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[email protected] 718.595.0547 x4 THE GALLERY PLAYERS ANNOUNCES 41st SEASON: Six Degrees of Separation; Yank! A New Musical; The Santaland Diaries; The Wild Party; Lysistrata; Man of La Mancha; 11th Annual Black Box New Play Festival New York, NY—The Gallery Players, Brooklyn’s premier Off-Off Broadway theater, announces its 41st season in 2007-2008. With a diverse lineup of plays and musicals, this 41st season continues The Gallery Players’ mission to produce quality live theater in Brooklyn and to provide theater artists with opportunities to work on great material. This season also offers some exciting new changes for The Gallery Players’ audience members. This year, for the first time ever, The Gallery Players has added 2PM Saturday matinee performances to the last 2 weekends of each show. The Gallery Players kicks off its season with John Guare’s award-winning Six Degrees of Separation, September 15-30, 2007. Based on an actual incident, John Guare’s play is a witty and biting commentary on the things that drive people - the desire for wealth, fame, social standing, and meaningful human connection. The 1993 film version of Six Degrees starred Stockard Channing (Grease, The West Wing) and Will Smith (Men In Black, Independence Day). Six Degrees of Separation will be produced by Cathy Bencivenga. Yank! A New Musical with book and lyrics by David Zellnik and music by Joseph Zellnik runs October 20- November 4, 2007.