[Capdist-announce] CULT COMEDY CLASSIC 'PARALLEL LIVES' AT HUBBARD HALL, JAN. 16 - FEB. 2

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Press release follows as text, and is attached as a Word doc, along with production photos. Left to right in both, actors Jeannine Haas and Julie Waggoner.  Photo credit: Jim Lobkey.

 Reviewers are invited to attend opening weekend performances, Jan. 17 and 18 @ 8 p.m., or Jan. 19 @ 2 p.m. RSVP patalamb at aol.com by Wednesday, Jan. 15.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Deb Foster                                                    Jeannine Haas          
Hubbard Hall                                     OR                  Pauline Productions                                    
518-677-2495                                                  413-588-1534
debfoster at hubbardhall.org                       goshenzen at verizon.net    
 
Photos Available
 
TheatRE Company at Hubbard Hall andPauline Productions present CURE FOR POLAR VORTEX:  1980s’ cult comedy classic, parallel lives
 
CAMBRIDGE, NY  (January9, 2014)--The Theatre Company at Hubbard Hall (TCHH) teams up with PaulineProductions to present the 1980s’ comedy classic written by Kathy Najimy (Sister Act, Veronica's Closet, Dirty Blonde)and Mo Gaffney (Mad About You, AbsolutelyFabulous), Parallel Lives, aka"The Kathy and Mo Show." Jeannine Haas and Julie Waggoner embody overa dozen characters in this romp with a feminist sensibility. This coproductionwith Hubbard Hall is directed by Brenny Rabine.
 
"A howling hit. This theatergoeralmost fell out of his seat laughing." - Chris Rohman, reviewer ValleyAdvocate
 
PioneerValley award-winning actress/comediennes Jeannine Haas (Artistic Director ofPauline Productions, who directed YouCan’t Take It With You and Amadeusfor TCHH) and Julie Waggoner (The VillaJidiots, The HaHa Sisterhood) team up to reprise their smash hit productionof Parallel Lives - a collectionof uproarious skits celebrating life's joy and absurdity.  Through thecourse of the evening, Haas and Waggoner portray a wide variety of comiccharacters including:  two Supreme Beings tossing the dice over humangender responsibilities; two Catholic school-mates “friends for life”; a fratboy and sorority girl on a date, Syvvie and Maddie--two feisty old New Yorkerswho've signed up for a women's studies course only to find themselves on afield trip to a feminist performance-art piece; and Hank and Karen Sue, acouple of struggling souls ritually playing out a mating game weekly in a honkytonk bar.  Be swept back to the 80s inthis comedy with a feminist twist and leave exhausted and refreshed withlaughter.
 
What:  The TheatreCompany at Hubbard Hall and Pauline Productions present
            Parallel Lives by Mo Gaffney andKathy Najimy
            Directed by Brenny Rabine
            Starring Jeannine Haas and Julie Waggoner
 
When:  Jan 17- Feb 2 Fridayand Saturdays at 8pm.  Sundays at 2pm. (preview Jan 16 at 8pm, “pay whatyou will”)
Where:  Hubbard Hall FreightDepot Theater
Tickets and Info: www.hubbardhall.org or call 518-677-2495
An Opening Night Dinner will take place Friday,January 17 at 6 p.m. in the Beacon Feed Studio. The menu will feature, per TCHHchefs, “a dinner of hilarious surprises! As always, locally sourced,home-cooked and delicious." Reservationsare requested by Tuesday, January 14 at 5 p.m. Visit www.hubbardhall.org or call 518-677-2495 for tickets. The cost: $50.00, includingtheatre ticket /$30.00, meal only (for season subscribers). 
Hubbard Hall Center for the Arts, located in a renovated 1878rural opera house and adjacent former freight yard complex, is a community artscenter dedicated to bringing the best of the arts to the region with year-roundtheater, music and dance performances and classes and workshops for all agesand skill levels. Hubbard Hall is located at 25 East Main Street in Cambridge,NY.  For more information on this and allHubbard Hall programs, or to purchase tickets, register for classes, make adonation and/or become a member or theatre subscriber please visit www.hubbardhall.orgor call 518-677-2495.



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