[NEohioPAL]Beck Center presents Tony Award winning drama, Equus, February 2-25, 2007

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

January 3, 2007

For more information: (216) 521-2540

Yvette A. Hanzel, extension 225

Scott Spence, extension 239

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Beck Center for the Arts

is proud to present

Peter Shaffer's Tony Award Winning Drama

Equus

Directed by William Roudebush

February 2 - 25, 2007

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            Lakewood, OH - Beck Center has the extraordinary opportunity =
to present Peter Shaffer's Tony Award winning drama, Equus, February 2 - =
25, 2007 on the Mackey Main Stage.

Directed by William Roudebush, Equus, winner of the Tony and Drama =
Critics Circle awards for Best Play, and a sensation when it opened on =
Broadway in 1975, is an electrifying journey into the mind of a confused =
seventeen-year-old boy who has plunged a spike into the eyes of five =
horses.  Inspired by a crime involving a teenage boy's senseless =
mutilation of horses, Peter Shaffer's Equus is a fictional account of =
what might have caused the incident, without knowing any of the details =
of the crime.  The play revolves around a psychiatrist who tries to help =
the boy confront his personal demons while wrestling with his own sense =
of purpose.

Director Roudebush re-imagines his concept that won him Philadelphia's =
2002 Barrymore Award for Best Director and Best Production. "The world =
that surrounds us today makes Equus seems prophetic," says Roudebush.  =
"Concerned about the growing disaffection of youth and the culture of =
violence in today's schools, I'm thrilled the Beck Center has agreed to =
stage this play and usher Peter Shaffer's masterpiece into the 21st =
century."

            With choreography by Mart=EDn C=E9spedes, Equus features a =
star-studded cast, including Matthew Wright* as Dr. Dysart, Dan Folino =
as Alan, Bernadette Clemens* as Jill, Lenne Snively as Mrs. Strang, =
Geoffrey Darling as Mr. Strang, and Alison Garrigan as Hester.

Longtime visitors to Beck's Mackey Main Stage will be in for a treat and =
a surprise. To accommodate the intimacy and immediacy required for this =
production, Scenic Designer Don McBride and Director Bill Roudebush have =
reinvented the theater in an astounding way. "Change is good," says =
Artistic Director Scott Spence.  "Keeps us all on our toes."

 The Beck Center's production of Equus is sponsored by Cox =
Communications, WCPN 90.3 FM ideastream, WCLV 104.9 FM, and Cleveland =
FreeTimes.   Programming at the Beck Center is made possible through the =
generous support of The Cleveland Foundation, the George Gund =
Foundation, The John P. Murphy Foundation, the Kulas Foundation, and the =
Ohio Arts Council.

Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 =
p.m. A special Thursday night performance is scheduled for February 22 =
at 8:00 p.m. For tickets to Equus call the Beck Center box office at =
(216) 521-2540 or log onto www.beckcenter.org =
<http://www.beckcenter.org/> . Ticket prices are $28 for adults, $25 =
for seniors and $17 for students (22 and under with I.D.) and include a =
$2.00 administrative fee. Group discounts are available for parties of =
12 or more. Rush tickets for students (22 and under with I.D.) are =
offered for $10 each on Sundays and Thursdays only, 30 minutes prior to =
curtain, based on availability. Convenient on-site parking is available =
for $2. 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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* Actor appears courtesy of the Actors Equity Association, the union of =
actors and stage managers.

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial'>For more information: (216) =
521-2540<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Yvette A. Hanzel, extension =
225<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on"><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
 style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Scott =
Spence</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, extension
239<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter =
style=3D'text-align:center'><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName
 w:st=3D"on"><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Beck</span></font></st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for the =
Arts<o:p></o:p></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'>is proud to =
present<o:p></o:p></span></font></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'>Peter =
Shaffer’s
Tony Award Winning Drama<o:p></o:p></span></font></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'>Equus<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'>Directed by =
William Roudebush<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter =
style=3D'text-align:center'><st1:date Year=3D"2007"
Day=3D"2" Month=3D"2" w:st=3D"on"><b><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
 style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>February 2 – 25, =
2007</span></font></b></st1:date><b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></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=3DMsoNormal style=3D'line-height:200%'><font size=3D3 =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%'>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0 <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><b><span
 style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Lakewood</span></b></st1:City><b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>, <st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">OH</st1:State></span></b>
– <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> has the extraordinary =
opportunity
to present Peter Shaffer’s Tony Award winning drama, <i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Equus</span></i>, <st1:date Year=3D"2007" =
Day=3D"2"
Month=3D"2" w:st=3D"on">February 2 – 25, 2007</st1:date> on the =
Mackey Main
Stage.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

