[NEohioPAL]Polish Joke Extended!!

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

April 26, 2005

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Polish Joke at Beck Center Extended!!

Come and see what the Critics and Audiences are talking about!

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            Lakewood, OH - The Beck Center for the Arts extends Polish
Joke with two additional performances on Friday and Saturday, May 6th
and 7th in the Studio Theater.  Written by David Ives, 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.  Through all of the laughs, the play
makes a strong statement about self-acceptance, tolerance of differences
and the need to not take ourselves so seriously.=20

As Tony Brown, Plain Dealer Theater Critic, says in his Laughing at
Cleveland can be fun article from April 19th=20

". . . at the end of the evening, this extremely funny play tells us
something about who we all are as ethnic beings (we are all ethnic) and
as racists (and we are all racists)."  In addition, Brown comments in
his Review of Polish Joke (April 12, 2005), "Big laughs and even bigger
kielbasa are the rewards for those venturing to the far side of Lakewood
to the Beck Center for the Arts for the hilarious area premiere of David
Ives' excoriating satire, Polish Joke."  "The entire production . . . is
everything anyone could expect from a satire: funny, cutting and
instructive.  Do not miss this, no matter what your ethnicity."

Westlife's Art Thomas notes in his review titled Beck's Polish Joke
Embraces Ethnic Identity (April 20, 2005).  "There's a whole lotta
laughin' and a message that's not bombastic in Beck's Polish Joke."

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

* Appears courtesy of Actor's Equity Association.

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Yvette A. Hanzel

Director of Marketing

Beck Center for the Arts

www.beckcenter.org <http://www.beckcenter.org>=20

17801 Detroit Avenue

Lakewood, OH  44107

216.521.2540 ext. 225

Email:  yvette at beckcenter.org

Fax:  216.228.6050

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Extended!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<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'>Come and
see what the Critics and Audiences are talking =
about!<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'line-height:150%'><b><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-weight:bold'>         &=
nbsp;  <st1:City
w:st=3D"on">Lakewood</st1:City>, <st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">OH</st1:State></span></font></b>
– 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 extends =
<i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Polish Joke</span></i> with two additional
performances on Friday and Saturday, May 6<sup>th</sup> and =
7<sup>th</sup> in
the Studio Theater.  Written by David Ives,<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></p>

A
satirical yet non-offensive look at views of diversity in <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region
 w:st=3D"on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>, 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.  Through all of the laughs, 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>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><font =
size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'>As Tony
Brown, Plain Dealer Theater Critic, says in his <u>Laughing at =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place> can =
be fun</u><i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'> </span></i>article from April =
19<sup>th</sup> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

“. . . at the end of =
the
evening, this extremely funny play tells us something about who we all =
are as
ethnic beings (we are all ethnic) and as racists (and we are all
racists).”  In addition, Brown comments in his Review of =
Polish Joke (April 12, 2005), =
“Big
laughs and even bigger kielbasa are the rewards for those venturing to =
the far
side of Lakewood to the Beck Center for the Arts for the hilarious area
premiere of David Ives’ excoriating satire, Polish Joke.”  “The entire =
production . . .
is everything anyone could expect from a satire: funny, cutting and
instructive.  Do not miss this, no matter what your =
ethnicity.”<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><font =
size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'>Westlife’s
<st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on">Art Thomas</st1:PersonName> notes in his =
review
titled <u>Beck’s Polish Joke Embraces Ethnic Identity</u> =
(<st1:date
Month=3D"4" Day=3D"20" Year=3D"2005" w:st=3D"on">April 20, =
2005</st1:date>). 
“There’s a whole lotta laughin’ and a message =
that’s
not bombastic in Beck’s <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Polish =
Joke</span></i>.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></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
 w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>’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 <st1:time Hour=3D"20" =
Minute=3D"0" w:st=3D"on">8:00
 p.m.</st1:time> and Sundays at <st1:time Hour=3D"15" Minute=3D"0" =
w:st=3D"on">3:00
 p.m.</st1:time>  <o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><font =
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'>For
tickets call 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> box =
office at
(216) 521-2540 or log onto <font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black'><a
href=3D"http://www.beckcenter.org/"><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
text-decoration:none'>www.beckcenter.org</span></font></a></span></font>.=

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
w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType>
for the Arts 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 style=3D'line-height:150%'><i><font size=3D3
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-style:italic'>* Appears courtesy of Actor’s Equity =
Association.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>

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Yvette A.
Hanzel<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 color=3Dred face=3D"Bradley Hand =
ITC"><span
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Marketing</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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 color=3Dred face=3D"Bradley Hand ITC"><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";
 color:red'> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
color=3Dred face=3D"Bradley Hand ITC"><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";
color:red'> for the Arts</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>www.beckcenter.org</span></=
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<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address =
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  color=3Dred face=3D"Bradley Hand ITC"><span =
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<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on"><font =
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style=3D'font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";
 color:red'>, <st1:State w:st=3D"on">OH</st1:State>  =
<st1:PostalCode =
w:st=3D"on">44107</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></=
p>

<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 color=3Dred face=3D"Bradley Hand =
ITC"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand =
ITC";color:red'>216.521.2540
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ITC"><span
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