January 19, 2010

Contact:
Lisa Murray
Development & PR Director
lmurray@peterboroughplayers.org
www.peterboroughplayers.org
(603) 924-9344 ext. 105

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor – Live in HD! Nation
Peterborough Players to Simulcast Popular Radio Show

Peterborough, NH (January 14, 2010) – Garrison Keillor, host of A Prairie Home Companion, brings the beloved radio show to the screen for the first time with a special cinema event performance for one night, Thursday, February 4th, 8 PM. Performed live on stage in front of an audience and originating from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, MN, A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor – Live in HD! will be sent via satellite to the Peterborough Players’ screen. An encore of the program will be shown on Tuesday, February 9th, 8 PM.

A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor – Live in HD! will feature special guests as well as regular show performers, including actors Sue Scott and Tim Russell, sound-effects wizards Tom Keith and Fred Newman, and the Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band led by keyboardist, composer, and arranger Richard Dworsky, with Pat Donohue (guitar), Peter Johnson (percussion), and Gary Raynor (bass).

What: A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor – Live in HD!
When: Thursday, Feb. 4, 8 PM – LIVE! Tuesday, Feb. 9, 8 PM – ENCORE!
Price: Tickets $22adults, $18students on Feb. 4; All tickets $18 on Feb.9.
Contact: Box Office: (603) 924-7585 or Online: www.peterboroughplayers.org
Where: Peterborough Players, 55 Hadley Rd., Peterborough, NH 03458

The Peterborough Players is handicapped accessible and is equipped with a hearing assistance system. Free parking available on site.

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The Peterborough Players, a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization, has been providing professional theatre to audiences since 1933. Peterborough Players, PO Box 118, 55 Hadley Road, Peterborough, NH