[NEohioPAL]The Children's Hour Opens at the Beck Center

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Opening this Friday, January 21

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Lillian Hellman's

The Children's Hour

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The Beck Center for the Arts

presents this 1934 Classic American Play

January 21- February 13, 2005

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Cleveland, Ohio - The Beck Center for the Arts presents "a captivating =
and unbelievable achievement," in Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour, =
directed by Sarah May.  This 1934 American classic opens January 21 and =
runs through February 13 in the intimate Studio Theater. =20

The premise behind Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour is that an =
unhappy student at a private girl's school accuses her teachers Karen =
Wright and Martha Dobie of "unspeakable acts," then bullies her =
classmates into confirming her story. Her horrible lie ultimately =
destroys the school and the lives of everyone involved. Miss Hellman =
always held that the play was about the irreparable damage that can be =
done by lies and gossip. She herself lived by that belief; and used it =
to defy the House Un-American Activities Hearings in the 1950s.

Originally appearing on Broadway in 1934, The Children's Hour was well =
received by critics.  However, due to its subject matter the play was =
banned in Chicago, Boston, and London.  Since the original staged =
production of The Children's Hour it has been made into a movie twice.  =
The more faithful and noted version was the 1962 production of The =
Children's Hour, which starred Audrey Hepburn as Karen Wright and =
Shirely MacLaine as Martha Dobie.  =20

Director Sarah May says, "It is a thrill to work on this great play. The =
play is still so powerful and shocking; not shocking because of the =
subject matter, but because of the devastation that is caused by a =
little girl's accusations. I think it is very timely.  Also, Miss =
Hellman created some of the best characters ever written for the stage, =
and that means we were able to attract some of Cleveland's best talent =
for this show.  We are so fortunate to have the best "old pros" and also =
some wonderful young actresses playing the students of the school."

The cast for The Children's Hour includes Jennifer Clifford as Karen =
Wright, Equity Actor Nicholas Koester who recently appeared in the =
critically acclaimed Fully Committed as Dr. Joe Cardin ~ Karen Wright's =
fianc=E9, Kristie Lang as Martha Dobie, Heather Farr as Mary Tilford, =
Rhoda Rosen as Mrs. Amelia Tilford, and Mary Jane Nottage as Mrs. Lily =
Mortar.

The Children's Hour raises questions about the new role of the child as =
a witness.  This piece of work by Lillian Hellman provokes us to think =
about the power behind truth and lies.  It also forces us to deal with =
relational aggression and how girls (and boys) hurt each other.  Friday =
night performances, January 28th, February 4th and February 11th, will =
be followed by audience "talk back" sessions with psychology experts, =
child advocates and middle school students.

The Beck Center's production of The Children's Hour is sponsored by 90.3 =
WCPN ideastream and Lakewoodbuzz.com.  Show times are Fridays and =
Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m.

Tickets for The Children's Hour are $26 for adults, $23 for seniors and =
$15 for students (22 and under with ID). All individual ticket sales are =
subject to a $2 administrative fee per ticket applied at the time of =
ticket reservation. For tickets call 216.521.2540 or visit =
www.beckcenter.org <http://www.beckcenter.org/> . The Beck Center is =
located just 10 minutes west of downtown Cleveland at 17801 Detroit =
Avenue in Lakewood.

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Direct questions to: (216) 521-2540

Yvette Hanzel, extension 225

Scott Spence, extension 239

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<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><b><font =
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Opening
this Friday, January 21<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><b><font =
size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Lillian
Hellman’s<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter =
style=3D'text-align:center'><b><i><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>The Children’s =
Hour<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><font =
size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoBodyText align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><font =
size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The
<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceType
 w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for the =
Arts<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoBodyText align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><font =
size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>presents
this 1934 Classic American Play<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoBodyText align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><font =
size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>January
21- February 13, 2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoBodyText><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoBodyText><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoBodyText =
style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%'><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on"><b><font
 size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;
 font-family:"Times New =
Roman";font-weight:bold'>Cleveland</span></font></b></st1:City><b><font
size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;
font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:bold'>, <st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">Ohio</st1:State>
</span></font></b><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>– The =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
for the Arts presents “a captivating and unbelievable =
achievement,”
in Lillian Hellman’s <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>The
Children’s Hour</span></i>,<i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'> =
</span></i>directed
by Sarah May.=A0 This 1934 American classic opens January 21 and runs =
through
February 13 in the intimate Studio Theater.=A0 =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

