[Capdist-announce] Blithe Spirit - a ghostly thriller plays for one final weekend with The Two Of Us Productions

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For Immediate Release

Contact:  Stephen Sanborn, The Two Of Us Productions

               (office) 518-329-6293     (cell) 518-610-2895

 


 


           “
 Blithe Spirit – an encounter with the supernatural by 


           Noel Coward, comes to Copake with The Two Of Us Productions! ”


 

COPAKE, NY –You still have this coming weekend to see Noel Coward’s ghostly
thriller Blithe Spirit, presented by The Two Of Us Productions, the award
winning theater company based in Columbia County NY.  The last 3
performances are coming up this weekend on November 17th, 18th & 19th, 2023.
Presented in the cozy & intimate Copake Grange Theater, you don’t want to
miss this absorbing ghostly thriller!  

Blithe Spirit is a comedic thriller by
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%C3%ABl_Coward> Noël Coward, is set in the
home of socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediumship> medium and
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairvoyant> clairvoyant Madame Arcati to his
house to conduct a  <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9ance> séance,
hoping to gather material for his next book. Charles’ scheme backfires when
the  <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9ance> séance inadvertently
attracts the ghost of his deceased wife Elvira.  Only Charles can see or
hear Elvira, his new wife Ruth does not believe that she exists.  The
ghostly Elvira makes continued & increasingly desperate efforts to disrupt
Charles's current marriage, finally deciding to kill Charles in order to
make him hers forever!  Elvira’s plot backfires in a quite unexpected way,
leading Charles & Madame Arcati to try again & again to return Elvira to her
”eternal rest”.  To find out what happens you have to come and see Blithe
Spirit for yourself.  

Blithe Spirit features John Leinung as Charles Condomine, Linda Storms as
his wife Ruth Condomine, Constance Lopez as his deceased wife Elvira,
Deborah Lombardi as the spiritual medium Madame Arcati, Mark Leinung as Dr.
George Bradman, Diane Boice-Yorck as Mrs. Violet Bradman, and Karissa Payson
as Edith, the Condomine’s speedy maid.  The cozy & comfortable Theater at
the Copake Grange provides an intimate performance space that brings you the
audience into this absorbing comedic thriller. 

The last performances of Blithe Spirit are coming up this weekend on
November 17th, 18th & 19th, 2023.  Friday and Saturday performances are at
7:30pm and Sunday matinees are at 3pm.  The comfortable & intimate Copake
Grange Theater is located at 628 Empire Road, just around the corner from
the Clock Tower Pub in the center of Copake NYH.  Tickets are $20 for
adults, $15 for Students & Seniors.  Please call for Group Rates.  For
advance reservations visit  <http://www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org>
www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org or call 518-758-1648.  Make your reservations
early for the best seats on the date you want!   

The Two Of Us Productions is well known throughout the Hudson Valley for
presenting quality theater, both musicals and dramas.  Their recent
productions of The Lady And The Clarinet, Stranger In The Attic, A Shayna
Maidel, Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, Chicago, Les Miserables, next to normal,
Deathtrap, Lend Me A Tenor and Jesus Christ Superstar have all been
recognized by the Theatre Association of NYS with multiple awards, including
outstanding work by the company, outstanding performance by the orchestra,
excellence in direction, and many cast ensemble & individual actor awards.


These performances are supported with funds from Hudson River Bank & Trust
Foundation, Stewart’s Shops, Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation,
Rheinstrom Hill Community Foundation, Greylock Federal Credit Union, Key
Bank Foundation, and the Ackerman Foundation.  This project is made possible
with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a program of the
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of Office of the
Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered in Columbia
County by the Columbia County Council on the Arts (dba. CREATE Council for
the Arts).

 

 

** Calendar Entry **

 

WHAT:  Live In-Person production of Blithe Spirit, a comedic thriller by
Noel Coward.  Presented by The Two Of Us Productions, the award winning
theater company based in Columbia County NY, in collaboration with The
Copake Grange.    

 

WHEN:  3 more chances to see this thrilling and suspenseful ghostly story.  

*	Friday Nov. 17th at 7:30pm
*	Saturday Nov. 18th at 7:30pm
*	Sunday 19th at 3pm

WHERE:  The Theater at the Copake Grange is located at 628 Empire Road in
Copake NY, just around the corner from the Clock Tower Pub in downtown
Copake.   

TICKETS:  Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for Students & Seniors.  Please
call for Group Rates.  For advance reservations visit
<http://www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org> www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org or call
518-758-1648.  Make your reservations early for the best seats on the date
you want!  

 

 

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