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A NICE FAMILY GATHERING
Troy Civic Theatre
Dec. 4-12
Troy

Directed by Terressa Knoch

Cast: Robert Hyer as Carl, Karen Lohr as Mom, Don Kuchta as Dad, Josh Lurie as Michael, Tina Hayes as Jill, Sydney Eddington as Stacy & Steve Dietrich as Jerry

A story about a man who loved his wife so much, he almost told her. It’s Thanksgiving Day and the first family gathering at the Lundeen household since the Patriarch died. At the gathering, Dad comes back as a ghost with a mission; to tell his wife he loved her, something he neglected to tell her while he was alive. After all, they were only married for 41 years. The problem is, she can’t hear or see him. The trouble begins when Mom invites a date for dinner.

• Fri-Sat, Dec. 4-5 at 8pm
• Sun, Dec. 6 at 2pm
• Fri-Sat, Dec. 11-12 at 8pm

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A NICE FAMILY GATHERING
Troy Civic Theatre
Dec. 4-6
Troy City Park [Troy]

Directed by Terressa Knoch

Cast: Robert Hyer as Carl, Karen Lohr as Mom, Don Kuchta as Dad, Josh Lurie as Michael, Tina Hayes as Jill, Sydney Eddington as Stacy & Steve Dietrich as Jerry

Funny & touching, A NICE FAMILY GATHERING is a ghostly love story about a man who loved his wife so much, he almost told her before he died. Now he’s a ghost on a mission, and his son Carl is the unlikely messenger on Thanksgiving Day. When mom’s date arrives for dinner, the bombshell announcements are made, hormones are out of whack, and hilarity ensues!

• Fri-Sat, Dec. 4-5 at 8pm
• Sun, Dec. 6 at 2pm

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ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
Troy Civic Theatre
Oct. 2-10
Troy

Directed by Derek Dunavent

Cast: Terressa Knoch as Abby Brewster, Jackie Chamberlin as Martha Brewster, Robert Hyer as Mortimer Brewster, Kari Carter as Elaine Harper, Doug Lowe as Jonathan Brewster, Jennifer Kaufman as Dr. Einstein, Alan Dnavent as Teddy Brewster, Josh Lurie as Officer O’Hara, Beth Shrake as Sgt. Rooney, Jessica Suba as Officer Klein, Kathy Bryant as Officer Brophy, Joan Smoke as Dr. Rev. Harper & Chuck Fox as Gibbs/Mr. Witherspoon

Mortimer Brewster is living a happy life: he has a steady job at a prominent New York newspaper, he’s just become engaged, and he gets to visit his sweet spinster aunts to announce the engagement. Mortimer always knew that his family had a bit of a mad gene — his brother believes himself to be Teddy Roosevelt and his great-grandfather used to scalp Indians for pleasure — but his world is turned upside down when he realizes that his dear aunts have been poisoning lonely old men for years! When Mortimer’s maniacal brother, Jonathan. (who strangely now resembles Boris Karloff) returns on the night that the aunts were planning to bury the newest victim, Mortimer must rally to help his aunts and protect his fiancé — all while trying to keep his own sanity. as well. –StageAgent.com

• Fri-Sat, Oct. 2-3 at 8pm
• Sun, Oct. 4 at 2pm
• Fri-Sat, Oct. 9-10 at 8pm

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TICK! TICK!…BOOM!
Presented by Troy Civic Theatre
May 22-30
Troy

Cast: Derek Dunavent as Jon, Charis Weible as Susan & Robert Hyer as Michael

Before Rent, there was TICK! TICK!…BOOM!. This autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize- and TONY Award-winning composer of Rent, is the story of a composer and the sacrifices he made to achieve his big break in theatre. Containing fourteen songs, ten characters, three actors, and a band, TICK! TICK!…BOOM! takes you on the playwright/composer’s journey that led to a Broadway blockbuster.

His girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city, his best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue, and yet Jon is still waiting on tables and trying to write the great American musical. Set in 1990, this compelling story of personal discovery is presented as a rock musical filled with instantly appealing melodies and a unique blend of musical theatre styles.

• Fri-Sat, May 22-23 at 8pm
• Sun, May 24 at 2pm
• Fri-Sat, May 29-30 at 8pm

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