<div dir="ltr"><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">                       <wbr>                  </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" target="_blank"><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">                          <wbr>                              <wbr>                               </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">The Ghent Playhouse</font><span><font color="#000000" size="3">   </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3"><a href="tel:518%20392-6264" target="_blank" value="+15183926264">518 392-6264</a></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font face="Calibri"><span><font color="#000000" size="3">                              <wbr>                              <wbr>                              <wbr>                      </font></span><font color="#000000" size="3">6 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>                         <wbr>                               </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"></font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><b><u><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:16pt"><span style="text-decoration:none"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"> </font></span></span></u></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></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"></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></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">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"></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"><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"></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">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"></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"> </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"></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">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"></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"> </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">                              <wbr>      </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">                              <wbr>  </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><br clear="all"><br>-- <br></p><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="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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