[Capdist-announce] WHALES OF AUGUST at Schenectady Civic Playhouse

[John Hickman]

Schenectady Civic PlayersPlayhouse logo

12 South Church Street, Schenectady, NY 12305


  "THE WHALES OF AUGUST" FEB. 9


  AT SCHENECTADY CIVIC PLAYHOUSE

SCHENECTADY -- */The Whales of August/, *by David Berry, and directed by 
Chris Howard, will be presented as a free staged reading Sunday, 
February 9, at 2:30 p.m. at the historic Stockade District's Schenectady 
Civic Playhouse, 12 So. Church Street, Schenectady.One performance only, 
it is part of this season's celebration of the Playhouse's 86thanniversary.

/The Whales of August, /an Off-Broadway success,tells the story of two 
elderly widowed sisters near the end of their lives, spending a summer 
in a seaside house in Maine <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine>. The 
surroundings cause them to recall their relationship as young women, and 
the summers they had enjoyed there in the past. The 1987 film version 
starred Bette Davis <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bette_Davis>and 
Lillian Gish <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Gish>as the elderly 
sisters.

The play*//*features Capital District and frequent Schenectady Civic 
Players actorsPaula Ginder, Joanne Westervelt, Robert L. Hegeman, Sally 
Farrell, and Gary Hoffmann.

Free admission.Open seating. No advance 
reservations.www.civicplayers.org <http://www.civicplayers.org>382-2081.

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