Directed
by William Roudebush, Equus,
winner of the Tony and Drama Critics Circle awards for Best Play, and a
sensation when it opened on Broadway in 1975, is an electrifying journey =
into
the mind of a confused seventeen-year-old boy who has plunged a spike =
into the
eyes of five horses. =A0Inspired by a crime involving a teenage =
boy’s
senseless mutilation of horses, Peter Shaffer’s Equus is a fictional account of =
what might
have caused the incident, without knowing any of the details of the =
crime.=A0 The
play revolves around a psychiatrist who tries to help the boy confront =
his
personal demons while wrestling with his own sense of =
purpose.<o:p></o:p>

Director Roudebush re-imagines his concept that won =
him <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Philadelphia</st1:City></st1:place>’s 2002
Barrymore Award for Best Director and Best Production. “The world =
that
surrounds us today makes Equus seems
prophetic,” says Roudebush.=A0 “Concerned about the growing
disaffection of youth and the culture of violence in today's schools, =
I’m
thrilled 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> has =
agreed to stage
this play and usher Peter Shaffer’s masterpiece into the =
21st century.”<o:p></o:p>

=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 With =
choreography by Mart=EDn C=E9spedes, Equus features a star-studded cast, including Matthew =
Wright*
as Dr. Dysart, Dan Folino as Alan, Bernadette Clemens* as Jill, Lenne =
Snively
as Mrs. Strang, Geoffrey Darling as Mr. Strang, and Alison Garrigan as =
Hester.<o:p></o:p>

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Longtime visitors to Beck's Mackey Main Stage will be =
in for
a treat and a surprise. To accommodate the intimacy and immediacy =
required for
this production, Scenic Designer <st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on">Don =
McBride</st1:PersonName>
and Director <st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on">Bill Roudebush</st1:PersonName> =
have
reinvented the theater in an astounding way. “Change is =
good,” says
Artistic Director <st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on">Scott =
Spence</st1:PersonName>. =A0“Keeps
us all on our toes.”<o:p></o:p>

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 Equus is =
sponsored
by Cox Communications, WCPN 90.3 FM ideastream, WCLV 104.9 FM, and =
Cleveland
FreeTimes.=A0=A0 Programming 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> is made =
possible
through the generous support of The Cleveland Foundation, the George =
Gund
Foundation, The John P. Murphy Foundation, the Kulas Foundation, and the =
Ohio
Arts Council.<o:p></o:p>

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 A special Thursday night performance is scheduled =
for February
22 at <st1:time Minute=3D"0" Hour=3D"20" w:st=3D"on">8:00 =
p.m.</st1:time>=A0 For
tickets to Equus 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 <a href=3D"http://www.beckcenter.org/">www.beckcenter.org</a>.=
=A0=A0
Ticket prices are $28 for adults, $25 for seniors and $17 for students =
(22 and
under with I.D.) and include a $2.00 administrative fee.=A0 Group =
discounts are
available for parties of 12 or more.=A0 Rush tickets for students (22 =
and under
with I.D.) are offered for $10 each on Sundays and Thursdays only, 30 =
minutes
prior to curtain, based on availability.=A0 Convenient on-site parking =
is
available for $2.=A0 <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>. =
=A0<o:p></o:p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D1 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;
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size=3D1
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Actor
</span></font></i><i><font size=3D1 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>appears courtesy of the Actors =
Equity
Association, the union of actors and stage =
managers.</span></font></i><o:p></o:p></p>

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