[NEohioPAL]Polish Joke Opens This Weekend at the Beck Center

Thu Apr 7 10:30:28 PDT 2005

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

April 7, 2005

Direct questions to: (216) 521-2540

Yvette Hanzel, extension 225

Scott Spence, extension 239

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The Beck Center for the Arts=20

presents

Polish Joke

April 8- May 1, 2005

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            Lakewood, OH--  The Beck Center for the Arts presents Polish
Joke,  written by David Ives, opening April 8, 2005 and running through
May 1 in the Studio Theater.  Polish Joke tells the story of Jasiu
Sadlowski, a young Polish-American boy struggling to find his identity
and come to terms with his heritage.

A satirical yet non-offensive look at views of diversity in America,
Polish Joke is a brilliant comedy with universal significance. Young
Jasiu's desperate attempts to escape his heritage and the discrimination
of others ultimately force him to come face to face with his ethnic past
and his own internal prejudice.  The play makes a strong statement about
self-acceptance, tolerance of differences and the need to not take
ourselves so seriously.=20

Directed by Jerrold Scott, the production features Greg Wenz as Jasiu
and ensemble members John Busser, Leslie Feagan*, Sheila E. Maloney*,
and Kimberly Weston. The Beck Center's production of Polish Joke is
sponsored by LakewoodBuzz.com, Cleveland Scene Magazine and 90.3 WCPN
ideastreamsm.  Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and
Sundays at 3:00 p.m. =20

For tickets call the Beck Center box office at (216) 521-2540 or log
onto www.beckcenter.org <http://www.beckcenter.org/> . Tickets are $26
for adults, $23 for seniors (65 and older), and $15 for students (22 and
under with ID). All individual ticket sales are subject to a $2.00
administrative fee per ticket applied at the time of purchase. Group
discounts are available for parties of 12 or more. The Beck Center for
the Arts is located just 10 minutes west of downtown Cleveland at 17801
Detroit Avenue in Lakewood.=20

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* Appears courtesy of Actor's Equity Association.

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w:st=3D"on">OH<span
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style=3D'font-weight:normal'>  The Beck Center for the Arts =
presents <i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Polish Joke</span></i>,  written by =
David Ives,
opening April 8, 2005 and running through May 1 in the Studio =
Theater.  <i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Polish Joke</span></i> tells the story of =
Jasiu
Sadlowski, a young Polish-American boy struggling to find his identity =
and come
to terms with his heritage.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></b></p>

A
satirical yet non-offensive look at views of diversity in <st1:place =
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significance. Young =
Jasiu’s
desperate attempts to escape his heritage and the discrimination of =
others
ultimately force him to come face to face with his ethnic past and his =
own
internal prejudice.  The play makes a strong statement about
self-acceptance, tolerance of differences and the need to not take =
ourselves so
seriously. <o:p></o:p>

Directed
by Jerrold Scott, the production features Greg Wenz as Jasiu and =
ensemble
members John Busser, Leslie Feagan*, Sheila E. Maloney*, and Kimberly =
Weston.
The <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
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Polish Joke is sponsored by
LakewoodBuzz.com, Cleveland Scene Magazine and 90.3 WCPN =
ideastreamsm. 
Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00
p.m.  <o:p></o:p>

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Tickets are $26 for adults, $23 for seniors (65 and older), and $15 for
students (22 and under with ID).  All individual ticket sales are =
subject
to a $2.00 administrative fee per ticket applied at the time of =
purchase. 
Group discounts are available for parties of 12 or more.  The =
<st1:PlaceName
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in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
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