World in 80 Days”, and in 1890 was considered to be “The most famous
person in the world”. </FONT></EM><SPAN class=156104012-04082011><EM><FONT
size=4> </FONT></EM>The show casts 25-28 students playing over 60 roles.
Performances scheduled Nov 14-19. Tuition $160.00 per student (20% sibling
discount and some scholarships available). All students who register will
participate; lead roles and solos are auditioned the 2nd week of rehearsal. For
more info, please visit <A
href="http://www.dramacademics.com/">www.dramacademics.com</A> or contact
Director Ruth Henry at 518-434-2704.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
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