November 8, 2011

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Lisa Murray
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Flanders Award Presented at Peterborough Players
Tom Frey Wins Award for Best Equity Actor of Season

Peterborough, NH (November 8, 2011) – Actor Tom Frey was awarded the coveted Flanders Award at the Peterborough Players on November 5, 2011, at a surprise presentation during the annual Gala & Auction: Travels with Charlie. The Flanders Award (established in a bequest from the late Charles Flanders), is given to the best performance by an Equity Actor during each season, as voted on by the Peterborough Players’ Board of Trustees.

Emcee Kraig Swartz and actress Bridget Beirne provided entertainment with Tom during the Players’ Gala & Auction. Immediately after performing a song together, Managing Director Keith Stevens surprised Tom by announcing that he had won the 2011 Flanders Award; in addition to the honor, he was awarded with a $1,000 check.

Tom first wowed Players’ audiences in the 2010 production of 2 Pianos 4 Hands. The Players brought Tom back for three productions in the 2011 season: Ancestral Voices, Arms and the Man, and Doctor Knock. Critics and audiences alike heaped praise on Tom during the season for his work on all of the productions. Tom accepted the award with gratitude to the Players for bringing him back last season and for recognizing his acting abilities, independent of the piano playing prowess he demonstrated in his role in 2 Pianos. The audience was once again on its feet with applause for the talented actor.

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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 03458, (603) 924-9344, www.peterboroughplayers.org.