The
premise behind Lillian Hellman’s The
Children’s Hour is that an unhappy student at a private =
girl's
school accuses her teachers Karen Wright and Martha Dobie of =
"unspeakable
acts," then bullies her classmates into confirming her story. Her =
horrible
lie ultimately destroys the school and the lives of everyone involved. =
Miss
Hellman always held that the play was about the irreparable damage that =
can be
done by lies and gossip. She herself lived by that belief; and used =
it to
defy the House Un-American Activities Hearings in the =
1950s.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%'><font =
size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%'>Originally
appearing on Broadway in 1934, <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>The
Children’s Hour</span></i> was well received by critics.=A0 =
However, due to
its subject matter the play was banned in <st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Chicago</st1:City>,
<st1:City w:st=3D"on">Boston</st1:City>, and <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
 w:st=3D"on">London</st1:City></st1:place>.=A0 Since the original staged =
production
of <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>The Children’s =
Hour</span></i> it
has been made into a movie twice.=A0 The more faithful and noted version =
was the
1962 production of <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>The =
Children’s
Hour,</span></i> which starred Audrey Hepburn as Karen Wright and =
Shirely
MacLaine as Martha Dobie.=A0=A0 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

Director
Sarah May says, “It is a thrill to work on this great play. The =
play is
still so powerful and shocking; not shocking because of the subject =
matter, but
because of the devastation that is caused by a little girl's =
accusations. I
think it is very timely.=A0 Also, Miss Hellman created some of the best
characters ever written for the stage, and that means we were able to =
attract
some of <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>'s
best talent for this show.  We are so fortunate to have the best =
"old
pros" and also some wonderful young actresses playing the students =
of the
school.”<o:p></o:p>

The cast
for The Children’s Hour =
includes
Jennifer Clifford as Karen Wright, Equity Actor Nicholas Koester who =
recently
appeared in the critically acclaimed Fully
Committed as Dr. Joe Cardin ~ Karen Wright's fianc=E9, =
Kristie Lang as
Martha Dobie, Heather Farr as Mary Tilford, Rhoda Rosen as Mrs. Amelia =
Tilford,
and Mary Jane Nottage as Mrs. Lily Mortar.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%'><i><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;
font-style:italic'>The Children’s Hour </span></font></i>raises =
questions
about the new role of the child as a witness.=A0 This piece of work by =
Lillian
Hellman provokes us to think about the power behind truth and lies.=A0 =
It also
forces us to deal with relational aggression and how girls (and boys) =
hurt each
other.=A0 Friday night performances, January 28<sup>th</sup>, February =
4<sup>th</sup>
and February 11th, will be followed by audience “talk back”
sessions with psychology experts, child advocates and middle school =
students.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%'><font =
size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%'>The <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>’s
production of <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>The Children’s =
Hour</span></i>
is sponsored by 90.3 WCPN ideastream and Lakewoodbuzz.com.=A0 Show times =
are
Fridays and Saturdays at <st1:time Minute=3D"0" Hour=3D"20" =
w:st=3D"on">8:00 p.m.</st1:time>
and Sundays at <st1:time Minute=3D"0" Hour=3D"15" w:st=3D"on">3:00 =
p.m.</st1:time><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

Tickets
for The Children’s Hour =
are
$26 for adults, $23 for seniors and $15 for students (22 and under with =
ID).
All individual ticket sales are subject to a $2 administrative fee per =
ticket
applied at the time of ticket reservation.=A0 For tickets call =
216.521.2540 or
visit <a href=3D"http://www.beckcenter.org/">www.beckcenter.org</a>.=A0 =
The <st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType>
is located just 10 minutes west of downtown <st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City>
at <st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address w:st=3D"on">17801 Detroit =
Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street>
in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Lakewood</st1:City></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p>=

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter =
style=3D'text-align:center;line-height:200%'><font
size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%'>###<o:p></o:p></span></font><=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Direct questions =
to:</span></font></b>
(216) 521-2540<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on"><font size=3D3 =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
 style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Yvette =
Hanzel</span></font></st1:PersonName>,
extension 225<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoBodyText><st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on"><font size=3D3
 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Scott
 Spence</span></font></st1:PersonName><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>, extension =
239<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%'><o:p> </o:p></span></fon=
t></p>

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