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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hudson Players Announce 73<sup>rd</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 2017-18. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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 have officially announced their 2017-18 Season of high quality shows and award winning theater at a local price. They begin the year in November with the contemporary American drama, <b><i>A Few Good Men</i></b>, continue with popular nunsensical musical comedy, <b><i>Nunsense </i></b>(to be presented in February), and conclude in April/May with the hysterical, Tony winning, Mel Brooks musical comedy <b><i>The Producers</i></b>. <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'><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'>Season Tickets (which include all three main shows) will be available soon at <a href="http://www.hudsonplayers.com/">www.hudsonplayers.com</a> or by calling 330-655-8522 and include tickets to <b><i>A Few Good Men, Nunsense</i></b> and <b><i>The Producers</i></b> for just $30 (a savings of over 25% over regular ticket prices). Season ticket holders are also offered free exchanges, first chance to renew and reserved seats for the season.<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'><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 players offer the ability to host group outings and fundraisers before or after all productions with available onsite meeting rooms, private pre-show receptions and parties and group and fundraising ticket rates. <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;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><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;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>(Interested directors are encouraged to apply by sending their resume and/or letter of interest to <a href="mailto:vp@hudsonplayers.com">vp@hudsonplayers.com</a> by May 12.) <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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>More about our season:</span></u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br><b><i>A Few Good Men</i></b>, a contemporary American drama by Aaron Sorkin, is being presented November 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 17 & 18, 2017. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>This Broadway hit about the trial of two Marines for complicity in the death of a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay sizzles on stage. The Navy lawyer, a callow young man more interested in softball games than the case, expects a plea bargain and a cover up of what really happened. Prodded by a female member of his defense team, the lawyer eventually makes a valiant effort to defend his clients and, in so doing, puts the military mentality and the Marine code of honor on trial. </span><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>"Enormously entertaining." - New York Daily News </span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:126%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:126%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Nunsense</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>, a nunsensical musical comedy will </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>be presented February 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 23 & 24, 2018. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Written by Dan Goggin, and </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Winner of four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Off Broadway Musical, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Nunsense begins when the Little Sisters of Hoboken discover that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 of the sisters, and they are in dire need of funds for the burials. The sisters decide that the best way to raise the money is to put on a variety show, so they take over the school auditorium, which is currently set up for the eighth grade production of “Grease.” Here we meet Reverend Mother Regina, a former circus performer; Sister Mary Hubert, the Mistress of Novices; a streetwise nun from Brooklyn named Sister Robert Anne; Sister Mary Leo, a novice who is a wannabe ballerina; and the delightfully wacky Sister Mary Amnesia, the nun who lost her memory when a crucifix fell on her head. Featuring star turns, tap dancing, nun ballet, an audience quiz, and comic surprises, this show has become an international phenomenon.<b> </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:126%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:126%;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Producers</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>a Mel Brooks’ musical comedy<i> </i></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>with a truly hysterical book co-written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan (<i>Annie</i>) and music and lyrics by Brooks, sets the standard for modern, outrageous, humor and unrivaled good times. Running April 27 & 28, May 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25 & 26, 2018, it is a truly "boffo" hit, winning a record twelve Tony Awards (including best musical) and wowing capacity crowds night after night. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Max Bialystock, the onetime king of Broadway producers hungry to strike it rich, and Leo Bloom, an accountant with dreams of someday becoming a theatre producer, discover that they could get richer by producing a flop than a hit and start by finding the worst show, worst director, and worst actors. When their new production, “Springtime for Hitler,” turns out to be a smash success, the plan is thrown off and the partners lives are thrown into chaos</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><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'><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 <a href="mailto:info@hudsonplayers.com">info@hudsonplayers.com</a> if interested or call 330-655-8522. <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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyTextIndent style='margin-left:0in;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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>