[NEOPAL]Beck Center Youth Theater Presents Once Upon A Mattress

Fran Storch fstorch at beckcenter.org
Wed Apr 12 15:05:59 PDT 2006 

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For Immediate Release:

April 11, 2006

For More Information (216) 521-2540

Yvette Hanzel, extension 225

Dawn Youngs, extension 223

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Beck Center Youth Theater

Presents

Once Upon A Mattress

The real story behind

The Princess and the Pea

April 28 - May 9

on the Mackey Main Stage

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Cleveland, Ohio - The Beck Center for the Arts Youth Theater presents
Once Upon A Mattress, April 28 - May 9.  You won't want to miss this
fun-filled theater experience with memorable music by Mary Rodgers and
laughable lyrics by Marshall Barer.  A chance to be reintroduced to this
timeless tale written by Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer and Dean Fuller
and directed by Beck's own Associate Director of Theater Education, Dawn
Youngs.

Once Upon A Mattress, revived on Broadway in 1998 with Sarah Jessica
Parker, tells the real story of  The Princess and the Pea.  Queen
Aggravain, has created an impossible royalty test for every princess who
has come to ask the hand of her son, Prince Dauntless the Drab.  She has
also decreed that no one in the kingdom may marry until her precious son
has found a bride.  While the knights and ladies of the kingdom are not
happy about this decree, Lady Larken and Sir Harry have a 'growing'
reason to be alarmed by it and set out to find a princess who can get
past the queen's scheme.  Enter Princess Winnifred the Woebegone, a
perfect match for Prince Dauntless and his overbearing mother. . . and,
well, after several misadventures and one very uncomfortable night of
counting sheep. . . they all live happily happily happily ever after.

            "Working with the students at the Beck Center has been very
rewarding." says Youngs, "We have a tremendous group of kids who not
only work hard at putting together the best production they can, but who
have also come together as a family to support one another and create an
atmosphere of love and acceptance.  It is great to see that the Beck
Youth Theater program still offers the feeling of home that I felt as
student here many years ago."

Cast members for Once Upon A Mattress are students from the Beck
Center's Theater Education program.  They have participated in the
Fundamentals of Theater class and other "core" theater classes for
children available at the Beck Center for the Arts.  In both
fundamentals and core classes, students explore basic acting skills
through improvisation and theater games, as well as develop singing and
acting techniques, and study method acting.  In addition, they are
introduced to theater appreciation and basic theater terminology.

Once Upon A Mattress opens April 28 and runs through May 9.  Show times
are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m.  Tickets
are $10 for adults and $8 for children.  Discounted rates are available
for groups of 15 or more.  Weekday matinees are scheduled for Tuesdays,
May 2 and 9.  Tickets can be purchased through the Beck Center Box
Office at (216) 521-2540.  The Beck Center for the Arts is located just
ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland at 17801 Detroit Avenue in
Lakewood.

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><b><font =
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font-weight:bold'>Beck Center Youth =
Theater<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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font-weight:bold'>Presents<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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style=3D'text-align:center'><b><i><font size=3D5
color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;color:black;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Once Upon A =
Mattress<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><b><font =
size=3D3
color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>The real story behind<i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></b></p>

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style=3D'text-align:center'><b><i><font size=3D3
color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>The Princess and the =
Pea<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><b><font =
size=3D4
color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>April 28 – May =
9<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><b><font =
size=3D4
color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>on the Mackey Main =
Stage<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p>=
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 size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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 =
line-height:200%;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Cleveland</span></font></b=
></st1:City><b><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black;font-weight:bold'>, <st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">Ohio</st1:State></span></font></b><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> – 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 Youth Theater presents <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Once
Upon A </span></i>Mattress, April 28 – May 9.  You =
won’t want
to miss this fun-filled theater experience with memorable music by =
</span></font>Mary
Rodgers and laughable lyrics by Marshall Barer.  <font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black'>A chance to be reintroduced to this timeless tale =
</span></font>written
by Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer and Dean Fuller and <font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black'>directed by Beck’s own Associate Director of =
Theater
Education, <st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on">Dawn =
Youngs</st1:PersonName>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoBodyTextIndent =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
.5in;line-height:200%'><i><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;color:black;font-style:italic'=
>Once
Upon A Mattress,</span></font></i><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black'> revived
on Broadway in 1998 with Sarah Jessica Parker, tells the real story of =
 <i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>The Princess and the Pea</span></i>.  =
Queen
Aggravain, has created an impossible royalty test for every princess who =
has
come to ask the hand of her son, Prince Dauntless the Drab.  She =
has also
decreed that no one in the kingdom may marry until her precious son has =
found a
bride.  While the knights and ladies of the kingdom are not happy =
about
this decree, Lady Larken and Sir Harry have a ‘growing’ =
reason to
be alarmed by it and set out to find a princess who can get past the
queen’s scheme.  Enter Princess Winnifred the Woebegone, a =
perfect
match for Prince Dauntless and his overbearing mother. . . and, well, =
after
several misadventures and one very uncomfortable night of counting =
sheep. . .
they all live happily happily happily ever =
after.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'line-height:200%'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;
color:black'>          =
  “Working
with the students at the Beck Center has been very rewarding.” =
says
Youngs, “We have a tremendous group of kids who not only work hard =
at putting
together the best production they can, but who have also come together =
as a
family to support one another and create an atmosphere of love and
acceptance.  It is great to see that the Beck Youth Theater program =
still
offers the feeling of home that I felt as student here many years =
ago.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%'><font =
size=3D3
color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
200%;color:black'>Cast members for <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Once Upon
A Mattress</span></i> are students from 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
Theater Education program.  They have participated in the =
Fundamentals of
Theater class and other “core” theater classes for children
available at 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.  In both fundamentals and core classes, students explore =
basic
acting skills through improvisation and theater games, as well as =
develop
singing and acting techniques, and study method acting.  In =
addition, they
are introduced to theater appreciation and basic theater =
terminology.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%'><i><font size=3D3
color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
200%;color:black;font-style:italic'>Once Upon A Mattress =
</span></font></i><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'>opens April 28 and runs =
through May
9.  Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays =
at 3:00
p.m.  <st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on">Tickets</st1:PersonName> are $10 =
for
adults and $8 for children.  Discounted rates are available for =
groups of
15 or more.  Weekday matinees are scheduled for Tuesdays, May 2 and
9.  <st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on">Tickets</st1:PersonName> can be =
purchased
through the Beck Center Box Office at (216) 521-2540.  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 ten 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></span></font></p>=


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