[NEOPAL]Scandalous! Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession Opens at the Beck Center on March 31

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

March 20, 2006

For more information:

Yvette Hanzel, (216) 521-2540, extension 225

Scott Spence, (216) 521-2540, extension 239

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Scandalous!

Beck Center for the Arts

Presents

The "In-its day" Infamous Comedy ~ Mrs. Warren's Profession

March 31 - April 30, 2006

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Lakewood, Ohio - Named "Cleveland's Best Theatre Company" in 2002 and =
2004 and "Best Controversial Show That Wasn't" in 2005 by Scene =
Magazine, the Beck Center for the Arts proudly presents Cleveland's =
first couple of acting, Dorothy and Reuben Silver in George Bernard =
Shaw's modern classic Mrs. Warren's Profession.  Directed by Scott =
Plate, Mrs. Warren's Profession opens in the intimate Studio Theater on =
March 31 and runs through April 30.

Squarely confronting explosive social and moral issues, Shaw's infamous =
succ=E8s-scandale dramatizes the conflict between Mrs. Warren and Vivie =
Warren, her daughter, over the revelation that her mother's "profession" =
happens to be the world's oldest.  Yes, the charming and pragmatic Mrs. =
Warren runs a brothel-several, in fact-all across Europe.

            Directed by Scott Plate, Mrs. Warren's Profession features =
Cleveland favorites Bernadette Clemens as Vivie Warren, Michael Regnier =
as Mr. Praed, Dorothy Silver as Kitty Warren, Jeffrey Grover as Sir =
George Crofts, Nicholas Koesters as Frank Gardner, and Reuben Silver as =
Reverend Samuel Gardner.  Scott Plate's local directing credits include =
acclaimed productions of The Old Neighborhood, Closer, and The Waiting =
Room at Dobama Theatre, as well as Eleemosynary at the Cleveland Women's =
Theatre Project.  He has worked regionally at Atlanta's Alliance =
Theatre, assisting on productions of The Piano Lesson (southeastern =
premiere) and Flyin' West (world premiere), while staging productions of =
La Ronde and The Imaginary Invalid  for the Alliance Theatre School.  =
"Mrs. Warren's Profession has long been one of my favorite Shaw plays, a =
passionate and thorough debate bracing enough even for 2006, much less =
1894.  It's the best argument for prostitution I've ever read."

            The Beck Center's production of Mrs. Warren's Profession is =
sponsored by 90.3 WCPN, Cleveland Scene Magazine and Lakewoodbuzz.com =
and is presented with the generous support of the Ohio Arts Council and =
the Cleveland Foundation.  Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 =
p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m.  No performances on Friday, Saturday and =
Sunday, April 14, 15 and 16.  Tickets are $28 for adults, $25 for =
seniors and $17 for students (22 and under with I.D.).  Rush tickets for =
students (22 and under with I.D.) are offered for $10 each on Sundays =
only, 30 minutes prior to curtain, based on availability.  Discounted =
rates are available for groups.  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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The
“In-its day” Infamous Comedy ~ Mrs.
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Lakewood, Ohio – Named
“Cleveland’s Best Theatre Company” in 2002 and 2004 =
and
“Best Controversial Show That Wasn’t” in 2005 by Scene
Magazine, the Beck Center for the Arts proudly presents =
Cleveland’s first
couple of acting, Dorothy and Reuben Silver in George Bernard Shaw's =
modern
classic Mrs. Warren’s =
Profession.=A0
Directed by Scott Plate, Mrs. =
Warren’s
Profession =
opens in
the intimate Studio Theater on March 31 and runs through April =
30.<o:p></o:p>

Squarely
confronting explosive social and moral issues, Shaw's infamous succ=E8s-scandale =
dramatizes the
conflict between Mrs. Warren and Vivie Warren, her daughter,
over the revelation that her mother’s =
“profession”
happens to be the world's oldest.=A0 Yes, the charming =
and pragmatic Mrs.
Warren runs a brothel—several, in fact—all across =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on">Europe</st1:place>.<o:p></o:p>

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=A0 Directed by Scott Plate, Mrs. Warren’s Profession =
features <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place> =
favorites Bernadette Clemens as Vivie =
Warren,
Michael Regnier as Mr. Praed, Dorothy Silver as Kitty Warren, Jeffrey =
Grover as
Sir George Crofts, Nicholas Koesters as Frank Gardner, and Reuben Silver =
as
Reverend Samuel Gardner.=A0 Scott Plate's local directing credits =
include
acclaimed productions of The Old
Neighborhood, Closer, and The
Waiting Room at Dobama Theatre, as well as Eleemosynary at the Cleveland =
Women's
Theatre Project.=A0 He has worked regionally at Atlanta's Alliance =
Theatre,
assisting on productions of The =
Piano Lesson
(southeastern premiere) and Flyin' =
West
(world premiere), while staging productions of La
Ronde and The Imaginary =
Invalid=A0
for the Alliance Theatre School.=A0 “Mrs.
Warren's Profession has long been one of my favorite Shaw =
plays, a
passionate and thorough debate bracing enough even for 2006, much less =
1894.=A0
It's the best argument for prostitution I've ever =
read.”<o:p></o:p>

=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 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 Mrs. Warren’s =
Profession
is sponsored by 90.3 WCPN, Cleveland Scene Magazine and =
Lakewoodbuzz.com
and is presented with the generous support of the Ohio Arts Council and =
the
Cleveland Foundation.=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>=A0 No =
performances on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, April 14, 15 and 16.=A0 <st1:PersonName =
w:st=3D"on">Tickets</st1:PersonName>
are $28 for adults, $25 for seniors and $17 for students (22 and under =
with
I.D.).=A0 Rush tickets for students (22 and under with I.D.) are offered =
for $10
each on Sundays only, 30 minutes prior to curtain, based on =
availability.=A0
Discounted rates are available for groups.=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
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<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
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