News Release WITH ART from. . .

YOUR THEATRE

136 Rivet St., New Bedford MA 02744-1814

Telephone: 508 993 0772

Fax: 508 993 1396

For information contact:

Roger H. Allen, Publicity Manager

E-mail: ytinews@comcast.net

COMEDY SHOW TO STAR

AREA ACTRESS

Actress Annie Hart Cool

NEW BEDFORD --- Acting award winner Annie Hart Cool will present a one-woman comedy, Laughs and Ladies, produced by Your Theatre, Inc. Wednesday through Saturday, October 12-15 at 8 p.m. with a 2:30 p.m. matinee Sunday, October 16.

Ms Cool, a West Falmouth resident, won the Best Performer in a One Person Piece Award at New York’s Spotlight On Theater Festival. Her comedic acting is based on everyday life and current women’s issues.

In Laughs and Ladies, Ms Cool will deliver four vignettes based on women in her past. The characters are wise, painful at times, and always able to laugh at themselves.

In addition to Your Theatre, Inc. productions of Wendy Wasserman’s The Sisters Rosenswieg and Horton Foote’s A Trip to Bountiful, Ms Cool has appeared in Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite. Besides originating the stage project Irish Women Telling Tales featuring original works of 10 actresses and musicians, she has appeared in numerous Cape Cod stage plays.

Your Theatre productions are presented in the auditorium of Saint Martin’s Episcopal Church, 136 Rivet Street (at County Street), New Bedford. Free parking is available in the church lot adjacent to the theatre’s entrance off County Street.

Single ticket rates for current season subscribers are $5.00. However, a subscription coupon can be used to admit its owner and one guest. Tickets for non-subscribers cost $10.00.

A special discount is available to anyone with proof of membership in the American Automobile Association, Massachusetts Teachers Association, New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce, or SouthCoast Health System’s Employee Advantage Program. Other discounts are available for senior citizens, students, and military personnel.

Additional information is available by calling the theatre at 508/993-0772.

Now in its 59th season, Your Theatre, Inc. was rated the favorite 2005 community theatre organization in Southeastern Massachusetts in a poll conducted by The New Bedford Standard-Times.

The poll, which asked the newspaper’s reader’s to choose their preferred businesses and service providers in a variety of categories, drew more than 4,000 responses.

Founded in 1946, YTI is incorporated as a non-profit community theatre which seeks to enhance the cultural life of New Bedford, Southeastern Massachusetts, and nearby communities through the study and regular presentation of dramatic productions and other programs of high quality and professional standards.

The company also develops and encourages artistic talent through the establishment and operation of workshops, theatre productions and other dramatic training opportunities.