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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:16pt">Press Release</span></b><span><font size="3"> </font></span></font><font color="#000000" size="3">Contact:</font><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">Linda Murawski </font><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">(</font></font><a href="mailto:Lindam4GPH@gmail.com"><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri" size="3">Lindam4GPH@gmail.com</font></a><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">)
for</font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:14pt">Date:</span><span><font size="3"> </font></span></font><font color="#000000" size="3">July 26, 2016</font><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">The
Ghent Playhouse</font><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">518 392-6264</font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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Town Hall Place, Ghent, NY</font><span><font color="#000000" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">12075</font><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span> </span><span> </span></font><b><u><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:16pt">FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE</span></u></b></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">The Ghent Playhouse announces auditions for the first
production of its 2016-2017 theater season, </font><b><i><font color="#000000">THE 39 STEPS</font></i><font color="#000000">, </font></b><font color="#000000">based on
the novel by John Buchan, the movie by Alfred Hitchcock, and adapted for the
stage by Patrick Barlow.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">The production
will be directed by Deena Pewtherer.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Mix a
Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and
you have <i>The 39 Steps</i></font><font color="#000000">, a fast-paced
whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theater!</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">This two-time Tony and Drama Desk
Award-winning treat is packed with non-stop laughs, an on-stage plane crash,
handcuffs, missing fingers, good old-fashioned romance and over 150 zany
characters, played by a cast of four.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Auditions</font></span></u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">:<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">Tuesday and Wednesday, August 16 and 17, 2016</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000"><span> </span><span> </span></font><font color="#000000">Sign-in at 7:00 p.m. –
Auditions to begin at 7:30 p.m.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000"><span> </span><span> </span></font><font color="#000000">THE GHENT PLAYHOUSE</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">6 Townhall Place (off of
Route 66)</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">Ghent, New York</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Production
Dates</font></span></u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">:<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">October 7-9, 14-16 and 21-23, 2016</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000"><span> </span><span> </span></font><font color="#000000">Friday and Saturday Even
Performances at 8:00 p.m.</font><span><font color="#000000">
</font></span></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">Sunday Matinee
Performances at 2:00 p.m.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Casting
Information</font></span></u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">:<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">3 males and 1 female are needed for this
production.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">Those auditioning are asked
prepare a joke to tell (no longer than 1 minute long) using a British
accent.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">They will also be asked to read
specific scenes from the script.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">The play is fast-paced, funny and
funnier.<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">Stamina, verbal and physical
comedy skills and multiple dialects are required for the roles.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">Please see the character breakdown below for
more information.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">The
Story</font></span></u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">:<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">In </font><b><font color="#000000">The
39 Steps, </font></b><font color="#000000">a man with a boring life meets a mysterious woman with a thick
accent who tells him she is a spy.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">When
he takes her home, she is murdered.</font><span><font color="#000000">
</font></span><font color="#000000">Soon, a mysterious organization called “The 39 Steps” is hot on the
man’s trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying
finale!</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">A riotous blend of virtuoso
performances and wildly inventive stagecraft, </font><b><font color="#000000">The 39 Steps</font></b><font color="#000000"> provides an unforgettable evening of pure
pleasure.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><font color="#000000"><u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt">The
Characters</span></u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt">:</span></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Richard
Hannay – Early 30’s- Mid 40’s.<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">An
attractive, dapper, yet sedentary, Canadian gentleman</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt">*</span></b><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt">Annabella Schmidt – An exotic secret agent</span></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt">*</span></b><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt">Pamela - A beautiful woman, lured into
Hannay’s adventure, but skeptical </span></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">about his
claims of innocence.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">*</font></span></b><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Margaret – A farmer’s wife.<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">A shy young woman who dreams of life and</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">adventure in
the city.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">*These roles are all to be played by one
actress – Ages 25 – 40’s – German</font></span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Scottish and cultured British dialects are
required.</font></span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:150%"><b><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">*</font></span></b><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Clown
1 and Clown 2 – Ages 20 and up.<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">Played
in the English Music Hall tradition.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">*Between the two, they play over 30
characters – and the occasional piece of furniture.<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">A wide-variety of German, Scottish and
English dialects are required.</font></span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Additional
Information</font></span></u><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">:<span> </span></font><font color="#000000">The rehearsal schedule with be arranged based
on the availability of the actors who are chosen for the roles.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">PLEASE be as specific as possible in listing
any and all conflicts or dates you are not available to rehearse on your
audition application.</font><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">For
further information, please contact the director by email at </font></span><a href="mailto:dpewtherer@gmail.com"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><font color="#0000ff">dpewtherer@gmail.com</font></span></a><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><span><font color="#000000">
</font></span></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma,sans-serif"><font size="4">Linda Murawski, <font size="2">Office Manager & Publicity person</font></font> for The Ghent Playhouse </font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, NY 12075 (518) 392-6264</font></div></div></div></div>
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