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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hudson Players
Announce Their 66<sup>th</sup> Season<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hudson’s
Community Theater Announces Schedule for 2010-11. Season Tickets Now Available!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Hudson Players, are
currently in their 66<sup>th</sup> season of bringing great theater to the
Hudson area and this year promises to be better then ever as the theater
officially announces their 66<sup>th</sup> season on the heels of being named
‘Best Theater Group’ by the Fox 8 Hot List for the Akron/Canton
area. The season brings a great fast paced comedy/farce in the tradition of
“Lend Me A Tenor”, an upbeat, 70’s musical flashback that
sure to bring a smile to everyone’s face with songs you’ll know and
love, and a fresh from Broadway smash hit in one of the first community theater
productions in the area. In addition, they return a holiday classic in radio
show format that sure to get everyone in the Christmas spirit. (Season Tickets
are currently available at www.hudsonplayers.com)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“The Hudson area is a
great supporter of the arts and we are looking forward to a great
season,” says Tim Steiner, Hudson Players president. “With a dinner
and show package available in conjunction with Hudson’s Restaurant and
our great season ticket package delivering our three main shows for the price
of two, we continue our goal of bringing affordable, quality theater to the
Hudson area. Although we have been around for over 65 years, we are pleased
that more and more residents discover us each year and realize the great
entertainment to be found in their own town.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Steiner adds that the
players also work with many of the restaurants in the community to host after
show receptions and that the players also host many group outings and
fundraisers with onsite meeting rooms and group ticket rates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The 66<sup>th</sup> Season
will start out with “Moon Over Buffalo”, a madcap comedy in the
tradition of “Lend Me a Tenor” being presented November 5, 6, 12,
13, 19 & 20, 2010 and directed by Bob McCoy. This hilarious comedy centers
on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of repertory theatre in 1950's
Buffalo. The couple has just lost their last chance at stardom and to make
matters worse, their agent is smitten with Charlotte and the company ingénue is
pregnant by George. Add to the mix an almost deaf grandmother/costume mistress
and a forgetful weatherman/fiancée and the fun starts rolling! When the agent
calls to say Frank Capra will be attending the matinee (one last shot at fame),
we discover George is missing and the company can't figure out if it's playing <i>Private
Lives</i> or <i>Cyrano de Bergerac.</i> The plot is full of misunderstandings,
misplaced affections, people hiding in closets, half-dressed actors, mistaken
identities, mass confusion and missing persons.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Next up is a return of the
Hudson Players special holiday production of “It’s a Wonderful
Life: A Live Radio Play” to be presented December 17, 18 & 19, 2010
and directed by John Haller. This beloved American holiday classic comes to
captivating life as a live 1940’s radio broadcast. With the help of an
ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the store of
idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful
Christmas Eve. This show was a favorite of many attendees last year and the Hudson
Players production was honored by the Ohio Community Theater association and
selected to excerpt at their state convention. It’s a not to be missed
holiday classic. Also, while not part of the season ticket package, season
ticket holders will receive reduced rates on attendance at this great event. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Following will be a
production of the upbeat, fun musical “Have A Nice Day!” (from the
same author who put together An Evening with The Taffeta’s and Cardigans)
to be presented February 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25 & 26, 2011. This is
quite simply a musical about having fun! A not too subtle spoof of “Up
With People” the show is actually a performance by the fictional singing
group ‘Have A Nice Dayers’, who are singing to try and “save
the world from a bummer day” and promote the dangers of “free
love” and “flower power”. On their final farewell
performance after having spent the better part of the last five years
“helping America smile”, they perform songs we all know from 1968
thru 1974. Bringing to life a lot of songs we thought we forgot (such as
‘Convoy’, ‘I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing,’
‘It’s Not Easy Being Green,’ ‘Sunshine Day,’
‘Let the Sun Shine,’ ‘Ticket to Ride,’ ‘
You’ve Got a Friend,’ and more), “Have A Nice Day!” is
a great musical piece of psychedelic bubble gum.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:150%'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Finally the Hudson Players
66<sup>th</sup> season will finish up with a production of the fresh off
broadway smash hit “The Drowsy Chaparone.” Running April 29, 30,
May 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 20 & 21 of 2011, This comedy with music received 13
Tony nominations and 5 Tony Awards including best book of a musical. The Hudson
Players are pleased to be presenting one of the areas first community theater
productions of a musical that in one reviewers opinion serves as “an
homage to the melodic, slapsticky musicals of the 1920s, and emits enough
intoxicating charm for just about anyone to get drunk on.” It all begins
when a die-hard musical fan invites you into his living room and plays his
favorite cast album, a 1928 hit called ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’. As
he begins listening to the rare cast recording, the show cleverly and magically
blooms to life, telling the hilarious tale of a pampered starlet and her
debonair fiancé, an overzealous producer, a dizzy chorine, the Latin lover and
a couple of bumbling gangsters. Ruses are played, hi-jinks occur and the plot
spins everyone into musical comedy euphoria. In a final thought, one reviewer
summed it up this way: “I'm not sure if hilarious is an apt enough word
to describe this show. It is sweet, gentle, nostalgic, loving, funny, and funny
and funny. I guess you'd have to call it hilarious or even hysterical at
times.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Single show tickets are only
$14 each with group, senior and student discounts available. Fundraising
opportunities are also available for interested organizations along with group
rates. Season sponsors are still being welcomed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>More immediately, SEASON
TICKETS are now available and promise a great deal with season subscribers
being offered three shows for the price of two. That’s a $42 value for
$28. Season tickets can be purchased via the website at </span><a
href="http://www.hudsonplayers.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.hudsonplayers.com</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> or
by calling 330-655-8522. Subscribers get a single ticket to each show, and are
able to pick their seats in advance and get free exchanges to accommodate
schedule changes.They also get discounted tickets to “It’s A
Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play”. The Players also offer season Dinner
and Show Packages in conjunctions with Hudson’s Restaurant. These tickets
must be purchased via the phone at 330-655-8522. It’s a great way to
support the arts, see great shows and save money all at the same time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Hudson Players are an
all volunteer non-profit community theater organization and one of the longest
running theater troupes in the area. Volunteers are always welcome to assist
with a variety of tasks including publicity, poster distribution, set building,
costumes and more. Auditions to their shows are open to all with no
restrictions. Please send an email to </span><a
href="mailto:info@hudsonplayers.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>info@hudsonplayers.com</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> if
interested or call 330-655-8522. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoBodyTextIndent style='text-indent:0in;line-height:150%'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Additional
information is available at www.hudsonplayers.com.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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