<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-m_1700360497029429305gmail-font8" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(47,46,46);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">For Immediate Release </span></b><b><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(47,46,46);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">·</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(47,46,46);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> For Immediate Release </span></b><b><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(47,46,46);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">·</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(47,46,46);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> For Immediate Release</span></b></font></p><p class="gmail-m_1700360497029429305gmail-font8" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(47,46,46);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></span></b></p><p class="gmail-m_1700360497029429305gmail-font8" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(47,46,46);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">From:          </span></b><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(47,46,46);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Grace Alberti, Executive Director, Ad Astra Theatre Troupe, Ltd.</span></font></p><p class="gmail-m_1700360497029429305gmail-font8" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(47,46,46);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Date:</span></b><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(47,46,46);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">           January 27, 2019</span></font></p><p class="gmail-m_1700360497029429305gmail-font8" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(47,46,46);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(47,46,46);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">     Grace Alberti, <a href="mailto:adastratroupe@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color:blue">adastratroupe@gmail.com</a>, 518-423-9177</span></font></p><p class="gmail-m_1700360497029429305gmail-font8" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(47,46,46);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></span></b></p><p class="gmail-m_1700360497029429305gmail-font8" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(47,46,46);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Audition Notice for</font></span></b></p><p class="gmail-m_1700360497029429305gmail-font8" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(47,46,46)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">the Alfred Z. Solomon Trust presents Ad Astra Theatre Troupe’s</font></span></b></p><p class="gmail-m_1700360497029429305gmail-font8" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(47,46,46)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Trojan Women<span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"></span></font></span></b></p><p class="gmail-m_1700360497029429305gmail-font8" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(47,46,46);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></span></b></p><p class="gmail-m_1700360497029429305gmail-font8" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(47,46,46);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">WHAT</span></b><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(47,46,46)"></span></font></p><p class="gmail-m_1700360497029429305gmail-font8" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;background-position:0px 0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(47,46,46)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Coming this May, the Alfred Z. Solomon Trust presents Ad Astra Theatre Troupe’s Trojan Women, adapted by Saratoga Springs, NY based teen writers, Padraig Bond and Catie LeCours. Based on the Euripides' classic play, the story begins in the wake of Troy's sacking, following the lives of its women left behind and those who seek to enslave them. There is no fee to participate. </font></span></p><p class="gmail-m_1700360497029429305gmail-font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